Document: Deed of Derrick Volckersen to Jacob Hey of land on Long Island

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Document ID

NYSA_A1882-78_VHHpt1_0046

Description

Deed. Derrick Volckersen to Jacob Hey; 25 morgens of land, with a valley of 6 morgens, beginning at the hook of Mespacht's kil Long Island, and thence running S. S. W. along the river.

Document Date

1653-09-09

Document Date (Date Type)

1653-09-09

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Translation

Appeared...before us, ... Dirck Volckertsen, inhabitant of this province; and declared to have conveyed to Jacob Hey, also an inhabitant of this city, a piece of land located at Mespachts Kill on Long Island; beginning at the point of Mespats Kill and running then along the river southwest by west 75 rods; along Mespats Kill southeast by south 200 rods; from Mespats Kill into the woods southwest by west 75 rods; from there again to the river extending mostly northwest by north 200 rods; containing in all 25 morgens; also, a parcel of marsh, which he, Dirck Volckertsen, has used, located in Mespachts Kill; in breadth at the end of the land it is 40 rods; in length 90 rods; making 6 morgens; and that by virtue of a patent granted to him, the grantor, dated 3 April 1645 etc.

Done at New Amsterdam, 9 September 1653. This is the mark of X Dirck Volckersen; La Montagne, Brian Newton.

References

From the collections of the New York State Archives, Albany, New York. https://www.archives.nysed.gov/

Translation link see: http://iarchives.nysed.gov/xtf/view?docId=tei/A1882/NYSA_A1882-78_VHHpt1_0046.xml

Published bound volume is also available: Translation: Gehring, C. trans./ed., New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch, Vols. GG, HH & II, Land Papers, 1630-1664 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.: 1980).

Copyright to the published bound volume is held by the Holland Society of New York.
A complete copy of this publication is available on the New Netherland Institute website.