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The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, Vol. II (1881 revised ed.)

Bolton, Robert Jr. The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. II. New York: Charles F. Roper, 1881. 688 words

assigns forever, as by the said grant or patent registered in our Secretary's office of our province of Xcw York, &c., aforesaid, relation being thereunto bad may more fully and at large appear ; and whereas the Honorable Thomas Dongan late Gov. of our province of New York, &c., aforesaid, by virtue of the power iahiai then residing hath, by another grant or patent sealed vath the seal of our said province of New York, and registered in our secretary's office of our province aforesaid, bearing date the ?3d of September, in th.e year of our Lord 16S4, given granted, ratified, and confirmed, unto said, Frederick Philips, his heirs and assigns, several tracts and parcels of kind within the limits and bounds hereafter mentioned, that were according to the usage, custom, and laws of our said province purchased by the said Frederick Philips from the native Indians and proprietors, in manner and form following, (that is to say,) all those certain parcels and pieces of land lying about the Wigquaskeek that was on the 24th day of October, in the year of our Lord, 1680, purchased by the said Frederick Philips of the Indian Goharius, brother of "Weskora, sachem of Wigquaskeek, for himself and by the full order of Goharius, which certain parcel or parcels of laud are lying about "SVigimaskeek to the north syde and tending from the land of the aforesaid Frederick Pliilips running along the North river to the north of the small creek called by the Indians Sepackena creek, as far as it goeth. into the woods, and coming to the end of the aforesaid creek, then shall tlie aforesaid pieces or parrels of land have taeir lyno north-cast, or if the creek Pocanteco Wackandcco upou which at present stands the mills of the said Frenerick Philips shall run upon a north-east lync, then the said land shall ruu along the said creek Pocanteco, or "Weghkandeco, into the woods as the said creek or kill shall go, and there shall be the end or utmost bounds of the said certain pieces of land, as by the said writing or Indian deed, relation being thereunto had may more fully and at large appear; as likewise another tract or parcel of land on the east side of Hudson's river that was by said Frederick Philips purchased of the Indians Goharius Cobus, and Togquanduck, on the 23d day of April, in the year of our Lord, IGSl, which tract or parcel of land being situate on the eatt side of the North or Hudson's river, bi-ginning at the south side of a creek called Bissigktick, and so ranging along the said river northerly totlie aforesaid land of the a foresaid Frederick I'hilips, and then alongst the said land north-east and by cast until it comes to and meets with the creek called Nippiorha, if the said creek shall fall witliin that lyue, otherwise to extend no further than the head of the creek or kill called Poktmteco, or Puegkanteko, arid southerly alongst the said river Neppiorlia if the sanie siiall fall within the said line as aforesaid ; or else in a direct lyne from the h?ad of the said creek or kiil called Pocanteco Pucgkandico, until it conies opposite to the said first mentioned creek called Bissightick, and from thence westwardly to the head of the said creek and alongst the same to the North or Hudson's river, being the first station, as by the said writing or deed, relation bein.g thereunto had, may more fully and at large appear, as also another certain tract or parcel of land on the east syde of the said Hudson's river that was by the said Frederick Philips purchased of the native Indians xVrmaghquecr, Seapham, alias Tliapham, on the 8th day of April, in the year of our Lord 1GS2, which certain tract or parcel of land is situate, lying, and being on the east side of the North or -Hudson's river to th.e south of the land formerly bought by the said FrLucrick Philips of the said Indians, beginning at the south side of a creek called Lissijli-