It ii a strange fact that though both sons were Loyalists (luring the Revolution, James' propertv was forfeited by the act of attainder, while John's was not.'

The other part of the de Lancey estate is owned by the heirs of Philip Lydig.- Just north of the mills on the banks of the Bronx is Bronxdale, the site of the bleaching mills of the Bolton family, and immediately north of the Bleach is the large estate of Peter L irillard, extending both sides of the river with a h I idsome stone mansion, garden, hot-houses and graperies.

Peter Lorillard was the son of Peter Lorillard, who, with his brothers George and Jacob, were well-known and respected merchants in New York in the early part of this century. Peter, the elder, and George were the founders of the celebrated firm of P. Lorillard & Co., now perhaps the largest manufacturing firm of tobacco in New York. The snuft mill of the firm was formerly ojierated on the Bronx, but

1 " History of New I'ork,"' by Chief .Justice Jdiiesuiul notes I'y hMwiinl F. lie Lancey.

' l\'r Lydig, see W est Furnis.

of late years the factory has been located in Jersey City. Jacob, the other brother, was a leather merchaut in New York, in " the swamp." George never married. Peter had him surviving -- Peter married Miss Griswold, from whom descended Peter (or Pierre), the present head of the firm ; Catharine married James Kernochan, of New York ; Jacob married Frances Uhlong, of New York ; Eva married Lieut. - Col. Lawrence Kip, United States army ; Ernest, deceased, sanx issue; Mary married Henry Barhey, of Switzerland; George married Miss Lafarge, of New York ; Louis married Miss Beekman, of New York. Jacob, the third son, leather merchant, married Miss Kuntze, of New York; by her he had Catharine Anna, married George P.