Couwenhoven family land papers

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unitid

{"value"=>"MssCol 681", "type"=>"local_call"}

{"value"=>"681", "type"=>"local_mss"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Couwenhoven family land papers"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1687-1850", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1687/1850"}

physdesc

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abstract

{"value"=>"Land papers of the Couwenhoven family of Brooklyn, New York, including deeds of conveyance, releases, leases, mortgages, and other legal papers concerning lands in Brooklyn, New York; Somerset County, New Jersey; Newark, New Jersey; New York City; and Newtown, Long Island (1687-1850). The earliest records document Jan Gerrit van Couwenhoven and his son Nicasius Couwenhaven. The papers also contain the Couwenhovens family's interactions with the following families: Martensen, Vegte, Bergen, Debevoise, Van de water, Bennet, Andriesen, Jansen, Van Duyn, Reyerse, Middagh, De Wit, Van der Beek, Cornell, Van Pelt, Van Wicklen, Lefferts, Pickeman, Terhune, Dederer, Wyckoff, Lott, Polhemus, Selover, Vanderveer, Lydeback, Schuyler, Robertson, Lydig, Heard, Stoutenburgh, and Bleecker. Also present are miscellaneous Couwenhoven family financial accounts"}

date_inclusive_start

1687

date_inclusive_end

1850

keydate

1687

prefercite

{"value"=>"Couwenhoven family land papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library"}

extent_statement

.58 linear feet (2 boxes)

date_start

1687

date_end

1850

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