Fordham Avenue was merely a lane through Gouverneur Morris' farm, which extended froju the old Quarry road near the Home for Incurables to Rae's Corners (the crossing of the Coles road at Jlill Brook at One Hundred and Fifty-sixth Street), and then the lane continued south to Saint Ann's Church and Gouverneur Morris' gate, substantially by the route of St. Ann's Avenue as now laid out. Most of the cross-roads and some of the main ones of to-day were opened by land-owners lor the purpose of developing their property. The limits assigned to the author does not iiermit him to pursue this subject further.

POLITICAL HISTORY OK THE TOWNSHIP, INCLUDING THE COLONIAL, RKVOLUTION.^RY' AND MODERN I>KRI0D8.

Cornelis Steenwyck, one of the earliest proprietors in Westchester town, was a member of the Council of the province of New Netherland during the restoration of the Dutch rule, in KwS. We find Lewis Morris in the Council from 1084 to 1G85, and also James Graham. Richard Paxton, in 1089, was one of the Councilors of Lcisler, and Samuel Edsall, at one time owner of Bronxland, in 1690. Caleb Heathcote was also in the Council from 1(592 to 1697, and Robert Waters, of Westchester, served from 1698 to 1702, when he was suspended for taking the popular side. Caleb Heathcote served as Waters' successor from 1702 to 1720, and Waters was again in the Council from 1710 to 1731. He died in June, 1731. Lewis Morris was in the Council again from 1721 to 1729, in Caleb Heathcote's place, and the rival family of De Lancey, as successor of Heathcote, displaces Lewis Morris in the j)erson of James De Lancey, who served from 1729 to 1753. This distinguished man was Lieutenant-Governor of the province from 1753 to September 3, 1755 ; also from June 3, 1757, to July 30, 1760.