Ethel: The fourteen patentees, according to William Scott's "History of Passaic and it environs" (available on HeritageQuest), were: Hans Dederick Garret Garretsen [Van Wagenen] Walling Jacobs [Van Winkle] Elias Machielson [Vreeland] Hartman Machielsen [Vreeland] Johannis Machielson [Vreeland] Cornelius Machielsen [Vreeland] Adrian Post Urian Tomason [Van Riper] Cornelius Rowlofsen [Van Houten] Symon Jacobs [Van Winkle] John Hendrick Speare [Spier/Speer] Cornelius Lubers Abraham Bookey Chris On 3/29/07, ETHELKK@aol.com < ETHELKK@aol.com> wrote: > > Who are the original patentees of the Acquackanonk purchase in > Passaic/Bergen County New Jersey? > > The Indian deed for Acquackanonk, dated 28 March 1679, between Captahem > Indian Sachem and Chief . . . 'In Consideration of a certain Prcel of > goods, > Blankets, kettles powder and other Goods . . . bargained and sold unto > the said > Hans Diedericks, Gerrit Gerritsen, Walling Jacobs, Hendrick George and > their > Associates . . . signed, sealed and delivered by Captahem, and attested > by > the other Sachems, 28 March 1679, in the presence of Governor Philip > Carteret." > > Four men are mentioned in the deed. Hans Diedericks, Gerrit Gerritsen > [Van > Wagenen], Walling Jacobs [Van Winkle], Hendrick George [Brinkerhoff] > "and > their Associates" Who are the Associates? > > Nelson and Shriner wrote "Among the Patentees of Acquackanonk, only > three > -- Post, Spier and Bookey -- had proper surnames. .." "One of the > patentees of the Acquackanonk patent was Cornelius Lubbers." [Westervelt] > > > *History of Paterson and Its Environs (The Silk City) by William Nelson > and > Charles A Shriner > Lewis Historical Publishing Company, New York and Chicago 1920 > Acquackanonk Patent Vol.1 Pioneer Families Vol.2. > > Ethel Kay Konight > > > > > > > > > > > > > ************************************** See what's free at > http://www.aol.com. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DUTCH-COLONIES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >