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Cornelis Van Tienhoven Farm
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Original Grants and Farms
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CORNELIS VAN TIENHOVEN FARM Block Check List. 65-89-69-70-95-89-90-122. A. Shoemakers' Land
Settled originally by Anthony Jansen from Vees; probably he occupied only the land along the East River.
1639, May 7. Agreement between Anthony Jansen from Vees (Fez, in Morocco) and Barent Dircksen, baker, for "the purchase of the Bouwery hitherto occupied by Anthony Jansen, situate near Fort Amsterdam, bounded westerly by Hendrick Jansen, tailor, and eastward by Philip de Truy." — See Chronology.
CORNELIS VAN TiENHOVEN tO CoRNELIS JaCOBSEN StILLE.
Lease dated May 13, 1643.
Leases "his bouwery situate at the Smith's valley" for 6 years. — See Chronology.
WiLLEM KiEFT, Director, etc., to Cornelis van Tienhoven. Ground-brief dated June 14, 1644. Not found of record; recited in Liber Patents, II: 113 (Albany).
Conveys premises described in the following confirmation.
Richard Nicolls, Governour, etc., to Creditors and Heirs of Cornelius van Tienhoven. Confirmation dated Oct. 3, 1667. — Ibid., II: 113 (Albany).
Recites ground-brief Kieft to Van Tienhoven, June 14, 1644.
"Desc: Toward the East river, between river and Common Highway, on north side of land heretofore belonging to Jan Damen, being separated by the Waggon road and lot of Ffrederick Lubberts; then going to that of Lawrence Cornelissen it stretcheth alongst the strand of East river, east-bynorth somewhat more easterly and contains 46 r., i foot; then along by land of Philip de Truy, north, somewhat westerly, 30 r.; so further to the Highway north-west and northwest-by-north, 102 r., 4 feet; alongst the same way, south-west, somewhat more westerly, 38 r., 2 feet, 5 inches; further along the waggon path, south-south-west, 20 r., south-and-by-west, 80 r., south-and-by-east, 5 rods, south-south-east, 30 r.; southeast, 29 r., 4 feet, and further to the first descent, 10 r. and 5 feet; in all amounting to about 24 acres, or 12 morgens, 234 r. and 8 feet; out of which said patent or ground-brief certain transports have been made.
"Now to confirm what remains, etc." For later history of this tract, see description of PI. 24-a, I: 236.
B. The Vineyard
Willem Kieft, Director, etc., to Cornelis van Tienhoven. Ground-brief dated March 27, 1646. — Liber GG: 142 (Albany).
Conveys "A certain piece of land lying on the Island of Manhattan, extending next the land of the said Tienhoven, in the length 35 rods, beginning at the great Public Highway to the land of Govert Loockermans from the land of Tienhoven, [along] Loockerman's land, 27 rods, and thence to the great Highway, 29 rods, in the length along the great way, 26 rods."
This grant was not confirmed to the creditors and heirs of Van Tienhoven as was the Shoemakers' Land {q. v.). It reverted to the crown for non user. All of the tract east of the highway (later Chatham St. and Park Row) was re-granted as follows:
Thomas DoNOAN, Governor, etc., to John Knight. Patent dated Feb. 10, 1685/6. — Liber Patents, V: 293-97 (Albany).
Conveys "a Certaine Parcell of Wast Vacant or Comon Land Scituate Lyeing and being on this Island Manhattans without the Gate neere the Old Wind Mill by my Warrant Laid out and Surveyed for John Knight of the Citty of New Yorke Gent, beginning at the fence of the Shoemakers Land and Runs by the said fence East 43° Southerly 23 rodd and 20 of 25 Parts of a Rodd to the Land of William Beakeman and then by the said Land 21 Rodd and 19 of 25 Parts of a Rodd and then by the Comons Northwest 13^° Northerly lo Rodd and 11 of 25 Parts of a Rodd and then South West 29° and a yi Westerly 27 Rodd and 1 6 of 25 Parts of a Rodd the whole being Bounded to the South West by the Shoemakers Land and South East by the Land of William Beakeman North East by the Comons and North West by the Comons and highway containeing in all 2 acres and ^/i and 3 Rodd."
John Knight to Thomas Dongan. Deed dated March 9, 16S5.— Liber Deeds, IX: 387 (Albany).
Conveys same premises.
"Ye land called ye Vyneyard" mortgaged April 22, 1697, by Dongan. This is the earliest mention noted of the name Vineyard.— Ibid., XXI: 290 (New York).
Thomas Dongan, of Staten Island, to John Beekman. Lease dated March, 1759, "for the ground known by the name of the Vine Yard for the consideration of the yearly rent of £14 which lease will expire on the I of May, 1779." Not found of record. — Inventory of John Beekman's Estate, made Sept. 24, 1774, in N. Y. P. L., MSS. Div.
This lease seems to have been given as collateral for money loaned to Thos. Dongan of Staten Island. — See Liber Mtges., I: 75, 137 (New York).
The map of the Vineyard, dated March 2, 1759, Number 153, N. Y. register's office, was made by order of John Beekman.
He subsequently leased many lots in the tract.
Thomas Dongan, of Staten Island, to Thomas White. Deed dated July 13, ij62.— Liber Deeds, XVI: 207 (Albany).
Conveys the Vineyard.
Note: In the Chronology, Vol. IV, p. 106, this deed is erroneously cited as ibid., XXI: 290 (New York).
Thomas White was one of the Loyalists whose estates were confiscated by Chap. 25 of the Laws of Ijyg.
Isaac Stoutenburgh and Philip van Courtlandt, commissioners of forfeiture, to Anna White, widow of Thomas White, deceased. Deed dated June 30, 1784. — Liber Deeds, XLIII: 324 (New York).
Conveys the Vineyard.
Vineyard and the Commons for Mr. Bleecker.
January, 1795. James Wilson made a "Plan of Mrs. Ann White's estate" — the Vineyard. This was copied by Evert Bancker in 1797. — Details in Chronology. The small triangle of the Vineyard v^est of Park Row is now covered by the Old Post Office building.
In the description of PI. 72-a, Vol. I, will be found interesting data about the Vineyard. See many entries in Index.
Settled originally by Anthony Jansen from Vees; probably he occupied only the land along the East River.
1639, May 7. Agreement between Anthony Jansen from Vees (Fez, in Morocco) and Barent Dircksen, baker, for "the purchase of the Bouwery hitherto occupied by Anthony Jansen, situate near Fort Amsterdam, bounded westerly by Hendrick Jansen, tailor, and eastward by Philip de Truy." — See Chronology.
CORNELIS VAN TiENHOVEN tO CoRNELIS JaCOBSEN StILLE.
Lease dated May 13, 1643.
Leases "his bouwery situate at the Smith's valley" for 6 years. — See Chronology.
WiLLEM KiEFT, Director, etc., to Cornelis van Tienhoven. Ground-brief dated June 14, 1644. Not found of record; recited in Liber Patents, II: 113 (Albany).
Conveys premises described in the following confirmation.
Richard Nicolls, Governour, etc., to Creditors and Heirs of Cornelius van Tienhoven. Confirmation dated Oct. 3, 1667. — Ibid., II: 113 (Albany).
Recites ground-brief Kieft to Van Tienhoven, June 14, 1644.
"Desc: Toward the East river, between river and Common Highway, on north side of land heretofore belonging to Jan Damen, being separated by the Waggon road and lot of Ffrederick Lubberts; then going to that of Lawrence Cornelissen it stretcheth alongst the strand of East river, east-bynorth somewhat more easterly and contains 46 r., i foot; then along by land of Philip de Truy, north, somewhat westerly, 30 r.; so further to the Highway north-west and northwest-by-north, 102 r., 4 feet; alongst the same way, south-west, somewhat more westerly, 38 r., 2 feet, 5 inches; further along the waggon path, south-south-west, 20 r., south-and-by-west, 80 r., south-and-by-east, 5 rods, south-south-east, 30 r.; southeast, 29 r., 4 feet, and further to the first descent, 10 r. and 5 feet; in all amounting to about 24 acres, or 12 morgens, 234 r. and 8 feet; out of which said patent or ground-brief certain transports have been made.
"Now to confirm what remains, etc." For later history of this tract, see description of PI. 24-a, I: 236.
B. The Vineyard
Willem Kieft, Director, etc., to Cornelis van Tienhoven. Ground-brief dated March 27, 1646. — Liber GG: 142 (Albany).
Conveys "A certain piece of land lying on the Island of Manhattan, extending next the land of the said Tienhoven, in the length 35 rods, beginning at the great Public Highway to the land of Govert Loockermans from the land of Tienhoven, [along] Loockerman's land, 27 rods, and thence to the great Highway, 29 rods, in the length along the great way, 26 rods."
This grant was not confirmed to the creditors and heirs of Van Tienhoven as was the Shoemakers' Land {q. v.). It reverted to the crown for non user. All of the tract east of the highway (later Chatham St. and Park Row) was re-granted as follows:
Thomas DoNOAN, Governor, etc., to John Knight. Patent dated Feb. 10, 1685/6. — Liber Patents, V: 293-97 (Albany).
Conveys "a Certaine Parcell of Wast Vacant or Comon Land Scituate Lyeing and being on this Island Manhattans without the Gate neere the Old Wind Mill by my Warrant Laid out and Surveyed for John Knight of the Citty of New Yorke Gent, beginning at the fence of the Shoemakers Land and Runs by the said fence East 43° Southerly 23 rodd and 20 of 25 Parts of a Rodd to the Land of William Beakeman and then by the said Land 21 Rodd and 19 of 25 Parts of a Rodd and then by the Comons Northwest 13^° Northerly lo Rodd and 11 of 25 Parts of a Rodd and then South West 29° and a yi Westerly 27 Rodd and 1 6 of 25 Parts of a Rodd the whole being Bounded to the South West by the Shoemakers Land and South East by the Land of William Beakeman North East by the Comons and North West by the Comons and highway containeing in all 2 acres and ^/i and 3 Rodd."
John Knight to Thomas Dongan. Deed dated March 9, 16S5.— Liber Deeds, IX: 387 (Albany).
Conveys same premises.
"Ye land called ye Vyneyard" mortgaged April 22, 1697, by Dongan. This is the earliest mention noted of the name Vineyard.— Ibid., XXI: 290 (New York).
Thomas Dongan, of Staten Island, to John Beekman. Lease dated March, 1759, "for the ground known by the name of the Vine Yard for the consideration of the yearly rent of £14 which lease will expire on the I of May, 1779." Not found of record. — Inventory of John Beekman's Estate, made Sept. 24, 1774, in N. Y. P. L., MSS. Div.
This lease seems to have been given as collateral for money loaned to Thos. Dongan of Staten Island. — See Liber Mtges., I: 75, 137 (New York).
The map of the Vineyard, dated March 2, 1759, Number 153, N. Y. register's office, was made by order of John Beekman.
He subsequently leased many lots in the tract.
Thomas Dongan, of Staten Island, to Thomas White. Deed dated July 13, ij62.— Liber Deeds, XVI: 207 (Albany).
Conveys the Vineyard.
Note: In the Chronology, Vol. IV, p. 106, this deed is erroneously cited as ibid., XXI: 290 (New York).
Thomas White was one of the Loyalists whose estates were confiscated by Chap. 25 of the Laws of Ijyg.
Isaac Stoutenburgh and Philip van Courtlandt, commissioners of forfeiture, to Anna White, widow of Thomas White, deceased. Deed dated June 30, 1784. — Liber Deeds, XLIII: 324 (New York).
Conveys the Vineyard.
Vineyard and the Commons for Mr. Bleecker.
January, 1795. James Wilson made a "Plan of Mrs. Ann White's estate" — the Vineyard. This was copied by Evert Bancker in 1797. — Details in Chronology. The small triangle of the Vineyard v^est of Park Row is now covered by the Old Post Office building.
In the description of PI. 72-a, Vol. I, will be found interesting data about the Vineyard. See many entries in Index.
