Lot Group
Original Grants and Farms
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H. The Grant to Big Manuel
WiLLEM Kieft, Director, etc., to Big Manuel, negro. Ground-brief dated Oct. 19, 1645. — Liber GG: 125 (Albany).
Conveys "A certain piece of land lying on the island ot Manhattans, on the east end of Tosschyn Briel's land, it extends along next the land Anna Negra (the negress), east a little south, 67 r.; south-east-by-east a little south, 14 r.; south a little west, 24 r.; west, 51 r.; west-north-west, 40 r. along the end of the aforesaid Briel's land and further to the place of beginning north-north-east, 25 r.; amounting in all to 4 morgens, 386 r."
This grant, over eight acres in extent, seems to have lapsed. Part of it vested in Bayard by the Smith's Hill patent.
Big Manuel was manumitted, Feb. 25, 1644. — Laws and Ord. N. Neth., 36.
Several of these tracts were confirmed to Augustyn Heermans, who was a brother-in-law to Nicholas Bayard. It has been assumed that he was acting for Bayard in the assembling of these parcels. As noted, only one small parcel was sold to Bayard.
Later he obtained a confirmation of this part of the farm as "The Smith's Hill."
Benjamin Fletcher, to Coll. Nicholas Bayard. Patent, dated June 21, 1697. — Liber Patents, VII: 130 (Albany).
Desc: (Second Parcel) "Certaine farm Commonly called Smiths Hill and now in his Seizin and Actuall Possession, situate, lying and being to the Eastward of the ffresh Pond & Swamp on our Island Manhattans within our Citty of New Yorke, beginning by the Highway at the N. W. corner of the orchard belonging to Mr. Hendricus Selyns; thence it Runns W. 10° 30' N'ly 5 ch., 54 1.; thence S'ly 28 1. to the fence of Wolfert Webber; thence by the said fence W. 27° N'ly 10 ch. 65 1. to the ffresh Water Pond; thence by the said Pond & Swamp to the free Negroes Land; thence by their fence to the land of Jacob Stillie; thence by his fence as it Runns to tht Highway; thence by the said Highway to the Place where begunn Being Bounded to the S. by Wolfert Webber and Mr. Henricus Selyns; to the W. by the Swamp; N. by the ffree Negroes and Jacob Stillie and to the E. by the Highway including the Swamp annexed the whole upland (besides the Swamp) Containing the Quantity of 135 Acres, as by the Return of the Survey Relation being thereunto had may more fully and at large Appear."
WiLLEM Kieft, Director, etc., to Big Manuel, negro. Ground-brief dated Oct. 19, 1645. — Liber GG: 125 (Albany).
Conveys "A certain piece of land lying on the island ot Manhattans, on the east end of Tosschyn Briel's land, it extends along next the land Anna Negra (the negress), east a little south, 67 r.; south-east-by-east a little south, 14 r.; south a little west, 24 r.; west, 51 r.; west-north-west, 40 r. along the end of the aforesaid Briel's land and further to the place of beginning north-north-east, 25 r.; amounting in all to 4 morgens, 386 r."
This grant, over eight acres in extent, seems to have lapsed. Part of it vested in Bayard by the Smith's Hill patent.
Big Manuel was manumitted, Feb. 25, 1644. — Laws and Ord. N. Neth., 36.
Several of these tracts were confirmed to Augustyn Heermans, who was a brother-in-law to Nicholas Bayard. It has been assumed that he was acting for Bayard in the assembling of these parcels. As noted, only one small parcel was sold to Bayard.
Later he obtained a confirmation of this part of the farm as "The Smith's Hill."
Benjamin Fletcher, to Coll. Nicholas Bayard. Patent, dated June 21, 1697. — Liber Patents, VII: 130 (Albany).
Desc: (Second Parcel) "Certaine farm Commonly called Smiths Hill and now in his Seizin and Actuall Possession, situate, lying and being to the Eastward of the ffresh Pond & Swamp on our Island Manhattans within our Citty of New Yorke, beginning by the Highway at the N. W. corner of the orchard belonging to Mr. Hendricus Selyns; thence it Runns W. 10° 30' N'ly 5 ch., 54 1.; thence S'ly 28 1. to the fence of Wolfert Webber; thence by the said fence W. 27° N'ly 10 ch. 65 1. to the ffresh Water Pond; thence by the said Pond & Swamp to the free Negroes Land; thence by their fence to the land of Jacob Stillie; thence by his fence as it Runns to tht Highway; thence by the said Highway to the Place where begunn Being Bounded to the S. by Wolfert Webber and Mr. Henricus Selyns; to the W. by the Swamp; N. by the ffree Negroes and Jacob Stillie and to the E. by the Highway including the Swamp annexed the whole upland (besides the Swamp) Containing the Quantity of 135 Acres, as by the Return of the Survey Relation being thereunto had may more fully and at large Appear."
