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doth and may appear, now it being mutually agreed upon ye both the afore- 

 said purchasers, that an equal division shall be made of the said parcel or tract 

 of land and appurtenences between them the said Edward Jcssup and John 

 Richardson, their heirs and assigns, and to the end that the said lands may be 

 better manured and planted for a further confirmation uuto each and either of 

 them, in their possession and enjoyment of the premises. Know ye, that by 

 virtue of the commission and authority unto me given by his royal highness, I 

 have ratified, confirmed and and granted, and by these presents do ratify, confirm 

 and grant, unto John Richardson aforesaid, his heirs and assigns, the moiety or 

 one-half of the aforesaid parcel or tract of land and premises, together with the 

 moiety or one-half of all the woods, meadows, pastures, waters, commonage, 

 marshes, rivers or lakes thereunto belonging, within their and every of them, 

 appurtenances and every part and parcel thereof, to have and to hold their said 

 moiety, or one-half of the paid parcel or tract of land, commonage and premises, 

 with all and singular the appurtenances to the said John Richardson, his heirs 

 and assigns, unto the proper use and behoof of the said John Richardson, his 

 heirs and assigns forever, he or they rendering and paying such duties and ac- 

 knowledgements as now are or hereafter shall be constituted and established by 

 the laws of the government, under the obedience of his royal highness, his heirs 

 ami successors. Given under my hand and seal at Fort James in New York, on 

 the island of Manhattoes, 25th day of April, in the eighteenth year of his majes- 

 ties reit^n, A.D. 1666. 



RICHARD NICOLLS. 



Edward Jessup one of the above patentees, like most of the original 

 settlers of Westchester, emigrated from Fairfield, Connecticut. In 1653, 

 occurs the name of Edward Jessope, owner of lands on Sascoe neck in 

 that town. By his wife Elizabeth Bridges, he seft issue a son, Edward, 

 and two daughters. Elizabeth married Thomas Hunt, of the Grove 

 farm, Westchester, from whom the Hunts of Hunt's Point descend. Ed- 

 ward Jessup died in 1666; his will bears date the same year. 



THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF EDWARD JESSUP. 



"Being sicke and weakein body, yet in perfect memory, I bequeath my soule 

 to ye Almighty God that gave it, and my body after my death to be decently 

 buried, my funeral to be discharged and my debts to be paid. I will and be- 

 queath to my daughter. Elizabeth Hunt, twenty shillings, besides which, I have 

 already given her to be paid in a year and a day after my decease. I will and 

 bequeath unto m}- daughter Hannah Jessup, the sum of five and thirty pounds 

 with that she hath already, to be payed unto her at 18 years of age. 



I will and bequeath unto my sonne, Edward Jessup, two mares with two colts 

 by their sides ; one is a gray mare, and the other is a mare marked on both ears 

 with two half pence on each ear, to bee set out for him for his use a year and a 

 day after my decease. 



I will and bequeath unto my grand-child, Mary Hunt, twenlj r shillings, to bee 

 pay d in a year and a day after my decease. I will and bequeath unto my cousin 



