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History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I

Scharf, J. Thomas, ed. History of Westchester County, New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City, Vol. I. Philadelphia: L.E. Preston & Co., 1886. 270 words

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. Cammann, M.D., late of Fordham ; Margaretta H. married Thomas Ward, M.D., of New York; Eliza M. married N. P. Bailey, of Fordham and New York ; Jacob, deceased, married ]\Iiss Bayard, of West Farms; Emily married Lewis G. ilorris, of Fordham ; Julia married Daniel M. Edgar, formerly of Westchester.

North of the Lorillard place, and fronting the Bronx, are the hamlets of Olinville and Williams' Bridge. Here is the residence of Mr. Peter Briges, and near by on the East Chester road that of the late Harvey Kidd, the first a supervisor and the latter member of Assembly from the township. On the road from Williams' Bridge to Westchester are situated the country places of the late Abraham Hatfield, for many years supervisor, and near by resided Denton Pearsall, at one time president of the Bowery Butchers' and Drovers' Bank.

Railroads. -- The township is intersected by tlie Port Chester Branch of the New Haven Railroad. On this line the following stations arc within the township: West Farms, Protectory, Westchester, Timpson's and Baychester.