In the east division are also the Scurmans ; the ancestor of this family was Frederick Scurman, who was born in France in 1630 ; and Mary, his wife, bom in France in 1640. Mary Scurman, Margaret Scurman, Jacob Scurman, Altia Scurman, Jacob Scurman, Jr., Miles Scurman, Alexander Scurman, Anne Scurman, and Sarah Scurman ; together with Frederick Scurman, born in France in 1666; Judy Scurman, his wife ; Margaret, Susannah, Elizabeth and Isabelle, all appear to have been residents in New Rochelle in 17 10. Frederick Scurman was a free-holder in this town in 1708.

In the southern division of the town, were the Guions, LeCounts and the Rhinelanders, already alluded to, and the Fflandreaus or Fflanders. James Fflanders, a native of France, in 1664, appears as a resident of this town in 17 10, together with Catherine, his wife, and their children, James, Jr., Peter and Betty. The name of James Flandreau is attached to the list of church-members, in 1743. The farm of the late Nehemiah Purdy, in the eastern division of the town, formerly belonged to Frederick Bevoe, who is styled " yeoman " in the records. This individual was indicted for treason 10th November, 1780, and judgment signed 5th July, 1783;° whereupon the farm was conveyed o See Bcarsdale,

b The following entries are made in the Soulice Family Bible, "written in New Rochelle, by John Soulice, Sen : " " The 7th of December, in the year of our Lord. 1737, there was an earthquake which was terrible -which never was known in America before ; it began about 10 o'clock at night, and so continued to be heard at times very loud, until the middle of March