The Yager fired without orders, and Emerick made apology, being much mortified at the occurrence. The house where this occurred was near to and a little above the Saw Mill River Church."

Anne Martling applied to the State for a pension on account of "the death of my late husband, Sergt. Isaac Martling, who was slain May 26, 1779," and it was duly granted. The name Martling, formerly so prominent here, has entirely disappeared from this vicinity.

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I he Storm Family.

Tlie Storm family are the descendants of Dirck Storm, who came from Utrecht, Holland, to Harlem, N.Y., in 1662. Arms: Field, a ship at sea under storm sail. Crest: The helmet of a Knight, vizor closed, affroute : surmounted by eagle's wings. Motto: " Vertrouwt," (In God we Trust.) Riker in his "History of Harlem," says that "Dirck Storm sailed from Amsterdam Sept. 2, 1662, with his wife, Marie Pieters, and three sons, Gregoris, Peter and David. In 1670 was Secretary of Brooklyn, and afterwards for some years Town Clerk at Flatbush. Was made Clerk of the Sessions for Orange Co., 1691, and in 1697 he and his family were living on Philips.e Manor, where his descendants became numerous and noted." In 1699 David Storm was chosen as one of the Deacons in the old Dutch Church, and afterwards served several terms as Elder. In 1730 Thomas Storm was Collector of the Manor. In fact, the Storm family was v-ery prominent in the early days in this vicinity.