1683.] HISTORY OF DELAWARE COUNTY. 145 



" We, Secane & IcQUOQDEHAN, Indian Shackamakers, and 

 right owners of y" Lands Lying between Manaiunk als. Schulkill 

 and Macopanaekhan, als. Chester River, doe this 14th day of 

 y*' fift month, in y" year, according to English account, 1683, 

 hereby grannt and sell all o'"" Right & title in y** s'^ Lands Lying 

 between y* s** Rivers, beginning on y** West side of Manaiunk, 

 called Consohockan, & from thence by a Westerly Line to y' s** 

 River Macopanaekhan, unto William Penn Proprie"'" ='' * * &c.' 



The consideration is the usual quantity of wampum, blankets, 

 duflSls, kettles, guns, &c., but no rum, and to the deed are ap- 

 pended the peculiar marks of the grantors. 



The next Court was held on the 22d of the 6th month " called 

 August." A civil case of vast importance, involving the title of 

 the whole Island of Tinicum, was tried at this Court. The case 

 stands on the record : 



" Arnoldus Delagrange PltfiF: ^ 



Otto Erns* Cock Deft: ( 



The Plaintiff sues and declares as )■ 

 Heire Tynnicum Island & 

 premises." 



It will be remembered that Mrs. Papegoya, had sold the 

 Island to a Mr. De La Grange, who, it appears was the father 

 of this plaintiff. He dying soon after, his widow married An- 

 drew Carr. Against these parties, in the Court of Assizes of 

 New York, in 1672, Mrs. Papegoya obtained a heavy verdict, 

 and was shortly afterwards put in possession of the Island, 

 which she had sold to Otto Ernest Cock, previous to this date. 



Abraham Man acted as attorney for the plaintiff, and John 

 White for the defendant — neither of them being residents of the 

 County. It was admitted that the plaintiffs father was legally 



possessed of Tinicum, but that amount of purchase 



money was paid, and that, " the Lady Armgard Prince had 

 tryall and execution thereupon & was put in possession of the 

 same premises, and sold the same to the Defendant." 



On behalf of the plaintiff it was set forth, " that he the said 

 pltff. (who was heir to the said Island,) at the time of the said 

 Tryall & Execution, was under age and in Holland, and there- 

 fore could make no defence; and further that the said Heire (this 

 pltff:) was not mentioned in the said tryall ; the action being 

 commenced against Andrew Carre and priscilla his wife, mis- 

 taken in the execution for the mother of the pltff: whose mother's 

 name was Margaretta."^ 



The parties appear to have entered into an agreement pending 



• Penna. Archives, i. 65. 



' In the record, the suit is against Andrew Carr and Margaret Persil his wife; in the 

 execution the name of Margaret is omitted. 



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