John the Baptist, the yearly rent or sum of jC2 \0s, current money of the province of New York, &c., this 25th day of Sept., in the seventh year of our reign, A.D. 1708.*

"Edward Cornbury."

In 1724 we find the inhabitants of the Liberty of North Castle petitioning the court of general sessions for permission to erect a public pound. b Benjamin Piatt appears to have been assessor for the middle patent in 1744. c

Upon the first of April, 1746, Jonathan Ogden and Benoni Piatt were appointed trustees for the middle patent, also George Dennis and Caleb Fowler for the icesi patent, " to clear up the quit-rents."'!

In 1766, a partition of the middle and west patent took place, (in* pursuance of an act of the lieutenant governor, the council and general assembly of the colony of New York, passed on the eighth day of January, 1762,) "for the more effectual collecting of his majesty's quit-rents." Upon the 23d day of June, 1766, the several allotments were balloted for, and sold to numerous individuals. Descendants of the original patentees still reside in the town ; among them may be enumerated the Brundages, Griffens, Lockhards, Sillecks, Scofields and Clapps, <fcc., (fee.

a Alb. Book of Patents, No. vii. 383. b Co. Rec. Court of Sessions, lib. B. 1. c See New Castle for assessor of West Patent.

d Town Rec. The Woolsey family appear to have had a claim on the middle patent. c, "

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