The Isaac Odell who is said to have been one of the Westchester Guides, was a son of Isaac, Sr., one of the brothers of Jonathan Odell, Sr., of Philipse Manor. He married his cousin Hannah Odell, daughter of Abraham Odell.

General Jacob Odell of Yonkers, born 1756, was the son of Abraham, brother of Jonathan, Sr. An interesting fact in regard to this Patriot officer of the Revolution, is the following statement said to have been made by him in after years. He used to recount the time and the place where himself and three other cousins of the name (Odell) volun-

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teered their services to the Patriot cause. " It was beneath the old whip, wood tree where the three Westchester farmers stopped Major Andre an' so disclosed the treason of Arnold." It was there that Jacob Odell (Gen. Jacob) -- in June, 1776, volunteered in a company commanded In Stephen Oakley, Gilbert Dean being Lieutenant, James Oakley Orderlv Sergeant, -- " Broin " Dyckman, and three Odell's -- John, Isaac aid Abraham.

A Moses Odell who lived near Kensico, had sister Elizabeth wh married Elnathan Taylor, who suffered death at the hands of the British by being taken from his bed and thrown into a snow drift when sick with the small-pox; they were the great-grandparents of Supervisor Moses W. Taylor of Mt. Pleasant, and C. K. Buchanan of Tarrytown. Lieut. Gilbert Taylor of the Revolution was brother of Elnathan. Moses had son Moses, Jr. , and he had sons Gilbert, Harry, Evander, Isaac, and William Odell, who formerly resided on Washington St., and was the father of Mrs. Joseph H. Davis of Tarrytown. The late Hon. Moses Odell, Member of Congress from Brooklyn, was of this family.