The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-10

some Interesting Facts on the History
of Trinity Church Title.

some Interesting Facts on the History
OF Trinity Church Title.
The article in the st-Intelligencer OF
April i giving the history OF the Seat
We ana San Francisco heirs OF Aneke
Jams Weber. has been received With
much Interest BY he army Of heirs that
oct the shores Of he Atlantic states. and
mas brought forth a letter from ] n
Fonda. one OF the heirs dated New York.
April y, 1895. i53 West Fifteenth street.
Ar. Fonda is evidently sollcstous for the
welfare OF all the heirs. for IN bis letter
ne gives the following az a rule for every
heir TO pin IN his or her hat:
Now 20 correct many errors and 10
avoid all fraud. / advise ali heirs never
70 give any one A quit claim deed or an
absolute power Of attorney, and place any
one mat asks II on the list OF frauds and
they viii never fail"
Mr. Fonda gives evidence OF his faith
IN the winning OF the case by saying that
ne has been in me fight. more or less
Tor fifteen years. and for the past two
years right In New York city devoting
his entire time 10 the work. He is al
ready well advanced I'm years. and though
his writing Indicates age. his sentences
are well constructed and indicate a strong
and clear mind
Ia correcting a few errors I'm names
given In the Post-intellIgencer account
he gives a review Of the history as fol-
lows:
About 1892 Rolon Jams and wife came
10 New Amsterdam with Van Rensselaer,
and settled with him on tract OF land
not FAR from Bronwick tAibany). as see
rotary for Van Rensselaer,, where he re-
mained until 1885, when he moved TO New
Amsterdam tNew York;. and obtained
grant OF thirty-two margins OF land-a
little over sixty-two English acres
when ne became oVerseer OF the Orphans
Chamber OF New Amsterdam. A few
years later he died. leaving a widow and
-four small children. a year later the
widow married the Rev. Eyerardus Bo-
gsrdus. II 1882. bat before this marriage
the dominic had obtained a grant OF land
adjoining the Jams grant, and the JAMS
grant Adorned the Kings farm and gar
den, which Is on three sides OF the pres
eni site OF Triaity church Bogardus was
shipwrecked In i6i7 off the coast OF Wales.
In 1854 the steckades were built which
just shut Anneke with her eight children
out or the city She then petttioned the
then Gov. Stuyyesant for renewal and
confirmation OF the grant TO her. which
request was granted in 1850. She moved
| 10 Bronwtrk tAibany). where she likewise
owned land. but leased her New Amster-
| dam land 10 various immigrants. few
| years later these we're prosecuted and IN
| Inundated by fires. fights and Ia other
ways 20 an extent that they left the land.
| and the corporation OF Trinity took pos
session. until they had possession OF all
| the JAMS BoEardus lands. In 1868, on her
| deathhed. Anneke made her will, and the
same year she died. In 1851 her heirs pc
utioned Gov Nicholas for confrmatto
of the grant 10 the heirs. which request
was granted. After that the land was
conceded by the Inhabitants as part OF
the Kings farm. and after Donegous' ad-
fninistratlon Z was included in the lease
10 Trinity as A part OF the Kings farm.
In 1900 Lord Cornhury made a grant 10
Trinity OF the Kings farm and garden,
which included the JAMS Rogardus land.
but Queen Ann AT once revoked the grant
aud set Il aside. and law was then
passed that no governor should lease the
Kings farm and garden for longer time
than his ternt OF office. and IL was set
arart for the use OF the governor and
could not be granted away. Lord Corn
bury then leased the Kings farm and gar
den. which Included the JAMS Bogardus
land for so long time as he vas gov
ernor OF the province. few years later
the Dutch rctook the province and held
IL about one year when the English
gained possession and Gov. Hunter ~as
sent TO care for the province That vas
in i7i3 Soon after he called on Trinity
for the rtnt. which had not been paid
for near thirteen y ars. nut Trinity
claimed the land under the Cornbury
grant The result was that Gov. Hunter
commenced n suit in chancery against
the corporation for rent. Early In l1li
Rector Nesee went 20 England and pro-
cured stay on the suit by which he viz
tually acknowledged that they were ten
ants al will but on his return he also
brought a grant Of all that land, which
he claimed was from Queen Anne. They.
however never brought that out as de-
tense. and n was so plain a fraud that
they always left Il out
Mr. Fonda saws he might extend his ar
ficie and speak Of the various suits In
the supreme courts. bat ne VIII Simply
~av tSat there never was ntneiy-niae
wear lease on that land and that the
Lord Cornhurv lease was the last gWen
10 the Trinity corporation.
The Hon. Clinton Roosevelt. he Aays.
aled evidence with the attorney general
~ Albany in 1897 Ia open the suit IN chan
rerv md for eScheated land. which In
GUIDES alt that land. but u has been
nicely wrapped up TN green blanket
and laid away. as the hon. tAnton
Roosevelt Is row over ~ years ~ axe. or
n would have been brought out ere this
"a 49,, ,et he very soon" In The case
az - John cemetery on the north part OF
The tract claimed. IN which the land was
condemned FOO park and appraised AZ
So an +, stay was filed IN the suprcn me
e,,,,rt AGAINST the appiica tion 81 ne board
az street opening and improvement 81
New YORK citv The ground of asking
fNe stay was that the alleged srantors
have no tltlc 20 AT or any Part 81 the
s.f4 s.. Johns cemetery. and that we
.T,t,,, me rfnht ana demand that ne al
legged Erartors produce before the com
r,fss1ane~z IN this matter such papers,
so..,r,,~uts grants and other evidences az
,ftla as may De proper and Just
N answer has yet been filed 20 this
rroteE;