The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-06
ne Declares That One Quarter
Pf Place Belongs to Dutch Heirs.
ROOSEVELT is ON HIS LIST.
Upper Part Of Manhattan Granted 10
Corporation In 1866, and Is Still
Its Property, He Says,

New York. May 6.-Most OF the land
ossessors OF their holdings. so Penning-
on Toler says. Heirs OF Dutch free
olders OF ESQ years ago. some thousands
n number on the authority OF Mr. Toler
re owners OF Harlem, OF large part
|f Central Park and OF about all the
waterfront property on the East river
rom Seventy-fourth street to Harlem
liver. along the Harlem river and down
he Hudson to One Hundred and Twenty
finth street.
+rty Is conJectured TO be one billion
ollars.
Prominent among the descendants OF
he alleged rightful owners are Presi-
.ent Roosevelt Gov. Odell and Putnam
.3radlee Strong. son OF the late Mayor
Strong.
The law firm OF Toler e. Nutting. in
Exchange court has undertaken to gather
he heirs on it's own liability. and Toler
h Higgins, bankers at No. Wall street
|re supplying the money.
In 1666-'67 the Duke OF York, through
Colonial Governor Nichols. gave grants
Ind charters 10 % men who were created
corporation known as the town OF New
Harlem. When the duke of York became
Dames III. of England and when Gov.
.Dougan ruled the colony. further grants
Ind patents were issued to the % and to
their heirs successors and assigns for
.ver."
The land claimed Is bounded by the
iarlem river and Spuyten Duyvll creek.
Ind a line drawn from the Hudson river
I one Hundred and Twenty ninth street
o the East river end OF Seventy fourth
.treas.. Not all this land is claimed. but
major part is. The corporation di-
ided some OF the land among the %
harter members.
II il the plan OF Pennington Toler TO
Ia ther a ma jority Of the descendants and.
- he says they are all by Inheritance
members OF the corporation, have them
hold n meeting. elect officers and parcel
pat the land among themselves. This.
Mr.. Toler says, is the only way II can
be done.
. The point Is that the defendants do not
Inherit a right to the land. but do in
.erit membership I'm the corporation
which he holds still owns Harlem. In
he four quarters of the globe Mr.. Toler
searching out these descendants and
Inviting them to join him.
. IL he succeeds the first meeting In 200
ears OF the corporation will be big
IS n national convention.
Federal courts Mr.. Toler will ask as
remuneration for his efforts one-quarter
.f the net proceeds.
. a genealogical work prepared by Mr..
roler, which is intended to be a member
+hp roll of the corporation OF New Har-
EN- Is in print 1t Is argued that quit
.laims. leases or deeds executed by any
descendants are void because no individ-
ah had right to dispose OF the property.
but only a right TO vote at the corpora
ion meeting.
. President Roosevelt who traces his an
|estry TO the Brevoorts OF colonial times,
will appear at the big meeting OF the
descendants. Mr.. Toler says:
Here are the % original grantees: John
Delavall, Resolved Waldron, Joost Van
.Dblinus (Obllnus). Daniel Tourneur
.Adolph Meyer (Myer), John Spragge, Jan
Hendricks Brevoort. Jan Delamater.
saac Delamater. Barent Waldron, Jo-
.nannes Vermije (Vermlye) Lawrence
|Jansen LOW. Peter Van Oblinus (Able-
|hus). Jan Dykeman Dyckman). Jan
Eagel Aren't Harmanse (Blussing), Cor
.helis Jansen (kortrighD, Jacquelne
.rourneur, Hester Delamater, Johannes
kerveelen CVan Valen). William Haldron
Holdrum), Abraham Montaine CDe La
MontanyeD and Peter Parmentier.