Patentee land papers, 1733-1896.

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Patentee land papers, 1733-1896.

This is a collection of land deeds and maps involving the early families of Kniskerns Dorf, Schoharie Township, now Esperence, Schoharie County, New York. Several of the families intermarried and include the original founders and their descendants : Johannis [John] Peter Kniskern, Hendrick Housck, Johannis [John] Merckle, Lambert Sternberg, Philip Dietz, Jacob Sidney, and Peter Vroman. Also in the collection is a copy of the 1830 will of Peter Enders, Jr.

1 box (.25 cu. ft.), 9 maps.(9 survey maps : manuscript, encapsulated, col. ; 76 x 155 cm. or smaller)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6831972

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Holland, Edward.

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Epithet: of Epsom British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000703.0x000108 ...

Houck Family.

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Schoharie County.

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A collection of land papers of Schoharie Township, Schoharie County, New York pertaining primarily to the vicinity of Kniskerns Dorf, now Esperance, New York. Kniskerns Dorf, or town, was the northern most of the early German settlements in the county, named for Johannis [John] Peter Kniskern (ca. 1685-1759) who arrived in Schoharie County in 1712, from Rotterdam via London. In 1729 Johannis [John] Peter Kniskern, his brother Gottfried Kniskern, Philip Berg, Hendrick Houck, Hendrick Strubach, Jo...

Bliven Family.

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Enders Family.

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Vroman, Peter.

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Sidney Family.

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Dietz, Philipp

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Merckle, John.

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Kniskern Family.

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Sternberg Family.

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