704 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 



The eastern portion of the " Middle Patent" was confirmed by royal 

 letters patent to Anne Bridges, Roger Mompesson and others on the 

 25th day of September, 1708. The patentees yielding and paying there- 

 for yearly to the King and heirs at the Custom-house in New York, to 

 the collector, at or upon the feast day of the Nativity of St. John the 

 Baptist, the yearly rent of ^2 10s current money of the Province. 



" Anne, by the grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, Queen, 

 Defender of the Faith, &c, To all to whom this shall come, sendeth greeting : 

 Whereas by our letters patent bearing date the 2d day of March, 1705,° in the 

 fourth year of our reign, we have given, granted, ratified and confirmed unto our 

 loving subjects, Anne Bridges, Roger Mompesson, George Booth, "William An- 

 derson, William Bond, John Persor, Daniel Clarke, John Clapp and Lewis Per- 

 ant, all that certain tract or parcel of land in the County of Westchester, begin- 

 ning at a certain small brook called Cohamong brook^ where the said brook 

 empties itself into Mehannus River, and runs thence up the said river Mehannus 

 southerly to the head thereof, to a beech tree standing by a small spring, and 

 marked with the letters T. M., and thence south to the colony line of Connecti- 

 cut, which runs in the rear of the town of Greenwich and Horseneck, and so by 

 the said line as it runs westerly to Byram River, thence by the river (including the 

 said river) to the head thereof, to two certain white ash trees standing on the 

 north end of a certain bog meadow, marked with three letters, D. G., P. C, T. 

 C, and thence westerdly in a direct line to the head of Cohamong brook as it 

 runs to the place where it begun, bounded west by Byram River, east by Mehan- 

 nus River, north by Bedford line and Cohamong brook, and south by colony line, 

 together with all the woods, underwoods, &c, &c. And whereas said Anne 

 Bridges, Roger Wompesson, &c., &c, by their indenture of lease and release 

 bearing date the 18th and 19th days of September, in the fifth year of our reign, 

 and for considerations therein mentioned, did grant and convey unto Thomas 

 Wenham, Esq., and to his heirs and assigns, one tenth part of the said premises. 

 And whereas the said Anne Bridges, Roger Mompesson, George Booth, William 

 Anderson, William Bond, John Persor, Daniel Clarke, John Clapp, Lewis Perant 

 and Thomas Wenham, have since by their petition presented to our right trusty 

 and well beloved cousin, Edward Viscount Cornbury, captain-general and gover- 

 nor-in-chief, in and over our province of New York and territories thereon de- 

 pendending In America, and vice-admiral of the same, &c, in council therein, 

 setting forth that having made some improvements on the said lands, and fear- 

 ing some disputes may arise hereafter what shall be esteemed a settlement, &c, 

 the which petition wee being minded to grant, know yee, that for diverse con- 

 siderations us thereunto moving of our special grace, &c, wee have given, 

 granted, released, ratified and confirmed, and in and by this present, for ourselves, 

 our heirs and successors, do give, grant, release, ratify and confirm unto the 

 said Anne Bridges, Roger Mompesson, &c, &c, within the bounds and limits 

 above in our said recited letters patent, &c, &c , in ten equal parts to be divided, 

 &c., to be holden of us, our heirs and successors, &c, in free and common soc- 



a See Alb. Rec. Book of Patents, Lib. vii. 341. 



b Cohamong brook empties into the west side of Mehanus River. 



