A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I
Segotah, Jovis, Tohmacogyah, Yannayo, Kakenoud, we do for ourselves, our heirs and executors, administrators and assignees, and for and in the behalf of all other proprietors of ye lands, commonly called ye hopp grounds : we say we do hereby sell, alienate, assign and set over, from these our heirs, executors, administrators and assignees, a certain parcel of uplands and meadows, commonly called and known by ye name of ye hopp grounds, which land begins at ye north end of Stamford bounds, as it is already bounded with marked trees, only the west line to be extended southward until it shall meet with its south-west line, drawn from three marked white oaks, standing, and very near together, at south-west corner of ye said land, and ye above named, do hereby sell, alienate and assign, and set over from us and ours ye land above described with ye rights and privileges thereunto belonging, forever unto Richard Ambler, Abraham Ambler, Joseph Cheoles, Daniel Weed, John W^escot, Jonathan Petit, John Crosse, John Miller, Nicholas Webster, Richard Ayres, William Clarke, James Seely, Joseph Stephens, Daniel Jones, Thomas Yomoyou and Benjamin Stephens, from their heirs, executors, administrators and assignees forever, quietly to possess and enjoy, without molestation by us or ours, or by any by our means or procurements ; moreover, we the above named Katonah, Rockaway, Segotah, Jovis, Tohonacogyah, Yannayo, Kakenard, do herein and hereby grant, sell and give, free liberty of timber and herbage, for their creatures, upon our adjacent lands forever, and free liberty of timber, and do hereby acknowledge to have received full satisfaction for ye land abovesaid, in witness of truth we have caused this bill of sale to be made, and hereunto set our hands and seals, the day and dale above written, Dec. 1680. Signed, sealed and delivered, in ye presence of us,