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Note: Year book of the Holland Society of New York, 1901
29 Mar 1647. To Rem Jansen, lot on Manhattan Island, next to Claes De Ruyter's. P. 370.
Remmert Jansen Vanderbeek died in 1681, probably intestate. In 1683 his property was assessed to his widow. April 10, 1696, his children, Joris Remsen, Rem Remsen, Jacob Remsen, Jeronimus Remsen, Daniel Remsen, Abraham Remsen, Jan Dorlandt (who m. Anna Remsen), Aris Vanderbilt (who m. Hildegonde or Hilletje Remsen), Joseph Hegeman (who m. Femmetje Remsen), Gerret Hansen [Van Nostrand] (who m. Jannetje Remsen), Elbert Adriaensen (who m. Cateline Remsen), and Marten Adriaensen (who m. Sarah Remsen), conveyed their father's plantation at the Wallebocht, "on the southerly side of the land of Tunis Gysbertsen (Bogaert); also bounded by the kil in the Wallebocht, as set forth in the patent for the same, also with the length, breadth, width, and number of morgens made known in said patent," etc., etc., to Isaac Remsen and Jeremias Remsen, their brothers.3 All the children of Remmert appear to have joined in this conveyance except his oldest son Jan, who died in the year when the conveyance was given, and who may have been dead at its date. From its language it is evident there was a patent from the government for the same, of which no copy has been seen. March 27th, 1704, said Isaac Remsen conveyed to his brother "Jeremyas" Remsen, "all that one-half of a certain plantation situate, lying and being at Bruckelen, in King's county abovesaid, at a place commonly called and known by the name of the Walaboght, bounded northerly by the land of Theunis Gysbertse Boogaert, and is further limited by the creek of said Waleboght, and so stretcheth in the woods,"1 etc. By this conveyance, Jeremias Remsen became the sole owner of the plantation. Sept. 26th, 1776, Jeremias Remsen by will devised said plantation unto Barent Johnson, the husband of Ann, a daughter of Jeromus Remsen, and Jane Remsen, said Jane being a sister of said Jeremias.2 Oct. 2d, 1782, Barent Johnson, by his will,3 authorized his executors to sell his real estate in Brooklyn and Bushwick, and divide the proceeds among his children, in pursuance of which they sold and conveyed, May 1st, 1793, of said real estate, 117 acres, generally known as the homestead farm, to Gen. Jeremiah Johnson, one of the sons of said Barent,4 and 67 acres to Abraham Messerole (who m. Catalina, a daughter of said Barent), being on the rear or easterly end of the part sold to Johnson,5 and extending to the Bushwick road, which 67 acres is marked Abraham Messerole on Butts's map of Brooklyn
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[Footnotes on Page 47]:
1 Vol. II, p. 97, O'Callaghan's manuscript translation Dutch Manuscripts.
2 Vol. III, p. 271, O'Callaghan's manuscript translation Dutch Manuscripts.
3 Deed in possession of Jeromus I. Johnson; and not recorded. Death date from mebership records.
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