Document: Deed from Maryn Adriaensen to Jan Jansen Damen for a parcel of land in the smith's valley, Manhattan Island

Holding Institution

Document ID

NYSA_A0270-78_V2_033

Description

Deed. Maryn Adriaensen to Jan Jansen Damen, of a piece of land in the Smith's valley, New Amsterdam, with receipt for purchase money. [1642]

Document Date

1642-09-20

Document Date (Date Type)

1642-09-20

Document Type

Deed

Translation

[ Before me, Cornelis van Tienhoven, secretary ] in New [ Netherland appointed by the General Chartered West India Company, appeared ] M[ a ]ryn Adriaen[ sen ], who in the presence of the under-[ signed ] witnesses declares and acknowledges that he conveys [ to ] [ Jan ] Jansen Damen a certain parcel of land situated in the smith’s valley,[1] heretofore used by [ He ]ndrick Jansen, tailor, and that by virtue of the deed which the aforesaid Hendrick Jansen gave in favor of him, Maryn Adriaensen, on the 4th of January anno 1642, and all this according to the contract of sale dated the 27th of August anno 1641,[2] signed by the grantor and Jan Jansen Damen. He, Maryn Adriaensen, hereby establishes and places the above named Jan Damen, or whoever may obtain his right, in his estate, real and actual possession of the aforesaid parcel of land and gives him full authority to cultivate, occupy and use the said land as he, Jan Damen, might do with other his patrimonial lands and property, without the grantor having any further right to the aforesaid land from now on and forever, holding the parcel of land aforesaid free from all claims and demands to be set up by any one, whether by himself, his heirs, or successors, and all this in virtue of the conveyance made by the honorable director to Hendric Jansen and again by Hendrick Jansen to him, the grantor. In witness and testimony of the truth this is signed without fraud or deceit by the grantor the 20th of September 1642.

[ I, Maryn Adriaensen, hereby acknowledge ] that I have received to [ my complete satisfaction from ][ Jan Jansen ] Damen [ the sum of eight ] hundred Carolus guilders, in satisfaction of the first [ payment for the ] land which the aforesaid Jan Damen [ has purchased ] from me, Maryn Adriaensen, wherefore I guarantee him against all further demands either on the part of myself or my heirs. In witness whereof this [ is ] signed in the register by me, Maryn Adriaensen, voluntarily and without persuasion, at the request of Jan Damen, the 20th of September anno 1642, in Fort Amsterdam, New Netherland.

Marinnis Adriiasen
Jan Wyllemsen Scut
Philippe du Trieux
Cornelis van Tienh.
Marinnis Adriiasen
Cornelis van Tienhoven

Translation Superscripts

[1]: Smits valley; the Dutch is valey, which more often appears as vly, meaning a meadowland or marsh.
[2]: See N.Y. Col. MSS., 1:266

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/A0270/NYSA_A0270-78_V2_033.xml

Published bound volume is also available: Translation: Scott, K., & Stryker-Rodda, K. (Ed.). New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch, Vol. 2, Register of the Provincial Secretary, 1642-1647 (A. Van Laer, Trans.). Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.: 1974.

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.