Indenture #1 Date of Patent - 21 Nov 1761 Patentee(s) - Arent Van Corlear, Nicholas Lake Jr, John Lake, Thomas Lake 5000 acres Date of Indenture - 18 May 1765 Recorded in City of Albany, Province of New York - 26 Jun 1772 Tract divided into 31 lots James Lake is transferred lots #4, 6, 10, 15, 17, 28 Witnesses - Robert Anderson, Joh Vanderheyden, Cornelius Devyer (?), Abraham Lake Notes - . land east side of Hudson River . James Lake is not named at the beginning of the indenture with the patentees but he is named/insinuated in other places in the indentures as being a patentee; also, there is no mention of money changing hands in this indenture which could indicate that James Lake already paid at the time of the patent (I expect the name of James Lake not being at the beginning of the indenture is just an oversight) Indenture #2 Date of Patent - 21 Nov 1761 5000 acres Date of Indenture - 5 Oct 1765 Recorded in City of Albany, Province of New York - 24 Jun 1772 Grantor - Nicholas Lake Jr Grantee - James Hubbard Money - 140 pounds James Hubbard is transferred lots #16 (150 acres), 19 (150 acres), 22 (150 acres), 31 (110 acres) Land situated in Albany County, Province of New York; east side of Hudson River Witnesses - Cornelius Van Schelluyne, Henry H Roseboom Notes - . Nicholas Lake Jr living in Cincoick, Albany County, Province of New York . James Hubbard living in Gravesend, Kings County, Province of New York Indenture #3 Date of Patent - 21 Nov 1761 5000 acres Date of Indenture - 24 Apr 1771 Recorded in City of Albany, Province of New York - 28 Apr 1772 Examined in City of Albany, Province of New York - 25 Jun 1772 Grantor - James Hubbard Grantee - Jacobus Lake Money - 100 pounds Jacobus Lake is transferred lot #16 (150 acres) Land situated in Albany County, Province of New York; east side of Hudson River Witnesses - Hendrick Hendrickson, Rem Williamson Notes - . James Hubbard living in Gravesend, Kings County, Province of New York . Jacobus Lake living in Somerset County, Province of New Jersey . this indenture appears to be a lease for 1 year rather than a sale Indenture #4 Date of Patent - 21 Nov 1761 Patentee(s) - Arent Van Corlear, Nicholas Lake Jr, James Lake, John Lake, Thomas Lake 5000 acres Date of Indenture - 10 May 1765 Recorded in City of Albany, Province of New York - 4 Jun 1772 Examined - 26 Jun 1772 Tract divided into 31 lots Nicholas Lake Jr is transferred lots #1 (175 acres), 7 (125 acres), 16 (150 acres), 19 (150 acres), 22 (150 acres), 27 (125 acres), 31 (110 acres) Witnesses - Robert Anderson, Joh Vanderheyden, Cornelius Devyer (?), Abraham Lake My notes - . Jacobus Lake, a Grantee in one of the indentures, is likely 110.9; as far as I know he lived his entire life in Somerset County, Province of New Jersey . Abraham Lake named as a witness in two of the indentures may be 111.46, child x; perhaps he, too, moved to NY