A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I
In testimony whereof, the parties to these presents
COUxNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 363
have hereunto set their hands and affixed their seals, the day and year first above vi'ritten.*
Sealed and delivered in Pathiinck.
presence of Coharnus.
William Lawrence, and Betty Pathunck.
Joseph Samuel. WiUro Coharnus's wife.
Wacapo ^ her mark. . - ■• '■ • W^ampus, Indian, O liis mark.
(>ornelius, ^ his mark. Roe Roe, ^ his mark.
The above sale included the township of New Castle, and all that portion of North Castle, lying west of the Byram River. Upon the 14th day of February, 1701, the following letters patent were issued under the great seal of the Province of New York.
"William the Third, by the grace of GoJ, of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c., to all to whom this present shall come or may concerne, greeting : Whereas, our loving subjects, Robert Walters, Leigh Atwood, Cornelius Depeyster, Caleb Heathcote, JMatthew Clarkson, John Chohvell, Richard Slater, Lancaster Simes, Robert Lurting, and Barne Cosens, have, by their petition, presented unto our trusty and well beloved John Nanfan, Esq., our Lieutenant-Governor and Commander-inchief of our province of New York, and the territories depending thereon in America, &c., prayed our grant and confirmation of a certain tract of land in our county of Westchester, bounded northerly by the manor of Corilandt, and eastwardly with Bedford line of three miles, the white fields and Byram River, southerly by the land of John Harrison, Rye line stretching to Byram River aforesaid, and the White Plains, and westwardly by Broncks's River and the manor of Philipsburgh, excepting out of the bounds aforesaid, all the land in Mr. Richbell's patent, now in the tenure and occupation of Colonel Caleb Heathcote, which first above named tract of land was purchased by Caleb Heathcote and others, with whom he has agreed, excepting James Mott and Henry Disbrow, whom he hath undertaken to satisfy.