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THE ICONOGRAPHY OF MANHATTAN ISLAND
 

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Mch. 21 The premises in question appear to have been recon¬
veyed to Edsall, although no instrument is found of
record.    See conf. below:

1668

Jan. 15 Conf. Governor Nicolls to Samuel EdsaU. (Pats.
Alb., II: 155.) Recites gr-br. Stuyvesant, June 20,
1656. Dese: Bounded on the W. side by Hendrick
Jansen Smith and E. side by Claes Backers.

LOT   14

1656
Gr-br. to Nicolaes Backer.    (HH-2: 52.)    Dese: A
lot in the city of New Amsterdam, adjoining the lot of
Michael Jansen, Is In br. on N. or street side, 2 r., 3 ft.
2)4 Ins.; on S. side, 2 r., 5 ins. on W., 4 r., 3 ft., 5 ins,
1667
Oct.   25      Conf.    Governor NicoUs to Nicholaes Jans Backer.
(Pats. Alb.,  II: 133.)    Recites gr-br. May  18,   1656.
Dese; s. a. above.

LOT   IS

1664
Aug.    3      Gr-br. to Frans Jans Van Hooghten.    Not found of

record, but original in possession of N. Y. Hist. Soe

See Collections, 1913: 76.

1668
Feb.  14      Conf.   Governor NicoUs to Frans Jans Van Hooghten.

(Pats. Alb., II:  171.)    Recites gr-br, above set forth.

Dese: Cert.  ho.  and  lot W.  of Hans  Draper;  E.  of

Nicholas Jansen Backer; in br. on N. side, 27 ft., 4 Ins.;

on S. side, 27 ft., I In.

LOT   16

1656

June 20 Gr-br. to Hans Dreeper. (HH-2: 54.) Dese: A lot
In the city of New Amsterdam, opposite to Hendrick
Willemsen Baker; Is in br. on the street or N. side, 2 r.,
7 ft.; and on S., 2 r., 5 ft.; in length on W., 3 r. and on E.,
2 r., 3 ft., 3 ins.

1667

May 13 Conf. Governor Nicolls to Hans Draper. (Pats. Alb.,
II: 27.) Recites gr-br. June 20, 1656 and confirms
premises s. a. above.

LOT   17

1647
Mch. 12 Gr-br. to Ihomas Bacxter. (GG: 180.) Dese; A
cert, lot for a ho. lying on the Island of Manhattans,
eastward from the Company's ho., standing on the East
river over against the ho. of Hendrick Smith; it extends
In br. on the W. side from the Street to Strand, 2 r.,
S)4 ft.; on the S. side along the Strand its length Is 4)4 r.;
on the E. side as broad as on the W. side and along the
street on the N. side 4)4 r.
 

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LOT   I

1644

Feb. — Gr-br. to Tryntie Jonas. (GG: 90.) Dese: A lot
lying S. of the fort and W. of Jacob Constapel; its length
on the side of the said Constaple (sic) is 11 r., 2 ft., i in.
and 5 gr.; in br.. In front, 2 r., 5 ft., 4 Ins.; the br. in rear,
2 r., 2 ft., 7 ins. and 5 gr.; on the W. side its length is
II r,, 5 ft,, 2 Ins.; amtg. together to 27 r., 5 ft., 9 ins.
and 8 gr.

1667

July 10 Conf. Governor Nicolls to Annetie Bogardus (heirs
of). (Pats. Alb., II; 70.) Recites gr-br. cited above;
that Annetie Bogardus is her heir and daughter; she
being also deed. Dese; Lot S. of Fort, to W. of Jacob
Royes, stretching In length next to Jacob Royes, 11 r..
 

2 ft., lin., 5 gr.; being in br. before, 3 r., 2 ft,, 4 Ins.; July 10
behind, 2 r., 9 ft., 7 Ins., 5 gr.

Note; Bet. the grants of Tryntje Jonas and Jacob
Jacobsen Roy there existed a passage-way of about 10 ft.
in width, which Is included by the conf. In the land of
Annetie Bogardus.    (Cf. Cal. Hist. MSS., Dutch: 91.)

LOT   2

1644

Gr-br. to Jacob Jacobsen Roy.   Not found of record. Sep.    9
Recited In conf. set forth below.

Deed. Jacob Jacobsen Roy to Dirck Cornelissen.
Not found of record.   Recited in Conf. Pats. Alb., II: 38.

Deed. Marritle Jans, wid. of Dirck Cornelissen to
Juriaen Blanck.    Not found of record.    Recited Pats.
 

May 26
May 30
 

Alb., II: 38.   It was for the E'ly one-half of Roy's gr-br.
1667

Conf. Governor Nicolls to Juriaen Blanck. (Pats.
Alb., II: 38.) Recites gr-br. to Jacob Jacobsen Roy for
lot S. side Fort, together with two hos. and gardens
lying bet. Jan Snediger and Tryntien Jonas; cont'g in br.
on the S. side, 5 r.; in length on the W. side next to the
grant of Tryntien Jonas, 9 r., 5 ft., 2 Ins. and behind
towards the fort, 10 r., 7 ft., 2 Ins., in aU amtg. to 50 r.,
6 ft., which said pat. or gr-br. bears date Sep. 9, 1644
was 26 May, 1649, transported and made over to Juriaen
Blanck by Marritle Jans, the wid. of Dirck Cornelissen,
but the rest being otherwise disposed of, the moiety or
)4 thereof doth only remain with him.
1645

Deed.     Jacob   Jacobsen   Roy   to   Cornelis   Arissen. Apl.   14
(Dutch  MSS., II: 146.)     Dese: Half his lot, bet. the
land of Jan Schepmoes* and Tryntje Jonas, cont'g 22 r.,
3)4 ft., being the W'ly )4 "according to gr-br. of Sep.
9, 1644."

♦Should read Snediger.

1653

Deed.   Cornelis Aryssen from Utrecht to Jacob Steen- July 28
dam.    (HH: 42.)    Dese: A ho. and lot in Pearl street
bet. the lots of John Snedyger and Tryntie Jonas, cont'g
22 r., 3 3^ ft.

1662

Deed. Jacob Strycker, as agent of Jacob Steendam, to Nov. 28
Cornelis Langevelt, (Lib. A-, Deeds, N.Y. Co.: 284.)
Dese: Ho. and lot N, of Pearl St. bounded W. by pas¬
sage by the fort, 41 ft., 4 Ins.; N. by lot of Steendam,
32ft., loins,; E. by ho. and lot of J. Blanck, 41ft.,
4 Ins.; and S. by Pearl St., 32 ft., 10 ins. Recites,
measured by J. Cortelyou, Nov. 17, 1662. Bill of Sale,
July I, 1660; deed July 28, 1653, granted to Steendam
(supra),

1668

Conf. Governor NicoUs to Thomas Lourensen. (Pats. May I
Alb., Ill: 13.) Recites Whereas there is a cert, lot of
ground, N. side Pearle Street, to the W. of the lot of
Juriaen Blankes, and behind the ho. and lot of Thomas
Lourensen, towards the fort, cont'g In br. on the S. side,
2)4 r., 2 ins. and on the N. side, 2)4 r.; in length on the
E. side, 73^ r., i ft. and on the W. side, 7)4 r.; which
said lot of ground did heretofore belong to Jacob Steen¬
dam. Now whereas said Steendam hath been absent and '
gone of this country for the space of above eight years,
during which time said lot is unfenced, unimproved and
building thereon gone to ruyne, therefore forfeited to his
Royal Highnesse.   Gives, grants and confirms, &e*

♦This is for the northerly part of Steendam's lot.

LOT   3

164s
Gr-br.   to   Jan   Snediker.     (GG: loi.)     Dese: A July —
double lot for two houses and two gardens lying S. of the
Fort on the Island of Manhattans, bounded on the east-