>How easy was travel between Greenwich CT and Bedford, NY, back >around 1810-1820? Were there strong links between the towns? On July 1, 1640, Englishman Captain Nathanial Turner purchased land from the Indian Sagamores, Ponus and Wascussue. It included Stamford, Pound Ridge, parts of Darien, New Canaan, North Castle, Bedford, and Lewisboro. A settlement at Stamford, CT was begun in 1641. New Haven Colony confirmed to the people of Stamford the lands that became Bedford and other portions of Westchester Co. In the early years of its settlement, the land that became Pound Ridge was under the jurisdiction of North Castle. Bedford was first formed under Connecticut, in May 1697. Its rights were confirmed by New York in April 1704 and it was fully organized as a town March 7, 1788. Bedford, Poundridge and New Rochelle were settled by the people of Stamford, CT. New Amsterdam and later NY disputed Connecticut's claim that this land belonged to them. The dispute between NY and CT over juridiction continued for over a century. This confusion was finally setled in the mid 1800's. "The Stamford tract, originally bought by the Colony of New Haven, was later transferred to the Colony of Connecticut, and then to the Province of New York."s In 1731, Bedford and Rye were transferred from CT to NY. For more information see http://www.stamfordhistory.org/feinhist.htm Susan http://home.att.net/~jg245