He also, for some time, acted as Adjutant and Secretary to Governor-General George Clinton. Was a Lieutenant in 1781. After the war he was Member of Assembly for seven terms, and for nearly twenty years Supervisor of the town of Greenburgh. lie married Anne Mandeville of Peekskill. Died 1S20, and was buried in the old Dutch Churchyard, Tarrytown. Pliebe Odell, a daughter of Abraham, married Rufus S. King of New York, and was so the mother of Rufus King, E-sq-, of Yonkers, the historian of the Odell family.

Lieut. Abraham Odell was often called Armand, because he resembled the French Legionary Commander. Col. Armand was above the middle size, of dark complexion, with black hair, and wore large

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mustaches and whiskers, but was not quite so large as Abraham Odd.

Isaac Odell, son of Jonathan, married Poebe Dean. Was pp ably a soldier of the Revolution. Died rSn. Had Jonathan, Dan ip and Margaret.

William Odell, son of Jonathan, married Hannah Wiltsea, ar . lived at the old homestead near Abbotsford. Had Jonathan who iikv. ried Susan MeChain, Daniel who married Charlotte Dean, Margoiv: who married Col. Lester W. Barker of Oneida Co., also Isaac, Abralian; William, Jr., Altien, Johanna who married Garret Dyckman, and Win. Dyckmam Odell.

Jacob, son of Jonathan Odell, born 1752, married Hannah Stymus and had Jonathan, Jasper, and Jacob, Jr., born soon after his death, Sept. 28, 179S. Jacob, Jr., married a Miss Smith and lived an : died at Peekskill. Jasper »S. married Sarah Wildey, and lived at Tarrytown. Wasin the lumber and coal business at Point Dock, and Captain, of a steamboat for many years. Mr. JolinJ. Odell, ofTarrytown, is his son. *