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 6: Miscellaneous, 1866-1953

The series includes a surveyed map of Green-Wood Cemetery, tax receipts and legal documentation for land in Flatbush, drafts, correspondence, and affidavits. Legal and financial documentation relate to land sold to Green-Wood Cemetery. There are also notes and keys of unknown provenance. This series is arranged chronologically.

Box 4

Folder 1: Surveyed map of Green-wood Cemetery, undated (c. 19th century)

Folder 2: Map of lands of Garret Martense and heirs, undated

Folder 3: Tax Documents- Green-wood Cemetery, July 2, 1866

Assessed October 22, 1860

Folder 4: Mortgage and bond documents ($350)- John Daly and wife to George W. Pearsall, January 24, 1874

Also includes:

Tax search receipt, May 1, 1870

Folder 5: Deed (draft)- Henry E. Pierrepont and Anna, his wife, to Green-wood Cemetery, June 1875

Folder 6: Tax Receipts for John Daly/Dailey, 1874-1875

Tax receipts dated:

July 31, 1874

July 30, 1875

August 18, 1875

August 19, 1875

Also includes:

Legal document (title search?), July 26, 1875

Envelope addressed to J.A. Perry, Esq., Green-wood Cemetery Office

Folder 7: Affidavit- John Mahoney, July 28, 1875

Folder 8: Tax Receipts for M. Smith and John Mahoney, March 19, 1875 and August 19, 1875

Folder 9: Correspondence from I.A. (?) Terry to D. Silliman, esq., August 9, 1875

Also includes:

Deed (facsimile/draft?)- Elizabeth and Henry Crabb and Rachel Martense to Maria Story and Rachel Martense, February 1, 1866

Deed (draft?)- Uriel Murdock and wife to Henry Pierrepont, June 19, 1873

Folder 10: Correspondence and property appraisals- Ivor B. Clark, Inc. to Green-wood Cemetery, December 1933 and January 1934

Folder 11: Cover letter (copy) and envelope- to J. Wesley Seward re Agreement between Green-wood and Ivor B. Clark, Inc., 1945-1950

Also includes:

Letter- Gen. Delafield to English, 1950

Folder 12: Assignment of Participating Interest and Affidavit- The Green-wood Cemetery to the Dimes Savings Bank of Brooklyn, March 16, 1953

Folder 13: Note- List of dates and property lots, undated

Folder 14: Note- List of conveyances to be made to Green-wood Cemetery, undated

Folder 15: Keys- William H. English

3 sets of 2 keys each

Folder 16: Keys- James W. Henderson

3 sets of 2 keys each