80 HISTORY OF BROOKLYN.

XII.

ALONG THE EAST RIVER

The Òland lying at the west corner of Marechkawieck, on the East River," was first granted to Edward Fiscock, whose widow married one Jan Haes. On April 2d, 1647, Haes received from Governor Kieft a confirmation of this property, which was described as extending

“from the land of Frederick Lubbertsen, east, southeast, and southeast by east to the marsh, 80 rods; and along the valley (meadow), northeast, 126 rods, with certain out and in points; further north by east, 45 rods; west-northwest, so rods; west by north, 80 rods; west and west by south, 67 rods; along the land of Frederick Lubbertsen, and south and south by east, 134 rods: amounting to 38 morgens 485 rods.”1

This tract, having a water-front of eight hundred and twenty feet and nine inches, was located at the west cape or point of Wallabout Bay, and embraced a part of the present United States Navy-yard, and a portion of the Comfort and Joshua Sands estate. The point formed by the junction of the Waale-boght with the East River was subsequently called “Martyn’s Hook,” probably from one Jan Martyn, who is mentioned as a proprietor in that vicinity about the year 1660.2 At a more modern clay the name became corrupted to that of "Martyr's Hook.”3 A portion of this

1 Patents, G G, 206. 2 Oct. 19, 1660, a patent was granted to Jan Martyn, for “a lot on Long Island, at the Perry on the cast side of the East River, on the west side of the land of the aforesaid Jan Martyn, on the north side of Joris ——The north side is 15 rods 7 feet; the east side, 18 rods 4 feet; the west side, 12 rods 3 feet; the south side, 18 rods 7 feet.

July 8, 1667, Peter Meet received a confirmatory patent for two parcels, one being the above—mentioned, and the other a parcel granted, Dec. 12th, 1653, to Adriaen Hubertsen, being a lot and house-garden, “lying by the Ferry aforesaid, on the west side of the lot of Francis Poisgot, on the east side of Samuel Minge, being in breadth, on the north side, 6 rod, and on the south side the like,” which piece, transferred by the said Adriaen to the said Jan Martin, was, together with the former, transferred by the latter to Jan Jacob de Vries, who afterwards conveyed the same parcels to Peter Meet.

3 Also “Martense’s Point,” a corruption of Martyn: subsequently. from its successive owners, Remsen’s Point” and “Jackson’s Point.”