Chauncery Court
1791 -
Original records located at the Vedder Library
Index prepared by Sylvia Hasenkopf
File 1 - General information on the definition of the
Court and a blank Creditor's Bill
File 2 - Undated - Frances Silvester, Town of Kinderhook, vs Sheldon
Pierce and Hannah, his wife and Russel Castle, and Lucy, his wife, Town of
Canaan - regarding the distribution of the estate of Reuben Castle, dec'd abt
1827
File 3 - Sept 1831 - Moses C. Abeel, Catskill vs Charles Baker, his
brother-in-law - regarding partnership of Baker and Abeel
File 4 - 1819 - William Barthrop and James Vanderpoel of the Town of
Kinderhook vs Volkert Witbeck, Town of Kinderhook - regarding distribution of
estate
File 5 - 1838 - George B. Adriance and Sarah, his wife and Mary Thorn vs
Tobias Teller and Pauline, his wife and Stephen L. Thorn
File 6 - 1816 - John Disbrow, Henry Parish and Ephraim Holbrook, all of
the City of New York vs Elam Gibbs, Harpersfield, Delaware Co and Samuel Burns -
regarding distribution of estate
File 7 - Undated - William Jearomes - deprived of reason as sworn by
Elida Jearomes, his wife and Enoch Post - partial file
File 8 - 1836 - Amos Puffer vs Caltern Briggs and Ashley Rowell
File 9 - 1817 - Elisha Smith Junr, Town Coxsackie vs Seneca Griffen -
regarding a promisory note - mentions Joseph B. Cottle and his father Peter
Cottle abd Samuel carman
File 10 - 1834 - Anthony M. Van Bergen, Susan Van Bergen, his wife, John
L. Bronk, Leonard Bronk Junr, Leonard B. Van Dyke, in trust for Susan Van
Bergen, wife of Anthony M. Van Bergen vs John W. Bedell and Martha, His wife,
George Marvin, the President and Directors and Comp. of the Tanner Bank, Orlando
Kellogg and Hiram Hibbard - regarding a mortgage foreclosure, lot of land in the
village of Catskill
File 11 - 1791 - Abraham Lott and Gertrude, his wife, Johanna Nielson
Maike Coeymans, John I. Bleecher, Jacob Bleeker, Andrew Coeymans and Gertruy
Coeymans vs Jacob C. Ten Eyck, exe. of the last will and testament of Samuel
Coeymans dec'd, Conradt Ten Eyck, William D. Faulkner, Geritie, his wife, Thomas
Bridgen Atwood and Catherine, his wife, Susannah Ten Eyck, Anthony Ernest
Coenradt Ten Eyck, Tobias Ten Eyvk, Peter Ten Eyck, Hezekiah Johnson, David
McCarty, Maicke Witbeck, Charlotte Bronk, John Robison, Mairitie Rooseboom,
Andries Ten Eyck, Barent Ten Eyck, Margaret Barclay, Geritie Gansevoort,
Elizabeth Teebles, Isaac V. Verplank, John Verplank, Levi Blaisdell, Jeremiah
Spriergsteen, Jacobus Vrooman and Thomas Hoghtaling
File 12 - 1801 - Isaac Bennet vs Israel Gibbs - regarding land in
Clermont, Columbia Co
File 13 - 1804 - Isaac bennett vs Geirge Wilson and Elam Gibbs
File 14 - 1804 - Israel Gibbs vs Isaac Bennett
File 15 - 1811 - Albert Van der Zee, Town of Coxsackie and Catherine, his
wife, and John Van den Bergh and Lydia, his wife, of the same place vs Baltus
van Sylke - regarding the last will and testament of Andries Van Slyke of
Coxsackie, written 1769 - heirs: Mary, his widow, sons, Baltus and Teunis,
daughters, Janetie, Lydia, Mary, Catherine *Catrine in will), Geertruy, Alida
(very detailed info on family)
File 16 - 1817 - William Judson, Town of Coxsackie vs Seth Hawley and
Richard Niles - regarding land
File 17 - 1817 - Alida Hallenbeck, an Infant over 14 and under 21 in age
- appointment of John Brown as guardian. Alida is the only child of Jacob N.
Hallenbeck. Mother had been married several times after the death of Jacob.
File 18 - 1817 - Henry Talmadge, Town of Greenville vs Israel Lake and
his wife Jemima, Jonathan Sherril, Abijah Reed, Thomas Smith and Eliakim Reed -
regarding land
File 19 - Stoddard Smith, Abraham Hallenbeck and William Judson vs
William Denning, Joseph Klein, William Sturges and Moses Austin - regarding sale
of land
File 20 - 1819 - Dyer Sheperd, Town of Westerlo, County of Albany
vs Thomas Healy and Sarah, his wife, Town of new Baltimore - regarding land
- Epenetus Reed and Theron Skeel, Town of Coxsackie vs William
Ashley, City of Hudson, Columbia Co - regarding
outstanding debt
File 21 - 1819 - Petition of Polly McVickar, wife of James McVickar, Town
of Coxsackie, a lunatic - regarding return of his estate
File 22 - 1820 - Philip Conine Junr, Town of Coxsackie vs Abraham
Hallenbeck, Dirck Spoor and Stoddard Smith
File 23 - 1821 - Thomas W. Mitchell, an habitual drunkard vs Caleb Coffin
and John W. Hollenbeck, overseers of the poor - regarding drunkeness
File 24 - 1820 - Leonard Witbeck and others - heirs of John M. Van
Loon, dec'd
File 25 - 1 - 1822 - William Jeroms and Lydia, his wife and daughter of
Jacob N. and Catherine Hallenbeck - vs Catherine Hallenbeck, widow of Jacob N.
Hallenbeck, late of the Town of Coxsackie - regarding the estate of Jacob N.
Hallenbeck
- 2 -
1822 - Thomas W. Mitchess vs William Roe - regarding a complaint
- 3 -
1822 - Andrew A. Van der Zee vs John Van Sant, Oliver Haight, Daniel Coonly and
James Calanan - regarding a mortgage
- 4 -
1822 - Peter I. Hoos vs William Welford, Town of Coxsackie - regarding land
File 26 - 1822 - Samuel Haight, William Wyman, Chester Clark,
Matthew Carpenter, and Elijah Carpenter vs Roswell Reed - regarding land, sale
of house of Seberry Fish
File 27 - 1821 - Roswell Reed vs David Lane, Daniel Lane, Willard
Cleveland, Ebenezer Hale and James Lyon - regarding a mortgage
File 28 - 1822 - John Boyd, Town of Greenville vs Peter O'Hara (O'Haro)
and Lucy, his wife, Dennis Osborn, Town of Greenville, Abijah Reed - regarding
estate of James Phillips
File 29 - 1824 - Isaac Bogert vs William A. Wells and Ann, his wife, Town
of Mayfield, Montgomery Co - regarding foreclosure of mortgage
File 30 - 1824 - Nicolas Walrod vs Eazer Knowles, Aaaron Hall, Ell
Knowles and Hannah Knowles - regarding land
File 31 - 1824 - Petition of John H. Cuyler and his daughter Eliza Cuyler,
Town of Coxsackie - regarding the last will and testament of Jacob Cuyler (John
H. Cuyler is his nephew)
File 32 - 1824 - Coenrad Ten Eyck, Jacob A. Ten Eyck, Anthony Ten
Eyck, where Jacob Ten Eyck are administrators for the estate of Anthony Ten Eyck,
dec. vs William Billingham, Albert Smith, Harry Smith, Leonard Palmer -
regarding mortgage and bond
File 33 - 1824 - Epenetus Reed, Theron Skeel vs John Brandow -
mortgage foreclosure
File 34 - 1824 - Andrew A. Van Slyck, administrator of the estate of
Teunis A. Van Slyck vs John McCarty, survivor of William McCarty, dec. -
regarding promissory note/mortgage notes (David McCarty is the father of John
McCarty)
File 35 - 1824 - Epenetus Reed vs John Bartlett, Leonard Bronk, Conklin
Bartlett (mentions Elam Gibbs and Israel Gibbs) - regarding a mortgage
File 36 - 1825 - Elisha Williams, City of Hudson, Columbia Co. vs Richard
Witbeck, Town of Peeble, Cortland Co - regarding a mortgage
File 37 - 1825 - John Garrett, Town of New Baltimore, vs Samuel Baker,
Levi Blaisdell, Abraham Ten Eyck Jun, James V.S. Riley, which said Abraham and
James are commissioners of loans for the county of Albany - regarding a mortgage
dispute, mentions William Judson, Town of Coxsackie
File 38 - 1826 - Abraham Brinckerhoff, James L. Brinckerhoff vs Barent
Van Vleck, Lucas Van Alen, Henry Van Vleck, executors and administrators of
Isaac A. Van Vleck, Abraham Van Vleck, dec., Abraham Van Alstyne and Jane his
wife, Christina Van Vleck, children and heirs of law of the said Isaac A. Van
Vleck, dec. vs Peter Van Alen and Jane, his wife, Eliza Van Vleck, John Van
Vleck, Abraham Van Vleck, Christina Van Vleck and Catherine Van Vleck, heirs at
law of the said Abraham Van Vleck, dec. - regarding a bond and mortgage
File 39 - 1826 -Andrew A. Vanderzee and Anna, his wife, vs Henry
Vanderzee, Town of Bethlehem, County of Albany - regarding a land dispute as a
result of the lands owned by Heindrick Van Sante, Town of Coeymans, dec. (died
April 1806, intestate, leaving widow Catharina, 4 children - John, Jospeh,
Peter, Gilbert)
File 40 -1 - 1827 - Henry Brandow vs. Rhoda Brandow - divorce due
to adultery by wife
File 40 - 2 -1827 - Elizabeth Wheeler, Town of New Baltimore vs. her 5
children (Lee Wheeler, Henry Wheeler, John Wheeler, Noah Wheeler, Eunice, w/o
Frederick Powell) to recover her dower in the estate of Noah Wheeler, who died
January 27, 1826
File 41 - 1829 - William Barthrop vs Betsey Clark, Thomas I. Son and
Sally, his wife, Robert Clark, Ira Hunt and Elizabeth, his wife, Abram Humphrey
and Mary, his wife, Harry Clark (Calvin Clark, Ralph Clark, James Clark, Andrew
Clark, Hannah Clark, who are infants) - regarding bond and mortgage
File 42 - 1829 - William Denning, City of New York Merchant, William
Sturges, of Cairo, late of Catskill, clothier, Moses Austin, of Durham, farmer,
Joseph Klein, of Catskill, merchant vs Stoddard Smith, Abraham Hallenbeck,
William Judson (mentions Henry Person and sons Abraham Persen and Joel Persen) -
regarding a mortgage/bond