Document: Patent of Adriaen Huybertsen for land on Long Island

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Document ID

NYSA_A1880-78_VHHpt2_0022

Description

Patent. Adriaen Huybertsen; 22 1/2 morgens of land in Mespat, Long Island, by Burger Jorissen's water mill, and between the farms of Robert Wollit and George Juwel.

Document Date

1654-11-14

Document Date (Date Type)

1654-11-14

Document Type

Patent

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Translation

Petrus Stuyvesant, on behalf of their High Mightinesses, etc... has given and granted unto Adriaen Huybertsen a piece of land lying on Long Island in Mespat near Borger Jorissen's water mill, adjoining on the east side Joris Juwel, and on the west side Robbert Wollet; it extends along the valley west by north and is in breadth along the valley and in the rear in the woods 45 rods; in length on both sides it is 300 rods; making together 22½ morgens, with the express conditions, etc.,.

Done at Amsterdam in New Netherland, 14 November 1654.

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/A1880/NYSA_A1880-78_VHHpt2_0022.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.