among the heirs, while the valuation of the Townshijis eniVjrate in addition the lands subsequently divided among the heirs in 1753, and a small portion of lands then leftundivided, as mentioned above ; and also that in North Salem and Lewisborough the " Oblong" lands are included in their respective valuations, which were never a i)art of the Manor. But allowing for these corrections, they are sufticient to show the great increase of value in a century, afid a century and a half, of the lands forming the Manor of Cortlandt.

Precisely which of the great lots of the Manor, were embraced within the limits of each of the five Townships, and one-third, which were carved out of it, is a matter of interest, to the antiqunrian at least, at this day. The following statement ol' the areas of the respective townships in Great Lots and Acres, is taken from a MS. among the Van Wyck papers, undated, but drawn up, as ajipears by an indorsement, relative to the calculation the jjayment of the ^wit rents. It bears no signature, and was probably made up as a basis for their commutation, sometime, within the first twenty-five years of this century. As will be seen by the footing at the end, the gross number of acres somewhat exceeds the figures of the gross number by Verplaiick's survey as stated above. AVithout attem])tiiig to explain this discrepancy the statement is given as in the original, because it shows clearly which great lots of the old Manor were embraced in each Township, carved out of it, and the amount of the quit rent due for each Townshij) at the time the statement was prepared, wjienever that was.