254 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 



June. 1760. Samuel Bayard granted to Hachaliah Brown, gentleman, of 

 the town of Rye, " all that tract of land being in the northernmost part 

 of the manor of Cortlandt, bounded north by the dividing line of Dutch- 

 ess and Westchester, to the line of Philip's upper patent, west by lot of 

 Andrew Johnston, south by bounds of Samuel Brown and east by Croton 

 river. '' a 



In the year 1762, Andrew Johnston conveyed to Hachaliah Brown 

 "all that lot of land, situate, lying and being in lot No. 6, east range, 

 and being part of north lot No. 7, at Plum brook, consisting of two 

 hundred and thirty acres." 6 



It appears that Andrew Johnston did also in his lifetime, by a certain 

 indenture, bearing date 20th March, 1762, lease to John Hampstead a 

 certain lot of land, lying and being at Plum brook, in the manor of 

 Cortlandt, known by the name of farm No. 4, west range, and is part of 

 great lot No. 7. The same was again leased to John Hampstead by the 

 heirs of Andrew Johnston, 24th of June, 1772. 



John Hampstead, the above lessee, was one of the first settlers of this 

 town. From his tombstone, in the Union burying ground, we learn that 

 he departed this life the 26th of April, 1801, at the advanced age of 107 

 years, 5 months and 2 1 days. 



How few can reach those years of time, 



Which here are numbered to our view, 

 Since death calls most while in their prime, 



And leaves behind so ased few. 



Upon the 3d of December, 1772, the devisees of Andrew Johnston 

 conveyed to Lewis Bailey, farm No. 9, in the west range of great north 

 lot No. 7/ In the year 1775, the executors and heirs of Andrew John- 

 ston deceased, conveyed to Abraham Theale, certain land situate on 

 Plum brook. 



A. D. 1793, John Johnston, executor of Andrew Johnston, conveyed 

 to Benjamin Green, of Stephentown, a farm in the north-east corner of 

 lot No. 4, west range, being part of Andrew Johnston's great north lot, 

 No. 7. 



These sales clearly show that the great lots were again sub-divided by 

 the devisees of Stephanus van Cortlandt. Many of the descendants of 

 the above-mentioned grantees still occupy the patrimonial estates in fee 

 simple. 



o Co. Rec. Lib. I, 66. 



i> Co. Rec. Lib. I, 61. Upon the 17th of June, 1760, nachaUah Brown, of Rye, conveyed the 

 same to his eldest son, llachaliah Brown, Jr. The property is still rested 1:1 their descend- 

 ants. 



c Co. Rec. Lib. 1, 179. 



