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History of Westchester County, New York — Passage 44
[Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)] THE EARLIEST SETTLERS 93 associates, solicits to settle with thirty-five families within the limits of the jurisdiction of their High Mightinesses, to reside there in peace and enjoy the same privileges as our other subjects, and be favored with the free exercise of their religion,"' and there being no danger that injury to the interests of the West India Company would result from the proposed settlement, 'k more so as the English are to settle at a distance of three miles from us," " so it is granted." The locality selected by Throckmorton was Throgg's Neck (so called from his name, corrupted into Thro gmor ton), and apparently the colony was begun forthwith.