Stephen Ward left issue eight sons and four daughters ; the fourth son was the late Jonathan Ward, surrogate of the county of Westchester, and a delegate to the convention that framed the late constitution of this State in 181 2 : also a member of State Senate in 1806.
In the vicinity of Marble Hall are situated the two valuable marble quarries now owned by John M. Masterton, late supervisor of the town. The former supplied the material for the construction of the New York and New Orleans Custom Houses and the City Hall, Brooklyn.
The Winter Hill burying ground just west of Marble Hall, contains some ancient memorials to the Haiden or Hadens and Hunts. One of the headstones is inscribed: "S. 17 19;" another "Mary Hoden, deceased March ye 10th, 1731." William Haiden was one of the first patentees of this town in 1664-5.
Upon the eastern side of Long Reach lies the estate of the late James Somerville, Esq., now owned by James Somerville, for a long period one of the Associate Judges of the county and a well known and respected freeholder in this town. His father was Archibald Somerville, M. D., of Melrose, Roxburgshire, Scotland (whose family originally came from Berwickshire) a lineal descendant of Sir Gualter de Somerville, Lord of Wicknour, one of the companions of the Norman conqueror. His brother was the late Archibald Somerville who succeeded to this estate and left a daughter.
The Somerville property formerly belonged to Daniel Williams, a native of the town of Bedford in this county, and was given him by the State of New York, upon the 16th of June, 1783, " for and in consideration of the services of David Williams of Cortlandt manor, in the county