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History of Orange County
Town of Newburgh
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Declaring, nevertheless, that nothing in these presents reserved or contained shall or ought to be construed to extend or be meant or intended to prohibit or in anywise hinder the said Trustees of the Parish of Newburgh, their successors or assigns, or any of them, from such burning of the woods or cutting down or falling of the trees that now are or hereafter shall be growing or being on the above granted lands or any part thereof, as shall be necessary or conducive to the clearing and effectual cultivating of the said lands or any part thereof, or to or for their or any of their use or uses. And we do further declare, that by the said burning of woods is only meant and intended that the said Trustees of the Parish of Newburgh, their successors and assigns, are to be restrained only from setting fire to and burning any timber or trees whilst they are standing and growing upon the above granted lands or any part thereof.
And we do likewise declare, that the reservation of all the trees of the diameter of 24 inches and upwards at 12 inches from the ground, for masts for our royal navy, and of such other trees as may be fit for planks, knees and other things necessary for the use of our said navy, is not nor ought to be construed to hinder the said Trustees of the Parish of Newburgh, their successors or assigns, from clearing and effectually cultivating the above granted lands or any part thereof. And we do hereby will and grant that these our letters be made patent, and that they and the record of them in our Secretary’s office, of our Province of New-York, shall be good and effectual in the law to all intents and purposes, notwithstanding the not true and well reciting or mentioning of the premises or any part thereof, or of any former or other letters patent or grant for the same, made or granted by us or any of our royal ancestors or predecessors, to any other person or persons, body corporate or politic whatsoever, to the contrary hereof in anywise notwithstanding.
In testimony whereof we have caused the great seal of our Province of New York to be hereunto affixed, and these presents to be entered on record in, one of the books of patent in our said Secretary’s office remaining.
Witness our said trusty and well-beloved George Clinton, Captain General and Governor in chief of our said Province of New York and territories thereon depending in America, Vice Admiral of the same, and Admiral of the White Squadron of our Fleet, in Council at Fort George in New York, this 26th day March, in the 25th year of our reign, &c., Anno Domini 1752.
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PARTITION OF GERMAN PATENT AMONG PATENTERS.
Granted in 1719 and contains 2190 acres. According to the recitation in the new patent, when the glebe of 500 acres was renewed to Colden and Albertson, as trustees, in 1752, it had been previously divided among the original patentees. The following was that division among the nine Palatines, who, before 1752, had sold out their shares and removed to the county of Albany and elsewhere, as the said recitation states. The lots were long and narrow, running west from the river through the patent, numbered from south to north.
To George Lockstead and chiIdren,
Michael Weigand and children
Herman Shoreman,
Christian Hennicke,
The Widow Cockertal,
Burgher Mynders,
Jacob Webber
Johannes Fisher,
Andries Valch,
Andries Valch and Jacob Webber,
as Trustees for the Church, for a
glebe, between lots 5 and 6.
For Highways,
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No. 1,
2,
3,
4,
5,
6,
7,
8,
9,
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250 acres.
250 do.
100 do.
100 do.
250 do.
100 do.
200 do.
100 do.
300 do.
500 do.
40 do.
2190
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