Document: Patent of Wouter van Twiller for a tract of land on Long Island

Holding Institution
New York State Archives
Document ID
NYSA_A1880-78_VGG_0015
Description

Patent. Wouter van Twiller, director, &c.; most easterly of the three flats, on Long Island, between the bay of the North river and the East river (Flatlands, L, I.).

Document Date
1636-07-16
Document Date (Date Type)
1636-07-16
Document Type
Patent
Indian Deed
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Translation
Translation

We, director and council of New Netherland etc, herewith testify and declare, that today, date underwritten, personally before us appeared Tenkirauw, Ketaman, Ararikan, Awaghkou, Warinkehinck, Wappettawackenis, Ehetin, as owners, Penhawis, Kakapeteyno being present as chiefs of the district and declare, that voluntarily and advisedly, by special order of the rulers and with consent of the community, for certain goods, which they acknowledge to have received into their hands and power to their full satisfaction and contentment before the passing hereof, they have transferred, ceded, surrendered and conveyed as lawful, true and free possession, as they herewith transfer, cede, surrender and convey to and for the behoof of W. V. Twiller, director-general of New Netherland, the easternmost of the three flats, to them belonging, called Castetuen located on the island, by them called Suwanhackingh between the bay of the North River and the East River of New Netherland, stretching in length from a certain kil coming from the sea almost north into the woods and in width from a certain marsh eastward also into the woods, with all the action, rights and privileges etc...

Done on the island of Manhattan, 16 July 1636.

Jacobus van Corler
A. Hudde
Jacus Bentyn
Claes van Eslant

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_0015.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.

Location
Modern Location
Long Island, NY
Property Type
Property Type
Land
To Party 1
To Party 1
Wouter van Twiller (ID: 1609,000,034)
To Party 1 Text Unlinked
Wouter van Twiller
To Party 1 Entity
Individual
To Party 1 Entity Role
Grantee
From Party 1
From Party 1 Entity
DWIC - Corporation - Dutch West India Company (DWIC)
From Party 1 Entity Role
Owner (Grantor)
From Party 2
From Party 2 Text Unlinked
Tenkirauw, Ketaman, Ararikan, Awaghkou, Warinkehinck, Wappettawackenis, Ehetin, as owners, Penhawis, Kakapeteyno being present as chiefs of the district
Related Ancestors
Jacobus van Curler (ID: 1609,000,033)
Andries Hudde (ID: 1609,000,030)
Jacques Bentyn (ID: 1609,000,038)
Claes van Elslant (ID: 1,660,192)
Document Location
Document Finding Aid or Collection
New Netherland Council Dutch colonial patents and deeds (Series A1880 _ 1630-1664)
Box
1
Volume
GG
Item
15
Link
http://digitalcollections.archives.nysed.gov/index.php/Detail/objects/51124
Search Terms
Confusing - Is this a patent to Wouter van Twiller, who was the director-general, given by himself and the DWIC? Or was a director and a director-general two different entities?

Several "From" parties.

Not sure of DWIC's role, could technically be a grantor but intermediary with the Indians.

Also, in this capacity Twiller may have been an individual, not the director or director-general.

May want to be more specific than "Long Island", with the translation saying: "...called Castetuen located on the island, by them called Suwanhackingh "