HISTORY OF ORANGE
north which is the boundary line between Milford and Derby.''
Two Mile Brook is located in the western part of Orange, and is the boundary line between Orange and Derby. This first purchase, therefore, included nearly all of the present towns of Orange and Milford, and part of the Towns of Woodbridge and West Haven.
According to the History of Milford, the deeding of land to its new owners was consummated by the old English "twig and turf'' ceremony. After both parties had signed the deed, Ansantawae was handed a piece of turf and a twig; taking the piece of turf in one hand, and the twig in the other, he thrust the twig into the turf , and handed it to the settlers, thus showing that the Indians relinquished all the land specified in the deed, and every- thing growing upon it. It was said that the Paugusset Indians made this sale, hoping that they would obtain help from the Colonists against their constant foe, the Mohawks, who continually were making raids on them. It took several months of preparation before the settlers were ready to take possession of their property.
On the morning of August 22, 1639, the Davenport group had met in council in Robert Newman's barn, on Grove St., New Haven, and formed the First Church of New Haven. In the afternoon of the same day, the Hertfordshire group met in the same barn and formed the First Church of Milford. Both churches chose ''Seven Pillars'' as the governing body of the church. This was according to the Scripture, ''Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars.'' The ''Seven Pillars'' of the Milford church were Peter Prudden, Zachariah Whitman, William Fowler, John Astwood, Edmund Tapp, Thomas Welch, and Thomas Buckingham. Having purchased their land and organized their church, they were now ready to go and possess their land.
In his ''History of the Colony of New Haven," Lambert describes the journey, "The body of planters moved from New Haven by land, following the devious Indian foot-path, driving their cattle and other domestic animals
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