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A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I

Bolton, Robert Jr. A History of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. I. New York: Alexander S. Gould, 1848. 319 words

"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. C, T. C, and thence westerdly in a direct line to the head of Cohamong brook as it runs to the place where it begun, bounded west by Byram river, east by Mehannus river, north by Bedford line and Cohamong brook, and south by colony line, together with all the woods, underwoods, \c., &c. And whereas said Anne Bridges, Roger Mompesson, &c., &c.,by their indenture of lease and release bearing date the 18ih and 19th days of September, in the fifth year of our reign, and for considerations therein mentioned, did ^rant and convey unto Thomas Wenham, Esq., and to his heirs and assigns, one tenth part of the said premises.