the above mentioned Jan Tomassen grants and conveys to the above mentioned Claas Hendrickse, for him, his heirs or assigns a lot, to the north bounding on Andries Herbertsen, on the south the common highway, on the east and west a common road, in length ten rods and in breadth six and a half rods, and in addition to the same a garden bounding on the south side on Henderick Janssen Westercamp,1 east, west and north on a common path in length six rods ten feet, in breadth six rods and one foot, according to the patent, granted to the aforesaid Jan Tomassen, by the director general and council of New Netherland of date 23d April, A. D. 1652; the respective parties each for himself promising to free said lots from all actions and claims, renouncing all rights and customs contrary to their sincere intentions, on a pledge of their persons and estates, movable and immovable, present and future, the same submitting to all laws and judges. Done in Fort Orange the last day of May, A. D. 1657. Jacob Jansen Schermerhooren. Adrian Gerritsen [Papendorp]. Acknowledged before me, JAN TOMAS. LA MONTAGNE, Deputy in Fort Orange. Appeared before me Johannes La Montagne, etc., and in presence of Jacob Schermerhooren and Adrian Gerritsen [Papendorp] commissaries of said jurisdiction, the Honorable Rutger Jacobsen [Van Schoenderwoert], burgess and citizen of the village of Beverwyck, who declared that he had granted and transferred, as by these presents, he does grant and transfer, in real and actual possession, to the behoof of Claas Henderickse [Van Schoonhoven], a lot to the west of his house, where he at present dwells, in breadth on the road thirty feet, in the rear, or on the south, twenty-seven feet in breadth, length on both sides sixty-two feet, which lot is a part of what was granted him by patent of the director general and council of New Netherland, of date 23d of April, A. D. 1653, for which lot the afore mentioned Rutger Jacobsen acknowledges that he has received the sum of five hundred and six guilders to his satisfaction; promising to free said lot from all actions, claims or demands, which may be against said lot, on pledge of his person and estate, movable and immovable, present and future, submitting the same to all laws and judges. Done in Fort Orange, last day of May, A. D. 1657. Jacob janse Schermerhooren. Adrian Gerritsen [Papendorp]. Acknowledged before me, RUTGER JACOBSEN. LA MONTAGNE, Deputy at Fort Orange. Appeared before me Johannes La Montagne, etc., and in the presence of Honorable Abraham Staets and Jan Tomassen [Mingael] commissaries 1 Hendrick Jansen Westercamp was in Beverwyck in 1645, having come there from New Amsterdam. 2 Major Abraham Staets (written Staes by himself) was a surgeon and settled in Rensselaerswyck in 1612. He had sons Jacob "Chirurgeon," his eldest son, Abraham and probably Samuel. He was deceased in 1701. of this jurisdiction, Claas Henderickse [Van Schoonhoven] burgess and citizen of the aforesaid village, who declared that he had granted and conveyed, as he by these presents, does grant and convey, in real and actual possession, to the behoof of Jan Vinhagel and Barent Reyndersen [Smit], also burgesses and citizens of the afore written village, their heirs or assigns, his lot lying to the west of the house of Rutger Jacobsen, in breadth on the road thirty feet, on the rear or south side seven and twenty feet in breadth, length on both sides sixty-two feet, which lot is a part of what was granted to the aforesaid Rutger Jacobsen by patent of the director general and council of New Netherland, of date 23d of April 1653, for which lot the aforesaid Vinhagel and Barent Reyndersen promise to pay five hundred and twenty-five guilders, in good whole merchantable beavers; to pay half in August, A. D. 1657; promising said lot to free from all actions or demands, which may be against said lot, under a pledge of their persons and estates, movable and immovable, present and future, and submitting the same to all laws and judges. Done in Fort Orange the 2d of June, A. D. 1657. Abram Staes. Acknowledged before me, CLAAS HENDRYCKSEN. LA MONTAGNE, Deputy at Fort Orange. On this the 28th of July, A. D. 1657, Claes Hendricksen declared before me Johannes La Montagne, deputy at Fort Orange and villageof Beverwyck, that he is honestly and truly paid the sum above mentioned. Done in Fort Orange ut supra. Acknowledged before me, CLAAS HENDRYCKSE. LA MONTAGNE, Deputy at Fort Orange. Terms and conditions on which Jan Van Hoesen proposes to sell his house on the hill, with all that is fast in earth and nailed and ready to dwell in, with a lot belonging to the same, according to the patent thereof. First. There shall be delivered to the buyer, the house a plank and a half long, and in breadth nineteen feet, with a hall (uytleaedinge) of five feet broad leading through it, with a cellar, chamber, a garret, and a lot ten rods in length, and four rods in breadth. Delivery shall be made the 20th of this month of June. The payment shall be made in good whole merchantable beavers in two terms, the first on delivery, the second on the first day of October of the current year 1657. * * * * [This paper was erased and not executed]. * * Appeared before me Johannes La Montagne, etc., and in the presence of Honorable Abraham Staets and Adrian Gerritsen [Papendorp], com- . missaries of this jurisdiction, Caspar Jacobsen [Halenbeek], who declared 1 Jan Vinhaegen, Sen., born in 1633, was living in Albany in 1708. His son (?) Johannes married Maria Van Fright 21st March, 1706, and had a family of 7 children, Rhynland rods of 12 Rhynland feet each. Casper Jacobse Hallenbeek was the first of the name who settled in Beverwyck. He had two sons, Isaac and Jan, who had large families. that he had granted and conveyed, as by these presents he does grant and convey, in real and actual possession, to the behoof of Harmen Jacobsen [Bambus], his house, earth and nail fast, and lot and garden, whole length sixteen rods, and breadth four rods and four feet, according to the patent thereof, for the sum of eight hundred and ten guilders to be paid in good whole merchantable beavers, in two terms; the first on delivery and the second payment on the 8th of May in the next coming year, 1658; for which payment the buyer has furnished two sureties to the content of the seller, to wit, Adrian Van Ilpendam and Abraham Vosburgh,1 on pledge respectively of their persons and estates, movable and immovable, submitting the same to all laws and judges. Done in Fort Orange this 5th of June, A. D. 1657. This is the mark of KY CASPAR JACOBSE. Abram Staes. LA MONTAGNE, Deputy at Fort Orange. Terms and conditions on which Jan Roeloffsen [De Goyer] proposes to sell his house lying on the hill, with the lot, according to the patent thereof. First.-There shall be delivered to the buyer, the house, fast in earth and nailed, with the lot thereof, seven rods and five feet broad; to the west, and along the hill four rods and eleven feet; to the north on Marcelis [Janse?] 17 rods in length, all according to the patent thereof. * * * * * [This paper was not executed, the sale not taking place]. Terms and conditions on which Jan Roeloffse [De Goyer] proposes to sell a lot lying to the north of his house, according to the patent. First.There shall be delivered to the buyer, the lot one rod and eleven feet broad on the east, to the west two and a half rods, and five rods long. * * * * [This paper was unexecuted and erased]. * * * Terms and conditions on which Jan Roeloffse [De Goyer] proposes to sell a lot lying to the north of his lot. First. There shall be delivered to the buyer, the lot two rods and a half broad on the east, to the west three rods wide, and in length on the road five rods, according to the patent. * * * [This paper is unexecuted and erased]. Terms and conditions on which Reyer Elbertsen proposes to sell his house and lot, except the brick oven, with the bricks [steenen], lying in the village of Beverwyck. First. There shall be delivered to the buyer the house, and all the fixtures, with the lot four rods wide and twenty rods long, according to the patent. * * [This paper is unexecuted and erased]. * 1 Abraham Vosburgh, perhaps son of Pieter Jacobse Vosburgh, deceased in 1674. * Appeared before me Johannes La Montagne, in the service of the General Priviledged West India Company, etc., and in the presence of Honorable Jacob Schemerhooren and Abraham Staets, commissaries of the same jurisdiction, the Honorable Jan Tomassen [Mingal] burgess and citizen of the aforesaid village, who declared that he had granted and conveyed, as by these presents he does grant and convey, in real and actual possession, for the behoof of Claas Hendericksen [Van Schoonhoven], also burgess and citizen of the afore mentioned village, his heirs or assigns, a house and lot bounded on the north by Andries Herbertsen, on the south by a common highway, on the west and east by a common road; in length four rods, and in breadth six and a half rods, with a garden bounding on the south side on Henderick Janssen Westercamp, on the east, west and north on a common path, in length six rods and ten feet, and in breadth six rods and one foot, according to the patent to him, the grantor, given by the honorable director general and council of New Netherland, of date 23d of April, A. D. 1650, for which lot and garden the grantor acknowledges that he has had satisfaction, and payment of said Claes Henderickse, acquitting him of the same; and promising to free said lot and garden from all actions and claims on pledge of his person and estate, movable and immovable, and the same submitting to all laws and judges. Done in Fort Orange the 23d of June, A. D. 1657. Jacob Jansen Schermerhooren. Abram Staes. Acknowledged before me, JAN TOMASSE. LA MONTAGNE, Deputy at Fort Orange. Appeared before me Johannes La Montagne, in the service of the General Privileged West India Company, etc., and in presence of the Honorable Jacob Schermerhooren and Abraham Staets, commissaries of the same jurisdiction, Claas Hendricksen [Van Schoonhoven], who declared that he had granted and conveyed, as by these presents he does grant and convey, in real and actual possession, to the behoof of Harmen Bastianse [Visscher], his heirs or assigns, a garden bounded on the south side by Henderick Janssen Westercamp, east, west and north by a common path, in length six rods ten feet, and in breadth six rods and one foot; which garden is a part of the patent of Jan Tomassen, to him granted by the honorable director general and council of New Netherland, of date 23d of April, 1650; for the number of seventeen whole merchantable beavers, to be paid in the month of June, A. D. 1657, the grantor promising to free the aforesaid garden from all actions, demands. and claims, on pledge of his person and estate, movable, present and future, and submitting the same to all laws and judges. Done in Fort Orange the 25th of June, A. D. 1657. Jacob Jansen Schermerhooren. Acknowledged before me, CLAES HENDRYCKSE. LA MONTAGNE, Deputy at Fort Orange. 1 Harmen Bastianse Visscher (or De Vyselaer) was in New Amsterdam, as early as 1619. In 1644 he was aged twenty-five years, and was deceased in 1693. In 1675 his father lived in Hoorn, Hist. Coll. iii. 5 Appeared before me Johannes La Montagne, etc., Tjerck Claessen [De Witt], who declared that he had conveyed, as by these presents he does convey, to Carsten Claessen" and Jan Barensen [Wemp] the sum of one hundred and eighty guilders, to be paid in whole merchantable beavers, growing out of the sale of a stallion, at public sale, of which Jan Roeloffse remained the last bidder, for the aforementioned sum; which stallion was delivered to his content, renouncing all demands that he, the grantor, upon the aforementioned sum may claim; appointing by these presents, the said Carsten Claessen and Jan Barentsen" the payment of said sum to demand, and the same in case of refusal by court to prose cute. Done in Fort Orange the 25th of June, A. D. 1657, in presence of Dirck Bensick and Johannes Provoost. TJERCK CLAESSEN. This is the mark of ++ Dirck Bensick, witness. LA MONTAGNE, Deputy at Fort Orange. Conditions and terms on which Adrian Blomert proposes to sell his house and lot lying in Manhatans, next the City Hall, according to the patent thereof. First. There shall be delivered to the buyer, the house and all its fixtures with the lot, in breadth on the street forty-seven feet, and in the rear forty feet. Delivery of the house shall be made on the last day of September of this year, 1657; but the seller shall retain the use of the rear house and little cellar, until the first of May, A. D. 1658, with the garden. Payment shall be made in three installments; the first on delivery of the house, the second on the first of May, A. D. 1658, and the third on the first of September, A. D. 1658; the first installment, in whole good merchantable beavers, the second in good current seewant, and the last also in good whole merchantable beavers. The buyer shall be holden to furnish two sufficient sureties as principals, jointly and severally (een voor al en elck), to the content of the seller, and that in the space of four and twenty hours. If the buyer can not furnish sufficient sureties in the aforesaid time, then it shall be again sold at his cost and charge, and whatever less it shall become worth he shall be holden to replace, and he shall receive no benefit from whatever more it comes to be worth. The auction fees become a charge upon the buyer. After much bidding Rem Janssen Smit remained the last bidder, for the sum of four thousand and twenty guilders, according to the aforesaid. Holland. His wife was Hester Tjerkse. They had five sons, viz: Johannes, Bastian, Nanning, 2 Carsten Claessen Timmerman (carpenter), in 1658. 3 Jan Barentsen Wemp (or Wemple) arrived in Beverwyck in 1644, where he remained until his death in 1663. He was one of the proprietors of Schenectady. After his death, his widow, Marytie Mynderse, married, in 1664, Sweer Teunis Van Velsen of Schenectady, and in the massacre of February 9, 1690, was slain together with her husband. Her children by Wemp, three sons and three daughters, inherited the property (which was considerable) of both father and stepfather. The families of the name, settled on the Mohawk and vicinity, claim Jan Barentse as their common ancestor. Adriaen Bloemmert came to New Netherland in 1644, in the ship Prince Mauritz, and was engaged in business at New Amsterdam for many years.- Dutch Manuscripts. Rem Janssen Smit's name often occurs in the records as a considerable dealer in real estate. No descendants of his appear in the church or city records. |