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HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 



JonN Hoeton, 

 Riohakd Waters, 

 John Stockham, 

 John Hoeton, 

 Thomas Mbeeitt, 

 Joseph Sherwood, 

 John Meeeitt, 

 Haciialiah Brown, 

 Caleb Hi.ytt, 

 John Boddegai:et, 

 John Beondig, 



Joseph Sherwood, 



The draught of lots by 



Biram River, 

 David Ogden, 

 Robert Bloomer, 

 The draught of Biraui's 



neck, 

 Thomas Mebritt, 

 Maet Ogden, 

 John Brondig, 

 Jonathan Kniffen, 

 David Hoeton. « 



A draught of Will's pur- 

 chase, 

 Joseph Purdy, 

 Richard Ogden, 

 IIknry Hi att, 

 Poud field draught, 

 The three draughts in 

 Will's purchase, 

 Joseph Robinson, 

 David Hoeton, 

 John Hi att, 



In 1694, we find the Indian Sachem Patthunck, with the full consent 

 of his son and heir Wappetoe Patthunck, conveying to Joseph Hortom 

 a parcel of land beginning at certain marked trees, &c, with turf and 

 twigg taken off the said ground and delivered to the said grantee, in 

 peaceable and quiet possession by the said Patthunck, sen., and Pat- 

 thunck, jr. The above tract of land was situated: — 



" On the east side of the Mamaroneck river, and ran with a line of mark trees 

 until it came to the said river, and again to a red oak tree, close by the river 

 marked III, together with all the woods, &c, &c, to the said Joseph Horton, 

 &c. Dated this 29th day of Dec. A. D. 1694. 



Signed, sealed and delivered, 

 in presence of us. 



The mark of 

 Captain Robin, Indian, 

 William Coaxes, 

 The mark of R. P. Miller. 



The mark of Patthunck, sen. 

 The mark of Wappetoe Patthunck. 

 The mark of Betty Patthunck, 

 The mark of Ackanum Patthunck. 

 daughter of the above named 

 Patthunck, sen." 



"As early as 1686, we find the inhabitants of Rye applying for a 

 Patent, doubtless in view of an order which the general court had issued 

 the year before to all the towns within its jurisdiction, relative to the oc- 

 curring of charters for their lands." 6 November 23d, 1686, the town 

 empowered Benjamin Colyer and John Brondige to treat with the Gov- 

 ernor for a general patent for the township of Rye." c The proprietors of 



a " The envestiture ' by turf and twig.' This was a relic of feudal times; it consisted in 

 the delivery of a turf, a stone, a branch : or some other object, as a symbol of the transfer of 

 . Anciently, this had been practiced by the feudal lord. In conferlng a lief upon 

 /i?'h vassal. We find it observed on Manussing Island in 169^. with all formality, and on 

 Budd's Neck as late as 1768." Baird'aHist of Itye; p. 132, see llallam's iliddle Ages, vol 1, p. 

 170. 



b Baird's nist. of Rye, p. 92. 



c Town Rec. Lib. B, now lost. 



