The New York herald., 1879-02-09
VAUDEVILLE BURYING GROUND.

DESCENDANTS CONTEMPLATING A RESORT TO
THE COURTS TO SET ASIDE A LEASE GIVEN
BY THE CIrY-rHB PROPERTY STILL UNIM-
PROVED.
Many of the descendants of Yellis Vaudeville have
been for several weeks past overhauling old papers
and making searches in the Registers Once for the
purpose of institutine proceedings in the courts to
dispossess the parties claiming title to tract Of
land In this city, bounded by Hudson, West Thir-
tcenth and Gansevoort streets. Tho property IL
known 10 the old residents the Vaudeville bury
ing ground. and portion Of the farm Of YGllis
Vaudeville. located north Of Abingdon square, and
adjoining the farms Of George Clinton and John
Jacob Astor. On the east side OF the
farm. on what was known as Great Hill
road, small tract set apart for burial pur-
poses and containing large vault. where the mem.
bcrs of the Vaudeville family were buried and
manned until the city officials extended Hudson
street north ward and through portion OF the prem
iscs and levied taxes for grading and paving. Then
the surviving members OF the family and their
friends found more desirable resting places for their
dead. and the bodies removed to different To-
calites many far distant % Fishkil In the will
OF Yellis Vaudeville. dated February G. 177s. and
proved July u. IT'S. the following bequest wM
made:-
I do rvc and bcqucash and dcvss my vans. scgcthes
with the land bcrcabcuI beginning =. sir Peter srre.
sSense nor,hery fifteen Yards thence sS.
ssss% ss;ss
sS b. remain and eou,nus earyins place Tor my sale
children
OF shcm and their heirs forever.
LEASED ron FrvE HUNDRED rE.Ra
On tho 22d day OF March, 1891. the property vas
sold by the city at public auction, 20 pay assess-
ment Of SPA 7s William Vaudeville Zone of the de-
scendants OF said Yellis Mandeville bidding for tho
same. Then the eth of May ls.s3. lease for 500
years made and executed to him by the CITY, con-
vcying the property by the following description
All that picce OF land situate lying being IN
bet tWpeu nd
tcenh st. being Lao feet inches in front said Hudson
street aud marked No fn thirty on tho Of tho said
unknown owners or William Mandevilla
April II, ls46. William Mandevillc leased tho prem
iscs to Edgar ii. Loring tor a term of twenty one
years. at an annual rental of $500 aud taxes, and
thereafter. ON the 18th of February, 1894, Jacob
Brouwer. as executor of William Vaudeville, con-
and Henry NJ. Baker for q consideration of S22.Oo0
SOLD WITHOUT STIPULATION.
William Vaudeville was grandson OF the late
Yeis Vaudeville and though he claimed title TO the
property by reason OF his purchase II Is supposed
that he had some doubt as 10 the justice OF this
claim. In his last will and testament. filed in the
Probate Court in 1854 after directing the sale of this
property for certain purposes he said
Subject 70 such spulatcos aud conditions relative 20
title. matter connected with the sale, said
trustees shall deem expcdicni and as their shall a.
wise
Notwithstanding which the executor sold the prop
ery without any reservation 60 title and the de-
sccndants OF les Vaudeville now contend that the
lease given by the city 20 William Vaudeville is
worthless and that the deed of Jacob Brouwcr
ecutor Is OF no value whatever. There are now no
| improvements OF any value upon the premises and
the frame structures erected by Mr. Iaing while i'm
possession lessee almost worthless. The
i grcund- however. IL very valuable.