History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I
Nearly a year later, another deed was executed to Colonel Heathcote by three of the above named Indians, Pathuuke, Wapetuck, and Beopo, for that part of the land lying between the above tract and the Eastche.ster Patent line in which it is thus described, " butted and bounded as followeth Eastwardly by the marked trees or westermost bounds of a certain tract of Land sold by the said Beopo Patthunke Wapetuck & Cohawney to the said Heathcote bearing date the thirtieth day of March one thousand seven hundred and one, northwardly by Bronxe's River Southwarcly and Westwardly by Henry Fowler's purchase and others." '- Thirty years afterward, in the first of the two suits above alluded to instituted by the then proprietors of the Manor of Scarsdale against one Quimbyfor trespass, Henry Fowler gave the following account of the circumstances of this purchase of Colonel Heathcote, in the form of an affidavit ; -- " Memorandum that on y' Sixth day of May 1731 in the fourth year of his Majesties Reign Aunoq. Dom. 1731, Henery tfowler Sen" of Eastchester in y" County of Westchester and CoUony of New York, yeoman, of full age Being sworne on ye Holly Evangelist of Almighty
' From theuriginal deeil dateil 30 March 1700-1.
-Original deed in the writer's possession dated 24 Feb. 1701-2.
God, Saith ; -- that about the time Coll. Caleb Heathcot was lying out the purchase which is commonly called the fox meadow ]>urchase. Coll. Heathcott Desired said Henery Fowler, this Deponent, to show him said Coll. Heathcott the bounds of the Indian purchase, that the said Henery ffowler this Deponent had purchased of the Indians Ann Hook, Woupatopas, &c. for himself and others his neighbours • this Deponent further saith that Coll. Heathcott further said to him, I have purchased a tract of Land of the Heathen Joyning to your bounds ; this Deponent further saith that he went along with Coll.