Document: Patent of Jan Montfoort for land on Long Island

Holding Institution

New York State Archives

Document ID

NYSA_A1880-78_VGG_0040

Description

Patent. Jan Montfoort; land on Long Island next to Rinnegakonc and adjoining the last above mentioned tract (Brooklyn).

Document Date

1641-05-29

Document Date (Date Type)

1641-05-29

Document Type

Patent

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Translation

We, Willem Kieft, etc... herewith testify and declare, that today, date underwritten, we have granted to Jan Montfoort a certain parcel of land located upon the Long Island next to Renegakonck, bounded east and west by Pieter Montfoort and reaching in width 350 paces into the woods; with express condition and stipulations etc...

Done 29 May 1641 at Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland.

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_0040.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.