The patent was obtained for the benefit of all the owners of the White Plains lands, although but onehalf of them were named as patentees ; and in order to establish the rights of the other owners, the patentees executed a conveyance to Joseph Horton, Sr., Joseph Horton, Jr., John Travis, James Travis, Jr., Solomon Yeomans, John Hyat, Thomas Travis, Jonathan Purdy, Monmouth Hart, Abraham Smith, Robert Travis (son of Philip), Daniel Horton, Jonathan Horton (son of Jonathan Horton), Nathaniel Baylie, Caleb Horton, John Rockwell, Samuel Merritt and Still John Purdy, in which their rights were declared, and whereby the patentees quitclaimed " to the said grantees, their several and sei)arate heirs and assigns forever, all such right, title, interest and demand as the said grantors, or any of them, have, by virtue of said patent, in or to the lands heretofore laid out to the said grantees, and the proportionate share of such lands as are yet undivided." This conveyance bears date January 18, 1722, and is recorded in Westchester County register's office, in Liber G of Deeds, page 393. It is from the parties to this instrument that all the titles to the White Plains lands are derived, and through them the chain of title to much of the real property in the town may be traced, link by link, from the aboriginal proprietors to the present owners.

At the time this patent was issued Broadway, with its home-lots, had long been established. The old house but lately torn down, north of Mr. William R. Brown's, was then owned and occupied by Daniel Brundage. It was erected i)rior to 1697 by Samuel Odell- George Lane -- "gentleman" -- removed from Rye to White Plains as early as 1714; his iiouse was on what i* now the Squire j)lace, and his brother Daniel lived opposite, near the ])resent residence of Elisha Horton, Esq. ; Moses Kna])p's liouse was on the road in front of the Mitchell homestead ; James Travis occupied a house on what is now Mr.