Document: Patent of George Dircksx for land on Long Island

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1880-78_VGG_0138

Description

Patent. George Dircksx; 18 morgens, 501 rods land at Marechkawick, Long Island (Brooklyn).

Document Date

1646-03-23

Document Date (Date Type)

1646-03-23

Document Type

Patent

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Translation

We, Willem Kieft, etc... have given and granted to Joris Dircksz a piece of land, wood and maizeland, at Marechkawick, N. W. of the land of Pieter Cornelisz stretching along said Pieter Cornelisz's into the woods W. S. W. and S. W. by W. 187 rods; through the woods E. S. E. and S. E. by E. between both 115 rods, thence to the marsh through the wood and maizeland N. E. 66 rods to the maizeland and 80 rods N. E. by N. more to the marsh, and along the marsh to the place of beginning 35 rods, containing 18 morgens 501 rods, with the express condition and stipulation etc...

Done in Fort Amsterdam, 23 March 1646.

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_0138.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.