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Sworn the Both day of October 1773 Before Me
WHITEHEAD HICKS. Mayor
EXTRACTS FROM EARLY NEWSPAPERS.
From a volume containing the New York Journal and New York Gazette for the years 1733 and 1734 the following extracts were made in the year 1838 by an antiquary of this city. They are not the same as those contained in the Corporation Manual of 1864 :
"Col. Wm. Cosby [then Governor of the Province] honored the Hum-drum Club of the city of New York with his company last night (Jan. 28, 1733), and was then admitted and received as a member of that ancient and truly honorable association."
The following are among the advertisements: " This is to give Notice that George Brownell continues his School, at the House where he now lives in Broad street."
" To be sold by John K.Dy of the City of New-York, Two hundred Acres of Land at Seatanket in Suffolk County."
" Dr. John Van Solingen, intending to Remove out of this City. he gives this publick Notice, to all Persons that have any Demands on him. to bring in their Accounts. in order to be satis- fied. And those that are indebted to him are desired to Balance their Account. to prevent further Trouble. He has sundry sorts of Shop Goods to sell, either at Wholesale or Retail, at very reasonable rates of him, at his House in Hanover square.
.. N. B. He intends to go to Jamaica on Long Island."
.Joseph Scot of New-York, Merchant, intending for London in the Spring, gives this timely Notice to all the Persons indebted to him. to Pay the Balance of their Accounts. Also. any Person that has any Demands on the said Scot, by Application may re- veive Satisfaction."
" Very good Cheshire Cheese to be sold, by Nathaniel Hazard, near the Old slip Market. in New-York."
" The Printer hereof [JJ. P. Zenger] intends to remove to Broad street. near the upper End of the Long Bridge."
". James Wollte. who sell- the Beatman Drops, removes from where he now lives to a house belonging to Mr. James Livingston. in the Broadway. a little below alderman Van Gelder's house on the other side of the street, where every one that wants these
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drops may be supplied. and also at the shop of Mr. Proctor. Watch Maker, living in the square, and also Mr. Thomas Hall, shoemaker, corner of the Old Slip Market."
"To my subscribers .- I must beg you will excuse your poor printer [the Journal of May 6, 1734] for the shortness of this weekly Journal, he being obliged to follow the custom of the town at May Day. and change his habitation. I hope you the rather will be induced to pardon me, for that I have often exceeded my sheet to oblige you. J. Peter Zenger."
"To be sold, a young Negro Woman, about 20 years old, that does all sorts of house work ; she can brew, bake. boyle soft soap, wash, iron, and starch, and is a good dairy woman ; she can card, and spin at the great wheel, cotton, linen aud woollen ; she has another good property. she neither drinks rum or smokes tobacco : cooks pretty well for roast and boyled : speaks no other language but English : she had the small pox in Barbadoes when a child. N. B. She is well clothed. Enquire of the printer."
The following grand jurors were sworn in New York in Febru- ary. 1733: Gerrard Beekman, foreman, David Schuyler, Abra- ham Lynsen. Nathl. Marston. Jun., Robert Livingston. Jun .. Ga- briel Crooke .John Abrahamson. Richard Van Dam, Henry Beek- man. Jun .. Josias Stoutenburgh, John Blake, Jeremiah Tothill. Jacobus Quick. Daniel Bountecou, John Symes.
" New- York. March 10, 1733. Last Friday being the Anniver- sary of her Majesty's Birth Day, the same was celebrated in this City with the utmost Demonstration of Loyalty and Affection. At Twelve o'Clock the Magi-trates and Chief Officers, with a great Number of other Gentlemen waited upon his Excellency. our Governour, to drink the Public Healths, when at the same Time the Guns upon the Ramparts were discharged. In the Evening there was a Ball at the Fort, and a very rich and splendid Enter- tainment for a vast Concourse of the best Gentlemen and Ladies in the Place, who were there assembled upon that Occasion, and concluded the Night, with universal Mirth and Satisfaction : his Excellency [Cosby] and his Lady having to the utmost of their Power contributed thereto."
" New- York. March 15, 1738 .- We hear from Albany, that one William Rateliffe, carrying a log of wood from the water-side to-
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wards the house, slipt and fell : the log falling on his head, frac- tured his skull so that the brains came out. He did survive the fall an hour.
" We hear from Livingston's Manor, that one Jacob Scherp, a trader there, had the misfortune to be drowned in Livingston's Creek, by the stumbling of his horse."
" Last Saturday night died in child-bed the wife of Cornelius G. Van Horn. She was.a gentlewoman very well respected by all that had the happiness of conversing with her, who lament the loss greatly."
Anthony Rutgers advertises a claim upon property offered for sale by Capt. A. Schermerhorne, in Queen street, bounded south by the river. [Now there are three streets where the river ran.]
In those days. Joseph Broome, a German, performed slight of hand tricks at the house of Charles Sleigh, in Duke street. " Price of admission for best seats, one shilling-farther off. nine pence -- and farthest off, six pence."
James De Lancey was then Chief Justice of the Province.
The late Isaac Gouverneur's property, near New Brunswick. is advertised for sale in 1734. The purchaser to apply to Nicholas Gouverneur, in New-York, or Cornelius Low, at Raritan Land- ing.
" The master of a sloop from Curacoa, arrived from New-York. reports : ' On Friday morning. saw two ships ahead of him. standing this way, which ontsailed him, and which he took for Londoners: but since they are not arrived here, we suppose they are gone into some other port not far off.'"
The British Navy, including those getting ready for service. in the year 1734. consisted of one of 110 guns, two of 90 guns, seven of 80, nineteen of TO, seventeen of 60. ten of 50. five of 40. and twenty-five of 20 guns-the whole carrying 4.390 guns and manned by 83,302 men.
THE WILL OF JACOBUS ROOSEVELT.
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I give to Catherine Van Ranst, the wife of Abraham Van Ranst, of Bushwick, on Long Island, my dwelling house, lands and real estate at Rariton Landing in East New Jersey, which I purchased of Evert Duyking. I give and bequeath to my grand- daughter Catherine Van Ranst my farm, or parcel of land in the township of Bushwick, in Kings county, on the Island of Nassau, whereon her father lately lived, being the same farm which I purchased of the heirs and devisees of John Alberson, for and during her natural life. I devise and bequeath to Catherine Van Ranst that dwelling house and two lots of ground thereunto be- longing in the Out Ward of the said city, on the northeast side of a certain street, called Roosevelt's street, and distinguished on a certain map or chart, made of those and sundry other lots, by lots number forty-seven and forty-eight, during her natural life. I give to Catherine Van Ranst the other following houses and lots of ground in the City of New York : A house and lot of ground in the Out Ward. in St. James's street. lot number one hundred and ninety-three. in breadth twenty-five feet and in length one hundred feet : also one other house and lot of ground lying in the North Ward, in Jolm street, now in the oc- cupation of Walter Hver, Junior, in breadth twenty-six feet and in length one hundred and eight feet. for and during her natural life. Immediately after her decease. then I give. devise and bequeath my aforesaid farm at Bushwick. as also my aforesaid houses and lots of ground last mentioned, unto such child or children as she may leave at the time of her decease, share and share alike. I give and bequeath to Catherine Van Ranst that lot of ground lying at Peek's slip in Montgomery Ward, lot number three. bounded southwest towards the said slip, south- east on the house and lot of ground in the possession, now or lately. of one Mitchener: northeast to the house and lot of ground of Andrew Barelay, deceased, and northwest to one other lot of ground belonging to me. and contains in breadth, both front and rear, twenty feet. and in length forty-eight feet, for her natural life only : and immediately after her decease I bequeath
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the aforesaid lot of ground, number three, unto her son, John Roosevelt Van Ranst; but in case John Roosevelt Van Ranst and such other child or children which my said granddaughter Cath- erine Van Ranst may have shall all die before they respectively attain to the age of twenty-five years, and without lawful issue, in such case I devise and bequeath the estate given unto them respectively unto and among my sons Isaac and Adolphus, my grandchildren, born of the body of my daughter Helena Barclay, deceased, and my four other grandchildren, Nicholas Roosevelt, James Crommeline, Peter Roosevelt and Jacobus Roosevelt, Jun- ior ; one seventh part to my son Isaae, one seventh part to my son Adolphus, one seventh part to the children of my daughter HIelena Barclay. deceased, and one seventh part to each of my grandchildren, Nicholas Roosevelt, James Crommeline, Peter Roosevelt and Jacobu- Roosevelt, Junior.
I bequeath to my grandson Jacobus Roosevelt, the only child of my son Christopher. deceased, the following houses and lots of ground : Two houses and lots of ground in Mont- gomery Ward, now in the occupation of Capt. Ritchie and one Lewer, bounded southwest on Peck's slip, northwest on Queen's street. northeast ou Dirck Leffert's house. and ground of the late Jolm Burger ; also that lot of ground in Montgomery Ward aforesaid, lot mimber one. now in the occupation and possession of Jolm Cargill, bounded southwest on the pier of Peck's slip, northwest on Water street. northeast to Andrew Barclay's lot. and southeast to lot number two, being twenty feet in breadth and forty-eight feet in length : and also two other houses and lots of ground in a certain street. called St. James's street. in the Out Ward, known by lots number one hundred and sixty-nine and one hundred and seventy, for and during his natural life; and im- mediately after his decease then I give the same to his lawful children share and share alike : but in case my grandson Jacobus Roosevelt, Junior, shall die without lawful issue, then I bequeath the estate given himamong my sons Isaac and Adolphus. my aforesaid grandchildren, born of the body of my said daughter Ilelena Barclay, deceased. and my four other grandchildren, Cath- erine Van Ranst. Nicholas Roosevelt, James Cromeline and Peter Roosevelt.
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I devise to my son Adolphus Roosevelt, for and during his natural life, that certain house and lot of ground in Montgomery Ward, bounded southwest to Peck's slip, southeast to the house and ground late of my son Jacobus, northeast to Dirck Leffert's lot and northwest to one other lot of ground belonging to me, containing in breadth, front and rear, twenty-four feet and in length seventy-five feet and a half, with the privilege of a gang- way of three feet leading to Water street ; also two other lots of ground in the Out Ward, in a street called St. James's street, lots mumber sixty-six and eighty-nine, and that other house and lot of ground in Montgomery Ward on the northwest side of Peck's slip, now in the possession of Elijah Cock, lot number five. and bounded southwest to said slip, southeast to lot number six of my grandson Nicholas Roosevelt, northeast to the ground of Andrew Barclay, and northwest to lot number four, being in breadth, in front and rear, twenty-one feet and in length forty- eight feet, to the ground of Andrew Barclay, during his natural life only : and after his decease I bequeath the same dwelling houses aud lots of ground devised to my son Adolphus unto and among his lawful children, to be divided among them : but if the children which my son Adolphus now has or hereafter may have shall die under age without lawful issue. then I give the said dwelling houses and lots of ground so given to my son Adolphus unto my son Isaac, the children of my said daughter Helena Bar- clay. deceased. my five other grandchildren, Catherine Van Ranst. Nicholas Roosevelt. James Crommeline, Peter Roosevelt and Jacobus Roosevelt. Jr.
I devise and bequeath to my son isaac Roosevelt all the vacant ground to the southward of the house and lots of ground called lot number eight on Peek's slip, with the privilege of obtaining a grant of the water lot from the Corporation of the City of New York. and that other lot of ground on the northeast side of Peck's ship. distinguished by lot number seven, bounded southwest to said slip, northeast to the lot of Andrew Barclay. southeast to the storehouse and lot number eight, hereinafter given to my grand- son Peter Roosevelt, and northwest to the storehouse and lot number six of my grandson Nicholas Roosevelt, being in breadth in front and rear twenty-one feet. and in length forty-eight feet.
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to the use and behoof of him, the said Isaac Roosevelt, upon con dition that he pays the Mayor. Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of New York the quit rent of the whole block which shall accrue after my decease (the lot of Andrew Barclay excepted).
I bequeath to my grandson Nicholas Roosevelt, the only child of my son Nicholas Roosevelt, deceased, that lot of ground, num- ber six in Montgomery Ward, being bounded southwest on Peck's slip, southeast to lot number seven and southwest to lot number five, containing in breadth, front and rear. twenty-one feet, and in length forty-seven feet to the ground of Andrew Barclay ; and that house and lot of ground in Montgomery Ward. bound on Water street northeast to Dirck Leffert's lot, north- west to the lot of ground hereinafter given to James Crommeline, and southwest to the ground of the said Nicholas Roosevelt, for and during his natural life only, and at his decease then I give the same to his children; and for the want of such issue I be- queath the same house and two lots of ground unto my said sons Isaac and Adolphus, the children of my daughter Helena Barclay. deceased. and my four other grandchildren. Catherine Van Ranst. James Crommeline. Peter Roosevelt and Jacobus Roose- velt. Jr.
I devise and bequeath unto my grandson James Crommeline. son of my daughter Sarah. deceased. the several houses and lots of ground following : That house and lot of ground on Burnet's quay in the East Ward. bounded northwest to the house and ground of Archibald Kennedy, southwest by the ship. southeast towards the house and ground in the possession of John Bring- ham. and northeast to the house and ground of John Marshalk. containing in front and rear twenty feet, in length fifty feet: also that lot of ground in Queen street in Montgomery Ward. lot number fourteen, now in occupation of Lewis Nichol : and also that lot of ground and storehouse in Montgomery Ward. now in tenure of Comfort Sands, bounded southwest on Peck's slip. southeast to Nicholas Roosevelt's house and ground, northeast on a gangway adjoining Direk Leffert's lot, and northwest to the house and ground hereinbefore given to my son Adolphus Roose- velt : also lot of ground in Peck's slip in Montgomery Ward. lot number four. bounded southeast to munber five. southwest to
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said slip, northwest to lot number three, and northeast to the Andrew Barclay's lot, being in breadth twenty-one feet and in. length forty-eight feet ; and also three lots of ground in Out Ward, two of which lie in Rutgers street, lots number eighty and ninety- three, and the remaining one lot lies in St. James's street, lot number one hundred and fifty, during his natural life only ; and immediately after his decease I give the same to his children, share and share alike; but in case James Crommeline shall happen to die without lawful issue, then I give the estate so given to him among my sons Isaac and Adolphus, my grand- children, born of the body of my said daughter Helena Barclay, deceased, and my four other grandchildren, Catherine Van Ranst, Nicholas Roosevelt, Peter Roosevelt and Jacobus Roose- velt, Jr.
I devise to my grandchild Peter Roosevelt, the only child of my son Peter, deceased. that house and lot of ground in Mont- gomery Ward, fronting Peck's Ship and distinguished by lot nuni- ber eight: likewise that lot of ground in Montgomery Ward, known and distinguished on the aforesaid map or chart by lot number two, being in breadth, front and rear, twenty feet, and in length on both sides forty-eight feet, bounded northeast by the house and ground of Andrew Barclay. northwest by lot number one, south- west to said Peck's slip, and southeast to lot number three, also a house and lot of ground in Montgomery Ward, bounded south- west on Peck's slip, southeast to a house and ground hereinbefore given to my said son Adolphus, northeast to Dirck Leffert's lot, containing in breadth. front and rear, thirty-five feet and a half. and in length seventy-five feet and a half. with the privilege of a gangway in common with William Pell. of three and a half feet broad and thirty-four feet deep, and that dwelling house and lot of ground in the East Ward now in the tenure of the widow Jauncey, bounded northeast on Wall street, and lies between the house of Thomas White and my said son Isaac Roosevelt; and that house and lot of ground in Ferry street. in Montgomery Ward, bounded northeast by said street, northwest to Edward Burling's lot, and southeast by the heirs of Ariantje Montagne, for and during his natural life only ; and immediately after his decease. I give the same to his children, but in case Peter Roose-
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velt shall happen to die without issue, I give the estate herein- before given him among my sons Isaac and Adolphus, my grand- children, born of the body of my said deceased daughter, Helena Barclay, and my four other grandehildren, Catherine Van Ranst, Nicholas Roosevelt, James Crommeline and Jacobus Roosevelt. Jr.
I bequeath to my grandchildren, born of the body of my said daughter, Helena Barclay, deceased, by name Thomas. James, Andrew, Henry, Jolin, Anu, Catherine, Sarah, Margaret, Helena and Amelia Barclay, the sum of two thousand eight hundred pounds, lawful money of New York, which sum, together with such proportion of my residuary estate herein given to them, I will shall be placed out at interest for their use by my executors within one year after my decease, and to remain out at interest until the youngest of my aforesaid grandchildren, born of my said daughter Helena, shall arrive to the age of twenty-one years of marry. and then to be shared and divided among them by my said executors, share and share alike, excepting so much of the inter- est as my said executors shall judge will be necessary to educate and maintain such of my above said grandchildren as shall be under age at the time of my decease, and to educate and maintain them until they respectively attain to the age of twenty-one years or marry.
I bequeath unto my said son Isaac Roosevelt the sum of six hundred and fifty pounds. lawful money of New York.
I give to my grandson Nicholas Roosevelt the sum of five hundred and fifty pounds, lawful money of New York, to be paid to him at the expiration of one year after iny decease.
I bequeath unto my grandson James Croumeline, one thousand six hundred pounds, to be paid to him when he shall arrive to the age of twenty-five years: but in case James Crommeline shall happen to die before he arrives at the age of twenty-five years and without issue. I give the portion of the said James Crommeline to my two sons Isaac and Adolphus, my grand- children. born of the body of my daughter, Helena Barclay, and my four other grandchildren. Catherine Van Ranst. Nicholas Roosevelt. Peter Roosevelt and Jacobus Roosevelt, Junior.
I bequeath my granddaughter Sarah Roosevelt. the daughter of my son Isaac, the sum of one hundred pounds.
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I give to my granddaughter Catherine Van Ranst, the sum of five hundred pounds, at the expiration of one year after my de- cease.
All the rest and residue of my estate I devise among my two sons Isaae and Adolphins, the several children of my daughter. Helena Barclay, and my other grandchildren, Catherine Van Ranst, Nicholas Roosevelt, James Crommeline, Peter Roosevelt and Jacobus Roosevolt, Junior, the whole in eight equal parts ; the parts of said James Crommeline. Peter Roosevelt and Jacobus Roosevelt, Junior, to be paid to them respectively when they shall arrive to the age of twenty-five years and not before.
I give my exeentors full power to sell and dispose of the resi- due of my real estate, and to execute good and sufficient deeds in the law for the same. to the purchaser and purchasers thereof.
In case either of my grandchildren, James Crommeline, Peter Roosevelt, Jacobus Roosevelt, Jr .. shall happen to die before they arrive to the age of twenty-five years, I give to my execu- tors full power to sell the real estate hereinbefore given to the one so dying.
My will further is that my executors do in one year after my decease place out at interest the legacies and other moneys herein- before given to my three grandchildren, James Crommeline. Peter Roosevelt, and Jacobus Roosevelt, Jr., together with the rents that shall from time to time become due to them of their respective houses, until they attain the age of twenty-five years : but if either of my grandchildren, James Crommeline, Peter Roosevelt. and Jacobus Roosevelt, Jr .. shall die under the said age of twenty-five years. without i-sue, his part or share of my residuary estate shall go to my two sons Isaac and Adolphus. the children of my deceased daughter, Helena Barelay, Catherine Van Ranst. Nicholas Roosevelt, and the surviving grandchildren.
It is further my will that all the debts and sums of money which shall at my decease be found charged and open in my books of accounts against my children and grandchildren, for rent, disbursements and interest, shall be deducted out of their respective parts of my estate.
Whereas. I have Meretofore executed a conveyance to my son Christopher Roosevelt, since deceased. for two houses and lots of
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ground in the City of New York ; and whereas, the said Chris- topher, shortly before his death, purchased of the widow Brombus a sinall farm or plantation at Bushwick, in Kings County, on Long Island, which I paid for ; and whereas, the said Chris- topher died intestate, leaving issue. a son, the hereinbefore named Jacobus Roosevelt, Jr .; and whereas, should my grand- child Jacobus Roosevelt. die before he arrives to full age and . without lawful issue, the two dwelling houses in the . City of New York and the farm at Bushwick will devolve on my grand- daughter Catherine Van Ranst, the only child of my eldest son John, as heir at law. Now it is my will further, and I do hereby de- elare that the part and share of my estate which I have hereinbe- fore given and devised to my said granddaughter is upon this condition : The said Catherine Van Ranst shall take no advantage, in case of the death of my aforosaid grandson. the said Jacobus Roosevelt. Jr., but permit my two sons Isaac and Adolphus, the children of my daughter the said Helena Barclay, deceased, and my three grandchildren, Nicholas Roosevelt, Peter Roosevelt, and James Crommeline. to enjoy an equal part or share with her in the two dwelling honses and lots of ground in the City of New York. and the farm or plantation at Bushwick, on Long Island : and if it shall be deemed necessary or if they shall require the same, that she execute good and sufficient deeds and conveyances in the law to them for their proportionable part and share therein. so that the same do absolutely vest and be in them. But in case the said Catherine Van Ranst shall not comply with my meaning herein. but insist upon keeping the two houses and lots of ground and the farm or plantation solely to herself, I hereby declare that she is not entitled to any part of my estate, real or personal, here- inbefore given and devi-ed to her, but I do hereby in such case exclude and forever debar her and her heirs from the same, and in lien and stead thereof do give and bequeath her one shilling and no more.
Lastly I hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my son Isaac Roosevelt, of the City of New York, merchant. and Augustus Van Courtlandt. of the said city, Esq., executor, of this my last will and testament.
In testimony whereof. I. the said Jacobus Roosevelt, have here-
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unto set my hand and seal in the said city of New York, the twenty-ninth day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven Indred and seventy-five-1775.
JAS. ROOSEVELT. [SKAL]
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