Document: Patent of George Bacxter, Richard Clof and associates of land on Long Island

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Document ID

NYSA_A1880-78_VGG_0162

Description

Patent. George Bacxter, Richard Clof and associates; tract of land named Canarise, on the south side of Long Island, with all the valleys thereunto belonging, on condition that they shall, within three years from date, settle twenty families thereon; this tract began at a certain cross path from the hook of Wolphert Gerritsz valley, which path ran to Corlear's flatt, thence east and north so far as a fresh kill at the east side of Canarise runs, and thence straight to the sea.

Document Date

1647-01-21

Document Date (Date Type)

1647-01-21

Document Type

Patent

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Translation

We, Willem Kieft, etc... have given and granted to George Bacxter and Ritchert Clof with their associates a certain tract of land located on the south side of Long Island called Canarise with all the marshes thereto belonging, with express condition etc...

Done at New Amsterdam, 21 January 1647.

This tract begins at a certain crosspath from the corner of a marsh, half of which belongs to Wolphert Gerrit; the path leads to Corlaer's Flat and thence E. and N. as far as a fresh water kil runs E. of Canarise, thence straight to the sea.

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_0162.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.