"All that part of the County of Westchester bounded Easterly by the Sound and the land granted to Thomas Pell, called the Manor of Pelbam ; Southerly by the Sound ; Westerly by the County of New York and Northerly by the Noith bounds of the Manor of Fordham and the north bounds of the land called the Borough Town of Westchester, including the islands in the Sound, lying Southward thereof and in tbe County of Westchester, excepting thereout the tract called Morrisania."

By Chapter 279 of the Laws of 1846, passed May 13th and entitled "An Act to divide the town of Westchester, in the County of Westchester," all that part of the town of Westchester described agreeably to a map of that part of the town lying easterly of the Bronx River, made by Andrew Findlay, surveyor, was erected into a separate town and was to retain the name of "Westchester." The new town is described as follows and that description covers its present limits:

"Beginning at a point in Long Island Sound where the Bronx Kiver enipties into the same ; thence running Northerly along the centre of the Bronx River, as the same now runs, until it comes to the boundary line, between Eastcbester and Westchester aforesaid ; thence running Northeasterly along the said last-mentioned boundary line until it comes to Eastcbester bay, which separates the town of Pelham from the town of Westchester aforesaid ; thence running still Southeasterly, easterly. Southerly and westerly, winding and turning as the shore winds and turns, extending as far into Long Island Sound as the true boundary line of said town extends iintil it comes to the Bronx River aforesaid and place of Beginning. All the remaining part of the town of Westchester, as the same is now defined, shall be and hereby is erected into a new town to be named the town of West Farms."