Freeholders are qualified voters.
In other words, this list represents a portion of the male householders
who were counted as eligible to vote. Other free, adult, male, property
owners are not on this list. A voter list is much less comprehensive
than a census document.
List transcribed
and printed in DHNY volume
1: 370-71 (octavo size). This list was made "Pursuant to an Order
of Court of Judicature held for the Province of New York on the Eleventh
Day of June 720. Directed to Gerrit Van Schaick high Sherrif of the
City and County of Albany; A Returne of the free holders of the said
City and County." Signed: Gerret
Vanschaijck Sheriff
Jan Lansen: Probably a reference to second
ward assistant alderman Johannes
Lansing, Jr. and not to his father, the very wealthy but aged
Jan Lansing.
In addition to the initial transcription and printing via Google Books, the countywide list is found on the web in a variety
of places. It also lists freeholders from the other districts
of Albany County. The original
manuscript is in the colonial documents at the New York State Archives.
A page from the manscript appears below.