The grant, which was dated 27 May, 1640, comprised "a certain piece of land upon the Long Island near Marechkawingh about Werpos, reaching in breadth from the kil and valley that come from Gowanes N. W. by N. and from the strand on the East River S. E. by E., 1700 paces of three feet each, and in length from the head of the aforesaid kil N. E. by E., and S. W. by W. to the Red Hook, under the express condition that if the savages shall voluntarily give up the maize land in the aforesaid piece, Fredrick Lub-

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bersen shall be allowed to enter upon it in the width and extent of it."

This maize-land, a native corn-field, is stated by Teunis G. Bergen27 to have extended along the east side of Court street, between Atlantic avenue and Baltic street. It was doubtless bounded on the westerly side by the trail that later became Red Hook lane, which made a sharp bend at Pacific street probably around the corner of the maize-field. It was known in 1642 as "Sassian's maize-land," a name denoting "the sower," and the natives continued its cultivation until that date, after which they probably sold it to Lubbersen, since in 1645 it was described as "Frederick Lubbertsen's maize-land." The home which he established in its vicinity was close to the place called Werpos, near which there was a large Indian burying-ground, the interments in which were disturbed in the leveling of the vicinity for city development. In a court trial in 1741, some interesting testimony was given in regard to this locality, one witness recalling that old Jacob Hanse who lived in the old Lub-