By the settlement of the colonial boundaries, November, 1664, Bedford fell within the jurisdiction of Connecticut, the line between the two colonies commencing from the east point of Mamaroneck River, where the fresh water falls into the salt at high water mark, north northwest to the line of Massachusetts. On the ground that this decision was erroneous, a further agreement was concluded at New York, 2Sth of October, 1683, between the governor of Connecticut and certain persons appointed to act with him, by which it was stipulated that the line between New York and Connecticut should begin at Byram River,

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at the east point, called Lyon's Point, and so up along the said river to the country road, west eight miles from Lyon's Point, and then twelve miles east north-eastward, thence in a line parallel to the North River and twenty miles distant therefrom, to the south line of Massachusetts- The whole matter being left subject to the King's ratification. By this settlement Bedford would have been transferred to New York, but the King's death unfortunately took place on the 6th of February, 1685, before its completion, in consequence of which the whole matter was again left open for a long and angry discussion which soon ensued.

In 1685, the General Court of Connecticut issued an order to the effect that all towns should take out patents, in due form, and that there should be legal evidence of their rights. In " lenwary 1687-S » there were 18 men at a town meeting who voted "that every one here present at the town meeting shall have a pees of land containing four akers added unto their former dividends for theyr faithfulness at the attending of towne meetings." Before the 28th of January, 1688, the Town ordered that as much money should be raised as may be necessary to pay for a patent.