History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I
The same day the following Indians " in consideration of a certaine sume of good & lawful money " executed a deed for the land to the above named four persons and Coll. Heathcote, Capt. James Mott, Jonathan Lockhard, Gershom Lockhard's son, and Henry Disbrow, the same persons mentioned in Heathcote's license, thus describing it, " to begin at Byram river at y'' Collony Line & so to run to Mehanas river as said line goes running northerly on Mehanas river as y" river goes a mile into y* woods, & from the Collony Line on Byram river three miles northerly as the river
1 New CrotoD Eiver.
2 Lib. I. 52, of Deeds, Sec. of State's off', .ilbaiiy. 'Now spelled " ilianus."
runs into the Woods, & from the head of said line to y^ head of the other line afore mentioned.*
The witnesses were Seringo -|-
Benjamin Disbrow Raresquash -|-
Benjamin Collier, with Washpakin -)-
Uraticus and Ranchomo -fsix other Indians Packanaim -\-
On the same fourth of July, 1701, when there seems to have been a meeting of all the parties in interest, Indians and whites, at Mamaroneck, to consummate several Indian purchases, Seringo, and three other Indians executed the following deed to Joseph Horton for a very large tract indeed. It is printed verbatim from the original in John Horton's hand writing in the writer's possession :
"The: 4: of July-- 1701
" Biet* known to all home it may consarn That I Saringo hafe This day Sold unto Joseph Horton saner (senior) A sarten Track or parsal of Land Setuaten and Lyen within the profence (province) of Nu Yorcke which land beginen at the purch[ase] lastly purch"* by Cornal Hacoc' " John Horton Cap" Thall Joseph" Purdy and all the Land from biram reuer * wassward unpurch'* and so to run upward to brunkess reuer,' and I Saringo do oblidge myself my ars'" orassins to marcket" outebyMark Treeseasmay aper her agan'^ and This To be marcked oute The Sext: or Saventli Day of This entant'' munth and for the Tru Burformance I haf Sat my hand and Sale Sineded Saled and Dleaved In prants of us This been in order To a furder confmashon.