APPENDIX.— NOTE C. 521 



Nielsoii, Hans Ilopman, John riendrickson and Hans Olleson the said land being 

 bounded as followeth (vizt) beginning at a small point of highland within the 

 mouth of Naamans Creeke and from thence running North and by West one 

 hundred and twenty-three perches, bounded with the Creeke to a corner marked 

 white oak by the Creeke side at the mouth of a small branch, and from thence 

 East and by North (bounded with the s"^ branch and with a line of marked trees, 

 from the head of the branch to a corner markt Spanish oak, standing by a small 

 run) three hundred and eight perches, from thence North North East (along the 

 run) thirty two perches to a corner marked white oak standing at the side of Mari- 

 ties Creeke at the lower side of the mouth of the s'l run, and from thence down the 

 several courses of the Creeke to the maine River side &: from thence down along the 

 river side to the place of beginning at the mouth of Naamans Creeke containing 

 and layd out for one thousand acres of land as by return of the survey under the 

 Surveyor, doth and may appear. Now know ye &c." Quit-rent 10 bushels — . 

 [The date is left blank in the patent, but the" survey, which is recorded at Har- 

 risburg in an old book of surveys, page 18, is dated the 'llth of .luly, lG7u. It 

 is mentioned in the survey that the land " was formerly granted unto the said 

 persons in the lime of the Dutch Government."] 



Secretary of Slate's Office, Albany. Abstract of Patents, vol. ii. p. 63. October 

 1st, 1669. " 



To Peter Cock " to confirm to him a certain Island in the Delaware River now 

 in his occupation lying in a kill which runs into the Scholekill and by tides into 

 the main river containing by estimation twenty-five Morgen or fifty acres of im- 

 provable land besides broken land, which said broken land is bounded by the 

 main river on the East and by South by the Scholekill on the north and by East 

 and by Andries Rown's [Boon's] kill on the West * * as formerly granted by 

 Governor Stuyvesaut to the said Peter Cock * *.'' [This is now known as Pro- 

 vince Island. ] 



Same Book, p. 64. June 13th, 1670. 



To James Sandilands, a grant to him " of a lot of land at Delaware * * * 

 lying in Upland, bounded on the South West by the kill, on the Northeast by 

 the land of Niels Lawson, on the East by Jurian Keen's land and North and by 

 West by the lands of Niels Matson, containing by estimation five acres of ground — 

 as also another piece of land bounded by the kill as above, North & West by the 

 land of Jurian Keene and on the South East *^y the land of Lawrence Lock." 



Same Book, p. 65. June 13th, 1670. 



To Neals Matson, a grant of " a piece of land in the Delaware bounded on the 

 South East with the river called Delaware River and on the North-east with the 

 creek * * called Crura kill or creek, on the South West with Claus Andries land 

 and runing into the woods directly North West containing by estimation one 

 hundred acres or fifty morgen." 



From an old Book of Surveys, Surveyor General's Office, Ilarrisburg, p. 16. 



'•Surveyed: the SG"" day of July 1675. John Johnston, James Justason & 

 Peter Hendrickson : Five hundred and fifty Acres of land, situate on the West- 

 ward side of Delaware River : adjoining to the said River side betwen two creeks, 

 the one called Marrityes Creek, dividing this from y^ land of Marityes Hook and 

 the other called Harwicks Creek, which at the mouth thereof divideth this from 

 the land called Lemokey, vizt. Beginning at Marityes Creek at the southermost 

 corner of John Johnson's Cow house, by the side of the path which goeth 

 through y« swamp to ye lowermost landing of the s"* Creek, and from thence 

 Running by the swamp or Creeple which lieth along by the River side N. E by 

 N. forty two perches, North Easterly G'd degrees North 13 perches, Northeasterly 

 79 Degrees (over a swamp) twenty two Perches, N. E. by E 20 perches, N. E. 

 66 Degrees, 90 perches; N E. (over a swamp) 16 perches, E. N. E 46 perches, 



