Document: Deed of Hendrick Gerritse to Jacob Strycker for a lot on Manhattan Island

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Document ID

NYSA_A1882-78_VHHpt1_0010

Description

Deed. Hendrick Gerritse to Jacob Strycker; lot on the west side of the Great Highway in the cross street running from the said Highway to the shore of the North river, Manhattan Island.

Document Date

1653-02-11

Document Date (Date Type)

1653-02-11

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Translation

Appeared...before us, ... Hendrick Gerritse, who declared that he has conveyed to Jacob Strycker, both at present inhabitants of this city of New Amsterdam, a lot located along the west side of the great highway on the island of Manhattan on the cross street, extending from the great highway to the shore of the North River; bounded on the north by the aforesaid cross street, east by Mr. Dincklagen, south by Jacob Swardt; in length 6 rods, 8½ feet; in breadth 4 rods, 7 inches. With all such right and title etc.

Done at Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, 11 February 1653. Hindrick Geresen, 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_0010.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.