what is the address to register for the digest version? <buffalo234@cox.net> carolyn On Apr 25, 2007, at 2:50 PM, j. gonigam wrote: > Guys-- > > While the specific details of the transaction might be tedious I > suspect it > still might be of interest > generally as an illustrative example. I, for one, look forward to > gleaning > whatever I can from the discussion. For those whom it fails to > interest > there is the ever-handy "delete" key. > > --pete > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Leslie B. Potter" <lbpotter@comcast.net> > To: <dutch-colonies@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 2:21 PM > Subject: Re: [DUTCH-COLONIES] Purchase vs Patent grant > > >> Steve, >> I'll try and sort it out for you, but I am going to need more >> specific >> information. Such as the date of the "purchase", date of the >> "patent", the >> location of the property and the names of the parties to each of >> the above >> enumerated instruments. >> >> I feel that title work in New York State is nothing if not >> complicated and >> difficult. The parties to any instrument could convey only the >> interest, >> which they actually held in the land. Consequently, no one gets >> good fee >> simple title to real estate in New York State until 1841. So >> please delete >> all of your modern notions of land ownership and we shall dig into >> the >> matter. Since the details of this matter could become tedious for >> the > rest >> of the list, you may want to consider contacting me "off list". >> >> Leslie >> >> >> I feel that title work in New York State is nothing if not >> complicated and >> difficult. The parties could only convey the interest which they >> actually >> held in the land. Consequently, no one gets good fee simple title >> to real >> estate in New York State until 1841. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Steve Brewer" <slbrewer@fuse.net> >> To: "dutch-colonies: rootsweb.com" <dutch-colonies@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 1:25 PM >> Subject: [DUTCH-COLONIES] Purchase vs Patent grant >> >> >>> The plot of land that Adam Brouwer purchased from Hendrick Jansen >>> and > the >>> patent he received from the company both appear to be for the same > parcel >>> of land. Was this common to receive a patent for land you already > owned? >>> What is the distinction between land owned through purchase and land >>> granted by patent? Did a patent grant different rights to the >>> property? >>> Any clarification would be appreciated. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Steve >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> 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 >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 > > > ------------------------------- > 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