The Elizabethtown Tract was a property that was purchased on October 28, 1664, by John Baily,
Daniel Denton and Luke Watson from the
Native Americans that is in the area of (and surrounding) present-day
Elizabeth, New Jersey. The Native American witnesses to the treaty gave their names as
Warinanco and Mattano.
As specified in the Deed, the purchase included the area "Bounded on the South by a River commonly called the
Raritons River, and on the East by the
River
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which Parts
Staten-Island and the Main, and to run Northward up after Cull-Bay, till we come at the first River which sets Westwards up after
Cull-Bay." The territory encompassed lands from the mouth of the Raritan River and included all of present-day
Union County as well as parts of
Somerset
( en, All The People of Somerset)
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Morris
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Essex
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Shortly after the purchase, Denton explored the area in and surrounding his purchase. In 1670, Denton wrote the first English-language description of the area.
See also
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Province of East Jersey
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Province of New Jersey
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References
External links
Indian Deed for the Elizabethtown Tract
Pre-statehood history of New Jersey
Geography of Elizabeth, New Jersey
Union County, New Jersey
History of Elizabeth, New Jersey
1664 establishments in New Jersey
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