2QO HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 



by authority, and at considerable charge in manuring and planting part of the 

 laud belonging thereunto, and likewise have settled a competent number of 

 families thereupon for a township, all that tract of land together with the several 

 parcels not otherwise by patent disposed of, which already had or thereafter 

 should lie purchased or procured, for and in the behalf of the said town, whether 

 from the native Indian proprietors or others with the bounds and limits hereafter 



rth and expressed, viz., the eastern bounds of the lands lying within the 

 limits of the said town, beginning at the west part of the land commonly called 

 Bronk'sland, near or adjoining unto Harlem River, from whence they extend 

 eastward to the west part of a certain neck of land, commonly called Ann-hooks 

 neck, or Mr. Pell's purchase ; southward they are bounded by the Sound or East 



and so run upon a paralel line, for the east and west limits, north into the 

 - without limitation, for range of cattle or other improvements, together 

 with all the lands, soyles, neck, &e., &c. William Richardson, John Hunt, Ed- 

 ward Waters. Robert Huestis, Richard Ponton, William Barnes, John Bugbie, 



Bailey, John Tudor, John Ferris, Joseph Palmer, Thcmas Baxter, free- 

 holders of the commonality of the town of Westchester. 



6th January, 1636. THOMAS DONGAN . 



October, 1687, "it was voted, and agreed upon, by the major part of 

 the trustees, that John Ferris, Sen., and Joseph Palmer, should go on 

 Monday next^ &a, and run the north-west line, from the head of 

 Hutchinson's, fo Bronck's River; it was also voted that Joseph Palmer 

 and Edward Waters shdJl go with the Indians and show them the line 

 as near as they can, that runs between Mr. Pell' and our town, as also 

 the line which runs betwixt this town and Eastchester." a 



n the 27th of May, 1692, we find the Indian proprietors, Mami- 

 nepoe and Wampage, conveying the following tract of land, to the 

 trustees of Westchester. 



INDIAN DEED OF WESTCHESTER. 



all Christian people to whom this deed of sale shall come, greeting: 

 ye, that wee, Maminepoe and Wampage alias Ann-hook, Indian proprie- 

 tors of a certain tract of land lying within the limits and bounds of the patent of 

 inty town of Westchester, in the province of New York, fur a valuable 

 ration, and other considerations us thereunto moving, and having taken 

 the advice and approbation of several native Indians here underwritten, to us in 

 hand paid by John Palmer, William Barnes, William Richardson, Joseph Palmer, 

 Samuel Palmer. Robert Huestis, Jjohn Ferris, John Hunt, Joseph Hunt, Josiah 

 Hunt. Thomas Baxter, and Edward Collier, trustees of the freehold and common- 

 ality of the town of Westchester aforesaid, the receipt whereof we do hereby ac- 

 knowledge and therewith to be lawfully satisfied, contented, and paid, and thereof 

 do acquit, exonerate, and release, and discharge the said trustees, their heirs, 

 successors, and assignees forever, have given, granted, bargained, sold, enfeoffed, 



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