Translation
Patent to Pieter Jansen Winckelhoeck
Petrus Stuyvesant, on behalf of their High Mightinesses, etc... has given and granted to Pieter Jansen Winckelhoeck a piece of land lying on Long Island at Mespat's Creek between the land of Richard Bridnel and the division line of Richard Coolfacx; running north northeast to a marked hickory tree 50 rods; then northeast into the woods to the large fresh marsh 300 rods; then along the aforesaid 50 rods to the division line of the aforesaid Bridnel; and from there to the point of departure 300 rods; making altogether 25 morgens, with the express conditions, etc...
Done at Amsterdam in New Netherland, 28 December 1656.
References
Translation: Gehring, C. trans./ed., New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch, Vols. GG, HH & II, Land Papers, 1630-1664 (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.: 1980).A complete copy of this publication is available on the New Netherland Institute website.
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