136 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 



" The second purchase from Maramaking was effected on the 8th of 

 October, 16S1. For the valuable consideration of 'three coats received' 

 Lame Will sold to the inhabitants of Rye a tract of land ; between By- 

 ram river and the Blind Brook, or Honge ; '* apparently lying north of 

 the preceding purchases and within the present limits of North Castle." 



INDIAN DEED OF HONGE. 



Know all Christian People to -whom these shall come, greeting, know ye that 

 I, Maramaking, Comonly called by the english will, have for a valuable consid- 

 eration by the inhabitance of the towne of Rye allradi Kesaived namely, three 

 cotse In hand of the inhabitants of Rye by me Resaived, I, Maramaking, doe ac- 

 knowlidg that I have aLinated, covinanted, soulld and delivered unto them, the 

 inhabitants of Rye, to them, theare heirs, Execetars, administratars, or asignes a 

 sartain tract of Land Liing betwene Biram river and the blind brooke or honge ; 

 acording as it is allradi marked by the Indians and bounded ; to have and holld 

 the above said trackt of Land forever ; and I, the said Maramaking, or else Will, 

 doe bind my sellfe, my heires, execetars and administratars firmly by these pres- 

 ents to warant and make good the above said salle unto the above named Inhabi- 

 tants of Rye to them, thaire heires, execetars, asignes or administratars without 

 any Let, hindrance, moListation or trouble from or by any person or persons 

 what so ever that shall from or after the date here of make or Lay any claim or 

 claims theare unto. 



In witness here of I have set to my hand this 8th of Octobar, in the year 1681. 



Witness the mark of Wessaconow, The marke of MARAMAKING, 



The mark of Cowwows, or elce Will 



The mark of Pcmmetum, 



Joshua. Knap, 

 Jacob Pairs. 



Maramaking, or else Will, both acknowleged this bill of salle before me in 

 Rye, this 8 of October, 1681. Joseph Hoeton, Commissioner. 



Recorded decern. 20, 1682." 



The above sales were long known and distinguished as " Lame Will's 

 two purchases? and "do not appear to have been divided and improved 

 until long after those on Byram ridge." 



" Twenty years after the first division on Byram ridge, we find the fol- 

 lowing entry in the town records : " 



"At a town meeting in Rye, February 14,1699-1700, the town both made 

 choice of Lieutenant Horton, Benjamin Horton, Joseph Purdy, Justice Brown, 

 Sergeant Merritt and John Stoakham, who are to survey and lay out the three 

 Purchases of land ; that is to say, the White Plaine's purchase, and Lame Will's 



a "The name Ilonge may have been applied to the upper part of Blind Brook, or to the 

 branch already referred to." Baird'3 Hist, of Rye, p. 57, see note. 



b Baird's nist. of Rye, p. 5". 



c Town Rec. vol. B, p. 15. 



