Name/Title
Abstract of Title for the Cheesecock Land PatentEntry/Object ID
002388Tags
John Bridges, Hendrick Ten Eyck, Derrick Vander Burgh, John Cholwell, Christopher Dean, Lancaster Symes, John MerrittScope and Content
These documents are excerpts from an "Abstract of Title" regarding the Patent of Cheesecocks in Orange County, New York. Dated June 19, 1918, the pages trace the colonial origins of land ownership for properties later associated with the Sterling Iron & Railway Co.
Here is a summary of the key historical transactions described:
1. The Native American Deed (1702)
The first document (2388.jpg) details a "B. & S. Deed" (Bargain and Sale) dated December 30, 1702.
Grantors: Five Native American individuals identified as Maringomack, Skawgus, Valiguaw, Onickotapp, and Aioqhquaheroe.
Grantees: Seven individuals, including John Bridges, Hendrick Ten Eyck, Derrick Vander Burgh, John Cholwell, Christopher Dean, Lancaster Symes, and John Merritt.
Location: A tract in Orange County bounded by Captain John Evans' patent (North), the Highlands (West), Honon's Patent (South), and Haverstraw/Hudson River (East).
2. The Royal Patent from Queen Anne (1707)
The second document (2388a.jpg) records a Letters Patent issued by Queen Anne on March 25, 1707.
Terms: The land was granted to the same seven individuals (with Anna Bridges, widow of John Bridges, now listed) for a sum of 20 shillings payable annually on the "first day of the Annunciation" to the Receiver of Customs at the Port of New York.
Conditions: The grant required that improvements be made to the land within three years if they had not been made already.
Reservations: The Crown specifically excepted (reserved) all gold and silver mines from the grant.
3. Document Context (1918)
Both pages include identical handwritten certifications at the bottom:
Prepared for: Ebenezer Bull, Esq.
Prepared by: [Signature appears to be B. Moffatt Jr.], Sloatsburg, Rockland Co., N.Y.
Date: June 19, 1918.
Purpose: To trace the title of lands lying between the Cheesecocks Patent and the New Jersey state line (referred to as "the Gore") before they were eventually vested in the Townsend family.
