1666 Record Containing "Observations" on the Patent Granted to Thomas Pell

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In 1897, the Office of the State Historian of the State of New York issued its "Second Annual Report of the State Historian of the State of New York". Included withint that publication were transcriptions of the State's "Official Colonial Records" for the years 1664 to 1674. Among those records was a brief "observation" regarding the patent issued to "Thos. Pell" of "Ockway" (actually, "Onckway", today's Fairfield, Connecticut). The page containing the record is transcribed below, followed by a citation to its source.

"1666 - Continued.

Page 12

Observations on the patents granted to the freeholders of Harlem; to Constant and Nathaniel Silvester; To Thos. Pell, and to the freeholders, &c., of Flushing.

Early Harlem Items.
Observations, 1666.

to 3 May

on The Freeholders &c of Harlem, their patent observe that there is one conditioin which is that the place is to be forever thereafter called by the name of Lancaster.

2d to build one or more boats fitt for a ferry
There is also liberty of going farther west into the wood with their horses & Cattle for range as they shall occasion.

Slips from Long Island.

31st May

Constant Silvester )
} Observe
Nathan'll Silverster )

this island is made an entire enfranchised township or manor independent of any Jurisdiction upon Long Island & to be Governed by the Gov'r & Council & & Gen'll assizes

To be holden in free & Common Soccage & Fealty only.

6th Octo'r 1666

Mr Tho's Pell )
} observe
of *Ockway )

an enfranchised township or manor Independent on any Jurisdiction upon the main or upon Long Island & to be Governed by the Gov'r Councill & Gen'll assizes

To be holden in free & Common Socage as of East Greenwich & fealty only

15th Febry

Freeholders )
& Inhabitants } Observe
of Flushing )

To have all the priviledges belonging to a toun & to be distinguisht by the name of Flushing."

Source: Hastings, Hugh, ed., Second Annual Report of the State Historian of the State of New York - Transmitted to the Legislature, February 22, 1897, p. 184 (Albany and NY, NY: Wynkoop Hallenbeck Crawford Co. 1897) (Appendix G - Colonial Records of the State - Transcription From the Records in the State Library from 1664, When the English Captured the Province of New Netherlands, to 1671; citing "Page 12 . . . 6th Octo'r . . . 1666" Colonial Record).

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