REGISTERED FOR and at the request of
Coenradt Luke Junr. of Bethlehem in the county of Albany on the fourth day of
January eighteen hundred and two.
MEMORANDUM that on the thirtieth day of June one thousand eight hundred
and one. John Schoonmaker and Madaline
his wife and Abraham Schoonmaker and Sally his wife of Watervliet in the county
of Albany for and in consideration that certain farm place or parcel of land
situated lying and being in the town of Bethlehem in the County of Albany in
the Manor of Rensselaerwyck being the northwestern half part or (roiety) of all
that certain farm, piece or parcel of land heretofore granted by Stephen van
Rensselaer Esqr, late proprietor of Manor of Rensselaerwyck deceased which said
farm in the whole contains one hundred and twenty nine acres of land which
premises hereby conveyed for intended so to be are as the same is in the
possession of the said Coenradt Luke Junr. and as the same has been conveyed by
Arent Van Dussen and Wendle W. Helderbrandt to him the said Coenradt together
with the privileges in the aforesaid conveyance mentioned an also all that
certain piece or parcel of land situated lying and being in Jericho in the town
of Bethlehem in the manor aforesaid and is butted and bounded as follows to wit
beginning at the northeast corner of the barn, standing on the farm formerly
belonging to Wendle Hildebrandt decd. and running thence southwesterly one
hundred and forty yards to a pin black oak tree blazed and marked by John
Hildebrandt and Jacob W. Helderbrandt for a division from thence
southwesterly down the hill towards the
Plumane or Plupopean Kill by a white pine tree blazed and marked for a division
between the said John and Jacob W. Helderbrandt that to the said Kill to
another white oak tree marked as aforesaid then crossing said Creek to a (hite
Allum) again marked as aforesaid then along a certain fence to another black
oak tree marked as aforesaid the rising the hill to a small chestnut tree
marked as aforesaid then from the top of the hill continuing said course to
certain white oak sapling standing at the now division (blank), then along said
fence (blank) (blank) as it comes to the line of Jacob Luke to a certain white
pine tree marked as aforesaid containing by estimation twenty one acres more or
less. PROVIDED always and these presents
are upon the express condition that if the (blank) John and Abraham their
executors administrators or assigns.
(blank) the said Coenradt his executors, administrators or assigns the
sum of one thousand dollars to be paid in manner following to wit. Two hundred and fifty dollars on or before
the first day of May 1803, Two hundred and fifty dollars on or before the first
day of May 1804, Two hundred and fifty dollars on or before the first day of
May 1805, Two hundred and fifty dollars on or before the first day of May 1806,
with interest annually on the whole from the first day of May next according to
the condition of a certain bond or writing obligatory bearing even date
herewith executed by the said party of the first part to the said party of the
second part as a Collateral Security then these presents and the said bond on
writing obligatory shall cease and be null and void. Which said mortgage was acknowledged by the
confession of John Schoonmaker and Madalane his wife and Abraham Schoonmaker
and Sarah his wife the mortgagors before Thomas Hun Esqr. one of the Judges of
the Court of Common Pleas for the City and County of Albany on the second day
of December 1801,