THE TO\V>J OF RYE. 



LN'DIAX DEED OF EUKETAUPUCUSON. 



J 35 



"To all Christian peopelle to whom these shall come greeting, know yee, that 

 I, Marrmaakiug, commonly called by ,the English, Will, have for a valuabelle 

 consideration by me Allradi Recaifed of Robart blomer, haccaliah Drown and 

 thomas merrit, alinated and sould unto them the said Robt. blomer, Haccaliah 

 brown aud thomas merit, them their heirs, executors, adminstrators, or assignes 

 a certain trackt of Land Lyeing by a brooke commonly called blind brook whicli 

 tract of Land is called by the Indians Eauketaupacuson bounded as followeth : 

 beginning at the southermost and which is betwene the above said brook and a 

 branch thereof, and from thence to the great swamp at the oulld marked tree 

 which is now new marked with these Letters RBH T M, and from thence by 

 marked trees to a small Runn which Runns into the above said brook and there 

 is markt-d wiih a mark, the which tract of Land is called by the English name 

 the hogg penn Ridge, to have and howlld the above said trackt of land for 

 ever, and 1 the said Mararnaking alice Will doe bind by sellfe my heirs, executors 

 and administrators firmly by these presents to warrant and make good the above 

 said saile unto the above said Robart blomer, Brown and merit, their heirs, ex- 

 ecutors, administrators, or asignes without any Lett hindrance, molistation or 

 trouble from or by any person or persons whatsoever that shall from or after the 

 date hereof make or lay any claim or claims theareunto. In witness hereof I 

 have set my hand this 4th day of September in the yere 1680. 



Witness the mark of Cottko, The mark of MARAMAKIXG 



the mark of Owrowwoahas, Alis Will. 



John Ogden, 

 John Stokiiam. 

 Mararnaking alise Will, hath acknliged this bill 

 of sale before me in Rye this 28 of november, 

 1680. Joseph Horton, Commoner. 



" Know all men by these presents that wee, Robert Bloomer, Hacaiiah 

 Brown and thomas merit doe asigne over all our Right, titel and Intrust of this 

 within written bill of salle to the propriatars of peningo neck, as witness our 

 hands this second day of march, in the year sixtene hundred eighti one, we three 

 above said Reserving our equall portions with the other propriatars above said. 

 Delivered in peresence of us. Robert Blomer, 



John Gee his marke Hackaliah Brown, 



Joseph Gaxlpen. Thomas Merit. * 



" Lame Will's purchase commenced at a point where the ' branch' of 

 Blind Brook joins the main stream. From thence the southern bound- 

 ary ran eastward to ' the old marked trees,' at ' the Great Swamp,' 6 

 northward, it extended along Blind Brook to certain other marked trees, 

 where the line now divides the town of Rye from that of North Castle." 



a Town Rec. vol. B, p. xiii. 



b "'The Great Swamp extended over a considerable part of the region bounded on the east 

 by King Sheep, and on the west by the Ridge road, north by the present Roman Catholic 

 cemetery." Baird'a Hist, of Rye, p. 57, [see note.] 



c Baird's Hist, of Rye, p. 57. 



