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- Gerrit is the son of Sarah Hilten & Johannes Van Santen (VanZandt / Vanzant).
. 1770 - This day sold to Gerrit Van Sante, Junr, a piece of Ground situate, lying & being in Third Ward of the City of Albany, near the water side on the east of the street, beginning at a certain point which is distant 30 feet on an easterly course from the north east corner of Sr William Johnson Lott, & then running northerly 25 feet along the street, & so back towards the River, carrying the full breath of 25 feet till it shall be twenty feet backwards towards the River, all English measure; which piece of ground as above described the said Gerrit Van Sante, Junr, agrees to pay £37:10, New York money, by the delivery of the Deed.
Ref: Collections on the History of Albany: From Its Discovery to the ..., Volume 1, Page 107, by Joel Munsell.
. 1799 Nov 15, Friday - Whereas Thomas Jarvis, lately of Pittgove, Salem Co., NJ, carpenter & jointer, by indenture of lease & Release bearing date of 9 Jul 1796, for securing payment of £370 10 s., of the value of $793.75, did mortgage the subscriber, Gysbert Van Zandt, all that certain farm & land lying between the Manor of Rensselaerwyck, Albany Co., Town of Bethlehem, beginning at a lake at Vlanan's Kill & interest thereof & whereas default has been made in the payment of the said principal & interest accrued thereon.
Therefore NOTICE is hereby given the said Gysberty Van Zant that certain pice of land & premises belong to the Manor of Rensselaerwyck, containing 139 acres of land, will be sold on the 13 Jan, next at eleven o'clock at the house of Stewart Lewis, inn holder, situated in the fifth ward of Albany city. The terms of sale will be made known on the day of sale & deed of conveyance executed by the Subscriber. 20th July, 1799. Gysbert VanZandt.
Ref: Albany Centinel, New York, Advertisement., [Condensed version].
. 1800 Census Watervliet, Albany, New York
Boys Under 10: 3; Males - 26 - 44: 1
Girls Under 10: 1; Females - 26 - 44: 1
Householders Under 16: 4; Household Over 25: 2; Total Householders: 6.
. 1803 Mar 15 - Republican Nominations. At a meeting of more than 200 Republicans, freeholders of the city of Albany, & of the Colonie in the town of Watervliet, held at the Tontine Coffee-House, on the 15 Mar, 1803, for the purpose of nominating a candidate for the office of Senator for the Eastern District of this State. Ge. Merchant, Chairman. The sense of the meeting was taken by ballot & votes having been counted, it appeared that John Taylor was duly nominated. Thereupon resolved that John Taylor Esq., city of Albany, be & he is hereby nominated a candidate for Senator, Resolved That, Many names, Gerrit R. Van Zant ... be a committee to promote the election of the above named candidate.
Ref: Albany Gazette, NY, published 1803 Mar 2, Monday & again 1803 Mar 31, Thurs.; pubn. 1803 Mar. 18, Friday; Albany Register, publ. 2803 Mar 18, Fri.
Albany Gazette, of 1803 Mar. 14: as above, but also refers to the location of the meeting as the Albany Coffee-House.
. 1804 Apr 24, Tues. Guilderland, At a numerous & respectable Meeting of real Republican Electors & Freeholder of the town of Guilderland, Albany Co. at the house of Christian Traax?, on 3 Apr 1804, assembled at Henry dipole's in said town to elect town officers: Abraham feeder Esq., Chair, Lawrence L Van Kleeck,Secry. Resolved unanimously in the ability & republicanism of Colonel Aaron burr & will support him with their vote & interest at the ensuing election for the office of Governor as a candidate for the office of Member of Assembly to represent this town, signed: Gerrit G Van Zandt, C. Van Valkenburgh, Gysbert Van Sante.
Resolved That Col Colkert Veeder, Gerrit G. Van Zandt...be corresponding committee, Proceedings to be published in the Albany Gazette.
Ref: Albany Centinel Newspaper.
1816 Mar 26, Tues. Republican Meeting, At a meeting of the Republicans of town of Guilderland, at Charles Trader's Inn, on 16 Mar, 1816, GARRET G VAN ZANDT was called to the Chair & Philip Streit appointed Secretary. Resolved unanimously highly, nomination of Daniel D Tompkins for Governor & John Tayler for Lieutenant Governor.
Ref: Albany Argus Newspaper, Albany, NY.
. WILL of Gerrit Van Zandt of the City of Albany, tolerable state of health.
Wife Hester, estate furniture, plate, linen, & upon her death, to daughter Rachel - $500 annually in quarterly payments.
Grandson, Gerrit Van Schaick Bleecker - when he is 21, lot in the first ward, south of Wolf Street, adjoining John Radley.
Daughter Rachel, wife of James Bleecker, lot & buildings to be erected on west side of Washington Street adjoining J. Fredenryck, first ward lot recently purchased from James Orbon. Upon her death to grandson Gerrit VS Bleecker. $300 annually, & land in x Montgomery County.
Executors: Barent Bleecker, Abraham Van Vechten, Charles Platt, John J. Van Zandt, Sanders Lansing, all rents & profits on real estate in trust for grandchildren.
Grand children pay education.
Executors to take money from estate to enclose three sides of storehouse on State Street, 4th ward, use brick, 9" thick, tin roof.
Build brick house 2 stories high, 24' wide, on Washington Street, 24' deep, thick walls, near J. Fredendryck's lot for daughter Rachel.
Granddaughter Catharine, grandson GVS Bleecker, $1,250 at 21 or marriage.
Granddaughter Sarah Platt, wife of Charles, to pay Hester (wife) $500 yearly.
Grandson, GVS Bleecker, house, farm Albany County, Onesquethaw, store & lot on Court Street, 4th ward, occupied by John Fondy, Jr. & with the passage or gangway from Mark La. to lot between the brick store house now occupied by Fran. McCabe in Mark La., Lot of Wessel Van Schaick to Sarah Platt, lot cor. Mark La. & Court Street to daughter Rachel.
Granddaughter Sarah Platt, store & storehouse corner Mark La. - Court St.
Granddaughter Cath Bleecker, lot first ward, east side Washington Street, house & lot occupied by Anth. Lamb, lot west Cherry St., House & Store house in State Street, 4th ward, occupied by Henry Guest, Jr., House & lot occupied by Anth. Lamb, near Hbackst.
To Dutch Reformed Church deacons, $300 for poor in 4 equal payments within 4 yrs. after death.
Nephews John J. Van Zandt, son of Johannes, 1/6 real & personal estate, nephews, William & Jacobus, 1/6 real estate.
Sons [of] brother Joseph, 1/6 to Thomas, John, Annatie Van Zandt, brother Williams ch. 1/6, 2/6 to brother Gysbert VS & wife Rebecca
Codicil: 6-13/06, $200 to DRC for poor - not $300
$200 to Sarah Groesbeck, widow of David. - - -
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