THE ICONOGRAPHY OF MANHATTAN ISLAND
 

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The farm at the negro's causeway was bought by Wolfert
Webber before 1696, when he is recited here as a neighbor (see
the Dyckman farm). It comprised the following negro grants:
—Emanuel's plantation, Cleyn Antonio's land, the lands of
Cleyn Manuel, Anthony Portuguese, and Manuel Gerrit de
Reus,  None of the deeds to Webber found of record.

By his will dated April 15, 1715, he left to Philip Minthorne
^("my well beloved son-in-law") and his wife Hillegonde,
"All that my dwelling house and lot, . . . with all that
certain parcel of land at the Bowery, on the south side of
Captain Blagge, joining the King's farm, commonly called the
Negroes farm, about 32 acres."

Unrecorded Wills, Coll. N. Y, Hist. Soc. 1902, page
33-

Philip Minthorne, by his will dated Aug. 18, 1732, directed
his executors to sell "a certain piece or parcel of land . . .
near the Bowery, commonly called and known by the name
of the Negroes Zaq^y." —Liber Wills, XIX: 380 (New
York).

The "Negroe's causey or causeway," so called, skirted the
edge of the Cripple bush along Minnetta Water, from the Sand
Hill road west. A vestige of it remains. That part of Minnetta
Street between Bleecker Street and Minnetta Lane, was part
of the old "way to go out,"—the old path along the marsh.

Willem Kieft, Director, etc., to Paulo Dangola, a free
negro. Ground-brief dated Dec. 30, 1644. Not found of
record;  recited in confirmation set forth below.

Conveys land as later confirmed. From the following entry,
it seems that Emanuel Pietersen, who later married Paulo's
widow, was living on this .land as early as March 31, 1644;
probably he had been in possession for some rime. His plan¬
tation was to be the terminus of the palisades along "the old
highway" from the Bouwery Road across the end of the
swamp.

March 31, 1644. Because the Indians daily commit much
damage, both to men and cattle, and there is danger that the
lives of many Christians, who go to look for straying cattle,
may be lost, Director-Gen. Kieft and the council decree that
there shall be constructed "a Fence, Palisade, or Clearing,
beginning from the Great Bouwery to Emanuel's Plantation,"
—See chronology for full text.

This palisade evidently ran west from the Bouwery Road,
along "the old highway" (the Sand Hill Road), as far as
Minnetta Water, where the bridge crossed the road to Sapo-
canikan (Greenwich Ave), Then westerly along the line
between the later Warren and Herring farms to Emanuel's
land (near the corner of W'est Third and Macdougal Sts.).

Feb. 2, 1653, Emanuel Pietersen married Dorothy Angola,
She was the widow of Paulo D'Angola.—Mow. in Ref. Dutch
Church, 18.

In an entry of January 17, 164I, reference is made to Manuel
Minuit, From the context it seems that this negro, Emanuel
Pietersen, is meant. Possibly he had belonged to Pieter
Minuit,-Cfl/. Hist. MSS., Dutch, 74.

Richard Nicolls, Governour, etc, to Manuel Pieters
and Etoria, his wife, negroes. Confirmation dated Oct, 18,
1667.—Liber Patents, II; 128 (Albany). Recites foregoing
ground-brief: Paulo Dangola being dead, his interest devolved
to his widow, Etoria (Dorothy also called Retory) Dangola,
who is since married to Manuel Pieters.

Conveys "A certain piece of land between the land then
belonging to Jan de ffort Orange and Pieter Santomee, stretch¬
ing alongst next to the land of the said Jan de ffort Orange,
24 rods, so by the land belonging to Cleyn Antony, going west
and west-and-by-south, it contains 22 rods and half a rod;
and next to said Cieyn Antony and north-and-by-west, 23
rods; then next to ye land of Pieter Santomee to the swamp,
north-and-by-west, 47 rods, and along by the swamp to the
 

first descent, 26 rods; in all amounting to about 6 acres or 3
moi^en and 390 rods."

Note: the description in this ground-brief is very hard to
interpret. Probably some courses have been omitted; how¬
ever, the north and west boundaries are clear.

Willem Kieft, Director, etc., to Cleyn Antonio, a free
negro. Ground-brief dated Dec. 30, 1644. Not found of
record: recited below in confirmarion made to Cleyn Antonio,
his son.

This negro has been identified as Anthony from An¬
gola.

May 5, 1641, Anthony van Angola, the patentee, who was
then the widower of Catalina van Angola, married Lucie
D'Angola, widow of Laurens D'Angola.—M«jt. in Ref. Dutch
Church, 10,

On August 30, 1643, Dorothy D'Angola stood God-mother
for their little son, Anthony.

Anthony and Lucie died soon after, and the child was imme¬
diately adopted by Dorothy,

Feb. 2, 1653, Dorothy D'Angola, then the widow of Paulo
D'Angola, married Emanuel Pietersen.—Ibid., 18.

March 11, 1661, Emanuel and Dorothy petitioned that the
child should be declared free born, which was granted. La
Chair's Register, in Year Book of the Holland Society, 1900,
131.  See Chronology.

Richard Nicolls, Governour, etc., to Cleyn Antonio,
son of Cleyn Antonio, Confirmarion dated Oct. 19, 1667.—
Liber Patents, \l:  130 (Albany)—

"a piece of land stretching along by the land of Pieter
Santomee, southwest somewhat more westerly, it contains
56 rods; so along by the land of Symon Congo, to the land
then belonging to old Jan, west-southwest, 30 rods; then
along by the said Old Jan's Land, south-southeast, 27 rods;
further, east-by-north and a iittie more northerly, 23 rods;
then further on east-and-hy-north and east-northeast, 65
rods; and to the first descent, north-and-by-west, somewhat
more northerly, 43 rods; in all amounting to about 6 acres or
3 morgen, 549 rods."

Lands of Clyn Manuel and Anthony Portuguese, No grants
found of record to these two negroes. Descriptions of adj acent
grants recite them here in 1644,

Petrus Stuyvesant, Director, etc., to Manuel de Ros,
[a free negro]  Ground-brief dated             1659-60. Not found

of record; recited in confirmarion set forth below.

Conveys same as confirmation.

Manuel de Ros is called "swager," in adjoining deeds:
Swager, at the present day means brother-in-law. In 17th
century Dutch it is frequently used in the sense of son-in-law.
—Van Rensselaer-Bowier MSS., 280.

Richard Nicolls, Governour, etc, to Manuell de Ros.
Confirmation dated Oct, 15, i66y.—Liber Patents, II: 122
(Albany).

Confirms "a parcell of Land marked Number 2, containing
in breadth along the wa^on path 19 r.; on the south side
along by Land of Christoffel, 19 r.; behind on the west side,
21 r.; and on the north side, alongst the land of Luycas
Pieters, 19 r."

A small piece of land in the rear of the grant, also vested in
"Swager"—as recited in neighboring descriptions.

THE ABRAHAM AND WILLIAM K. BEEKMAN FARM
Block Check List.   1399-1475-1397-1474.
The eastern portion of this tract is included in the following

Sir Edmund Andros, Gouvernour, etc., to Jacobus
Fabricius. Patent dated March 13, 1676.—Liber Patents,
IV: 116 (Albany).