Cruikshank collection, 1664-1896, 1797-1896 (bulk)

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Cruikshank collection, 1664-1896, 1797-1896 (bulk)

Collection includes legal and personal documents concerning Brooklyn families and Flatbush. The Lott family papers include personal papers of Jeremiah Lott (1776-1861) and his official papers from his service as Kings County Surrogate. Also personal papers of John A. Lott (1806-1878) and other family members. Other families represented include the Lloyd, Van Brunt, Clarkson, Brownejohn, and Crook families. Some documents concern Gravesend, New York City, and Ulster County. In addition, there is a miscellaneous assortment of Brooklyn documents including correspondence , receipts, will, agreements, contracts, and bonds. These pertain to the Bergen, Cortelyou, Lefferts, Voorhees, Ludlow (1701-1867), and Willink (1825-1868) families. Two items from 1664 in Dutch pertain to the West India Company and the national synod at Dordrecht, 1618-1619. Also includes a deed from 1693.

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Lott family.

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Lloyd family.

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Voorhees family.

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Bergen family.

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Ludlow family.

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Van Brunt family.

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West-Indische Compaigne (Netherlands)

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Synod of Dort (1618-1619 : Dordrecht, Netherlands)

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Lott, John A., 1806-1878

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The presence of the Lott family in Brooklyn extends back to 1652, when Peter Lott, a French Huguenot, emigrated from the Netherlands and settled in the town of Flatbush in the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam. Flatbush would later become part of Kings County (now the borough of Brooklyn) in 1664 after the British took control of New Amsterdam, renamed it New York, and Anglicized its place names. Several of Peter Lott's descendants were prominent citizens of Kings County who held influe...

Cruikshank, Anita Lott, ca. 1889-1964,

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Kings County (N.Y.). Surrogate.

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Crook family.

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Lott, Jeremiah, 1776-1861

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Flatbush farmer and surveyor. From the description of Papers, 1830-1839. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155450753 The presence of the Lott family in Brooklyn extends back to 1652, when Peter Lott, a French Huguenot, emigrated from the Netherlands and settled in the town of Flatbush in the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam. Flatbush would later become part of Kings County (now the borough of Brooklyn) in 1664 after the British took control of New Amsterdam, renamed i...

Clarkson family.

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Cortelyou family.

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Lefferts family.

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Willink family.

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Brownejohn family.

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