Document: Patent of John Forbus for land on Long Island

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Document ID
NYSA_A1880-78_VGG_0217b
Description

Patent. John Forbus; 65 morgens of land, with the valley thereunto belonging, heretofore possessed by Claes Carstensen, George Baxter and David Andriesz, situate on the East river at Dirck, the Norman's kil (Williamsburgh, L. I.).

Document Date
1647-05-15
Document Date (Date Type)
1647-05-15
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Translation
Translation

We, Willem Kieft, etc... have given and granted to Jan Forbus a piece of land lying on the creek of Dirck de Noorman on the East River, formerly in the possession of Claes Carstensz, George Bacxter and Davit Andriesz; containing 65 morgens, as may be seen by the marks, with the marsh thereto belonging; with the express conditions etc...

Done at Fort Amsterdam, 15 May 1647.

References

From the collections of the New York State Archives, Albany, New York.  https://www.archives.nysed.gov/  

Translation link see: http://iarchives.nysed.gov/xtf/view?docId=tei/A1880/NYSA_A1880-78_VGG_0217b.xml

Published bound volume is also available: Translation: Gehring, C. trans./ed., New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch, Vols. GG, HH & II, Land Papers, 1630-1664 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.: 1980).

Copyright to the published bound volume is held by the Holland Society of New York.
A complete copy of this publication is available on the
New Netherland Institute website.

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John Forbus
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