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A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. II

Bolton, Robert Jr. A History of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. II. New York: Alexander S. Gould, 1848. 336 words

Know all men whom this may concern, that I Shanarocke, Rawmaqua, Rackeath, Pawwaytaham, Mawmatoe, Hawing, have bargained sold and delivered unto John Budd a neck of land, bounded by a neck of land he bought of me and other Ingains on the south, and with Merremack river on the west, and with marked trees to the north, with twenty miles for feeding ground for cattle with all the woods, trees, marshes, meadows and rivers, and have received full satisfaction in coats and threescore faddom of wampum of Thomas Close for the said John's use, and to engage myself to warrant the sale thereof against all men, English, Dutch and Ingans, and for the faithful performance hereof, I have set my hand in the presence of Thomas Close and William Jones, the day and year above written.*

The mark of Shanarocke. Rawmaqua. Hawnois. . _■ •■ ^ Peam, his mark.

Raze, his mark.

Col. Rec. Hartford, vol. i. p. 3.3.1,

COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 37

A. D. 1665. John Biidd, sen., grants to John Morgan and John Concklin of Flushing, lands situate in Rye upon the southeastern neck, " bounded west by Mamaroneck river, east by a great rock in a bottom, south with the creek, and nortli by marked trees."=i

The next year, John Budd obtains a confirmation of his Apawquammis lands from the Indians, together with an additional grant of territory extending sixteen miles north of Westchester path- . -

To all Christian people, Indians and others living on Hudson's river in America, Shanaroeke, sagamore, and Rawackqua and Pathung, as we have formerly sold a tract of land nnto John Budd, bounded by the sea on the south, on the north by Westchester path, and the name of the tract of land is commonly called Apawamis, and whereas we have sold unto said John Budd twenty English miles northward from the above said tract of land which is called by Apawamis, the above said twenty English miles we do acknowledge that we have sold unto Mr.