His brother. Sir John Eyles was of an ancient Wiltshire family, and received the honor of Knighthood from King James the Second and became Lord Mayor of London. Sir Joseph Eyles was .sheriff of London in 1726, Alderman in 1738, M. P. for Soutliwark and afterwards for Devizes. lie married Elizabeth, daughter of Alderman Sir -Jaffivv Jeffreys, Km., and died Sth of Feb., 1739-40, leaving one son and two daughters." Murk?'* Ext. and Dormant Baronetcies.

d Smith's History of New York, 177.

e Land papers, Albany, vol. 10, 1731, p. 156.

HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER.

Cadwallader Colden, Esq., Surveyor-General of this our province, commissioners appointed by his majesty's instructions to his said excellency for settling out all lands to be granted within the province of New York,

To all to irfiom tltese presents shall come or may concern :

It is hereby certified that whereas Thomas Ilawley, etc., inhabitants of the town of Bidgefield, as of the Eastern parts of this province, by their humble petition presented unto his excellency in Council, the 3d day of September, setting forth that they and their ancestors have for a long time, being settled upon, cultivated and improved certain lands neai- the eastern part of this province held by Patent from the Colloney of Connecticut, are supposed to be in that part of the Province of New York commonly called the Equivalent Lands, and that the Patentees, together with their Associates, would be willing to defray the charge and expense of finding out and ascertaining the partition lines between both the said Coloneys, provided that fifty thousand acres of the said lands be granted to the Patentees; and whereas, the partition lines between the said Colonies have been accordingly run out, and ascertained by Commissioners from both the said Coloneys, being thereunto duly commissioned and appointed, and that sixty-one thousand four hundred and forty acres of land of the said Coloney of Connecticut were lately, at the settling of the said partition lines surrendered to the said Province of New York, for the use of his majesty, wherefore the petitioners prayed his Excellency would be favorably pleased to grant them, their heirs and assigns, his Majesty's letters patent for fifty thousand acres of said land, under such quit-rent, provisions and restrictions as is ordered or directed iu his Excellency's commission and instructions, which patent being then and there read and considered of his Majesty's Council of this province, did afterwards on the same day humbly advise and direct that his Excellency do grant the prayer of the same.