Three of the same name, viz: Samuel Keeler, Sen., and his son Samuel Keeler, Jr., and Joseph Keeler, then inhabitants of Norwalk, purchased of Katonah, sachem, and other Indians, Candatowa, or Ridgefield, in 1708. In 1731-2, Jonah Keeler obtained the following release from the other patentees of the oblong, or Equivalent, on condition of his always paying the yearly quit-rent of two shillings and sixpence for each hundred acres of land, " to our Lord, the King, at Lady Day, yearly."

RELEASE OF OBLONG PROPRIETORS TO JONAH KEELER.

This Indenture, made this 10th day of March, in ye sixth year of ye reign of our Sovereign Lord, George the Second, King of Great Britain, &c, Annoq Domini 1731-2, witnesseth, that whereas we, Thomas Halwey, Nathan St. John, Samuel Smith, Benjamin Benedict, Richard Olmsted, Thomas Smith, Ebenezer Smith, David Sherwood, Benjamin Burt, Thomas Hyatt, Benjamin Willsou, Joseph Lee, Joseph Keeler, James Benedict, Richard Osburn, Samuel Smith, Daniel Olmsted, Timothy Keeler. Matthew Scamore, Joseph Northup and James Brown, together with Adam Ireland, Benjamin Birdsall and John Thomas, having jointly obtained a patent of fifty thousand acres of ye Oblong or Equivalent lands, of his Excellency John Montgomery, Esq., late Governor of New York, and having since obtained a release of said Ireland. Birdsell and John Thomas, of the Southern ten miles of said pat tent, and others also, whose names are not in said pattent or release, being interested theiein by obligation from us, and no division having been made of ye premises. Wherefore, we, Thomas Ilawley, Nathan St. John, Samuel Smith, Benjamin Benedict, Richard Olmsted, Thomas Smith, Ebenezer Smith, Daniel Sherwood, Benjamin Burt, Thomas Hyatt, Benjamin Willson, Joseph Lee, Joseph Keeler, James Benedict, Richard Osburn, Samuel Smith, Daniel Olmsted, Timothy Keeler, Matthew Seaniore, Joseph Northnip and James Brown, do now proceed to make a division thereof j and do give, grant, enfeoff, alicne, convey, release and confirm, and by these presents have given, granted, enfeoffed, aliened, conveyed and confirmed, unto Jonah Keeler, his heirs and assigns forever, on consideration of a lease obtained of said Jonah Keeler, and bearing date herewith, the Following tract of Land, viz : Bea E.