Lot
R2
Lot Group
Grant Lots
Original Grants and Farms Document(s)
Grant Lot Document(s)
Date Start
1647-03-13
Date End
1655-06-22
Tax Lot Events
To Party 1
To Party 1 (text)
Claes Van Elslant
From Party (Text)
DWIC
Grant Description
Gr-br. to Claes Van Elslant. (GG: 183.) Desc: A cert, lot for a ho and garden, situated on the Island of Manhattans, in the rear of the lot of Roelof Jansen; its br. on the W. side is 8 r., 4 ft., 5 ins.; on the N. side its length is 12 r., 5 (feet) [omitted in original, C. D. W.j 6 ins.; on the E. side, its br. is ; r., 5 ft.; further its br. Mch. 13 (on the length of 5 r., 7 ft.) is 5 r., 9 ft., 3 ins.; further length, I r., 6 ft.; br., 7 r.; further length on the S. side till to the lot of the afsd. Roelof Jansen, 5 r., 2 ft., 4 ins.; amtg. to 82 r., 9 ft.
Document Source(s)
GG: 183
Full Grant Entry (The Iconography of Manhattan Island, Vol. 4, Ch. 4: The Dutch Grants):
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Full Stokes Entry (See images below)
1647
Mch. 13 Gr-br. to Claes Van Elslant. (GG: 183.) Desc: A
cert, lot for a ho and garden, situated on the Island of
Manhattans, in the rear of the lot of Roelof Jansen; its
br. on the W. side is 8 r., 4 ft., 5 ins.; on the N. side its
length is 12 r., 5 (feet) [omitted in original, C. D. W.j
6 ins.; on the E. side, its br. is ; r., 5 ft.; further its br. Mch. 13
(on the length of 5 r., 7 ft.) is 5 r., 9 ft., 3 ins.; further
length, I r., 6 ft.; br., 7 r.; further length on the S. side
till to the lot of the afsd. Roelof Jansen, 5 r., 2 ft., 4 ins.;
amtg. to 82 r., 9 ft.
1655
Deed. Claes Van Elslant to Gillis Pietersen. (Lib. A, June 22
Deeds, N. Y. Co.: 24.) Desc: Lot E. of Ft. Amster-
dam, abutting N. on the Graft, W. side, A. Classen's lot,
S. and E. on St.; br. in front S. side, 38 Rhineland ft.;
rear, N. side, 47 Rhineland ft.; long both E. and W. sides,
62 Rhineland ft. Recites gr-br. Mch. 13, 1647.
Deed. Isaac Kip, agent of Gillis Pietersen to Solomon Oct. 17
La Chair, and William Deuckles. (Lib. A, Deeds, N. Y.
Co.: 98.) Desc: Lot E of Ft. Amsterdam, abutting
N. on the Graft, 47 ft., W. on lot of A. Claes, 62 ft., S.
on St., 38 ft. and E. on St., 62 ft. Recites gr-br. Mch. 13,
1647.
1667
Conf. Governor Nicolls to Claes Van Elslandt. (Pats. May 22
II: 33.) Recites gr-br. to Van Elslandt. Desc: s. a.
gr-br. {supra).
Note: The gr-br. is thus confirmed notwithstanding
that Van Elslandt had divested himself of the greater
part.
1659
Deed. Willem Dueckles to Joannes Vervelen. (Lib. Oct. 4
A, Deeds, N. Y. Co.: 179.) Lot N. of Marckvelt
Steeck; bounded W. by ho. and lot of J. Jansen Hagenaar,
70^ ft.; N. by Bevers Graght, 25 ft.; E. by a little
street, 69^^ ft.; S. by said Steeck, 21ft. Measured
inside the fence. Recites deed Oct. 21, 1657.
1660
Deed. Joannes Vervelen to Pierre Pia. (Lib. A, Aug. 27
Deeds, N. Y. Co.: 213.) Lot N. of Marckvelt Steegh;
bounded E. by lane, 69>^ft.; S. by the afsd. Steegh,
21 ft.; W. by ho. and lot of Jan Jansen Hagenaar, yoyi
ft.; N. by Bevers Graght, 25 ft. Recites deed Oct. 4,
Note: Though recorded, the above deed is stated not
to have been executed.
1659
Deed. Solomon La Chair to Jan Jansen Hagenaar. June 27
(Lib. A, Deeds, N.Y. Co.: 160.) Desc: Lot on Marck-
velt Steegh. Bounded W. by A. Clasen, e,yi r.; N. by
Beavers Graght, 24^2 ft.; E. by lot of W. Doukles,
^yi r.; S. by above-named steegh (lane), 21 ft., 3 ins.
Recites deed Oct. 17, 1657; recites, measured by J.
Cortelyou, May 10, 1659. _
1667
Conf. Governor Nicolls to Jan Jansen Hagenaar. July 23
(Pats. Alb., II: 82.) Recites transport by Solomon La
Chair unto Jan J. Hagenaar, dated June 27, 1659. Desc:
s. a. preceding instrument.
Mch. 13 Gr-br. to Claes Van Elslant. (GG: 183.) Desc: A
cert, lot for a ho and garden, situated on the Island of
Manhattans, in the rear of the lot of Roelof Jansen; its
br. on the W. side is 8 r., 4 ft., 5 ins.; on the N. side its
length is 12 r., 5 (feet) [omitted in original, C. D. W.j
6 ins.; on the E. side, its br. is ; r., 5 ft.; further its br. Mch. 13
(on the length of 5 r., 7 ft.) is 5 r., 9 ft., 3 ins.; further
length, I r., 6 ft.; br., 7 r.; further length on the S. side
till to the lot of the afsd. Roelof Jansen, 5 r., 2 ft., 4 ins.;
amtg. to 82 r., 9 ft.
1655
Deed. Claes Van Elslant to Gillis Pietersen. (Lib. A, June 22
Deeds, N. Y. Co.: 24.) Desc: Lot E. of Ft. Amster-
dam, abutting N. on the Graft, W. side, A. Classen's lot,
S. and E. on St.; br. in front S. side, 38 Rhineland ft.;
rear, N. side, 47 Rhineland ft.; long both E. and W. sides,
62 Rhineland ft. Recites gr-br. Mch. 13, 1647.
Deed. Isaac Kip, agent of Gillis Pietersen to Solomon Oct. 17
La Chair, and William Deuckles. (Lib. A, Deeds, N. Y.
Co.: 98.) Desc: Lot E of Ft. Amsterdam, abutting
N. on the Graft, 47 ft., W. on lot of A. Claes, 62 ft., S.
on St., 38 ft. and E. on St., 62 ft. Recites gr-br. Mch. 13,
1647.
1667
Conf. Governor Nicolls to Claes Van Elslandt. (Pats. May 22
II: 33.) Recites gr-br. to Van Elslandt. Desc: s. a.
gr-br. {supra).
Note: The gr-br. is thus confirmed notwithstanding
that Van Elslandt had divested himself of the greater
part.
1659
Deed. Willem Dueckles to Joannes Vervelen. (Lib. Oct. 4
A, Deeds, N. Y. Co.: 179.) Lot N. of Marckvelt
Steeck; bounded W. by ho. and lot of J. Jansen Hagenaar,
70^ ft.; N. by Bevers Graght, 25 ft.; E. by a little
street, 69^^ ft.; S. by said Steeck, 21ft. Measured
inside the fence. Recites deed Oct. 21, 1657.
1660
Deed. Joannes Vervelen to Pierre Pia. (Lib. A, Aug. 27
Deeds, N. Y. Co.: 213.) Lot N. of Marckvelt Steegh;
bounded E. by lane, 69>^ft.; S. by the afsd. Steegh,
21 ft.; W. by ho. and lot of Jan Jansen Hagenaar, yoyi
ft.; N. by Bevers Graght, 25 ft. Recites deed Oct. 4,
Note: Though recorded, the above deed is stated not
to have been executed.
1659
Deed. Solomon La Chair to Jan Jansen Hagenaar. June 27
(Lib. A, Deeds, N.Y. Co.: 160.) Desc: Lot on Marck-
velt Steegh. Bounded W. by A. Clasen, e,yi r.; N. by
Beavers Graght, 24^2 ft.; E. by lot of W. Doukles,
^yi r.; S. by above-named steegh (lane), 21 ft., 3 ins.
Recites deed Oct. 17, 1657; recites, measured by J.
Cortelyou, May 10, 1659. _
1667
Conf. Governor Nicolls to Jan Jansen Hagenaar. July 23
(Pats. Alb., II: 82.) Recites transport by Solomon La
Chair unto Jan J. Hagenaar, dated June 27, 1659. Desc:
s. a. preceding instrument.
