John Schuyler and Stephen de Lancey, in the following order : -- north lot, No. 8, Andrew Teller; ditto No. 9, John Schuyler; ditto No. 10, Stephen de Lancey.

The latter individual subsequently became vested in lot No. 9. The

a Trumbull's Hist, of Connecticut. Philip Money, a lineal descendant of the aboriginal proprietors waslivins; in this town, A.D. 17S4. Absalom, the son of Philip, left issue, Philip and Philander, besides a daughter, Sarah.

li So called m the Cortlandt Manor map.

c Van der Douck's Hist, of the New Netherlands, N. Y. Hist. Soc vol. 1. 168.

THE TOWN OF NORTH SALEM.

two lots together were called " De Lancey Town," and form the present town of North Salem, except the small strip in the oblong.

Stephen de Lancy married Anne van Cortlandt, one of the above devisees, and left issue five sons and two daughters. By will, Stephen de Lancey devised all his property in this town to his eldest son, James de Lancey. On the 29th of December, 1744, James de Lancey conveyed all his lands in North Salem to his second son, Stephen de Lancey," whereby the latter stood seized for the use of the same for life, with remainder to his issue male, in fee tail male. The following is the indenture : --

This indenture, made the twenty-ninth day of December, in the year one thousand, seven hundred and forty-four, between James de Lancey, Esq. , Chief Justice of the Province of New York, of the one part, and Stephen du Lancey, son of the said James de Lancey, of the other part, witnesseth, that the said James, for, and in consideration of the natural love and affection which he, the said James, beareth to his said second son Stephen, doth for him and his heirs, covenant and grant to and with the said Stephen and his heirs, that the said James and his heirs shall and will, from henceforth, stand and be seized of, and in all that tract or parcel of land in the manor of Cortlandt, in the comity of Westchester, distinguished and known by the name of north lot, number nine, and north lot, number ten, whereof the said James is now seized of an estate in fee simple, to the use of the said James for and during the term of his natural life, and after his decease to and for the use of his said son Stephen, for and during the term of his natural life ; and, after his decease, to the use and behoof of the heir3 male of his body, lawfully begotten, and for default of such issue, to the use and behoof of the right heirs of him, the said James, for ever --