[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] way, he considered his voyage ended. On searching for a passage, however, he discovered the continua-tion of the river. He sailed to a place opposite West Point and there anchored for the night.4 On the 3d of June, 16X2, according to a deed pre-served in the county records,5 " that neck or parcel of land, with the marsh, meadow ground, or valley there-to adjoining and belonging, situate, lying, or being, on the east side of the North or Hudson's River, over against the Verdrida Hooke, commonly called and known by the name of Slauper's Haven, and by the Indians Navish, the meadow being by the Indians called Senasqua, being bounded by the said river and a certain creek called or known to the Indians by the name of Tanracken and Sepperack, and divided from the mainland by certain trees marked by said In-dians," etc., was sold to Cornelius Van Burgum. At a very early period William and Sarah Teller occupied the peninsula, which became known from them as Teller's Point. It was also called Sarah's Point, from Mrs. Sarah Teller, who survived her hus-1 Bolton make* this district extend to Yorktown; tliis conclusion is lint uillTttlitt'il 1 1) tin1 1 1 Ik III' gives.