In February, 16^4, the Dutch soldiers, under their valiant leader, encountered the Indians on what is now called Indian Hill, in the town of Bedford, leaving five hundred of their enemy dead on the field. He totally extinguished the Pequots. Besides this, Underbill is"said to have killed one hundred and fifty Indians on Long Island. He was a representative from Stamford to the General Court of Connecticut, in 1633.'' In 1644, he came uith the Rev. !Mr. Denton,

a KilUnsnvorth, near SaybrooS, is sniJ to have been named by rntlcrhill.

h Manriiittiiu Papers. No. 10. By VanwarKcn.-- .^'^Tid.'iv T/mcf.

c III li'-"'3, I'rivateer's cordnii-=>ioa was Kiveii to Cap'. .;nH'i I'liili-rhill k^A nrrior.s "to froe apainst lUu l/utcH or any euemled of ye Commonwea.tti of New Euglani.1."-- Ncv vul. vU. No. 1, P "

THE TOW'S OF ^VESTCH ESTER. -41I

i:u\ Others of his church, to Long Island and soon after became a resif .](.■:■: of Mushint,', where he evinced the same restless temper as formerly,

i* and was anxious for a military employment." " After wandering about

in ililTerent placts he settled at Oyster Bay, in or aboui the year 1655." - i In 1665 he was a delegate from that town to the meeting at Hampf ^^x:n\, by order of Governor Nicoll, and was by him made.high sheriff of

f the North Riding on Long Island. In 1667, the Matinecock Indians

conveyed to liim a large tract of their land, a part of which, called Kenihvorth or Killingworth, a portion of which still remains in the family.