Long Island City (New York, N.Y.) and Astoria (New York, N.Y.) property records and legal documents, 1639-1758. | NYHS Digital Collections

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Collection of property records and legal documents relating to land in Long Island City, N.Y. and Astoria, N.Y. (formerly part of Newtown); includes contemporaneous copies of agreements with Native American tribes from the 17th century, deeds and other records for property formerly belonging to the Lawrence family, and legal records relating to several lawsuits involving the Lawrence, Hallett, Leverich, and Moore families and others.

NYHS Identifier

nyhs_ms2958-5977

Mss Collection - AHMC - Long Island City (New York, N.Y.) (MS 2958.5977)

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Highlights of the Long Island Collections

Genre

property records

judicial records

legal documents

Owning Institution

New-York Historical Society

Type

Subject (Topical)

Real property--New York (State)--Long Island

Real property--New York (State)--New York

Subject (Name)

Lawrence family

Subject (Geographic)

Long Island City (New York, N.Y.)--History

Astoria (New York, N.Y.)--History

Full Title

Long Island City (New York, N.Y.) and Astoria (New York, N.Y.) property records and legal documents, 1639-1758.

Contributor

Lawrence, Thomas, -1703

Lawrence, William, -1731

Lawrence, Thomas, -1737

Hallett, William, 1648-

Hallett, William, -1706

Moore, Samuel, -1717

Jefford, John, active 17th century

Leverich, William, -1754

Moore, Augustine, 1724-1767

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Date Created

1639 to 1758

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36 items

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Massapequa Indians deed, January 15, 1639.

English translation of a deed for the sale of land on Long Island comprising modern day Nassau County and Jamaica and Flushing, Queens, from Mechowodt, sachem of the Massapequa Indians, along with Piscamoc, Wattewochkeouw, Kachpohor, and Ketachquawars on behalf of the Massapequa Indians to the Dutch West India Company; witnessed by David Pietersz. de Vries and Maurits Jansen; signed by Cornelis van Tienhoven, secretary; late 17th century translation by Peter Delanoy. This deed is unusual in that the Massapequa retain the right to dwell, fish, hunt, and farm on the land.

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Shawestcont and Erramohar deed, August 1, 1664

Copy of a deed from Shawestcont and Erramohar, Shawcopsee (Great Kills), Staten Island, to William Hallett, Sr. for the sale of land in western Long Island comprising part of modern day Astoria and Long Island City, Queens; witnessed by Warchan and Kethcaneparan and Randall Hewitt, John Coe, Jonathan Wright, and Edward Fisher; followed by a September 5, 1664 confirmation of Shawestcont and Erramohar's deed to Hallett by Mattano, sachem, Staten Island; witnessed by Jan Gerritsen van Couwenhoven, and Edward Fisher; copied from the records in the Secretary's Office; certified by George Clarke.

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List of property owners in Newtown with descriptions of the properties, [1677?]

List of eight property owners in Newtown, Queens with descriptions of the boundaries of the properties and dates of acquisition possibly taken from the original deeds or patents; two descriptions in Dutch; owners/dates are William Lawrence (September 29, 1677), Daniel Lawrence (1667), Theunis Cray (November? 5, 1653), Cornelis Janszen van Hoorn (February?

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James T. Horn summary of collection [photocopy], November 23, 1934.

Summary of the contents of a collection of documents presented by James T. Horn relating to a property in western Queens owned by his ancestors including Thomas and Jonathan Lawrence.

336331-Service File.jpg

Thomas Lawrence v. William Hallett, Sr. et al. verdict, April 2, 1702.

Copy of the decision of John Nanfan, Governor, the Council, and the Court of Chancery in Thomas Lawrence's lawsuit against William Hallett, Sr., William Hallett, Jr., Samuel Moore, Isaac De Riemer and his wife, Aeltie, Richard Ashfield and his wife, Maria, and John Jefford over a tract of land in western Queens formerly owned by Warnaer Wessels, deceased. Wessels had bargained to sell the land to Jefford, but died before delivering the deed to Jefford; Wessels's heirs sold the property to the Halletts who then sold it to Moore. Meanwhile, Jefford sold the land to Lawrence.

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Augustine Graham map, January 8, 1698.

Manuscript cadastral map of Thomas Lawrence's property near Hellgate in western Queens prepared by Augustine Graham from his survey.

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Simon Jansen Romeyn, deposition, April 5, 1699.

Deposition of Simon Jansen Romeyn that he witnessed the sale of land near Hellgate in western Queens by Warnaer Wessels to John Jefford in August 1671; sworn before Robert Walters, justice.

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Thomas Lawrence deed, May 17, 1703.

Copy of a deed from Thomas Lawrence to his son, Jonathan Lawrence, giving him a tract of land in western Queens; witnessed by William Lawrence, Daniel Lawrence, and Matthew Walton; recorded in the Newtown book of records by Jonathan Fish, clerk; attestation of Daniel Lawrence sworn March 15, 1713 [1714?] before Joseph Sackett, justice of the peace, Jamaica, Queens County; copied September 21, 1750 from the Newtown book of records by Jacob Reeder, town clerk; copied in conjunction with a lawsuit between Augustine Moore and Martha Leverich.

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Thomas Lawrence deed, May 17, 1703.

Deed from Thomas Lawrence to his son, Jonathan Lawrence, giving him a tract of land in western Queens; witnessed by William Lawrence, Daniel Lawrence, and Matthew Walton; recorded in the Newtown book of records by Jonathan Fish, clerk; attestation of Daniel Lawrence sworn March 15, 1713 [1714?] before Joseph Sackett, justice of the peace, Jamaica, Queens County.

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Peter Delanoy attestation, April 25, 1687.

Attestation of Peter Delanoy that John Jefford paid Warnaer Wessels 685 guilders and 16 stivers, recorded by Delanoy in his book of officers and soldiers December 8, 1671.

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Thomas Lawrence bond, March 26, 1712.

Bond of Thomas Lawrence, Hackensack, to William Lawrence, Newtown, Long Island, promising to deliver a deed for a tract of land in western Queens called Van Harlem's lot; silked.

336478-Service File.jpg

Thomas Lawrence v. William Hallett, Sr. et al. verdict, April 2, 1702.

Decision of John Nanfan, Governor, the Council, and the Court of Chancery in Thomas Lawrence's lawsuit against William Hallett, Sr., William Hallett, Jr., Samuel Moore, Isaac De Riemer and his wife, Aeltie, Richard Ashfield and his wife, Maria, and John Jefford over a tract of land in western Queens formerly owned by Warnaer Wessels, deceased. Wessels had bargained to sell the land to Jefford, but died before delivering the deed to Jefford; Wessels's heirs sold the property to the Halletts who then sold it to Moore. Meanwhile, Jefford sold the land to Lawrence.

336475-Service File.jpg

Gerardus Wessels and six others indenture, March 26, 1702 [i.e. 1703]

Indenture from Gerardus Wessels, Isaac De Riemer, Richard Ashfield, William Hallett, Sr., William Hallett, Jr., Samuel Moore, and John Jefford to Thomas Lawrence for a tract of land on Hellgate Neck (Astoria) formerly owned by Warnaer Wessels; Lawrence had successfully sued the indenturees in the Court of Chancery for possession of the lot and Thomas Noell was appointed by the court to draw up conveyances to give Lawrence good title; witnessed by Richard Harris, Hugh Farquhar, and Paroculus Parmyter.

336367-Service File.jpg

Court of Chancery order, December 11, 1712.

Order of the Court of Chancery, Robert Hunter, Governor, and Rip Van Dam, master of the court, in a lawsuit of Thomas Lawrence against William Hallett, Jr., Samuel Moore, Sr., Joseph Hallett, James Jackson, and Samuel Moore, Jr. over a tract of land in western Queens called Van Harlem's lot; the court orders Augustine Graham and [Pieter] Cortelyou, both surveyors who had been previously ordered to survey the land in question, to deliver their reports to the court and attend its next meeting.

336362-Service File.jpg

Thomas Lawrence deed, October 20, 1709.

Deed from Thomas Lawrence and his wife, Francina, Bergen County, N.J., to William Lawrence and his wife, Mary, Newtown, Long Island, giving William land in western Queens in exchange for land in Bergen County conveyed by William to Thomas by a separate deed; witnessed by William Morris and John [illegible]; silked.

336471-Service File.jpg

Gerardus Wessels and eight others indenture, March 27, 1702 [i.e. 1703]

Indenture from Gerardus Wessels, Isaac De Riemer and his wife, Aeltie, Richard Ashfield and his wife, Maria, William Hallett, Sr., William Hallett, Jr., Samuel Moore, and John Jefford to Thomas Lawrence for a tract of land on Hellgate Neck (Astoria) formerly owned by Warnaer Wessels; Lawrence had successfully sued the indenturees in the Court of Chancery for possession of the lot and Thomas Noell was appointed by the court to draw up conveyances to give Lawrence good title; witnessed by Pieter Cortelyou, Matthew Walton, Samuel Moore [Jr.?], and Paroculus Parmyter.

336468-Service File.jpg

Gerardus Wessels and six others indenture, March 25, 1702 [i.e. 1703]

Indenture from Gerardus Wessels, Isaac De Riemer, Richard Ashfield, William Hallett, Sr., William Hallett, Jr., Samuel Moore, and John Jefford to Thomas Lawrence for a tract of land on Hellgate Neck (Astoria) formerly owned by Warnaer Wessels; Lawrence had successfully sued the indenturees in the Court of Chancery for possession of the lot and Thomas Noell was appointed by the court to draw up conveyances to give Lawrence good title; witnessed by Pieter Cortelyou, Matthew Walton, Samuel Moore [Jr.?], and Paroculus Parmyter.

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Samuel Gorsline and six others indenture, April 24, 1758.

Indenture from Samuel Gorsline, Martha Gorsline, his wife, Richard Penfold, Mary Penfold, his wife, Martha Leverich, Ruth Leverich and Sarah Leverich, collectively the heirs of William Leverich (died 1754), to Halimous [i.e. Wilhelmus] Wyckoff for a tract of land on Hellgate Neck (Astoria); witnessed by Abraham Riker and Jacob Rapelye; attested December 23, 1758 by Rapelye before Thomas Hicks, judge of the Court of Common Pleas, Queens County; recorded in the Newtown book of records January 3, 1759 by Willian Van Wyck, town clerk; silked.

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Capt. Samuel Moore and Joseph Moore indenture, March 1, 1754.

Indenture from Samuel Moore and Joseph Moore to Augustine Moore for sale of a tract of land on Hellgate Neck (Astoria); witnessed by Samuel Moore, son of Joseph Moore, and Robert Field, Jr.; prepared in conjunction with a lawsuit between Augustine Moore and Martha Leverich.

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Augustine Moore quitclaim deed, April 24, 1758.

Quitclaim deed from Augustine Moore, Newark, N.J., to Wilhelmus Wyckoff, Newtown, for a tract of land on Hellgate Neck (Astoria); witnessed by Nathaniel Moore and Martha Moore.

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Thomas Lawrence complaint, [1702?]

Complaint of Thomas Lawrence to the Governor, John Nanfan and the Council against William Hallett, Sr., William Hallett, Jr., Samuel Moore, Isaac De Riemer and his wife, Aeltie, Richard Ashfield and his wife, Maria, and John Jefford over a tract of land in western Queens formerly owned by Warnaer Wessels, deceased; Wessels had bargained to sell the land to Jefford, but died before deeding the land to Jefford. Wessels's heirs sold the property to the Halletts who then sold it to Moore; meanwhile, Jefford sold the land to Lawrence.

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Cadastral map of part of Newtown in western Queens County, [early 18th century]

Manuscript cadastral map by an unidentified surveyor of Thomas Lawrence's property near Hellgate in western Queens relative to the holdings of earlier landowners.

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Lists of jurors in three William Leveridge [i.e. Leverich] lawsuits, September 6, 1749 and September 1750.

Lists of jurors in three William Leverich lawsuits in the New York Supreme Court: vs. Joseph Moore, September 6, 1749; vs. Samuel Hallett, September [5], 1750; and Samuel Moore, September 1750; with repaired holes affecting a few words; silked.

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William Leveridge [i.e. Leverich] lawsuit filing, September 5, 1750.

Copy of a summary of a lost deed dated October 20, 1709 from Thomas Lawrence to William Lawrence previously read into evidence in William Leverich v. Joseph Moore and now entered into evidence in William Leverich v. Samuel Hallett; attested by William Smith, Abraham Lodge, and John Alsop and copied from the earlier trial records by Richard Morris.

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336312-Service File.jpg

Massapequa Indians deed, January 15, 1639.

English translation of a deed for the sale of land on Long Island comprising modern day Nassau County and Jamaica and Flushing, Queens, from Mechowodt, sachem of the Massapequa Indians, along with Piscamoc, Wattewochkeouw, Kachpohor, and Ketachquawars on behalf of the Massapequa Indians to the Dutch West India Company; witnessed by David Pietersz. de Vries and Maurits Jansen; signed by Cornelis van Tienhoven, secretary; late 17th century translation by Peter Delanoy. This deed is unusual in that the Massapequa retain the right to dwell, fish, hunt, and farm on the land.

336316-Service File.jpg

Shawestcont and Erramohar deed, August 1, 1664

Copy of a deed from Shawestcont and Erramohar, Shawcopsee (Great Kills), Staten Island, to William Hallett, Sr. for the sale of land in western Long Island comprising part of modern day Astoria and Long Island City, Queens; witnessed by Warchan and Kethcaneparan and Randall Hewitt, John Coe, Jonathan Wright, and Edward Fisher; followed by a September 5, 1664 confirmation of Shawestcont and Erramohar's deed to Hallett by Mattano, sachem, Staten Island; witnessed by Jan Gerritsen van Couwenhoven, and Edward Fisher; copied from the records in the Secretary's Office; certified by George Clarke.

336319-Service File.jpg

List of property owners in Newtown with descriptions of the properties, [1677?]

List of eight property owners in Newtown, Queens with descriptions of the boundaries of the properties and dates of acquisition possibly taken from the original deeds or patents; two descriptions in Dutch; owners/dates are William Lawrence (September 29, 1677), Daniel Lawrence (1667), Theunis Cray (November? 5, 1653), Cornelis Janszen van Hoorn (February?

336310-Service File.jpg

James T. Horn summary of collection [photocopy], November 23, 1934.

Summary of the contents of a collection of documents presented by James T. Horn relating to a property in western Queens owned by his ancestors including Thomas and Jonathan Lawrence.

336331-Service File.jpg

Thomas Lawrence v. William Hallett, Sr. et al. verdict, April 2, 1702.

Copy of the decision of John Nanfan, Governor, the Council, and the Court of Chancery in Thomas Lawrence's lawsuit against William Hallett, Sr., William Hallett, Jr., Samuel Moore, Isaac De Riemer and his wife, Aeltie, Richard Ashfield and his wife, Maria, and John Jefford over a tract of land in western Queens formerly owned by Warnaer Wessels, deceased. Wessels had bargained to sell the land to Jefford, but died before delivering the deed to Jefford; Wessels's heirs sold the property to the Halletts who then sold it to Moore. Meanwhile, Jefford sold the land to Lawrence.

336325-Service File.jpg

Augustine Graham map, January 8, 1698.

Manuscript cadastral map of Thomas Lawrence's property near Hellgate in western Queens prepared by Augustine Graham from his survey.

336328-Service File.jpg

Simon Jansen Romeyn, deposition, April 5, 1699.

Deposition of Simon Jansen Romeyn that he witnessed the sale of land near Hellgate in western Queens by Warnaer Wessels to John Jefford in August 1671; sworn before Robert Walters, justice.

336359-Service File.jpg

Thomas Lawrence deed, May 17, 1703.

Copy of a deed from Thomas Lawrence to his son, Jonathan Lawrence, giving him a tract of land in western Queens; witnessed by William Lawrence, Daniel Lawrence, and Matthew Walton; recorded in the Newtown book of records by Jonathan Fish, clerk; attestation of Daniel Lawrence sworn March 15, 1713 [1714?] before Joseph Sackett, justice of the peace, Jamaica, Queens County; copied September 21, 1750 from the Newtown book of records by Jacob Reeder, town clerk; copied in conjunction with a lawsuit between Augustine Moore and Martha Leverich.

336356-Service File.jpg

Thomas Lawrence deed, May 17, 1703.

Deed from Thomas Lawrence to his son, Jonathan Lawrence, giving him a tract of land in western Queens; witnessed by William Lawrence, Daniel Lawrence, and Matthew Walton; recorded in the Newtown book of records by Jonathan Fish, clerk; attestation of Daniel Lawrence sworn March 15, 1713 [1714?] before Joseph Sackett, justice of the peace, Jamaica, Queens County.

336322-Service File.jpg

Peter Delanoy attestation, April 25, 1687.

Attestation of Peter Delanoy that John Jefford paid Warnaer Wessels 685 guilders and 16 stivers, recorded by Delanoy in his book of officers and soldiers December 8, 1671.

336372-Service File.jpg

Thomas Lawrence bond, March 26, 1712.

Bond of Thomas Lawrence, Hackensack, to William Lawrence, Newtown, Long Island, promising to deliver a deed for a tract of land in western Queens called Van Harlem's lot; silked.

336478-Service File.jpg

Thomas Lawrence v. William Hallett, Sr. et al. verdict, April 2, 1702.

Decision of John Nanfan, Governor, the Council, and the Court of Chancery in Thomas Lawrence's lawsuit against William Hallett, Sr., William Hallett, Jr., Samuel Moore, Isaac De Riemer and his wife, Aeltie, Richard Ashfield and his wife, Maria, and John Jefford over a tract of land in western Queens formerly owned by Warnaer Wessels, deceased. Wessels had bargained to sell the land to Jefford, but died before delivering the deed to Jefford; Wessels's heirs sold the property to the Halletts who then sold it to Moore. Meanwhile, Jefford sold the land to Lawrence.

336475-Service File.jpg

Gerardus Wessels and six others indenture, March 26, 1702 [i.e. 1703]

Indenture from Gerardus Wessels, Isaac De Riemer, Richard Ashfield, William Hallett, Sr., William Hallett, Jr., Samuel Moore, and John Jefford to Thomas Lawrence for a tract of land on Hellgate Neck (Astoria) formerly owned by Warnaer Wessels; Lawrence had successfully sued the indenturees in the Court of Chancery for possession of the lot and Thomas Noell was appointed by the court to draw up conveyances to give Lawrence good title; witnessed by Richard Harris, Hugh Farquhar, and Paroculus Parmyter.

336367-Service File.jpg

Court of Chancery order, December 11, 1712.

Order of the Court of Chancery, Robert Hunter, Governor, and Rip Van Dam, master of the court, in a lawsuit of Thomas Lawrence against William Hallett, Jr., Samuel Moore, Sr., Joseph Hallett, James Jackson, and Samuel Moore, Jr. over a tract of land in western Queens called Van Harlem's lot; the court orders Augustine Graham and [Pieter] Cortelyou, both surveyors who had been previously ordered to survey the land in question, to deliver their reports to the court and attend its next meeting.

336362-Service File.jpg

Thomas Lawrence deed, October 20, 1709.

Deed from Thomas Lawrence and his wife, Francina, Bergen County, N.J., to William Lawrence and his wife, Mary, Newtown, Long Island, giving William land in western Queens in exchange for land in Bergen County conveyed by William to Thomas by a separate deed; witnessed by William Morris and John [illegible]; silked.

336471-Service File.jpg

Gerardus Wessels and eight others indenture, March 27, 1702 [i.e. 1703]

Indenture from Gerardus Wessels, Isaac De Riemer and his wife, Aeltie, Richard Ashfield and his wife, Maria, William Hallett, Sr., William Hallett, Jr., Samuel Moore, and John Jefford to Thomas Lawrence for a tract of land on Hellgate Neck (Astoria) formerly owned by Warnaer Wessels; Lawrence had successfully sued the indenturees in the Court of Chancery for possession of the lot and Thomas Noell was appointed by the court to draw up conveyances to give Lawrence good title; witnessed by Pieter Cortelyou, Matthew Walton, Samuel Moore [Jr.?], and Paroculus Parmyter.

336468-Service File.jpg

Gerardus Wessels and six others indenture, March 25, 1702 [i.e. 1703]

Indenture from Gerardus Wessels, Isaac De Riemer, Richard Ashfield, William Hallett, Sr., William Hallett, Jr., Samuel Moore, and John Jefford to Thomas Lawrence for a tract of land on Hellgate Neck (Astoria) formerly owned by Warnaer Wessels; Lawrence had successfully sued the indenturees in the Court of Chancery for possession of the lot and Thomas Noell was appointed by the court to draw up conveyances to give Lawrence good title; witnessed by Pieter Cortelyou, Matthew Walton, Samuel Moore [Jr.?], and Paroculus Parmyter.

336465-Service File.jpg

Samuel Gorsline and six others indenture, April 24, 1758.

Indenture from Samuel Gorsline, Martha Gorsline, his wife, Richard Penfold, Mary Penfold, his wife, Martha Leverich, Ruth Leverich and Sarah Leverich, collectively the heirs of William Leverich (died 1754), to Halimous [i.e. Wilhelmus] Wyckoff for a tract of land on Hellgate Neck (Astoria); witnessed by Abraham Riker and Jacob Rapelye; attested December 23, 1758 by Rapelye before Thomas Hicks, judge of the Court of Common Pleas, Queens County; recorded in the Newtown book of records January 3, 1759 by Willian Van Wyck, town clerk; silked.

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Capt. Samuel Moore and Joseph Moore indenture, March 1, 1754.

Indenture from Samuel Moore and Joseph Moore to Augustine Moore for sale of a tract of land on Hellgate Neck (Astoria); witnessed by Samuel Moore, son of Joseph Moore, and Robert Field, Jr.; prepared in conjunction with a lawsuit between Augustine Moore and Martha Leverich.

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Augustine Moore quitclaim deed, April 24, 1758.

Quitclaim deed from Augustine Moore, Newark, N.J., to Wilhelmus Wyckoff, Newtown, for a tract of land on Hellgate Neck (Astoria); witnessed by Nathaniel Moore and Martha Moore.

336392-Service File.jpg

Thomas Lawrence complaint, [1702?]

Complaint of Thomas Lawrence to the Governor, John Nanfan and the Council against William Hallett, Sr., William Hallett, Jr., Samuel Moore, Isaac De Riemer and his wife, Aeltie, Richard Ashfield and his wife, Maria, and John Jefford over a tract of land in western Queens formerly owned by Warnaer Wessels, deceased; Wessels had bargained to sell the land to Jefford, but died before deeding the land to Jefford. Wessels's heirs sold the property to the Halletts who then sold it to Moore; meanwhile, Jefford sold the land to Lawrence.

336405-Service File.jpg

Cadastral map of part of Newtown in western Queens County, [early 18th century]

Manuscript cadastral map by an unidentified surveyor of Thomas Lawrence's property near Hellgate in western Queens relative to the holdings of earlier landowners.

336446-Service File.jpg

Lists of jurors in three William Leveridge [i.e. Leverich] lawsuits, September 6, 1749 and September 1750.

Lists of jurors in three William Leverich lawsuits in the New York Supreme Court: vs. Joseph Moore, September 6, 1749; vs. Samuel Hallett, September [5], 1750; and Samuel Moore, September 1750; with repaired holes affecting a few words; silked.

336449-Service File.jpg

William Leveridge [i.e. Leverich] lawsuit filing, September 5, 1750.

Copy of a summary of a lost deed dated October 20, 1709 from Thomas Lawrence to William Lawrence previously read into evidence in William Leverich v. Joseph Moore and now entered into evidence in William Leverich v. Samuel Hallett; attested by William Smith, Abraham Lodge, and John Alsop and copied from the earlier trial records by Richard Morris.

336312-Service File.jpg

Massapequa Indians deed, January 15, 1639.

English translation of a deed for the sale of land on Long Island comprising modern day Nassau County and Jamaica and Flushing, Queens, from Mechowodt, sachem of the Massapequa Indians, along with Piscamoc, Wattewochkeouw, Kachpohor, and Ketachquawars on behalf of the Massapequa Indians to the Dutch West India Company; witnessed by David Pietersz. de Vries and Maurits Jansen; signed by Cornelis van Tienhoven, secretary; late 17th century translation by Peter Delanoy. This deed is unusual in that the Massapequa retain the right to dwell, fish, hunt, and farm on the land.

336316-Service File.jpg

Shawestcont and Erramohar deed, August 1, 1664

Copy of a deed from Shawestcont and Erramohar, Shawcopsee (Great Kills), Staten Island, to William Hallett, Sr. for the sale of land in western Long Island comprising part of modern day Astoria and Long Island City, Queens; witnessed by Warchan and Kethcaneparan and Randall Hewitt, John Coe, Jonathan Wright, and Edward Fisher; followed by a September 5, 1664 confirmation of Shawestcont and Erramohar's deed to Hallett by Mattano, sachem, Staten Island; witnessed by Jan Gerritsen van Couwenhoven, and Edward Fisher; copied from the records in the Secretary's Office; certified by George Clarke.

336319-Service File.jpg

List of property owners in Newtown with descriptions of the properties, [1677?]

List of eight property owners in Newtown, Queens with descriptions of the boundaries of the properties and dates of acquisition possibly taken from the original deeds or patents; two descriptions in Dutch; owners/dates are William Lawrence (September 29, 1677), Daniel Lawrence (1667), Theunis Cray (November? 5, 1653), Cornelis Janszen van Hoorn (February?

336310-Service File.jpg

James T. Horn summary of collection [photocopy], November 23, 1934.

Summary of the contents of a collection of documents presented by James T. Horn relating to a property in western Queens owned by his ancestors including Thomas and Jonathan Lawrence.

336331-Service File.jpg

Thomas Lawrence v. William Hallett, Sr. et al. verdict, April 2, 1702.

Copy of the decision of John Nanfan, Governor, the Council, and the Court of Chancery in Thomas Lawrence's lawsuit against William Hallett, Sr., William Hallett, Jr., Samuel Moore, Isaac De Riemer and his wife, Aeltie, Richard Ashfield and his wife, Maria, and John Jefford over a tract of land in western Queens formerly owned by Warnaer Wessels, deceased. Wessels had bargained to sell the land to Jefford, but died before delivering the deed to Jefford; Wessels's heirs sold the property to the Halletts who then sold it to Moore. Meanwhile, Jefford sold the land to Lawrence.

336325-Service File.jpg

Augustine Graham map, January 8, 1698.

Manuscript cadastral map of Thomas Lawrence's property near Hellgate in western Queens prepared by Augustine Graham from his survey.

336328-Service File.jpg

Simon Jansen Romeyn, deposition, April 5, 1699.

Deposition of Simon Jansen Romeyn that he witnessed the sale of land near Hellgate in western Queens by Warnaer Wessels to John Jefford in August 1671; sworn before Robert Walters, justice.

336359-Service File.jpg

Thomas Lawrence deed, May 17, 1703.

Copy of a deed from Thomas Lawrence to his son, Jonathan Lawrence, giving him a tract of land in western Queens; witnessed by William Lawrence, Daniel Lawrence, and Matthew Walton; recorded in the Newtown book of records by Jonathan Fish, clerk; attestation of Daniel Lawrence sworn March 15, 1713 [1714?] before Joseph Sackett, justice of the peace, Jamaica, Queens County; copied September 21, 1750 from the Newtown book of records by Jacob Reeder, town clerk; copied in conjunction with a lawsuit between Augustine Moore and Martha Leverich.

336356-Service File.jpg

Thomas Lawrence deed, May 17, 1703.

Deed from Thomas Lawrence to his son, Jonathan Lawrence, giving him a tract of land in western Queens; witnessed by William Lawrence, Daniel Lawrence, and Matthew Walton; recorded in the Newtown book of records by Jonathan Fish, clerk; attestation of Daniel Lawrence sworn March 15, 1713 [1714?] before Joseph Sackett, justice of the peace, Jamaica, Queens County.

336322-Service File.jpg

Peter Delanoy attestation, April 25, 1687.

Attestation of Peter Delanoy that John Jefford paid Warnaer Wessels 685 guilders and 16 stivers, recorded by Delanoy in his book of officers and soldiers December 8, 1671.

336372-Service File.jpg

Thomas Lawrence bond, March 26, 1712.

Bond of Thomas Lawrence, Hackensack, to William Lawrence, Newtown, Long Island, promising to deliver a deed for a tract of land in western Queens called Van Harlem's lot; silked.

336478-Service File.jpg

Thomas Lawrence v. William Hallett, Sr. et al. verdict, April 2, 1702.

Decision of John Nanfan, Governor, the Council, and the Court of Chancery in Thomas Lawrence's lawsuit against William Hallett, Sr., William Hallett, Jr., Samuel Moore, Isaac De Riemer and his wife, Aeltie, Richard Ashfield and his wife, Maria, and John Jefford over a tract of land in western Queens formerly owned by Warnaer Wessels, deceased. Wessels had bargained to sell the land to Jefford, but died before delivering the deed to Jefford; Wessels's heirs sold the property to the Halletts who then sold it to Moore. Meanwhile, Jefford sold the land to Lawrence.

336475-Service File.jpg

Gerardus Wessels and six others indenture, March 26, 1702 [i.e. 1703]

Indenture from Gerardus Wessels, Isaac De Riemer, Richard Ashfield, William Hallett, Sr., William Hallett, Jr., Samuel Moore, and John Jefford to Thomas Lawrence for a tract of land on Hellgate Neck (Astoria) formerly owned by Warnaer Wessels; Lawrence had successfully sued the indenturees in the Court of Chancery for possession of the lot and Thomas Noell was appointed by the court to draw up conveyances to give Lawrence good title; witnessed by Richard Harris, Hugh Farquhar, and Paroculus Parmyter.

336367-Service File.jpg

Court of Chancery order, December 11, 1712.

Order of the Court of Chancery, Robert Hunter, Governor, and Rip Van Dam, master of the court, in a lawsuit of Thomas Lawrence against William Hallett, Jr., Samuel Moore, Sr., Joseph Hallett, James Jackson, and Samuel Moore, Jr. over a tract of land in western Queens called Van Harlem's lot; the court orders Augustine Graham and [Pieter] Cortelyou, both surveyors who had been previously ordered to survey the land in question, to deliver their reports to the court and attend its next meeting.

336362-Service File.jpg

Thomas Lawrence deed, October 20, 1709.

Deed from Thomas Lawrence and his wife, Francina, Bergen County, N.J., to William Lawrence and his wife, Mary, Newtown, Long Island, giving William land in western Queens in exchange for land in Bergen County conveyed by William to Thomas by a separate deed; witnessed by William Morris and John [illegible]; silked.

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Gerardus Wessels and eight others indenture, March 27, 1702 [i.e. 1703]

Indenture from Gerardus Wessels, Isaac De Riemer and his wife, Aeltie, Richard Ashfield and his wife, Maria, William Hallett, Sr., William Hallett, Jr., Samuel Moore, and John Jefford to Thomas Lawrence for a tract of land on Hellgate Neck (Astoria) formerly owned by Warnaer Wessels; Lawrence had successfully sued the indenturees in the Court of Chancery for possession of the lot and Thomas Noell was appointed by the court to draw up conveyances to give Lawrence good title; witnessed by Pieter Cortelyou, Matthew Walton, Samuel Moore [Jr.?], and Paroculus Parmyter.

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Gerardus Wessels and six others indenture, March 25, 1702 [i.e. 1703]

Indenture from Gerardus Wessels, Isaac De Riemer, Richard Ashfield, William Hallett, Sr., William Hallett, Jr., Samuel Moore, and John Jefford to Thomas Lawrence for a tract of land on Hellgate Neck (Astoria) formerly owned by Warnaer Wessels; Lawrence had successfully sued the indenturees in the Court of Chancery for possession of the lot and Thomas Noell was appointed by the court to draw up conveyances to give Lawrence good title; witnessed by Pieter Cortelyou, Matthew Walton, Samuel Moore [Jr.?], and Paroculus Parmyter.

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Samuel Gorsline and six others indenture, April 24, 1758.

Indenture from Samuel Gorsline, Martha Gorsline, his wife, Richard Penfold, Mary Penfold, his wife, Martha Leverich, Ruth Leverich and Sarah Leverich, collectively the heirs of William Leverich (died 1754), to Halimous [i.e. Wilhelmus] Wyckoff for a tract of land on Hellgate Neck (Astoria); witnessed by Abraham Riker and Jacob Rapelye; attested December 23, 1758 by Rapelye before Thomas Hicks, judge of the Court of Common Pleas, Queens County; recorded in the Newtown book of records January 3, 1759 by Willian Van Wyck, town clerk; silked.

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Capt. Samuel Moore and Joseph Moore indenture, March 1, 1754.

Indenture from Samuel Moore and Joseph Moore to Augustine Moore for sale of a tract of land on Hellgate Neck (Astoria); witnessed by Samuel Moore, son of Joseph Moore, and Robert Field, Jr.; prepared in conjunction with a lawsuit between Augustine Moore and Martha Leverich.

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Augustine Moore quitclaim deed, April 24, 1758.

Quitclaim deed from Augustine Moore, Newark, N.J., to Wilhelmus Wyckoff, Newtown, for a tract of land on Hellgate Neck (Astoria); witnessed by Nathaniel Moore and Martha Moore.

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Thomas Lawrence complaint, [1702?]

Complaint of Thomas Lawrence to the Governor, John Nanfan and the Council against William Hallett, Sr., William Hallett, Jr., Samuel Moore, Isaac De Riemer and his wife, Aeltie, Richard Ashfield and his wife, Maria, and John Jefford over a tract of land in western Queens formerly owned by Warnaer Wessels, deceased; Wessels had bargained to sell the land to Jefford, but died before deeding the land to Jefford. Wessels's heirs sold the property to the Halletts who then sold it to Moore; meanwhile, Jefford sold the land to Lawrence.

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Cadastral map of part of Newtown in western Queens County, [early 18th century]

Manuscript cadastral map by an unidentified surveyor of Thomas Lawrence's property near Hellgate in western Queens relative to the holdings of earlier landowners.

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Lists of jurors in three William Leveridge [i.e. Leverich] lawsuits, September 6, 1749 and September 1750.

Lists of jurors in three William Leverich lawsuits in the New York Supreme Court: vs. Joseph Moore, September 6, 1749; vs. Samuel Hallett, September [5], 1750; and Samuel Moore, September 1750; with repaired holes affecting a few words; silked.

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William Leveridge [i.e. Leverich] lawsuit filing, September 5, 1750.

Copy of a summary of a lost deed dated October 20, 1709 from Thomas Lawrence to William Lawrence previously read into evidence in William Leverich v. Joseph Moore and now entered into evidence in William Leverich v. Samuel Hallett; attested by William Smith, Abraham Lodge, and John Alsop and copied from the earlier trial records by Richard Morris.