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A History of the County of Westchester, Vol. I — Passage 88 (part 5)

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[Robert Bolton, Jr. (1848)] b See Yonckers; also Philipsburgh Patent. c Book of Pat. Alb. v. 64. This deed includes the southern part of Greenburgh, from the northern line of Yonkers to Dobb's Ferry. Vol. I. 23 17S HISTORY OF THE creek Neppiran, however it runs, till you come to the most northerly bounds of the said Frederick Philipse's land, and from thence north-east into the woods, to Bfoncks's river, and from thence along Broncks's river so far as it runs southerly to the eastward of the Younckers land aforesaid, and from thence with a westwardly line to the aforenamed Younckers kill or Neppiran, together with all the lands, &c., &c. S3pham, Arradppanint, Ghoharin, Kawanghis, an Indian squaw, Kakinsjgh, Niepack, Enhoak, Kewightakin, Teatangc^m. A schedule or particular of goods, &c., paid to the grantors. 130 fathom of white wampum, 10 spoons, 12 guns, 2 knives, 14 fathom of duffils, 12 pair of stockings^ 12 blankets, 15 hatches, 8 coats, 10 hoes, 6 kettles, 10 earthen jugs, 6 fathom of stroud water, 10 iron pots, 16 shirts, 4 1-2 valts of beere, 25 lbs. of powder, 2 ankers of rumme, 20 bars of lead, 2 rods of tobacco. » The above sales covered the present township of Greenburgh, and subsequently formed a portion of Philipsburgh manor. These lands remained in the Philipse family, until the attain-der of Colonel Frederick Philipse, A. D. 1779, when they became vested by forfeiture in the people of this state.