76 HISTORY OF BROOKLYN.

The patent for the land of Dircksen, above described, as “hereto. fore taken up,” has not been found, but is probably covered by the land sold to Willem Thomassen, and by that described in the following conveyances.

January 4, 1652, Cornelis Dircksen, ferryman, sold to Cornelis de Potter,

“a lot of land on Long Island, near the ferry, next the lot of Breser’s, granted to him by the Director-General, by deed of April 28, 1643, and now as measured in behalf of Claes Van Elfland, November 7, 1651; broad towards the north, 39 rods; then along the shore towards the woods till a marked tree to the cast side, 63 rods; and to the west, 76 rods; this measured lot lays in a triangle amounting to 2 morgen.”1

December 3d, 1652, Cornelis Dircksen (Hooglandt), of the ferry on Long Island, conveyed to Cornelis de Potter,

“certain buildings and a piece of land, containing 2 morgens and 671 rods, extending along the wagon-road, whereof the perpendicular is 65 rods, and the base 39 rods,”

by virtue of the ground-brief given to the grantor by the DirectorGeneral and Council, April 28, 1643.2

August 28, 1654, a patent was granted to Egbert Van Borsum, then acting as ferryman, for

“a lot on Long Island, situate at the ferry, beginning at an oak-tree near the fence of Mr. Cornelis Potter, is broad 40 feet Rynland; from thence to the strand, broad 40 feet Rynland; further back to the oak-tree, broad 40 feet Rynland.”3

March 12, 1666, a patent was granted to Egbert Van Borsum to confirm to him a piece of ground, with a house thereon, at the ferry in Brooklyn, on Long Island,

“beginning at a certain oak-tree near the limits of the land heretofore, belonging to Cornelis de Potter, containing in breadth 40 feet; so to run down to the water-side as much; then to go along the strand, in breadth 40 feet; and from thence to strike up again to the oak-tree, as aforesaid.”

1 N. Y. Col. MSS, iii. 99.

2 Patents, H H, 8.

3 Patents, H H, Part ii 19.