266 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 



The Throckmorton family derive their name from Throckemertona, 

 (Throckmorton) or the Rockmoor town, which is situated in the vale of 

 Evesham, Worcester county, England. John Throckmorton was Lord 

 of the manor of Throckmorton, about sixty years after the Norman 

 conquest. The etemology of the name is either British or Saxon, 

 which shows that they held this property before that period. Eighth in 

 descent from John Throckmorton, Lord of Throckmorton in 1130, was 

 John Throckmorton, Lord of Throckmorton's Neck, Vredeland, who 

 left issue John Throckmorton. The patentee is now represented by the 

 Throckmortons, of Middletown, New Jersey." Several members of the 

 Throckmorton family appear to have fallen in the Indian massacre in 

 and around Vredeland, which took place on the 6th of October, 1643. 3 

 Upon the 29th of April, 1652, John Throckmorton petitioned the Direc- 

 tor General for leave to transport Throckmorton's Neck. In October 

 following permission was granted, whereon he conveyed the same to 

 Augustine Hermans. 6 



On the 5th of December, 1656, Governor Stuyvesant ordered that 

 Throckmorton's and Cornell's Neck might come into their jurisdiction 

 if they please. d 



Augustine Hermans, soon after his purchase, conveyed fifty morgen of 

 land situated on Throckmorton's Neck, to Thomas Hunt. In 1665 the 

 town of Westchester asserted "that she had always enjoyed Throckmor- 

 ton's Neck." 6 



March 23, 1677, I, John Wile, of Madman's Neck belonging to Hempstead on 

 Long Island, doe sel, alinate and make over from myself and my heirs, execu- 

 tors, administrators and assignes forever unto Thomas Molener of Westchester in 

 Yorkshire in New England, to him, his heirs, executors, administrators and as- 

 signes six acres of upland, lying and being upon Frogs Neck (so-called) in ye 

 general field, belonging to ye aforesaid Westchester, upon ye place called Quin- 

 be's Neck and adjoining to ye lott that was Thomas Baxter's. 

 Witnesses, JOHN WELE, |xj his mark. 



John Palmer, 



Nicole Bayle. / 



The following abstract is taken from a cause in the Court of Assize, 

 September, 1666, wherein Augustine Hermans was plaintiff, for usurpa- 



o Joseph Throckmorton divises his lands, 2d Dec, 16S9, to the lieir male of his brother 

 John Throckmorton, of East Jersey, viz. : Joseph Throckmorton, Rec. of Wills Surrogates 

 Office, >'. V., No. 8, 1684, 1686, p. 189. Sir Nicholas Throckmorton was oue of the Secretaryg 

 of State in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, 1559. 



b See page 614. The war between the Dutch and tha Indians of Westchester continued 

 throughout 1644.— Alb. Bee. vol. xx. 56. 



e Rec. of Assize, vol. li. SB. 



d Alb. Rec. Court of Assize, vol. 1. CO. 



e Alb. Rec. Courts of Assize, vol. iL 60. 



/ Westchester Kec. 



