His wife Charity, who died in 1807, is buried at Harrison. The family were all staunch members of the Episcopal Church. After the close of the Revolution some of them returned to this country and settled at Horseneck, Greenwich, Conn. Mrs. Betsey Field, aged over eighty-six years, who resides with her brother Capt. Requa, is a granddaughter of the elder Dr. Peter Huggeford. A grand-daughter of Dr. John Huggeford is now living at Northampton, Mass.

South-east of Peekskill is the " Mount Florence House," formerly the residence of D. H. Craig, at one time one of the most beautiful places in the county.

The Manor of Cortlandt formerly included three wards or precincts, viz: -- "Cortlandt, Gertrude's boro' or Hanover and Salem, commonly called east, middle and west wards of Cortlandt Manor. While under the royal charter of 1697, the mesne lands were possessed of t-,.e impropriation and the patronage of all and every the church and churches erected or to be erected in the manor."

The earliest records relating to the history of this parish, now accessible, are principally to be found in the MSS. of the venerable society for the Propagation of the Gospel. From these documents it appears that as early as 1744, the Rev. James Wetmore, of Rye, performed divine service at Peekskill. Writing to the society on the 3d of April, 1746, he says: -- "That as there are great numbers of people in the wilderness northward of Bedford and Westchester, who have very little knowledge or sense of religion, Mr. Lamson's labors will be employed to good purpose among them." In 176 1 Mr. Dibble of Stamford, Conn., officiated here, where he informs us "he found no settled teacher of any denomination, but met several heads of families, professors of the Church of England, and many others well disposed towards it." Mr.