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* Savage, IV. 332. Coffin's Newbury, pp. 62, 116. E. J. Records, II. 50 ; L. S5.
t E. J. Records, I. 177; II. 3. 22. 88. E. T. Bill, p. 105. Thompson's L. I., I. 409.
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man. His house-lot contained six acres, bounded, N., by William Pardon ; E., by the Mill Creek ; S. E., by Aaron Thompson, and Barnabas Wines, a small hollow and a high- way lying between ; W., and S., another highway. He had, also, 12 acres of upland, on the S. side of Crane's brook, adjoining Richard Beach ; also, 34 acres of upland, adjoin- ing George Pack and William Pardon ; also, 75 acres, bound- ed by Richard Beach, William Pardon, Stephen Crane, Rob- ert Morse, and the Mill Creek ; also, 6 acres on " the great River " [the Sound], near " the Points of Rawack; " also, 20 acres of meadow on the W. of Thompson's Creek; in all 153 acres. At his death, Feb., 1695, his estate was valued at £107. 3. 0."
ROBERT VAUQUELLIN, and his wife, came over with Gov. Carteret, in the ship Philip, landing, July 29, 1665, at New York. He was a native of the city of Caen, Lower Nor- mandy, France ; and a grandson, doubtless, of Jean Vau- quelin de la Fresnaye, Lieut. General of the Bailiwick of Caen, and Chief Justice of that country, whose decease oc- curred, 1606, in his 71st year. Robert is styled, in the E. Jersey Records, " Sieur des Prairies [de la Prairie] of the city of Caen, France; " whence he is commonly called, in the Records and other documents of the day, "Laprairie." + In modern histories, he is more frequently, but erroneously called Van Quellin, as if he had been a Dutchman and not a Frenchman. Jersey, the home of the Carteret family, was inhabited principally by Frenchmen, and there, most prob- ably, Vauquellin resided before his emigration. He accom- panied Capt. Philip Carteret, Jan., 1664, to England, and, Feb. 10, 1664, was appointed, by Berkeley and Carteret. Surveyor General of their new domain in America. The surveys, recorded in the E. J. Records, from 1675 to 1681, all bear his signature, generally-" Ro Vauquellin," and some-
* E. J. Records, I. 160; II. 19, 24. E. T. Bill, p. 105. Savage, IV. 850. Thompson's L. I., I. 374, 386.
t The varieties of orthography at this period are shown by the fact, that this name was written in at least 22 different ways : Vauquelin, Vanquelllu, Vauguellin, Van Quellin, Van- quillen, Voclin (as pronounced), Voclan, Vorklain, La Prairie, La prairy, La prarij, Laparary, La prerie, La Prie, La priere, Leprary, Liprary, Delaprary, Delepray, Deleprierre, Delapairs, and Delapierre.
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times, "La Prairie." He was appointed, Feb. 2, 1665, one of Carteret's Council, and adhered faithfully to the Gover- nor's party and interests. Though admitted by the town as one of the 80 Associates, he had scarcely any interest in common with these sturdy Puritans.
He had a warrant for 300 acres of land " in Right of him and his wife that came with the Governor." He had a house-lot, containing 12 acres, 30 by 4 chains, bounded, E., by Philip Carteret, Esq., and Richard Pewtinger; W., by William Pardon, Joseph Meeker, Benjamin Meeker and George Morris ; S., by a highway ; and, N., by his own land; also, 8 acres of upland or swamp, bounded by George Morris, Richard Pewtinger, Henry Norris, and a highway ; also 4 acres of upland " near the Gov" point, on the S. Side of Math. Hatfeilds Line ;" also, 40 acres of upland, bounded by John Woodruff, Benjamin Parkhurst, Samuel Moore, George Morris, and a highway ; also, 40 acres of upland " at Rawack," bounded by Simon Rouse, Samuel Marsh, Jr., un- surveyed land, a small brook, and "Rawack river;" also, 40 acres of upland, "at the two mile brook ; " also, 27 acres of upland, bounded by Leonard Headley, Joseph Sayre, Isaac Whitehead, Joseph Meeker, unsurveyed land, and the Mill Creek ; also, 4 acres of meadow, on E. T. Creek, 4 acres on "Rawack River," and 12 acres " on a small branch in Rawack River :" in all, 191 acres. A caveat, or protest, was entered by Benjamin Price, against the four acres ad- joining Matthias Hatfield. He was naturalized, Mar. 8, 1669-70. Finding, at length, that the puritanic townsmen, with whom he was compelled to associate, were any thing but congenial company, he concluded to change his res- idence. In 1678, he had removed to Woodbridge. He obtained, Feb. 4, 1681, a warrant for 200 acres of Land and Meadow on the Raritan, for himself, " in Right of two men Servants and one Woman viz. Elizabeth Hallard, Edward fox & Francis the Spaniard ;" also, shortly after, another warrant for 500 acres on the Raritan. He had obtained a Patent for 175 acres in Woodbridge, as early as Dec. 20, 1669. He received a warrant, Mar. 10, 1684,
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for 200 more acres adjoining his own land in . Wood- bridge. After this no further mention is made of him in the Records. In 1681, he was succeeded by John Reid, as Surveyor General .*
DENNIS WHITE was from Southampton, L. I. John White, the first settler of this name there, was at Lynn, Mass., in 1630, and at Southampton in 1647. Dennis was either his son, or his brother. He had a house-lot, containing nine acres, bounded, E., by Thomas Moore, Matthias Hatfield, and unsurveyed land; S. S. E., by Jonas Wood ; W., and N. W., by highways. He had, also, 90 acres of upland, ad- joining Aaron Thompson ; also, 12 acres of meadow : in all, 101 acres. In 1675, this property had come into the pos- session of Gov. Carteret. It is likely, therefore, that Dennis White had removed from the town previous to that date, as nothing more is heard of him. ROBERT WHITE (his brother, it is thought), was also numbered among the 80 Associates, and had come in at an early date. His house-lot contained 8 acres, bounded S. W:, by Roger Lambert ; N. E., by John Little ; S. E., by William Letts ; and N. W., by a highway. He had, also, 50 acres of upland, bounded "by a little brook & a highway that goes to Woodbridge," John Winans, his own land, unsurveyed land, and the mile brook ; also, 34 acres of upland adjoining Jonas Wood; also, 4 acres of swamp, and 12 acres of meadow : in all, 108 acres, granted him, "in Right of himself his wife & Daughter." The- latter, whose name was Ann, was old enough in March, 1675 to be married. His wife Agatha had become a widow in. 1688.+
ISAAC WHITEHEAD was of the New Haven Company of im- migrants. He was the son of John, one of the founders of N. Haven. Isaac was a planter there, as early as 1643, and took the oath of fidelity Mar. 7, 1643. He resided on the E. side, next the sea, beyond the Cove River. He came hither with a wife and 7 children. He was chosen the first Town
* Moreri's His. Dic. of 1740, VIII. tom. il. 49. E. J. Records, I. 15, 107, 139, 289 ; II. 3, 91, 132, 143 ; o. e. 22; III. 7, 167 ; L. 189. E. T. Bill, p. 109.
t Savage, IV. 810. Thompson's L. I., I. 327. Howell, pp. 15, 89, 96, 256, 7. E. J. Records, I. 166; o.c. 1; II. 3, 19, 51, 73; o. e. 4; B. 883, 4; C. C. 64. E. T. B.Il, pp. 106, 110.
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Clerk, and served as such until his death. He was appointed, Mar. 22, 1638, Captain of the Military Company ; also, Mar. 28, 1683, one of the Judges of Small Causes ; also, in 1686 ; also, Dec. 3, 1683, Coroner of the County. He had a house- lot, containing six acres, bounded, S. E., by Nathaniel Bon- nell; N. W., by his son, Isaac ; N. E., by his own land ; and, S. W., by a highway. He had, also, 18 acres of upland, bounded by his son, Isaac, Benjamin Price, Jr., Nathaniel Bonnell, and his own house-lot ; also, 12 acres of upland, " at the W. side of the plain," bounded by Robert Vauquellin, Samuel Hopkins, and Joseph Meeker ; also, 20 acres of up- land, on " the Long Neck," bounded by Robert Bond, Benja- min Price, Jr., Nicholas Carter, and Henry Lyon ; also, 45 acres of upland, adjoining Benjamin Meeker and Henry Lyon ; also, 55 acres of upland, " at the great pond," bounded by Rev. Jeremiah Peck, Henry Lyon, and " the Sinking Marsh ; " also, 8 acres of meadow on Woodruff's creek ; also, 10 acres of meadow on " Arthur Cull's bay ; " also, 3} acres of meadow, on E. T. Creek : in all 177} acres. His decease occurred in Feb. 1694.
His eldest son, ISAAC, born at New Haven, Nov. 20, 1652, was bred a cordwainer, and early became one of the Asso- ciates. He, too, was held in much consideration ; he became, Nov. 4, 1693, captain of the militia; was appointed, Sep. 16, 1692; Sheriff of the town ; also, Jan. 29, 1693, one of the Judges of Small Causes ; also, April 1, 1693, Coroner for the County ; and, Aug. 22, 1695, a Justice of the Peace for Essex. He had a house-lot containing four acres, bounded, E., by his father, and on the other sides by highways; also another house-lot, of six acres, bounded, N., and W., by his father ; E., by Thomas Price ; and, S., by a highway ; also, 64 acres of upland, " on the East Side of the Mill Creek of Elizabeth Town," bounded by Jonathan Ogden, John Ogden, Jr., and Baltus DeHart ; also, 65 acres of upland, "to the North- ward of the Spring hill," bounded by Henry Lyon, and Mar- garet Baker ; also, 35 acres of upland, " on the North side of the Country road to Woodbridge," bounded by John Toe, James Hinds, Robert White, and Roger Lambert ; also, 6
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acres of fresh meadow, adjoining John Woodruff; also 20 acres of meadow, a part " on Sloping Creek," and another part on " Oyster Creek : " in all 200 acres. He died, July 1, 1724 .*
JOHN WINANS [WYNES, WAYNES, WINONS, WINNONS, WY- NONS, WYNENS, WYNANS, WYNNINGS] was, doubtless, of the company that came from the East End of Long Island. It is quite likely, that he was of the same family with Barnabas Wines, their names being frequently spelt alike. Ile was bred a weaver-a handicraft, in great request at that early day. He had a house-lot, containing 5 acres, 10 by 5 chains, bounded, N., by Jacob Melyen ; W., by Humphrey Spinage ; and, S., and E., by highways. He had, also, 16 acres of up- land, "on the Neck," between Matthias Hatfield and Samuel Marsh, Sen' ; also, 120 acres of upland, " on Peach Garden brook," bounded by Robert Morse, Matthias Hatfield, Robert White, and unsurveyed land ; also, 40 acres of land, on " the S. branch of Elizabeth Creek or River," bounded by Ium- phrey Spinage, Matthias Hatfield, and the plain ; also, 4 acres of meadow, " at Rawack," and 6 acres on Elizabeth Creek: in all 200 acres. When his next neighbor, Jacob Melyen, had removed to New York, Winans bought, Feb. S, 1673, his house-lot, house, barn, orchard, &c. He died at the close of 1694. His estate was valued at £271. 15. S. +
BARNABAS WINES [WYNES, WINDS] was from Southold, L. I. He was the son of Goodman Barnabas, who was made, May G. 1635, a freeman of Watertown, Mass., sold ont in 1642, and removed to Southold, where Barnabas, Jr., was made a free- man in 1664. His brother, Samuel, remained with his father, but he himself joined the Achter Kol band of emigrants and came here in 1665. His house-lot contained six acres, bounded, N., by Aaron Thompson ; S., by William Cramer ; E., by the Mill River ; and, W., by a highway; also, two acres of upland, adjoining Aaron Thompson ; also, four aeres of upland, " at Luke Watson's point ; " also, 30 acres of up-
* N. II. Col. Records, I. 94, 122, 125, 139, 434, 446, 459. Savage, IV. 516. E. J. Records. II. 18, 94 ; o. e. 24; C. 13, 106, 150, 171, 233; E. 46, 117 ; L. 76; 0. 104, 8, 117. E. T. Bill, pp. 33, 4, 103.
+ E. J. Records, I. 108, 161 ; II. 22, 87 ; D. 197. E. T. Bill, p. 105.
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land "in a Swamp between Richard Beach and William Cramer ;" also, 86 acres of upland, bounded by Nicholas Carter, George Pack, Francis Barber, and unsurveyed land ; also, 12 acres of upland, "Joyning to the Calf pasture," and George Ross ; also, six acres of meadow at Thompson's Creek ; also six acres of meadow at the S. side of E. T. Creek, and 12 acres by "the boggish meadow ; " ir all, 164 acres .*
PETER WOLVERSON [WOLFERZEN, WOLPHERTSEN] VAN COU- WENHOVEN was a genuine Hollander, from New Amsterdam. He was born at Amersfoort in Utrecht, Holland; and was a step-son of Wolfert Gerritsen, who emigrated to New Netherland, in 1630, as overseer of Kilian Van Rensselaer's colony, at Rensselaerwyck, near Fort Orange. Gerritsen, in 1633, entered the Company's service, and removed to New Amsterdam. Three years afterwards he took up his abode at New Amersfoort, or Flatlands, L. I., of which he was one of the founders. Young Wolferzen, in 1639, or earlier, came to New Amsterdam, where, at that time, he contracted to build a house for Thomas Hall. The next year, Dec. 2, 1640, he married Hester Symons, a native of Amsterdam, but then of New York. His brother, Jacob, also a resident of New Amsterdam, erected, in 1645, a brewery in Stone st. Peter, too, became a brewer, and a general trader, first in company with his brother, and then by himself, at the N. W. corner of Whitehall and Pearl sts. He served one term of two years, and four terms of a year each, as one of the "Wor- shipful Schepens " of the city. In March, 1655, he was ap- pointed City Surveyor; also, June 30, 1663, a lieutenant of the military company, of which Martin Kregier was Captain. As such he did good service in the Esopus War, in the latter part of 1663, of which Kregier published a detailed narra- tive.
After the English conquest, Wolferzen had some difficulty with the Court of Assizes, and concluded to unite with his friends, John Ogden and Capt. Baker, in founding their new colony. In Nov. 1665, his wife having died, he married
* N. H. Col. Records, I. 97, 292, 400. Savage, IV. 593. Hinman's P. S. Ct., I. 198. E. J. ¡Records, II. 22. 90; o. e. 11.
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Alice Sybrants, of French extraction, with whom he removed at once to his new home. She died, the following year, in giving birth to her son, Peter, and was buried at New York. Her child was baptized, in the Dutch Church, Feb. 27, 1669. In the list of Associates, he is called, " Peter Couenhoven." Having built a brewery, he obtained, from Gov. Carteret, a license " for the keeping of an Ordinary in Elizabeth Towne and for the selling and retailing of all sorts of drink and strong Liquors," for one year from Sep. 29, 1666. To meet his expenditures, he borrowed, July 12, 1667, of the Gov- ernor, " 2727 gilders 17 stivers ; " mortgaging, as he says- " all my Land dwelling hows and out.houses, Brewhows, Copper and all other appurtenances thereunto belonging, to- gether With all my goods and cattle moveable and unmovea- ble that I now have or may hereafter have in Elizabeth Towne." When the Dutch reconquered New York, Wolfer- zen returned to the City, and Carteret came, by foreclosure, into possession of the property. He is said to have been " well-versed in the Indian language."
He was entitled to 480 acres, for which the Governor is- sued a warrant, Mar. 14, 1675, to himself. Of this amount, 200 acres were surveyed, April 14, 1677, as follows: The house-lot, "formerly belonging to Peter Woolverson," con- tained eight acres, "being a Triangle peice," near John Woodruff's landing, by a small creek ; also, 40 acres of up- land, on the Neck, bounded, S. W., " by the highway that goes to the point, and all round by Governo' Philip Carteret's Land; " also, 152 acres of upland "towards the plaine " bounded by Daniel DeHart, Elizabeth Creek, Leonard Head- ley, and unsurveyed land ; also, 3 acres of meadow, adjoining the house-lot, on Elizabeth Creek; also, 6 acres of meadow on " the bay of Kill van Kull," and 15 acres of meadow on Oyster Creek and the great pond : in all, 224 acres."
JONAS WOOD, and his wife Elizabeth, were neighbors of John Ogden, in 1652, at North Sea, or Northampton, in the
* Valentine's N. Y., pp. 89, 90. O'Callaghan's N. Neth., 11. 476, 9, 500. Brodhead's N. Y., I. 353, 543, 571, 712-1. Doc. His. of N. Y., IV. 47-89. Valentine's Man. for 1552, pp. 893-5. Alb. Records, I. 156, 223; II. 4; IV. 193; X. 170, 893 ; XXIII. 277. E. J. Records, I. 167; II. 19, 50, 5; III. 10, 11. E. T. Bill, p. 109. Riker's Newtown, pp. 55, 360, 1.
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town of Southampton, L. I. Jonas and Edward Wood were members of the church at Watertown, Mass., in 1635; and, with John Strickland and others, were dismissed, May 29, 1635, to plant a colony on the Connecticut river, to which they gave the name of " Wethersfield." In 1640, Jonas, Ed- ward, Jeremiah, and Jonas, Jr. removed from Wethers- field, and, with others, settled Rippowams [Stamford], Ct. Jonas and Edward are thought to have been brothers, and the other two their sons. In the spring of 1644, they joined the colony that crossed over to Long Island, and settled Hempstead, Jonas being one of the patentees. Jonas, and Jonas, Jr., subsequently settled at Huntington, L. I., and were both living there in 1675. The Jonas, therefore, who accompanied John Ogden to Northampton, and, in 1665, to this town, must have been a son of Edward, and a cousin of Jonas, Jr., supposing the latter, as is most natural, to have been the son of Jonas, Sen'-there being three persons, con- temporaneous, bearing the same name, and thus occasioning confusion in tracing their genealogy. He appears to have been much respected by his townsmen here. He received license, July 10, 1679, to keep an ordinary, and was chosen, Nov. 3, 1693, and again in 1694, a Deputy to represent the town in the Legislature.
He had a house-lot, containing six acres, bounded, N. W., by Richard Mitchell; S. W., by William Letts; S. E., by the highway ; and, N. E., by Samuel Marsh, Sen . He had, also, 9 acres of upland, bounded by William Oliver, Charles Tucker, Richard Clarke, and George Ross; also, 3 acres of upland, adjoining Dennis White and the Common ; also, 150 acres of upland "at Rahawack," adjoining Jeffry Jones and Capt. John Baker ; also, 50 acres of upland, "a Ridge of Land between two Swamps," adjoining Robert White and the Common ; also six acres of meadow, on Elizabeth Creek, bounded by William Johnson, William Cramer, and Richard Clark; also, 14 acres of meadow adjoining his upland at "Rahawack ;" and 10 acres of meadow on "Rahawack River :" in all, 228 acres. Several of these parcels he ex- changed, May 29, 1678, with Simon Rouse. In company with
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his son, Samuel, he purchased, June 24, 1686, several parcels of Robert Morse; and sold, Aug. 25, 1686, a part of his patent ; also, June 29, 1687, 100 acres to " Andrise Price Gaer of E. T. ; " and, Oct. 17, 16SS, the half of his house-lot to James Emott Esq., a new comer in 1683 .*
JOHN WOODRUFF [WOODROFE] was of the Southampton colony. He was the son of John Woodruff, who was living, 1657, on the E. side of the street, between Thomas Burnett and John Foster. The father died, at Southampton, in May, 1670. In his Will, May 4, 1670, is this bequest : "I give unto my Eldest son John Woodruff of Elizabeth Town one halfe Crowne piece of Money in full of all portions & Pat- rimony whatsoever, to be expected from mee, or out of any part of my Estate." At the close of the Will, he says-" I by this make my Wife Anne Woodruff and my youngest son John Woodruff joynt Executors of this my Last Will and Testament." Here are two sons of the same father named " John." Were they children of the same mother, also ? Or was one of them an adopted son ? + His daughter, Elizabeth, was married to a son of Ralph Dayton (probably, Robert) of East Hampton. His daughter, Anne, was married to a son of Robert Wooley. The emigrant son brought with him, to this town, his wife, Mary, with " two men and a maid ser- vant." His children were born after his arrival. He was appointed Constable of the town, Dec. 11, 1674, Ensign, July 15, 1675, and Sheriff of the County, Nov. 28, 1684. * His house-lot contained but 13 acres, bounded, W., by John Ogden, and, on the other sides, by highways. He had, also, " a Farme cont" Two Hundred Ninety two Acres," since known as " Woodruff's Farms," bounded, N., and W., by a great Swamp; E., by the Common Meadow; and, S., by a small brook and John Parker; also, 14 acres on the North Neck ; also, 5 acres bounded by the Common Pasture,
* Ct. Col. Records, I. 2, 172, 4, 190, 2, 276, 251, 8, 879, SSO, 401. Chapin's Glastonbury, pp. 27, 47. llinman's l'. S. of Ct., I. 18, 232, 465. Thompson's L. I., L. 330, 467; 11. 5, 6, 105. Howell. p. 305. E. J. Records, I. 76, 109, 154; II. 21, 30; III. 159; B. 46, 121, 132; D. 49. E. T. Bill, p. 105.
t A similar case is related in the Shattuck family of Say brook, Ct., at this same period. Shattuck Memorial, p. 72.
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his own land, a small brook, and Leonard Headley ; also, 8 acres of upland, bounded by the Governor, and Jonathan and Joseph Ogden's house-lots; also, 6 acres of upland join- ing John Parker's house-lot "at the Farmes," bounded by John Parker, the Common Swamp, John Wilson, and his own land, "through which a way must be Left for John Parker to pass through to his Plantation ; " also, 30 acres of meadow, joining the great Island and his own land ; also, 4 acres of meadow adjoining the above ; and 5} acres of meadow on E. Town Creek : in all, 320 acres. Still later he obtained 120 acres more : an island or hammock in the great Meadow, containing 36 acres; also, 22 acres by the brook in the swamp ; also, 30 acres of hassocks adjoining . George Morris ; also, 14 acres of hassocks adjoining John Parker ; also, 9 acres of meadow on Oyster Creek ; also, five acres of meadow on the Bay ; and four acres on Forked Creek .*
Capt™ THOMAS YOUNG and CHRISTOPHER YOUNG were from Southold, L. I. They were sons of the Rev. John Youngs, the first pastor of the Southold Church. The father was born in 1602, and Joan, his wife, in 1603. They married early, and had six children in 1637 :- John, Thomas, Anne, Rachell, Mary, and Joseph. Christopher was born at a later date. John Young, in 1637, was the minister of "St. Margretts, Suff." in England. They sought, May 11, "to passe fo Salam in New England to inhabitt ; " but leave was refused. Three years later they succeeded, and, with some of their church, came to New Haven, whence they crossed to Long Island, and founded Southold. John and Thomas were both mariners, in command of coasters. Thomas was born, 1627, in England, and married, at Southold, Rebecca, a daughter of Thomas Mapes. In 1654, he removed to Oyster Bay. His wife died, and he married, 1658, Sarah, a daughter of John Frost.
It is quite probable, that it was in Capt. Thomas Young's vessel, that the first colonists from the towns on the East
* N. Y. Book of Wills, I. 131. Howell, p. 303. E. J. Records, I. 150; II. 14, 25; III. 20. 23, 105. A. 406 ; C. 87 ; L. 103, 4. E. T. Bill, p. 102.
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End of Long Island removed to this place; and, in the same way, others afterwards came, encouraged by the good reports brought them, by Capt. Young, of the new home so happily found by their old neighbors.
His name heads the list of those who took the oath of allegiance, Feb., 1665. On the 12th of the same month, he was appointed one of the Governor's Council. Two days afterwards, John Day, Cooper of E. Town, binds himself as a servant to Capt. Philip Carteret, and Capt. Thomas Young, of E. Town, for two years, in the craft or trade of a Cooper, to receive " competent meat Drink and house-room," and " the halfe pts of What Coopers Work he shall doe and carne." By Indenture, Mar. 25, 1672, Sewanam, a Long Island Indian, binds himself to "Thomas Young of Elizabeth Town, mariner," as his servant, for four years, "about the House or Family or abroad whether by Land or Water," on condition of being supplied " with sufficient Meat Drink and Clothes Washing and Lodging according to his Rank and Quality," to receive for his services a Mare, and, " after the first voyage to Europe or Barbados, one suit of apparel." . It thus appears that Capt. Young was in the European and West India trade, and quite a venturesome navigator for the times.
He had a warrant for 240 acres of land, of which only 112 acres are described : 100 acres, at Young's point, bound- ed on three sides by Sir George and Philip Carteret, a great pond, and unsurveyed land ; and on the other side by meadow ; one line running " along the meadow till it comes to a point of land Near the Indian wigwam ;" also, 12 acres of meadow contiguous to the above, the great pond, and the swampy meadows. The locality was chosen, doubtless, because of his sea-faring pursuits. . It was at the junction of Achter Kol Sound, and Newark Bay, a point of land then call- ed " Thomas Young's Point," but, in later years " De Hart's Point," about a mile N. from the Governor's or " Old Point," where the Carterets had most of the land. A lot of land was laid out for him, in 1676, on the S. side of Staten Island, N. E. of "Seedar Poynte." His brother, CHRISTOPHER, sold
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Nov. 20, 1667, all his accommodations, at E. Town, being a first lot-right, and a house-lot of four acres (bounded, S., by George Pack ; N., by the Common ; W., " by the highway that goeth to Woodbridge ; " and E. by another highway), to Dennis White, for £10. On the 8th of June following, White assigned it to Young again, by whom, not long after- wards, it was sold to John Little. Neither of the brothers became permanent residents here. Capt. Thomas returned to Oyster Bay, where he rested from his earthly pilgrimage, in 1689. Christopher returned to the Island, and settled at Southold, his former home, where he was living in 1675, and 1683 .*
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