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THE NICHOLAS BAYARD FARM
Block Check List. East of Broadway. 511-509-494-4921 63-1 65-208-209-5 1 1 .
West of Broadway. 543-532-523-513-512-210-231-486506-527-543.
The farm of Col. Nicholas Bayard, son of Samuel Bayard, grandson of Nicholas Bayard the immigrant, comprised the tract known as the Smith's Hill, which was almost entirely south of Prince St., and a parcel to the north of Smith's Hill made up of eight of the small farms granted to the Company's negroes.
Before 1696, Wolfert Webber had accumulated five of these small grants; he referred to this tract as the Negroes' farm. in his will.
Nicholas Bayard, the founder of the family in America, was born in Holland. May 23, 1666, he married Judith, daughter of Caspar Verleth. — Marr. in ReJ. Dutch Ch., 32.
This young girl while living with her father in Hartford, in 1662, was accused of witchcraft. Through the intercession of Stuyvesant she was released from prison. — N. Y. Col. Docs., XIV: 518.
Nicholas Bayard's will dated May 9, 1707 {Liber Wills, Vni: 31, New York), left his entire estate to his widow for life. After her death, to their only son and heir, Samuel Bayard. When the will was proved, April 19, 171 1, Judith was dead, and Samuel Bayard succeeded to the estate.
Samuel Bayard's will dated April 10, 1745, does not mention this farm. His farm at Hoboken is devised to his son Stephen. —Liber IVills, XV: 486 (New York).
For this reason it may be assumed that Nicholas, son of Samuel Bayard, had already acquired the Smith's Hill farm from his father. The rest of the farm was purchased from Philip Minthorne, Jacob Stille and Garret Onklebagg, or their grantees. None of the deeds found of record; no recitals found in any early records regarding these parcels.
Sept. 10, 1762, Nicholas B;iyard conveyed a farm here to his son Stephen (see the A. L. Bleecker farm), 23 acres, more or less. Sept. 14, 1762, he made a will by which he devised numerous lots in the easterly part of his farm, as shown on a map by Franc. Maerschalck, Jan. 15, 1752. — Liher JVills, XXV: 192 (New York). This will filed, Dec. 30, 1765.
After deducting the farm above mentioned, and the lots, the rest of this estate is devised to his son, Nicholas Bayard, third of that name.
The Maerschalck Map has not been found, nor any copy of it. Apparently it laid out that part of the farm east of Rhynders (Centre) St., and south of the road to the mansion (Broome St.) over to the Bowery Road. The Ratzer Map shows this layout. The lots mentioned in the will can be identified on the later maps of the East farm. There are references in deeds to a map by C. Th. Goerck, December, 1794, and one by Gerard Bancker, before 1796. As far as can be known, these maps copied and supplemented the Maerschalck Map. A map of the East farm, compiled by J. B. Holmes, is most useful here, being well annotated.
After Great George Street (Broadway) was cut through {c. I'JI^) the farms were always known as the East and West Bayard farms.
July I, 1769, Gerard Bancker surveyed the entire farm; this is merely an outhne map containing 77 courses, beginning at Hardin's stable, at the south east corner of Pell and Mott Sts., though no streets are mentioned in the notes. The survey leaves out eight blocks south of Broome St. and east of Mott St., although as before no street names are mentioned. There must have been a map before this time on which those streets were laid out; it was no doubt the map of 1752. The survey estimates this farm at 175 acres, i rood, 4 perches after the deductions noted. The original farm must have contained about 215 acres.
Map in Bancker Coll., N. Y. P. L. A copy in the Gibbs Coll. in N. Y. Hist. Soc.
The West farm was surveyed and laid out into lots in April, 1788, by Goerck. The original map has been missing from the office of the register for many years.
There is a copy, certified by G. B. Smith, in the Gibbs Coll. .Also a map in the register's office. Number 572, said to have been supplied by Wm. V. Smith.
The Holmes Map of this tract is also very useful. There is a map of the Estate of Stephen Van Rensselaer deed, in the register's office,No.386. It covers a good part of the East farm.
By agreements made in May 1784, recorded in Liher Deeds, XXI: 283 (Albany) and Liber Deeds, XLI: 202, (New York) the north line of the farm was straightened and gores north and south of it conveyed.
Amity Lane was afterward opened on this line.
Block Check List. East of Broadway. 511-509-494-4921 63-1 65-208-209-5 1 1 .
West of Broadway. 543-532-523-513-512-210-231-486506-527-543.
The farm of Col. Nicholas Bayard, son of Samuel Bayard, grandson of Nicholas Bayard the immigrant, comprised the tract known as the Smith's Hill, which was almost entirely south of Prince St., and a parcel to the north of Smith's Hill made up of eight of the small farms granted to the Company's negroes.
Before 1696, Wolfert Webber had accumulated five of these small grants; he referred to this tract as the Negroes' farm. in his will.
Nicholas Bayard, the founder of the family in America, was born in Holland. May 23, 1666, he married Judith, daughter of Caspar Verleth. — Marr. in ReJ. Dutch Ch., 32.
This young girl while living with her father in Hartford, in 1662, was accused of witchcraft. Through the intercession of Stuyvesant she was released from prison. — N. Y. Col. Docs., XIV: 518.
Nicholas Bayard's will dated May 9, 1707 {Liber Wills, Vni: 31, New York), left his entire estate to his widow for life. After her death, to their only son and heir, Samuel Bayard. When the will was proved, April 19, 171 1, Judith was dead, and Samuel Bayard succeeded to the estate.
Samuel Bayard's will dated April 10, 1745, does not mention this farm. His farm at Hoboken is devised to his son Stephen. —Liber IVills, XV: 486 (New York).
For this reason it may be assumed that Nicholas, son of Samuel Bayard, had already acquired the Smith's Hill farm from his father. The rest of the farm was purchased from Philip Minthorne, Jacob Stille and Garret Onklebagg, or their grantees. None of the deeds found of record; no recitals found in any early records regarding these parcels.
Sept. 10, 1762, Nicholas B;iyard conveyed a farm here to his son Stephen (see the A. L. Bleecker farm), 23 acres, more or less. Sept. 14, 1762, he made a will by which he devised numerous lots in the easterly part of his farm, as shown on a map by Franc. Maerschalck, Jan. 15, 1752. — Liher JVills, XXV: 192 (New York). This will filed, Dec. 30, 1765.
After deducting the farm above mentioned, and the lots, the rest of this estate is devised to his son, Nicholas Bayard, third of that name.
The Maerschalck Map has not been found, nor any copy of it. Apparently it laid out that part of the farm east of Rhynders (Centre) St., and south of the road to the mansion (Broome St.) over to the Bowery Road. The Ratzer Map shows this layout. The lots mentioned in the will can be identified on the later maps of the East farm. There are references in deeds to a map by C. Th. Goerck, December, 1794, and one by Gerard Bancker, before 1796. As far as can be known, these maps copied and supplemented the Maerschalck Map. A map of the East farm, compiled by J. B. Holmes, is most useful here, being well annotated.
After Great George Street (Broadway) was cut through {c. I'JI^) the farms were always known as the East and West Bayard farms.
July I, 1769, Gerard Bancker surveyed the entire farm; this is merely an outhne map containing 77 courses, beginning at Hardin's stable, at the south east corner of Pell and Mott Sts., though no streets are mentioned in the notes. The survey leaves out eight blocks south of Broome St. and east of Mott St., although as before no street names are mentioned. There must have been a map before this time on which those streets were laid out; it was no doubt the map of 1752. The survey estimates this farm at 175 acres, i rood, 4 perches after the deductions noted. The original farm must have contained about 215 acres.
Map in Bancker Coll., N. Y. P. L. A copy in the Gibbs Coll. in N. Y. Hist. Soc.
The West farm was surveyed and laid out into lots in April, 1788, by Goerck. The original map has been missing from the office of the register for many years.
There is a copy, certified by G. B. Smith, in the Gibbs Coll. .Also a map in the register's office. Number 572, said to have been supplied by Wm. V. Smith.
The Holmes Map of this tract is also very useful. There is a map of the Estate of Stephen Van Rensselaer deed, in the register's office,No.386. It covers a good part of the East farm.
By agreements made in May 1784, recorded in Liher Deeds, XXI: 283 (Albany) and Liber Deeds, XLI: 202, (New York) the north line of the farm was straightened and gores north and south of it conveyed.
Amity Lane was afterward opened on this line.
