Brooklyn and Long Island deeds collection
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Abstract
A collection of deeds from various properties located on Long Island, dated 1716 to 1885.
Historical note
Brookhaven is a town located in Suffolk County, near the center of Long Island. The land was, and is, inhabited by Algonquian-speaking Indigenous people, largely the Setaukett/Setalcott and Unkechaug tribes. In 1640 English settled in the area, and subsequently purchased land from the Setalcott tribe in 1655. The names Brookhaven and Setuakett were used interchangeably until the 19th Century in reference to this township. Indigeneity, though, is not marked in Brookhaven merely through naming conventions or its historical past. Brookhaven remains the site of the Poospatuck Reservation, which has been state, but not federally recognized.
Arrangement
This small collection is arranged in a single folder in chronological order.
Scope and Contents
This collection contains of deeds from various properties located on Long Island, dated 1716 to 1885. This includes a 1716 deed transferring land in Brookhaven between Nathaniel Roe and Thomas Roborsun [Robertson]; a 1786 deed transferring Southampton land noted to be "one mile North of Town Street "between Joseph Post and Sarah Post, husband and wife, and Ebenezar Jaggar in Southampton; a 1797 deed transferring Newtown property between Jacobus Luydam, a farmer, and Adriana Suydam, husband and wife, and David Purdy, a farmer; an 1833 deed transferring land in Jamaica between Elizabeth Marston, widow of Simeon Marston, and George Stilwell; an 1828 deed, set by the will of Nicholas William Stuyvesant, transferring land to his sons (Peter, John Reade, Nicholas William, Gerard, Joseph Reade, and Robert Reade Stuyvesant; an 1840 deed, set by the will of Hezekiah Beers Pierrepont, transferring Lawrence County land to William Constable Pierrepont and Henry Constable Pierrepont; an 1850 deed transferring land referred to as "Daniel's hole" in East Hampton between John Hedges and Eliza B. Hedges, husband and wife, and Wilks Hedges, of Southampton; an 1864 deed transferring Southampton land between Jacob S. Strong and Judith Strong, husband and wife, and Walter Scott; an 1866 deed transferring East Hampton land called "Miller's Ground" between Jason M. Terbell, Josiah H. Culver, and Mary Culver, husband and wife, Nathan Conklin, and Phebe M. Terbell; an 1869 deed transferring St. Lawrence land between Henry Evelyn Pierrepont and Anna Maria Pierrepont, husband and wife and George Post; an 1871 deed transferring Brooklyn land on Fulton Street between William Cogswell and Joshua Bakrenburg; an 1872 deed transferring Brooklyn land located on the West side of Bedford Avenue between John Rahenburg and William C. Sloothoff, of Jamaica; a 1885 deed transfering Flushing land between William H. Schermerhorn and Charlotte Schermerhorn, husband and wife, and Julius H. Seymour; and an 1885 deed transfering Flushing land between Julius H. Seymour and Charlotte F. Schermerhorn.
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Conditions Governing Access
Open to users without restriction.
Conditions Governing Access
Open to users without restriction.
Conditions Governing Use
The material in this collection is in the public domain. While many items at the Center for Brooklyn History are unrestricted, we do not own reproduction rights to all materials. Be aware of the several kinds of rights that might apply: copyright, licensing and trademarks. The researcher assumes all responsibility for copyright questions.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known); Brooklyn and Long Island deeds collection, 1978.006, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source and date of acquisition for some of the materials is unknown. The collection was formally accessioned in 1977.
Four deeds were the gift of Harold Watson in April 1965: 1786 between Joseph Post, Sarah Post, and Ruth Bishop; 1850 between John and Wilkes Hedges; 1871 between John Bahrenburg and William Cogswell; 1872 between John Bahrenburg and William Stoothoff.
One deed to Syosset Farm was the gift of Elbert C. Seaman in May 1965.
One 1833 deed between Elizabeth Marston and George Stilwell was the gift of Miss Mary E. Boyce, April 1961.
One 1835 deed between Peter Stuyvesant and George Jarvis was the gift of John Troop Anderson, date unknown.
Two deeds were the gift of Sofia Shipman in September 1967: 1869 between Henry Pierrepont and George Post and 1840 between the Pierreponts and Isabel Razy.
About this Guide
Processing Information
This collection was rehoused and the finding aid revised by Dee Bowers in 2023.
This finding aid was revised again by Dee Bowers in 2025. Portions of the revised description were written by Cecilia Wright as part of a project to assess and improve access to archival collections in CBH's holdings that relate to Long Island, made possible thanks to the generosity of The Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation.
