434 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 



true Intent and Meaning wee have sett to our bands the day and Yeare above 

 written. i. Siioxearockite, bis marke, 2. Wapome, bis marke, 



5. Tuckorre, bis markc, :!. AVu lwhapbhuokb, his marke, 



4. Capahase, his marke, 8. Quaxtjsco, bis markc, 



7. Shaquiske, his marke, G. Passachaitenne, bis marke, 



9. Harkawookk, bis marke. 

 Signed in presence of 

 Edward Walters, 



RlOHARD PoHTON, 



Nathan Bailby. 



March 12th. 16(54, T Shawnarockett in the name and behalf of the rest doe ac- 

 knowledge to have received of Edward Jessup and Mr. Richardson full satisfac- 

 tion for the tract of land in this bill specified. 



Witness, SHAWNAROCUETT, bis mark. 



Edward Walters, 

 Richard Ponton, 

 Nathan 1 - Bailey,** 

 Entered at Hampstead at ye i. le of the general 

 meeting there the 9th day of March, 1664. 



Another deed from the above mentioned Indians to Edward Jessup 

 and John Richardson bears date March 12th, 1664, which was recorded 

 for Mr. Richardson, April 5th, 1667. b 



The Indian purchases were patented in 1666, to Edward Jessup and 

 John Richardson of Westchester : 



THE ROYAL PATENT OF WEST FARMS. 



"Richard Nicolls, Esq., governor general under his royal highness, James 

 Duke of York and Albany, &c„ &c, of all his territoryes in America, to all to 

 whom these presents shall come, sendeth greeting : whereas, there is a certain 

 "tract or parcel of land within this government, situate, lying and being neare un- 

 to and within the limits of the towne of Westchester. Upon ye maine being 

 hounded to the east by the river commonly called by the Indians Aqueliung, 

 otherwise Broncke river, extending to the midst cf said river to the north, by the 

 xnark't trees and by a piece of hassock meadow, westwardly a little brook called 

 by the natives Sackicrahung, and southward by the Sound or East River, includ- 

 ing within a certain neck of land called Quinnahung, which said parcel or tract 

 and neck of land with the appurtenances, together with commonage and liberty 

 for range of horses and cattle, as free as they please into the woods, hath hereto- 

 fore been jointly purchased of the Indyan proprietors by Edward Jessup and 

 John Richardson of Westchester aforesaid, and due satisfaction bath ye then 

 been given for the same, as by the deed remaining upon record, more at large 



c. Albany Deed Book, vol. il., 79-SO. 

 b Albaay Deed Book. vol. in, 55-59. 



