404 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 



said fort}' thousand two hundred and fifty acres, etc., now this Indenture witnesseth 

 that the said Win. Smith, for and in consideration of the sum of five shillings to him 

 in hand, paid whereof he herehy grants the receipt, etc., and discharged the said 

 George Clarke thereof, hath granted, etc., (he being in possession thereof by virtue 

 of a lease to him and others, bearing date the day of the date of these presents, etc. 

 No's 39, No. 72, No. 37, No. 28, No. 25, No. 8, lot No. 4 being easterly, bounds 

 I83 chains northerly from the monument, corresponding to the monument at the 

 western bounds, at the distance of four miles northerly from the monument at 

 the end of the twenty miles from Cortlandt Point." 



The following imperfect deed in the register's office at White Plains 

 is all that remains of a conveyance from this Benj. Wilson to Joseph 

 Keeler (another of the patentees of 1731) for all his right title and in- 

 terest in the " Southern ten miles of the Oblong " 



"Benj. "Wilson to Joseph Keeler, know all men by these presents that I Benj. 

 Wilson of Ridgefield in the county of Fairfield and Colony of Connecticut in 

 New England for and in consideration of six lbs. 12s. in hand received of Joseph 

 Keeler of said Ridgefield which is to say full satisfaction have given, granted, 

 bargained and sold, and by these presents do peaceably, freely and also sell, con- 

 vey and confirm unto the said Joseph Keeler, his heirs and assigns forever all his 

 right, title and property and pretence whatsoever I have in or unto the within 

 southern ten miles of the " Oblong or Equivalent Lands " so-called, accruing 

 unto me by virtue of a Patent obtained with others of his late Excellency Jno. 

 Montgomerie, Esq. , Governor of New York by virtue of a release obtained of 

 Adam Ireland, Jno. Thomas, Benj. Birdsell of southern ten miles unto Mrs. 

 Clarke, Doctor Golding, Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Brown, b all ownership whatso- 

 ever, property challenge, claim and demand I have or can make in or unto said 

 above premises, I resign up unto said Keeler his heirs, executors and assignes, 

 to have and to hold or can say I have unto the said Keeler his heirs and a^signes 

 he preparing all duties whatsoever is required by patent of any wise thereupon 

 and the said Keeler his heirs and assignes may forever hereafter enter upon pos- 

 session and convey ye same and in what way and manner to what use and agrg 

 so ever they see convenient ; and it is to be understood before signing and sealing 

 hereof, and it is the true intent and meaning hereof and of both parties, that I 

 warrant the above premises only from myself, my heirs, my executors adminis- 

 trators and assigns or any claiming from by or under me, I do also convenant 

 and promise for myself, my heirs — be it remembered on the 11th of March, 

 174'J, Jno. Wallis one of the witnesses of the within deed of conveyance per- 

 sonally appeared before me Samuel Purdy one of the judges of the inferior 

 Court of Common Pleas for the County of Westchester assigned and being duly 

 sworn, declared that he saw the grantee himself sign, seal and deliver the same to 

 Joseph Keeler as his free act and deed for the uses therein mentioned and that 

 he likewise saw Sam'l 01 instead sign for the other witness with him the same 

 time and I having suspected the same I find no material mistake or interlinea- 

 tion do allow the same to be recorded. Sam'l Ptjedy". c 



a Albany deed boofc, 14, 1739-1750, pp. 133, 4, 5, 6. 

 6 James Brown, the husband of the lady was living at this time.— Editor 

 c White PI tins Rec Lib. g. p. G70-1. The following certificate is attached to the deed: 

 " A true copy of the original 80 far as appeared to be whole ; part of the original deed was 

 rat eaten or torn exceedingly." John Baktow, Clerk. 



