the order of their erection, were ' Fordham ' in November 1671, ' Pelham ' in October 1687, ' Philipsborough ' in June 1693, ' Morrisania ' in May 1697, ' Cortlandt ' in June 1697, and ' Scarsdale' in March 170L As the 'Manor of Cortlandt' comprised the whole northern part of the County from the Hudson to the Connecticut line, and was ten miles in width, it will be described first, then following the order of location of the others down the eastern side of the count}' to its southern extremity, ' Scarsdale,' ' Pelham,' ' Morrisania,' and ' Fordham,' will be suceessively treated, then ' Philipsborough,' which comprised the entire western portion of the County bordering upon the Hudson as far north as the south line of the Manor of Cortlandt, and extended eastwardly to the Bronx River which runs through the centre of the County from north Co south and was the boundary between it and the manors of the east side.

The general nature and history of Manors in a legal point of view, the origin of the ancient manorial system of England, its tenures, and the modern manorial system of New York with its incidents, and tenure introduced by the English upon its capture from the Dutch, have been described. But before treating of each of the Manors separately, the general Province and County Jurisdiction as it affected the Manors as a whole, and the origin and formation of the County itself will be shown.