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==Bronck's becomes Bronx== Bronck's farm, a tract of {{convert|274|ha|acre}},<ref name = Komstad/> known as the biblical Emmaus, Bronck's Land, and then just Broncksland, or simply Bronck's— covered roughly the area emanating from general vicinity of Willis Avenue and 132nd Street in the Bronx in what, today, is [[Mott Haven, Bronx|Mott Haven]].<ref>{{cite web | last = Hansen | first = Harry North of Manhattan | title = excerpted from ''North of Manhattan'', Hastings House, 1950 | work = The Bronx...Its History & Perspective | publisher = The Bronx Mall | url = http://www.bronxmall.com/cult/series/2.html | access-date = January 20, 2012 |quote = The house was named "Emmanus" and stood on what today is in the general vicinity of Willis Avenue and 132nd Street.}}</ref> Following Bronck's death, and the dispersion of the few settlers, the tract passed through the hands of successive Dutch traders until 1664, when it came into the possession of Samuel Edsall, (who also had acquired a large tract on the [[North River (Hudson River)|North River]] known as the [[English Neighborhood]]), who held it until 1670. He sold it to Captain [[Richard Morris (merchant)|Richard Morris]] and Colonel [[Lewis Morris]], at the time merchants of [[Barbados]]. Four years later, Colonel Morris obtained a royal patent to Bronck's Land, which afterward became the Manor of [[Morrisania]], the second Lewis (son of Captain Richard), exercising proprietary right.<ref>{{Citation | last = Sterling | first = Aladine | title = The Book of Englewood | year = 1922 | publisher = Committee on the History of Englewood authorized by The Mayor and Council of City of Englewood, N.J. | url = https://archive.org/stream/cu31924028828858/cu31924028828858_djvu.txt }}</ref> Despite Bronck having lived there for only four years, the area was known as "Broncksland" through the end of the 17th century. The current spelling came into use in 1697.<ref>{{cite book |title= North of Manhattan| first= Harry| last= Hansen| publisher= Hastings House| year= 1950| oclc= 542679}}, excerpted at [http://www.bronxmall.com/cult/series/2.html The Bronx... Its History & Perspective] |quote = The land was then referred to as "Bronck's Land." Even though the records of the day show that Jonas Bronck only owned the land for four years, the name Bronck's Land stayed and the name was used to describe all the surrounding lands...The first time that the present spelling was used was when in 1697 the First Legislature outlined the County of West Chester, East Chester, "Bronx Land,"</ref>
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