What was the origin of the names of David's Hill and Brook I am unable to say, but they are found in the earliest records ; and in 1700 " the town by a maigor vote doth order and agree that ye land round davids hill shall be sequestered for the towns' use and for diging stones so it shall have a soficiant cartway and driftway round the hill and not to be disposed of to any pertickler parson what som euer." This shows the origin of a lane, still open, west of David's hill. Other votes setting apart sequestered lands for "ye people of the town to dig stones for ever," are found."*

Minutes. -- Upon the 21st day of June, 1705, we find the irascible dissenter, Zachariah Roberts and Mar)', his wife, conveying three hundred acres of land lying within the "Town or Liberties of Bedford," to " Thomas Pritchard, Missionary and Rector at Rye and Bedford, and Anne, his wife." Either the Supreme Court's decision, in his case for slander, or the prospect of handling the sum of one hundred pounds sterling, had produced a wonderful change in our Justice of the Peace : --

" This indenture made the 21st day of June, in the fourth year of the reign of our Sovereign Lutty Amie, by the grace of God of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the Faith, etc. -- between Zachariah Roberts of Bedford, in the County of "Westchester, in the province of New York, Esquire and Mary, his wife, on the one part, and Thomas Pritchard, Missionary and Rector of Rye and Bedford, in the County and province of New York, and Anne, Lis wife, on the other part, Witncsscth that the s;:id Zachariah Roberts ar.d Mary, his wife, for and the consideration of the sum of £100 sterling, to them in hand paid already by the said Thomas Pritchard and Anne, his wife, before the ensealing and delivery thereof, the receipt whereof they the said Zachariah and Mary, doth hereby acknowledge themselves therewith to be fully satisfied contented and paid and therefrom and thereof and of and from all and every part and parcel thereof doth hereby, acquit, release, exonerate and discharge forever the said Thomas Pritchard and Anne Pritchard, their heirs, executors, administrators and assigns forever in manner and form following-- all that or a certain parcel of upland meadow and swamp, situate lying and being within the town or liberties of the said Bedford, being part of that land that Coll.