Jackson ex dem. Vanbeuren v. Vosburgh
New York Supreme Court
THIS Was an action of ejectment, for a certain piece of land called The Island, in the town of Kinderhook, in the county of Columbia.
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THIS Was an action of ejectment, for a certain piece of land called The Island, in the town of Kinderhook, in the county of Columbia. The cause was tried before Mr. Justice Yates, at the Columbia circuit, in November, 3811. ’ The plaintiff proved that the premises in question formerly belonged to Johannis Van Deursen, the elder, who occupied them un® his death, in 1757. Robert, his eldest son, died, leaving six children, Peter, Stephen, Laurence, Cynthia, Mary, formerly the wife of John Vanbeuren, and Christiana, who married John Boyd, both of whom died, leaving four sons, Robert, William,…
1Per curiam
Johannis Vandeursen, deceased, is admitted to be the source of title, as claimed by both parties. His son Robert, under whom the lessof s of the plaintiff derive title, was his heir at law; and the defendant claims under John, a younger son of Johannis. To establish his right, the defendant introduced the will of Johannis, and then went into proof to show that his three sons held and used the real estate, of which their father died seised, as tenants in common, until about the year 1786, when a parol partition was made between them, upon which the premises in question were allotted to John.…
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