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ABRAM STAAS A. Teller
Cornelis van Dyck
In my presentc, ROT. LIVINGSTON, Secretary
Deed from Jacob Lokermans to Reyer Schermerhorn, husband and guardian of Ariaentje Arents, widow of Elmer Otten, for a house and lot on the hill in Albany
[62] Appeared before me, Rot. Livingston, secretary of Albany, colony of Renselaerswyck and Schaenhechtady, etc., in presence of the Honorable Mr Ands. Teller and Mr Dirk Wessells, magis- trates of said jurisdi tion, Jacob Lokermans, who declared that he grants, conveys and makes over in true, rightful and free owner- ship to and for the behoof of Ryer Jacobse Schermerhooren, hus- band and guardian of Ariaentie Arents, late widow of Elmer Otte,1 deceased, a certain house and lot standing and lying on the hill here in Albany, being No. 9, in breadth in front two rods and eleven inches and in the rear two rods; in length on the south side six rods, one foot, nine inches and on the north five rods, ten feet, eight inches long; bounded north by Ryer Jacobse aforesaid and Jan Cloete, easterly by Geertruy Vosburgh, southerly by Omay La Grangie and westerly by the street ; which the grantor does by vir- tue of a patent to him granted by His Excellency Sir Edmond An- dros, Knight, governor general, etc., of date the 25th of March
1 In Notarial Papers, 1:446, he signs his name as a witness to a power of attorney of July 19, 1664, " Helmerich Otten," and is referred to in the text as "Helmert Otten van Isens." Judging from his distinctly Frisian name, Isens probably stands for Esens, in East Friesland, and not for Essen, as Professor Pearson suggests in his First Settlers of Albany.
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1680,1 to which reference is here made; and that free and unincum- bered, without any charges on, or growing out of the same (saving the lord's right ), and without the grantor's making any further claim in the least thereto, since he acknowledges that he is fully paid and satisfied therefor, the first penny with the last, giving there- fore plenam actionem cessam and full power to the aforesaid Ryer Jacobse Schermerhooren, successor of Elmer Otte, de- ceased, his heirs and successors, or assigns to do therewith and dispose thereof as he might do with his own patrimonial estate and effects, promising to warrant and defend the same against all persons from all lawful claims, demands and incumbrances, and further nevermore to do nor cause to be done anything contrary hereto in any manner, binding himself thereto as by law provided. Done in Albany, this 17th of April 1680.
JACOB LOKERMANS A. Teller
Dirck Wesselss
In my presence, ROT. LIVINGSTON, Secretary
Deed from Reyer Schermerhorn to Capt. Johannes Clute for the house and lot described in preceding deed (not executed)
[63] Appeared before me, Rot. Livingston, secretary of Albany, colony of Rensselaerswyk and Schaenhechtady, etc., in presence of the Honorable Mr Ands. Teller and Mr Dirk Wessells, magistrates of said jurisdiction, Ryer Jacobse Shermerhooren, who declared that he grants, conveys and makes over in true, rightful and free ownership to and for the behoof of Capt. Johan Cloete a certain house and lot standing and lying here in Albany on the hill, being lot No. 9, breadth in front two rods and eleven inches and in the rear two rods, length on the south side six rods, one foot nine inches and on the north five rods, ten feet and eight inches ; bounded north by Ryer Jacobse aforesaid and Jan Cloete, easterly by Geertruy Vosburgh, southerly by Omy La Grangie and westerly by the street ; which he, the grantor, does by virtue of the conveyance granted him
1 The only record of a patent of that date to Jacob Lokermans is for a lot of exactly the same dimensions as that conveyed by the present deed, but which is described as lot no. II and as " having on the north side Helmer Otte and Jan Clute on the East side Gertruy Vosburgh on the South side Omy La Grande and on the west side the High streete According to the Returne of the Towne Surveyor." According to this patent, the lot was purchased by Lokermans at public sale and conveyed to him by the commissaries.
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by Jacob Lokermans, of date the 17th of April 1680, to which refer- ences is herein made, and that free and unincumbered, without any charges on, or growing out of the same (saving the lord's right) and without the grantor's making any further claim in the least thereto, since he acknowledges that he is fully paid and satisfied therefor, the first penny with the last, and therefore giving plenam actionem cessam and full power to the aforenamed Capt. Jan Cloete, his heirs, successors, or assigns therewith to do and to dispose thereof as he might do with his own patrimonial estate and effects, promis- ing to warrant and defend the same against all persons from all law- ful claims, demands and incumbrances and further nevermore to do nor cause to be done anything contrary hereto in any manner, binding himself thereto as by law provided. Done in Albany, this 19th of April 1680.
[Not signed by the grantor ] A. Teller
Dirck Wesselss
Deed from Capt. Johannes Clute to Jan Jansen Bleecker for a house and lot on the hill in Albany
[64] Appeared before me, Rot. Livingston, secretary of Albany, colony of Rensselaerswyk and Schaenhechtade, in presence of the Honorable Mr Ands. Teller and Mr Dirk Wessells, magistrates of said jurisdiction, Capt. Jan Cloete, who declared that he grants, conveys and makes over in true, rightful and free ownership to and for the behoof of Mr Jan Bleeker a certain house and lot stand- ing and lying here in Albany on the hill, bounded westerly by Ryer Jacobse Shermerhooren, easterly by the house that heretofore Gert. Hardenburgh owned, southerly by the lot heretofore owned by Jacob Lokermans and northerly by the street; length on the west side two rods, ten feet, three inches, in front on the street one rod. ten feet and nine inches, breadth in the rear one rod, ten feet and six inches, length on east side three rods, all Rhineland measure; which he, the grantor, does by virtue of the patent to him granted by His Excellency Sir Edmond Andross, knight, governor general, of date the 25th of March 1680; likewise said Cloet conveys to Mr Jan Bleeker aforesaid a small corner of a lot that adjoins to the rear of said lot, in breadth one rod, ten feet and six inches and the south end one rod, nine feet and two inches, length east and west six feet less three inches, likewise Rhineland measure; which he does by virtue of the conveyance received by him from Ryer Jacobse
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Shermerhooren, of date the 19th of April 1680, to which reference is herein made; and that free and unincumbered, without any charges on, or growing out of the same (saving the lord's right) and without the grantor's making any further claim in the least thereto, acknowledging himself to be fully paid and satisfied therefor, the first penny with the last, therefore giving plenam actionem cessam and full power to the aforenamed Jan Janse Bleeker, his heirs and successors, or assigns to do with and dispose of the aforesaid house and lot as he might do with his own patrimonial estate and effects, promising to warrant and defend the same against all persons from all lawful claims, demands and incumbrances and further neither to do nor cause anything to be done contrary hereto in any manner, binding himself thereto as by law provided. Done in Albany, the 2Ist of April 1680.
Dirck Wesselss A. Teller
JOHANNS CLUTE
In my presence, Ro: LIVINGSTON, Secretary
Deed from Capt. Johannes Clute to Juriaen Jansen Groenwout for a house and lot in Albany on the hill
[65] Appeared before me, Rot. Livingston, secretary of Albany, colony of Rensselaerswyck and Schaenhechtady, etc., in the presence of the Honorable Mr Andries Teller and Mr Dirk Wessells, magis- trates of said jurisdiction, Capt. Johan Cloet, who declared that he grants, conveys and makes over in true, rightful and free owner- ship to and for the behoof of Juriaen Janse Groenwout,1 a certain house and lot standing and lying here in Albany on the hill, with all that is thereto fast by earth and nail, bounded northerly and west- erly 2 by Ryer Jacobse Shermerhooren, southerly by Omy La Grangie and westerly by the street, both sides of the house and lot drip free : in length thirty-eight wood feet and nine inches as well on the south side as on the north side, to wit, the house and lot
1 For account of Juriaen Jansen Groenwout, see Early Records of Albany, I : 122, note. He died shortly before June 5, 1683, when Pieter Bogardus, husband of Groenwout's stepdaughter Wyntje Cornelis, obtained letters of administration on his estate, Bogardus having proved to the satisfaction of the court that it was Groenwout's desire that Wyntje Cornelis should be his sole heir, to the exclusion of relatives in Holland. See Proceedings of Justices of the Peace, 1680-85, p. 414. In Notarial Papers, 1 :209, he is called Juriaen Jansz van Groenwout. There are a number of places by the name of Groenwout, or Groenewoud, in the Netherlands.
2 This should be: easterly.
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alike, breadth in the rear as in front ; which he, the grantor, does by virtue of the conveyance made to him by Ryer Jacobse Shermer- hooren, of date the 9th of April 1680, to which reference is herein made ; and that free and unincumbered, without any charges on, or growing out of the same (saving the lord's right) and without the grantor's making any further claims thereto, acknowledging himself to be fully paid and satisfied therefor, the first penny with the last, giving therefore plenam actionem cessam and full power to the aforenamed Juria[e]n Janse Groenwout, his heirs and successors, or assigns to do with and dispose of the same as he might do with his own patrimonial estate and effects, promising to warrant and defend the same against all persons from all trouble, claims and incumbrances and further nevermore to do nor cause anything to be done contrary hereto in any manner, binding himself thereto as by law provided. Done in Albany, this 21st of April 1680.
JOHANNS CLUTE
Dirck Wesselss A. Teller
In my presence, ROT. LIVINGSTON, Secretary
Deed from Gerrit Herttenberch to Jan Byvanck for a house and lot at Albany on the hill
[66] Appeared before me, Rot. Livingston, secretary of Albany, colony of Rensselaerswyk and Shaenhechtady and in presence of the Honorable Mr Ands. Teller and Mr Cornelis van Dyck, magistrates of said jurisdiction, Mr Gerrit Hartenbergh, who declared that he grants, conveys and makes over in true, rightful and free ownership to and for the behoof of Mr Jan Byvanck a certain house and lot standing and lying here in Albany on the hill, with all that is fast by earth or nail, bounded westerly by Jan Janse Bleeker, easterly by Jan Byvank aforesaid, northerly by the street [ Maiden Lane] and southerly by Geertruy Vosburgh and Omy La Grangie; length on the east side near the house of said Byvank thirty-four feet and one inch Rhineland measure and breadth front and rear twenty-four wood feet, on the west side next Jan Bleeker thirty-two feet and eight inches Rhineland measure ; likewise a small corner of lot behind the rear end, breadth front and rear ten feet, three and a half inches, on the east side two rods long, on the west side two rods and two inches long; which he, the grantor, does by virtue of a conveyance to him made by Capt. Jan Cloete, of date the 20th of April 1680, to
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which reference is herein made; and that free and unincumbered, without any charges on, or growing out of the same (saving the lord's right) and without the grantor's making any further claim in the least to the same, acknowledging himself fully paid and satisfied therefor, the first penny with the last, therefore giving plenam actionem cessam and full power to the aforenamed Jan Byvank, his heirs, successors, or assigns to do with and dispose of the same as he might do with his own patrimonial effects and estate, promising to defend the same against all persons and free the same from all trouble, claims and incumbrances, as is right, and further nevermore to do nor cause to be done anything contrary thereto in any manner, binding himself as by law provided. Done in Albany, this 21st of April 1680.
GERIT HERTTENBERCH
Dirck Wesselss Cornelis van Dyck
In my presence, ROT. LIVINGSTON, Secretary
Bond and mortgage of Gerrit Teunissen to the patroon of the colony of Rensselaerswyck with satisfaction of mortgage by Maria van Rensselaer
[67] On this 27th of April 1680 appeared before me, Robert Livingston, secretary of Albany, colony of Renselaerswyck and Schaenhechtady, etc., in presence of the Honorable Mr Dirk Wes- sells and Johannes Provoost, magistrates of said jurisdiction, Mr Gerrit Teunise,1 who acknowledged that he was well and truly in- debted and in arrears to the patroon of the colony of Renselaers- wyck, or order, in the quantity of nine hundred and twenty-seven skipples of wheat, growing out of rent due for the farm, on which he dwelt, which sum of 927 skipples of wheat the subscriber promises to pay within the time of eighteen months, to wit, the just third part, being three hundred and nine skipples of wheat, within the time of the next six months, the second payment, also a just third part, within six months thereafter, that is before April 1681, and the third or last payment in October 1681; and if the subscriber fail to make the two last payments, then he shall pay interest on the same at 6 per cent reckoned from April and October 1681 ; for the full perform- ance of which the subscriber specially binds his land lying behind
1 By this mark identified with Gerrit Teunissen van Vechten; see Notarial Papers, 2:56, 58.
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the farm on which he dwelt, according to the patent thereof granted him by his honor Edmond Andross, dated the 29th of September 1677;1 likewise his house and barn, and the appurtenances thereof. together with his person and estate, real and personal, present and future, nothing excepted, submitting the same to the authority of all lords, courts, tribunals and judges. Done in Albany without craft or guile, dated as above.
This is the mark X of GERRIT TEUNISE, made with his own hand.
Dirck Wesselss Johannes Provoost
In my presence, ROT. LIVINGSTON, Secretary
On this IIth day of July 1683, Madam Maria van Renselaer, as attorney for Mr Steph: van Cortlandt, director of the colony of Rensselaerswyck, acknowledges that she is fully paid for the afore- said note of indebtedness of Gert. Teunise in the sum of nine hun- dred and twenty-seven skipples of wheat with the interest thereon; releasing him from all claims from the beginning of the world to this date, which attests,
As witness : J. Becker
MARIA VAN RENSSLAER
Bond and mortgage of Geertruy Vosburgh to Maritje Loker- mans, widow of Pieter van Alen, and the guardians of the latter's children
[68] Appeared before me, Rot. Livingston, secretary of Albany, colony of Renselaerswyk and Schaenhechtady, etc., in presence of the Honorable Mr Dirk Wessells and Mr Corn: van Dyk, magistrates of said jurisdiction, Geertruy Vosburgh, who declared that she is honestly and truly indebteded and in arrears to Maritie Lokermans, late widow of Pr. van Ale, deceased, and now wife of Gert. van Ness, and to Mr Ands. Teller and Mr Lawrence van Ale, guardians of the children left by Pr. van Ale, deceased, in the
1 This patent was for a piece of upland and swamp lying to the southward of Albany laid out by order of the governor for "Lieutent Garritt Tunniss. in consideracon of his severall Services with ye Indians, & p'ticularly being Imployed and sent out During ye late troubles." The land is described as running from the great kill easterly toward the hills 72 rods, which seems to indicate that it was situated on the Normans kill.
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sum of nine hundred and twenty guilders in beavers, to be paid in good, merchantable winter wheat, beavers price, growing out of the purchase of the farm at Kinderhoek where she now lives; likewise the sum of one hundred and ten guilders, eight stivers in beavers, to be paid also in wheat as above, for interest due on the aforemen- tioned principal sum; which sum of 920 guilders in beavers and fl. 110; 8 beavers, Geertruy Vosburgh aforesaid promises to pay in the time of two years beginning last February, with interest on the aforesaid principal sum of fl. 920 at 6 per cent, for which she binds and specially mortgages her house and lot standing and lying here in Albany on the hill, on the south side of Luycas d' Backer and to the north of the house and lot of the widow of Arent van den Bergh, together with her orchard lying on the Pleyn ( Plain) on the road to the old fort, over against the garden of Mr Wm. Teller, likewise her person and estate, personal and real, present and future, nothing excepted, submitting the same to the authority of all lords, courts, tribunals and judges ; moreover Geertruy aforesaid promises to pay all costs of the schout, secretary and court messenger occasioned hereby up to this date. Done in Albany without craft or guile, this 27th of April 1680.
Dirck Wesselss Cornelis van Dyck
This is the mark X of GEERTRUY VOSBURGH, made with her own hand. ROT. LIVINGSTON, Secretary
Bond of Sander Sandersen Glen and Jacob Sandersen Glen to Nicolaes de Meyer, with satisfaction by Lidia de Meyer
[69] Appeared before me, Rot. Livingston, secretary of Albany, colony of Renselaerswyck and Schaenhechtady, etc., in presence of the hereinafter named witnesses, Sander Sandertse Glen with his brother Jacob Sandertse Glen, both sons of Alexander Glen, who declared themselves to be honestly and truly indebted and in ar- rears to Mons: Nicolaes d'Meyer, trader at N : York, in the quan- tity of seventy-two good, merchantable beaver skins, reckoned at eight guilders apiece and which shall weigh five quarter Dutch pounds each, for merchandise received by their father aforesaid, as is to be seen by a mortgage dated the 5th of April 1677, which they jointly and severally agree to pay as their own debt, the sub- scribers promising to pay the said sum of 72 beavers to said Mons : 6
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D'Meyer or order within the time of six following years, commen- cing to-day, viz, every year in the month of July a just sixth part, which is twelve beavers, for which they bind their respective per- sons and estates, real and personal, nothing excepted, submitting the same to the authority of all lords, courts, tribunals and judges, as security for the recovery of the sum (if need be) without costs or loss. Done in Albany, the 30th day of April 1680. N.B The last twelve beavers shall be paid in two payments, viz, six beavers in July 1685 and the last six beavers in July 1686.
SANDER GLEN JACOB SANDERS GLEN
Testes : Dirck Wesselss Johannes Wendel
In my presence, ROT. LIVINGSTON, Secretary
I, the undersigned Madam Lidia d'Meyer, wife of and attorney for my husband Mr Nicolaus d'Meyer, acknowledge and declare that I have received from the widow of Jacob Sanders Glenn the final balance of the seventy-two beavers mentioned in the above obligation given by her late husband and Sander Glen, and I release her and her heirs from all further claims,
In witness whereof she has subscribed this with her own hand in Albany, the 6th of August 1686.
LIEDYA D'MEYER
In my presence, ROBT. LIVINGSTON, Secretary
Assignment by Nicolaes de Meyer to Sander Sandersen Glen and Jacob Sandersen Glen of their father's mortgage
[70] Appeared before me, Rot. Livingston, secretary of Al- bany, colony of Renselaerswyck and Schaenhechtady, in the pres- ence of the hereinafter named witnesses, Mons. Nicolaes d'Meyer, trader, residing in N: York, who declared that he hereby assigns and makes over to Sander and Jacob Sandertse Glen, sons of Alexander Glenn, his right and title to a certain mortgage or bond1 in the sum of twenty beavers executed in his favor by their father aforesaid on the 5th of April 1677, whereby his house
1 Schepenkennisse: i. e. a bond or obligation under the hands and seals of two schepens, before whom the debtor appeared.
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and lot and land and three slaves were engaged, which bond with the sum therein comprehended is hereby transferred to them, with full power to demand, collect and receive the same at their pleasure, as though the same were executed specially in their favor, hereby renouncing all the right and claim which he, Meyer, has had to this day, in consideration of the fact that Sander and Jacob Sandertse Glen aforesaid have undertaken to pay the same as their own debt, as per obligation executed this day, wherewith he holds himself content, so that they will have to recover the amount from their father by virtue of the aforesaid mortgage, which is hereby delivered to them. In confirmation of which Mons. Meyer aforesaid subscribes this with his own hand, without craft or guile, in the presence of Mr Dirk Wessels and Mr Johannes Wendel, called as witnesses hereto. Done in Albany, this 30th of April 1680.
N. D. MEYER
Dirck Wesselss Johannes W'endel
In my presence, ROT. LIVINGSTON, Secretary
N.B. I, the undersigned, declare that the bond executed by Alexand: Glen on the 5th of April 1677 to me, covers the entire balance of all the accounts, obligations, etc. outstanding between him and me from the beginning; likewise that I have no further claims against said Alex : Glen to the date hereof ; releasing him from all claims as far as I am personally concerned. Albany, the 30th of April 1680.
N. D. MEYER
Dirck Wesselss Johannes Wendel
Bond and mortgage of Gerrit Claes, alias Culis, to Marten Cregier
[71] Appeared before me, Robert Livingston, secretary of Al- bany, colony of Rensselaerswyck and Schaenhechtady, etc., in presence of the Honorable Mr Ands. Teller and Mr Dirk Wessells, magistrates of said jurisdiction, Gerrit Claes,1 commonly called Culis, who declared himself to be honestly and truly indebted and
1 Professor Pearson here supplies "Van Vranken? " Cf. Early Records of Albany, 1:80 (note) and also p. 476 of the same volume, where the name is given as "Gerrit Claese Kulernan," which according to the index as well as the original text, Deeds, 2:791, should be " Kuleman." In Proceedings of Justices of the Peace, 1680-85, p. 658, the name is written as above: "Gert. Claese Culis."
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in arrears to Mr Marte Cryger in the sum of one hundred and thirty guilders, eight stivers in beavers and one hundred and four- teen guilders, five stivers seawan; moreover eighteen skipples of oats on account of a bull; which aforesaid sums of fl. 130:[8] beavers, fl. 114: 5 seawan and 18 skipples of oats, the subscriber promises to pay to Mr Cryger aforesaid in the month of January next 1689, without further delay, in good, merchantable winter wheat at market price; therefor binding specially a certain piece of land lying at Canastagioene on the flat (vlakte) of Jan Cloet. containing ten morgens, where he now dwells, together with his cattle, to wit, four milch cows, three draught horses, that is two mares and one gelding with two colts, and generally his person and estate, real and personal, present and future, nothing excepted, submitting the same to the authority of all lords, courts, tribunals and judges.
Done in Albany this 7th of May 1680.
This is the mark X of GERT. CLAESE CULIS, made with his own hand.
Dirck Wesselss A. Teller
In my presence, Ro: LIVINGSTON, Secretary
Deed from the Indians to Arnout Cornelissen Viele for three flats on the east side of the Hudson river, opposite Dans- kamer
[72] On this 15th day of June 1680 the following Highland Indians appeared before Mr Dirk Wessells and Mr Johannes Provoost, magistrates of Albany, colony of Renselaerswyck and Shaenhechtady, viz, Kashekan alias Calkoen, Waspacheek alias Spek and Pillippuwas, owners and proprietors of a certain parcel of land lying on the east side of Hudson's river, over against the Danskamer,1 having authority from a certain Indian named Awannis who has an interest therein, as is attested by two Saka- makers, who declare that they give and present to Arnout Cornelise Viele the aforenamed parcel of land as a free gift, consisting of three flats (vlaktens) through which a certain kill runs, one flat containing about twenty-five morgens on the north side of the kill and the other two flats lying on the south side containing about
1 Literally, "the Dance chamber "; a cove in the north part of the town of Newburgh.
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twelve morgens each, together with the kill named Wynachkee on which the land lies, stretching from the river to the second falls called Matapan, being about three English miles in length; likewise the woodland thereto belonging for a range for cattle or other- wise, about two English miles northward and an English mile southward from said land, along the river side, and landward as far as the second falls hereinbefore specified; together with two little kills, one lying in the woodland to the north called Paka- keincq which runs into the river, and the other also to the south,1 being a little kill which flows into the great kill; which aforesaid parcels of land with the kills, falls, woodland and appurtenances thereof the rightful owners aforesaid grant, convey and make over to and for the behoof of Aernout Corn: Viele, with all the privi- leges, rights and prerogatives thereof, without their making any further claim whatever thereto, acknowledging that they have given the same out of divers considerations as a free gift to the aforesaid Aernout, promising to warrant and defend the same against all persons from all claims and demands, whether from Indians or Christians, and nevermore to do nor cause anything to be done contrary hereto in any manner. Thus done and delivered in Albany, being interpreted by Gabriel Thomson on the date above written, which they with their own hands have subscribed.
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