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 ** schlepen29