728 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 



for ever as Tenants in common and not as Jointtenants, and whereas seven thous- 

 and acres of the above Tract of land is supposed to be now in the Possession of 

 the Inhabitants of Bedford New Purchase, and the parties to these Presents of the 

 second part have heretofore purchased the Rights, of John Cholwell and Robert 

 Waters, and one half of the Rights of Richard Slater, three of the Patentees 

 named in the said Letters Patent supposed to contain Eight Thousand acres more 

 of some of the other Patentees, or others claiming under them four thousand 

 seven hundred acres more ; Now therefore, the said Abraham De Peyster, Eliz- 

 abeth Hamilton, Isaac De Peyster, for himself and Ann, his wife, and Peter De 

 Peyster, for themselves generally and not jointly, nor one for the other and for 

 their respective Heirs, their respective parts, shares and proportions above partic- 

 ularly recited of and in the remaining Part of the said Tract of Land and Premises 

 above mentioned, supposed to contain about twelve thousand three hundred 

 acres, be it more or less against them the said parties of the first part and their 

 Heirs and against all and every other Person and Persons whomsoever claiming 

 by from or under them, or any or either of them respectively, or under the said 

 Cornelius De Peyster the Patentee to the said parties of the second part and to 

 their respective Heirs and Assigns for ever shall and will warrant and forever de- 

 fend by these presents. For Testimony whereof the parties to these presents 

 have hereunto interchangeably set their hand and seal the day and year first 

 above written. Pierre De Peyster, Anne De Peyster, 



Isaac DePeyster, Elizabeth Hamilton, 

 Sealed and delivered in the presence of, A. D : Peyster. 



By Abraham De Peyster in the presence of 

 Samuel Jones ; Catharine Livingston, by 

 Elizabeth Hamilton in the presence of Tobias 



HOUTRABTJRGH, JOHN MoNTANGE. 



Sealed and delivered by the within named 

 Isaac De Peyster, Ann, his wife, and Peter 

 De Peyster in the presence of us, Samuel 

 Jones, Abraham De Peyster, Jun.« 



PATENT. 



George the Second, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France and Ireland. 

 King, Defender of the Faith, &c.« To all to whom these presents shall come, 

 Greeting : Whereas, our Loving Subjects, William Smith, Esq., our Attorney and 

 Advocate-General of our Province of New York, and James Brown, of the Coun- 

 ty of Westchester, gentleman, by their humble Petition, presented to our Trusty 

 and Well-beloved George Clinton, Esq., our Captain-General and Governor-in- 

 Chief of our Province of New York and Territories therein depending in America, 

 Vice-Admiral of the same, and Admiral of the White Squadron of our fleet, and 

 read in Council on the second day of July, one thousand seven hundred and fifty, 

 did pray our Letters Patent for four thousand Acres of the land called the Equiv- 

 alent Lands, formerly surrendered by the Colony of Connecticut to the Colony of 

 New York, which Petition having been then and there read in Council, did after- 

 wards, to wit : in the same day humbly Advise our said Governor to grant to the 



a Rec. of the County of Westchester, Book H., p. 305, &c, Aug. 26th, 1774, fees 17s. En- 

 dorsed by Jno. Bartow, clerk. 



