Louis, the ancestor of the Guion family of New Rochelle, emigrated from England about 1687, having fled from La Rochelle in 1681. a The old family residence stands a little to the west of Mr. Lawtoij's. Louis Guion iiad one son Louis, the father of three sons -- first, Louis, grandfather of the late Frederick Guion ; second, Isaac; and third, Aman, the grandfather of the present Elias Guion, of New Rochelle, who also resides on a portion of the old property.

In the immediate vicinity of this cliurch are also the residences of E. W. Yoris, M. D., Peter Moulton. M. D.. and George Case, Esq. The latter gentleman was for some years a judge of the late Court of Common Pleas, in this county. His place was originally a portion of the Guion property. It has been laid out and ornamented with good taste; and on the walls of his house may be seen some original paintings, specimens of art not unworthy the notice of a connoisseur.

Near the western entrance of the village stands the Presbyterian church, a plain wooden edifice. 1 he Presbyterian society claims succession from the original French chuich, gathered together soon after the settlement of the place in 1689. In this view they must represent some minority of the Huguenots, for in 1709 the majority conformed to the Church of England, according to the charter of Trinity Church which specifies, "That on the 12th day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand, seven hundred and nine, all the then inhabitants of the said township who were members of the said French church, excepting two, unanimously agreed and consented to conform themselves and the religious worship of their said church to the liturgy and rites of the Church of England as established by law,