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- Land Patent to Jacob Kip April 16, 1656, a lot luying within this City of New Amsterdam in Sheep's pasture, adjoining Mathy's Capito's land, etc., and Pieter Rudolphus's land, etc., on the north side adjoining Isaac Kip, etc.
Land Patent June 21, 1656, to Jacob Kip, as above in the Sheep's pasture, east side on street, adjoining Cornelis Jansz Clopper's land, etc., along the Company's land.
Land Patent April 15, 1661, to Jacob Kip, a lot located within the Sheep's Pasture bounded by lot of Isaac Kip, south side of Deaconry behind the lot of Geurt Coerten, etc.
According to Holgate, in this generation, the Kip family purchased land from the Esopus Indians on the east side of the Hudson River where Rhinebeck now stands. The land extended four miles along the river and several miles inland. The original deed which is still preserved, is dated July 28, 1686, and signed by three Indian chiefts, Ankony, Anamaton and Callicoon. Two years after, a royal patent dated June 2, 1688 was granted by His Excellency Thomas Dongan, Governor of the province of New York, under the name of Manor of Kipsburgh, in confirmation of the Indian title. One fifth part of the manor was afterward sold to Colonel Henry Beekman, through whose grandaughter, the mother of Chancellor Livingston, it passed into the Livingston family.
Jacob Kip filed suit against Hendrick Hendricksen, demanding delivery of 10 shepens of barley or payment of 30 fl., pleading for his seizure. Hendricksen admitted he owed 30 fl. and was ordered to satisfy the plaintiff in 14 days.
Jacob Kip was Secretary to the council of New Netherland, Schepen, (Justice) 1659, 1662, 1663, 1673, 1674. and is prominently mentioned in all of the annals of history of New Netherland. Not all can be included herein.
Will of Jacob Kip September 19, 1702, proved October 31, 1702. "In the name of God, Amen. Know all men who shall see this present public Instrument, that on the 19th day of September 1702, I Jacobus Kip of Newtown." I give the new house in the Dock, now being built and bounded west by the house and lot of Benjamin Block, east by the house of Wm. Bill, north by the street, and south by the Dock, and also the water mill with all the lands and appurtenances to my heirs, Johannes Kip, Abraham Kip, Jesse Kip, Rachel Kierstede, Mary Hogeland, Catharine Richeman, Benjamin Kip and Samuel Kip. The rest of my estate I leave one half to my heirs named above and one half to my wife and her heirs, viz, to heirs of Jacobus ver Planck and the heirs of Maria Teller. I leave to Jacobus Kip and Jacobus Kip, Jr., 50 pounds. To Johannes Kierstede 50 pounds. I make Johannes Kip and Jacobus Kip executors. Witnessed by Richard Burt, Samuel Ketchum, John Fierman. Proved at Jacaica, Queens County, New York before John Bridges, and executors confirmed. "Abstracts of Wills," Vol. i, p 347-348, published by The New York Historical Society.
"Records of New Amsterdam", Berthold Fernow, Vol. I, p 53.
"New York Historical Manuscripts - Dutch", Vol. I, GG, HH *& 11 Land Papers, translated and edited by Charles T. Gehring, 1980.
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1631 - 1702 (70 years)