Claas Laurense Van Der Volgen

Claas Laurense, one of the first settlers in 1662, married Maritie, daughter of Teunis Cornelise Swart, and had nine children, the most of whom attained maturity and left families. His village lot comprised the lots now occupied by Van Home Hall and Myers' stores, having a front on State street of 105 feet.
In 1692, he bought the lot on the east corner of State and Church streets, — 170 feet on the former and 160 feet on the latter street. This lot was originally granted to Teunis Cornelise Swart, by patent of date Jan. 15, 1667; on his death, his wife Elizabeth married Jacob Meese Vrooman, of Albany, to whom the magistrates of Schenectady gave a deed of the same, of date Feb. 7, 1681. Vrooman dying, his widow again married Wouter Uythoff, with whom she united Jan. 4, 1692, in a conveyance of said lot to Claas Laurense Van Purmerend [alias Van der Volgen], — it "being a corner lot over against the Blockhouse (te weten de kerk) [to wit the church], 200 feet long [on Church street] — 170 ft. long [on State street], having south and west des heeren straet ('the public streets') [State and Church streets], and to the east Jan Labatie," according to deed of Feb. 7, 1682/3; excepting a piece conveyed to Esaias Swart, by deed of July 30, 1681. This latter parcel was taken from the rear of the whole lot, 40 ft. front on Church street and is now number 31 and owned by Mr. Marten De Forest.
His farm on the bouwland was No. 10, which was conveyed to him 25th April, 1692, by Wouter Uythoff (third husband of Elizabeth Van der Linde), and said Elizabeth for 540 beavers, — "the bouwery, lot [in the Village], house, barn and rick of the late Teunis Cornelise Swart, — the bouwery being No. 10 over the third [Poenties] kil, to the east of Nos. 9 and 6, to the west of Nos. 9 and 8 from the hill to the river Southwest by west, 64 rods wide; comprising 24 morgens 576 rods as granted by patent 16 June 1664 and confirmed Jan. 15 1667."⁴