THE TOWN OF NORTH SALEM. 735 



two lots together were called " De Lancey Town," and form the present 

 town of North Salem, except the small strip in the oblong. 



Stephen de Lancy married Anne van Cortlandt, one of the above 

 devisees, and left issue five sons and two daughters. By will, Stephen 

 de Lancey devised all his property in this town to his eldest son, 

 James de Lancey. On the 29th of December, 1744, James de Lancey 

 conveyed all his lands in North Salem to bis second son, Stephen de 

 Lancey, a whereby the latter stood seized for the use of the same for 

 life, with remainder to his issue male, in fee tail male. The following 

 is the indenture : — 



This indenture, made the twenty-ninth day of December, in the year one 

 thousand, seven hundred and forty-four, between James de Lancey, Esq. , Chief 

 Justice of the Province of New York, of the one part, and Stephen de Lancey, 

 son of the said James de Lancey, of the other part, witnesseth, that the said 

 James, for, and in consideration of the natural love and affection which he, the 

 said James, beareth to his said second son Stephen, doth for him and his heirs, 

 covenant and grant to and with the said Stephen and his heirs, that the said 

 James and his heirs shall and will, from henceforth, stand and be seized of, and 

 in all that tract or parcel of land in the manor of Cortlandt, in the county of 

 Westchester, distinguished and known by the name of north lot, number nine, 

 and north lot, number ten, whereof the said James is now seized of an estate in 

 fee simple, to the use of the said James for and during the term of his natural 

 life, and after his decease to and for the use of his said son Stephen, for and dur- 

 ing the term of his natural life ; and, after his decease, to the use and behoof of 

 the heirs male of his body, lawfully begotten, and for default of such issue, to 

 the use and behoof of the right heirs of him, the said James, for ever — 



Provided always, and it is hereby covenanted and agreed by and between the 

 said parties to these presents, that it shall and may be lawful to and for the said 

 James at any time or times during his natural life by his last will in writing, by 

 him signed and published in the presence of two or more credible witnesses, or 

 by any other writing or writings by him signed and sealed in the presence of two 

 or more credible witnesses, to revoke or alter all or any the use or uses of all or 

 any part of the said land and premises, any thing in these presents contained to 

 the contrary notwithstanding. In witness whereof, the parties to these presents 

 have interchangeably put their seals the day and year above written. 



JAMES De LANCEY.a 



Sealed and delivered in the presence of 

 A. De Peystee, 

 J. Roberts. 



The De Lancy Patent, as it was sometimes called, embraced Great 

 North Lot, Nos. 9 and 10, of the manor of Cortlandt. These were 

 again subdivided into thirty-six smaller lots or farms, which were leased 

 on long terms by Stephen de Lancey. The whole was about four miles 



h For a full account of this family, see Mamaroneck. 



a The above was drawn by Chief Justice de Lancey, and is in his own hand- writing. 



