28 rods and so to extend eastwardly by the said highway so far as to contain 10 acres. Also 4 acres of meadow bounded east by the river, south by a small creek and meadow of Capt. Edmund Smith, west by enclosed woods belonging to Quaker Richard Smith, and north from a red oak tree marked to Vargason's [Ferguson's] house, as it was formerly possessed by Daniel Smith deceased." Price, £500. Witness

THOMAS WHEELER,

GEO. TOWNSEND.

OBADIAH SMITH.

The above tracts were resold by James Dickinson to Obadiah Smith May 16, 1741, by a deed endorsed on the original, which is now in possession of Mrs. Elizabeth Lawrence. (See page 275.)

[NOTE.-The word west in the first line on page 353 is an error, and should be east. The word east in the fourth line on same page is also an error, and should be west.W. S. P.]

The west line of the above tract is the east line of Bushy Neck. See map of Bushy Neck.

Deed from Richard Smith 2d, to his brother Job.

[Abstract.]

Know all men by these presents that I Richard Smith of Smithtown Have Remised, Released and forever Quit claimed to my well beloved brother Job Smith and to his heirs and assigns forever, All my right and title in that equal share or partition of land given him by and in my father's will, Together with all Demands, etc. In witness whereof I have hereunto put my hand and seal this Twentieth Day of April 1715. N. B. The said Job Smith is hereby obliged to pay to the said Richard Smith, his equal

part with the rest of his brethren, of what the estate of his father Richard Smith deceased is indebted to him, in consideration that the said Richard Smith fail in the Recovery of what was given him upon that account by his mother Sarah Smith deceased.

Witness

Danish Taylor

Tomimes Taylor

NOTE.

The witnesses to the above deed were the first minister of Smithtown, and his wife Jemima Taylor, who died in 1716. This is probably the only autograph of Jemima Taylor in existence. The original is in possession of Richard B. Smith, Esq.-W. S. P.

The Fifty Acre Lots.

Apr❜l ye 24 1732. Then Surveyed a parcel of Lots lying in ye Township of Smithtown, To ye Proprietors of Smithtown, to each man according as they are mentioned in ye enexed Draft or Card. ye said Lots are lying and Joyning on ye north side of ye Country Road that leads through ye Island. The first begineth at a White Oak sapling, ranging South one degree East 161 chains to ye said Country Road, and so every Lott numbering westward, with the Breadth of each Lott as it is sett downe in ye said Card, divided as they were measured. By mee GEO. TOWNSEND

[MAP

Notes.

No. 12, the west lot, was left by Edmund Smith 1st to his sons Edmund, Floyd and Thomas. They sold it to Wm. Arthur, and it is now owned by his descendants. The homestead of Mrs. Elizabeth Howell is at the south end of this lot. The west line of this lot north of the road to Mills pond, is the line between Coe D. Smith on the west, and the land of George and Frank Strong on the east. The north part of this lot is a piece of land belonging to late Mrs. Fenno, sister of Hon. J. Lawrence Smith. The line between this and the land formerly belonging to John Hubbs, and now the property of Ethelbert M. Smith, is the original north line of Lot 12.

Lot No. 11, with other lands of Jonathan Smith 2d, came in possession of Charles Floyd. and was sold by his son, Thomas Floyd, to John Smith, son of Epenetus ist, April 22, 1797. The south part is owned by his descendant, George A. Smith. The race track is on the northern part of this lot.

Lot No. 10 was sold by Daniel Smith to his grandson Micah. One hundred and thirty-three acres of this lot was sold by Jonas Smith to John Smtth, Nov. 27, 1804, and is now owned by George A. Smith and other heirs of John Smith. The road that runs north from the Country road east of Mrs. Howell's, is on the line between lots 10 and 11, (see page 182).

Lot 9 descended from Ebenezer Smith to his son Richard Smith, and was owned by his heirs in recent years.

Lot 8 was sold by executors of Joseph Smith to Richard Smith (son of Ebenezer), Sept. 22, 1789. This lot and Lot 8 were sold to Thomas Blydenburgh, and a mortgage given. On foreclosure they were sold to Edmund Smith, who conveyed them to Richard Smith May 22, 1822. A farm at the north end of these lots was afterwards owned by Edwin A. Smith (son of James), known as " Ed. Grant.”