The Hendry Hendricks Family Organization recently found this important deed involving their Van Dyke and Hendricks/Hendrickson ancestors. It is from New York Land Records, Kings County Conveyances 1670-1736 Volumes 1-4. This is certainly supporting evidence for the conclusions they draw: That Hendrick Hendrickson was married to Tryntje Van Dyke, daughter of Achias/Agyas Van Dyke. The land described in the deed was received by inheritance from Achias/Agyas Van Dyke. Tryntje Van Dyke would probably have been a necessary signatory to the deed had she still been alive on 8 October 1708. In place of Tryntje, her surviving husband Hendrick Hendrickson is named in the deed. The remarkably well preserved deed is written in fine handwriting that is quite easy to read for modern readers. It is posted on the Family Search.org page. Copy or right click the link below and you will find the recorded deed. https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-33187-19452-49?cc=2078654&wc=M9M4-2B6:n1177920415 What follows is a partial transcription of the document with the original spelling, capitalization and punctuation. "This Indenture made this sixth day of October in the seventh yeare of the Reigne of our Sovereign Lady Anne, Queen of great Brittaine france + Ireland, Defender of the faith dc Ammog Dom. 1708; Between Lambert Vandyck and Maryke his wife of the Citty of Newyorke, Jacob Vandyck Jannake Vandyck + Hendrick Hendrickse of Kings County on Nassaw Island in the Collony of New Yorke Johannes Koerte and Barbera his wife of the province of East New Jersey of the one part, and Hendrick Vandyck of Kings County aforesaid of the other part witnesseth, That the said Lambert Vandyck Hendrick Hendrickse Johannes Koerte and Barbera his wife by vertue of the last will and testament of Agyas Vandyck late of the yellow hooke soe called in the towneship of Broockland in Kings County aforesaid deceased, and forr and in consideration of the sume of three hundred pounds Currant mony of Newyorke to them by said Hendrick Vandyck at and before the Ensealing and delivery hereof in hand payd, the Receipt whereof they doe hereby acknowledge and themselves therewith to be fully contented and satisfyed , and thereof and therefrom and of and from Every part and parcell thereof ffor Ever by these presents doe acquitt and discharge the said Hendrick Vandyck his heyres Executors and administrators; Have given granted bargained sold conveyed assured and Confirmed and by these presents doe give grant bargine sell convey assure and Confirme unto the said Hendrick Vandyck his heyres and assignes for Ever, All that messuage farme or plantation scituate lying and being at the yellow hooke soe called in the towneship of Broockland aforesaid formerly in the possession, tenure + occupacon of Agyas Vandyck abovenamed deceased, that is to say, the five parts shares and moyetyes of six of in and to said messauge, and bounded as followes viz. Beginning ..." What follows is a long legal description known as a monuments and markers legal description. For instance, part of the boundary is described as so many chain links to the "white oake tree." My family had a property boundary dispute in Allegany County, New York, in the 1960s. It said so many chain links along the river to the old oak tree. By the time the dispute arose, the river had changed course and the oak tree was long dead. Other parts of the legal description refer to adjacent landowners, including Sharak Vandyck. Part of the property description is the boundary "between the townes of Broockland and Newutrecht." Another part borders the "commons of Newutrecht." The parcel is said to contain 108 acres. After a lot more repetitive legal language that sounds pretty familiar to the modern real estate lawyer, the document concludes with the in "witnes" whereof clause. It is signed and sealed by Lambert Vandyck, Maryke W Vandyck, her marke (which appears to be the W), Jacob Vandyck, Jannake X Vandyck, her marke, hendrick HH ( a very distinctive mark with the two h's joined) hendrickse, Johannes Koerte and Barbera Coerte, her marke. It was then sworn to before Henry ffilkin, one of her "Majestyes" Justices of the peace October 6, 1708 and acknowledged again before the same justice of the peace on 23 Oct 1708 by Johannes Coerte and once again on 25 April 1709 by Barbera wife of Johannes Koerte and Maryke, the wife of Lambert Vandyck. This leaves me with a few questions that I hope someone on this list can answer. Was the wife of Achias Van Dyke Janetje Lambertse? Has anyone seen the will of Achias Van Dyke? I am descended from Geesje Hendrickson who married Nicholas Van Brunt and settled in Monmouth County, New Jersey but I have searched the archives and have not found much information on this Hendricks/Hendrickson family. I did find an email posted by Pam Sears on 10 May 2012 where she said "The Hendrick Willemsen of Willemstatdt (and Rensselaerwyck) had married Geesje Alberts Bradt, and was the ancestor of the Hendrickson family of Monmouth County, New Jersey. " She also correctly notes that Hendrick Willemsen, baker of New Amsterdam had no male heirs. He is also an ancestor and I greatly appreciate the fine work Pam has posted online for Hendrick Willemsen. In a final note, I think the Hendry Hendricks Family Organization has made a convincing case that the Hendrick Hendrickson who appears in this post is the same person as the third husband of Helen Cortelyou, a subject that has been much debated on this mailing list. But they have now recognized that their marriage produced no offspring. ________________________________ This email transmission is confidential and may contain proprietary information for the exclusive use of the intended recipient. 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