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Document ID |
2018.1.01-10 |
Title |
Deed, John Hinchman to John Bowne |
Date |
1671, May 12 (Old Style) |
Scope & Content |
John Hinchman sold John Bowne (1627-1695) a four-acre lot formerly granted to Thomas Wilkinson by the town of Flushing. The land was bounded on the south by property of Bowne's father, Thomas Bowne (1595-1677), on the west by "the highway," and to the east and north by Bowne's own lands. |
Owner/Collector or Creator |
Bowne, John (1627-1695) |
Other Owner or Creator |
Hinchman, John |
Transcription |
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People in this document |
Bowne, John (1627-1695) Bowne, Thomas (1595-1677) Clement, James Hedger, Thomas Hinchman, John Wilkerson, Thomas |
Search Terms |
17th century Bowne estate Colonial documents Deeds Flushing, New York Land records New York (colony) |
Collection |
Bowne Family Papers of Flushing, Long Island |
Notes |
This deed was written and witnessed by James Clement, Flushing Town Clerk, who originally arrived in Flushing as John Bowne's indentured servant in 1663 and then assumed the office after finishing his six-year contract. |
Credit line |
Digitization of this document was made possible by the generosity of the Leon Levy Foundation and the New York Preservation Archive Project (NYPAP). |
Other number |
BFP 1-10 |