"To his fourth son Pierre, he devises all that my house and farm or lott of land described on the map or survey of the Manor of Cortlandt, known by the name of south lott (No. 1,) being the East River lott, from Teller's Point, extending all along Croton River together with the Perry-house and Kerry thereunto belonging, including the farm where David Brown now lives, and also a lott of land on the east side of Croton River in the Manor of Cortlandt, known by the lott (No. 1) now In possession of Peter Williams and the widow of Hendrick David, the whole as it Is conveyed to me also four farms in the Manor of Cortlandt in north lott (no. 6) No's 11, 12, 13 and 14." "And that all and every of my said four sons Stephen, Abraham, John and Pierre, and th» heirs, male, of their respective Bodvs, shall and may from time to time ard at all times hereafter at all tlting seasons in the year have lull and free liberty, leave and lvseuco to Hunt, Fish and Fowl near, about, in and upon Croton Piver, when and as often as they shall think fitting.
This Will was proved 17th of Nov., 174S. Surrogate's Office, N. Y., l ib. xvl, p. 8TRi The flshingrtghts of the Van Cortlandt's are said to have extended two miles, i.e., from Deer Island iu the river Croton to the marked rock on Crawbucky Point near Siug-Sing.
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HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER.