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

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.

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.

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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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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Indenture from Samuel Moore and Joseph Moore to Augustine Moore for 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.

Quitclaim deed from Samuel Moore, Jr. to Augustine Moore for the tract of land on Hellgate Neck (Astoria) known as Van Harlem's lot; witnessed by Samuel Moore, son of Benjamin Moore, and Samuel Moore, son of Joseph Moore; prepared in conjunction with a lawsuit between Augustine Moore and Martha Leverich.