He was a mere farmer and the inventory is but a list of farm stock and common house utensils. It, however, thus describes his farm, -- " Item, a tract of land and meadow purchased of Elias Doughty, with the dwelling-house, orchard and barne now standing on the said land, -- £100, 0, 0." It also mentions bis neighbor, "John Heddy, of Ycnkers, carpenter."

■ Book III. of Deeds, 139.

8 Book of Deeds, IV. 9.

THE ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF THE MANORS.

iiificeiit Miiuor uuder the English system, which I'rom his owu name, its first lord called " Phillipseborough," or, as it was later, and is to this day termed "Philipscburgh."

Thus was divided up, and ended forever, the only Patroouship under the Dutch system of Colonization, which existed within the limits of the County of Westchester. And its termination strictly in accordance with the provisions of the charters of Freedoms and Exemptions, by will under the power of the venia teafandi, as therein set forth, strikingly illustrates the fact, that the tenure of the Patroonships could never have become dangerous to the rights, and liberties, and laws, of the people of New Netherland.

What became of van der Donck's children is not now known, nor their names, nor in fact how many of them, if any, reached maturity. We know that in 11)53 his mother, a brother, and the son of the latter, came out to New Netherland; that the name of the former was Agatha, that of his brother Daniel, and that of the son of the latter, Guisbert. But here all certainty ends. We may hope that the blood of so able and prominent a Hollander still exists, but that is all.