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Jacob Harsen Farm
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THE JACOB HARSEN FARM Lot 6 of the "Ten Lots" Block Check List. 1187-1111-1181-1187.
Lots 5 and 6 of the Ten Lots were allotted to Johannes van Brugh. His heirs conveyed Lot 6 as follows.
Peter Van Brugh, eldest son of Johannes Van Brugh, deceased, and Katherine Van Brugh, the widow and relict of the said Johannes Van Brugh, to Rebecca Van Schaick, the widow of Adrian Van Schaick. Deed dated April i, 1701. Not found of record; said to have been in the possession of Jacob Halsted Esq. Consid. £75.
Conveys "all that a certaine parcell of land lying and being to the North side of the Great Kills upon New York Island, upon which said Kill stands a certaine markt Beech tree, from which tree it stretcheth along the side of the North River almost northeast, containing in breadth 60 r. and in depth backward into the woods 250 r., more or less, according to the limitts and bounds of the patent thereof from Governor Nicolls Esq., dated the 3d day of October 1667."
Adrian van Schaick had bought lot 7 from Anthony John Evertse, a negro, March 23, 1697. Deed with the Tunis Somarindyck farm.
The will of Adrian Van Schayck, dated Aug. 2, 1694; proved Jan. 11, 1700/1701 {Liber Wills, II: 76, New York) leaves everything to his wife, Rebecca Van Schayck. This will is in Dutch.
The two following deeds convey lots 6 and 7 to Cornelius Dyckman.
Rebecca Van Schaick, the widow and relict of Adrian Van Schaick, to Cornelius Dykeman. Deed dated April 26, 1 701. — In possession of Jacob Halsted, Esq. Consid., £450.
Recites will of Adrian Van Schaick, giving to his wife, Rebecca Van Schaick, all his estate, real and personal, as by said will, dated Aug. 4, 1694, will appear.
Conveys "all that a certaine plantation, messuage, tenement or house and lotts of ground situate, lying and being at or near a certaine place called Bloomingdale, upon New York Island aforesaid, now in the tenure, possession and occupation of her the said Rebecca Van Schaick, consisting of two parcels (that is to say), the first parcel being purch.ised by the said Adrijan Van Schaick of one Anthony Jan Evertse, a ffree negro, containing for quantyty of acres in breadth and length as by the deed from the said Anthony Jan Evertse, a ffree negro, to him the said Adrian Van Schaick," dated the 23d day of March, 1697, as also by other evidences etc.
"The other parcell of land was purchased of Katherine Van Brough, the widdow and relict of Johannes Van Brough, & of Peter Van Brough, the eldest son of the said Johannes Van Brough by the said Rebecca Van Schaick, by a certaine deed for the consideration therein mentioned, bearing date the ffirst day of Aprill, 1701, containing in quantyty & quality & is butted & bounded as by the said deed in part recited, . . . will . . . appear."
Idee Van Schaick, and Isabel, his wife, to Cornelius Dyckman. Deed dated March 10, 1702. Not found of record; recited to have been in possession of Jacob Halsted, Esq.
Releases and Quit-Claims "a certain plantation or Bowery at a place called Bloomendale, and which he the said Cornelius Dykeman for a valuable consideration heretofore purchased of Rebecca Van Schaick, be the same more or less, all that was soe purchased according to the deeds and writings thereof, with all and every the appurtenances to the same belonging or of right appertaining."
Cornelius Dyckman died prior to 1722, leaving him surviving his widow Jannetje and the following children: Johannes, Derick, George, Cornelius, Nicholas, Wyntie, wife of Johannes Kortright; Cornelia, wife of Jacob Harsen; Gertie, wife of Derick Vander Haan; Elizabeth, wife of John Sprong.
Cornelius Dyckman's will, dated Nov. 6, 1710, is recited in a deed following. It is not of record in New York.
An unrecorded lease dated June 11, 1722, recites that Peter Lecquier was then in possession of the farm on the south (later the John Somarindyck farm) and that Richard Dykeman was in possession of the lot on the north (later the Tunis Somarindyck farm).
No further record of Dykeman or Lecquier; they were evidently tenants. Seetnttle, Abstracts of Farm Titles,\\l: 544.
Janatie Dyckman, wid. of Cornelius Dyckman, and George Dyckman, co-heir of said Cornelius Dyckman, deed., to Nicholas Dyckman. Deed dated March 14, 1736. Not found of record; recited as in possession of Jacob Halstead, Esq.
Recites the will of Cornelius Dyckman, dated Nov. 6, 1710, whereby he devised to his son George Dyckman one-half part of his plantation and to his son Cornelius one-half part, "the same to be divided by a right line from Hudson River to the easternmost bounds of same, pursuant to which said division each moiety was to contain in breadth 60 English rods, and in depth 250 rods, said George to take his first choice. Recites that George has made choice of the northernmost half, leaving the southernmost half to Cornelius."
Conveys the southerly half.
The entire history of this farm (which was lot 6, the southerly one half of Cornelius Dyckman's farm), and of the Tunis Somarindyck farm (which was lot 7, or the northerly one half of Cornelius Dyckman's farm), proves that George Dyckman chose the southerly half of his father's farm and that Cornehus Dyckman chose the northerly half.
Last Will and Testament of Nicholas Dyckman, of Bloomingdale. Dated May 29, 1758; proved Sept. 20, 1758. —Liber mils, XXI: 93 (New York).
Letters testamentary issued to John Harsen and Garret Cosine.
1758, Nov. 13, an advertisement announces an auction sale, on Nov. 23, 1758, of a farm of about 100 acres in Bloomingdale, formerly the property of the late Nicholas Dyckman. — N. Y. Post-Boy, N 13, 1758. See Chronology.
John Harsen and Garret Cosine, executors of Nicholas Dyckman, deed., to Jacob Harsen. Deed dated March i, 1763— Liber Deeds, CCCLXXX: 161 (New York).
Conveys a parcel of land bounded north-westwardly by the Hudson River, south-eastwardly by the common lands of the city of New York, north-eastwardly by the lands of Wyntye Dyckman, and south-westwardly by the lands of James De Lancey, Esq. Containing 94 acres.
The Jacob Harsen homestead stood west of Tenth Ave. between 70th and 71st Sts. See L. M. R. K., Ill: 950. A pretty sketch of the old house is to be found in Mott, The New York Of Yesterday, facing page 134.
Lots 5 and 6 of the Ten Lots were allotted to Johannes van Brugh. His heirs conveyed Lot 6 as follows.
Peter Van Brugh, eldest son of Johannes Van Brugh, deceased, and Katherine Van Brugh, the widow and relict of the said Johannes Van Brugh, to Rebecca Van Schaick, the widow of Adrian Van Schaick. Deed dated April i, 1701. Not found of record; said to have been in the possession of Jacob Halsted Esq. Consid. £75.
Conveys "all that a certaine parcell of land lying and being to the North side of the Great Kills upon New York Island, upon which said Kill stands a certaine markt Beech tree, from which tree it stretcheth along the side of the North River almost northeast, containing in breadth 60 r. and in depth backward into the woods 250 r., more or less, according to the limitts and bounds of the patent thereof from Governor Nicolls Esq., dated the 3d day of October 1667."
Adrian van Schaick had bought lot 7 from Anthony John Evertse, a negro, March 23, 1697. Deed with the Tunis Somarindyck farm.
The will of Adrian Van Schayck, dated Aug. 2, 1694; proved Jan. 11, 1700/1701 {Liber Wills, II: 76, New York) leaves everything to his wife, Rebecca Van Schayck. This will is in Dutch.
The two following deeds convey lots 6 and 7 to Cornelius Dyckman.
Rebecca Van Schaick, the widow and relict of Adrian Van Schaick, to Cornelius Dykeman. Deed dated April 26, 1 701. — In possession of Jacob Halsted, Esq. Consid., £450.
Recites will of Adrian Van Schaick, giving to his wife, Rebecca Van Schaick, all his estate, real and personal, as by said will, dated Aug. 4, 1694, will appear.
Conveys "all that a certaine plantation, messuage, tenement or house and lotts of ground situate, lying and being at or near a certaine place called Bloomingdale, upon New York Island aforesaid, now in the tenure, possession and occupation of her the said Rebecca Van Schaick, consisting of two parcels (that is to say), the first parcel being purch.ised by the said Adrijan Van Schaick of one Anthony Jan Evertse, a ffree negro, containing for quantyty of acres in breadth and length as by the deed from the said Anthony Jan Evertse, a ffree negro, to him the said Adrian Van Schaick," dated the 23d day of March, 1697, as also by other evidences etc.
"The other parcell of land was purchased of Katherine Van Brough, the widdow and relict of Johannes Van Brough, & of Peter Van Brough, the eldest son of the said Johannes Van Brough by the said Rebecca Van Schaick, by a certaine deed for the consideration therein mentioned, bearing date the ffirst day of Aprill, 1701, containing in quantyty & quality & is butted & bounded as by the said deed in part recited, . . . will . . . appear."
Idee Van Schaick, and Isabel, his wife, to Cornelius Dyckman. Deed dated March 10, 1702. Not found of record; recited to have been in possession of Jacob Halsted, Esq.
Releases and Quit-Claims "a certain plantation or Bowery at a place called Bloomendale, and which he the said Cornelius Dykeman for a valuable consideration heretofore purchased of Rebecca Van Schaick, be the same more or less, all that was soe purchased according to the deeds and writings thereof, with all and every the appurtenances to the same belonging or of right appertaining."
Cornelius Dyckman died prior to 1722, leaving him surviving his widow Jannetje and the following children: Johannes, Derick, George, Cornelius, Nicholas, Wyntie, wife of Johannes Kortright; Cornelia, wife of Jacob Harsen; Gertie, wife of Derick Vander Haan; Elizabeth, wife of John Sprong.
Cornelius Dyckman's will, dated Nov. 6, 1710, is recited in a deed following. It is not of record in New York.
An unrecorded lease dated June 11, 1722, recites that Peter Lecquier was then in possession of the farm on the south (later the John Somarindyck farm) and that Richard Dykeman was in possession of the lot on the north (later the Tunis Somarindyck farm).
No further record of Dykeman or Lecquier; they were evidently tenants. Seetnttle, Abstracts of Farm Titles,\\l: 544.
Janatie Dyckman, wid. of Cornelius Dyckman, and George Dyckman, co-heir of said Cornelius Dyckman, deed., to Nicholas Dyckman. Deed dated March 14, 1736. Not found of record; recited as in possession of Jacob Halstead, Esq.
Recites the will of Cornelius Dyckman, dated Nov. 6, 1710, whereby he devised to his son George Dyckman one-half part of his plantation and to his son Cornelius one-half part, "the same to be divided by a right line from Hudson River to the easternmost bounds of same, pursuant to which said division each moiety was to contain in breadth 60 English rods, and in depth 250 rods, said George to take his first choice. Recites that George has made choice of the northernmost half, leaving the southernmost half to Cornelius."
Conveys the southerly half.
The entire history of this farm (which was lot 6, the southerly one half of Cornelius Dyckman's farm), and of the Tunis Somarindyck farm (which was lot 7, or the northerly one half of Cornelius Dyckman's farm), proves that George Dyckman chose the southerly half of his father's farm and that Cornehus Dyckman chose the northerly half.
Last Will and Testament of Nicholas Dyckman, of Bloomingdale. Dated May 29, 1758; proved Sept. 20, 1758. —Liber mils, XXI: 93 (New York).
Letters testamentary issued to John Harsen and Garret Cosine.
1758, Nov. 13, an advertisement announces an auction sale, on Nov. 23, 1758, of a farm of about 100 acres in Bloomingdale, formerly the property of the late Nicholas Dyckman. — N. Y. Post-Boy, N 13, 1758. See Chronology.
John Harsen and Garret Cosine, executors of Nicholas Dyckman, deed., to Jacob Harsen. Deed dated March i, 1763— Liber Deeds, CCCLXXX: 161 (New York).
Conveys a parcel of land bounded north-westwardly by the Hudson River, south-eastwardly by the common lands of the city of New York, north-eastwardly by the lands of Wyntye Dyckman, and south-westwardly by the lands of James De Lancey, Esq. Containing 94 acres.
The Jacob Harsen homestead stood west of Tenth Ave. between 70th and 71st Sts. See L. M. R. K., Ill: 950. A pretty sketch of the old house is to be found in Mott, The New York Of Yesterday, facing page 134.
