* * * [wanting) merchantable beaver skins at eight guilders apiece, growing out of the purchase of a house and lot that he the subscriber has bought at public sale of the aforesaid Francoys Boon, and as he failed in furnishing the two sufficient sureties which the conditions required, he Jochem Wesselse Backer mortgages and specially pledges the aforesaid house and lot, together with the house and lot that are at present occupied by him, for the payment of the aforesaid sum of one-thousand five-hundred and two guilders, to be collected therefrom without cost and loss after the expiration of the time stipulated in the conditions of the purchase aforesaid. Done in Fort Orange the 1st of December, A. D., 1661. Frans Barentse Pastoor. Acknowledged before me, JOCHEM BACKER. LA MONTAGNE, Clerk at Fort Orange. Appeared before me Johannes La Montagne, in the service of, etc., in the presence of the honorable Philip Pieterse Schuyler and Adriaen Gerritse [Papendorp,] commissaries of the same jurisdiction, the honorable Jan Dareth, inhabitant of the aforesaid place, who declares that he has granted and conveyed as by these presents he does grant and convey in real and actual possession to and for the behoof of Jacob Joosten Van Covelens, his heirs or assigns, a lot for a house and a garden lying in the village of Beverwyck, to the east of the road, length, six rods, to the west, Tomas Pouwel, length, six rods, to the south, the plain, breadth three rods, according to the patent given to him, the grantor, by the Heer director general and council of New Netherland, of date the 5th February, A.D., 1660; and the grantor, promises to free said lot from all demands, claims, or pretensions which may hereafter arise, on pledge of his person and estate, real and personal, present and future, submitting the same to the authority of all laws and judges. Done in Fort Orange the 2d of February, 1662. Philip Pietersen, Andriaen Gerritsen. Acknowledged before me, JAN DARETH. LA MONTAGNE, Clerk at Fort Orange. Appeared before me, Johannes La Montagne, in the service of, etc., in the presence of the honorable Aenderies Herbertsen and Evert Janssen Wendel, commissaries of the same jurisdiction, Jan Labite, inhabitant of the colony of Rensselaerwyck, who declares that he has granted and conveyed as by these presents he does grant and convey, in real and actual possession to and for the behoof of Evert Pels also an inhabitant of the colony of Rensselaerwyck, his heirs or assigns, a house standing in Fort 1 Jan Dareth (Dret or Droit) from Utrecht, married Ryckje Van Dyck also from Utrecht, Nov. 1, 1654, in New Amsterdam - Valentine's Manual. In 1657, he bought a house and lot in Beverwyck, Deeds, 1, 100. Orange, making the curtain on the east side and adjoining to the south Andries Herberts, Evert Janse Wendel. LA MONTAGNE, Clerk in Fort Orange. Appeared before me Johannes La Montagne, in the service of, etc., in the presence of the honorable Andries Herbertsen and Evert Janssen Wendel, commissaries of the same jurisdiction, Evert Pels inhabitant of the colony of Rensselaerwyck, who declares that he has granted and conveyed as by these presents he does grant and convey to and for the behoof of Jan Barentsen Wemp his heirs or assigns, a house standing in Fort Orange making a part of the east curtain, to the south the gate, with a garden without the said fort all according to the patent to Jan Labite granted by the heer director general and council of New Netherland, of date the 12th of April, A.D., 1650, and to him conveyed by the said Jan Labite, for which house and garden the grantor acknowledges that he has had satisfaction, and promises to free the same from all demands, claims and pretensions which may hereafter arise, on pledge of his person and estate, real and personal, present and future, submitting the same to all laws and judges. Done in Fort Orange the 4th of February, A.D. 1661. Andries Herberts, EVERT PELS. LA MONTAGNE, Clerk in Fort Orange. Appeared before me Johannes La Montagne, in the service of, etc., two Indians named Maghsapeet alias Machack niemanauw, the other named Sansewaneuwe, also an Indian named Paneenseen, and a squaw (wildin), named Nipapoa, being joint owners of the island named Pachonakellick, in the presence of Aepjen and Nietamozit, being among the chiefs of the Mahikanders, who declare that they have sold, granted and conveyed as by these presents they do sell, grant and convey to and for the behoof of Ånderies Herbertsen and Rutger Jacobsen inhabitants of the village of Beverwyck, a certain island named Pachonakellick lying in the river obliquely opposite Betlehem, and by the Dutch named the Long or Mahikander's island, with all the right and ownership, which they therein possess, for a certain sum in goods (kargosaen) to them paid and they the grantors acknowledge that they have received satisfac tion therefor. Thus Done in the village of Beverwyck in presence of Gerrit Bancker and Johannes Provoost as witnesses hereto invited on this 8th of February, A.D. 1661. This is the mark of the squaw NIPAPOA, with her own hand set. MACHACKNIEMANAUW, with his own hand set. SANSEWANOUWE, with his own hand set. JAN SYMON, with his own hand set. LA MONTAGNE, V.D., Clerk at Fort Orange. Appeared before me J. La Montagne, in the service of, etc., Albert Gisbert Raedemaeker (wheelwright), inhabitant of the Village of Beverwyck, and his honor Mr. Arent Van Curler, councillor of the colony of Rensselaerwyck, who declare that they have respectively contracted with each other in manner following, to wit: that the said Albert Gisbert grants and conveys as by these presents he does grant and convey in real and actual possession to said Heer Arent Van Curler his heirs or assigns, his house, lot and garden, lying in the Village of Beverwyck, adjoining on the east side Jan Barentse Wemp, on the south Wouter de Raedemaeker, on the west the highway, on the north the pallisadoes (deffentie) of the Village of Beverwyck; the garden lies on the third [Vossen] kil, between Andries De Vos' land, for which house, lot and garden the aforesaid Heer Arent Van Curler has given in payment two horses and a cow of three years, which horses and cow the said Albert Gisbert acknowledges that he has received to his content, and promises the transferred house, lot and garden to free from all claims and demands, and a parchment patent of the same, to deliver into the hands of said Heer Arent Van Curler; all on pledge of his person and estate, real and personal, present and future, submitting the same to all laws and judges. Done in Fort Orange, the first of March, 1661, in presence of Jan Meynardssen and Dirk Andriesse, witnesses thereto invited. This is the mark of ALBERT GISBERT, with his own hand set. Jan Meinersen. This is the mark HS of Dirk Andriese. Acknowledged before me, LA MONTAGNE, Clerk at Fort Orange. Appeared before me Johannes La Montagne, in the service of, etc., in the presence of the honorable Frans Barentse Pastoor and Evert Janssen Wendel, commissaries of the same jurisdiction, Evert Pels, who declares that he has granted and conveyed, as by these presents he does grant and convey, in real and actual possession to and for the behoof of the Heer Jeremias Van Rensselaer, director of the colony Rensselaerswyck, on account of the Messiers Patroons of said colony, their heirs or assigns, a house and lot, lying in the Village of Beverwyck, adjoining to the east the river, to the south on the adjoining garden of Sander Leendersen [Glen], to the west the street, to the north Volkert Janssen [Douwe], length eleven rods and breadth four rods and two feet, according to the patent, granted by the Heer director general and council of New Netherland, to Willem Frederickse Bout, of date the-, from whom the grantor received it by conveyance, provided he, the grantor, convey to the said Messieurs a garden, lying in said village, adjoining to the south Willem Teljer [Teller], and to the north Willem Bout, extending from the street to the river, length ten rods and breadth seven rods, granted by patent to Sander Leendersen [Glen], of date the 23d of April, A. D. 1652, for which house, lot and garden the grantor acknowledges that he has had satisfaction, and promises the same to free from all demands, claims or pretensions, which may hereafter arise, on pledge of his person and estate, real and personal, present and future, submitting the same to all laws and judges. Done in Fort Orange, the 14 March, A. D. 1661. Frans Barentse Pastoor. Evert Janse Wendel. Acknowledged before me, EVERT PELS. LA MONTAGNE, Clerk at Fort Orange. Appeared before me Johannes La Montagne, in the service of etc., in the presence of Evert Janse Wendel and Frans Barentse Pastoor, commissaries etc., Willem Janssen Stol, husband and guardian of the widow of Claes Henderickse 1 deceased, who declares that he has granted and conveyed as by these presents he does grant and convey in real and actual possession to and for the behoof of Johan Verbeeck commissary of the aforesaid place his heirs or assigns, a house and lot lying in said village of Beverwyck adjoining to the south and west the common street, to the north Claes Janssen and to the east also a common street, breadth on the west side fifty-seven wood feet, and to the east breadth forty-seven wood feet which lot is a part of the patent granted by the Heer director general and council of New Netherland of date the 23d of April, A. D., 1652, to Jan Tomassen from whom the grantor received the same by conveyance; for which aforesaid house and lot the grantor acknowledges that he has had satisfaction and promises to free the same from all demands, claims or pretensions which may hereafter arise, on pledge of his person and estate personal and real, present and future, submitting the same to all laws and judges. Done in Fort Orange the 15th of March, A. D. 1661. Frans Barentse Pastoor. Acknowledged before me, WILLEM JANSE. LA MONTAGNE, Clerk at Fort Orange. 1 Claes Henderickse Van Schoonhoven alias Timmerman. Appeared before me Johannes La Montagne, in the service of etc., in the presence of the honorable Jan Verbeeck and Anderies Herbertsen commissaries etc., Willem Jansen Stoll husband and guardian of the widow of the late Claes Henderickse, who declares that he has granted and conveyed as by these presents he does grant and convey in real and actual possession to and for the behoof of Jan Barentsen [Wemp] burger and inhabitant of the village of Beverwyck his heirs or assigns, a lot lying in the village of Beverwyck, adjoining to the east the street, to the south Abraham Staets, to the west the plain, to the north Claes Van Rotterdam, length twelve rods and two feet, and breadth two rods eight and a half feet, which lot is the just half of the patent to him the grantor given by the Heer director general and council of New Netherland of date the 15th of September, A. D., 1657, and promises the aforesaid lot to free from all demands, claims or pretensions which may arise on pledge of his person or estate, personal and real, present and future, the same submitting to all laws and judges. Done in Fort Orange the 15th of March, A. D. 1661. Jan Verbeeck. Acknowledged before me, WILLEM JANSE. LA MONTAGNE, Clerk at Fort Orange. Appeared before me Johannes La Montagne in the service of etc, in the presence of the honorable Jan Verbeeck and Evert Jansen Wendel commissaries etc., Willem Janssen Stoll husband and guardian of the widow of Claes Henderickse [Van Schoonhoven] deceased, who declares that he has granted and conveyed as by these presents he does grant and convey in real and actual possession to and for the behoof of Claes Jacobsen Van Rotterdam his heirs or assigns, a lot lying in the village of Beverwyck adjoining on the east side the street, on the south side Jan Barentsen [Wemp,] on the west the plain, and on the north side Teunis Dirkse [Van Vechten,] length twelve rods and two feet and breadth two rods, eight feet and a half, which lot is the just half of the patent to Claes Henderickse deceased granted by the Heer director general and council of New Netherland of date the 15th of September, A. D. 1657, and promises the aforesaid lot to free from all demands, claims or pretensions which may arise, on pledge of his person and estate real and personal, present and future, submitting the same to all laws and judges. Done in Fort Orange the 15th of March, A. D. 1661. * Jan Verbeeck. Evert Janse Wendel. Acknowledged before me, * * WILLEM JANSE. LA MONTAGNE, Clerk in Fort Orange. * [wanting] of the above written farming of the excise of [wine and beer,] Gerritse Van Marcken remained the last bidder for the sum of three thousand, eight hundred and sixty-seven guilders according to the above conditions, on pledge of his person and |