A further release from the Indian proprietors Serringoe, Magerack, and Pawenackj occurs on the 14th day of July, 1705, to George Booth, John Bond, Andreis Meyer and John van Home, <fcc., viz : "of all the land, swamp and meadow that the said Indians have in Westchester county,"a ^^c. From this time we hear no more of the aboriginal proprietors of North Castle.

The western portion of the middle patent was confirmed by royal charter on the 25th day of September, 1708, to Anne Bridges and her associates in the following manner.

"Anne, by the grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the Faith, &c., To all to whom this shall come, sendeth greeting : Whereas by our letters patent bearing date the 2d day of March, 1705, b in the fourth year of our reign, we have given, granted, ratified and confirmed nnto our loving subjects, Anne Bridges, Roger Mompesson, George Booth, William Anderson, William Bond, John Persor, Daniel Clarke, John Clapp and Lewis Perant, all that certain tract or parcel of land in the county of Westchester, beginning at a certain small brook called Cohamong brook*^ where the said brook empties itself into Mehannus river, and runns thence up the said river Mehannus southerly to the head thereof, to a beech tree standing by a small spring, and marked with the letters T. M., and thence south to the colony line of Connecticut, which runs in the rear of the town of Greenwich and Horseneck, and so by the said line as it runs westerly to Byram river, thence by the river (including the said river) to the head thereof, to two certain white ash trees standing on the north end of a certain bog meadow, marked with three letters, D, G., P.