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John Babkeb, William Jones, 

 Robkbt IItestis, his > mark. 



Edward Jessop, John Acer,« 



Will Beet, John Wiliiams, 

 John Labens, hisr -1 mark. 



Samuel Babbett, Samuel Pitches, 



his B mark his EH mark. 



Thomas Vaille, Thomas Milleneb. 



his >' mark/' 



The same day Thomas Pell issued the following order to the inhabi- 

 tants of Westchester : — 



•The major part of the inhabitants of "West Chester having surrendered up all 

 their rightes, titles and claimes, of ye land, wch they pr tended, to possesse, to 

 Thomas Pell, the owner thereof (as appeareth by writing under their hande, in 

 the foregoing page), That The inhabitants might enjoy the present improvements 

 of Their labors. Their home Lotts, and planting groundes with what meadowes 

 were in times past laid out to each man's particular to mow for this yeere I have 

 desired Mr. Jessop, with the Townsmen and freemen, That it may bee orderly 

 attended. And in case men want meadow to supply Their pr esent necessity, 

 they make Their addresses to the aforesaid persons, for Their order, where to 

 mow, to supply Their present occasions. 



Witness my hande This sixteenth day of June, in the jeer of our Lord one 

 thousand, six hundred, sixty-four. p. me, THOMAS PELL. C 



On the 15th of February, 1667, occurs the following patent from 

 Governor Xicolls : — 



FIRST PATENT OF WESTCHESTER. 

 Richard Xicolls, Esq., Governor General under his Royal Highness James, 

 Duke of York and Albany, &c., of all his territories in America, to all to whom 

 these presents shall come, sendeth greeting: Whereas there is a certain town 

 within this Government, situate, lying and being upon the main to the east of 

 Harlem river, commonly called and known by the name of Westchester, which 

 said town belongs to the north riding of Yorkshire, upon Long Island, and is 

 now in the tenure and occupation of several freeholders and inhabitants who 

 having heretofore been seated there by authority, have been at considerable 

 charge in manuring and planting parts of the lands belonging thereunto, and 

 have likewise settled a competent number of families thereupon for a township, 

 now for a confirmation unto the said freeholders and inhabitants in their posses- 

 sion and enjoyment of the premises, as also for an encouragement to them in 

 their further improvements of their said lands and premises, Know pee, that by 

 virtue of ye commission and authority unto me given by his Royal Highness, I 

 have given, ratified, confirmed and granted, and by these presents do give, ratify, 



a Doubtless Jan or Joan Archer, first lord of the manor of Forrlham. 

 b Westchester Town court Rec. Conn., A.D. 1605, p, 17. 

 c Westchester Town Court Rec. Coming. A.D. 1665, p. 10. 



