▁precise ▁quantities ▁as ▁determined ▁by ▁the ▁land own ers ▁at ▁their ▁town ▁meet ings . ▁Early ▁sett lers ▁included ▁the ▁Am bers , ▁B eld ings , ▁Ho y ts , ▁Jag gers , ▁P ett its , ▁Water bur ys ▁and ▁We eds . ▁ ▁B eld ing ' s ▁Bl uff , ▁at ▁the ▁sout he astern ▁tip ▁of ▁the ▁pen ins ula , ▁was ▁once ▁a ▁farm ▁of ▁over ▁. ▁When ▁Benjamin ▁B eld ing ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 1 , ▁his ▁children ▁sold ▁off ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁farm ▁to ▁John ▁Lloyd , ▁a ▁ship ▁owner ▁and ▁operator ▁of ▁a ▁general ▁store ▁at ▁the ▁mouth ▁of ▁the ▁Mill ▁River . ▁Lloyd ' s ▁father ▁owned ▁the ▁section ▁of ▁Long ▁Island ▁known ▁as ▁Lloyd ' s ▁Ne ck , ▁which ▁was ▁occupied ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁during ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution . ▁On ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁September ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 7 7 9 , ▁Colonel ▁Benjamin ▁T all mad ge ▁led ▁a ▁force ▁of ▁ 1 3 0 ▁men ▁from ▁Sh ipp an ▁Point ▁to ▁Lloyd ' s ▁Ne ck , ▁where ▁the ▁surprised ▁T ories ▁surrender ed . ▁Several ▁years ▁later , ▁Tal mad ge ▁was ▁told ▁of ▁a ▁loyal ist ▁tro op ▁movement ▁on ▁eastern ▁L . I . ▁Tal mad ge ▁wrote ▁George ▁Washington ▁for ▁permission ▁to ▁cut ▁off ▁the ▁det achment . ▁Once ▁again ▁Sh ipp an ▁was ▁chosen ▁as ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁emb ark ation , ▁but ▁two ▁days ▁of ▁storm y ▁winter ▁weather