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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. 435 words

Caleb Heathcote, & other parte has been purchased by yc sd. Caleb Heathcote of ye Native Indian Proprietors ; & whereas ye sd. Caleb Heathcote hath further petitioned our sd. Lt. Governor & Councill that ye sd. tract of land may be erected into a Mannour by ye name of ye Maniiour

See tlie Manor map and bis "explanatioin " api>ciiilcd to it.

-Tliis Dninc is projwrly pronoimccd aa if spelled "Hethcut," not " Ileethcote," as often heard.

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oi Scarsdale, whereupon our sd. Lt. Govern"' by & w"" ye advice of o'"' Councill Directed a Writt to ye high Slierrife of yesd. County of Westchester to enquire to w' damage such patent would bo, w"' writt issued accordingly, w"" a proviso that it should not give ye sd. Caleb Heathcote any further title then which he already hath to ye lands called ye White Plains, w'^'' is in dispute between ye said Caleb Heathcote & some of the inhabitants of the town of Rye, whereupon the sd. sherrifc returned y' the Jurors found that there is no damage to the King, or his subjects, in erecting the Mannour aforesd., except yesd. white Plaines w.'^^' are in dispute & contest between ye sd. Caleb Heathcote & the town of Rye, & excepting James Mott & the rest of ye freeholders of Mamoronack who have deed within the i)atent of Richbell ; Know yee that of our special grace, certain knowledge, & meer motion, wee have given, granted, ratified, & confirmed, & by these presents, doe for us, our heires & successors, give, grant, ratifye, & confirme, unto ye sd. Caleb Heathcote, his heires, & assigues. All & every ye aforesd. tracts & ])arcells of land and meadow w"" in ye respective limits & bounds beforementioned & expressed, together w"" all & every ye messuages, tenem'"*, buildings, harnes, houses, out-houses, fences, orchards, gardens, pastures, meadows, marshes, swamjjs, ])ools, ponds, waters, water courses, woods, underwoods, trees, timbers, quarries, runs, rivers, rivoletts, brooks, lakes, strejimes, creeks, harbores, beaches, bayes, islands, ferries, fishing, fowling, hunting, hawking, mines, mineralls, (royall mines excepted) & all the rights, members, libertys, privilledges, jurisdiccons, royaltys, hereditam.^, profitts, benefitts, advantages, & appurtenances, w'soever, to aforesd. sevcrall & respective tracts & parcels of land and meadow belonging, or in any wise appurteining, or accepted, reputed, taken, known, or occupied, as parte parcell or member thereof, To Have and to Hold all the aforesd. severall & respective tracts, & parcells of land & meadow & premises w.^in the respective limitts & bounds aforesaid, w."' all & every of their appurtenances, unto him the sd.