Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I

certaine, quantitie or p'cel of Land, together with all y hauens, harbours, rivers, creeks, woodland, marshes, and all other appurtenances thereunto belonging, lyeing k being uppon & about y e Westernmost parte of Longe Island & beginning at the mouth of a Creeke adjacent to Coneyne Island & being bounded one y e westwards parte thereof with y e land appertaining to Anthony Johnson & Rob 1 Penoyer & soe to run as farre as the westernmost part of a certain pond in an ould Indian field on the

North side of y e plantation of y e said Robbert Pennoyer & from thence to runne direct East as farre as a valley begginning att y e head of a flye or Marshe sometimes belonging to y e land of Hughe Garrettson & being bounded one the said side with the

Maine Ocean, for them the s d pattentees, theyr

associates heyres, executors, adminis™, successours, assigns, actuallie reallie & perpetuallie to injoye

& pocesse as theyr owne free land of inheritance and it to improve & manure according to their owne discretions, with libertie likewise for them the s d pattentees, theyr associates, heyres, and successours

and assignes to put what cattle they shall think fitting to feed or graze upon the afores d Conyne Island, fbrther giving granting & by vertue of these presents Wee doe give & graunt unto the s d Patentees theeir associates heyrs & successours full power & authoritie uppon the said land to build