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History of the Land Titles in Hudson County, N.J., 1609-1871

 By Charles Hardenburg Winfield, Hudson County (N.J.). Board of Chosen Freeholders, New Jersey Commissioners for Making Partition of the Common Lands of the Township of Bergen, Bergen Reformed Church (Jersey City, N.J.)
The basis of the work is the manuscript Field book prepared in 1764-1765 by commissioners appointed by the legislature of New Jersey "for finally settling and determining the several rights, titles & claims to the common lands of the township of Bergen."

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History of the Land Titles in Hudson County, N.J., 1609-1871
By Charles Hardenburg Winfield, Hudson County (N.J.). Board of Chosen Freeholders, New Jersey Commissioners for Making Partition of the Common Lands of the Township of Bergen, Bergen Reformed Church (Jersey City, N.J.)
Published by Wynkoop & Hallenbeck, printers, 1872
Original from the New York Public Library
Digitized Feb 11, 2008
443 pages

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Contents

1
Fort Amsterdam , PETRUS STUYVESANT , Netherland
10
East Jersey , Lords Proprietors , John Fenwick
15
Common Lands , Hackensack River , Philip Carteret
27
43
49
Myndert , Charles G , Secaucus
51
Claas , Communipaw , Netherlands
54
Vreeland , Welsh , Outwater
55
Stony Point , Morris Canal , Ocean Ave
60
67
York Bay , Cadmus , Bergen Point
71
Slott's Patent , Pembrepogh , Jacob Wallingen
72
Nicholas Johnson , Duke of York , Bergen
75
Guert , Degrees East , Thence North
125
Degrees East , Hoboken , Peter Warren
130
Abraham Clark , David La , Kill Van Kull
146
Consistory , Minutes West , thirty Minutes East
148
Andrew L , Secaucus , Maryn
152
Purmerant , Daniel Baldwin , Pasman
160
thirty Minutes East , Stony Point , thirty six Degrees
163
North fifty , Chains and forty , Thence South fifty
311
Kings Road , Kuypers Line , North fifty seven
314

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Island, and bounded on the east part by the main sea, and part by Hudson's river, and hath upon the west Delaware bay or river, and extendeth southward to the main ocean as far as Cape May at the mouth of Delaware bay ; and to the northward as far as the northermost branch of the said bay or river of Delaware, which is forty-one degrees and forty minutes of latitude, and crosseth over thence in a strait line to Hudson's river in forty-one degrees of latitude...‎ - Page 11

Whosoever shall settle any Colonie out of the limits of the Manhattes Island, shall be obliged to satisfy the Indians for the land they shall settle upon...‎ - Page 2

... the high and mighty lords, the states general of the United Netherlands...‎ - Page 37

Province, entitled, An Act, appointing Commissioners for finally settling and determining the several Rights, Titles, and Claims to the common Lands of the Township of Bergen; and for making a Partition thereof...‎ - Page 292

All such shall be acknowledged Patroons of New Netherland who shall, within the space of four years next after they have given notice to any of the Chambers of the Company here, or to the Commander or Council there, undertake to plant a Colonie there of fifty souls, upwards of fifteen years old ; one-fourth part within one year, and within three years after the sending of the first, making together four years, the remainder, to the full number of fifty persons, to be shipped from hence, on pain,...‎ - Page 2

... on each side of a river, and so far into the country as the situation of the occupiers will permit; provided and conditioned that the Company keep to themselves the lands lying and remaining between the limits...‎ - Page 2

Pointon, and each of them, their and each of their heirs, executors, and administrators, and every of them...‎ - Page 138

Colonie, to be paid to this Company, at the Chamber here or to their Commander there, within a year and six weeks after the same...‎ - Page 2

NewJersey, entitled, An Act appointing Commissioners, for finally settling and determining the several Rights, Titles and Claims to the Common Lands of the Township of Bergen; and for making a Partition thereof in just and equitable Proportions, among those who shall be adjudged by the said Commissioners to be entitled to the same: Certain Persons are therein named as Commissioners, of whom we the Subscribers are the major Part.‎ - Page 291

Be it Enacted by the Council and General Assembly of this State, and it is hereby enacted by the Authority of the same...‎ - Page 286

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History of the Land Titles in Hudson County, N.J., 1609-1871

by Charles Hardenburg Winfield, Hudson County (N.J.). Board of Chosen Freeholders, New Jersey Commissioners for Making Partition of the Common Lands of the Township of Bergen, Bergen Reformed Church (Jersey City, N.J.) - Real property - 1872 - 443 pages
The basis of the work is the manuscript Field book prepared in 1764-1765 by commissioners appointed bythe legislature of New Jersey "for finally settling and determining the...

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Hackensack - Page 311
and the parties in the dispute submitted all questions of title and boundary to the award of Johannis Demarest, Albert Zabrowsky, of Hackensack, ...
more pages: 13 22 69 101
Saddle River - Page 81
He died seized, and his son George, of Saddle River, conveyed to Peter Sip, Sept. 5, 1836. It is now the horn 'stead lot of Col. Garret Sip's family.
more pages: 101
Staten Island - Page 81
to 0 Post was agent of the Baron van der Capellen, and in charge of his colonie on Staten Island, when the place was destroyed by the Indians in 1655. ...
more pages: 5 14 16 19 36 95 136 139 302
New Brunswick - Page 291
made in pursuance of a Law of the State of New Jersey passed at New Brunswick the Twenty sixth Day of August in the Year of our Lord, One Thousand ...
more pages: 30 31 88
Amsterdam - Page 1
Immediately some merchants of Amsterdam and Hoorn fitted out five ships, three of which came to the Great River of the Manhattans, and thence passed ...
more pages: 6 7 42 52 108 114
Capellen - Page 81
to 0 Post was agent of the Baron van der Capellen, and in charge of his colonie on Staten Island, when the place was destroyed by the Indians in 1655. ...
Kingston, New Brunswick - Page 30
and from Trenton as near as may be, through Princeton, Kingston, New Brunswick, Elizabethtown, and Newark to Second River ; also from New Brunswick to ...
Princeton - Page 31
living along the road, and note the exact locality of their farms and houses; and also exhibit the extent ot Princeton and New Brunswick at that day. ...
more pages: 30 39
Greenville - Page 151
first Patent received their commons in that immediate vicinity — in Greenville and Bayonne ; then known as Minkakwa, Pembrepogh, and Bergen Point. ...
more pages: 58 160
New York - Page 31
he and other patriotic members of the Assembly absented themselves to meet and confer with patriots from the several colonies in the city of New York. ...
more pages: 8 19 73 122 128 292 299 302 308 326
Piscataway,NJ - Page 30
Azariah Dunham was born in the township of Piscataway,NJ, in the early part of the eighteenth century. His family settled in the township as early as ...
Boston - Page 326
He carried on an extensive business with Boston and other ports, and amassed a considerable fortune. He was invested with the rights of a small ...
Teaneck - Page 53
It was inherited by his only child Antje, wife of Johannis Van Wngenen, of Teaneck, who sold 12J acres to John Van Home, Dec. ...
North Bergen, New Jersey - Page ix
have been inserted in another place : " Latitude and Longitude of Hudson County Court-House, North Bergen, New Jersey : — Latitude, 40° 43' 5V X. ...
Windsor - Page 12
Given undr my hand at Windsor ye 6th day of September (80). " To Sir John Churchill Kn< my Atturney Gen" or to Sir George Jeffreys Kn< my Sollict' ...
Paris - Page 25
The following extract from the American Encyclopaedia of observations made in London and Paris will illustrate this, showing how the north end of the ...
more pages: 302
Klin - Page 272
Number of Each Tract or Lot mark'd on laid Map Page in 'the Jitin Book where the fluibrg of each particular Klin begini In whose Patent contain'd ...
Morristown - Page 30
He married Mary Ford, of Morristown, and settled atNew Brunswick, where be built a mansion on what was originally known as Main, then Burnet, ...
Veere - Page 36
249, came from Veere to this country in 1631 and settled in Rensselacr Wyck, O'Cal. N. JV. i. 434. For the terrible massacres of 1643 he was greatly ...
Trenton - Page 30
and from Trenton as near as may be, through Princeton, Kingston, New Brunswick, Elizabethtown, and Newark to Second River ; also from New Brunswick to ...
London - Page 25
The following extract from the American Encyclopaedia of observations made in London and Paris will illustrate this, showing how the north end of the ...
Albany - Page 68
In 1661 he purchased a sloop, and with a negro slave to assist him, did a freighting business between New Amsterdam and Albany. ...
Peterborough - Page 328
Peter Schuyler, and thenceforth called Peterborough. By his will, dated March 21, 1761, proved May 28, 1762, Schuyler gave it to his only child ...
Madison - Page 34
In 1808 he received six electoral votes for President, in opposition to Madison, hut was continued as Vice-president. ...
Berkeley - Page 426
141, 144 Duke of York conveys New Jersey to Berkeley and Carteret 10 Duke of York obtains grant from Charles II 10 Duke's Farm, history of 133 Dunham ...
more pages: 433
Comon - Page 17
That in order to find out what and how great part of the said Comon and Undivided Lands have, at any time, been taken in by any or either of the ...
Johi - Page 328
17, 1724, proved July 6, 1732, gave his lands on New Barbadoes Neck to his son Johi't who left them to his son Arent, from whom they have descended to ...