Document: Patent of Sybout Claesz for land on Manhattan Island

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1880-78_VGG_0148

Description

Patent. Sybout Claesz; lot on the Heerewegh, Manhattan Island.

Document Date

1646-00-00

Document Date (Date Type)

1646-01-01

Document Type

Patent

Dutch Grant Lot(s)

grant_lot_B5

Translation

We, Willem Kieft, etc... have given and granted to Sybolt Claesz, having married the widow of Aert Tonisz, a certain lot for a house and garden located along the highway near the garden of Jan Damen; extending in breadth along the aforesaid road 5 rods, 5 feet; and in length until the post and plank fence of the aforesaid Jan Damen; and behind along the post and plank fence in breadth 5 rods, 5 feet, with the express conditions etc...

Done at Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, 5 June 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_0148.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.