Abstracts of Deeds

Henry I. Van Rensselaer to Martin Holsapple, 22 October 1800

Deed Book P/67-68

Deed from Henry I. Van Rensselaer of the City of Hudson in the County of Columbia, Esquire to Martin Holtsapple of the town of Hillsdale in the County aforesaid, Farmer.

For the sum of $665.

All those certain pieces parcels tracts and lots of Land Situate lying and being in the Town of Hillsdale in the County aforesaid Beginning at a chestnut Saplin on the [west border] of Jacob Millers farm and runs from thence North twelve degrees west five chains and seventy links to a black oak thence North eleven degrees and fifteen minutes west six chains & thirty eight links to a birch saplin in the west side of a spring thence north fifty one degrees and fifteen minutes East two chains to a maple saplin thence North eighty five degrees and thirty minutes East six chains and Eighty three links to an Elmn Tree [Cornered]] in the swamp thence North forty degrees and forty five minutes west thirteen chains and twenty eight links thence South forty one degrees west one chain and thirty seven links to a Stake thence North sixty four degrees and thirty minutes west six chains to a stake and stones thence North seventy one degrees and thirty minutes west thirteen chains and ninety Links to a black oak Saplin cornered thence South twenty two degrees East six chains and ninety four links to a stake and stones thence South twenty two degrees and thirty minutes west seven chains to a hickery Saplin thence South seventy degrees west four chains, thence South four degrees west four chains and ten links to an [Ironwood] Saplin thence South twenty eight degrees and thirty minutes East four chains, thence south eighteen degrees west four chains and forty links to a black oak, thence south thirty four degrees West four chains and sixty links to a pine saplin thence South thirty four twelve degrees and thirty minutes west two chains and thirty four links to a heap of stones marked ISMH thence south forty two degrees and thirty minutes East five chains to a stake & stones thence South three degrees and fifteen minutes West eight chains thence South twelve degrees and thirty minutes East three chains and twenty links thence North fifty five degrees and fifteen minutes to the place of Beginning containing Eighty nine acres & thirty seven perches of Land.

The second piece tract Beginning at a black oak saplin on the East side of the road to Holsapples [Hy] and runs from thence South Sixty degrees and thirty minutes East one chain and Eighty four Links thence South seventy seven degrees East nine chains thence North three degrees and forty five minutes East one chain & seventy seven Links thence North eighty six degrees East four chains and seventy seven links thence North thirteen degrees East one chain & Eighty six links, thence North nineteen degrees & thirty minutes West to the South bounds of his lease, thence along said south bounds South fifty five degrees and fifteen minutes West to the north easterly bounds of Jeremiah Shufelts Land, thence along the said North Easterly bounds South forty five degrees and thirty minutes East two chains and seventy links to the place of Beginning containing ten acres & twenty six perches of Land.

Sealed and Delivered in the Presence of J. Dwight Monell, Jacob C. Miller


Hy J V Rensselaer L.S.

XXXXXX X. XXXXXX, a Commissioner of Deeds for the City of Hudson certified that on 11 March 1830, Joseph D. Monell, one of the subscribing witnesses, appeared before him to acknowledge the above deed.