James Hawes, she being a lineal descendant of William Davids, Sr., who was born Nov. 6, 170 7, and died Sept, n, 17S7. Pie had married Nov. 10,

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1733, Nellie Storms, who died 1794. Their son William, of the Revolution, was baptised 1735. \

The old Davids-Stephens house, a picture of which herewith appears, has additional interest from the fact that Washington once held a Council of War in it, and breastworks were thrown up on the grounds adjoining on the west, overlooking the river.

As to the origin of the family, the descendants of William Davids, Sr., claim Dutch ancestry, which claim is substantiated beyond doubt by the fact that the old family records are in Dutch ; probably the descendants of Win, Davids who was a large taxpayer in Flatlands, R. I., as early of 16S3.

Joseph Youngs of the historic Youngs House noted as the headquarters on the American lines for so long a period, and until its destruction on Feb. 3, 1790, after which it was known as Youngs' "Burnt House," was a Justice of the Peace, and a Member of the Committee of Public Safety, as well as a member of Captain Gabriel Requa's Company of Militia, and was a man of consequence before the Revolution, his family among the foremost on the Manor. He was captured in the raid made by Major Bearmore upon his house on the 25th of December, 17 78, and remained a prisoner until the 25th of September^