THE TOWN 



OF 



LE'WISBORO. 



Lewisboro is situated eighteen miles north-east of the village of White 

 Plains, distant fifty miles from New York, and one hundred and nine- 

 teen from Albany — bounded north, by North Salem ; east, by the State 

 of Connecticut ; and south and west by the towns of Poundridge and 

 Bedford ; and west by Somers. 



This town prior to 1808, was called Lower Salem, and afterward 

 South Salem, to distinguish it from the northern or upper town of that 

 name, and was incorporated on the 18th of March, 1791. In 1840, the 

 name was again changed to Lewisboro, in compliment to John Lewis, 

 Esq., a liberal benefactor of its common schools. 



The earliest sale of lands in this town, is to be found in the Indian 

 deed to Master Roger Ludlow, of Fairfield, Connecticut, who purchased 

 of the former, all their lands between the two rivers Norwalk and Soak- 

 atuck, from the sea a day's walk into the coimtry. 



On the 26th of February, 1640, "An agreement made between the Indians of 

 Norwalk and Soger Ludlow ; by which the Indians of Norwalk, for and in con- 

 sideration of eight fathoms of wampum, six coates, tenn hatchets, tenn hoes, 

 tenn knifes, tenn sissors, tenn jewseharpes, tenn fathome tobackoe, three kettles of 

 sixe hands about, tenn looking-glasses ; have granted all the lands, meadows, 

 pastures, trees, whatsoever there is, and grounds betweene the twoe Rivers, the 

 one called Norwalke, the other Soakatuck, to the middle of sayed Kivers, from 

 the sea a days walke in the country, to the sayed Roger Ludlowe, and his heirs 

 and assignes for ever ; and that noe Indian or other shall challenge or claim any 

 ground within the sayed Rivers or limits, nor disturbe the sayed Roger, his heirs 



