William, married Abigail Ferris, daughter of Oliver and Abigail Lockwood Ferris, and lived at Hall's Corners, (Elmsford). Had a large family. A son, Oliver Ferris Dutcher, lived at Providence, R. 1. ; was a prominent merchant there, an Alderman ot the city and Member of the State Legislature. He married Mary P. Warner, who after his death became the wife of Mr. Benson Ferris and resided in Tarrytown. A daughter of Daniel Dutcher, named Martha

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Tv., who is now the widow Johnson, resides at New Brighton, Beavu Co., Pa.

Catrina, widow of Captain William Dutcher, lived to a grc age, and is well remembered by some of her descendants and kindred still' living. She was greatly esteemed and a rare old lady. She died July n, 1837, aged 93 years, G m. and 11 days, as is recorded on her memorial stone in the old Dutch Churchyard.

The old Dutcher house was located where the present TifTam, farmhouse stands and was near the brook which was the boundary between the Duteher.and the Abram Acker or Eeker farm to the north of it. It was burned down, probably after the Revolution, and tinpresent Tiffany mansion was then erected by Wm. Dutcher, 2d, who was a prosperous man and largely engaged in the lumber trade.

There was an Abram Dutcher who was a soldier in Capt. Martling's Company, probably Abraham, 2d.

Parent Dutcher of Philipse Manor, probably Parent, Jr., made a will which was admitted to probate Dee. 31st, 1772. Gave to Iris daughter Rachel £10. Otherwise his estate was equally divided between his son Isaac, daughter Mary Monson, daughter Catharine Barnes and his before mentioned daughter Rachel. The boundary of a road laid out in 1766 indicates that he then lived on the north side of Franklin St.