Gilbert was struck with the lady's beauty, and supplanted his brother, who sought refuge with his uncle in New York, married a daughter of " Tangier Smith,"a of Long Island, and became a distinguished man in our history He was a sincere Episcopalian, and probably seconded from principle, tlie views which Fletcher advocated from interest, and in obedience to his orders, Heathcote, in his military capacity, had command of the West Riding, on Long Island, and in one of his letters, gives this account of his method of "converting," as my friend Doctor De Kay, from whom I have the extract, says, " military into religious exercises."

The colonel came to America in 1692, as I gather from this letter, which is dated in 1704. and he must have had both influence and fortune to have attained a seat in the council, the first year of his arrival.

He writes thus :--" I shall begin the history of the church from the time 1 first came among them, which was about twelve

» Smith was so called, from having been governor of Tangier, and to distinguish him from " Bull Smith," and ail other Smiths.

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Gilbert Hcathcote, Esq , of Chesterfield in Pcarsdal.

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