I 50 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 



the limits and bounds thereof or any former or other Grant or Letters Patent for 

 the same made or granted to any other person or persons or persons body poli- 

 tick or corporate whatsoever, any Laws or other restraint incertainty or imper- 

 fection whatsoever to the contrary hereof in anyways Notwithstanding. 



In Testimony whereof "Wee have caused the great Seal of our Province of New 

 York to be affixed to these presents and the same to be Eutred on the Record in 

 one of the Books of Patents in our said Secretary's Office remaining. Witness our 

 said trusty and well beloved Colonel Peter Schuyler President of our C'ouncill 

 for our Province of New York in Councill at Fort George iu New York the 

 Eleventh day of August in the Seventh Year of our Reign Annoque Domini 

 1720. Js. Bolin. Dept. Secy.* 



In 1786 the people of the State, (as successors of the Crown,) claimed 

 the arrears of quit rent due upon the tract of four thousand five hundred 

 acres, granted to Daniel Purdy, Samuel Brown and Benjamin Brown, 

 on the nth of August, 1720. 



The lands west of the Blind brook, called by the Indians Apawamis, 

 are to be distinguished from the rest of the township of Rye as consti- 

 tuting a distinct Patent, called Budd's Neck Patent. This territory, 

 which was ' bounded on the east by Blind brook, on the west by the little 

 stream whose Indian name was Pockcotessewake, since known as Stony 

 brook, or Beaver Meadow brook, and extending northward as far as 

 Westchester Path, and southward to the sea,' was purchased of the na- 

 tive sachem Shanarocke and other Indians by John Budd, of Southhold, 

 Long Island, who now takes the lead instead of Peter Disbrow, the first 

 English grantee, under the sachems of Poningoe. 



INDIAN DEED OF APAWAMIS. 



To all Christian people, Ingains and others whom it may concern, that we, 

 whose names are hereunto subscribed, living upon Hudson's river, in America, 

 that we, Shanarocke, sagamore, and Rackceate, Napockheast, Tawwheare, Nan- 

 derwhere, Tomepawcon, Rawmaquaie, Pawaytahem, Mawmawytom, Howho- 

 ranes, Cockkencco, Tawwayco, Attoemacke, Heattomeas, all Ingains, for divers 

 good causes and considerations us hereunto moving, have fully and absolutely 

 bargained, and doe for ever sell unto John Budd, senior, of Southhole, his heires, 

 executors, &c, all our real right, tittell and interest we or eather of us have in 

 one track of land lying on the mayn, called Apawammeis, buted and bounded on 

 the east with Mockquams river, and on the south with the sea against Long 

 Island, and on the west with Pockcotessewake river, and at the north up to the 

 marke trees nyeer Westchester Path, all the lands, trees to fell at his pleasure, 

 with all the grounds, and meadow grounds and planting grounds, moynes and 

 minerals, springs and rivers, or what else lying or being within the said track of 

 land, and also range, feeding and grasse for cattell, twenty English miles north- 

 ward into the country, and trees to fell at his or their pleasure, and to their pro- 

 per use and improvements of the said John Budd, his heirs, executors, &c, for 



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