TITLE: Deed, John Storer to John Bowne
DOCUMENT ID: BFP 2018.1.01-05
DATE: 15 March 1664/5 (Old Style) / 25 March 1665 (New Style)
John Storer sells John Bowne three four-acre home lots, one formerly belonging to original Flushing patentee and Flushing Remonstrance signer Edward Griffin, one formerly belonging to William Bromefield, and one belonging to the Town of Flushing. One of the witnesses is Bowne’s indentured servant James Clement, who remained in Flushing and became the Flushing town clerk after his term of service ended in 1669. Note that the date falls after the English takeover of New Netherland, so unlike the previous deeds in this series the “Old Style” calendar is used to date the document. The English New Year began on March 25, and by the 17th century the old calendar had fallen ten days behind the modern calendar used by the Dutch.