1699 INDENTURE, JOHN ABEALE, NEW YORK
Judi McLean Parks (McLeanParks@olin.wustl.edu)
This Indenture made the twenty sevendth day of
February in the yeare of our Lord Christ one
Thousand Six Hundred Ninety Nine and in the
Twelfth yeare of the Raigne of our Sovernign Lord
William the Third by the Grace of God of England
Scotland France and Ireland. King defender of the
faith and between JOHN ABEALE of the Citty of New
York Merchant of the one parte and WILLIAM
HUDDLESTON of the Said Citty Gentleman of the
other parte. Whereas ISAACVERPLANCK, SAMUEL
VERPLANK, JACOBUS VERPLANK, HENDRETH KIPP,
CATLINNA VERPLANK, SYLVESTER GARLAND, CORNELIUS
TUNISE SWARTH, ABRAHAM ACKERMAN, DAVID ACKERMAN,
MELGERT VANDERPOOL, JOHANNES VAN GELDER, CORNELIA
ROOS and PETER ROOS the heirs or children of
ABRAHAM ISAACC VERPLANK in and by a certain
instrument or power of Attorney Irrevocable
beareing the date the thirteenth day of September
which was in the tenth year of his now Mirjsys
Raigne and in the Yeare of Our Lord One Thousand
Six Hundred Ninety Nine did give and grant to the
said JOHN ABEALE amongst other things theirin
specified and contained full power and absolute
and lawful Authority to grant bargaine alein sell
and convey all or any part of their estates.
Reall and personall land tenements and
hereditainments property relating and belonging
to the undivided estate of the said ABRAHAM
ISAACC VERPLANK deed and upon the sale of all or
any part or parcel thereof sufficient deed or
deeds for them and in their names generally or
perticularly to sign seale and deliver as by the
said instrument beareing date as aforesaid
relation being thereunto had more fully and at
large will appeare. How this indenture
wittnesseth that the said JOHN ABEALE
*Qualarie as aforesaid for consideration of two
hundred and twenty five pounds current money of
the province of New York **robbin well and truly
in hand paid before the unsealing and delivery
hereof by the said WILLIAM HUDDLESTON the receipt
whereof he doth hereby acknowledge and himself
herewith to be fully satisfied contented and
paid. And thereof and herefrom and of and from
every part and parcel thereof he doth fully
freely and absolutely acquit, exonerate and
discharge him the said WILLIAM HUDDLESTON his
heirs executors administrators and assigns by
these presents hath granted bargained and sold
conveyed assured and confirmed and doth by these
presents grant bargaine and sell convey assign
and conffirments him the said WILLIAM HUDDLESTON
and to his heirs and assigns forever. What that
certain parcel of land situating and being within
the Citty of New York bounded East by JOHN RODMAN
South by King Street24 West by Smith
Street25 and North by the land of LUKE VAN
THIENHOVEN containing in **** the East side by
JOHN RODMAN one hundred and two foot on the West
fronting to Smith Street one hundred eleven foot.
In benth South King Street seventy seven foot
three inches and North by LUKE VAN THIENHOVEN
eight foot --- all English measure. As also a
certaine tract of land whereto the City of New
York aforesaid bounded on the south and west
sides by the kings farme26 on the North by the
Land luff** of THOMAS LODWICKSON deceased and on
the East by the land of JOHN VAN ZEE deceased
containing five Morgan27 and two hundred and ten
Rood and is called Lot One being the fourth part
of thereabouts of A Certain field called the
Culkehook28 as appears by A contract or deed
of Varicom*** made the 17thApril Ano Nui 1671
(*??*) betwixt the partners and persons
interested in the said field from Qcuilin (**?)
VERPLANCK, JOHN VAN ZEE, THOMAS LODWICKSON and
CHRISTOPHER HOOGLAND the said contract being
recorded in the publishing Records of this Citty
and witnessed by NICHOLAS BYARDT, the then
secretary. Provided that the all naymes of the
said WILLIAM HUDDLESTON his heirs and assignes
shall at all times and from time to time shall
for ever and ever hereafter. Holding the East
side of said tract of land leave out twelve foot
thereof in breadth for and towards a passage for
the owners of the other two lots as by the said
instrument of partition is enjoyned together with
all ways parts passages easements
***humminges***Liberties Priviledges
Hereditiments and appurtances whatsoever to the
same
belonging or in any manner or ways appertaining
or ****all used and enjoyed as parte parcel or
member thereof and all the Estate right first
interest properte possession claim and demand
whatsoever WILLIAM HUDDLESTON his heirs and
assigns forever. And the said JOHN ABEALE for
himself his heirs executors and administrators
doth covenant grant promise and agree for and
with the said WILLIAM HUDDLESTON his heirs and
assigns and every of them by these presents that
he the said JOHN ABEALE at the time of the
ensealing and delivery hereof hath by virtue of
the instrument above in parte recited in himself
good right full power and Lawfull and absolute
authorite to grant bargaine and sell unto the
said WILLIAM HUDDLESTON his heirs and assigns
forever the aforesaid parcel and tract of land
and all and singular other the premises with the
appurtances herein before granted intended to be
hereby bargained and sold and every parte and
parcell thereof unto the said WILLIAM HUDDLESTON
or his heirs and assigns for ever according to
the true intent and meaning of these present. And
that the aforesaid parcell and tract of land and
premises and every part and parcell thereof at
the time of the ensealing and delivery of these
presents are soe at all times for ever hereafter
and from time to time shall remaine coming** and
be unto the said WILLIAM HUDDLESTON his heirs and
assignes clearly accquitted and dischanrged or
otherwise sufficiently saved and kept harmless of
and from all and all manner of former and other
bargaines Sales Cisrs grants Leases Joinries
Powers usses wills Jurailes statues Recognizes
Judgments Executions Seizures Inclusions Extents
and of and from all and Singular other Charges
titles troubles Incumbrances and demands
whatsoever had made acknowledged Consent unto
procured done or suffered by the above mentioned
heirs of ABRAHAM ISAACC VERPLANCK or any of them
or their or any of their heirs or by him the
saide JOHN ABEALE since the power acrued to him
as aforesaid or by any other persons or persons
whatsoever Lawfully having or Claiming any right
or title to the same by his or their or any of
his or their meannes title or procurement And the
saide JOHN ABEALE for himself his heirs Executors
and administrators doe Covenant promise grant and
agree to and with the said WILLIAM HUDDLESTON his
heirs and assigns by these presents that neither
the said heirs of ABRAHAM ISAACC VERPLANCK or
their heirs nor any other person or persons
whatsoever shall at any time hereafter shall
make any lawful claim or***to the premises hereby
granted shall at all times and from time to time
for everafter jusfifie anow maintain ratify allow
and continue this instrument as their and each of
their absolute good sufficient and essecruall
conveyance in the law irrevocable and more over
that the said JOHN ABEALE and his heirs and all
and every other person and persons whatsoever
having or claiming or which shall or may have a
claim or pretense have any manner of right fiffe
interest or any other thing into or out of the
before mentioned to be bargained promises or any
parte or parcel thereof from or under him the
saide JOHN ABEALE or from or under the heires of
the saide ABRAM ISAAC VERPLANK shall and will
from time to time and at all times for space or
seven years now next ensueing upon every
reasonable request and at the cost and charges in
the law of the said WILLIAM HUDDLESTON and heirs
and assigns make doe suffer acknowledge or cause
to be made done suffered acknowledged and
executed all and every such
**ffurtherlanafull** act and acts thing and
things device and devices conveyances and
assureances in the law whatsoever for the further
better and more perfect assurance surity sure
making and conveying of all and singular the
herein before bargained premises and every part
and parcel thereof unto the said WILLIAM
HUDDLESTON his heirs and assigns forever as by
conncill learned in the law of the saide WILLIAM
HUDDLESTON his heirs and assigns in that behalf
shall be reasonably devised advised or required
IN WITNESS where of the said JOHN ABEALE hath
hereto sett his hand and seal the day and year
first written.
JOHN ABEALE
attorney of saide heirs of ABRAM ISAAC VERPLANK
sealed and delivered in the presence of
ABRAM DEPAYSTER
JOHN RODAN
JAMES EVOTTS
New Yorke the 22nd of March, anno domi 1699
these appeared personally before me ABRAM
DEPASTER one of his Mirjsys's council for this
Province of New Yorke that within mention JOHN
ABEALE and acknowledged this to be his voluntary
act and deed
ABRAM DEPASTER
applied from JOHN ABEALE
WILLIAM HUDDLESTON
for lott in King Street at the Calkhook
recorded in the office of town clerk in the citty
of New Yorke
the 29th of March, anno domi 1709
in bib 25th rag 110.111.112.113 cory exam **
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