Document: Patent of Jacob Walingen from Hoorn for land across the North river (New Jersey)

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NYSA_A1880-78_VHHpt2_0021

Description

Patent. Jacob Walingen from Hoorn; 25 morgens of land across the North river, between Gemoenepae and the Kil van Kol (New Jersey).

Document Date

1654-10-23

Document Date (Date Type)

1654-10-23

Document Type

Patent

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Translation

Petrus Stuyvesant, on behalf of their High Mightinesses, etc... has given and granted unto Jacob Walingen van Hoorn, a piece of land lying over the North River between Gemoenepaen and the Kil van Kol, adjoining on the south side the plantation of Hendrick Jansen van Schalwyck, and extending along the river or bay southwest and northeast to the running creek; in breadth it is 45 rods; in the rear in the woods it is 45 rods; extending into the woods north northwest it is in length on both sides 333½ rods making together 25 morgens, with the express conditions, etc...

Done at Amsterdam in New Netherland, 23 October 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_0021.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.