All that certain Tract of land in the County of Westchester ; bounded northerly by the manor of Cortland, easterly with Bedford line of three miles square, the White Field and Byram River, southerly by the land of John Harrison, Rye line stretching to Byram River aforesaid and the White Plains, and westerly by Bruncks River and the manor of Philipsburgh (excepting out of the bounds aforesaid all the land within Richbell's Patent) which said Tract is now called and known by the name of the West Patent ; and whereas the said Cornelius De Peyster, one of the Patentees in the said Letters Patent named by Indentures of Lease and Release bearing date the twenty-third and twenty-fourth days of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and thirty-eight, reciting as therein is recited, did grant and couvey

o Copied from the original iu the possession of D. W. Smith, Kcnslco, N. Y.

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among other things one undivided tenth part and all other Part, Purpart and Share, Part, Purparts and Shares of him the said Cornelius Dc Pcyster of all that the said Tract of land above mentioned with the appurtenances unto the said Abraham De Pcyster, Philip Van Cortlandt since deceased by the name of Philip Courtland, of the city of New York, merchant, John Hamilton since deceased anil the said Elizabeth, then his wife, and the said Isaac De Pcyster and Ann, his wife, and Peter Dc Pcyster, their heirs and assigns for ever To have and to hold one fifth part thereof to the said Abraham De Pcyster, his heirs and assigns for ever, one other fifth part thereof to the said Philip Van Cortland, his heirs and assigns for ever, one other fifth part thereof to the said John Hamilton and Elizabeth, his wife, their heirs and assigns for ever, one other fifth part thereof to the said Tsaac De Pcyster and Ann, his wife, their heirs and assigns for ever, and the other fifth part thereof to the said Peter De Peyster, his heirs and assigns for ever; and whereas the said John Hamilton is since deceased, and the said Elizabeth, his wife, party to these presents both survived him.