THE TOWN OF RYE. 1 53 



their heirs and assigns for ever; as witness our hands this present day and date, 

 June the 2: 1662. Showannobooot, his mark 



Romkqob, his mark'* 



In 1665 John Budd, sen., grants to John Morgan and John Concklin 

 of Flushing, lands situate in Rye upon the south-eastern neck, "bounded 

 west by Mamaroneck River, east by great rock in a bottom, south with 

 the creek, and north by marked Trees." 



The next year John Budd obtains a confirmation of the Indian grant 

 of November 8th 1661, of a tract of land extending northward into the 

 country sixteen miles from Westchester Path from the Indian Sachems 

 Shanarocke, Romackqua and Pathung : 



SECOND INDIAN DEED OF APAWAMIS. 



To all Christian people, Indians and others whom it may concern that wee who's 

 names are hereunto subscribed living upon Hudson's River in America, Shona- 

 rocke Sagemore, and Romackqua and Pathung, whereas wee have formerly sold 

 a tract of land unto Mr. John Budd, senior, bounded ou the sea by the South, on 

 the North by Westchester path and the name of the tract of land is commonly 

 called Apauamiss, and whereas wee have sold unto the sayd Mr. John Budd 

 twenty English miles northwards from the above said tract of land, which is 

 called by Apauamis the above said twenty English miles wee doe acknowledge 

 that wee have sold unto Mr. John Budd for range, for feed, for timber, for gras- 

 ing, to him and his heirs forever, and now wee doe acknowledge that wee have 

 bargained, sold and delivered, wee and every one of us from our Heirs, Executors, 

 or assignes jointly and severally unto John Budd, his Heirs, Executors or As- 

 signs a tract of land lying within the compass of the above sayd twenty English 

 miles bounded on the south by Westchester path and on the East by the Blind 

 Brook and on the West by Mamaraneck River and the north bounds is sixteen 

 miles (English miles) from Westchester path up into the country, for which land 

 we have received already in hand a certaine sume to the value of twenty pounds 

 sterling for the above sayd track of land, for which land we are fully satisfied by 

 the sayd John Budd for the above sayd track of land for the which wee doe ac- 

 knowledge wee have bargained, sold and delivered unto John Budd and His 

 Heirs forever with warrantie against all men, English, Dutch, and Indians and 

 doe give him full possession and promise so to keep him to the which bargaine 

 and agreement wee have hereunto set our hands this day, being the 29th of April, 

 1666. 

 Witness, Joseph Hoetou, The mark of SHANAROCKE, 



Witness, John Rawls, The mark of ROMACKQUA, 



a sachems Son, 

 The mark of Cokoe the Indian, The mark of PATHUNG. 



Recorded May 10, 1673, in the public records of ye book ffol 32, pme, Jno. 

 Allyn, Secretry - A true copie compared by Edward Colier. b 



a Baird's Hist, of Rye, p. 15. 



b New York Col. MSS. Land papers. 1W2-1631, vol. I. p. 10, OOL Rec. of Conn., vol. (MS.) p. 

 334. 



