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Classic Charles Blair Macdonald Design 1660s Land of Overlooks The parcel of land that The Creek sits on today was once owned by the Matinecocks an Alogonquin tribe whose name meant the land of the overlooks. In 1664 the British gained control of Long Island and Manhattan and purchased 250 acres of that Matinecock land which was eventually divided and sold to seven families of settlers in 1667. One of the settlers was William Simson who sold his parcel to the Frost family in 1674. 16741890 The Frost Family Settlement The Frost family settled in 1674 afterpurchasing their land from William Simson.