[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] To Frederick Van Cortlandt, was allotted 1424 acres, to Abraham De Peyster 1110 acres, to John Chambers 1282 acres, and to Peter Jay 1299 acres. a The original in possession of William Jay of Bedford. ^ The ancestor of John was Thomas Dibble a freeman of Dorchester, Massachu-setts, who removed to Windsor, Conn, c Co. Lib. G. foho 298. COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 17 Upon the death of Peter Jay, Esq. in 1782, his share fell to three sons, Peter, Frederick, and John. The latter was subse-quently invested with a laro^e portion of the original allotment. By the decease of the Honorable John Jay in 1S29, his son William Jay, Esq. became the sole proprietor of tlie Bedford es-tate. Mr. Jay therefore, is the only descendant of Jacobus Van Cortlandt, that owns a foot of the original patent in the town of Bedford. Abraham De Peyster sold to various individuals. The descendants of the ancient proprietors of the Hop grounds (resident in Bedford) are still very numerous, viz : the Green's, Miller's, Holme's, Robert's, x\mbler's, Clark's, Ayre's, Westcoat's, Simp-kin's, Mead's, Webb's, Clason's and Higgin's. The village of Bedford is delightfully situated a little north of the Mehanas River, in a large and fertile vale almost environed by high hills. The surrounding country, is well wooded, and water-ed by several streams tributary to the Croton. The principal of these are the Pepemighting misnamed the Kisco, the Cisqua or Beaver dam, and the Peppeneghek or Cross River.