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

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of Westchester, hath rendered his country in apprehending and securing the British deputy adjutant general, Major John Andre who was returning to New York, after having, in the character of a spy, concerted measures with the infamous Benedict Arnold, then commanding at the posts in the Highlands, for betraying the said posts into the hands of the enemy, and for his virtue in refusing a large sum of money offered by the said Major Andre as a bribe to permit him to escape, &c, and consisted of all that certain tract or parcel of land situate in the town of Eastchester, late in the possession of Edmund Ward, amounting to 252^ acres."

David Williams subsequently removed from South Salem, or Cortlandt's manor, to Livingstonville, in Schoharie county, New York, where he bought a farm of General Daniel Shays, and resided upon it until his death, August 2d, 1831. He left a widow, 4 sons and 3 daughters. He was the object of much regard, from the interesting historical event with which his name is associated; and the year before his death he became the guest of the city of New York. The bones of Williams have been recently removed from Livingstonville, Schoharie county, to Renselaerville, Albany County, wherp it is proposed to erect a monument to his memory.