Lawrence, Thomas, -1703

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.

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.

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.

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.

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