Nothing was paid by them for the land, and all that the grantees had to do, was "to acknowledge the said Lords Directors as their Masters and Patroons, to pay, after the lapse of ten years, the tenth part of the produce of the fields, whether cultivated with the plough, or hoe, or otherwise (orchards and gardens not exceeding one acre, Holland measure excepted)." ' Doughty afterwards removed to Patuxent, in Maryland, where his daughter resided and where he was living in October, 1659.^

When Van der Donck died in 1655, his widow was left, after a married life of ten years, with some small children, but how many, is not now known. As we have seen that he had sought and obtained the venia tesiandi, or the right of disposing of his Patroonship by will, he probably devised Colen-Donck to his widow. She subsequently married Hugh O'Neale of Patuxent,. Maryland, and resided with her husband in that province. Eleven years after van der Donck's death, and two after the English seized New Nethcrland, a new patent dated October 8th, 1666, in the nature of a confirmation was issued by Governor Richard NicoUs to O'Neale and his wife in their joint names, thus vesting the title to the whole Patroouship in them jointly. This Patent styles it " Nepperhaem," and is in these words ; --

" Richard Nicolls, Esq., Governor under his Royal Highness, ye Duke of York, of all bis tcrritoryes in America, to all to whom this present writingshallcome, sendeth greeting: Whereas there is a certain tract of land within this Government, upon the Main, Bounded to the northwards by a rivulet called by the Indians, Macakassin, so running southward to Nepperhaem, from thence to the Kill Shorakkappock,' and then to Paper inemin,* which is the southern most bounds, then to go across the country to the eastward by that which is commonly known by the name of Bronck's, his river and laud, which said tract hath heretofore been purchased of the Indian proprietors by Adriaen van der Donck, deceased, whose relict, Mary, the wife of Hugh O'Neale, one of the patentees is, and due satisfaction was also given for the same, as hath by some of the said Indians been acknowledged befoi'e me; Now for a further confirmation unto them, the said Hugh O'Neale and Mary his wife, relict of the aforesaid Adriaen van der Donck, in their possession and enjoyment of the premises Xnoio ye, that by virtue of this our commis-