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Guide to the Meserole family papers ARC.063
Descriptive Summary
| Creator
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Meserole, Adrian |
| Creator:
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Meserole family |
| Creator
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Morrell, Francis Vandervoort |
| Title: |
Meserole family papers |
| Dates [inclusive]: |
circa 1717 to 1915 |
| Abstract: |
The Meserole family was one of the original five families who settled in the areas
that are now the Greenpoint and Williamsburg neighborhoods of Brooklyn. Jean Miserol
(d.1695), a French Huguenot, came to New Amsterdam, now New York City, in 1663. Originally
from Picardy (now Picardie), France, Jean left France for Holland where he married
Jonica Carten. With their young son Jan, Jean and Jonica immigrated to New Amsterdam
and arrived on April 16, 1663. In 1667, Jean bought a farm in New Utrecht, now the
Brooklyn neighborhood of Bay Ridge. He then bought another farm, Kyckout ("the Lookout"),
that ran along the East River. Today, this farm would be located in Williamsburg between
North 1st Street and Broadway. Jean lived at this farm until his death in 1695.
The Meserole family papers spans the period circa 1717 to 1915 and measure 2.1 linear
feet. The collection includes a handwritten volume containing the Meserole family
genealogy; a bill of sale for a sloop from Anson Benton to Abraham Meserole, 1816;
and an oversized parchment documenting a legal decision regarding a land dispute over
the Miserole family farm, Kyckout ("the Lookout"), in the Town of Bushwick (now the
Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn), circa 1717.
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| Quantity: |
2.1 Linear Feet in two folders and one oversized folder. |
| Text [Oversize]:
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Folder |
| Text [Box]:
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A0128 |
| Call Phrase: |
ARC.063 |
| Sponsor: |
This collection was processed and described as part of the project, "Uncovering the
Secrets of Brooklyn's 19th Century Past: Creation to Consolidation," funded by the
Council on Library and Information Resources, with additional support from The Gladys
Krieble Delmas Foundation.
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