Harrison Station on the New York and New Haven Rail Road, is located at the intersection of the road with the great thoroughfare, which under the name of Harrison Avenue and North Street, traverses the entire township. There is a good hotel and post office, and a scattered settlement, including many handsome private residences of New York business men. The distance to the latter place is twenty-two miles, some twenty-two trains running daily, and time estimated at forty-eight minutes.

At the junction of North Street and Locust Avenue, is situated the beautiful stone residence of William Mathews, Esq.

The Cromwells were possessed of considerable landed property in this township at a very early period. The old homestead is located on the south-east side of Rye pond, on the road leading to the Purchase, from North Castle, quite close to the brook which still bears their name.

The several branches of the Cromwell family in America claim descent from the same parent stock as that of the Protector Oliver CfomwelL It is presumed that the ancestor of the American line was CoL John Cromwell, son of Sir Oliver Cromwell, and cousin of the Protector.

The following notice of Col. John Cromwell, occurs in Noble's life of the protector.

"This gentleman was early in the army. In 1624 he went over as a captain in the first regiment of foot, in the forces sent over by King

a Ban d's Hist, of Rye, p. 103.

6 County Records Lib. c. 260.

<i Hand's Hist, of Rve, p. 103. Rye Records, c 170.