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The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, Vol. II (1881 revised ed.)

Bolton, Robert Jr. The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. II. New York: Charles F. Roper, 1881. Passage 819 of 1017 308 words

Rundeil, and Charlotte. Richard B. had Isaac. James (IV.) had Rev. Lewis J. (l.\ mar. Sarah A-, da. of J. Le Count; Clarissa mar. Lewis F. Bre.-chard, of Paris, France; ilargarot mar. Claudius Redon. Isaiah (IV.) mar. Deborah Palmer: Elizabeth; Andrew (V.), mar. Esther Walker; James (IV.); John (III.); Elijah (II.) mar. Phcehe Archer ; and George (VIL), mar. 2nd, Rebecca Jlorrell, Frances Bailey; and Jane. Rev. Lewis J. 'had James L., Sarah J. ileliscent, mar. Samuel C. Welling, Louisa, mar. Albert T. Jones. Elijnli (II.) had James. Margaret L.. Elizabeth, and Mary A. Andrew (V.) had Angustiis A., mar. Jane Patterson, Augustus E , ^Margaret (Y.), and Vesta J. Georga (VII.) had by Frances Bailey, George W., mar. Susan A. Lane, Julia A., mar. William H. Leonards, J. Edson, Caroline C, mar. Robert Cooper, and Leonard W.; by Rebecca ^lorrell had Susan J., n.ar. John C. Dickinson, and Peter J., mar. Margaret Vaile. Richard B. had Isaac. Augustus A. and Jane Patterson had Augustus, Georgienc A., and Mary R.

Cj^omwell of HAKKisos.-^"The family of the Photector, which arose in Wales, and was deemed illustrious by the genealogists of the principality, bore the suruatue of Ciiom-ivell, by assumption only, its patrouimic, "Williams, having been abandoned at the special desire of JCing JJenry VIII. "That monarch,"' sailh ^oble, '-strongly recommended to the Welsh, (whom he incorporated with the English,) to adopt the n.ode of most civilized nations, in taking family names, UHtcad of their manner of adding tiieir father's, and perhaps grandfather's name, to their own Christian one, nap^ or ap, between the Christian and surname, as Morgan ap Williams, or Rir hanl np r»Iorgan ap Williams, tliat is, Richard the the son of Morgan, the son of Williams ; and the King was the more anxious as it was found so inconvenient in identifying persons in judicial matters.

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