THE TOWN OF RYE. 1 33 



places where they have settled ; " a this continued to be the principle 

 upon which the former acted until the subjugation of the latter, which 

 happened 5th of September, 1664, when the Province of New Neth- 

 erlands surrendered to Colonel Richard Nicholls, the Duke's governor. 



The same year the commissioners appointed for settling the bounds 

 of his Royal Highness the Duke of York's patent and the colony of 

 Connecticut, did order and declare " that the creek or river, called 

 Mamaroneck, which is reputed to be about twelve miles to the east 

 of Westchester, and a line drawn from ye east point or side, where the 

 fresh waters fall into the salt at high water mark, north north-west to the 

 line of Massachusetts, shall be the western bounds of ye said colony of 

 Connecticut. 6 



By this division Rye became annexed to the colony of Connecticut, 

 and constituted a portion of Fairfield county. 



The following bill of sale occurs December 8th, 1666, from John 

 Coe, one of the original proprietors of Rye to Hachaliah Brown : — 



"Know all ye men to whom it may concern, that I, John Coe, purchaser of the 

 town of Rye, being one of the four men that bought this place in the colony of 

 Connecticut, in New England, do sell and bind over unto Hachaliah Brown in 

 the same town, one half of a 12th lot with all the privileges thereunto belonging ; 

 namely : one half of the upland and one half of the meadow, both fresh and 

 salt, both divided and undivided, with four acres of upland lying in the neck 

 called the Oxpasture neck, or otherwise called Scotch cap neck, of which two of 

 the aforesaid four acres belong to the half lot. This four acres is bounded thus : 

 with George Kniffen on theN. E. and front ; with the Blind Brook towards the 

 N. W. and Thomas Brown toward the S. "W. and the waste land is the bounds 

 to the S. E. This seven acres of land more or less, is thus bounded as is above 

 mentioned. The aforesaid land I have purchased of the Indians, as doth appear 

 by deed under the Indians hands. I saj', I have sold with all privileges thereunto 

 belonging, namely : trees, grass, rocks, minerals, and springs, with the fence or 

 fencing which are or shall be belonging thereunto, and I do here bind myself, by 

 promise, to make good the sale hereof from me, my heirs, assignees, or admin- 

 istrators to the said Hachaliah Brown, him, his heirs, assignees or administrators, 

 quietly and peaceably to possess as his own forever, without any molestation 

 either by or under me, &c, &c. And I do acknowledge to have received full 

 satisfaction of the abovesaid Hachaliah Brown for this aforesaid land, as witness 

 my hand this day and date, Dec. 8th 1866." JOHN COE." 



Witness: 



Thomas Brown, 

 Geoege Lane. 



a Col. Boundaries, Hart. Rec. fol. ii. letter L 

 b Col. Boundaries, foL ii. letter xxii. 

 c Rye Rec. 



