Jackson ex dem. Bratt v. Tibbits
New York Supreme Court
Ejectment for 129 acres of land, being the west half of lot No. 2, of the 7th allotment, according to the partition 0f one fourth (formerly the Teunise or Van Vechten share) \ j z of Hosick patent, which partition was made by P. Schuyler, J* Van Ingen and H. P. Schuyler, in 1800. This lot No. 129 is *a part of the original lot No. 51, in the general partitim of the patent made by Bleecker, May 27th, 1754. At tne Rensselaer circuit, before Duer, C. Judge, the fury found a…
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Ejectment for 129 acres of land, being the west half of lot No. 2, of the 7th allotment, according to the partition 0f one fourth (formerly the Teunise or Van Vechten share) \ j z of Hosick patent, which partition was made by P. Schuyler, J* Van Ingen and H. P. Schuyler, in 1800. This lot No. 129 is *a part of the original lot No. 51, in the general partitim of the patent made by Bleecker, May 27th, 1754. At tne Rensselaer circuit, before Duer, C. Judge, the fury found a special verdict as follows : That as to 812 fff of the locus in quo the whole into 829 parts to be divided, the defendant…
1Opinion of the Court
Curia, per Woodworth, J.
The deed of January 13th, 1790, the partition by Van Ingen and the Schuylers, and the adverse possession by the defendant, form the subjects of consideration.in disposing of this cause.
1. The deed of January 13th, 1790, was between the heirs or descendants of Joseph Duow of the first part, and the heirs of Barnardus Bratt, with Thomas L. Witbeck, of the second part. By that deed, the Douws conveyed all their interest in the patent to Bratts and Witbeck, except 3467 acres, which it is agreed they reserved. What was the interest of the Douws ? We must take the answer…
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