"Tins Ikdenttre, made the second day of February, in the third year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord, King George the Third, Annoqe Dom. one thousand seven hundred and sixty-three, between Phebe Pell, widow, and Samuel Sneden and Jacobus Blcccker, Esqs., all of the County of Westchester, Executors, with power to sell of the last will and testament of Joseph Pell, Esqr. , late of the manor of Pelbam, in the Comity of Westchester aforesaid, deceased, of the one part, and David Guion of New Rochelle in the said County of Westchester, on the other part. Wlicrtas, John Pell, formerly lord of the said manor of Pelbam was seized in fee of six thousand one hundred acres of land, part of the said Manor

a N. Y. MSS. from archives at Fulnam, vol. u., pp. 326. 326. (Hawks.)

THE TOWN OF NEW ROCHELLE.

cf Pelham, and being so seized did sell the said six thousand acres of land to ouc Jacob Leisler, and did set apart the remaining one hundred acres of land for the use of the French church, erected or to be erected by the inhabitants of the said six thousand acres called New Rochelle. But the said John Pell never did dispose or divest himself of the legal estate and right in and to the said one hundred acres of laud. And whereas, the said John Pell afterwards died intestate aud left Thomas Pell his eldest son and heir at law, by means whereof the inheritance and legal right to the said one hundred acres of land became vested in him, the said Thomas: And Whereas, the saitl Thomas Pell on the third day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and thirty-nine, did In due form of law make his last will and testament; and therein, and thereby, after several specific legacies, after declaring that his other sons had received their shares and proportions out of his estate, did give and bequeath unto his son Joseph Pell, iu fee simple, all and singular his land, meadows, houses, tenements, buildings and so forth, which then belonged unto him, by means whereof the legal right and estate in and to the said one hundred acres of land became vested in him the said Joseph Pell, Jun.