Early records of the city and county of Albany, and colony of Resselaerswyck, Volume 3, Part 35

Author: Albany County (N.Y.); Pearson, Jonathan, 1813-1887, [from old catalog] tr; Van Laer, Arnold J. F. (Arnold Johan Ferdinand), 1869-1955
Publication date: 1869
Publisher: Albany, The University of the state of New York
Number of Pages: 662


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ALBEERT JANSZ REECKMAN1 Quod uttestor ADRIAEN VAN ILPENDAM, Not. Pub.


Discharge of the bond printed above


[152] We, the undersigned, Jan Heyndricsz Bruyns and Hans Heyndricsz, hereby acknowledge that we have received from Albert Jansz Reeckman the sum of thirty-five good, whole beavers and three guilders, five stivers in seawan, together with all the interest which has accrued thereon, according to the above obliga- tion of the 13th of November 1671, subscribed by the aforesaid Albert Jansz Reeckman, so that the aforegoing obligation with the interest thereon is fully paid and we release said Reeckman from all further demands (in this respect). In witness whereof we have subscribed this with our own hands without craft or guile, in New Albany, this 16th of August 1679.


JAN HENDERCK BRUYNS HANS HEINDRICKZ In my presence, ADRIAEN VAN ILPENDAM, Not. Pub.


Power of attorney from Eldert Gerbertsen Cruyff to his wife, Tryntje Jans, and his step-son, Albert Jansen Ryckman


[153] On this sixteenth of November one thousand six hun- dred and seventy-one appeared before me, Adriaen van Ilpendam, notary public and before the afternamed witnesses, the worthy Eldert Gerbertsz Cruyff, proposing (with God's help) to return to Holland, who acknowledges and declares that he has constituted and appointed, as hereby he does, his wife named Tryntie Jans and his aforenamed wife's son of a former marriage named Albert Jansz Reeckman his special attorneys, in his absence all his business in this country to manage, direct and transact to the best of their abilities, from all his debtors to demand, collect and receive such payments as are coming to him from the same, according to accounts and vouchers thereof existing and placed herewith in the hands of the attorneys; having received the same, acquittance


1 Elsewhere he signs his name: Albert Jansz : Ryckman.


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to grant; and in case of unwillingness the unwilling debtor to constrain to pay by legal process and rigor of justice; and further- more all things to do, perform and transact which may be needful and shall seem to them proper, [the principal] promising at all times to hold valid whatever shall be done and performed in the matter aforesaid by his above written attorneys, without any oppo- sition. And in confirmation thereof the aforenamed principal, with Marcellis Jansz and Dirck Bentsingh as witnesses hereto, with ine, the notary, has subscribed this, in Albany, dated as above.


ELDERT GERBERTSZ CRUIF


Maercelys Jansen Dirck Bensem


Quod attestor ADRIAEN VAN ILPENDAM, Not. Pub.


Indenture of service of Abraham Niclaes to Poulus Cornelissen van Flensburgh


[154 blank; 155] On this twenty-ninth day of November 1671, appeared before me. Adriaen van Ilpendam, notary public residing in Albany, Hans Heyndriesz of the one part and Abraham Niclaes of the other part, who hereby acknowledge that in love and friend- ship they have agreed in manner following, to wit: Said Abraham Viclaes acknowledges that he has hired himself to Poulus Cornelisz van Flensburgh (dwelling at Nootenhoeck,1 on the farm of Hans Heyndriesz) for the term of one whole year, which term shall begin about six weeks after this date as soon as he enters his service ; and he promises (with God's help) to serve out said term with all diligence and faithfulness in all proper work, provided that he shall receive therefor twenty-one beavers and a half and a pair of stockings, for which payment Hans Heyndricsz becomes surety. Hereto they mutually bind their persons and properties, nothing excepted, subject to all courts and judges. In confirmation whereof they have subscribed this with their own hands, without fraud or deceit, in Albany in America, dated as above.


This is the mark X of ABRAHAM NICLNES, made with his own hand HANS HEINDRICKZ


Quod attestor ADRIEN VAN IL.PENDAM, Not. Pub.


1 Nutten hook, in Columbia county, N. Y.


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Contract of sale between Harmen Rutgers and Pieter Pietersen Lassen of a brewery, dwelling house and lot and appurtenances in Albany


[156 blank ; 157] On this 29th day of November 1671, appeared before me, Adriaen van Ilpendam, notary public residing in Albany, Harmen Rutgers of the one part and Pieter Lassingh 1 of the other part, who acknowledge that in love and friendship they have contracted in manner following, to wit: Harmen Rut- gers acknowledges that he has sold and Pieter Lassingh that he has bought a brewery and dwelling house with the lot and appurte- nances thereof, together with the brew kettle, tubs and vats marked with the mark of the aforesaid Harmen Rutgers, for which said Pieter Lassingh promises to pay the sum of one hundred and eighty good, whole, salable beaver skins and in addition the sum of eighty-eight guilders in beavers for oats and fl.243-2 in seawan for hops delivered, the receipt of which said oats and hops, as well as of a horse (being a mare between four and five years old), a wagon and a sleigh comprised in said purchase, the said Pieter Lassingh acknowledges, promising to pay said sums for the purchase of the brewery and its appurtenances as well as for the purchase of said oats and hops in the currency aforesaid at the end of next June or the beginning of next July, without delay, for the payment of which said sums in the manner specified Goosen Gerritsz van Schaeyck becomes surety, he and the principal binding thereto their persons and estates, nothing excepted, subject to all courts and judges, and in confirmation thereof they have subscribed this with their own hands, without craft or guile. In Albany, dated as above.


HERMAN RUTGES PYETTER PYETTERSEN GOOSEN GEERTSEN


Quod attestor


ADRIAEN VAN ILPENDAM, Not. Pub.


Contract of sale of a farm at Schenectady from Dirck Hesselingh to Harmen Vedder


[158 blank; 159] On the first day of February 1672 appeared before me, Adriaen van Ilpendam, notary public residing in Albany, Dirck Hesselingh of the one part and Harmen Vedder of the other


1 According to his signature to a subsequent contract his name was Pietter Piettersen Laszen, or Lassen.


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part, who acknowledge that in all love and friendship they had agreed in manner as follows, to wit :


Dirck Hesseling acknowledges that he has sold and Harmen Vedder that he has bought the farm ( upon which said Dirck Hesseling dwells at Schanechtade ), as well the land as house, barn and two ricks and furthermore all the appurtenances and depend- encies thereof just as said Hesseling bought the same of Jurriaen Teunisz; which said farm shall be delivered to the buyer free and unincumbered (saving the lord's right) next first of May 1672 together with all the sowed grain which is now in the ground, on condition that the buyer may use all the aforesaid lands of said farm from this time onward; for which the buyer promises to pay ninety whole beavers to Jurriaen Teunisz, and to satisfy and con- tent said Jurriaen Teunisz therefor, since the seller assigns [the payment} over to said Jurriaen Teunisz.


The aforesaid contracting parties mutually promise to execute and perform the foregoing, [ 160] binding thereto their persons and estates, nothing excepted, subject to all lords, courts, tribunals and judges, and in confirmation hereof they have mutually sub- scribed this ( without craft or guile ) in Albany, dated as above.


DIRCK ILESSFLINGH HAARMEN VEDDER


As witnesses : This is the mark X of Jurriaen Janss Groenewout, made by himself Quod attestor


ADRIAEN VAN ILPENDAM, Not. Pub.


Power of attorney from Anthonia Slachboom, widow of Arent van Curler, to Jan Verbeeck


[ 161] Appeared before me, Adriaen van Upendam, notary public residing in Albany, on this 2d day of February 1673, the virtuous Madam Anthonia Slachboom, widow of the late Mr Arent ran Curler, who acknowledges that she has constituted and appointed, as hereby she does constitute and appoint, the worthy lr Jan Verbeeck her attorney to attend for her to all legal mat 'ers which may arise, both in suing and defending suits, with power likewise to choose another person to lend him, Verbeeck, the helping hand in all matters. The aforesaid Madam Anthonia Slachtboom promises to hold valid whatever may be done by said Mr Jan Verbeeck and by those whom he. Verbeeck, shall substi-


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tute or associate with him for that purpose, as if she, said Madan Slachtboom, did the same personally, provided that the attorney or his substitutes be holden to make a proper return and account- ing of their. administration. And in confirmation thereof, said Madam Slachtboom has subscribed this with her own hand. In Albany, on the date above written.


This is the mark X of JUFFROUW ANTONIA SLACHTBOOM, made with her own hand


As witness : G: Swartt


Quod attestor ADRIAEN VAN ILPENDAM, Not. Pub.


Contract of sale between Tierck Harmensen and Willem Moor of a building lot in Albany on the hill


[162 blank; 163] On this 22d day of February 167 3 appeared before me, Adriaen van Ilpendam, notary public residing in Albany, and before the hereinafter named witnesses, Tierck Harmensz of the one part and Willem Moor of the other part, who acknowledge that in love and friendship they have agreed in manner following, to wit : Tierck Harmensz acknowledges that he has sold and Willem Moor that he has bought a lot lying here in Albany on the hill, on the north side of the house and lot of Teunis Slingerlandt, and the said lot is sixteen wood feet in breadth and four rods long, which said lot the buyer may enter upon to-morrow for the purpose of building, and he promises to pay therefor to the seller six good, whole, salable beaver skins, to wit, two beavers within six weeks from now and the remaining four beavers within six months from now; and in case of failure of payment the buyer shall be holden every month after the expiration of said six months to pay a beaver more. And so soon as the seller shall have received full payment, he promises to deliver to the buyer a good and sufficient deed of ownership (saving the lord's right).


The contracting parties mutually promise to perform the fore- going, binding thereto their persons and estates. But the buyer especially mortgages the said lot for the satisfaction of this con- tract and furthermore all his estate, nothing excepted, subject to all lords, courts, tribunals and judges, and in confirmation hereof


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they have mutually subscribed this without craft or guile in Albany, on the date above written.


This is the mark + of TIERCK IIAR- MENSZ, made by himself This is the mark W of WILLEM MOOR, made by himself


As witnesses : Claes Rust Dirck Albertsen Brat


Quod attestor ADRIAEN VAN HI PENDAM, Not. Pub


Power of attorney from Wynant Gerritsen van der Poel to Ludovicus Cobes


[ 164 blank; 165] On this 24th day of February 167; appeared before me, Adriaen van Ilpendam, notary public residing in Albany, Wyamt Gerritsz van der Poel, intending with the help of God to go to work upon his saw mill, who acknowledged that he had con- stituted and appointed, as he hereby does, the Honorable Secretary Ludovicus Coobes his special attorney to proceed in the suit between the principal and Poulyn Jansz, either as plaintiff or defendant, all legal steps to observe and furthermore all things to do and perform as he, the principal, being himself present, might or could do, even though the matter may require more specific power than is herein expressed, promising to hold good, binding, valid and inviolable whatever shall be done in the matter aforesaid by his attorney. without hereafter doing or causing to be done anything contrary hereto, for which he binds his person and property, present or future, subject to all courts and judges ; provided the attorney be holden to make a proper exhibit, accounting and return of his administration. In confirmation of which the aforesaid principal has subscribed this with his own hand, without fraud or deceit, in presence of me, the notary, in Albany, on the date above written.


WYVANDT GERREYDTS V DE POLLI Quod attestor ADRIAEN VAN ILPENDAM, Not. Pub


Contract of partnership in a brewery between Goosen Gerritsen van Schaick and Pieter Pietersen Lassen


[ 166 blank, 167 omitted ; 168] Appeared before me, Adriaen van Mpendam, notary public residing in New Albany, on this last day


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of February 1674, Mr Goosen Gerritsz van Schayck, of the first part, and Pieter Pietersz Lassingh, of the second part, who hereby acknowledge that in love and friendship they have agreed in man- ner following, to wit: They acknowledge to be partners in the brewery which Pieter Lassingh bought of Harmen Rutgers and the aforesaid Goosen Gerritsz has become surety and co-principal for the payment of the same, and Pieter Lassingh promises hereby that he will keep his said partner free from loss or damage by rea- son of said security, and that he will produce the half of the pur- chase money at the set time as his partner is bound to do with the other half ; furthermore Pieter Lassingh promises to do his utmost duty as well in brewing as in other necessary work respecting the brewery and the house, and each shall receive the half of the profits ; and Goosen Gerritsz promises to lay in immediately one or two hundred skipples of wheat more than his partner and that he will receive therefor no more interest or profits than his partner, but all the excess that is laid in by him shall first be taken out of his profits again ; and said greater laying in is done because the son of Goosen Gerritsz, named Sybrant Goosensz, is not as yet as strong or expert as Pieter Lassingh, but he promises, according to his ability, to do his best. The aforesaid partners hereby promise that neither of them shall sell his part of said brewery or appurtenances without first having offered it to the other, and they likewise promise to do nothing (respecting said brewery) without communication with each other. The aforenamed partners mutually promise to execute and perform what is hereinbefore written, under pledge of their persons and estates, having and to have, nothing excepted, placing the same under the authority of all lords, courts, tribunals and judges ; and in confirmation thereof they have subscribed this with their own hands, without craft or guile, in Albany, dated as above.


GOOSEN GERRETSEN PIETTER PIETTERSEN LASZEN


Quod attestor ADRIAEN VAN ILPENDAM, Not. Pub.


Lease of a farm at the Steenen hoeck from Bastiaen de Winter to Pieter Gerritsen Kleyn


[169 omitted, 170 blank; 171] On this second day of March 167 } appeared before me, Adriaen van Ilpendam, notary public residing in Albany, Bastiaen de Winter of the one part and Pieter Gerritsz Kleyn of the other part ; who acknowledge that in all love


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and friendship they have agreed in manner following, to wit: Said Bastiaen de Winter acknowledges that he has let his house and all his land at the Steenen hoeck1 to the aforenamed Pieter Gerritsz for the time of four consecutive years, which are to begin on the first of April of this year 1672 and to end on the first of April 1670; and he promises to deliver therewith three cows and a one-year old steer, together with a young heifer calf, eight days old, for which said cattle the lessee promises at the end of the lease to deliver to the lessor again a like number or the value thereof, and the half of the increase which in the meantime may come from said three cows; and he promises to pay to the lessor yearly three pounds of butter for each cow, except the first year, when he shall pay not more than four pounds of butter in all. Furthermore the lessor prom- ises to deliver therewith two sows, two years old: also two young sows, nine months old, which the lessee promises to deliver up again at the end of the lease (or the value thereof ) and moreover yearly (for the term of the lease ) a hog that is over a year old fit to be penned up and fattened. The lessee promises in payment of the rent properly to clear the morgens of land, to pull out the stumps and to inclose them all around with good palisades and at the end of said time to deliver up the same tight, provided he shall begin to clear them now from the palisades of the garden and orchard and so on in regular order. Furthermore the lessee promises to deliver up again to the lessor or to his order at the end of this lease as well the house and all its appurtenances, as the orchard, garden and the two morgens of land properly fenced off, excepting the same be burned or damaged by the Indians or some other accident ( which may God prevent ), but if it happen through his neglect or his fire. he shall be holden to make good the same completely. The afore named contracting parties mutually promise to perform and execute what is hereinbefore written, binding thereto their persons and estates, real and personal, present and future, subject to all lords. courts, tribunals and judges. In confirmation of which they have without craft or guile subscribed this with their own hands in Albany, dated as above.


BASTEIVEN DE WINTER This is the mark X of PIETER GER- RITSZ KLEYN, made by himself Quod attestor ADRIAEN VAN ILPENDAM, Not. Pub.


1 Stene hook, or St my point, on the west bank of the Hudson river, just south of Green island


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Contract of Willem Andriessen Rees to saw in the mill of Eldert Gerbertsen Cruyff at Bethlehem


[172 blank; 173] On this 30th day of April 1672 appeared before me, Adriaen van Ilpendam, notary public residing in New Albany, Albert Jansz Reeckman of the one part and Willem Andriesz Rees of the other part, who in love and friendship have agreed in manner following, to wit: Willem Andriesz acknowledges that he has agreed to saw in the mill at Bethlehem, the time to com- mence shortly after the first harvest as soon as there is sufficient water and not to end this year so long as any sawing can be done there. And should Eldert Gerbertsz this year not return from Holland, then said Willem Andriesz shall be bound to saw next spring till the end of May, if there is enough water till then. For which said Albert Jansz promises to pay said sawyer or to let him take the just fourth part of all that is sawed and in addition the sawyer shall have ( during the sawing ) nine guilders a week for his board. The foregoing the said contracting parties mutually promise to carry out and perform, binding thereto their persons and cstates, nothing excepted, submitting the same to the jurisdiction of all lords, courts, tribunals and judges, and in confirmation thereof they have subscribed this in the presence of me, the notary, without fraud or deceit, in Albany, dated as above.


ALBERT JANSZ : RYCKMAN 1 This is the mark 11 of WILLEM ANDRIESZ REES, made with his own hand


Quod attestor ADRIAEN VAN ILPENDAM, Not. Pub.


Contract of sale of land at Niskayuna from Harmen Vedder and Barent Reyndersen to Claes Jansen van Bockhoven and Ryck Claessen van Vranken


[176]2 On this 17th day of May 1672 appeared before me, Adriaen van Ilpendam, notary public residing in New Albany, and before the hereinafter named witnesses, Harmen Vedder and Barent Reyndertsz of the one part and Claes Jansz van Boeckhooven 3 and


1 Elsewhere he signs himself: Albert Jansz: Reeckman.


174 is blank and 175 is omitted.


3 Claes Jansen van Bockhoven, also called Claes de Braebander, Bock- hoven being a place in the province of North Brabant.


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Ryck Claesz 1 of the other part, who acknowledge that in all love and friendship they have agreed in manner following, to wit: Harmen Vedder and Barent Reyndertsz acknowledge that they have sold and Claes Jansz van Boeckhooven and Ryck Claesz that they have bought a certain piece of land lying over the river at Canastagioene,2 with all the rights which the said sellers have therein according to the patent." and said sellers deliver said land to the said buyers now immediately, free and unincumbered ( sav- ing the lord's right) and the buyers promise to pay therefor to the sellers or their order five hundred and fifty skipples of wheat, to wit, to be paid in four instalments, of which the first shall be paid on the first of January 1674, the second on the first of January 1675, the third on the first of January 1676 and the fourth on the first of January 1677: provided that in case of lack of wheat the said buyer may pay said sum in oats or peas, each at market prices as the market price of wheat shall then be. | 177] the same to avail them as valid payment, each product according to its value, but they shall be holden to pay at least two-thirds of each one of said instal- ments in wheat. Said payments must be made to the sellers here in Albany, free of charge. Barent Reynderisz likewise sells to said buyer, Claes Jansz, all his rights to land at Canastagioene on this side of the river and delivers it to him now, on condition the buyer promises to pay therefor seventy skipples of wheat or peas at mar- ket price, but the value of the wheat to be paid therefor in two instalments, of which the first shall be made on the first of January 1673 and the second on the first of January 1074. Harmen Vedder hereby acknowledges that he has sold to said Claes Jansz and Ryck Claese a suitable lot for a homestead and garden from the land which heretofore belonged to Schelluyn,' for which said buyers promise to pay seven good, whole, salable beaver skins to be paid next harvest 1672.


The said contracting parties (each for himself ) promise to exe- cute and perform what is hereinbefore written, binding thereto their persons and estates, nothing excepted, subject to all courts and


1 Ryck Claessen van Vranken. He and Claes Jensen obtained a deed for the property on October 31, 1677, for which see Early Records of Albany,


2 Niskayuna, N. Y. Patent granted by Governor Francis Lovelace, dated May 10, 1671; sce Larly Records at Albany, 1:16. No record of this patent is found. 4 Dirck van Schelluvne


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judges, and in confirmation hereof they have subscribed this with their own hands, dated as above.


HARMEN VEDDER BARENT REYNDERSZ


This is the mark I of CLAES JANSZ VAN BOECKHOOVEN, made by himself RYCK CLAESSEN


As witnesses :


Dirck Hessellingh


Dierck Wesselss ten Broeck


Quod attestor ADRIAEN VAN ILPENDAM, Not. Pub.


Contract of sale between Jochim Wesselsen and Hendrick Cuyler of a house and lot in Albany


[178 and 179 blank; 180] On this eighth day of June 1672 appeared before me, Adriaen van Ilpendam, notary public residing in New Albany, and before the afternamed witnesses, Joachim Wesselsz Backer of the one part and Heyndrick Kuyler of the other part, who acknowledge that in all love and friendship they have agreed in manner following, to wit: Joachim Wesselse ac- knowledges that he has . sold and Ileyndrick Kuyler that he has bought a certain house and lot standing and lying on the west side of Meyndert Harmensz's house, in breadth in front on the street twenty feet and in breadth in the rear and as long as it now is in fence ; like- wise the aforenamed seller sells to the said buyer a lot next to the said lot on the west side, which lot is in breadth in front on the street two rods, three feet, eight inches Rhineland measure and extending back to the lot which Capt. Abraham Staas owned and sold to the Lutheran Church : which said house and two lots with all that is fast by earth and nail the seller promises to deliver to the buyer within the next three days, free and unincumbered, excepting the lord's right ; for which said house and two lots the buyer promises to pay to the seller or to his order one thousand guilders in good, whole, salable beaver skins, at eight guilders apiece, and in addition a new [181] serge apron for the seller's wife, said payment of one thousand guilders in beavers to be made in three instalments, the first shall be made on the last of next July of this year, to wit, fifty whole beavers ; the second on the last of July 1673, thirty-seven and a half good, whole beavers ; the third and last payment on the last of July 1674 likewise thirty-seven and a half beavers; and at the


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last payment the seller promises to deliver to the buyer a good and sufficient deed of ownership. All that is hereinbefore written the said contracting parties promise to execute and perform, binding thereto their respective persons and properties, having and to have, submitting the same to the jurisdiction of all courts and judges. And in confirmation hereof they have with Pieter Lassingh and Jan Isaacksz, as witnesses hereto, subscribed this with their own hands in Albany, on the date above written.


JOCHEM BACKER HENDRICK CONTER


John Isaacke Pietter Pettersen Lassen


Contract of sale between Willem Teller and Johannes de Wande- laer of a house and lot in Albany


[182| On this ist day of July 1672 appeared before me, Adriaen van Apendam, notary public residing in New Albany, and before the hereinafter named witnesses, the Honorable Willem Teller of the one part and Johannes de Wandelaer of the other part, who hereby acknowledge that in all love and friendship they have agreed in manner following, to wit: Willem Teller acknowledges that he has sold and Johannes de Wandelaer that he has bought a house and lot here in Albany on the hill, in breadth in front on the street twenty-one feet, in length of the lot of Captain Backer and in breadth in the rear twenty feet Rhineland measure, together with an alley on the east side of said house, three feet wide, which shall remain a common alley and must be included in the said breadth of twenty-one feet, and in length as far as the alley extends ; said alley Hes between the houses which heretofore belonged to Jan Coster van Aecken, who conveyed the said sold lot to Willem Teller by deed of 6 July 1668.1 The aforesaid seller promises to deliver over the aforenamed house and lot to the buyer at once free and unincumbered ( saving the lord's right ) and the buyer promises to pay therefor to the seller or to his order a hundred and two good, whole, salable beaver skins and an otter in three [183] payments. to wit, the first of forty beavers in the month of September of this year; the second payment in the month of September 1673: the third payment in the last of the month of June 1674: the second payment being thirty one whole beavers and the third payment thirty one whole beavers and one otter ; on condition that the seller




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