Document: Deed of Govert Loockermans to Henry Bresier for a lot on the shore of the East river

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Document ID

NYSA_A1882-78_VHHpt1_0011

Description

Deed. Govert Loockermans to Henry Bresier; lot on the shore of the East river, south of Wolfert's valley (part of lot in G. G., p. 47).

Document Date

1653-02-20

Document Date (Date Type)

1653-02-20

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Translation

Appeared...before us, ... Govert Loockermans, citizen and inhabitant of this city of New Amsterdam, and declared to have conveyed to Henry Bresier a lot located south of Wolfert's marsh and west of the land of Egbert van Borssem; in breadth on the south side or river side 24 rods, 3 feet; in length on the east side 13 rods, 8½ feet; along the marsh, with a round bend, to the garden of Egbert van Borssem; extending northerly, with a bend to the west, 24 rods; then between Egbert van Borssem and Henry Bresier 18 rods; and that by virtue of a bill of sale granted to him, the grantor, by the director-general and council, dated 26 March 1642 etc.

Done at New Amsterdam, 20 February 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_0011.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.