[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] This purchase was afterwards confirmed to Stephanus Yan Cort-landt, to be holden of his majesty and his successors in com-mon soccage according to the tenure of East Greenwich in Eng-land, the patentee paying yearly therefore (as a quit rent,) two bushels of good winter wheat. The following year Thomas Dekay, Richard Abramsen, Jacob Abramsen, Sybout Harche, Jacob tlarche and Samuel Dekay, " obtained liberty and licence to purchase of the Indians, (each of them,) three hundred acres of land, lying and being in the high lands by the north of Stephen Yan Cortland t's land, which is called by the Indians, Wenebees^ lying between two creeks, over against the Thunder hill, (Diinderburgh,) on the east side of the river. &c. Sisjned Thomas Don^an.^" The same year Thomas Dekay, Kichard Abramsen, Jacob a Co. Rec. Lib. A. fol, 189, date of license, 6th of March, 1684. The prtncipa] part of the above purchase is now covered by the farm of John McCoy.