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Guide to the Ditmars (Ditmas) Family Real Estate Deeds and Related Documents
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Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator | Ditmas family | |
| Title | Ditmars (Ditmas) Family Real Estate Deeds and Related Documents, | |
| Dates: | 1747-1876 | |
| Abstract: | This small collection consists of only about 65 items, though the range of years covered is ca 1747 to 1876. The overwhelming majority of documents are real estate deeds or related documents. Apparently, all or virtually all of these deeds concern land in the Town of Flatlands. It is not known if they deal essentially with the same plot of land, but probably they do in one way or another refer basically to the land on which the Ditmars homestead was located. It is not known how these documents came to be assembled, though they may have been fragments of a collection which once existed, or perhaps used in title searching, or historical genealogical researching. In this latter regard, there is a possibility that these documents may have been gathered by Teunis G. Bergen, a local historian who may also have been related to the Ditmars family. | |
| Extent: | 1 box, .5 cubic feet | |
| Identification: | D-7 | |
| Location: | The material is located in the Archives at Queens Library. | |
Historical/Biographical Note
The Ditmars (sometimes spelled Ditmas) family was one of the earliest families to settle in the town of Flatlands in present Kings County.
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Scope and Content Note
This small collection consists of only about 65 items, though the range of years covered is ca 1747 to 1876. The overwhelming majority of documents are real estate deeds or related documents. Apparently, all or virtually all of these deeds concern land in the Town of Flatlands. It is not known if they deal essentially with the same plot of land, but probably they do in one way or another refer basically to the land on which the Ditmars homestead was located. It is not known how these documents came to be assembled, though they may have been fragments of a collection which once existed, or perhaps used in title searching, or historical genealogical researching. In this latter regard, there is a possibility that these documents may have been gathered by Teunis G. Bergen, a local historian who may also have been related to the Ditmars family.
The documents have been arranged chronologically as follows: 18th century, 15 items; 1818, 5 items; 1836, 6 items; 19th century, 29 items.
Among some of the names in the Ditmars family mentioned are Johannis, Margaret, Abraham and Andrew. Other names include Stephen Sohenck, Albert Van Brunt, Theodorius Van Sick1en, and Jacobus Lefferts.
Included as part of this collection are about half a dozen miscellaneous documents dated principally in the 19th century, all in one way or another concerned with the town of Flatlands (the one 18th century document may not). Evidently, these were collected by Mr. Ditmars. At any rate, a sheet listing these documents (as well as one or two other documents not found) and included among them bore the inscription "Papers owned by C. A. Ditmas".
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Published citations should take the following form:
Creator of item, date of item (if known), identification of item, if a photograph its control number. The Ditmars (Ditmas) Family Real Estate Deeds and Related Documents, Archives at Queens Library, Queens Borough Public Library.
Access Restrictions
Open for research without restrictions. Manuscripts are only available in the Archives at Queens Library, please call (718) 990-0770 for hours. Manuscript users will be required to complete the division's Manuscript Usage Form and deposit their photograph identification or Queens Borough Public Library card with a staff member. The identification will be returned to the user after she/he has returned the material. Manuscript users will deposit all their personal items behind the reference desk. Manuscript users must use the division's loose sheets of paper for note taking. To reiterate, no pen of any type is permitted. Paper and a pencil are available upon request. Manuscript users may be required to use special handling procedures depending on the conditions of the material.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish materials must be obtained in writing from the:
- Archives at Queens Library
- Queens Borough Public Library
- 89-11 Merrick Boulevard
- Jamaica, NY 11432
- Phone: (718) 990-0770.
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Access Points
Subject Family Names:
- Ditmas Family
Subject Topics:
- Deeds
Subject Places:
- Flatlands (New York, N.Y.)
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Inventory
[The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.]
