John Hudd, proprietor of Budd's neck, by his last will dated the 13th of October, 16G9, bequeathed to his son John, all his part of the Mill on Blind brook, and to his son Joseph, the Epawqnammis lands. Joseph Budd was the first patentee of Budd's or Rye neck, under the crown, in 1720.* From the Budds, the neck went by purchase, into the families of the Purdys, Gedneys, Guions and Jays, &.c. The property of the latter family, covers a large proportion of the old patent.

We have previously shown, that John Budd released this portion of his patrimonial estate, including Pine Island, Marees neck and Hen Island, to Peter Jay, A. D. 1745.

The Jay family who have been seated here for four generations, are of French origin, and descendants of Pierre Jay, Ecuyer, a wealthy merchant of La Rochelle, in 16S4. Pierre Jay is presumed to have been of the house of Le Jay, of Poitou. There was also an ancient French family in Paris of the name of Le Jay, which formerly distinguished itself in the civil department of the state, many of whom bore the same christian name, as many of the Jays have since done, amongst whom is found, a John le Jay in the early part of the sixteenth century; a Nicolas le Jay, Baron de Tilley de la Maison Rouge, et de St. Fargeau, Seigneur de Villiers, was first President to the Parliament of Paris, in 1636. This individual was the son of Nicolas le Jay, styled "correcteur des Comptes a Paris."!^