Lot
Johannes Van Couwenhoven Farm
Lot Group
Original Grants and Farms
Property Was Used in 1660 For:
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THE JOHANNES VAN COUWENHOVEN FARM At Greenwich
Block Check List. 635-643.
Cornells van Ruyven's home farm at Northwyck was only five acres in extent. He sold the farm house and garden to Teunis Eides, the brewery and mill and their outbuildings to Johannes van Couwenhoven.
Lot 16 of the Warren farm shows the jagged outline between the brewery lot and the farmstead.
The deed from Van Ruyven to Couwenhoven was not delivered until 1674, but the following mortgage was probably the purchase money mortgage drawn when the property actually passed, March i, 167 1/2.
Johannes van Couwenhoven to Cornelis van Ruyven. Mortgage dated March I, 1671/2, for 1000 guilders.
"The worthy Johannes van couvenhoven, inhabitant at Noortwijck," mortgages "A Brewery Malt house &c." "Which sum of one thousand guilders Wampum value arises on account of a Horse Mill stones Ironwork &c., built by Mr. Van Ruyven at Noortwyck, and sold to the appearer; which the appearer acknowledges to have received and entered into possession. Which sum of one thousand guilders the appearer promises to pay ... so soon as circumstances will permit in good grain or merchandize wampum value as it will pass from man to man at the time when the payment will be made." —
Deeds and Mortgages (i 664-1 675), 169 (trans, by O'Callaghan), in city clerk's office. New York. A guilder, wampum, w.as worth about 13 cents of our money.
Cornelis van Ruyven to Johannis van Couwenhoven. Deed recorded June 22, 1674.— N. Y. Hist. Soc. Collections, 1913. 3'>-3i-__
Conveys "a brewery, mill and malt-house . . . certain lot and parcel of land situated on this Island Manhattans at Saphackenican, enclosed by the land of Teunis Idusse and Jacob Pietersz De Groot as the same at present is surrounded by its fence and has been occupied and used until this date by the said Van Couwenhoven. Extent, according to the measurement of the sworn surveyor Jacques Corteljou, fully two morgens."
Johannes van Couwenhoven, dwelling in New York County at Nort Wyck,made his will, which was signed July 18, 16S9. Proved August 10, i6<p.— Liber IVills, III: 195 (New York). New page 140.
For more than fifty years the farm remained in his descendants.
The Couwenhoven farm was sold to two wealthy Jewish merchants of New York. Mordecai Gomez bought the most southerly tract later, of James Jauncey, Abraham Lynsen the northerly part later, of William Bayard.
Gomez was the first to buy here. He is mentioned as a neighbour in the survey of the northerly piece, March 10, 1746. By his will, dated Mav 3, 1750, he devised the place to his wife and children.— Z,/^^r frills, XVII: 272 (New York).
He probably built the house which is mentioned in a deed June 6, i-j66.— Liber Deeds, XXXVII: 554 (New York).
James Jauncey must have purchased at this time. His name is on the Ratzer Map. Deed not found.
The northerly parcel was sold about March, 1746.
In the Warren Papers, 1639-1791;, in N. Y. Hist. Soc, there is an excellent survey of the upper part of the Van Couwenhoven land, "Done by Brandt Schuyler ye loth March, 1745/6, by order of Francis Couwenhoven and Abraham Lynsen."
In the same collection there is a lease and a survey signed by Abraham Lynsen Jan. 25, 1747/S, proving that Mr. Lynsen leased the old Teunis Eides house for three years. The paper is marked: "Memorandum of an agreement between Mr. Oliver De Lancey and Abr. Lynsen relating to a certain House & Lott of Ground at Greenwich." A sketch with the agreement shows the "Old house," a barn, and the arrangement of the fences.
Possibly at this time Mr. Lynsen was engaged in building his home here. When Abraham Sarzedas sold it, in 1659, the house had been built about six years, according to the advertisement. The deed to Abraham Lynsen has not been found.
Abraham Lynson, merchant to Abraham Sarzedas, gentleman. Deed dated Nov. 30, 1750. — Liber Deeds, XXXIII: 406 (New York).
Conveys "All that certain Messuage or dwelling house and lott of ground thereunto belonging." The further description is of the plot of 3 acres, 2 roods, and 15 perches shown on the survey.
1759, Jan. 15, "To be sold. A very pleasant Countrj' seat situated nigh the North River, about three miles from the City, generally known by the name of Greenwich; containing near four acres, all in Garden, inclosed with a good board fence, six feet high and Red cedar posts. A Dwelling house the best Part whereof is finish'd in the best manner, not above six years .ago, fit for any Gentleman. . . . Apply to .Abraham Sarzed.as, living in the premises." — N. Y. Mercury.
William Bayard seems to have bought the house and grounds at this time. No deed found. The Ratzer Map shows him in possession.
William Bayard and James Jauncey were attainted of treason. Their estates were confiscated under the Act of 1779. Sabine says that Bayard died at his seat, Greenwich House, Southampton, England, in 1804. — Sabine, Loyalists, I: 218.
The Bayard house stood at the south side of Horatio Street, partly in the bed of the street. The Jauncey house was west of the road, Greenwich St., partly in the bed of Bethune St. Real estate records fail to show when they were demolished. However, Bethune St. was ceded to the city in February, 1827. Horatio St. was legally opened in 1835. So both houses, if they stood so long, had to give way to the street openings.
Block Check List. 635-643.
Cornells van Ruyven's home farm at Northwyck was only five acres in extent. He sold the farm house and garden to Teunis Eides, the brewery and mill and their outbuildings to Johannes van Couwenhoven.
Lot 16 of the Warren farm shows the jagged outline between the brewery lot and the farmstead.
The deed from Van Ruyven to Couwenhoven was not delivered until 1674, but the following mortgage was probably the purchase money mortgage drawn when the property actually passed, March i, 167 1/2.
Johannes van Couwenhoven to Cornelis van Ruyven. Mortgage dated March I, 1671/2, for 1000 guilders.
"The worthy Johannes van couvenhoven, inhabitant at Noortwijck," mortgages "A Brewery Malt house &c." "Which sum of one thousand guilders Wampum value arises on account of a Horse Mill stones Ironwork &c., built by Mr. Van Ruyven at Noortwyck, and sold to the appearer; which the appearer acknowledges to have received and entered into possession. Which sum of one thousand guilders the appearer promises to pay ... so soon as circumstances will permit in good grain or merchandize wampum value as it will pass from man to man at the time when the payment will be made." —
Deeds and Mortgages (i 664-1 675), 169 (trans, by O'Callaghan), in city clerk's office. New York. A guilder, wampum, w.as worth about 13 cents of our money.
Cornelis van Ruyven to Johannis van Couwenhoven. Deed recorded June 22, 1674.— N. Y. Hist. Soc. Collections, 1913. 3'>-3i-__
Conveys "a brewery, mill and malt-house . . . certain lot and parcel of land situated on this Island Manhattans at Saphackenican, enclosed by the land of Teunis Idusse and Jacob Pietersz De Groot as the same at present is surrounded by its fence and has been occupied and used until this date by the said Van Couwenhoven. Extent, according to the measurement of the sworn surveyor Jacques Corteljou, fully two morgens."
Johannes van Couwenhoven, dwelling in New York County at Nort Wyck,made his will, which was signed July 18, 16S9. Proved August 10, i6<p.— Liber IVills, III: 195 (New York). New page 140.
For more than fifty years the farm remained in his descendants.
The Couwenhoven farm was sold to two wealthy Jewish merchants of New York. Mordecai Gomez bought the most southerly tract later, of James Jauncey, Abraham Lynsen the northerly part later, of William Bayard.
Gomez was the first to buy here. He is mentioned as a neighbour in the survey of the northerly piece, March 10, 1746. By his will, dated Mav 3, 1750, he devised the place to his wife and children.— Z,/^^r frills, XVII: 272 (New York).
He probably built the house which is mentioned in a deed June 6, i-j66.— Liber Deeds, XXXVII: 554 (New York).
James Jauncey must have purchased at this time. His name is on the Ratzer Map. Deed not found.
The northerly parcel was sold about March, 1746.
In the Warren Papers, 1639-1791;, in N. Y. Hist. Soc, there is an excellent survey of the upper part of the Van Couwenhoven land, "Done by Brandt Schuyler ye loth March, 1745/6, by order of Francis Couwenhoven and Abraham Lynsen."
In the same collection there is a lease and a survey signed by Abraham Lynsen Jan. 25, 1747/S, proving that Mr. Lynsen leased the old Teunis Eides house for three years. The paper is marked: "Memorandum of an agreement between Mr. Oliver De Lancey and Abr. Lynsen relating to a certain House & Lott of Ground at Greenwich." A sketch with the agreement shows the "Old house," a barn, and the arrangement of the fences.
Possibly at this time Mr. Lynsen was engaged in building his home here. When Abraham Sarzedas sold it, in 1659, the house had been built about six years, according to the advertisement. The deed to Abraham Lynsen has not been found.
Abraham Lynson, merchant to Abraham Sarzedas, gentleman. Deed dated Nov. 30, 1750. — Liber Deeds, XXXIII: 406 (New York).
Conveys "All that certain Messuage or dwelling house and lott of ground thereunto belonging." The further description is of the plot of 3 acres, 2 roods, and 15 perches shown on the survey.
1759, Jan. 15, "To be sold. A very pleasant Countrj' seat situated nigh the North River, about three miles from the City, generally known by the name of Greenwich; containing near four acres, all in Garden, inclosed with a good board fence, six feet high and Red cedar posts. A Dwelling house the best Part whereof is finish'd in the best manner, not above six years .ago, fit for any Gentleman. . . . Apply to .Abraham Sarzed.as, living in the premises." — N. Y. Mercury.
William Bayard seems to have bought the house and grounds at this time. No deed found. The Ratzer Map shows him in possession.
William Bayard and James Jauncey were attainted of treason. Their estates were confiscated under the Act of 1779. Sabine says that Bayard died at his seat, Greenwich House, Southampton, England, in 1804. — Sabine, Loyalists, I: 218.
The Bayard house stood at the south side of Horatio Street, partly in the bed of the street. The Jauncey house was west of the road, Greenwich St., partly in the bed of Bethune St. Real estate records fail to show when they were demolished. However, Bethune St. was ceded to the city in February, 1827. Horatio St. was legally opened in 1835. So both houses, if they stood so long, had to give way to the street openings.
