THE TOWN OF MOUNT PLEASANT. 5 1 5 



striction and condition that it is in lew of a tract called Cintquesingte, purchased 

 by mee and intended to be given to his father, my eldest son, soe that if at any 

 time hereafter ye said Frederick Flipse, my grandson, shall claime and recover 

 this tract of land called Cintquesingte, then it is my will and devise that ye tract 

 of land and appurtenances extending from ye Yonckers Plantation to Portuguee's 

 creek before described, shall devolve unto and be vested in my said son, Adolphus 

 his heirs and assignes forever, and I give, devise and bequeath unto my son, 

 Adolphus Flipse, ye following house and tenements in ye city of New York Cto 

 witt) that house and ground that Isaac Marque at present lives in with ye right 

 appurtenances to ye same belonging, and a house in ye Stone street next Isaac 

 De Forrests with an old house formerly belonging to John Eider soe f arras to 

 ye Leanto and ye Gavell end of ye old kittchin in length to ye fence of ye widow 

 Dekay and in breadth to ye fence of Isaac Deforrest or soe farr as my right ex- 

 tends as also a house and lott of ground adjoining ye house I live in ; stretching 

 in breadth to ye house of Annake Gosers and in length to ye house of Mr. Anthony 

 Brocholes and also a house and ground lying in ye Broad street by ye ground of 

 Jacobus Kipp with a warehouse in ye New street and ye ground between upon a 

 straight line from ye south corner of ye warehouse to ye south corner of that house 

 (to witt) from ye one street to ye other, as also those lands, tenements and heredita- 

 ments in ye County of Westchester (to witt) all that tract of land lying at ye 

 upper Mills, beginning at a creek called by ye Indians Wysquaquas, and by ye 

 Christians, William Portuguee's creek being ye bound of ye lands given hereby to 

 my grandson, and so running up Hudson's River to ye creek called Wegheandagh, 

 whereon is built two grist mills, and from thence along ye said river to a creek 

 called Kightawan, or Croton River soe along that river or creek, according to 

 ye patent, then on an east line into ye woods as far as Bronck's river thence to 

 ye head of that river and along Bronck's river according to its to ye lands here- 

 in before devised to my grandson aforesaid, as also ye moyety or equall half of 

 a saw-mill with its appurtenances att Mamaroneck, late by me purchased of Dr. 

 Selimus, and also all that ye one full moyety or equall half of ye meado w at 

 Tappan by mee purchased of Dr. George Lockhart and all that piece of meadow 

 on ye north side of Tappan creek containing in quantity as is exprest in ye patent 

 for ye same. Together with all and singular houses, mills, mill dams, meadows, 

 orchards, gardens, rights, hereditaments, emoluments and appurtenances to ye 

 estate herein before given and devised belonging or in any wise appertaining to 

 have and to hold ye said houses, tenements and hereditaments with their appur- 

 tenances to ye said Adolphus, my son, and ye heirs maile of his body lawfully 

 to be begotten and for lack of such issue to my grandson, Frederick Flipse, and 

 ye heirs male of his body lawfully to be begotten and for lack of such issue to 

 ye next right heirs of mee ye said Frederick Flipse ye father for ever. Item, I 

 give and bequeath to my said son, Adolphus Flipse, these negroes and slaves 

 following (to witt), ye negio men called Symond, Charles, Towerhill, Samson, 

 Claes, Billy, Mingo, Hendrick, Bahynne and Hector, ye negro boy, Peter, ye 

 Indian woman called Hannah and her child, ye negro woman, Susan, ye younger 

 and ye negroe woman, Mary. To have and to hold ye said negroes and slaves 

 to my said son, Adolphus, his heirs and assignees for ever. Then I will and 

 order that ye negroe woman, old Susan, shall dwell and continue in plantation 

 at ye upper mills soe long as she lives. Item, I give and bequeath to my son, 



