Claim: The Elizabethtown Tract was purchased in 1664 by John Baily, Daniel Denton, and Luke Watson and, in 1670, Denton wrote the first English description of the area.
Evidence: The Elizabethtown Tract was a property that was purchased on October 28, 1664, by John Baily, Daniel Denton and Luke Watson from the Native Americans that is in the area of (and surrounding) present-day Elizabeth, New Jersey. In 1670, Denton wrote the first English-language description of the area.