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the property begins just north of its mouth and continues along the 
shore around the south point of Staten Island to the “ East Side 
of a Great Pond lying under a High Hill, the nearest to Regreniers 
Creeke.” Regreniers Creek is now known as Lemon Creek, the 
High Hill is the bluff on which Princes Bay Lighthouse stands,. 
and the “ Great Pond” is the one near the shore between this bluff 
and Sharrott Avenue. Sharrott Av., one of the ancient roads of 
the island, was formerly known as Christopher Billops Road. 
Jasper Danckaerts, in his journal 1679-80, under date of Oct. 
12, 1670, says: “ Proceeding thus along, we came to the West point 
where an Englishman lived alone some distance from the road.” § 
This Englishman we believe was Capt. Christopher Billop. 
On Jan. 28, 1687, was recorded a “ Description of a survey of 
1600 acres of land lying upon ye west end of Staten Island begin- 
ning upon the north side of a certain creek opposite to the land of 
Gabriel Manuealle, crossing said creek, and so running by the main 
river to the bay, laid out for Christopher Billip by Philip Welles 
Surveyor” [with draught].° This draught, a photographic copy 
of which is presented (PL. 2), is a fair representation in outline 
of the southern portion of Staten Island. Lemon Creek and the 
marsh land surrounding it is shown. The land of William and 
Peter Johnson laid out Oct. 31, 1677, and the Christopher Bullop 
Road, now Sharrott Av.,!° which marks the eastern limit of the 
Manor of Bentley patent, are also delineated. 
The Billop property is entitled “The Land of Capt. Christopher 
Billip.’ The tidal flats south of the Billop property are indicated 
as well as the creek just north of Ward Point. Two buildings, 
apparently the existing Billop House and the barn (which was 
destroyed about 1897), are shown enclosed, and are located in 
8 Danckaerts, Jasper, Journal of, 1679-80, p. 73. N. Y. 1913. 
9 Land Papers 2: 210. 
10 The patent granted by Edmond Andros to William and Peter Johnson 
Sep. 29, 1677, contains the following description: “ West from the Creek 
one hundred and thirty roods to the Highway of Capt. Christopher Billop. 
Ranging north by the Highway” [Sharrott Av.] etc. (Liber D, deeds, 
Richmond Co., p. 103). 
