With this unhappy message he returned to Holland again, where he continued in that service for many years, perhaps during the remainder of his life. By a letter dated Nov. J", 1653, from Jongeshall to William, Earl of Nassau, it appears that Col. John Cromwell was then in Holland. Through the ill behavior of his wife Abigail, he was -- from the most affluent circumstances -- reduced to the brink of ruin. By his wife (continues Noble,) Col. Cromwell had a daughter Joan, baptized Sept. 28, 1634, and perhaps other children.""

In 1686, we find John Cromwell6 of the town of Westchester and Mary his wife, selling lands to Thomas Hunt, Sen, of the West Farms. These lands were situated upon Long Neck, afterwards known as Cromwell's Neck, and now styled Castle Hill Neck.

John Cromwell (the supposed son of Col. John Cromwell,) left issue by his wife Mary, John, from whom the present Oliver Cromwell, and Jeremiah of West Farms are descended, and James Cromwell, who was living in 17 17. The latter by his wife Anne Godfrey had two sons, John and James. The oldest son John Cromwell was residing upon the property in Harrison at the commencement of the Revolutionary war, for his name occurs in General Washington's military map of the county, dated 1778, as the occupant of the homestead." The present William Cromwell of Harrison is the grandson of the above named John Cromwell. d

From an early period, the Thomas family have resided in the eastern part of this town. The first member who purchased land here, was the Hon. John Thomas, son of the Rev. John Thomas, for many years Rector of St. George's church, Hempstead, Long Island (wjio was ordained deacon and priest by the Bishop of London in 1704 and inducted rector Dec. 27, 1704, and had resided in Philadelphia three years as second minister and school master of Christ church in that city