THE TOWN OF RYE. 1 37 



two purchases: and the town doth give them full power to call out such person 

 or persons whom they shall sec cause to have occasion of." a 



•Nothing, however, seems to have been done under this order. Will's 

 Purchase was not actually laid out till ten years later.' The first division 

 took place in 1709. ' This 1 ith day of April, 1709, the lots laid out in 

 Will's purchases were drawn for.' ' Each allotment being thirty-eight 

 acres.' 'February 18, 17 n,' 'the second division of lots laid out in 

 Lame Will's two purchases occurred. These were situated higher up, 

 and on the east side of the colony line. A third draught of seven acre 

 lots followed.' 6 'The proprietors of these purchases numbered thirty- 

 four. The list comprises the names of nearly all the proprietors of Pe- 

 ningo Neck.' 



In 16S1, Peter Disbrow sells his Indian purchase on Poningoe Neck 

 to the rest of the proprietors. In 1683, Colonel Dongan arrived at New 

 York as governor of the province. Soon afterwards the Governor and 

 Council of Connecticut, in a letter to Dongan, dated October 5th, 1683, 

 complain of a warrant having been issued to the constables of Rye, 

 Greenwich and Stamford, which towns they claim are in Connecticut, 

 by charter and agreement of 1664.° Dongan, in reply, October 9th, 

 1683,** asserts that the Duke's patent extends to Connecticut river, and 

 refers to the former agreement, twenty miles east of Hudson's river, 

 which he is by no means compelled to confirm, only refers to the old 

 claim for the purpose of extending as far as he can eastward of Hudson's 

 river. 



In return the Governor and general court of Connecticut, October 16, 

 1684, refer Governor Dongan to the agreement of the King's Commis- 

 sioners, A.D. 1664, as settling the boundary. 6 



Governor Dongan in reply, November 5, 1683, states, "that he must 

 not be unmindful of his master's interest, thinks it not wrong to claim 

 twenty miles from Hudson's river, eastward ; " and also mentions " that the 

 commissioners were assured by Connecticut people, that ATammaroneck 

 river was twenty miles from Hudson 's river, and concludes by assuring 

 them he will have all twenty miles eastward of that river, or he wall claim 

 by Connecticut River; and further, wishes the matter settled."-'' 



On the 28th of November of the same year the agents (appointed by 

 the two governments,) came to an agreement that the line of partition 



a S ■'■ Buird's Hist. Rye. Also Town and Proprietors Meeting Book, No. C, p. 6, 



b Baird'a Hist, of Rye, pp. 59, CO. S 'e Rye Rec. vol. B, p. 160 (back.) 



c CoL Bound nart. Rec. Lib. ii., Letter 42. 



d Col. B. Hart. Rec. Lib. ii., Letter 4?.. 



e Col. B. Hart. Rec. Lib. ii., Letter 44. 



/ Col. B. Hart Rec. Lib. iL, Letter 45. 



