362 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 



a demand which the Governor of New York refused, as we shall see 

 presently, to sanction. 



From Shanarocke the territory ranging north of Westchester Path 

 appears to have passed into the possession of Pathunck or Pathung, 

 Indian sachem, who styles himself, ' the true owner and proprietor there- 

 of; for upon the first day of February, A.D. 1695, we find the latter con- 

 veying the present township to John Harrison, in the following manner: 



INDIAN DEED FOR HARRISON. 



"This indenture, made the 24th day of January, and in the seventh year of 

 the reign of William the Third of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, 

 King, Defender of the Faith, &c, &c, and in the year of our Lord God 1695, 

 witnesseth, that, I, underwritten Pathungo, the true owner and proprietor of a 

 certain part or parcel of land situate, lying, and heing in the county of West- 

 chester, and province of New York, by these presents, further manifested to 

 Christian people, to whom this deed of conveyance may any ways concern : 

 know ye that I, the said Pathungo, the true owner and proprietor of the above 

 named tract or parcel of land, upon good reasons and consideration moving here- 

 unto, but more especially for a valuable consideration of £40 current money in 

 hand paid before the ensealing of these presents, hath granted, bargained, made 

 over, confirmed and sold, and do by these presents grant, bargain, make over 

 and confirm, and fully, freely, and thereby, unto John Harrison, of Flushing, in 

 Queens county, on Nassau Island, in the province aforesaid, all that aforesaid 

 tract or parcel of land aforesaid, being butted and bounded, as followeth— that 

 is to say, westwardly upon a certain river, commonly called and known by the 

 name of Mamarranack River, and so stretching eastwardly to a certain brook 

 called by the name of Blind Brook, southwardly by the lands of John Budd, as 

 appears by certain marked trees, near unto Westchester old road, and north- 

 wardly to certain ponds called by the name of Rye Ponds, together with all 

 rights, members, jurisdictions, ways, commodities, advantages, together with all 

 meadows, woods, underwoods, liberties, franchises, privileges, and singular ap- 

 purtenances to the said tract or parcel of land belonging or in any ways apper- 

 taining, tohave and to hold the said tract or parcel of land, according to the butts 

 and bounds above mentioned, and recited to the only proper use or uses of him, 

 the said John Harrison, his heirs and assigns forever ; and the said Pathungo, for 

 himself, his heirs, successors, and assigns, that at the time of the signing and 

 ensealing of these presents, hath full power and lawful authority the land and 

 premises to sell and confirm, and that the same is truely acquitted and discharged 

 and sufficiently saved and kept harmless of and from all manner of former bargains, 

 sales, grants, or any other incumbrances whatsoever, had made, done, or suffered 

 to be done by the said Pathungo, his heirs, successors, or assigns, or any other 

 person or persons whatsoever, by, from, or under him, Christian or Indian, 

 whereby the said John Harrison, his heirs or assigns, shall or may be annoyed 

 or ejected out of the possession thereof ; and the said Pathungo, for himself, his 

 heirs, successor^, and assigns, all the said tract or parcel of land, with every 

 part and parcel thereof, unto the above said John Harrison, his heirs, executors, 

 administrators and assigns, against all manner of Indians, shall and will warrant,. 



