Document: Patent of Cornelis Willemsz for a lot on Long Island

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1880-78_VGG_0178

Description

Patent. Cornelis Willemsz; 22 morgens, 136 rods of land at Mespaechtes kil, Long Island.

Document Date

1647-03-12

Document Date (Date Type)

1647-03-12

Document Type

Patent

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Translation

We, Willem Kieft, etc... have given and granted to Cornelis Willemsz a piece of land on the Kil of Mespachtes opposite Ritchert Bridnil; stretching in length from the hook 182 rods, towards the woods 100 rods; again to the hook or bend of the hook to near the land of Tomas Fiscock's brother-in-law 90 rods; containing 22 morgens 146 rods, with express conditions etc...

Done at Fort Amsterdam, 12 March 1647.

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_VGG_0178.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.