Town of East Hampton land patent
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One land patent, dated 1686, for the Town of East Hampton in Long Island, N.Y. The patent, granted and written by Thomas Dougan, General Governor in Chief and Vice Admiral of the Province of New York, gives land belonging to the Montauk people to several European settlers.
Historical note
The European settlement of the Town of East Hampton in Long Island was undertaken in 1648 by a group of English Puritan families who had initially migrated from England to the colonies of Connecticut and Massachusetts. The settlers purchased the town land, comprising 31,000 acres and belonging to the Montaukett Tribe, from the Connecticut and Massachusetts governors. In 1664, East Hampton became part of the province of New York, later to become New York State.
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- Town of East Hampton. "Town of East Hampton History." Accessed April 18, 2011. http://www.town.east-hampton.ny.us/HtmlPages/TownofEastHamptonHistory.htm
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This collection consists of a single document.
Scope and Contents
One land patent, dated 1686, for the Town of East Hampton in Long Island, N.Y. The patent, granted and written by Thomas Dougan, General Governor in Chief and Vice Admiral of the Province of New York, awards the land title to Thomas Baker, Thomas Chatfield, Jeremiah Conklin, Stephen Hedges, John Mulford, John Osborn, and Thomas Osborn. This land granted by Dougan belonged to the Montauk people.
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Preferred Citation
Town of East Hampton land patent, 1686, 1973.160, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The source and date of acquisition for this collection are unknown. The collection was formally accessioned in 1973.
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This finding aid was revised by Dee Bowers in 2025. Portions of the revised description were written by Cecilia Wright as part of a project to assess and improve access to archival collections in CBH's holdings that relate to Long Island, made possible thanks to the generosity of The Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation.
