Lot: L6 (Taxlots)

Jan Swaen, of Stockholm, bought this, the most northerly of Hendrick Barentsen's lots, March 3, 1659 {Liber Deeds, A: 150), but, in October, the smith sued him for the first instalment of the purchase money, 200 florins. Swaen pleaded that he had been ill, asked for more time, and ofi^ered to pay in corn. — Rec. N. Am., Ill: 64[']. He owned a farm at the Mespat Kills, L. I. — Cal. Hist. MSS., Dutch, 382. Early in the spring following, he started to build, but money was still scarce; he was sued, in March and April, for wages due on his house. His faithful wife, Marritje Jans, appeared for him in court (perhaps he was still ill), and said they would pay. — Rec. N. Am., Ill: 145, 154. The house must have been very newly completed when the Plan was drawn. After the surrender, Swaen sold his house to his neighbour, Joannes Verveelen {Patents, III: 26, Albany), procured from Governor NicoUs a pass for himself, his wife, and three children, to sail in the "Unity," and, in December, 1664, left New York, forever. — General Entries, I: 139.