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TitleDeed for small parcel of land, 1822

Date Created1822

DescriptionDeed conveying a one-tenth of an acre lot between owners of adjacent properties, from John Van Houte to Jacob D. Van Winkle. Property is described in relation to the road from Bergen to Prior's Mill,...

Time PeriodExpansion and Reform (1801-1861)

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TitleDeed, Aaron and Jane Newkirk to Jacob D. Van Winkle, 1819

Date Created1819

DescriptionDeed for parcel of land in the Township of Bergen, now part of Jersey City. The property is described in relation to neighbors and a "white oak tree" rather than streets or lot numbers, indicating how...

Time PeriodExpansion and Reform (1801-1861)

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TitleRelease and Receipts, Settlement of Estate of John Van Winkle, 1844-1851

Date Created1844-1851

DescriptionDocument closing the settlement of the estate of John Van Winkle, and receipts of payments to heirs from sale of two properties. Two of the six heirs sign with an "X" mark, indicating the level of...

Time PeriodExpansion and Reform (1801-1861)

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TitleDeed for three lots purchased at auction, 1827

Date Created1827

DescriptionDeed for three lots sold at auction by order of the Orphans Court, to furnish funds for the settlement of the estate of Aaron Devoe, who died intestate. Lots were purchased by Jacob D. Van Winkle....

Time PeriodExpansion and Reform (1801-1861)

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TitleDeed to small lot in Jersey City, 1832

Date Created1832

DescriptionDeed for a small parcel of land, sold by Altje Parks, nee Merselis, to Jacob Vreeland. Her name spelled Altia Park in the text. This lot adds an additional five feet to a lot previously obtained by...

Time PeriodExpansion and Reform (1801-1861)

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TitleDeed for Lot from Estate of Englebert Steenhuijs, 1688: Deed in Colonial Dutch from 1688

Date Created1688

DescriptionDeed for a part of the land of the late Englebert Steehuijs, first schoolteacher in New Jersey, sold by executors to Gerritt Gerrittsen. Handwritten original in Dutch, with typed transcription and...

Time PeriodColonization and Settlement (1585-1763)

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TitleEstate of Stephen Vreeland, died August 1865 - Executor's Account 1868 - Exceptions

Date Created1868

DescriptionOrphan's Court filing submitted by "Proctor of Exceptants" in which some of the heirs of Stephen Vreeland dispute charges in the executor's account of the estate. Detailed list of disputed charges and...

Time PeriodCivil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)

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TitleEstate of Stephen Vreeland, died August 1865 - Executor's Account 1868

Date Created1868

DescriptionAccounting of the fairly substantial estate of Stephen Vreeland, fifth generation Dutch American and the first of his line to live his life entirely after independence. Detailed list of monies paid...

Time PeriodCivil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)

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TitleWill of Jeremiah Van Winkle, 1834

Date Created1834

DescriptionCopy made 1839 of 1834 will of Jeremiah Van Winkle, in which he divides his land among his children and grandchildren. Notable for the way in which boundaries are described in relation to neighbors,...

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TitleDeed for 313 Acres in Bergen County, 1786

Date Created1786

DescriptionQuit-claim deed in which Michael H. and Cornelius H. Vreeland of "Achqueghenonck," transfer a land title to Michael D. and Elizabeth Vreeland, of Hackensack. The first location, at that time part of...

Time PeriodRevolution and the New Nation (1754-1820)