chase, which made him the sole owner probably as far south as High Bridge, was effected on the 2Sth of September, 1669, the consideration given by him to the Indians being " 13 coats of Duffels, one-halfe anchor of Runie, 2 cans of Brandy, wine with several other small matters to ye value of 60 guilders wampum." The lands which he bought from Doughty in L66T, and other adjacent lands which he possessed, were leased by him in twenty and twenty-four acre parcels to such persons as would clear and cultivate them, and accordingly became occupied in 1668-69 by a number of former Harlem residents. A little settlement sprang up which, says Edsall in his "History of Kingsbridge," was located " on the upland just across the meadow from Papirinemen." The place, from being near the " fording place," was called Fordhani. " It had the countenance and protection of 1 The

building

shown

in

the

cut

was

Macomb's tidoiuill.

II was blown down in 1S50.

HISTORY

WESTCHESTER

COUNTY

the governor, being in a convenient place for the relief of strangers, it being the road for passengers to go to and from the main, as well as for mutual intercourse with the neighboring colony. The village consisted of aboul a dozen houses in an extended line along the base ter Path ' of Tetard's Bill, crossed ai the middle by the 'old Westches ut. Connectic toward hill the over up leading Road), Posl (Boston reader the course Of " remain. ons habitati No traces of these old on will not confound the Fordham of Poe's Cottage mow a station ty communi ancienl this with ) Railroad tlarlem and York the New on Spuj'ten I >u\ \ il < 'reek. The people settled ai Fordham and thereabouts on both shores of eastern travel from its natfelt sorely aggrieved ai the diversion to the ferry ai Harlem.