Smithtown containing 12 acres and lying adjoining to some land then belonging to Daniel Whitehead. John Wood assigned all his right to the same to Daniel Whitehead, Oct. 17, 1685. Daniel Whitehead, by his will, made his wife, Abigail, and eldest son, Jonathan Whitehead, his executors. Abigail Whitehead died, and Jonathan Whitehead sold the said 12 acres to Daniel Smith for £6, Jan. 7, 1720.

The original deed is in possession of Mrs. Samuel Q. Smith.

Daniel Smith sold the above to Job Smith, (See page 294.)

Know all men by these presents that I Richard Smythe senior, of Smythtown, doe promise to deliver into the possession of Daniell Whitehead a lott of land adioning to the lott of my sonn Jobe and as large as his lott, with liberty of Commonidge & this to bee done uppon demand for to halv & hold to the said Daniell his heires or assignes for ever, and for the reall performance thearof I binde me my heires exequitors administrators & assignes, my sonn Jobes lott contains at least 14 or 16 Ackres witnes my hand & seal halveing receaved satisfaction to my content March 3 168 RICHARD SMYTH

Witness

WILLIAM CREED
SAMUEL RUSCOE.

The original deed, of which the above is an exact copy, is now in possession of Richard B. Smith, Esq. It is the only document known to be in existence written by the Patentee of Smithtown. The land is on the west side of Stony Brook harbor. See deed before this; also see page

294.

Major Daniel Whitehead, named above, was the son of Daniel Whitehead of Newtown, where he died in 1669. Major Whitehead married Abigail, daughter of Thomas Stevenson. He died in 1704, bearing children: Jonathan, (who died in 1739); Benjamin, Susannah, (married Benjamin Hewlett), and Thomas.

A fac simile of the original is here given.-W. S. P.

Elizabeth Smith, (daughter of Platt Smith), to Capt. Job Smith, Feb. 4, 1760. Price £301.

Conveys "One certain messuage and tract of land at a place called Bushy Neck. Bounded east by Wm. Arthur's land, north partly by the Country road and partly by land in possession of Stephen Smith, west by land of said Capt. Job Smith, and so running into the middle of the North East Branch of Smithtown river. Containing 120 acres. Witness ELIZABETH SMITH.

SELAH STRONG
WM. SMITH

The original deed is now in possession of Mrs. Samuel O. Smith. The land is now the country seat of Frederick Lenhart. See page 225.

The tract of land south of the "Blue Grass Lots was left by Job Smith 3 to his sons George and Woodhull." It was divided into two parts, the east part, bounded east by Micah Smith and south by Wm. Arthur, was sold by George Smith (son of Job 3d), to Richard Smith 1783. His executors sold it to Phineas Smith, 1812, and he sold to Ebenezer Smith, 1825.

The west half was sold by Woodhull Smith to Ebenezer Jayne and by him to Allison Post. The whole tract was 129 acres. Called the "Old Mill Woods." Richard H. Smith has the deeds.