According to the Bronx Historical Society, the first settlement is in modern day "Mott Haven" by East 138th street. The area was initially a part of Westchester county. The annex onto NYC was spurred by regular railroad service between the Bronx and Manhattan that started in 1841. Jonas Bronck's original purchase was all farmland, and the area stayed that way until it became a part of New York City in 1895. People would always say they were "going to the Broncks'," so the name stuck.For more on the Bronck family, check out Artzar's interview with a Bronck's descendant, writer William...