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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. 427 words

That I Wappaquewum, did for myselfe, and in the behalt'e of my above said Brother Mahatahan, firmly Bargaine & Sell to M' John Richbell of Oyster Bay, to him and his Heires forever, the above mentioned three Necks of Land, together with all other Priviledges there unto belonging, Six weeks before I sold it to M' Tho Revell, And did mark out the Bounds, and give M"^ Richbell possession of the said Land, and did receive part of my pay then in hand, as Witness my hand

The mark 0 of Wappaquewum '

Wittness Jacob Yough Catharine Yough,"

The next papers are those Thomas Revell obtained from several Indians, after John Richbell's Purchase, upon which he based his claim.

COCKOO'S DEED TO REVELL.

"Be it known unto all Christian people, Ingians & others whom it may concern that I Cockoo- Sagamore do by vertue of a full and absolute jiower & order unto me given & intrusted by Maluuiiequeet Sagamore & Meamekett Sagamore & Mamamcttclioack & Capt i Wappequairan * all Ingines living up Hudson River

1 Recorded in Liber Two of Deeds, at page 12^, Sec. of State's off., Albany.

- In sonifc papers of that day this name appears as " Cakoe."

^ Meant for Wappaquewain. '

on the Maine land, for me to bargaine & absolutely to sell unto Tho Revell his Hayres Exect" Administrate" & Assigns have or any of them have in one tractof land on ye Main being bounded by ye sea on the south west and at the east of Maramack River and at ye west with Mamgapes River, with two necks of land and meadow & planting land, the necks of land called by the Ingins Cay way west * & Mamgapes with all ye lands Meines and niineralls & trees to cut down at ye said Revells pleasure to i)lant with all rights & priviligcs with (two words here illegible) without let or molestation of us any under us quietly & peaceably to Injoy ye s* land reaching one and a half miles above Westchester path and from thence twenty english miles to the Norward into the County for grass for feed for cattell and Timber as he shall have occasion ; for ye lands aflbresaid I the said Cockoo doe confess to have received now in hand of the said Thomas Revell at the house of John Coe in full payment for the aforesaid tracts of land in severall goods to the just sum of Eighty odd pounds sterling for the said lands with all real! rights.