and divided from the main land by certain trees marked by the Indians, together with half the said creek, &c. &c., for and in consideration of a certain sum or quantity of Wampum and divers other goods, paid by Cornelius Van Burgum.^

It is certain that some time prior to 1748, Sarah Teller held the neck as tenant at sufferance nnder the Van Cortlandt family. A branch of the Teller family were early connected with the Yan Corllandt's by marriage. Andrew Teller in 1671 having married Sophia, daughter of the Right Hon. Oloff Stevensen Yan Cortlandt.

The common ancestor of the Tellers was a Dutch clergyman of some distinction in the New Netherlands.

Upon the 30th of July, 1667, occurs an act of the English Governor and his council, concerning William Teller and his children, wherein the payment of eighty-five beavers is enforced as his daughter's share besides other portions to his remaining children ; one of these was a son named Andries.b

The names of Jacob Teller en zyn buys vrow (and his wife) occur in the church books of Sleepy Hollow.

Upon the 14 of July, 1800, the heirs of William Teller, conveyed part of the neck to Elijah Morgan of Cortlandt-town • 6th of November, 1804, Elijah Morgan, jr., and Ann his wife re-sold the same to Robert Underbill ; on the 16th of August 1804, Robert McCord and wife conveyed another portion of the neck to Robert Underbill ; upon the death of the latter individual the whole became vested in his two sons, the present proprietors of Croton Point.