To have and to hold all that the aforesaid tract of land and island, containing in the whole four thousand five hundred acres, and all other the above recited premises, &c., &c." " Witness our said trusty and well beloved Colonel Peter Schuyler, president of our council for our province of New York, in council at Fort George in New York, the eleventh day of August, in the sixth year of our reign, A.l). 1720.='

In 17S6 the people of the State, (as successors of the Crown,) claimed the arrears of quit rent due upon the tract of four thousand five hundred acres, granted to Daniel Purdy, Samuel Brown and Benjamin Brown, on the 11th of August, 1720.

The lands west of the Blind brook, called by the Indians Apawquammis, are to be distinguished from the rest of the township of Rye, as constituting a distinct patent. This territory wgs purchased of the native sachem Shanarocke and other Indians, by John Budd of Soulhhold, Long Island.

To all Christian people, Ingains and others whom it may concern, that we whose names are hereunto subscribed, living upon Hudson's river, in America, That we Shanarocke, sagamore, and Rackeate, Napockheast, Tawkaheare, Nanderwhere, Tamepawcan, Rawmaquare, Puwaytahem, Mawmawytam, Howhoranes, Cockkenecs, Tawwayens, Altoemacke, Heathomees, all

« Alb. Rec. Book of Patents, lib. viii. 407.

COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. ., 35

Ingians, for divers good causes and considerations us hereunto moving, have fully and absolutely bargained and doe for ever sell unto John Budd, senior, of South hole, his heires, executors, &c., all our real right, titiell and interest we or other of us have in one neack of land lying on the mayn, called Apawammeis, buted and bounded on the east with Mockquams river, and on the south with the sea against Long Island, and on the west with Pockeotessmake river, and at the north up to the marke trees nyeer Westchester, both all the lands, trees to fell at his pleasure, with all the grounds and meadow grounds and planting grounds, moynes and minerals, springs and rivers or what else lying or being within the sayd neck track of land, and also range, feeding and grasse for cattell, twenty English miles northward into the country, and trees to fell at his or their pleasure, and to their proper use and improvements of the said John Budd, his heirs, executors, &c. for ever to enjoy, possess and keepe as their real right, as also peaceably to inherite the sayd track of land with all thereone, and we the before named Ingians doe acknowledge and confesse to have received in hand of the said John Budd, the juste sum of eightie pounds sterling in full satisfaction for the aforesaid land with all the limits, bounds and privileges without lett or molestation of any one.