[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] tract of land bounded south on Norwalk bounds, northeast on Danbury and west upon York line. The General Assembly granted the petitioners such " lib-ertie," and appointed Major Peter Burr, of Fairfield, Job n Copp, of Norwalk, and Josiah Starr, of Danbury, a committee to make a survey of the aforesaid tract of land and make a report to the General Assembly in October following. On the 30th of May, 1708, the purchase was made as shown by the following deed : "To nil to whom these presents shall come greeting • Know ye that I. Catoonah, Sachem of Hamapon Indians and associates within Her Majes-tie's I'rovince of New York, in America: For and in consideration of One Hundred Pounds as Current Money of Sd Province to us in hand he-fore the ensealing hereof, well a fid truly paid hy John Iielden, Samuel Keeler, Sen', Mathew Seamer, James Brown, Benjamin Wilson, Joseph Bircbard, John Whites, Sen', Matthias Saintjuhn, Benjamin Hickcock, John Ueehe, Samuel Saintjohn, John Bouton, Joseph Keeler, Samuel Smith, Junior, Jonathan Stevens, Daniel Olmstead, John Sturdivaut, Samuel Keeler, Jun', Joseph Bouton, Jonathan Rockwell, Edmund Wan ing, Joseph Whittle, Daniel Unit, Thomas Hyatt, James Benedict, Joseph Crampton, Eheiie/er Sension, Mathew Saintjohn, all of y« Town of Norwalk, in y County of Fairfield, within her Majestie's Colony of Connecticut, in New England, and Thomas Smith, Thomas Canfleld and