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side J. D., and from ye said tree on a direct line it runs to ye northermost corner of Rye Pond, and thence so to the westerdly to a white oak sapling marked by ye pond side with the letters J. J. P., thence by a range of marked trees so by ye east to an ash tree standing by Blind brook on ye east side thereof, and thence by another range of marked trees to a certain chesnut tree marked with ye letters I. T. on ye north side, on ye west side with ye letters I. P., on ye north-west side with ye letters I. H., and thence by a range of marked trees to ye place where it began, &c., &c.

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Upon the 1st of July, 1715, Robert Hunter, Captain General and Commander-in-chief, set out for patent to Christopher Bridges, clerk, rector of the parish of Rye, and his heirs and assigns, twenty small parcels of land situate, &c., in the precinct and parish of Rye, &c., not heretofore granted under the seal of the Province; all which certain tracts of land, purchased by Chistopher Bridges, contained two hundred and eighty-one acres. b On the 12th of August, 1720, the following letters patent were issued under the great seal of the Province.

CHARTER OF RYE.

"George the First, 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, sendeth greeting. Whereas our loving subjects Daniel Purdy, son of John Purdy, deceased, Samuel Brown, and Benjamin Brown, in behalf of themselves and others, freeholders and inhabitants of the township of Rye, in the county of Westchester, in the province of New York, by their humble

a Co. Rec. Lib. E. 2.

b Alb. Rec. Book of Patents, Lib. viii. 185. The patent appears to have been granted in 1718.

petition presented to our trusty and well beloved Col. Philip Schuyler, president of our council for our province of New York aforesaid, have set forth that they and their ancestors and predecessors, under whom they hold, have held, and improved at their great charges with their labour and industry, a certain tract of land bordering upon the line of division between this province and Connecticut colony, for which they and their ancestors and predecessors, have hitherto had no patent under the seals of the province of New York, which said tract of land is situated, lying, and being between Byram river and Blind brook, and beginning at a certain rock, being the ending of a part of land commonly known by the name of Town neck point, and is the southermost point of the said tract of land, thence running easterly by the Sound to a point near the mouth of Byram river, called Byram's point, including a certain island called Manusses Island; and from the said Byram point northerly up Byram river on the east side of the said river, as the colony line is at present supposed to be run by the inhabitants of the neighborhood, to a rock standing on the east side of the said river by the wading place, and the high road leading to Connecticut, the north twenty-four degrees thirty minutes, west three hundred and forty-eight chains, as the line which divides this province from Connecticut is supposed to run by the said inhabitants, to a walnut tree marked with three notches on the three sides, being twelve chains on a straight line to an ash tree marked with three notches on three sides, standing near Blind brook, then down the said brook until it empties into a creek called Mill creek, and then by the said creek to the place where it began, containing four thousand five hundred acres of land or thereabout, after eighteen small tracts of land which lie within the said bounds, and are part of twenty small tracts formerly granted to the Rev. Christopher Bridges in his lifetime, are deducted and allowance being made for the king's highway; and prayed to have our grant and letters patent for the same under the great seal of the province of New York, in the manner following, that is to say, to hold to them, their heirs, and assigns forever, but to and for the use and uses following, and to no other use whatsoever; (that is to say) as for and concerning such tracts of land and hereditaments, parts of the before recited four thousand five hundred acres of land and island whereof they the said Daniel Purdy, Samuel Brown, and Benjamin Brown, stand lawfully and rightfully seized and possessed in their own several and respective rights, interest, and estate, to and for the sole and only proper use, benefit and behoof of the aforesaid Daniel Purdy, Samuel Brown, and Benjamin Brown, severally and respectively, and of their several and respective heirs and assigns forever; and as for and concerning such other tracts of land and hereditaments parts of the before recited four thousand five hundred acres of land and island which are belonging and appertaining to several other persons, freeholders and inhabitants within the bounds and limits of the same four thousand five hundred acres of land and island, some of more, some of less, according to the several, separate, and particular interest, in trust to and for the sole and only proper use, benefit and behoof of each par.

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ticular freehold and inhabitant, particularly and respectively, and of each of their particular and respective heirs and assigns forever, in as full and ample manner as if the particular names and their particular and several freeholds and inheritances were particularly and severally mentioned and described, under the usual quit rent, with the usual clauses, provisions, conditions, limitations and restrictions as are limited and appointed by our royal instructions for the granting of lands in our province of New York for that purpose. Which request we being willing to grant, Know ye, that of our especial grace, certain knowledge, and mere motion, we have given, granted, ratified and confirmed, and do by these presents, for us, our heirs and successors, give, grant, ratify and confirm unto the said Daniel Purdy, Samuel Brown and Benjamin Brown, and to their heirs and assigns forever, all that the aforesaid tract of land and island containing in the whole four thousand five hundred acres in manner and form as last mentioned and described, together with all and singular the woods, underwoods, houses, edifices, buildings, barns, fences, orchards, fields, feedings, pastures, meadows, marshes, swamps, ponds, pools, waters, water courses, runs, rivulets, rivers and streams of water, fishing, fowling, hunting and hawking, quarries, mines, minerals, standing, growing, lying and being, or to be had or used and enjoyed within the limits and bounds aforesaid, and all other profits, &c., &c. To have and to hold all that the aforesaid tract of land and island, containing in the whole four thousand five hundred acres, and all other the above recited premises, &c., &c." "Witness our said trusty and well beloved Colonel Peter Schuyler, president of our council for our province of New York, in council at Fort George in New York, the eleventh day of August, in the sixth year of our reign, A.1). 1720.a

In 1786 the people of the State, (as successors of the Crown,) claimed the arrears of quit rent due upon the tract of four thousand five hundred acres, granted to Daniel Purdy, Samuel Brown and Benjamin Brown, on the 11th of August, 1720.

The lands west of the Blind brook, called by the Indians Apawquammis, are to be distinguished from the rest of the township of Rye, as constituting a distinct patent. This territory was purchased of the native sachem Shanarocke and other Indians, by John Budd of Southhold, Long Island.

To all Christian people, Ingains and others whom it may concern, that we whose names are hereunto subscribed, living upon Hudson's river, in America, That we Shanarocke, sagamore, and Rackeate, Napockheast, Tawkaheare, Nanderwhere, Tamepawcan, Rawmaquare, Puwaytahem, Mawmawytam, Howhoranes, Cockkenecs, Tawwayens, Altoemacke, Heathomees, all

Alb. Rec. Book of Patents, lib. viii. 407.

Ingians, for divers good causes and considerations us hereunto moving, have fully and absolutely bargained and doe for ever sell unto John Budd, senior, of South hole, his heires, executors, &c., all our real right, tittell and interest we or other of us have in one neack of land lying on the mayn, called Apawammeis, buted and bounded on the east with Mockquams river, and on the south with the sea against Long Island, and on the west with Pockeotessmake river, and at the north up to the marke trees nyeer Westchester, both all the lands, trees to fell at his pleasure, with all the grounds and meadow grounds and planting grounds, moynes and minerals, springs and rivers or what else lying or being within the sayd neck track of land, and also range, feeding and grasse for cattell, twenty English miles northward into the country, and trees to fell at his or their pleasure, and to their proper use and improvements of the said John Budd, his heirs, executors, &c. for ever to enjoy, possess and keepe as their real right, as also peaceably to inherite the sayd track of land with all thereone, and we the before named Ingians doe acknowledge and confesse to have received in hand of the said John Budd, the juste sum of eightie pounds sterling in full satisfaction for the aforesaid land with all the limits, bounds and privileges without lett or molestation of any one. Now for the more true and reall enjoyment and possession of the said John Budd his heirs, &c., we doe jointly and severally, us and either of us, or any by or under us, for ever assign and make over by virtue of this our deed and bill of sale, disclayme any further right in the sayd tract of land from the day of the date hereof, and all and each of us do promise to put the said John Budd or his into quiet, peaceable possession, and him to keep and defend and mayntaine against all person or persons whatsoever that shall directly or indirectly lay any clayme or former grant, or shall trouble or molest the said John Budd or his, be they English, or Dutch, or Ingains, or whatsoWe the aforenamed Ingains doe engage ourselves, heirs, executors, &c., to make good this our obligations as aforesaid, I Shanarocke, Rackeate, Napockheast, Tawkaheare, Nanderwhere, Tamepawcan, Rawmaquare, Puwwaytahem, Mawmawytam, Howhoranes, Cockkenecs, Tawwayen, Altoemacke, Heathomees, have hereunto set our hands at time and times, and we doe approve of each of our hands to this deed to be good and firm. this our hands this day, being the 8th of November, 1661.

ever.

Signed, sealed and delivered.

Thomas Revell,a

John Coe,

Thomas Clowes.

Humphrey Hughes.

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The mark of Shanarocke.

Witness

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Know all men, English and Ingains, that whereas Shanarocke sold John Budd all the land from the sea to Westchester path, I Shanarocke marked trees by Penning path do hereby give and grant and acknowledge that I have received full satisfaction of him, and according to the true intent of these bounds, he the sayd John Budd is to have and enjoy all the land by the Blind brook to Westchester path, in witness my hand.

Witness the

mark of Cokeo.
Peter Disbrow.

The mark of Shanarocke, D.

The mark of Remaquie.

11 month, 5 day, 1661.

Know all men whom this may concern, that I Shanarocke, sachem, have bargained, sold and delivered unto John Budd, the islands lying south from the neck of land the sayd John Budd bought of me and other Ingains, and have received full satisfaction of Thomas Close for the said John Budd's use and due warrant the sale above written in the presence of Thomas Close and William Jones.

To John Budd.

The mark of Shanarocke, sachem.

Another bill of sale occurs a few days later for the lands east of the Mamaroneck river.

11 month, twelfth day, 1661.

Know all men whom this may concern, that I Shanarocke, Rawmaqua, Rackeath, Pawwaytaham, Mawmatoe, Hawing, have bargained sold and delivered unto John Budd a neck of land, bounded by a neck of land he bought of me and other Ingains on the south, and with Merremack river on the west, and with marked trees to the north, with twenty miles for feeding ground for cattle with all the woods, trees, marshes, meadows and rivers, and have received full satisfaction in coats and three score faddom of wampum of Thomas Close for the said John's use, and to engage myself to warrant the sale thereof against all men, English, Dutch and Ingans, and for the faithful performance hereof, I have set my hand in the presence of Thomas Close and William Jones, the day and year above written."

The mark of Shanarocke.

Rawmaqua.
Hawnois.

Peam, his mark.
Raze, his mark.

Col. Rec. Hartford, vol. i. p. 333, 4.

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