5Q2 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 



assigns forever, as by the said grant or patent registered in our Secretary's office 

 nl our province of New York, etc., aforesaid, relation being thereunto had may 

 more fully and at large appear ; and whereas the Honorable Thomas Dongan late 

 Gov. of our province of New York, &c, aforesaid, by virtue of the power in him 

 then residing hath, by another grant or patent sealed with the seal of our said 

 province of New York, and registered in our secretary's office of our province 

 aforesaid, bearing date the <3d of September, in the year of our Lord 1084, given 

 granted, ratified, and confirmed, unto said, Frederick Philips, his heirs and as- 

 signs, several tracts aud parcels of land within the limits and bounds hereafter 

 mentioned, that were according to the usage, custom, and laws of our said prov- 

 ince purchased by the said Frederick Philips from the native Indians and pro- 

 prietors, in manner and form following, (that is to say,) all those certain parcels 

 and pieces of land lying about the "Wigquaskeek that was on the 24th day of 

 October, in the year of our Lord, 1680, purchased by the said Frederick Philips 

 of the Indian Goharius, brother of Weskora, sachem of Wigquaskeek, for him- 

 si If ami by the full order of Goharius, which certain parcel or parcels of land are 

 lying about Wigquaskeek to the north syde and tending from the land of the 

 aforesaid Frederick Philips running along the North river to the north of the 

 small creek called by the Indians Sepackena creek, as far as it goeth into the 

 woods, and coming to the end of the aforesaid creek, then shall the aforesaid 

 pieces or parcels of land have their lyne north-cast, or if the creek Pocanteco 

 Wackandeco upon which at present stands the mills of the said Frenerick Philips 

 shall run upon a north-east lyne, then the said land shall run along the said creek 

 Pocanteco, or Weghkandeco, into the woods as the said creek or kill shall go, and 

 there shall be the end or utmost bounds of the said certain pieces of land, as by 

 the said writing or Indian deed, relation being thereunto had may more fully and at 

 large appear; as likewise another tract or parcel of land on the east side of Hud- 

 son's river that was by said Frederick Philips purchased of the Indians Goharius 

 Cobus, and Togquanduck, on the 23d day of April, in the year of our Lord, 1681, 

 which tract or parcel of land being situate on the east side of the North or Hud- 

 son's river, beginning at the south side of a creek called Bissigktick, and so rang- 

 ing along the said river northerly to the aforesaid land of the aforesaid Frederick 

 Philips, and then alongst the said land north-east and by east until it comes to 

 and meets with the creek called Nippiorha, if the said creek shall fall within that 

 lyne, otherwise to extend no further than the head of the creek or kill called 

 Pokanteco, or Puegkanteko, and southerly alongst the said river Neppiorha if the 

 same shall fall within the said line as aforesaid; or else in a direct lyne from the 

 f the said creek or kill called Pocanteco Puegkandico, until it comes op- 

 to the said first mentioned creek called Bissightick, and from thence west- 

 wardly to the head of the said creek and alongst the same to the North or Hud- 

 river, being the first station, as by the said writing or deed, relation being 

 thereunto had, may more fully and at large appear, as also another certain tract 

 or parcel of land on the east syde of the said Hudson's river that was by the said 

 Fr. derick Philips purchased of the native Indians Armaghqueer, Seapham, alias 

 iam, on the 8th day of April, in the year of our Lord 1682, which certain 

 tract or parcel of land is situate, lying, and being on the east side of ttie North or 

 Hudson's river to the south of the land formerly bought by the said Frederick 

 Philips of the said Indians, beginning at the south side of a creek called Bissigh- 



