William Richardson and his associates the privilege of tlie stream of Broncks's river, to set up two mills, viz., one saw and a corn mill, upon certain conditions specified in the conveyance.* On the 2nd of April, 17] I, Tryntje Byvanck, widow of Evert ByviUick, granted to William Provost four Qiiills, to wit, three grist mills and one saw mill, situate in the township of Westchester, and all rights and privileges appertaining thereto, &c. ; also a certain privilege granted by lite freeholders of Westchester of the stream of Broncks^s river, l^c, ^'c. From the Provosts, this property was purchased by Stephen de Lancey, Esq., in whose will, made the 4lh of March, 1735, occurs the following item :

" I do hereby give, devise, and bequeath unto my son Peter, and to his heirs, all my mills, mill liouse, mill boat, farm and land, and all and every the aj^purtenances thereunto belonging, situate and being in the County of Westchester, upon Broncks's river, lately known as the mills of William Richardson, to have and to hold unto my son Peter, and to his heirs and assignees forever." i'

" James de Lancey, <= the eldest son of the above testator, was chief justice and lieutenant governor of the province of New York. He married Anne, eldest daughter of Col. Caleb Heathcote, and left James, Stephen, John Peter,"! Marin, Anne and Susan. James, the first of these, was educated at Corpus Christi college, Cambridge, England, iu which college his father had been educated before him. On quitting college, he entered the army, rising to the rank of captain. In the unfortunate campaign against Ticonderoga, he was an aid of Abercrombie's. When his father died, or shortly after. Captain de Lancey sold out, inheriting the principal (States of his family. He married Margaret, a daughter of Chief Justice Allen of Pennsylvania, whose other daughter Anne married John Penn, grandson of William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania.