Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III
Now in asmnch as the warrant above directed by your Excell. to the Attorney Generall to prepare the letter Patent above said, is not as yet made out, your Petit, humble crave leave to acquaint your Excell. that as they concei\e tlie said Letters Patents being ordered to be made out, for each respective Division as aforesaid in the Name ^of tliem & their respective wives & children, according to the said Surveyor Generall Return, may hereafter be a means of Disturbance and Disagreement in their respective familys with their cliiklren.
And your Petit. Joshua Cockerthal for Ms own Part most humble crave, leave to acquaint yoiu' Excell. that he believes with submission, there is some mistake or misunderstanding in that part of the aforesaid order of Councill where it relates to your Petitioner particularly, for that your Petitioner was & is contented with the 250 acres laid out for him in the said survey & did not desire to change the same as in the said order is expressed, what your Petitioner by his former Petition Imnibly prayed your Excell. was That your Excell. would be pleased further to grant him a certaine Portion out of the 500 acres laid out for a Glebe for your Petitioner's more comfortable subsistance according to h.er late Majest. order, for tlie late Lord Lovelace for that pu.rpose.
Your Petitioner therefore most humble pray your Excell. would be pleaseth to order your Excellencys warrant to the Attorney Generall to prepare Letter Patent to youT Petitioners by Name Georg Loockstad, Michel Weigant, Herman Schuneman, Cliristian Henicke, Joshua Kocherthal, Peter Rose, Jacob Weber, Johannes Fisher, & Andrew Volck, for the afforesaid Tract of land according for the severall allotments by the said surveyor exprest, but not in the Name of tliem & their respective wives & children.