Document: Patent of Annetje Bogardus for land on Long Island

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Document ID

NYSA_A1880-78_VHHpt2_0004

Description

Patent. Annetje Bogardus, widow of rev. Everardus Bogardus; 42 morgens, 45 rods land by Hellgate, Long Island (Newtown).

Document Date

1654-03-07

Document Date (Date Type)

1654-03-07

Document Type

Patent

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Translation

Petrus Stuyvesant, on behalf of their High Mightinesses, etc... has given and granted unto Annetje Bogardus, widow of Domine Bogardus deceased, a piece of land lying on Long Island near Hellgate, north of the land of William Hallet; running from the river along the creek from the division of the said Hallet beyond the swamp it is in length 140 rods; running along the river east by north its breadth is 187 rods; on the north side in length to the swamp 130 rods; along the swamp to the division of the said Hallet it is 187 rods; making together 42 morgens and 45 rods, with the express conditions etc...

Done at Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, [ blank ] March 1654.

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_VHHpt2_0004.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.