He purchased that beautiful peninsula, or a part of it, in Oyster Bay, afterwards, and still, known as Lloyd's Neck, on the 5th of September IGGO, which six years later he subsequently sold.^ He was a resident of Oyster Bay from IGGO to 1GG3 or 1GG4, and afterwards of Mamaroneck.

A year later, in September 1G61, he made the first purchase of the Mamaroneck lands of the Indians, the deed for which is as follows : --

The Indian Deed to John Richbell. Mammarauock, y* 23* Sept. 1661. Know all men by these presents ; -- That I Wappaquewam Riglit owner and Proprietor of part of this Land, doe by order of my brother who is another Proprietor & by Consent of the other Indyans doe this day Sell, Lett, & make over from mee my heyres and assignes forever, unto John Richbell of Oyster Bay his heyres & assignes forever, three Necks of Land, the Eastermost is called IManunaranock neck, and the Westermost is bounded with Mr. Pell's purchase : Therefore Know all men whom these presents concerne, that I Wa[)paquewam Doe this Day alienate and Estrange from mee, my heires, and assignes for ever unto John Richbell his heyres and assignes forever these three Necks of Land with all the JNIeadows Rivers and Islands thereunto belonging. Also the said Richbell or his Assignes may freely feed cattle, or cutt Tind)er Twenty miles Northward from the marked Trees of the Necks, fibr and in consideracion the said Richbell is to Give and Deliver unto the aforenamed Wajjpa- ([uewam the goods hereunder mentioned, the one hallo about a month after the date here of, and the other halfe the next Spring following, as the Interpreters can Testifye, & for the true performance hereof I Wappaquewam doe acknowledge to have Rcseived two Shirts & Ten Shillings in Wampum the Day and Date above Written.