The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, Vol. II (1881 revised ed.)
Eetts and George Tippets, and then by a certain lyne of marked trees due west 30 chains to the marked tree or south-east corner of the purchase of John Heddy, then due N. 34 chains, from thence due west by their purchase, 90 chains to the north-west corner of the 300 acres, then due south IG chains to the north-west corner of the 20 acres purchased of Jolm Heddy, thence and b)- the said land west 12 chains to the north-west corner, then by the side of the kill, south 18 chains to the land of "Wm. Betts and George Tippetts, from thence by a lyne of marked trees due west 79 chains, to a white oak tree standing on the bank of Hudson's river, to the south of Dog-wood brook 16 chains and ^ and then northerly by the Hud.son's river to Xepperha, which is near the Yonkers mills, and so continue by Iludoon's river to the first mentioned small rivulet, Maccakassin, the whole being bounded to the north with a lyne of marked trees and a great rock stone, to the cast by Bronx's river and the land of Francis French and Co., to the south by the land of "U'm. Betts, George Tippets and Thomas Heddy, to the west by Hudson's river, containing in all 7,708 acres, together with all and singular the messuages, tenements, buildings, barns, stables, orchards, gardens, pastures, meadoM'S, mills, mill-dams, runs, streams, ponds, rivers, brooks, woods, under-woods, trees, timber, fencing, fishing, fowling, hunting, hawking, liberties, privileges, herditaments and improvements whatsoever, belonging or in any way appertaining, to have and to hold all the aforementioned tract and parcel of land, with all and singular the aforementioned premises, unto said John Deleval, Frederick Philips, Geertje Lewis, their heirs and assigns forever, as liy the said deed or patent registered in our secretary's oflice of our province of ]S'ew York aforesaid, relation being thereunto had, may more fully and at large appear ; and, whereas the said Thomas Deleval, by a certain deed of indenture, sealed with the seal, and bearing date the 27th day of August, in the year of our Lord, IGSo, did, for the consideration therein mentioned, grant, bargain and sell, all that one full third part of all and singuhtr the said tract of laud, afore recited, described and bounded within