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Lydia Street. Now Bond Street, Port Richmond. 
Quarry Road. Now John Street, which leads to the Bennett Trap-rock 
Quarry on the Morning Star Road, Mariners’ Harbor. 
Mariners’ Harbor Road. Now Summerfield Avenue. 
Drift Way. ‘“ North Side of Staten Island in Richmond County in the 
Province of New York bounded Northerly by Kill Van Cull, Easterly partly by 
a Messauge and piece of Land now belonging to Anthony White partly by 
Land belonging to Ann Groesbeck partly by a Certain Tract of Land purchased 
by Anthony W. Waters in his life Time of Samuel Ten Eick hereinafter Men- 
tioned and Described and partly by Land late belonging to Abraham Barchalon 
deceased Southerly by the Wood Land of Jacob Corson and Westerly by the 
Highway as the Same now runs which said Highway was formerly 'Called the 
Drift Way.” 1775, Liber E. p. 71. “ Highway formerly called the Drift,” is 
mentioned in connection with the Soldiers’ Lots in the same indenture. 
LOCALITIES, SETTLEMENTS AND VILLAGES. 
Precincts or Divisions. “The following Road or Highway was Entered on 
Record the 15th day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand seven 
hundred and seventy-three. 
“The following Road appears to be layed out in the North Division of the 
County of Richmond, the 20th Day of September, 1773, Richmond County, S. 
S. John Batey of the South Division, Abraham Cole of the West Division, 
Bornt Simonson and Richard Lawrence of the North Division, Daniel Corsen 
of the Manour, Commissioners appointed for laying out and Regulating of 
Roads and Highways Do lay a Road in manner and from following: Begin- 
ning at the Northeast Corner of Christian Corsen’s fence now in possession of 
Abraham Spier, Running from thence with a direct line to the south past Cor- 
ner of John Taylor and thence with the same Direct Line to the Land of Sam- 
uel Dehart, from thence northerly by the Line of the said Dehart Two Rods and 
from thence to Reverse the first given Line at Two rods Distance ab the North 
side to the place of Beginning. 
“To the County Clerk, we the under Written Commissioners Desire of 
-you to Enter this return upon Record. 
John Batey, 
Abraham Cole, 
Bornt Simonson, 
Daniel Corsen. 
“ Entered this day abovesaid By Paul Micheau, Clk.” Liber E. p. 55. 
“South Precinct.” 1773, Liber E., p. 51. 
“North Precinct.” 1776, Liber E., p. 87. 
These Precincts or Divisions correspend to what was later known as West- 
field, Northfield, Southfield and Castleton. 
Sagoddiochguisatt. “Certain Tract or Parcell of Land Lying and being 
at Sagoddiochguisatt, which by deed of gift has been granted unto the said 
John Mangilson by the Maquase Indians in the year 1681-2 the said Land 
Running from the marked tree whereon ye name of the sd John Mangilson 
Stands and also the mark of the Maquase Indians unto the Creek that Lyeth 
