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History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I

Scharf, J. Thomas, ed. History of Westchester County, New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City, Vol. I. Philadelphia: L.E. Preston & Co., 1886. 321 words

General and Governour in Cheifof our Said Province of New York &c. and territorys Depending thereon in America &c. prayed our Grant and Confirmation for a Certain tract and parcell of Land Situate Lyeing and being upon the East side of hudsons River Begining on the North Line of the Mannor of Philipsburge Now in the tenour and Occupation of Fredrick Phillipse Esq', one of the Members of our Said Councill And to the South side of a Certain Creek Called Kightawank Creek and from thence by a Due East Line Runing into the Woods Twenty Englisli Miles And from the said North Line of the Mannor of Phillipsburge upon the South Side of Said Kightawank Creek runing along the said Hudsons river Northerly as the said River runs into the north side of a high Hill in the high Lands Commonly Called and Knowen by the Name of Anthonys Nose to a Red Ceadar tree Which makes the south Bounds of the Land Now in y" Tenour And Occupation of Mr. Adolph Phillipse Including in the Said Northerly Line all the Meadows Marshes Coves Bays and necks of Land and pennensulaes that are adjoining or Extending into Hudsons River within the Bounds of the Said Line and from said red ceadar tree another Due Easterly Line Runing into the Woods Twenty English Miles and from thence Along the Partition Line between our Colony of Conecticut and this Our province untill you Come unto the place Where the first Eastterly Line of twenty Miles Doth Come the Whole being Bounded on the East by the said partition Line between our said Collony of Conecticut and this our province & on the south side by the Northerly Line of the Mannor of Phillipsburg to the southward of Kightawank Creek aforesaid and on the west by the said Hudsons river and on the North side from the aforesaid red Ceadar tree by the