THE TOWN OF NORTH CASTLE. 699 



Upon the 21st of May, 1696, John Brundage "made application for 

 himself and Richard Griffen, to purchase 100 acres of vacant land in 

 the County of Westchester, on Byram River, near fourteen miles from 

 the Sound, for which they desire a patent."* 



The second sale to Heathcote and others included a portion of the 

 former purchase. 



"Witness these presents, we Serrinqua, Quarrarequa, Wyapera and Patthunck, 

 Indian proprietors, in consideration of a certain sum of money to us in hand 

 paid, at or before ensealing and delivering of these presents, by Colonel Caleb 

 Heathcote, Captain Joseph Theal, Lieutenant John Horton, and Mr. Joseph 

 Purdy, of Mamaroneck and Rye, have bargained and sold, and do by these pres- 

 ents bargain, sell and alienate uuto the said Colonel Caleb Heathcote, Joseph 

 Theal, John Horton, and Joseph Purdy, their heirs and assigns for ever, a certain 

 parcel and tract of land, bounded as f olloweth — southerly by Byram River, north- 

 erly to the north-west corner of a great swamp, commonly called the Round 

 Swamp, £ thence a south-westerly line to Rye great pond, and bounded by the 

 said pond westerly and so runs to Harrison's great marked tree, to have and 

 to hold the above mentioned tract of land to the said Caleb Heathcote, Joseph 

 Theal, John Horton, and Joseph Purdy, their heirs and assigns for ever ; and it 

 shall and may be lawful for the said Caleb Heathcote, Joseph Theal, John Hor- 

 ton, and Joseph Purdy, their heirs and assigns, at all times thenceforward, to 

 have, use, occupy and enjoy the above mentioned premises, without any lett, 

 hindrance, or molestation, from us the said Serrinqua, Quaerarequash, Wyapera, 

 Patthunk, their heirs and assigns for ever, or from any by, for, or under them, 

 in witness whereof the said Serrinqua, Quaerarequash, Wyapera, Patthunk, have 

 hereunto set their hands and seals, this eleventh day of June, in the year of our 

 Lord one thousand seven hundred and one. Signed, sealed and delivered in the 

 presence of us, 



Sophia Hoetost, Seeeinqua, 



her X mark, his O mark 



Thomas Repheeson, Quaeeaeeqtjasa, 



Waeeattins, his °h mark, 



his Y mark, Wtapeea, 



Cock Cocktimt/s, c his td mark, 



his N mark. 



Upon the 4th of July, 1701, occurs the following license : 



" I underwritten do give free liberty so far as it lyes in my power, (by virtue 

 of a grant to me from Colonel Benjamin Fletcher, late Governor of New York,) 

 unto Robert Lockhard, Richard Scofield, Nathaniel Sellick and Gershom Lock- 

 hard, to purchase of the Indian proprietors, the lands hereafter mentioned from 

 Mehanas River to Byram River, and so run northward three miles into ye woods, 



a Indian deeds warrant for survey. Albany, Lib. i. 44. Daniel Griffen, of Greenwich 

 town, a descendant of the above family still resides in the neighborhood. 

 b Supposed Tamaruck swamp in the north-west corner of this town.— Editor. 

 c Cockarouse was a title of honor among the Algonquin Indians. 



