John Paulding, )► Fence Viewers.

Bariah Richardson, J /■

Abraham Merritt, J

Hercules Lent, "]

Jonathan Ferris, ^Commissioners of Highways.

Pierre van Cortlandt, J

Abraham Merritt, Henry Lent, son of

Hercules, Jarvis Dusenberry, Caleb Barton, John Haight,

John Jones, Henry Griffen, Abraham Merritt, John Paulding,

Gerritt Storms, Philip van Cortlandt, Elisha Hammon, Joshua Bishop, Thomas Conkling, John Garrison, Joseph Mandeville, Richard Curry, jun., John Ferris, John Lee, Daniel Hall, Ludlow Haight, Sam'l. Field, Benj. McCord,

Peeksldll, the principal village in Cortlandt town, is situated on the east shore of the Bay of the same name. This place corn-

Assessors.

)► Pound Masters.

> High way Masters.

62 HISTORY OF THE

mands every advantage of river navigation, besides an extensive inland trade, of which it forms the depot.

By the Mohegan Indians the place was called Sachoes, a term derived from the adjoining lands. The small stream intersecting the village was called by them Magrigaries.

The Dutch first denominated the village Peckskill from Jan Peck, one of their early navigators, who, mistaking the present Annsville creek for the proper passage through the race, ran his yacht ashore on the former. Here he subsequently erected a habitation and spent the winter.

The earliest settlement ui this neighborhood commenced one mile north-east of Poekskill, on the property of Capt. John McCoy. The landing place was then at Pemart's dock, near the head of the tide waters of the creek.

On the Sth day of x\ugust, 1745, occurs a sale of land from Andrew Johnson and Isabella his wife, daughter ofStephanus van Cortlaudt, to Caleb Hall and Palatiah Haws, consisting of a part of lot No. 2, situated in great front lot No. 9, beginning on south side of Peck's creek, containing 351 acres, excepting 16 acres of land conveyed by said Johnson to Mrs.