2 2 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 



Upon the 25th May, 1692, Catonah, Noname, Wappomaham, Wene- 

 nanopoage, Chickheog and Pommeshecon, sell to Daniel Simpkins, of 

 Bedford, a certain piece of land lying west of the bounds of Bedford, 

 to say half a mile square, as it is already marked and laid out by the 

 Indians, and bounded as followeth, viz.: East by the bounds of Bed- 

 ford, and south by a brook coming off from the west ridge, and west 

 and north as it is marked by the aforesaid proprietors. 



His 



CATO X NAH. 



mark. 



r itnessed and delivered in ) 

 the presence of us. j 

 STEPHEN HOLMES, 

 JOHN BROWN. 



and 



His 

 PUMMESEo CHAM 

 mark. 

 His 

 NO < NAME 

 mark. 

 His 

 WEMEWANA § POGE. 

 mark. 

 His 

 CHUCK ^HEAG. 

 mark. 



*Bedford Town Rec. vol. ; p. 839. 



In 1692 we find the proprietors of Bedford treating with Connecticut 

 for a general patent for their township. The general Court however 

 did not choose to grant their request until five years after, as we shall 

 have occasion to show presently — again in 1692 at the October session 

 of the general Court Mr. Underhill of Rye and Zachary Roberts of 

 Bedford, were in attendance and the Court granted them an allowance 

 for their expenses in coming ; to be payd at Stanford out of the county 

 rate." 



February 10th, 1695, the town ordered that the rates shall be issued 

 according to the following valuations, viz: & 



Each head or person ... £12 



"Ox, 4 



" Cow, - - - - 3 



" Horse, 2 



All improved lands. - - - 15 



All improved meadow with fence, - - 10 



In March, 1695-6, we find Governor Fletcher of New York, writing 

 to Governor Treat concerning sundry persons in Rye and Bedford who 

 desired to have their land titles confirmed. 



a Public Rec. of Conn. Vol. iv, p S3. 



b Bedford Town Rec. 



c Boundary letters, Hartford, fol. 10, letter 137 



