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Guide to the Papers of John Van Blarcom
1772-1818
MG 999
1772-1818
MG 999
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The New Jersey Historical Society, Publisher
Inventory prepared by Stephen Yautz as part of the "Farm to City" project funded by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Finding aid encoded by Danielle Kovacs. September 2003. Production of the EAD 2002 version of this finding aid was made possible by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Finding aid written in English.
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| Creator: | John Van Blarcom | |
| Title: | John Van Blarcom Papers | |
| Dates: | 1772-1818 | |
| Abstract: | The papers consist of the financial records, contracts, indentures and correspondence of John Van Blarcom, and cover the years 1772 to 1818. | |
| Quantity: | 0.04 linear feet (21 items) | |
| Collection Number: | MG 999 | |
Biographical Note
John (Johannes) Van Blarcom, the son of Hans and Marytje Van Blarcom, was born on July 7, 1751, in Bergen County, New Jersey. He was a farmer for all of his life, and settled on land in what is today Paramus, New Jersey. Van Blarcom married Rebecca Lebow (1750-1822), with whom he had one son, Albert (1781-1825). Van Blarcom died on March 31, 1829, and is buried at Union Cemetery in Wyckoff, New Jersey.
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Scope and Content Note
The papers consist of the financial records, contracts, indentures and correspondence of John Van Blarcom, and cover the years 1772 to 1818.
Amongst the papers are two real estate contracts, the first dated April 1, 1785, between the Proprietors of East Jersey, represented by Walter Rutherfurd and John Stevens, and John Van Blarcom, in which the Proprietors sold 78 acres of land to Van Blarcom for 234 Spanish Dollars. The other contract, dated February 5, 1787, is again between the Proprietors of East Jersey (represented by Azariah Dunham, John Stevens, and John Rutherford) and Van Blarcom. The title of the land in question was transferred to Van Blarcom for the sum of 500 United States dollars.
Also included in the papers are loan agreements made by Van Blarcom with John Garrison, Peter Demarest, Jacobus Demarest, Abraham Brower, Hannah Jenkins, and David Mandeville. The loan agreements cover the time span from 1772 to 1818. The debts are in various amounts, and are in currencies such as Spanish dollars, New York dollars, and United States dollars.
Two indentures are included in the papers; the first indenture is that of Timothy Thomas apprenticing himself to Evan Evans. The other indenture requires Peter Lebow and John Rap to pay the General Proprietors of East Jersey the sum of four pounds and sixteen shillings every year in rent for use of land for farming purposes. The indentures are dated July 27, 1780, and February 10, 1787, respectively.
The papers also contain various promissory notes involving Van Blarcom, and cover the years 1775 to 1799. Other papers in the collection are various bills and receipts, along with the power of attorney of Mary Sherwood from 1790, as well as a fragment of the last will of Roger Griffith. A letter from Jonathan Wheeler to Van Blarcom dated April 11, 1789, completes the collection.
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Arrangement
This collection is arranged by type of document and chronologically therein.
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Restrictions
Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions on this collection.
Photocopying of materials is limited and no materials may be photocopied without permission from library staff.
Use Restrictions
Researchers wishing to publish, reproduce, or reprint materials from this collection must obtain permission.
The New Jersey Historical Society complies with the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code), which governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions and protects unpublished materials as well as published materials.
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| The entries below represent persons, organizations, topics, and forms documented in this collection. | ||
| Subject Names: | ||
| Brower, Abraham. | ||
| Demarest, Jacobus. | ||
| Demarest, Peter. | ||
| Dunham, Azariah, 1718-1790. | ||
| Garrison, John. | ||
| Jenkins, Hannah. | ||
| Mandeville, David. | ||
| Rutherfurd, Walter, 1723-1804. | ||
| Sherwood, Mary. | ||
| Stevens, John, 1749-1838. | ||
| Wheeler, Jonathan. | ||
| Subject Organizations: | ||
| Board of Proprietors of the Eastern Division of New Jersey. | ||
| Subject Places: | ||
| Bergen County (N.J.) | ||
| New Jersey--History--1775-1865. | ||
| Paramus (N.J.) | ||
| Wyckoff (N.J.) | ||
| Document Types: | ||
| Financial records. | ||
| Indentures. | ||
| Powers of attorne. | ||
| Wills. | ||
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Related Material
For genealogical material related to the Van Blarcom family, see:
Manuscript Group 1444, John Neafie Genealogy Collection
For collections related to farmers in New Jersey in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, see:
Manuscript Group 89, Sayers Coe Records
Manuscript Group 150, Henry L. Parkhurst Daybooks
Manuscript Group 181, Daniel Tichenor Vendue Book
Manuscript Group 221, Calvin Green Papers
Manuscript Group 491, William Cheesman Papers
Manuscript Group 675, Pennington-Satterthwaite Family Papers
Manuscript Group 1139, Scott Family Papers
For collections related to the Proprietors of East Jersey, see:
Manuscript Group 2, East Jersey Manuscript Collection
Manuscript Group 177, William A. Whitehead Papers
Manuscript Group 1218, Proprietary Era Manuscript Collection
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Administrative Information
Custodial History
The source of this collection is unknown.
Preferred Citation
This collection should be cited as: Manuscript Group 999, John Van Blarcom Papers, The New Jersey Historical Society.
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Bibliography
The Van Blarcom Family File, The New Jersey Historical Society.
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