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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. 644 words

lick, and so ranging alonc^ the said river southerly to a creek or fall called by the IriJia;,s Weshquegslk, and by the Christians, Lawrence's plantation; and from the mouth of the said creek or fall upon a due east course to a creek called by the Indians Nippiorha, and by the Christians the Yonkers kill, and from thence alon^t the vest side of the said creek or kill as the same runs to the before mentioned laud, formerly bought by the said Trederick Phihps of the sayd Indians, and sn along that land to the first station, as by the said writing or Indian deed, relation being thereunto had, may more fully and at large appear ; as also another tract or parcel of land on the east side of Hudson's river that was by the said Frederick Philips purchased of the native Indians Warramanhack, Espararao"-h, Anchook, &c., on the Gth day of September, in the year of our Lord, 16S2, whTch certain tract or parcel of land is situated, lying, and being on the west side of the JJorth or Hudson's river, beginning at the north side of the land belonging to Yonkers kill, Nippiorha, at a great rock called by the Indians Meghkeckassin. or the great stone, (as called by the Christians,) from thence rangmg iuto the woods eastwardly to a creek called by the Indians Nippiorha aforesaid, and from theuce along said creek northerly till you come to the castw;u-d of the Lead of a creek called by the Indians Wegquiskeek, being the utmost bounds of the said Frederick PhOips's land, formerlv bought of the Indians, and from theuce westwardly along the said creek "Wegqueskeek to Hudson's river aforesaid, as by the said Indian deed, relation being thereunto had, may more fully and at large appear, and also another tract or parcel of land that was by the said Frederick Philips, purchased of the native ludians, Sapham, Ghoharius, Kakingsigo, on the 7th day of May, in the year of our Lord, I6S4' •which tract or parcel of land is situate, lying and being to the eastward of the said I'Vederick Philips between the creek called Nippiorha, or the Yonkers kill, and Bronk's river, beginning on the south side at the northerly bounds of the Yonkers land, and from thence along the aforesaid creek, Nippiorha, however it ruos till you come to the most northerly bounds of the said Frederick Philips's lands and from thence north-east into the woods unto Bronk's river, as it nms southerly to the eastward of the Yonkers laud aforesaid, and from thence with a we^^terly lyne, to the afore-named Younkers kill, or Nippiorha, as by the said Indian deed, relation being thereunto had, may moi'e fully and at larLTo appear all which several tracts and parcels of land within the several respective limits and bounds afore-mentiont.'d, and purchased by the said Frederick Philips, of all and every the respective native Indians aforesaid, iu manner aforesaid, were bv the said Thomas Dongan, late governor of our province, under the seal of our said province, bearing date as aforesaid, given, granted, ratified, and confirmed unto him, said Frederick Philips, liis heirs and assigns, together Avith all and sin-nalar the houses, buildings, messuages, tenements, and hereditaments, mills, mill-dams, rivers, runns, streams, pon-ls. with liberty to erect other mills or dams, or places convenient, woods, under-woods, -quarries, fishing, hawking, hunting and fowling, with all lilierties, privikdges, and improvements whatsoever, to the said land and premises, belungiug in or in anywise appertaining, to have and to hold all the aforesaid tract and tracts, parcel and parcels of hmd and premises, with their and every of their appurtenances, unto said Frederick Philips, his heirs and ass^igntes forever, as by the said grant or .patent, scaled with the seal of our s;iid province, and registered iu our secretary's ofiice of our sciiil province, bcarinc^