468 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 



ditions as other inhabitants doe enjoy, may take up and possess a certain 

 neck and parcel of land called Mammarinikes, provided that the afore- 

 said Mr. John Rissebel, his associates, and every one that are now here- 

 after to come in due and convenient time, shall present themselves be- 

 fore us to take the oath of fidelity and obedience, and also, as other in- 

 habitants are used to, procure a land brief of what they possess. Given 

 under our hand and seal the 6th day of May, 1662, in the Fort Amster- 

 dam, in the New Netherlands."* 



John Richbell appears to have obtained a "ground brief," for his land 

 the same year/ 



The following documents relate to a dispute between the two patent- 

 ees of Pelham and Mamaroneck, concerning their respective boundaries. 

 Upon the 20th of April, 1666, Richard Nicolls, Governor of the Prov- 

 ince, granted to Thomas Mullinex, " a certain neck lying between the 

 east bounds of the town of Westchester and a certain small river called 

 Stony River, which is reputed to be the west bounds of the land in dis- 

 pute between Mr. Richbell and Mr. Revell, (Pell.) and from thence 

 shooting along by the side of the maine westward, containing 220 acres, 

 which said neck has been perchased of the Indians." During the year 

 1666-7, occurs atrial between Thos. Revell, (Pell,) plaintiff, and John 

 Richbell defendant. "The Governor and Council, together with ye 

 justices of ye peace, setting in this present court of assizes, having been 

 well and sufficiently informed in ye case in difference between the plain- 

 tiff and defendant, and that ye defendant, (who in several courts of this 

 government hath heretofore been plaintiff in this case relating to a title 

 to a certain parcel of land at Mamaronuck, upon ye main,) did prove 

 his said title in those courts to the land in question, and no person now 

 appearing for ye plaintiff, either to prosecute or defend his claim and 

 title, or those concerned in his pretended right to ye said land, according 

 to ye order of ye last general court of assizes, this court doth therefore 

 unanimously adjudge and decree, that ye title to ye said land in differ- 

 ence doth of right belong to the defendant." 



Nov. 1668, "John Richbell of Mamaroneck, accused Thomas Pell of 

 gaining in a surreptitious manner, his patent of Governor Nicolls, and ex- 

 tending upon his lands, upwards of a mile in breadth from east to west, 

 beside the length thereof north and south, although John Richbell has 

 sufficiently proved his right thereto, both at several courts, and the last 

 court of assizes held in New York.""* 



a Albany Rec. vol. xx, 127. . 



b At a court of assize held in the city of New York, A.D. 1665, it was determined that Horse- 

 neck doth of right belong to John Richbell and his heirs. Alb. Assize Rec. 14. 

 c Alb. Assize Rec. 172. 

 d Alb. Book of Pat. vol. vi, 106. 



