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The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester (1881 revised edition, Vol. I)

Bolton, Robert Jr. The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. I. New York: Charles F. Roper, 1881. Revised posthumous edition. 265 words

Know all men by these presents, that we, Tapporneck, Amnion, and Wethens, Sommenotes, Pawquenongo and Crow, all Indians belonging to Long Pond or Wepack, for and in consideration of a valuable reward paid, or to be paid, by ye Proprietors of Ridgefield, have given, granted, bargained sold and by these presents, do freely, fully, and absolutely, sell, convey and confirm, unto ye proprietors of Ridgefield their heirs and assigns forever according with their usual interest as Proprietors a certain tract or parcel of land supposedly in ye township of Ridgefield lying, situate and butted and bounded as followeth, namely beginning west at an ash straddle standing at ye east side of ye outlet of Long- Pond about six rods west of said outlett near ye lower fishing place from thence

a Ridgefield Town Bee, VoL I., p. 1. At a town meeting held in Norwalk, A.D., 1709, it was •• ordained that this purchase should be a distinct township by the name ol Kuhrcucld.''-- £. Ilalls, Norwalk, p. 101.

HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER.

southward along ye line which Mr. Lewis run and down to ye old purchase line, and from said straddle northward by said line of Mr. Lewis to Titicus river and bounded east by ye former purchase made of Tackora being a breadth about three hundred and fifteen rodds. To have and to hoid, <fce., 7th of March, 1729.

Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of Josiah Gilbert, William Drinkwater.

Tappobneck, Ins mark, Mosks, his mark, Sam, his mark, A.mmox, his mark, Wettuam, his mark, Pawqfexoxg, his mark, Ckow,<* his mark.