[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] 10, between the farms of Sylvanus Townsend and one formerly occupied by Captain Joshua Lobdell, de-ceased. Sylvanus Townsend, who is mention. I in 1769 as living on land adjoining the farm of Nathaniel Dela-van and Denton Smith, died in 1799, and left his property to his sons, William, Sylvanus, Justus and Samuel, and one daughter, Esther. John Delavan, on the 18th of April, 1770, pur-chased thirty acres "at Delancey Town," north of the highway that leads from Croton River to the Oblong. Captain Joshua Lobdell lived adjoining the land of Nathaniel Delavan, but the family still remained. On May 27, 1773, Daniel Lobdell bought one hun-dred and twenty-three acres of land, on which he then lived and which he had agreed previous to the date of the deed to convey to Gershom Han ford, but he did not convey it until May 3, 1774, at which time Gershom Hanford resided upon the farm. Daniel Lobdell was in possession of other lands adjacent. Ebenezer and John Lobdell were also in possession of lands in the vicinity. John bought, May 27,