Legal Documents: Abstracts of Title, Deeds, and Other Materials Relating to Green-Wood's Properties, 1776-1953 | The Green-Wood Cemetery

By Meredith Giordan and Stella Sigal, Pratt School of Information Students

Collection Overview

Title: Legal Documents: Abstracts of Title, Deeds, and Other Materials Relating to Green-Wood's Properties, 1776-1953

Predominant Dates:1820-1934

Extent: 4.0 Boxes

Arrangement: The collection is arranged in six series based on content with each series arranged either chronologically or in the original order.

Subjects: Abstracts of Title, Austin, Thomas, Bennet Family, Bergen, Catharine Jane, Bergen, Cornelius, Bergen, John, Bergen Family, Berinstein, Benjamin, Blake, Anson, Blifs, John, Borst, John B., Brooklyn--New York, N.Y., Brunt, James R., C.E. Tayntor & Co., Clarkson. David F., Daly family, Day, Edward P., Deeds, Degranio, James A., Degrauw, James A., Delafield family, Delaflaine, John F., Doherty, John, Duer, William A., Dunigan, William, Dunne family, English, William H., Farris, Anna M., Flynn, Margaret, Goodwin, Frank, Green-Wood Cemetery--New York, N.Y., Hadden, Alexander, Harding, Simon J., Hasbrouck, Louis B., Hayes, George B., Henderson, James W., Henderson Family, Henry Evelyn Pierrepont, Hildreth, Levi C., Hines, Dauphine S., Ivor B. Clark, Inc., Joyce, Samuel J., Keogh, Thomas, Lefferts, John, Legal Documents, Lewis, Edwin, Lewis, William J., Lowrey, Charles, Lucas, Charles, Mahoney, John, Martense, Jacob V. B., Martense Family, McCabe, John A., McClellan, Christopher R., McCormack, Michael, McGuire, Patrick, McLansland, Felix, McLaughlin, Elizabeth, Miller, Henry F., Murdock, Uriel A., Murdock family, Murphy, James M., Murphy, Thomas J., Murphy Family, Nelson, William N., O'Shea, Mary, Penfield, Josiah, Perry, Charles M., Perry, Joseph A., Pitbladdo, William, Real estate transactions--New York(State)--Brooklyn--History, Seward, J. Wesley, Silliman, Benjamin D., Soher, Joseph, Story, Maria, Van Brunt, John A., Van der Bilt, John, Warburton, Samuel, Wheeler, Andrew S., White, Alexander, White, Joseph J., White, William A., Wilbur, Lionel A., Wills, Wright, Elizur

Forms of Material: Brooklyn (New York, NY)-- Maps

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This collection contains legal documents pertaining to the land and property of Green-Wood Cemetery. It includes abstracts of title, deeds (indenture, quitclaim, foreclosure, etc.), correspondence, wills, legal opinion and response documents, maps, tax records, and other miscellaneous documents. Three of the series pertain to land owned by specific people or families: Henry E. Pierrepont, the Murphy family, and the Bergen family. The documents are primarily dated between 1820 and 1934.

Subject/Index Terms

Abstracts of Title
Austin, Thomas
Bennet Family
Bergen, Catharine Jane
Bergen, Cornelius
Bergen, John
Bergen Family
Berinstein, Benjamin
Blake, Anson
Blifs, John
Borst, John B.
Brooklyn--New York, N.Y.
Brunt, James R.
C.E. Tayntor & Co.
Clarkson. David F.
Daly family
Day, Edward P.
Deeds
Degranio, James A.
Degrauw, James A.
Delafield family
Delaflaine, John F.
Doherty, John
Duer, William A.
Dunigan, William
Dunne family
English, William H.
Farris, Anna M.
Flynn, Margaret
Goodwin, Frank
Green-Wood Cemetery--New York, N.Y.
Hadden, Alexander
Harding, Simon J.
Hasbrouck, Louis B.
Hayes, George B.
Henderson, James W.
Henderson Family
Henry Evelyn Pierrepont
Hildreth, Levi C.
Hines, Dauphine S.
Ivor B. Clark, Inc.
Joyce, Samuel J.
Keogh, Thomas
Lefferts, John
Legal Documents
Lewis, Edwin
Lewis, William J.
Lowrey, Charles
Lucas, Charles
Mahoney, John
Martense, Jacob V. B.
Martense Family
McCabe, John A.
McClellan, Christopher R.
McCormack, Michael
McGuire, Patrick
McLansland, Felix
McLaughlin, Elizabeth
Miller, Henry F.
Murdock, Uriel A.
Murdock family
Murphy, James M.
Murphy, Thomas J.
Murphy Family
Nelson, William N.
O'Shea, Mary
Penfield, Josiah
Perry, Charles M.
Perry, Joseph A.
Pitbladdo, William
Real estate transactions--New York(State)--Brooklyn--History
Seward, J. Wesley
Silliman, Benjamin D.
Soher, Joseph
Story, Maria
Van Brunt, John A.
Van der Bilt, John
Warburton, Samuel
Wheeler, Andrew S.
White, Alexander
White, Joseph J.
White, William A.
Wilbur, Lionel A.
Wills
Wright, Elizur

Administrative Information

Repository: The Green-Wood Cemetery

Processing Information: Accession #: 001-2016

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Abstracts of Title, 1876-1898],
[Series 2: Deeds, 1835-1928],
[Series 3: Legal Documents Pertaining to the Validity of the Sale of Land to Green-Wood Cemetery by the Heirs of Thomas J. Murphy, 1871-1872 and 1888],
[Series 4: Legal Documents Pertaining to the Property Acquired by Henry E. Pierrepont, 1866-1874 and 1906-1907],
[Series 5: Bergen Title Legal Documents, 1776 and 1820-1878],
[Series 6: Miscellaneous, 1866-1953],
[All]

Series 3: Legal Documents Pertaining to the Validity of the Sale of Land to Green-Wood Cemetery by the Heirs of Thomas J. Murphy, 1871-1872 and 1888

This series includes legal documentation pertaining to the validity of the sale of land in Flatbush, New York, to Green-Wood Cemetery by the Murphy heirs includes Justices B.D. Silliman and J.W. Gilbert’s opinions on the sale, Thomas J. Murphy’s will and testament, a map of the land in question, and a letter by Comptroller Charles M. Perry. Questions on the validity of the sale of land to Green-Wood Cemetery by the Murphy heirs arose after one heir objected to its sale. Opinions of Justices B.D. Silliman and J.W. Gilbert uphold the sale and Green-Wood’s title to the purchased farmland. The series is arranged in its original order.

Box 3

Folder 1: Opinions of B.D. Silliman and J.W. Gilbert as to validity of Murphy land title, March 26, 1888

Also includes:

Map of land

Will- Thomas J. Murphy

Envelope

Folder 2: Opinion of Judge Gilbert, March 26, 1888

Folder 3: Duplicates (3)- Opinion of Judge Gilbert, March 26, 1888

Folder 4: Letter- Charles M. Perry and Comptroller & C., April 14, 1888

Folder 5: Opinion of B.D. Silliman, March 27, 1888