The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester (1881 revised edition, Vol. I)
130 fathom of white wampum, 12 guns,
14 fathom of duiflls
12 blankets, 8 coats, 6 kettles,
6 fathom of stroud water, 16 shirts,
25 lbs. of powder, 20 bars of lead,
10 spoons, 2 knives,
12 pair of stockings, 15 hatches, 10 hoes.
10 earthen jugs,
10 iron pots, 4 1-2 vatts of beere, 2 ankers of rimime, 2 rools of tobacco.0
The above sales covered the present township of Greenburgh, and subsequently formed a portion of Philipsburgh manor.
These lands remained in the Philipse family, until the attainder of Colonel Frederick Philipse, A. D., 1779, when they became vested by forfeiture in the people of this State. Under the commissioners they were parcelled out for small sums, to the Van Tassels, Van Warts, Odells, Lawrences, Posts, Archers, Harts, Ackers, Dyckmans and Requas, former tenants of the manor in pursuance of the act of 1784. Many of their descendants still occupy the patrimonial estates in fee simple.
In the records of the Court of Sessions for this county appears the following memoranda:
"March ye 2d, 1692-3, Justice Mott did sweare John, Charles and Johannes Yeruckson, assessors for Weekersqueeke, and Barnt Whitt, •Collector."
The earliest entry relating to town officers occurs in the old town and manor book, entitled " the town and manor of Philipsburgh for to keep the town redesstors, 1742."
The first Tuesday in April, is chosen Abraham Martlinghs for the clerk of the town and manor aforesaid, at the town meeting, for chussen all other assessors in the town