County into

And that all that part of the county of Dutchess bound. DUTCHESS ed southerly by the county of Westchester, westerly by fifteen towns, the middle of Hudson's river, northerly by the north viz. bounds of the lands granted to Adolph Philipse, and east- Philips-Town erly by the east bounds of the long lot number four, formerly belonging to Beverly Robinson, shall be and continue a town by the name of Philips-Town.

And that all that part of the said county of Dutchess Carmel lying east of Philips-Town, west of the east line of Philips' long lot, and south of a line to begin at a point in the east bounds of Philips-Town six miles from the north bounds of the county of Westchester, and running north eighty-seven degrees and thirty minutes east to the state of Connecticut, shall be and continue a town by the name of Carmel.

And that all that part of the said county of Dutchess South-Eaft. lying east of the said east line of Philips' long lot, and south of the above mentioned line, beginning at a point in the east bounds of said Philips-Town six miles from the north bounds of the county of Westchester, and running north eighty-seven degrees and thirty minutes east and continued to the state of Connecticut, shall be and continue a town by the name of South-East.

And that all that part of the said county of Dutchess Franklin, lying east of the said east line of Philips' long lot, and north of the above mentioned line, beginning at a point in the east bounds of said Philips-Town as aforesaid, and south of the north bounds of the lands granted to Adolph Philipse, shall be and continue a town by the name of Franklin. And that all that part of the said county of Dutchess Frederick lying west of the said east line of Philips' long lot, and north of the above mentioned line, beginning at a point in the east bounds of said Philips-Town as aforesaid east of Philips-Town and south of the north bounds of the lands granted to Adolph Philipse, shall be and continue a town by the name of Frederick.

And that all that part of the said county of Dutch- Fimkill. ess bounded southerly by Philips-Town and Frederick, westerly by the middle of Hudson's river, northerly by Wappinger's kill or creek, and easterly by the east bounds of Rumbout's patent, shall be and continue a town by the name of Fishkill.

And that all that part of the said county of Dutchess Beekman. bounded southerly by Frederick, westerly by Fishkill, northerly by the north bounds of the lands granted to colonel Henry Beekman, and easterly by a line beginning at the house now or late of Darius Talman, near the Nine-Partner's line, and running from thence to the house now or late of William Clark, and from thence to the house now or late of Nathaniel Lee, and from thence to the house now or late of Caleb Lamb, and from thence VOL. II.

C

Pawling.

Poughkeepfie

Clinton.

Rhinebeek.

Stanford.

Washington.

south sixteen degrees west to Frederick, shall be and continue a town by the name of Beekman.

And that all that part of the said county of Dutchess bounded southerly by the towns of Franklin and Frederick," westerly by Beekman, northerly by the north bounds of the patent granted to colonel Henry Beekman, continued to Connecticut, and easterly by Connecticut, shall be and continue a town by the name of Pawling.

And that all that part of the said county of Dutchess bounded easterly and southerly by Wappinger's kill or creek, westerly by the middle of Hudson's river, and northerly by the tract of land called the great or lower Nine-Partners, shall be and continue a town by the name of Poughkeepsie.

And that all that part of the said county of Dutchess bounded southerly by Poughkeepsie and Beekman, westerly by the middle of Hudson's river, northerly and easterly by a line beginning at the east bank of Hudson's river at the northwest corner of the tract of land called Pawling's patent, and running along the north line of the same patent to Crom-Elbow-kill, otherwise called Fish-creek, thence up along the said creek to the line of the tract of land called the little or upper Nine-Partners, thence easterly along the said line to the northeast corner of lot number one so known and distinguished in the first division of the said tract of land called the great or lower Nine-Partners, and then southerly in the line of that tier of lots to the north bounds of Beekman aforesaid, shall be and continue a town by the name of Clinton.

And that all that part of the said county of Dutchess bounded southerly by Clinton, westerly by the middle of Hudson's river, northerly by the county of Columbia, and easterly by the little or upper Nine-Partners, shall be and continue a town by the name of Rhinebeek.

And that all that part of the said county of Dutchess lying north of the north line of lots number fourteen and twenty-three, laid out in the general division heretofore made of a tract of land called the lower or great NinePartners, and bounded southerly by the town of Washington, westerly by Clinton, northerly by the north bounds of the tract of land called the lower or great Nine-Partners, and easterly by the easternmost tier of lots laid out in the general division heretofore made of the said tract of land called the lower or great Nine-Partners, shall be and continue a town by the name of Stanford.

And that all that part of the said county of Dutchess bounded southerly by the town of Beekman, westerly by Clinton, northerly by Stanford, and easterly by the easternmost tier of lots laid out in the general divison heretofore made of the said tract of land called the lower or great Nine-Partners, shall be and continue a town by the name of Washington.

And that all that part of the said county of Dutchess Amenia. bounded southerly by the town of Pawling, westerly by the towns of Washington and Stanford, northerly by the north bounds of the said lower or great Nine-Partners, and an east line from the northeast corner thereof to Connecticut, and easterly by Connecticut, shall be and continue a town by the name of Amenia.

And that all that part of the said county of Dutchess Northeastbounded westerly by Rhinebeek, northerly by the county Town. of Columbia and the commonwealth of Massachusetts, easterly by Connecticut, and southerly by the towns of Clin ton, Stanford and Amenia, shall be and continue a town by the name of Northeast Town.

into

And that all that part of the county of Rockland bound- ROCKLAND ed easterly by the middle of Hudson's river, southerly by four towns, New-Jersey, and westerly and northerly by a line beginning viz.

on Hudson's river at the northeast corner of the farm late Orange-Town belonging to Herman Tallman deceased, and running from thence east to the middle of said river, and westerly along the said farm to the tract of land formerly granted to Teunis D. Tallman, and then southerly and westerly along the bounds of the same tract to Demarest's kill or Hackinsack-river, and then down the stream thereof to the northeast corner of a tract of one thousand acres of land formerly sold for defraying the expenses of dividing the patent of Kakiatt, and then westerly along the same to the northwest corner thereof, and then northerly, westerly and southerly along the land now or late belonging to Johannes Jos. Blauvelt to the northeast corner of the land now or late belonging to John M. Hogencamp, and then westerly and southerly along the same to the northeast corner of the land now or late belonging to John P. Mabie, and then westerly along his land to New-Jersey, shall be and continue a town by the name of Orange-Town. And that all that part of the said county of Rockland Clarks-Town. bounded westerly by a line beginning at the northwest corner of the land of John M. Hogencamp, called his middle town lot, and running from thence north three degrees west to the division line between the north and south moiety of the patent of Kakiatt, and then along the same east to the line of division between the east and west four hundred acre lots of the said north moiety, and then along the last mentioned division line and continuing the same to the line of division between the mountain lots upon the top of the Verdrietege-hook mountain and northerly by the line running along the top of the said mountain between the said mountain lots to the east end thereof, and from thence to the head of the stream of water which runs from the Long-Clove to Hudson's river, easterly by the middle of Hudson's river, and southerly by Orange-Town, shall be and continue a town by the name of Clarks-Town.

Hampstead.

Haverftraw.

ORANGE county into

viz.

Blooming-
Grove.

And that all that part of the said county of Rockland bounded easterly by Clarks-Town and Orange-Town, southerly by Orange-Town and New-Jersey, westerly by NewJersey and Orange county, and northerly by a line running from the northwest corner of Clarks-Town along the south bounds of the lands of Francis Gurnie and Benjamin Coe, and along the south bounds of the land of Ga briel Concklin, and the same course continued to the bounds of Orange county, shall be and continue a town by the name of Hampstead.

And that all that part of the said county of Rockland bounded southerly by Hampstead and Clarks-Town, and easterly, northerly and westerly by the bounds of the coun ty, shall be and continue a town by the name of Haver

straw.

And that all that part of the county of Orange begineleven towns, ning in the south bounds of the town of New-Windsor at the northeast corner of a tract of land commonly called Van Dam's patent, and then along the east bounds of the said patent to the southeast corner thereof, thence southeast until it comes to the top of Schonamonk mountain, thence southwesterly along the top of said mountain to the line commonly called the new northwest line, thence northwest along said line to the division line between the patent of Wawayanda and Cheescocks, thence along the said line to the town of Warwick, thence northwardly along the line of the towns of Warwick and Goshen to the line of the town of Wallkill, and thence east along the said line and the line of the town of New-Windsor to the place of beginning, shall be and continue a town by the name of Blooming-Grove.

Cheefcocks.

Cornwall.

Gofhen.

And that all that part of the said county of Orange beginning in the east line of the town of Warwick, at the southerly corner of the town of Blooming-Grove, and thence southerly along the said line of the town of Warwick to the line of the state of New-Jersey, thence along the said line to the county of Rockland, thence along the said county of Rockland to the mouth of Poplopen's kill on the west side of Hudson's river, thence a direct line to the southeast corner of the town of Blooming-Grove, and thence along the same to the place of beginning, shall be and continue a town by the name of Cheescocks.

And that all that part of the said county of Orange bounded northerly by New-Windsor, westerly by Cheescocks and Blooming-Grove, southerly by Cheescocks and the bounds of the county, and easterly by the middle of Hudson's river, shall be and continue a town by the name of Cornwall.

And that all that part of the said county of Orange bounded easterly by Blooming-Grove, northerly by the town of Wallkill, westerly by the middle of the Wall

kill, and southerly, by the creek commonly called Quaker's creek from where it falls into the Wallkill on the southwesterly side of the great island in the drowned lands to the road leading across the grist-mill dam of William Thompson, esquire, thence along the southerly side of the said road running towards Sugar-loaf mountain to the northerly line of the plantation late of Samuel Rayner deceased, and thence along said line easterly. to the southwest corner of a large tract of land commonly called Rutgers' tract, and thence easterly along the south bounds of the said tract to the foot of the said Sugar-loaf mountain, and then an east course to the bounds of Blooming-Grove, shall be and continue a town by the name of Goshen.

And that all that part of the said county of Orange Warwick. bounded easterly by Cheescocks and Blooming-Grove, southerly by the state of New-Jersey, westerly by the middle of the Wallkill, and northerly by Goshen, shall be and continue a town by the name of Warwick.

And that all that part of the said county of Orange Minifiuk. bounded easterly by the middle of the Wallkill, southerly by New-Jersey, westerly by Delaware-river, and northerly by the towns of Wallkill and Deerpark, shall be and continue a town by the name of Minisink.

And that all that part of the said county of Orange New-Windfor bounded easterly by the middle of Hudson's river, southerly by an east and/west line from the mouth of Murderer's creek, and westerly and northerly by a line beginning at the west side of Hudson's river at the mouth of Quasick-creek, and running from thence along the south bounds of a tract of land commonly called German patent and the southerly bounds of a tract of land granted to Alexander Baird and company to the east bounds of two thousand acres of land granted to Cadwallader Colden, and then across the same to the most northerly corner of the land granted to Patrick Hume, and thence along the westerly bounds thereof to the lands granted to Patrick McKnight, and then along the same southeasterly and southwesterly to the southerly corner thereof, and then continuing the last mentioned line to the town of Blooming-Grove so as to include the lands formerly of Fletcher Matthew, shall be and continue a town by the name of New-Windsor.

And that all that part of the said county of Orange Newburgh. bounded easterly by the middle of Hudson's river, southerly by New-Windsor, westerly by the east bounds of the tract of land granted to Cadwallader Colden and the east bounds of one thousand acres of land granted to John Johnson, and the east bounds of three thousand acres of land granted to Henry Wileman, and the east bounds of three thousand five hundred acres of land granted to Rip