Bolton, Robert Jr. A History of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. II. New York: Alexander S. Gould, 1848.

The second shot passed about the centre of the battalion, when to the amount of a grand division settled down, which was an evidence that they would not stand much longer. One of the pieces was ordered to be drawn lower down the hill ; on which the battalion quitted their ground and marched off as fast as they could, without running to get behind the redoubt and hill at the …

July, 1778, Lord Cathcart held the command of ihe British force at Kings bridge. "The late skirmish, (says Heath,) writing in 1781, near King's Bridge, was occasioned by the American army's moving down, in order to give the French officers a view of the British out-posts near the bridge. A number of Americans were killed and wounded by long shot from the yaugers of the enemy …

Long experience had taught their leaders the eflicacy of concentrated force; and unless tradition does great injustice to their exploits, the result did do little credit to their foresight. The corps -- we presume from their well known afTection to that useful animal -- had received the significant appellation of ' Cow Boys.' "<= The morality of these heroes of the Neutral …

The beautiful striped bass (Labrax Lineatus, Cuvier,) abounds in these waters. The fishing season usually commences in May, and reaches perfection in the months of September and October. The baits preferred (although they vary according to location) are the soft crab, shrimp and squid, or common cuttle fish. The bass is well known to bean anadromous, living in the salt water …

The pleasure grounds around the Macomb mansion, are tastily laid out in shrubberies and walks, while the beautiful waters of the " Miiscoota^^ add variety to the scenery. In one of the rooms we noticed a beautiful painting, by Waldo, of Major Gen. Alexander Macomb. This family is descended from the MacCombie's of Ireland, an ancient and honorable stock who removed to that …

Along the edge of the valley are scattered beautiful knolls and high ranges of hills, either cultivated or covered with woods ; to the left, seated on a fine wooded hill, is a large stone mansion, erected by Augustus van Cortlandt, Esq., A. D. 1822, upon the site of a much older building, which was destroyed by fire A. D. 1822. The ascent to the house is through the romantic …

The latter gentleman has recently erected a beautiful stone residence on the western side of the ntck, which commands extensive prospects 448 HISTORY OF THE of the Hudson and palisades ; the entrance is by a beautiful road that winds through a thick wood to the house. The Van Cortlandt mansion and surrounding property belongs to Samuel B. Thompson, Esq., and is now occupied by …

Prior to the purchase of the Philipses this estate (as before shown,) formed a portion of the fief of Colen-donck, and was styled the " Old Yonckers." From the Patroon Adriaen van der Donck it passed through the hands of various proprietors to the Hon Frederick Philipse who sold it to his son-in-law Jacobus van Cortlandt A. D. 1699. Since then, it has been considerably …

See Cortlandt-town, vol. i. 50. To face pnge 449, vol Arms. -- Arg. the wings or arms of a wind-mill tight Hon. landt, n.-it cestor of i branch--' Frederick van Cortlandt, fatlier of the nat. 1C98, ob. 12th Fe-m Jay bruary, 1749 Jacobus van Cortlandt, nat. 3d March, 1'23, ob. 1st April, 1781 Augustus van C.=1. Miss C(iyler.28th nat. 3d Aug. =2. Catharine B.jo, ob. 1728, ob …

Cortlandt house, the ancient residence of the Van Cortlandt family, stands in the vale below, about one mile north from Kings bridge, on the road leading to the village of Yonkers. Prior to the purchase of the Philipses this estate (as before shown,) formed a portion of the fief of Colen-donck, and was styled the " Old Yonckers." From the Patroon Adrjaen van der Donck it …

Steven van Cortlandt a lineal descendant of the ancient Dukes of Cortlandt or Courland.a Jacobus married Eva Philipse daughter of the Hon. Frederick Philipse of the manor of Philipsburgh. Besides the Yonkers estate, Jacobus van Cortlandt was a large landed proprietor in the town of Bedford, in this county. This individual was one of the See Cortlandt -town, vol. i. 50 …

All that my farm situate lying and being in a place commonly called and known by the name of the Liltle or Lower Yonckers &c., and all other tho land, meadows and real estate, I am seized of or have a right to in the Manor of Philipsburgh &c. for his natural life, and from and after his decease to the heirs male lawfully begotten, &c. To his eldest daughter, Margaret, wife of …

He seldom applied in vain, such was the universal respect for his charactor. Previous to the close of the war he was compelled to leave his country residence at Yonkers on account of ill health. He died shortly afterwards in the city of New York, 1st of April, 1781. His remains were interred in tlie family tomb. Vault Hill. On ihe death of Col. James van Cortlandt, the …

Cortlandt informs the committee of safety, that previous to the above request, he caused the public records to be put into chests, and secured them in a cellar in his garden, made for that purpose, of stone and brick, well arched and exceedingly dry. This precaution was taken against accidents happening by fire ; should the city be invaded by an army from Great Britain, or …

Item, it is my desire tbat the same remain entire, and pass from time to time to one of my surname and family ; whereupon I do hereby give and devise all my lands and real estate, and all dwelling houses, mills and other buildings thereon in the town of Yonkers, &c., unto my affectionate relations, John Jay and Peter Augustus Jay, and to their heirs for ever, except a certain …

The Revised Statutes of 1825, having abolished the entail, Augustus became possessed of the estate in fee simple. Upon the 18th of Feb., 1827, Augustus van Cortlandt bequeathed the Yonkers to his brother Henry, for life, and to his brother's eldest son fore^^er, provided they take and constantly use the name of " Van Cortlandt ;" and upon the failure of male heirs, to Henry …

The pleasure grounds in front, appear to have been laid out in the ancient Dutch style, with high artificial banks, adorned with rows of statea Surrogate's ofBce, N. Y. b The following item occurs in the will of Frederick van Cortlandt, dated 2iid of Oct. 1749 : " whereas, I am now about finishing a large stone dwelling house on the plantation in which I now live, which, with …

These were part of the spoils taken from a Spanish privateerduring the war; and presented to Augustus van Cortlandt, by Rear Admiral Robert Digby of the British navy. To the east of the house, the Mosholu (Tippetts brook) pent up by the mill dam, forms an extensive sheet of water, which is greatly enriched by the vicinity of green meadows, orchards and neighboring hills. South …

The first entry occurs New York den 19th Jan'ry, 1723 4. During the early period of the Revolutionary war this house was garrisoned by a piquet guard of the Green Yagers, whose officers held their head quarters here. His Excellency, General Washington, and aids, dined in one of the apartments on the memorable July of 1781, when the British piquets were driven within the lines …

It was upon this hill that Gen. Washington stationed his troops and lighted camp fires for the purpose of deceiving the enemy, whilst he secretly withdrew to join La Fayette before Yorktown in Virginia, A. D. 1781. There are still the remains of a considerable fort on the north end of this ridge. During the Revolutionary struggle the valley south from Vault hill to …

Emmerick with his corps marching north to Boar hill ; then crossing over the hills east, Lincoln followed ihe course of Tippett's brook, for the purpose of avoiding Pruschank's corps, stationed upon Cortlandl's ridge. Passing the Van Cortlandt residence, he kept close to the edge of Gun and Locust hills, and had arrived in the vicinity of General Montgomery's house, (then …

For this purpose Armand left his quarters above the Croton and proceeded down the main post road to the village of Yonkers ; after passing the village, and when in the neighborhood of the enemy's encampment, he started his whole corps on a full gallop. The Yagers had taken the precaution to post a sentinel at Hadley's spring, but the poor fellow became so perfectly alarmed and …

Both these places are memorable as the scene of a severe engagement between the British troops and Stockbridge Indians, 3 1st August, 1778. The action is thus related in Simcoe's Military Journal : " Lt. Col. Simcoe, returning from head quarters, the 20th of August, heard a firing in front, and being informed that Lt. Coi. Emmerick had patrolled, he immediately marched to his …

His idea was, as the enemy moved upon the road whir>h is delineated in the plan as intersecting the country, to advance from his flanks ; this movement would be perfectly concealed by the fall of the ground upon his right, and by the woods upon the left ; and he meant to gain the heights in the rear of the enemy, attacking whomsoever should be within by his cavalry and such …

Tarleton immediately advanced with the Hussars and the Legion cavalry ; not being able to pass the fences in liis front, he made a circuit to return further upon their right ; which being reported to Lieut. Col Simcoe, he broke from the column of the Rangers, with the grenadier company, and, directing Major Ross to conduct the corps to the heights, advanced to the road, and …

Near forty of the Indians were killed, or desperately wounded ; among others, Nimham, a chieftain, who had been in England, and his son ; and it was reported to have stopped a larger number of them, who were excellent marksmen, from joining General Washington's army. The Indian doctor was taken ; and he said, that when Nimham saw the grenadiers close in his rear, he called out …

One man of the Legion cavalry was killed, and one of them, and two of the hussars, wounded."^ The scene of this conflict lies on the land of the late Frederick Brown, now occupied by his widow. The struggle commenced in the 2d field west of Brown's house, tind close by the a See Simcoe's Military Journal, published by Bartlett & Welford, N. Y., to which work we refer our …

Oneof these survivors by the name of Job, lived to a good old age ; gaining his livelihood by fishing on the banks of the Hudson ; but whenever he could be tempted to relate the horrors of that day, the big tears would start in his eyes and he would sob like a child. Nimham the Indian chief fell as related by the hand of Wright, Simcoe's orderly huzzar, in the swamp between …

Lieut. Colonel Simcoe was describing a private road to Lieut. Colonel Tarleton : Wright, his orderly dragoon, alighted and took down a fence of Devaux's farm yard for them to pass through ; around this farm the Indians were lying in ambuscade ; Wright had scarce mounted his horse, when these officers, for some trivial reason altered their intentions, and, spurring their …

Lispenard Stewart, &.c. Tu the immediate vicinity of the latter is situated Font Hill, the seat of Mr. Edwin Forrest. The edifice which is of stone, after the designs of Mr. Thos. C. Smith, presents a fine specimen of the English castellated style. The building has six towers, affording extended vie\ys of the Hudson River ; the highest of these called the flag or stair tower …

They afterwards removed to High Deverell in Wiltshire, about the middle of the 14th century; at which time hved William Ludlow Esq., of High Deverell, from whom lineally descended Sir Henry Ludlow, Knt. of Maiden Bradley, in the county of Wilts, M. P. for that shire, father of Edmund Ludlow, the celebrated republican general during the civil wars, who died in exile, at Vevay …

Here, in 1777, a memorable engagement took place between the two British frigates the Rose, and the Phoeni.K, which lay off at anchor, and the gun boats of the patriots which sallied out of the harbor of Yonkers, having in tow a large tender filled with combustibles, intending to run it along side of the frigates. The crews however, kept it oft' by means of spars, and a heavy …

A number of cannon were discharged into the fire vessel in order to sink her. A number of seamen ascended and got out on the yard arm, supposed to clear away some grapplings. The fire vessel was along side as was judged near ten minutes, when the Phoenix either cut or slipt her cable, let fall her fore topsail, wore round and stood up the river, being immediately veiled from …

Kellinger, called the Mansion house. This well known spot affords excellent accommodation to parties and strangers visiting the town. The village itself, is pleasantly situated in a picturesque hollow on the banks of the Saw mill river, which here discharges its waters into the lordly Hudson. The dams of the various grist, saw mills and woollen manufactories, form a beautiful …

From its desirable situation on the Saw Mill and close vicinity to the Hudson, it has greatly improved m trade, of late years : many beautiful houses have been built, streets laid out, and a number of thriving manufactories erected and in full operation ; among these, are the two large sawing mills of Messrs Paddock, two mahogany mills of T. Copcutt, Norton and Moore, a large …

In front flows the Hudson like a broad silvery mirror ; while opposite, tower in majesty the basaltic rocks of the Palisades. <= Northward, the view is terminated by the highlands of Tappaan and a Vander Donck's N. N., N. Y. Hist. Soc. p. Ser. i. 143. b The Horse Chesnut is extensively used in Europe for avenues. At Ghent, one borders the Bruges canal of a mile and a half in …

It boldly projects at the entrance of the Zee, and in a bright summer's day may be seen casting its shade upon the waters. a- A very deep interest attaches itself to this spot, when we recollect, that on the afternoon of the 13th Sep., 1609, Hendrick Hudson "takino- advantage of a light wind and flood tide, anchored the " Halve Maen"'' near where the village pier projects into …

Others supposed it to be a great sea monster, and that those in it had more the appearance of devils than human beings, at least a strange report circulated through the country and caused a great consternation among them.' What must have been the wonder then, of the Nap-pe-ckamak settlement, when they beheld the apparition anchor off the mouth of the Saw mill, especially when …

The following extract occurs in the journal of Lewis Morris, Judge of the Admiralty : June 4th, 1746, returned home, dined at Westchester, when the detachments from Q,ueens county and Westchester marched to Colonel Philipse's, in order to embark for Albany, on board of Captain Conradts Derrike's sloop, who lay there for that purpose.''^ This was on occasion of the war with …

Col. Baylor's detachment consisted of one hundred and four horsemen. The attack was so sudden, that they were entirely defenceless, and the enemy immediately commenced the horrid work of slaughter ; their entreaties and crieg for mercy were totally disregarded by their savage foes. It has been well ascertained that the British soldiers were ordered by iheir inhuman ofRcerR to …

At a short distance above the village landing, facing the post road, is the old Manor hall. The present front was erected cir. 1745, the rear at a much earlier period, which is reported to have been built soon after the Philipse family purchased here, A. D, 1682. Although the favorite residence at first, appears to have been Castle Philipse, in Sleepy Hollow. The front of the …

The view from the south, commands the old stone mill, village spires, and the wooded banks of Philips's point. On the west, beautiful prospects of the dock and river ; on the east, a verdant lawn skirted by garden terraces, horse chesnuts and the main road, above which rises Locust hill. The hall is capacious, and its wide staircase with antique balustrades and banister, has a …

We should be glad to see this beautiful tree, whose dark verdure never fails, naturalized in the gardens of Westchester. In this Mansion the lords of the manor on the great rent days, feasted their tenantry. Some idea may be formed of this establishment which maintained thirty white and twenty colored servants. There appears to have been two rent days yearly for the manor of …

Frederick Philipse, speaker of the House of Assembly and lord of the manor of Philipsborough. "From this lady's character 'Fenimore Cooper formed the heroine of the Spy, under the name of Frances, (see the interesting account of her in that work.) It is said that she refused the hand of Washington, who was greatly attached to her; she subsequently married Col. Roger Morris …

Inglis, were the only females who were attainted of treason during the struggle. But it appeared in due time, that the confiscation act did not affect the rights of Mrs. Morris's children. The fee simple of the estate was valued by the British government at jC20,000 ; and by the rules of determining the worth of life interests, the life interest of Col. Morris and his wife …

The terms of the arrangement required, that within a specified time he should execute a deed of conveyance in fee simple, with warrantee against the claims of the Morrises -- husband and wife -- their heirs, and all persons claiming under them ; and that he should also obtain the judgment of the Supreme Court of the United States affirming the validity and perfectibility of …

Their children were as follows : Henry Gage, a captain in the royal navy ; Amherst, who was named for his godfather Lord Amherst, who was also a captain in the royal navy, and who died unmarried in 1602; Johanna, who married Captain Thomas Cowper Hincks of the British dragoons, and who died in 1819 ; and another daughter whose name and fate have not been ascertained. To the …

He lingered there till duty called him away; but he was careful to entrust his secret to a confidential friend, whose letters kept him informed of every important event. In a few months intelligence came that a rival was in the field, and that the consequences could not be answered for if he delayed to renew his visits to New York. Whether time, the bustle of the camp, or the …

Imagination dwells upon the outlawry of a lady whose beauty and virtues won the admiration of the great Whig Chief. Humanity is shocked that a woman was attainted of treason, for no crime but that of clinging to the fortunes of her husband whom she had vowed on the altar of religion never to desert."" » The Ameiican Loyalists, by Lorenzo Sabine. See also Historical view of the …

The audience was then entertained with a discourse on the happiness ©f connubial life, by Mr. Beverly Robinson, whose just observations on the subject did him much honor. Degrees were after this, conferred on the following gentlemen : Beverly Robinson, Frederick Philipse, Nathaniel Philipse, B. A., Phih'p Pell, Rev. Harry Munro M. A." Upon the arrival of the British forces in …

Lowe conveyed part to William Constable. April 29, 1796, Wm. Constable and wife sold COUx\TY OF WESTCHESTER. 469 to Jacob Stout. April I, 1803, Jacob Stout conveyed it to Joseph Howland. It was finally bought under a decree of Chancery by Lemuel Wells, Esq., at whose death in 1842, the Mansion House with 300 acres, passed to his heirs at law, he dying intestate. The present …

He was, however, a member of tlie House of Assembly, and held the commisfiion of colonel in the militia. Nor does it seem that, though a friend of existing institutions, and an opposer of the whigs, he was an active partisan. In April, 1775, he went to the ground appointed by the whigs of Westchester county, to elect deputies to the Congress ; and declared that he would not …

The late President D wight was well acquainted with him at this time, and speaks of him as " a worthy and respectable man, not often excelled in personal and domestic amiableness, and of Mrs. Philipse, he remarks, that she " was an excellent woman." In the 4r(> ' : , HISTORY OF THE .^ panied his master in all his changes of fortune survived him but one year. They are both …

progress of events, Colonel Phillipse abandoned his home and took refuge in the city of New York, and finally embarked for England. In person, he was extremely large, and on account of his bulk, his wife seldom rode in the same carriage with him. Colonel Fhillipse had one brother and two sisters, who inherited the Manor of Fredericksburgh in equal portions. His brother whose …

But it is to be remembered, that lands in 1763, hardly had a fixed value ; while, in 1809, the impulse which the Revolution had given to settlements, to increase of population, &c., had already effected vast changes in the marketable prices of real property. Colonel Phillipse's son Frederick, is also named in the New York confiscation act. This gentleman married a niece of Sir …

At a meeting of the Committee for this County held at White Plains, on Thursday and Friday, the 17th and ISth days of August, inst,, the committee divided the County into districts or beats, agreeable to the directions of the Provincial Congress, for forming militia and minute companies. Yonkers formed one of the districts of the southern battalion. The officers chosen, were …

John Cock of the said precinct, for his known skill and ability in military discipline, and for other good causes, captain of the company for the district aforesaid ; and, whereas, we are informed that a complaint hath been made to the committee by a few of the inhabitants against the said Mr. John Cock, out of spite and malice, and as we conceive what has been alledged …

John Devoe, Jacob Post, Israel Post, Lewis Post, John Warner, Elnathan Taylor, Jacob Taylor, James Crawford, Elnathan Taylor, David Oakley, jr., Joseph Oakley, jr., George Crawford, ]\Ioses Oakley, Francis Smith, Jordan Norris, Frederick Vermilyea, John Cartright, Edward Cartright, Henry Taylor, Fred. Brown. Charles Tyler. Martin Post, James Munro, Anthony Allaire, Edward …

Its first founder and patron was the Honorable Frederick Philipse, for some years speaker of the house of Assembly in the province of New York, 1721-8. There is every reason to believe that this distinguished indi. vidual took some steps towards the erection of the church previous to his death, which happened in 1751 : (he died of consumption at the age of 53.) In his will …

" That out of the rents that were, or should thereafter be due to him, from the manor of Philipsborough, the sum of £400 be by his executrix laid out in erecting a building or finishing a church of England as bylaw established, on the farm near and to the northward of the house then in the tenure of William Jones, sen., unless he should build the said church in his lifetime …

This sum shows that his executrix had exceeded the original bequest in the will, £223. The curious reader will not be displeased with one or two more of these accounts, showing the expenses attendant on building a church at that early period : "Benjamin Fowler's account in full for ye church: May 11th, 1753, dito 6- days works at geting timber for the dors and the winder frams …

When the ruins of the church came to be examined after this melancholy accident, the skeleton of a full sized man was discovered behind the remains of the pulpit. In 1792, it was again repaired, and on the 21st August of that year, consecrated to the service of Almighty God, under the name and title of St. John's Church, Philipsborough, by the Right Rev. Samuel Provoost, first …

• . aged 58 years and 11 days. He laboured industriously to promote the happiness ' , ■ . of MANKIND '' '■ ^ ■ . ~ by advancing the influence of the Christian religion. Pious without superstition, and zealous without -~ - . • BIGOTRY ; a friend to the poor and an ornament to the church, •' - exemplary in the discharge of every relation and professional duty, respected and …

January 4, 1839, aged 35 years. In the General Theological Seminary, THE PIETY, VIRTUES AND TALENTS, were nurtured, which fitted him for the CHRISTIAN MINISTRY, sincerity of character, kindness of heart, 470 HISTORY OF THE ■ . ."■.:'■;•*' V" and purity of life, united with steady zeal, correct principles, patient labor and true . ' devotedness to God, edified the church, . won …

Some years after the close of the war, the altar cloth was discovered in an old dusty box, where it had lain through the whole period of the Revolu-' tion : this is now in use at St, John's chapel, Tuckahoe. The silver now used at the administration of the holy sacrament, consists of one large silver flagon, 2 silver chalices, a silver bason or font ; the latter presented by a …

And holy church his tomb doth grace." - , -. ^ The church-yard has been long since abandoned on account of its rocky situation. The one now used is located on the old parsonage property, and formed once a ])ortion of the glebe. It is beautifully situated on a rising knoll in the valley of the Saw Mill. The first interment on record occurs 1783, Richard Archer. Among other …

The first mention of the parish of Yonkers occurs in an act passed during the first session of the third Assembly, 5th of King William and Q,ueen Mary, September, 1693, entitled an act for settling a ministry and raising a maintenance for them in the city of New York, counties of Richmond, Westchester and dueens ; "Wherein it was enacted by General Assembly, and by the …

wardens. a Confirmed the 11th of May, 1697. This act was further explained 3rd Q,ueen Anne.^ A. D. 1698. Lord Cornbury, Governor of the Province, issued orders to the magistrates of the several towns in Westchester County to build churches ; by virtue of this, several towns were enabled to build public houses (or the worship of Almighty God. St. Peter's Church, Westchester was …

The principal object of ihis society was to send clergymen to the colonies; '-'and the society to earnestly request and beseech all persons concerned that they recommend no man out of favor or afTection or any other worldly consideration ; but with a sincere regard to the honor of Almighty God and our blessed Saviour, as they tender the interest of the Christian religion and …

III 1713, the Propagation Society founded a charily school for the education of children in this town. The same year £5 per annum is granted to a schoolmaster at Yonkers, where there is a large congregation of Dutch and English, for instructing the younger sort in the catechism and liturgy, provided he can produce a certificate of his teaching thirty children. A. D. 1719, Mr …

"That at the expense of himself and family there is now erected on the Manor of PhiJipshorough a handsome stone church completely finished, and every thing necessary for the decent performance of divine service prepared, that about three quarters of a mile from the church he has laid out and appropriated two hundred and fil'ty acres of excellent arable and wood land for a …

480 HISTORY OF THE very ample testimonials to he the society's missionary at Philipsborough, with a salary of £30 per annum. June 8th, 1765, Mr. Munro himself, writes, "that on his arrival at his mission, he found everything promising and agreeable, a neat church (always kept in good repair by Col. Frederick Philipse and family) and a decent congregation, materials already for …

He was seized by the insurgents, his papers were examined, and because he answered affirmatively to the question, whether he considered himself bound by his oath of allegiance to the king, lie was deemed an enemy to the liberties of Americn, and ordered to be kept in custody. ^ After four month's confinement, his health gave way, and he was then dismissed with a written order …

Richard Saltonstal of New York. This parish suffered greatly during the war of the Revolution. The church was used at intervals by both armies as an hospital ; and its pulpit occupied by ministers of different denominations, who made some strong efforts to retain possession. At the close of the war. May I, the State of New York passed an act vesting the church two acres of …

In accordance with the act passed for the relief of the Episcopal church, passed March 17, 1795, it was again incorporated, Sept. 7, 1795. Augustus van Cortlandt and William Constable, wardens, John Warner, Thomas Valentine, Isaac Vermilyea, Frederick Underbill, Shadrach Taylor, Isaac Lawrence, Stephen Oakley and Jacob Post, vestrymen. In the first Convention of the Protestant …

For this purpose, an order was obtained the same year from the Court of Chancery, to dispose of the old parsonage and glebe. These were finally sold for $6,500, With part of these funds, the present Rectory was built. The corporation reserving to themselves the burying ground in the Saw Mill valley. A part of Philipse's point in the rear of the present rectory, appears to have …

» This individual, by his will dated Dec. 20, 1823, bequeathed " the sum of ^500 to the Rector, wardens and vestry of St. John's church, at Yonkers, being the Protestant Episcopal church of that town, to be put and kept out at interest by them, upon good real security, within the County of Weslchcster." b In 18--, Trinity Church contributed $ for a parsonage at Yonkers, to …

The building is a neat edifice of brick. The interior arrangements and fittings up are peculiarly nppropriate, being neat and simple. A chaste pulpit and communion table occupy the west end, while a gallery extends across the eastern. This church was incorporated under the act of 1813, dated July 13, 1844. Lemuel W. Wells and Ducan McFarland, elders; Frederick Nodiue and Ralph …

In the immediate vicinity of the village are located two wellknown seminaries, viz ihe Oak Grove Female Seminary, Mr. and Mrs. Foote, principals ; and a large boarding school for boys, G. W. Francis, principal. Both of these institutions are delightfully situated upon high ground, overlooking the magnificent scenery of the river. A new building for the district school has …

During one period of the Revolution it was the site of the American encampment. Its summit commands fine views of the surrounding country and the noble Hudson, stretching in one long reach to Jersey City. Somewhere near this spot there formerly stood a peculiar shaped tree, as if adapted by nature to receive the body of a man. In this rustic couch the illustrious Washington …

On the morning of the melancholy accident which terminated his career, he was on his last tour of military duty, having already resigned his commission for the purpose of marrying the accomplished Elizabeth Fowler of Haarlem ; when pasjing with a company of light dragoons he was suddenly fired upon by three Americans of the, water guard of Captain Pray's company, who had …

On her arrival, accompanied by lier mother, the expiring soldier had just strength enongh left to articulate a (ew words, when he sunk exhausted with the eflbrt. As late as 1780 a thick forest extended from the village north to Mr. William Bolmer's, bounded by the Hudson and Saw-Mill rivers. The site of these u'oods on the Hudson shore is now occupied by a number of country …

This lovely stream rises among the picturesque hills of Chappequa ; its source is formed from two springs, one on the land of Job Collins, the other on the property of Willett Kipps. Its descent from the springs lies nearly in a south course of sixteen miles through the rich bottoms of a valley bordered with high woodlands: and not unfreqnenily its waters become lost in some …

It would appear that the unfortunate man being better mounted than the rest of his companions, who were all retreating before Col. De Lancey, rode considerably in advance ; and on coming to the cross roads near the Methodist church, he mistook his way, and was following the course of the Saw Mill road when thus mortally wounded. The rest of the parly made good their retreat by …

On the night preceding the attack, he had stationed his camp at the foot of Boar hill, directly opposite the parsonage, for the better purpose of paying a special visit to this lady. It is said that whilst engaged in urging his suit the enemy were quietly surrounding his quarters ; he had barely received his final dismissal from Mrs. Babcock when he was startled with the …

Tarleton, with the whole of the cavalry, was to proceed to cover the right, and arrive at Valentine's hill by daylight ; a detachment of Yagers, under Capt. Wreden, were to march on Cortland's ridge, and to halt opposite to Gist's encampment ; and a larger detachment of Yagers, under Major Pruschank, were, at the same time, to be ready to force Philipse's bridge, then to …

Simcoe immediately moved rapidly into the road, and directly up the steeps to the enemy's camp, as a nearer way than through the thickets ; he attained it, and, to his great surprise, found that Major Pruschank had not forced Philips' bridge, as had been intended, but had crossed and joined Capt. Wreden on Cortlandt's ridge, and that Col. Gist had escaped through the passage …

Babcock having stationed herself in one of the dormant windows of the Parsonage, aided their escape whenever they appeared, by the waving of a white handkerchief. During the winter of 1780 a gang of six or eight "cow boys" broke open the Parsonage and robbed the defenceless ladies of everything valuable. To escape detection they had blackened their faces and disguised their …

This patriotic individual having obtained certain information from Kingsbridge, that the enemy were fitting out an expedition against Col. Thompson, then stationed at the Four Corners ; and were on the eve of marching, he instantly mounted his horse and rode up to the American quarters, a distance of thirteen or fourteen miles, thus giving Thompson timely warning of the …

General Jacob Odell. at the early age of 21 years, embraced the military profession, and in the year 1776, took uparms in defence of his country. He used to recount with pleasure, the time and the very spot, where himself and three other cousins of the name, volunteered their services to the Continental Congress. It was beneath the white-wood tree where the Westchester farmers …

Their first act appears to have been, to secure the females in the cellar; having effected this, they proceeded to interrogate the general's father, and demanded his money. On refusing to satisfy their demands, they immediately hung him by his neck to an adjoining tree ; and when life was well nigh extinct, they cut him down, and again repeated their threats, but to no better …

The Sprain river, called by the Indians, Ar7ne?iperal, rises in two springs north of Thirty Deer Ridge ; the west branch in Wolf Swamp.''' The other called the Grassy Sprain, on the lands of widow Underbill. These two springs flowing south, intersect a little east of Benj. Fowler's. They again divide at the northern extremity of Thirty Deer Ridge, and running through two …

This beautiful stream has been long celebrated for its trout. Well may the lover of the sport exclaim with Cotton, None so bright, So pleasant to the taste, none to the sight : None yield the angler such delight. This fish begins to bite in March or April. Very large sized trout have been caught here about the middle of March, and they continue till the months of July and …

The name Tuckahoe, means in the Algonquin, " The Bread," literally, Tuckah, (bread) the o, oe, or ong, being merely an objective sign relating to the plant itself. The celebrated Captain Smith, in his travels and adventures, tells us, " that the chief root the Indians of Virginia have for food, is called Tockawhoughe. It groweth like flagge in marshes. In one day a salvage …

D. 1722, calls it Tuckahoe.^ Respecting the frequent diet of the Indians in general, (says John F. Watson,) we may say that besides their usual plantations of corn, they often used wild roots ; of these they had tawho, (arum virginicum,) and tawkee, (orantinm aquaticum.) These roots grew in low damp grounds, were a kind of potatoes to them, and were divested of their poisonous …

Elias Cooper, upon land the gift of the late John Bowne, Esq. Mr. Bowne was the son of Thomas Bowne and grandson of John Bowne, formerly of Flushing, L. I., a descendant of the celebrated John Bowne of that place, who was born at Matlock, Derbyshire, England, March 9ih, 1627. The adjoining estate is occupied by the sons of the late John Bowne, Esq. » Travels and Adventures of …

During the eventful week that preceded the battle of White Plains, General Washington's advance corps lay upon the Tuckahoe heights, under the command of General Scott, whose whole corps numbered 2000 men. Directly south of the church, bordering the Easfchester road, is the property of Mr. Valentine Odell. Here a party of nine patriots were overtaken by a large company of De …

Joshua Barnes of De Lancey's corps ; who, he ascertained, had gone up in the neighborhood of Hart's Corners for the object of plundering. The better to draw Barnes into his ambuscade, Shotwell posted a party of his command upon the hill a little below the church. Upon the return of Barnes he immediately descried the detachment on the hill, to avoid which he lead his men off by …

Availing himself of the darkness of the night, he called out as if in command of a large detachment, Lieutenant Such-a-one to the right, Captain to the left; in this manner he deceived his enemy who laid down their arms and surrendered at discretion. On the east side of the Tuckahoe hill is the property of Charles Dusenberry, Esq., one of the most active members of the Croton …

In 1824, Canvas White, Esq., engineer employed by the corporation of New York, reported that he proposes taking the waters of the Bronx from the Eastchester cotton factory pond. He thinks that the natural flow of the river in the driest season will furnish 3,000,000 gallons per day, and by raising a dam of six feet to the upper Rye pond and lowering the outlet two feet …

On one occasion a small party of Continentals concealed themselves in ambush on the margin of the river, and lay waiting for the usual approach of the horse, A long interval elapsed, but at last the well-known tramp declared the enemy near at hand. Every gun was cocked, and a death-like stillness prevailed ; but whether the enemy suspected their designs or obtained …

"At a public town meeting of the freeholders and inhabitants of the Yonkcrs and Mile square, at the house of Edward Stevenson in said Yonkers, on the first Tuesday of April, in 1756. being the day appointed by act of the General Assembly of this Province of New York, for choosing town officers, and likewise to make regulation of creatures and fences. The under written officers …

At a town meeting held for the Yonkers, in the Manor of Philipsborough, at the house of David Hunt, on the 28th day of Dec, 1783, under the superintendence of Israel Honeywell, Esq., William Hadley and Thomas Sherwood, in pursuance of an ordinance for holding elections in the southern district, by the council appointed. The act entitled an act to provide for the temporary …

Stephen Sherwood, ^^'-^^S^ Viewers. . ; . .Tolin Garus, j ' - William Crawford, J • / ; : COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 497 Abraham Odell, ) Will, Hadley, > Commissioners of Roads. Thomas Sherwood, ; l^he general surface of the town is uneven and broken ; soil, clay, and sandy loam, mostly well cultivated. The natural growth of wood is very extensive. We have already shown that it is …

Pierre, b. 30 August, 1734. Marie, Esther and Anne, the latter b. 1731. Pierre, second son of first Pierre, mar. Margaret , and left a da. Esther b 4 Dec. 1729. John, a member of this family, left John and Daniel. Mary, da. of John, d. January, 1841, a;t. 105. Daniel mar. Catharine Geraud, and left Daniel, who was lost at sea. Eli Angevine of Scarsdale, had nine children; 1st …

Andrew, third son of Humphrey, died 2 April, 1629, leaving issue by his wife Margaret two sons, Simon, born September 21, 1624, who mar. Anne Ferris ; and Lieut. Col. Thomas, an officer in the Parliament service, who fled beyond seas ; Humphrey, Elizabeth and Penelope. Richard second son of Andrew by his wife Mary Bull, left one son Rowland. John Archer, fourth son of first …

Richard Archer, second son of John, second proprietor of the Manor by his wife Sarah A^alentine left two sons, 1. Anthony, born 1746, died 1838, mar. Margaret Mapes and had Elijah, Benjamin of N. Y. Richard, Charles, Anthony of Yonkers, Sarah, Mary, Margaret, Eliza and Sally; 2. Matthias who had Matthias, who mar. Sarah Odell, da. of Hendrick, and left Charles and Odell of …

John Bashford ; 5. Mary mar. John Brown ; 6. Bridget mar. Samuel Hitchcock ; 7. Martha mar. William Green ; 8. Sarah mar. Jacob ; 9. Hannah mar. Archer Reed. Bailey of Somers. Levi Bailey living in 1795, mar. Gilchrist. He had De Vaux of Putnam co., James of Somers, Gilbert, Thomas, William of Nova Scotia, Levi of Canada, Stephen, Daniel, Sarah who mar. Daniel Carpenter …

David left Daniel and Deborah. Barker of Scarsdale. Barker, left three sons, I. William of Scarsdale. mar. Fowler of Eastchester, and had 1. Thomas of Greenburgh, mar. Anne Horton whose sons are Peter, Caleb and Samuel. 2. John mar. Mary granda. of the Rev. John Smith, their son is William Barker of White Plains. 3, William of Mamaroneck mar. Fowler of Eastchester, and left …

Robert b. at Wilmot, N. S., March 1 , 1788. 6. Samuel b. at Wilmot, N. S., March 1, 1790. 7. Frances b. 25 July, 1793, 8. Ethelinda. 9. Eliza mar. George L. Cooper. 10. Louisa. 11. Sarah. William of New York second son of Stephen, mar. Harriett Cornell and had 1. Harriett mar. Stephen van Rensselaer. 2. Justina mar. Joseph Blackwell. 3. Susan mar. Duncan P. Campbell. 4. Maria …

Richard, who was b. in Holland, resided for some time upon Long Island. lie mar. Grace, or Geshe, Ryker of Ryker's Island, and left, 1. Abraham, second proprietor of Berrian's neck, who mar. 1st, Mary Moore, 2nd, Mary Williams ; their children were Col. Abraham, Nathaniel of Berrian's neck, b. June 24, 1781, d. 1845, Richard, Phoebe, Mary, Geshe, and Charity; 2. Sarah, mar …

Gershom Smith. BiRDSALL OE Peekskill. Dauicl Birdsall of Peekskill, b. 17lh January, 1734-5, d. Oct. 29th, 1800, mar. Hannah , she was b. 7th Nov. 1737. Their children were, 1. Daniel, jr., of Peekskill, who mar. 1st, Phoebe Brown, and secondly Letitia Lewis, and left William B. of Peekskill, James, of New York, Samuel of Cincinnati Ohio, Daniel, Mary, who mar. Medad Raymond …

Sept. 1738, ajt. 70, mar. Anna Coster, Oct. 1693 ; 2. Rutger, Recorder and Mayor of Albany, 1725, 6, 7, 8, d. Aug. 1756, a3t. 82, mar. Catalina Schuyler, da. of David S. ; 3. Nicolas ; 4. Henry ; 5. Catharine, mar. Abraham Cuyler ; 6. Jane, mar. John Glen ; 7. Margaret, mar. Henry Ten Eyck ; 8. Rachel. John, the eldest, left five sons, John, Henry, Nicolas, Jacob, and Anthony …

Hermanns Ten Eyck, and Catharine, mar. James van Ingen. John, second son of Nicolas, d. 1825, set. 87, mar Margaret van Deusen, and left, 1. Henry S., of Albany ; 2. Nicolas, of Albany ; 3. Jacob ; 4. Eliza, mar. Jacob Brodhead ; 5. Harriett, mar. John Romeyn ; 6. Margaret* mar. John van Schaick. Jacob, fourth son of John and Anna Coster, mar. Margaret Ten Eyck, and left one …

Catharine Elmendorf, and left John R., Elizabeth, Peter Brinckerhoof, Maria and Blandina. James of New Rochelle, second son of first Rutger, mar. Abigail R. Lispenard of New Rochelle, and left, 1st, Anthony L., mar. Mary Noel. 2. Rutger. 3. David. 4. Andrew. 5. James. 6. John, mar. Anne Eliza Schuyler. 7. Leonard, mar. 1st, da. of James Abeel. 2d, Grace Moore Berrien. 8 …

May, 31, 1803, aet. 34 ; 4, Daniel d. Sept. 6, 1804, set. 33, mar. Pheebe Howell, left one son, James, who d. young ; 5th, James d. Oct. 24, 1810 aet. 27 years, mar. Anne Brotherson, and left James, M. D., of Peekskill, and Sarah Ann, who mar. Coffin S. Brown, of Peekskill ; 6, Phoebe d. July 7 1816, ffit. 38, mar. Daniel W. Birdsall ; 7, Samuel d. March, 1, 1815, ajt. 35 504 …

The Testa Villarum of the time of Henry the third, and Edward the first, contain the name of Robert de Bolrun, as holding six acres of land at Bolrun, in Yorkshire. John de Bolton, bow hearer of Bolton forest, in 1312, was the lineal representative according to Dugdale, of the Saxon earls of Mercia. From VVhilaker's History of Craven It appears that Edwin, Earl of Mercia, was …

Fuller in his Worthies of England, thus speaks ; " Robert Bolton was born at Biackburne, in Lancashire, on Whitsunday, 1572, a year as infamous for the massacre of many Protestants in France, as for the birth of some eminent in England. His parents having a narrow estate, struggled with their necessities to give him a liberal education ; he was bred first, in Lincoln, then in …

His want of means proved an advancement unto him ; for, not having whence to buy books, he borrowed the best authors of his tutor, read over, abridged into note books, and returned them. He was as able to express himself in Latin or Greek, as English ; and that, stylo imperatorio. He was chosen one of the disputants before King James, at his first coming to the university, and …

King, Bishop of London, being accidentally present, thanked the judge for his good choice : but told him withal, that he had deprived the university of a singular ornament. Besides his constant preaching, he hath left behind him, many useful books, the witnesses of his piety and learning; and died, in the 59th year of his age, December 17, 163L The following epitaph is …

Among the names of his children, all of which are not preserved, we find Robert who was baptized at Blackburn in 1609, father to John baptized at the same place, in 1632. John died about 1700, at Sheffield, Yorkshire, he mar. Anne, and left Robert, b. at Blackburn, 26 July, 1688 ; and a da, Anne, who mar. Thomas Richmond. Robert emigrated from Sheffield to Philadelphia, Penn …

Sarah McClean, and had, 1st, Robert, b. at Savannah, Sept. 10, 1788, baptized by his grandfather, Robert. 2nd, Sarah mar. her second cousin, John Bolton. 3d, Anne mar. her second cousin, Curtis Bolton. 4th, James mar. 1, Miss Clay of Philadelphia; 2, Honorah Richardson d. Feb. 16th, 1824, left three sons, James, Edward and William ; 5lh, Frances mar. Richard Richardson of New …

The ancestors of the Bonnetts were Protestants, inhabitants of Rochelle, in France. On the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, Daniel Bonnett fled from France to England. He subsequently emigrated to America. Daniel left, 1, Pierre, b. in England; 2, Jacques ; 3, Daniel. Jacques had Peter, who mar. Mary Parcot, and James, who left one son, Peter, of New York. Peter the eldest …

Henry V. was father of Sir Thomas Browne, treasurer of the household to Henry VI., and Sheriff of Kent, in 1444 and 1460. Thomas Brown, Esq., of Rye, County of Sussex, England, emigrated to Concord, Massachusetts, cir. 163-2, from whence he removed to Cambridge, where he lived some time.'' His sons were Thomas of Rye, who d. A. D. 1694, and Hachaliah of Rye. The latter left …

Elijah Lee; Aner,h. 16 Feb. 1760, d. 7 April, 1807, mar. Crane, M. D. ; Abigail, b. 15ih Jan, 1762, d. 20 April, 1828, mar. Colonel John Odell, of Greenburgh ; Susannah, b. 15 Dec, 1763, mar. John Thus ; Esther, b, 8 April, 1768, d. 16 April, 1798; and Sarah, b. 1 June, 1772, mar. Jonathan Ward. 2nd, Christopher of Somers, second son of Hachaliah, had Isaac, Aaron, Frederick …

John Watson, Elizabeth and Clarissa; 7ih, Isaac; 8th, Gilbert d. young ; and 9th, Gilbert who also d. young. V, Deliverance had three sons ; 1st, Deliverance ; 2nd, Zebadiah and Jonathan. VI, Anne mar. Daniel Purdy. VH, Mary mar. Absalom Brondige. Of this family, was Jonaa The name of Brown is frequently written iu ancient records with the addition of the e, and several …

II, Mordecai of Coxsackie, who had Samuel, living near Lake Champlain, and James of Fishkill. Ill, Thomas, formerly of Nine Partners, subsequently a resident at Peekskill, where he d., cir. 1800, tet. 00, mar. Susannah Bugbee. IV, William of Queensbury, Saratoga Co., left William of Queensbury. V, Benedict of Queensbury, who had sons, Justus, Silas, Hougill and Timothy …

Oct. 22, 1794. 3. Hannah, b. Aug. 9, 1797, mar. Abner Brundage, of Peekskill. Stephen, mar. secondly, Jemima Strang, da. of Major Joseph Strang, and had, 1. Ann, b. May, 1801. 2. Egbert, b. Jan'y 7, 1803, d. Feb. 14, 1815. 3. Mary, b. January 22, 1805, mar. Sandford Knapp, M. D. 4. Sarah. 5. Jane, d. 1819. II. Nathaniel, b. Feb. 17, 1769, mar. Charity Cox, and had Jacob …

John Budd of Southold, first proprietor of Apawquammis or Budd's neck, 1661 ; will dated 13th Oct. 1669 ; mar. and left issue two sons, 1. John Budd, to whom his father bequeathed all his portion of the mills on Blind brook, 1671. 2. Joseph, first patentee of Budd's neck under the crown, 20th Feb. 1695, will dated 1722; Surrogate's Office N. Y., viii. 311. Joseph, mar. Sarah …

April 29, baptized 30th May, 1708, will dat. 1755, lib. xix. 280; mar. Sarah Fowler, b. June 17th, 1710, mar. Sept. 17, 1730, d. August 19, 1798. Their children were Colonel Gilbert, who d. 7th Sept. 1813, and left twin daughters, Ophelia and Sarah, b. July 22, 1782; Sarah, b. July 21, 1731, Mary, b. Dec. 30, 1746, d. 1786, Tamar, mar. Ebenezer Haviland, M. D., and Hetty, mar …

Two brothers of this name were among the earliest settlers of West Farms. John removed to North Castle about 120 years ago. His sons were L John, proprietor of the Homestead, who left Thomas, Dorcas, mar. 1. William Sutton, 2. Francis Nash, Mary mar. Joseph Carpenter, H. Silas of Rhode Island, HL Elias who had John and Benjamin, IV. Gibson. Clark of Bedford. The names of …

Cloughes, Clowes, or Close, is a Saxon word signifying a clifl!"or cleft in a valley between high iiills. Thomas Close, removed from England to Greenwich, Connecticut, in 1665, d. July 26, 1683. His sons were I. Thomas, II. Joseph, III. Benjamin, who left a son Benjamin, IV. John. Joseph, the second son of Thomas, b. 1674, removed from Greenwich to North Salem, in 1749, and d …

Matilda. III. Deborah, IV. Hannah, V. Rev. John of North Salem, a graduate of Princeton, N. J., minister at New Windsor, in 1792, b. 1737, d. 1813, at Waterford, N. York, mar. Miss Weeks of L. I., and left two da. who reside at Waterford. YI. Sarah. VII. Jesse, in the military service of the Colony, d. at Half Moon Point, July 29th, 1758, ait. 17. VIII. Rev. David, a …

May 10, 1658, mar. Mary Hawley. John Coe, supposed brother of Robert, removed to Newtown, L. I., thence to Westchester, and settled at Rye. He was one of the principal proprietors of Poningoe Neck, APPENDIX. 511 1662. His sons were John and Jonathan. John left a son Andrew, who was living at Rye, in 1744. Jonathan left John, the father of Jonathan, M. D., of Portchester. The …

I., a descendant of the above, had two sons and a da., the latter mar. and emigrated with her husband, to the western part of Pennsylvania. His sons he brought up as physicians. The youngest, Jeremiah, settled at Fishkill, in Dutchess Co. The eldest, Ananias, settled at Rhinebeck, in the same county, and was an active whig during the Revolutionary war. He had ten sons and …

Cooper, mar. Eliza Bayard, da. of Col. Samuel Vetch Bayard, and left a large family. 1. Catharine, d., 2. Thomas, d., 3. William B., d., 4. Edward of Throckmorton's Neck, mar. Miss Gamage, and had four da., 5. Eliza, d., 6. Mary, 7. Elizabeth Justina, mar. Isaac Heansey, M. D., 8. Ilarriette Bayard, mar. Rev. Samuel T. Evans, 9. Francis Bayard, 10. Georgianna Dekay, mar …

Jacob, proprietor of the Servoss and Carpenter farms. New Rochelle, mar. Jane Renaud, his children were, 1. Jacob. 2. David, who had Jacob, Isaac, Maria, who mar. Charles Dusenberry of New Rochelle, and Lewis P. The latter had John, who d. April 1848, and James. 3. Esther, mar. Henry Pinckney. n. Isaac, mar. Frances Badeau, da. of John, and left, 1. Isaac, b. 1754, proprietor …

Richard's father seems to have taken the name of Williams for his family name ; but as the surname of Williams was of so late a standing, his Majesty recommended it to Sir Richard to use that of Cromwell in honor of his relation, the Earl of Essex, whose present greatness entirely obliterated his former meanness."* The several branches of the Cromwell family in America claim …

a Burke's Hist, of the Landed Gentry of England, vol. i. 429. APPENDIX. 513 Vork, and Robert of Canada. John, eldest son of James and Esther Godfrey, had, I. James, b. Nov. G, 1752, d. 23d Dec. 1828, mar. Kith of May, 1782, Charlotte Hunt, da. of Aaron ; she was b. 18th Nov. 1762, and d. Jan'y, 1839. Their children were, 1. Daniel, who mar. Elizabeth Townsend, and had Henry …

S. 3. Charles S. of New York, who mar. Henrietta Brooks, da. of Benjamin Brooks, Esq., of Bridgeport, Conn. This lady is a lineal descendant of Colonel John Jones, one of the judges whose signature appears to' the warrant for the execution of King Charles I., by his wife Henriella Cromwell, eldest sister of the Protector. The children of Charles T. and Henrietta are Charles …

Sarah, mar. John Jones. VII. Rachel, mar. William Lane. VIII. Mary, mar. John Smith. IX. Elizabeth, mar. Joseph Lee. Davenport of Davenport's Neck, New Rochelle. This family derive their name from the town of Davenport or Danport in the county of Cheshire, England. Camden calls them "the famous family of Davenport/' The first of the name on record was Ormus de Davenport who …

Newberry, b. 5ih June, 1746, d. 4th Jan'y, 1829, first proprietor of Davenport's Neck in 1786, mar. Elizabeth Hewlett, da. of Joseph; she was b. 19th Jan'y, 1759, mar. 20th Feb. 1774. They had, 1. Joseph. 2. James. 3. Hewlett. 4. Lawrence of Davenport's Neck. 5. Newberry of Davenport's Neck. 6. Deborah. 7. Mary mar. Samuel Davis. 8. Elizabeth, mar. Mr. William Bush of Rye. HI …

John, who came to J5oston in 1630, with two or more sons, and who finally settled in Windsor." Samuel Drake, son of John, last mentioned, removed to Fairfield about 1650, and from thence to Eastchester in 1663. He mar. Anne , and left Joseph of Eastchester, Samuel, heir of his father's lands at Fairfield, John of Eastchester, Sarah and Mary, who mar. Joseph Joannes. Joseph …

The children of Benjamin, jr., were Thomas, who mar. Susannah Morgan, and left Charles, M. D., of New York, b. 1789, d. April, 1832, a distinguished physician, Sarah, mar. Jonathan Coddington, Susan, still living, and Anne, who mar. John Seaman. Benjamin, h. 2lst Feb. 1763, d. I7ih June, 1822, mar. Mary Parcot, she d. 1820. Their children were Daniel of New Rocheile, b. 14th …

Phoebe, second da., mar. Thomas Lovell. Amy d. unmar., and Martha d. set. 10. 2. Col. Joseph, of New Rochelle, second son of Benjamin, sen., b. 12th July, 1737, O. S., d. 11th Sept. 1836, at. 99, mar. 1st, Phoebe Hunt, 2d. Lydia Miller, and lei't Joseph, b. 2d Dec. 1766, d. 16th of July, 1794. 3 Moses of Dutchess Co., d. during early part of Revolutionary war, left issue three …

Jacobus mar. Kesur. The children of Jacobus were, 1. Jacob, mar. Tryntje Benson of Haarlem, and had 1. Jacob, the father of Jacob and John. 2. Sampson, mar. Rebecca Odell, da. of Isaac, and had 1st. Hannah ; 2d, Catharine, mar. Matthias Valentine. 3. Benjamin, mar. Martha Lent, da. of Jacob, and left William, John, Sampson, and Jane. 4. Jacob, mar. Margaret Post, da. of …

Sept. 18th, 1748, who left William, Frederick, mar. Eva Myers, John, Abraham, mar. Margaret Honeywell, Jacob, James, Isaac, Michael, Hannah, mar. Caleb Smith, and Maria. 2. Ahraham, b. Aug. 25, 1754, one of the Westchester guides during the Revolution. 3. Michael, b. August 9, 1756, d. Jan'y, 1808, a Westchester guide, mar. Sarah Oakley, and had two das. Sarah and Maria. 4 …

Jane Amyas of Kent, who d. A. D. 1609. His children were I. Richard, b. 1562, who left a da. IMary; 11. Christopher; III. John; IV. Matthew of Ardsley, b. 1615; V. Thomas; VI. James; VII. Martin; VIII. W^illiam, who mar. iho widow of George Burdelt, da. of John Totwell, and had Judith, the wife of John Mundy. Matthew, fourth son of John, had two sons, James and Robert. James …

Josiah, ibid., 4. James, ibid., 5. Abigail, 6. Elizabeth, 7. Hannah, 8. Sarah, 9. Mary, 10. Anna. I'he two da. of Robert, son of Benjamin, were Jerusha and Sarah. II. Benjamin, b. 1692 ; III. John, b. 1694; IV. Samuel, b. 1696, left three sons, William, Stephen, and John. William had William and Samuel ; V. Anthony of Harrison, Westchester Co., b. 1698, mar. Hannah Burling …

Sarah Fairchild, had a son William, who mar. Margaretta Day. The latter left two children, viz., William and Helen. 8. Hickson, mar. Eleanor K. De Forest, and had a son Hickson, who mar. Mary Bradhurst, and a da. Eleanor, who mar. John Jay. 9. Seaman, youngest son of John, mar. Eliza Debourg, and has De Forest, Eliza, mar. J. T. Blanchard, Odell, and Clemence. 10. Abigail …