Anneke Jans Bogardus and Her New Amsterdam Estate, Past and Present: Romance of a Dutch Maiden and Its Present Day New World Sequel; Historical, Legal, Genealogical |
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... HEIRS BATTLE FOR $ 850,000,000 NEW YORK ESTATE SHARES " " Descendants of Old Gotham Family Claim Church Holds Property Illegally " " A portion of the world's greatest estate , the PETER WYCKOFF - ANNEKE JANS proper- ties , lying in the ...
... HEIRS BATTLE FOR $ 850,000,000 NEW YORK ESTATE SHARES " " Descendants of Old Gotham Family Claim Church Holds Property Illegally " " A portion of the world's greatest estate , the PETER WYCKOFF - ANNEKE JANS proper- ties , lying in the ...
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... Heirs of Anneke Jans Bogardus by the English Governor Nicolls of the 62 Acre Farm . Confirmation to Heirs of the 130 Acre Farm . Death of Cornelius Bogardus the First . Alleged Conveyance from the Heirs in 1670 to Governor Francis ...
... Heirs of Anneke Jans Bogardus by the English Governor Nicolls of the 62 Acre Farm . Confirmation to Heirs of the 130 Acre Farm . Death of Cornelius Bogardus the First . Alleged Conveyance from the Heirs in 1670 to Governor Francis ...
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... heirs and descendants , against the Trinity Church Corporation of New York City , for the possession of land on Manhattan Island for- merly owned by the widow , and which the corpora- tion claimed was ceded to the church by Queen Anne ...
... heirs and descendants , against the Trinity Church Corporation of New York City , for the possession of land on Manhattan Island for- merly owned by the widow , and which the corpora- tion claimed was ceded to the church by Queen Anne ...
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... heirs . The office of the Secretary of State of the United States , was asked , through one of our United States Senators , to handle this Holland estate mat- ter for one of the Associations , directly with the State Department of ...
... heirs . The office of the Secretary of State of the United States , was asked , through one of our United States Senators , to handle this Holland estate mat- ter for one of the Associations , directly with the State Department of ...
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... heirs , however , the mother Anneke , exercised full control and ownership over the entire farm after the death of her first husband in 1637 . The children born to the first marriage of An- neke Jansen , were as follows : -Sarah , first ...
... heirs , however , the mother Anneke , exercised full control and ownership over the entire farm after the death of her first husband in 1637 . The children born to the first marriage of An- neke Jansen , were as follows : -Sarah , first ...
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62 acres adverse possession aforesaid Albany alleged Amsterdam Anneke Jans Bogardus Annetje Arnot Webber Attorney bill Bogardus heirs boundary Broadway Brugh Chancery charter claim complainants confirmation Cornelius Bogardus Court daughter deed defendants descendants Dominie's Bowery Dominie's Hook Duke of York Duke's Farm England Everardus Bogardus Fonda Francis Lovelace gardus Governor Lovelace heirs of Anneke Holland house and lot Hudson River Humbert Jans Bo Jans Bogardus lands joint conveyance Kierstead King King's Farm lease letters patent Lord Cornbury Manhattan Island married Marytje mentioned Netherland Old Jans persons Petrus Bogardus Petrus Stuyvesant plea poration pounds premises Queen Anne grant Queen's Farm reads as follows real estate record Rector and Inhabitants regarding rents Richard Nicolls rods Roeloff Jansen Roeloffson statute street suit tenants in common thereof tion tract of land trial Trinity Church Corporation unto widow wife William the Silent Wolfert Webber writer York City
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Page 106 - It is agreed, that the Congress shall earnestly recommend it to the legislatures of the respective states, to provide for the restitution of all estates, rights, and properties, which have been confiscated, belonging to real British subjects...
Page 199 - The rector and inhabitants of the city of New- York, in communion of the Church of England, as by law established...
Page 107 - Acts perfectly consistent, not only with justice and equity, but with that spirit of conciliation which, on the return of the blessings of Peace, should universally prevail.
Page 107 - And that Congress shall also earnestly recommend to the several States a reconsideration and revision of all acts or laws regarding the premises...
Page 100 - Amsterdam in the merry month of June, the sweetest month in all the year, when Dan Apollo seems to dance up the transparent...
Page 110 - ... the Governor and Company of the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, in New England, in America ; and that, by the same name, they and...
Page 113 - Anne, by the Grace of God, of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the Faith, etc.
Page 76 - Now for a confirmation unto the said freeholders and inhabitants in their possessions and enjoyment of the premises, Know ye, That by virtue of the commission and authority unto me given by his Royal Highness, I have...
Page 107 - ... fide price, (where any has been given,) which such persons may have paid on purchasing any of the said lands, rights, or properties since the confiscation. And it is agreed that all persons who have any interest in confiscated lands, either by debts, marriage settlements, or otherwise, shall meet with no lawful impediment in the prosecution of their just rights.
Page 141 - And for so doing, This shall be your Warrant. And so We bid you Farewell. GIVEN at Our Court at Kensington the Fifteenth Day of June, 1739, in the Thirteenth Year of Our Reign.