Philip Schuyler, of the Revolution. Middle lot No. 2 and 3, Gertrude Verplank; ditto No. 4, Elizabeth Skinner; South lot No. i, bordering tlie Croton river, John Watts; ditto, Nos. 4, 5, 6, 7, Philip Verplank ; ditto. No. 8, Gertrude Beeckman; ditto, No. 9, Susannah ^\'arren. The latter was the wife of Admiral Sir Peter Warren, K. B., who died in 1752; he commanded the e.xpedition which captured Louisburg, capitol of the Island of Cape Breton, in 1745. They were married in 1731, lost two lovely children, Peter and Elizabeth, in 1746 or 7, but left issue three daughters ; first, Ann, who married Lt. Gen. Charles Fitzroy, (second son of Lord Augustus Fitzroy, and grand-son of Charles, second Duke of Grafton), first Lord Southampton in 175S; secondly, Charlotte Warren, who married Willoughby Bertie, fourth Earl of Abingdon, in 176S; thirdly, Susan Warren, who married Gen. William Skinner.''

Subsequently the devisees and their heirs, made other divisions.

A. D. 17S4, Andrew Ivliller sold to John Strang a farm in west range of north lot No. 2, consisting of two hundred acres, which he jmrchased of John Watts.

Gertrude Beeckman bequeathed lot No. S, south of the Croton to her t\vo nephews Philip and William Ricketts van Cortlandt, as tenants in common in fee tail.

Stephen van Cordandt with his wfe Catalina Staats, in 1791 gave a release to Elvan Purdy, with the fee of a certain lot No. 3, lieretofore called Gtrrirjide's borough, being by division amongst the heirs of Stephen van Cortlandt, deceased, allotted to Gertrude, one of liis daughters, late N\-ife of Henry Beeckman, containing 156 acres.