Document: Deed of Jacob van Kouwenhoven, attorney of Jan Gillissen van Brugge, to Isaac de Foreest for a house and lot in New Amsterdam

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NYSA_A1882-78_VHHpt1_0050

Description

Deed. Jacob van Kouwenhoven, attorney of Jan Gillissen van Brugge, to Isaac de Foreest; house and lot next to Oloff Stevensen (van Cortland), New Amsterdam (see supra, p. 2).

Document Date

1653-10-15

Document Date (Date Type)

1653-10-15

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Translation

Appeared...before us, ... Jacob van Couwenhoven, having power of attorney from Jan Gillissen van Brugge; and declared to have conveyed to Isaack Forreest, inhabitant of this city, and to have received payment for a house and lot located next to Ooloff Stevensen; in breadth along the street 2 rods, 5 feet, 8 inches; in the rear on the north side 2 rods and ½ foot; in length 8 rods and 3 feet; and that by virtue of a conveyance granted to him by Jan Labatie, dated 22 September 1652 etc.

Done at New Amsterdam, 15 October 1653. Jacob van Couwenhoven, 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_0050.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.