The governor therefore (October 8, 1666) granted a royal patent to " Hugh O'Xeale and Mary his wife," confirming them in its possession, its limits being thus described: " Bounded to the northwards by a rivulet called by the Indians Macakassin, so running southward to Xeperhaem [Yonkers], from thence to the Kill Shorakkapoch [Spuyten Duyvil] and then to Paprinimen [Kingsbridge], which is the southernmost bounds, then to go across the country to the eastward by that which is commonly known by the name of Bronck's his river and land." As these limits were the original ones of the patroonship, it follows that no part of the Y^onkers tract had been disposed of since Van der Donck's death, and that any persons living upon it previously to October, 1666, were either tenants or mere squatters.

HISTORY

WESTCHESTER

COUNTY

The O'Neales lost no time in divesting themselves completely of the ownership of the property, which they doubtless considered troublesome because of its remoteness from their Maryland home. On October 30, 1666, twenty-two days after the procurement of the Nicolls patent, it was conveyed to Elias Doughty, of Flushing, Mrs. O'Neale's brother-- a conveyance which was further and finally perfected May 16, 1667. The new proprietor very soon began to receive and accept offers for portions of the estate. In March and September, 1667, he sold to John Archer, of Westchester, - fourscore acres of land and thirty Kingsbridge, " lying acres of meadow," in the vicinity of the present and beino' betwixt Brothers River and the watering place at the end of the Island of Manhatans." This was the beginning of a new . manorial estate-- the second of our country in point of antiquity Tippett, George and Betts Douohtv also sold, Jnlv 6, 1668, to William thouhis Sm-in-law (for whom Tibbet's Brook is named), about two southits with Bronx, the to Hudson the from reaching acres sand ern boundary starting just below Kingsbridge and above Archers along lands and its northern passing through Van Cortlandt Lake same the About field." planting Donck's the north side of - Van der conDoughty £5, and horse a of value the for 1668), 7, (June time diacres twenty and hundred three veyed to Joseph lladden some parts rectly north of Van der Donck's planting field, lying in unequal mile on both sides of Tibbet's Brook.