Samuel Pintard, the son of John, and grand-son of Anthony Pintard, who came originally from La Rochelle, in France, and settled in Shrewsbury, New Jersey. Captain Samuel Pintard was greatly distinguished for his services in the Low Countries in 1759. " At the battle of Minden he was severely wounded, and afterwards found on the battle ground, wrapped up in a standard of colors which he had captured with his own hands from the enemy. He subsequently returned to this, his native country, full of honors and wounds, and located himself on the Robert Gallagher estate, at the corner of Drake's Avenue and Pelham road. His brother, Louis Pintard, was appointed by Washington, Commissary for the American Prisoners in New York. This individual occupied the Rumsey property in New Rochelle. There were two other brothers of this family -- Anthony, of New York, and John Pintard ; the latter was the father of the late venerable John Pintard, LL.D., whose grandson, Servoss, formerly resided in this town. The two brothers, Samuel and Lewis Pintard, married sisters of the Stockton family, of New Jersey.

The estate of the late Charles F. Wright, Esq., formerly belonged to Mr. James Bleeker, son of Rutger Bleeker, mayor of the city of Albany in 1828. The house, which has been greatly improved within a few years, is said to have been used by the British as an hospital for the wounded soldiers in 1776.

The Le Count family still occupy a portion of the old family estate, situated on the south side of the road leading to the village. Guilliaume le Coate was born in France in 1658," and Francis le Coate was bom in France in 1665, and fled from the former country to England prior to the edict of Nantes. On the 17th of April, 1695, Francis le Coate took the oath of allegiance in New York.