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Elizabeth Leggett and others concerned in the matter, that -what every or any 

 lot wants or falls short of one hundred acres as above shall be allowed and made 

 up to them or theirs out of the land not contained within this survey. Compre- 

 hended with a certain patent granted by Governor Richard Nicolls to Edward 

 Jessup and John Richardson in the year of our Lord Christ 16(36, except thirty 

 acres which he, said Thomas Hunt, formerly sold to John Feryedon and Robert 

 Manning; and also thirty acres belonging to the said Elizabeth Leggett, being in 

 lieu of the aforesaid thirty acres on which Thomas Davenport now dwells, in 

 witness whereof," etc., etc. 

 In presence of Joseph Hint, Thomas Hunt, 



Justice. Elizabeth Legget, 



John Laweexce, 

 Matthew Pugsley. 

 "This survey was made and completed on the 

 26th day of June, 1711, by me, 

 Peter Berrien." 



On the 30th of September, 1723, William Davenport of Perth Amboy, 

 in East New Jersey, and Bridget, his wife, did convey all their right. 

 title and interest in the patent of West Farms unto William Leggett, 

 viz : " All and singular ye flats, coves, bays, fishing places, etc.; also, all 

 their right, title, and property of fishing, hunting and fowling in this ye 

 same patent," etc.* 



In the south-west corner of the patent of West Farms, was situated 

 a small tract of land, called the " debatable ground." This territory ap- 

 pears to have been in dispute between the heirs of the patentees of 

 West Farms, and Lewis Morris, proprietor of the manor of Morrisiana, 

 from 1666 to 1740. At an early period, Lewis Morris laid claim to 

 most of the undivided la?ids of the West Farms' patent, as belonging to 

 him." 



Upon the 4th of February, 1712, "Elizabeth Leggett, widow of 

 Gabriel Leggett and daughter of John Richardson, released her title 

 and interest of all the common and undivided lands, that Mr. Lews 

 Morris makes any claim to within our patent of West Farms." In 

 1737, "William Leggett, assignee to the heirs of John Richardson, of 

 one-half moiety of the West Farms, and Abraham Lent, of the heirs of 

 Edward Jessup, jointly agreed to prosecute Lewis Morris, who is now 

 in possession of almost all the undivided lands" 



A complete settlement of the undivided lands was not made till 1740. 

 In 1830, the debatable lands were purchased by the late William H. 

 Leggett, Esq. 



a The same rights had previously been conveyed by Thos. Davenport, father of the above 

 grantor, to Abraham Leggett. 



