Document: Patent of Gerrit Hendricksz for land on Manhattan Island

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Document ID

NYSA_A1880-78_VGG_0161

Description

Patent. Gerrit Hendricksz; Schout's bouwery (on Manhattan Island), containing 25 morgens, with the valley, which is to be occupied by him during the company's pleasure; 13 May, 1654, the above valley is granted to him and his heirs forever.

Document Date

1646-12-06

Document Date (Date Type)

1646-12-06

Document Type

Patent

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Translation

We, Willem Kieft, etc... have given and granted to Gerritt Hendricksz the farm heretofore known by the name of the Sellout's Farm; containing 25 morgens of land as can be better seen by the marks; to him is also granted herewith the use of the marsh as long as the Company permits, with the express conditions etc...

Done at Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, 6 December 1646. (Marginal notation:) At the request of Gerritt Hendrickx concerning the above patent, there are also given to the aforesaid and to his heirs or those who may hereafter succeed to his property in true ownership, the marshes mentioned in the above transport as merely lent, under the conditions as therewith have already been expressed.

Done at Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, 13 May 1664.

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_0161.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.