Document: Deed of Govert Loockermans to Egbert van Borsum of a house and lot

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Document ID

NYSA_A1882-78_VHHpt1_0049

Description

Deed. Govert Loockermans to Egbert van Borsum; house and lot by Wolphert's valley, now called The Ferry, agreeably to original bill of sale, dated 26 March, 1642 (see Book G. G., p. 47).

Document Date

1653-10-15

Document Date (Date Type)

1653-10-15

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Translation

Appeared...before us, ... Govert Loockermans, inhabitant of this city; and declared to have conveyed to Egbert van Borsem a house and lot located at Wolfert's Marsh, now called the Ferry; in breadth on the south side 19 rods and 9 feet; on the north side 13 rods and 8 feet; in length on the west side 32 rods; and on the east side 18 rods; and that by virtue of a bill of sale granted to him by the director-general and council, dated 26 March 1642 etc.

Done at New Amsterdam, 15 October 1653. Govert Loockermans, 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_0049.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.