Bolton, in his History of }Vestchester-cwmty, (original edition, ii., 80, 81, 509 ; the same, second edition, 197, 715, 716,) gave an account of his family.

*Gil. Budd Horton, of Mamaroneck, was the only representative of that Town, in the County Committee of 1776-'7, (Historical Manuscripts, etc.: Miscellaneous Papers, xxxviii., 309.) He was captured and carried away, by the Royal troops or by the local loyalists, in 1777, (Historical Manuscripts, etc. : Petitions, xxxiii., 710.)

6 Captain Vandeput commanded the Asia, man-of-war, then at New York. Concerning the making of these Oars, .vide page 119, ante.

See page 126, post.

7 "Justice Sutton" was the "William Sutton, Esq." who was one of the signers of the call for the Meeting at the White PlainB, in April, 1775, as well as one who signed the declaration and Protest, at the same place, against the proceedings of that Meeting, (vide pages 70, 72, ante.) He was one of the King's Justices of the Peace ; and one of those who were reported to the Committee on Conspiracies, in June, 1776, and ordered to be arrested, (Historical Manuscripts, etc. : Miscellaneous Papers, xxx., 166.) Ho was summoned to appear before the Committee, (Ibid, xxxv., 485 ;) and his cxamiuation, before the County Committee, on the twenty-third of July, 1776, indicated the temper of that body against the De Lauceys, and all who were connected with that family, either by kinship or in politics, (Ibid, xxxiv., 531, 605, 537, 535.)

8 See page 120, ante.