Makeopaca began at "the most eastward end of the beach called by the Indians Moeung, or "black miry place," that is, at the head of Harway basin, where the old Beach lane reached Gravesend bay. It extended eastward along the Gravesend Neck road as far as Strome kill, or Gerritsen basin, thus taking in the village-site at that place (50) . Passing up this creek the bounds extended "from the head of said creek through the middle of the meadow [between Avenues P and Q], till they come to a white oak tree standing by the Flatland

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wagon path." This was the ancient trail, Mechawanienck, by that time expanded to the width of a wagon. Along this path the measurement proceeded "soe running to another white oak tree standing by Utrecht wagon path," which was the western extension of the same old line of travel. This tree stood close to Avenue 0, at West 10th street. A line drawn from the first point on the beach, through this tree, made the western boundary of Gravesend, "soe on a direct line to the Flatbush fence," which was struck at Foster avenue near Ooean parkway, meeting a similar line drawn on the east side from the head of Gerritsen creek through the white-oak tree first mentioned.

The old path on the line of the King's highway led farther west to Gravesend (105), where there were settlements of natives which have not been precisely located. In a deed of 1650 the region was known as Massabarkem.31 This name applied to the west part of Gravesend neck, lying between Gravesend creek and the inlet which extends north from Sheepshead