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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. 585 words

east lytiP uniill it comes iinio a creek called Nippiorha, by the Christians Yonkerd creek, and so runiiiiig alongst the said creek uniill it comes iinio the norilierly bounds of the said land of Frederick Philips aforesaid, and from thence alongst the said land uniill it comes to Hudson's river, together with all manner of rivers, rivulets, runns, streams, feedings, pastures, woods, underwoods, trees, limbers, waters, water courses, ponds, pools, pits, swamps, moors, marshes, meadows, easements, proffiis and commodities, fishing, fowling, hunting, hawking, mines, minerals, quarries, (royal mines only excepted) and all royalties, profits, commodities, hereditaments and a[)puitenances whatsoever to the said tract or parcel of land within the bounds and limits aforesaid, belonging or in any ways appertaining, to have and to hold the said tract or parcel of land and all and singular other the premises with their and every of their appurtenances, unto the said Plulip Philips, his heirs and assigns forever, as liy the said grant or patent, relation being ihereimto had, may more fully and at large appear, and whereas the s.iid Philip Philips did by mean assurance in ihe law, sell, alienate, enfeofl', and confirm unto his said father Frederick Philips all the afore recited tract or parcel of land within the limits and bounds above mentioned and expressed, together with all and singular the premises with their and every of their apperiinences, to have and to hold unto him the said Frederif-k Philips, his heirs and assigns forever, as by his deed of conveyance under his hand and seal hearing date the day of in the year of our Lord 108 , relation being thereunto had more fully and at large appear ; and whereas the aforesaid Thomas Dongan, late gov. of our said province, by virtue of the said power and authority in him residing hath, by another grant or patent sealed with the seal of our said province and registered in our secretary's oflRce aforesaid, bearing date the 2Tih day of June, in the year of our Lord, 16S7, given, granted, ratified, released and confirmed unto the said Frederick Philips all that the moiety or one equal half part of a certain entire parcel of meadow ground, situate, lying, and being at a certain place called Tappan near Hudson's river, bounded to the north by a certain creek called or known by the name of Tappan creek, to the east by Hudson's river afores-aid, to the west by a certain parcel of upland now in possession of George Lockliart, and to the south by Hudson's river aforesaid, the said moiety or equal half part of the said meadows to be laid out along the side of Hudson's river aforesaid throughout the whole length of its bounds upon said tivcr from Tappan creek aforesaid, and to be bounded to the north by Tappan creek, to the casi by Hudson's river, to the west by the other moiety or half part of the said meadows, still running to the said George Lockhart's, and so to run southerly to the end of the said meadows, nothing excepted or reserved thereof, to the said George Loekhart, his heirs or assigns, but one cart or ' waine way through the said moiety or half part of the meadow aforesaid, which moiety or equal half part of the meadow aforesaid was by mean assurance in the law conveyed to the said George Loekhart and Janet his wife unto the said Frederick Philips, his heirs and assigns, to have and to hold the