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Perny Creek. “Beginning at Lacounts Creek and on the west side of the 
mouth of Perny Creek, and running along said Perny Creek northeasterly to 
another little creek branching from said Perny Creek, from thence along said 
little creek by the line of Henry Slaight’s land crossing to Lacounts Creek, 
from thence along said Lacounts Oreek to the place of beginning.” Descrip- 
tion of 1810. Deeds, Liber 187, p. 384. 
Lacount’s Creek. “ . , . near the ould Blazing Star in the town 
of Westfield . . . also a piece of salt meadow situate in the place aforesaid, 
beginning at the middle of an ould bridge formerly across Lacount’s Creek 
” 1791, Liber E. p. 442: 
“ Beginning at Lacount’s Creek and on the west side of the mouth of 
Perny Creek . . . ” Description of 1810. Deeds, Liber 187, p. 384. 
Kingsbury’s Brook. An old name for Uncle Ed. Wood’s Brook, Tottenville. 
Paul Gurne’s Creek; Hanchemas Brook. “ Beginning at a stake standing 
in the meadow by the creek called Paul Gurne’s Creek thence along the said 
creek to a place commonly called Hanchemas Brook thence up the said brook 
to the land of Abraham Mannet. . . . to Sandy Brook.” 1725, Liber 
C, p. 205. 
“Running west from the creek commonly called Paul Gurney’s Creek 
one hundred and thirty rodd to the highway of Capt. Christopher Billopp. 
. . ” Tiber C, p. 324, 1727; also 1721, Liber C, p. 329; 1735, Liber D, p. 
83; 1749, Liber D, p. 471. 
Devil’s Elbow. ‘“ All that certain piece of salt meadow lying and being 
in said Westfield on the west bank of Lemon Creek so called, bounded and 
described as follows, to wit: 
“ Beginning at a stake sixty feet from the bend of said creek below the 
““ Devil’s Elbow” so called . . . "1878, Deeds, Liber 141, p- 112. 
“ISLANDS AND MEADOW ISLANDS. 
Great Meadow Island or Great Island of Mark Disosway. “ . . . piece 
or parcel of meadow at Staten Island in the County of Richmond, aforesaid 
at a place called the Great Island of Mark Disosway . . . ” 1728, Liber 
D, p. 42. 
“ All that certain lot of salt meadow, known by the name of Du Bois’ 
Meadow, gituate on the northwest side of Staten Island in the County of 
Richmond being on the southeast part of a tract of meadow commonly called 
the Great Meadow Island . . . Bounded on the west by the meadow of 
the said Nathaniel Johnson, on the north and northwest part by the meadow. 
of the said Abraham Monee, and part by Mark’s Creek, on the east and south- 
east by another creek, which meets or runs into Mark’s Creek, and on the 
south by the sound. . . . ” 1792, Liber E, p. 348; also 1792, Liber E, 
p. 349. Mark Disosway’s Creek is the one now known as Mark’s Creek, Wat- 
chogue. 
Little Island. “ All that certain lot piece or parcel of salt meadow land 
situate lying and being in the town of Northfield in the County and State 
aforesaid, amd commonly known by the name or designation of ‘ Little Isl- 
and’ formerly the property of Asbury Crocheron, deceased, and is bounded 
