Joline, a prominent lawyer of New York City ; Sarah, wife of Dr. Joel Madden; Frank, who married Lily, daughter of Oeorge A. Brandreth ; John, Adrian H., and Alice. Of these Frank and John are practicing lawyers, and both graduates of Princeton College, and the youngest son, Adrian H., is now a student at the same institution. The youngest daughter is at present studying at the school for young ladies under the tuition of Miss Dana, at Morristown, N. J.

HON. SAMUEL PCKDY.

The family of which Mr. Purdy is a representative has long been settled in Westchester County, their ancestor b'e i n s

Francis Purdy, who was A yk \ k n '

living in Fairfield, Conn., ^/ A^(AyKA.Jc\y)

previous to 1659. The line of descent is as follows, -- 1st, Francis; 2d, John ; 3d, Joseph ; 4th, Jonathan ; 5th, Jonathan ; '6th, Benjamin ; 7th, Sylvanus ; 8th, Samuel M.

Sylvanus Purdy, the father of Samuel M., married Effiilinda, daughter of Andrew Purdy, of East Chester, and his son was born at the homestead of his maternal gi'andfather, August 28, 1824. This homestead (which was on the farm formerly belonging to Bartholomew Ward, and sold by him to Andrew Purdy), stood in what is now the village of Mount Vernon, at the •corner of Sixth Avenue and Fourth Street, on the ■east side, and now belongs to the heirs of John Stevens. The early boyhood of Mr. Purdy was passed at this place, and at the age of twelve he went to Mamaroneck, and attended a school taught by John