Document: Deed of Hendrick Jansen Smith to Gerrit Fullewever for a lot on Manhattan Island

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1882-78_VHHpt1_0053

Description

Deed. Hendrick Jansen Smith to Gerrit Fullewever; lot on the Great Highway, Manhattan Island (see Book G. G., p. 98).

Document Date

1653-10-15

Document Date (Date Type)

1653-10-15

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Translation

Appeared...before us, ... Hendrick Jansen Smit; and declared to have conveyed to Gerrit Fullewever a lot located on the great highway on the island of Manhattan; in length on the west side 9½ rods and ½ foot; on the north side 6 rods, 6 feet; on the east side 6 rods, 6½ feet, together with a point of 2 rods 2½ feet; on the south side 6½ rods, ½ foot; and that by virtue of a patent granted to him, the grantor, dated 13 June 1644 etc.

Done at New Amsterdam in New Netherland, 15 October 1653. Hendrick Jansz, 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_0053.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.