THE TOWN OF NORTH CASTLE. 70 1 



By a deed bearing date the 5th of July, 1701, Serringoe, Raresquash, 

 Packanain and Ramhone conveyed to Col. Caleb Heathcote of Mam- 

 aroneck, gentleman, Joseph Theal and Lieutenants John Horton and 

 Joseph Purdy of Rye. 



"All that tract of land bounded southerly by colony line, easterly by Mehanas 

 river, northerly by Bedford line, and marked trees to Mehanas river, and south- 

 erly as said river goes against the stream, by ye head of the river, and so by 

 colony line, &c." 

 Signed and sealed in the presence of us, 



Sarah Undersell, The mark of 



Benjamin Collier. The mark of t> 



>4 Taporaneoam. 



Washpaken. 



The mark of 



CoHORNET.* 



This Indian purchase was subsequently confirmed by royal letters 

 patent to Col. Caleb Heathcote, and his twelve associates, on the 17th 

 of February, 1 701-2 ; to be held of the king, his heirs and successors, 

 in free and common soccage. The patentees yielding and paying there- 

 for yearly, on the Feast day of the Nativity of our Blessed Lord, the 

 annual rent of one pound, seven shillings and sixpence, current money 

 of New York, &c. 



THE MIDDLE PATENT OP NORTH CASTLE, 



"William the Third, by the grace of God, of England, Scotland, France and 

 Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c, to all to whom these presents shall 

 come or may concern, sendeth greeting : Whereas our loving subjects, Col. 

 Caleb Heathcote, Joseph Theal, John' Horton, Joseph Purdy, Robert Walters, 

 Leigh Atwood, Matthew Clarkson, Lancaster Sims, Cornelius Depeyster, Rich- 

 ard Slater, John Chollwell, Robert Lurting and Barne Cosens, have, by their 

 petition, presented unto our trusty and well beloved John Nanfan, Esq., our 

 Lieut. Governor and Commander-in-chief of our Province of New York and ter- 

 ritories depending thereon in America, &c., and prayed our grant and confirm- 

 ation of a certain tract of land in the county of Westchester, bounded southerly 

 by the colony line of Connecticut, easterly by Mahanas river, northerly by Bed- 

 ford line and marked trees to Mahanas river again, and southerly as the said 

 river goes against the stream to ye head of the said river, and so to the said col- 

 ony line, which said tract of land, on the 5th day of July last past, was by our 

 said Caleb Heathcote, Joseph Theal, John Horton and Joseph Purdy, &c, pur- 

 chased of the native proprietors, and containing within the limits aforesaid, by 

 estimation, about 1, 500 acres of profitable land, besides wastes and wood lands, 

 Which reasonable request, we being willing to grant, know ye, that of our especial 



a Indian deeds, warrant of survey. Alb. Rec. Lib. L, 94. 



