104 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 



have often reverberated in frightful echoes from the neighboring woods 

 and hills, serving no doubt much to bewilder their timid prey. 



Poundridge was originally included in the Indian grant of Toquams, 

 made to John Turner of Quinnipiacke or New Haven, on the istof July, 

 1640. The sale is thus recorded in the town book of Stamford : 



INDIAN DEED OF TOQUAMS. 



"Bought of Ponus, sagamore of Toquams," (Stamford,) "and Wasoussue, 

 sagamore of Skippan, by me Nathaniel Turner of Quinnipiacke,"'* (New Ha- 

 ven,) "all the ground that belongs to both the above-named sagamores, ex- 

 cept a piece of ground which the aforesaid sagamore of Toquams reserved for 

 his and the rest of the said Indians to plant on ; all which ground being ex- 

 pressed by meadows, uplands, grass, with the rivers and trees ; and in consid- 

 eration hereof, I, the said Nathaniel Turner, am to give and bring or send to 

 the above said sagamores within the space of one month, twelve coats, twelve 

 hoes, twelve hatchets, twelve glasses, twelve knives, four kettles, and four 

 fathoms of white wampum ; all which land both we the said sagamores do pro- 

 mise faithfully to perform both for ourselves, our heirs, executors or assigns to 

 the above said Nathaniel Turner of Quinnipiacke, his heirs, executors or assigns, 

 and hereunto we have set our marks in the presence of many of the said Indians, 

 they fully consenting thereto. b 



Witnessed by us, Ye marke of j>\ Poxes, sagamore. 



William Wilkes, Ye marke of © Wasodssue, sagamore. 



James, &o. The marke of 02 Owenoke, the son of Ponus. 



Eec'd in part payment, 



12 glasses, 



12 knives, 



6 coats. 



Besides Poundridge the above sale also embraced the present town- 

 ships of Darien, Stamford, New Canaan, and the greater part of Bedford 

 and Greenwich. 



The planting grounds reserved by the sachem Ponus, were situated 

 four miles south of Poundridge, in the vicinity of the street still bearing 

 his name. In 1644, "the western Indians being at war with the Dutch, 

 had communicated their hostile feelings to those around Stamford, who 

 at this period numbered one thousand warriors ; but the firmness and 

 courage of Capt. John Underhill compelled the whole of them to sue for 

 peace. Upon occasion of its ratification the Wappings of Stamford pre- 



a Capt. Nathaniel Turner purchased In behalf of the people of New Haven. 

 b See Bedford. 



