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. I. New York: Charles F. Roper, 1881. Revised posthumous edition.
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All that certain Tract of land in the County of Westchester ; bounded northerly by the manor of Cortland, easterly with Bedford line of three miles square, the White Field and Byram River, southerly by the land of John Harrison, Rye line stretching to Byram River aforesaid and the White Plains, and westerly by Bruncks River and the manor of Philipsburgh (excepting out of the …
among other things one undivided tenth part and all other Part, Purpart and Share, Part, Purparts and Shares of him the said Cornelius Dc Pcyster of all that the said Tract of land above mentioned with the appurtenances unto the said Abraham De Pcyster, Philip Van Cortlandt since deceased by the name of Philip Courtland, of the city of New York, merchant, John Hamilton since …
Now, therefore, this indenture wituesseth that for and in consideration of t he sum of eight hundred and twenty pounds lawful money of New York to the said parties of the first part in hand paid at or before the ensealing and delivery of these presents by the said parties of the second part, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, and the said parties of the second part …
HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. for ever as Tenants in common and not as Jointtenants, and whereas seven thousand acres of the above Tract of land is supposed to be now in the Possession of the Inhabitants of Bedford New Purchase, and the parties to these Presents of the second part have heretofore purchased the Rights, of John Cholwell and Robert Waters, and one half of …
for ever as Tenants in common and not as Jointtenants, and whereas seven thousand acres of the above Tract of land is supposed to be now in the Possession of the Inhabitants of Bedford New Purchase, and the parties to these Presents of the second part have heretofore purchased the Rights, of John Cholwell and Robert Waters, and one half of the Rights of Richard Slater, three …
For Testimony whereof the parties to these presents have hereunto interchangeably set their hand and seal the day and year first above written. Piehiie De Peyster, Anne De Peyster, Isaac DePeyster, Elizabeth Hamilton, Sealed and delivered in the presence of, A. D : Peyster. By Abraham De Peyster in the presence of Samuel Jones ; Catharine Livingston, by • Elizabeth Hamilton in …
King, Defender of the Faith, &c.« To all to whom these presents shall come, Greeting: Whereas, our Loving Subjects, William Smith, Esq., our Attorney and Advocate-General of our Province of New York, and James Brown, of the Comity of Westchester, gentleman, by their humble Petition, presented to our Trusty and Well-beloved George Clinton, Esq., our Captain-General and …
Suggesting, that by prior surveys of Sundry parts of the said Equivalent Lands, they found it impossible to layout the said four thousand Acres of Laud in one place, so as to be of any Ad vantage to them, the Petitioners did pray that the said four thousand Acres of Land might be laid out in so many pieces as should be found Convenient; Which Petition- having been then and …
In Pursuance whereof and in Obedience to our Royal Instructions for that purpose, our Commissioners appointed by said Instructions for the setting out of all Lands to be granted within our said Province, Have set out for the said Petitioners, William Smith and James Brown, All those four several Tracts of Land within that Tract of Land called the Equivalent Lands, lately …
IS, then along the line of the said Lot t No. 18 to the Eastern Bounds of the said Equivalent Lands, then along the said Eastern Boundary two hundred and seventeen Chains and two Rods to the said Lands granted to John Ayscough, and then along his Line to the place where this Second Tract began, Containing one thousand Acres of Land, and the usual allowance for Highways ; the …
Tract bfpan, Containing eight hundred and ninety Acres of Land and the usual allowance for Highways, and the fourth of which Tracts begins at a Rock with a heap of Stones upon it, which is at forty-two Chains distance, measured on a Line running North eighty degrees East from the thirtiethMile Monument in the western Bounds of the said Equivalent Lands, and runs from said Rock …
Know Ye, that of our especial Grace, certain Knowledge and mere motion,We have given, granted. Ratified and Confirmed, and Do by these presents for us, our Heirs and Successors, Give, Grant. Ratify and Confirm unto the said William Smith and James Brown, their Heirs and Assigns forever, All the said Tracts or Parcels of laud so set out, marked, abutted, bounded, mentioned and …
All Trees of the Diameter of twenty-four inches, and upwards at twelve inches from the Ground, for Masts for our Royal Navy, and also all such other Trees as may be fit to make Planks, Knees and other things necessary for the use of our said navy, only which now are standing, Growing or being, or at any lime hereafter shall be standing, Growing or being in or upon the above …
To Have and to Hold the one moiety or half part of the said Tracts or Parcells of land, Tenements, Hereditaments, Mines, Minerals and Premises, with their and every of their Appurtenances, by these presents Granted, Ratified and Confirmed, or meant, mentioned, or intended to be hereby Granted, Ratified and Confirmed, (except as is hereinbefore excepted) unto the said William …
Anything hereinbefore Contained, to the Contrary, notwithstanding, Declaring nevertheless that nothing in these presents, Reserved or Contained, shall or ought to be Construed to extend or be intended to prohibit, or in any wise hinder our said Grantees, their Heirs or Assigns, or either of them from such Burning of the Woods or Cutting down or falling of the Trees that are or …
And we do, moreover, of our especial Grace, Certain Knowledge and meer notion, Consent and Agree that this, our present Grant, being entered on Record as is hereinafter particularly expressed, shall be good and effectual in the Law to all intents, Constructions and purposes against us, our Heirs and Successors, notwithstanding any misreciting, misbounding, misnaming or other …
In the preceeding certificate and Letters Patent, the following eraisures, &c, appear, viz : page 449, line 11 (Smith) wrote on eraisure ; line 15 and 16 (the first of which tracts) obliterated ; last line of same page, (the) obliterated ; page 452, between the 2d and 3d lines, (begins); between 10 and 11 lines, (first) interim ; line 20, (the) obliterated, and page 453, line …
Upon the 8th of August, A.D. 1699, Sachima Wicker, sachem of Kightawonck and his associates sold to Stephanus Van Cortlandt, all their rights as owners and proprietors in the " land lying and being within Cortlandt's manor, beginning on the south side of Kightawonck creek, and so along the said creek to a place called Kewighecock, and from thence along a creek called …
Van der Donck, the historian, in his map of 1656, locates the Indian village of Pechquenakonck somewhere in this vicinity. The Indian burying ground is situated on the estate of the late Hon. Isaac Purdy, in this town, a little north-west of the mansion house. In 1778 upwards of forty mounds were visible. Vast quantities of arrow and spear heads are found on the higher grounds …
Van der Donck, the patroon of Yonkers, writing in 1656, says of this animal : "Buffaloes are also tolerably plenty; these animals mostly keep towards the southwest, where few people go." " Again, it is remarked (says the same writer) that the half of these animals have disappeared and left the country."" It ought to be remembered that, long after the discovery of this country …
John Schuyler and Stephen de Lancey, in the following order : -- north lot, No. 8, Andrew Teller; ditto No. 9, John Schuyler; ditto No. 10, Stephen de Lancey. The latter individual subsequently became vested in lot No. 9. The a Trumbull's Hist, of Connecticut. Philip Money, a lineal descendant of the aboriginal proprietors waslivins; in this town, A.D. 17S4. Absalom, the son …
This indenture, made the twenty-ninth day of December, in the year one thousand, seven hundred and forty-four, between James de Lancey, Esq. , Chief Justice of the Province of New York, of the one part, and Stephen du Lancey, son of the said James de Lancey, of the other part, witnesseth, that the said James, for, and in consideration of the natural love and affection which …
Provided always, and it is hereby covenanted and agreed by and between the said parties to these presents, that it shall and may be lawful to and for the said James at any time or times during his natural life by his last will in writing, by him signed and published in the presence of two or more credible witnesses, or by any other writing or writings by him signed and sealed …
736 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. square. In the year 1769, Stephen de Lancey and Hannah, his wife, conveyed to the Rev. Epenetus Townsend certain lands situate in North Lot, No. 10. The same year, also, part of farm No. 12, in Great North Lot, No. 10, to Nathaniel Delavan. Prior to the year 1775, Stephen de Lancey re-leased certain lots in the town to the Carpenters …
" In the name of God, Amen, I, Stephen Dc Lancey, a reader of divine service of the Protestant Episcopal Church, in Beeckmantown, in the county of Dutchess, and State of New York, esquire, and first principally I do commit my precious immortal, and never-dying soul into the hands of my most merciful Creator, whose I am and whom I desire to serve in the Holy Gospel of our Lord …
From them, their father, or their uncle, Stephen De Lancey, the title, to all the lands in this town, except in the "oblong," is derived. Prior to 1731, that part of the township of Salem called " North Salem," consisted only of a tract of land about four miles square, the same being a part of Courtland's Manor. Subsequently that portion of the oblong lying east of it, was …
a TTpon the 8th of Sept., 177", Stephen De Lancey leased farm No. 8. in Lot No. 10, containing 176 acres, to Nathaniel Delavan, for the term of 99 years, who assigned the same to John Knox in 1788. This farm, known as the " Knox farm, ' was held by the De Lanceys until the lease expired by itsown limitation in lS74,a portion of the same continuing in the" possession of the …
On the 8th day of June, 1749, James Brown, then of Norwalk, Conn., sold to Solomon Close, of Greenwich, Conn., for one hundred and sixty-three pounds, current money of New York, " a tract of land which is part of the southermost ten miles of said oblong, and is situated north of and near unto the pond called and known by the name of Long Pond, and is bounded as follows, viz …
Thomas Hawley, who was settled as pastor at Ridgefield, in 17 13, was born at Northampton, September 10th, 1689, and died at Ridgefield, November 8th, 1738, and by his wife Abigail, who died April 17th, 1749, had six sons. Joseph Hawley, the second son, was a distinguished scholar and antiquarian, and father of Ezekiel Hawley, one of the Proprietors of the oblong in 1753 …
Abigail, only daughter of Thomas Hawley, married James Rockwell (third son of Thomas), the father of Gould Rockwell, and grandfather of the present Gould Rockwell, of Ridgefield, Conn. The Keelers, who own much land on the southeast side of the town, o Copied from the original deed in possession of the late Ebenezer Close, of North Salem. b The arms of the Hawleys, Ac, vert, a …
Three of the same name, viz: Samuel Keeler, Sen., and his son Samuel Keeler, Jr., and Joseph Keeler, then inhabitants of Norwalk, purchased of Katonah, sachem, and other Indians, Candatowa, or Ridgefield, in 1708. In 1731-2, Jonah Keeler obtained the following release from the other patentees of the oblong, or Equivalent, on condition of his always paying the yearly quit-rent …
John, Samuel Smith, Benjamin Benedict, Richard Olmsted, Thomas Smith, Ebenezer Smith, Daniel Sherwood, Benjamin Burt, Thomas Hyatt, Benjamin Willson, Joseph Lee, Joseph Keeler, James Benedict, Richard Osburn, Samuel Smith, Daniel Olmsted, Timothy Keeler, Matthew Seaniore, Joseph Northnip and James Brown, do now proceed to make a division thereof j and do give, grant, enfeoff …
ginning at James Benedict's north-west corner and runs south twenty-seven degrees and a half west an huudred and fifty rods ; then south eight degrees west three hundred and twenty-five rods, then north twenty-seven degrees and an half, east an hundred and eighty rods, then north fourteen degrees east, an hundred, sixty and five rods, then north fourteen degrees, west an …
John, Samuel Smith, Benjamin Benedict, &c, and all ye afore-mentioned proprietors of said released ten miles, say we have released, made over and granted ye above described tract of land, unto said Jonah Keeler, his heirs and assigns forever, to his and their sole and proper use and behoof and benefitt, who shall and may forever, by virtue hereof, Enter upon, possess and Enjoy …
John, Samuel Smith, &c, and ye rest of ye proprietors above said, do Joyntly and Severally Covenant and agree for ourselves and heirs aud assigns, with ye said Jonah Keeler, his heirs and assigns, shall and may freely and clearly for Ever, Have, Hold and Enjoy ye above released premises, without any manner of claim or incumberance whatsoever saving : y* we do hereby oblidge …
John, Sam' Smith, Benjamin Benedict, Thomas Smith, Ebnzr Smith, Daniel Sherwood, Benjamin Burt, Thomas Hyatt, Benjamin "Willson, Joseph Lee, Joseph Keeler, James Benedict, Richard Osburn, Sam1 Smith, Daniel Olmsted, Timothy Keeler, Matthew Seamore, Joseph Northrup, and James Brown, and ye survivors and survivour of us, our heirs and assigns, shall, and will, at any time …
Nathan Saint John, J oseph Keeler, Ebenezek Smith, Timothy Kebleb, Thomas Hyatt, James Benedict, Samuel Smith, Daniel Sheebwood, Richard Osbubn, Matthew Seamore, Benjamin Willson, James Brown, Samuel Smith. Memorandum this 20th day of March, 1738, then appeared before me Recompence Thomas and under oath declared that he sawe all the grantors signe this Release, and also sawe …
The views from Floyd Keeler's residence are, indeed, charming ; embracing hills and woods, and a fine panoramic landscape of the Mutighticoos valley looking north-west with the distant mountains bordering on Putnam County and Hudson River. On the north is the mansion of Mr. Walter Keeler, beautifully surrounded with evergreens and other shubbery. This gentleman has done much …
Nathan was the father of the present Mr. Henry Lobdell, who resides on a portion of the old estate. This parish, which appears to have been formerly united with Ridgefield and Ridgebury, was first organized under the ministry of the Rev. Ebenezer Dibblee, D.D., of Stamford, Conn., about the year 1749." At that period, there was no minister of the Church in the county nearer …
He went to England for Holy orders in 1747, returned to New York the 23d of October, 1748, and was appointed missionary at Stamford, where he arrived on the 25th.d The following extract occurs in a letter of his to the Venerable Society : a Dr. Dibblee. savs: "Arrived at my mission (Stamford) the 26th of October, 174S, and began to do duty the Sunday following." From his …
Sib:-- I preached at Salem, in the Upper District, on Sunday, the 22d of February last, to a very large congregation ; and the poor people scattered about in the wilderness, are, I am informed, concerting measures to build a small church, as a private house will seldom contain the people that went to church when I preach among them -- which is as often as the duties of my …
This church at Salem is about four miles from Ridgebury, to the west, and seven miles from Ridgefield, where they have raised a church, &c."b The church to which Mr. Talbot alludes, in the foregoing letter, was built on land given for that purpose by Stephen de Lancey, in 1763, and appears to have been first opened for Divine worship on Sunday the 31st of August, 1766, by the …
Lobdell, Daniel Lobdell, Levy Lobdell, Jacob Lobdell. Rob't Lobdell, Ebenezer Lobdell, Abigail Cable, Sam'l Cable, Mary Morehouse, John and Deborah Morehouse, Theophilus, Daniel and Mary Morehouse, Philip Pufcett Piatt, Isaac Piatt, Jemima Patterson, William and Anna Patterson, (two children, names and parents forgotten,) Cornelius Delivan, Timothy and Hannah Dellvan, Stephen …
Dibblee, the founder of this parish, died at Stamford, Conn., Thursday, May 9th, 1799, " old and full of days, highly respected and much lamented by his congregations. His funeral was attended by a large concourse of people, and he went to the grave like a shock of corn, fully ripe for the gamer." 6 " He is described as a venerable man, of dignified appearance ; his long white …
About the year 1764, this parish united with the churches of Ridgefield and Ridgebury, in Connecticut, and engaged Mr. Richard S. a Conn. MSS. from archives at Fulham, p. 1520. (Hawks.) One of the missionaries of the Society, writing iu 1760, says:-- "Eye tried to prevail upon him, (Mr. Dibblee.) imt the good man, though In greater need of better support, apprehensive of the …
Wc, the church-wardens and vestry of Salem, and parts contiguous in the Province of New York in America, beg leave in behalf of ourselves and poor brethren, professors of the Church of England, to lay before you our unhappy circumstances ; for want of proper religious instruction and constant administration of God's word and sacraments, according to our religious profession …
As the laws of this Government have made no provision for the establishment and support of religion in general, and the Lord's Day is too little regarded ; in tender regard to ourselves and families, and to prevent our children falling a prey to one or more of the numerous sects, which abound among us-- such as Quakers, New Light Independents, Baptists, Antinomians, &c, whose …
Epenctus Townsend, who hath for some time alternately read to us, and the people of Ridgefield and Ridgebury ; whose exemplary life, sober conversation and devout performance of religious offices, highly recommend him to our esteem ; and as we have advice, that he hath leave from the Society to go for Holy Orders, we humbly beg the Venerable Society in compassion to our …
Ridgefield but eight, and Ridgebury but four miles from Salem, but at such a distance from Norwalk that they can expect but very little service from the Rev. Mr. Learning ; whereupon we have unitedly sent our respective bonds to the Rev. Dr. Auchmaty, of New York, in trust, obliging ourselves to pay in each place equal to £10 sterling per annum, on the whole amounting to £30 …
h This ancieut family deduces its deHcent from Ludovic, a noble Norman, who, settling in England during the reign of Henry I, assumed the surname of Townsend, and by marrying with Elizabeth, daughter and heiress of SirThomas Ue Havtlle, obtained the manor of Kaynhani, in the connty of Norfolk, which has ever since remained the possession of his descendants. Among the early …
The following notice of his return appeared in the New York Mercury for April 25th, 1768:-- "The Rev. Mr. Townsend arrived last Saturday, (22d)in the 'Hope' from London." Upon the 29th of September, 176S, he informed the Venerable Society:--" That he arrived at his mission, on the 26th of May, 1768, and was kindly received. The churchwardens also of Salem, in the name of the …
Epenetus Townsend " all that land being part of farm No. 12 in north lot No. 10, beginning at a white oak bush, and runs south-west twenty-six degrees, eight chains and twenty-four links, to a pile of stones, thence south-west seventeen degrees, sixteen chains and thirteen links, to a pile of stones, thence north-east eighty-eight degrees, twenty-five chains and fifty links …
Townsend erected the same year a large dwelling house, which is still standing, and occupied at one time by the late Venerable Epenetus Wallace, M. D., who was born in 1766, and a god-son of the Rev. Epenetus Townsend, by whom he was baptized on Friday, April 10th, 1767. b The above mentioned house was the one which Mr. Townsend's father enabled him to build in 1769 and the …
Since my arriving to the mission I have baptized in the year past, two adults and thirty infants, and have received between three or four communicants, but expect several more very soon. The fatigue which necessarily arises from a steady performance of my duty in these three places, I have hitherto, and I trust in God I shall for the future be enabled to undergo with …
To acquaint the Society with the propriety of building a new church at Salem I would observe, that Salem is a township twelve miles in length and but two in breadth, joining ou the one side to Connecticut and on the other partly to Cortlandt's manor, which extends twenty miles westward to Hudson river, and partly to another patent, which extends several miles westward toward …
Tlio church which I expect will soon be bui!t in Salem, will be about five or six miles to the southward, and about two or three miles to the westward from Ridgefield, Conn., where I have been informed there are near thirty families of Church people, besides a considerable number in places very contiguous, for whom it ia extremely difficult to attend public worship, either at …
I brought but two dozen, together with a great number of small tracts, but a much larger number of Prayer Books is required ; as many people in my mission are poor and unable to purchase books or any thing that is not absolutely necessary to the maintenance of their families. I beg leave to acquaint the Society likewise, that, besides the attending the duties of my own …
The summer past, the first Sunday after Trinity, I preached at Sharon, a town in Connecticut adjoining this province, about fifty miles to the northward, where they have a neat little church and a pretty congregation. The next day I preached in the north precinct of the Oblong in this Province, about five or six miles from Sharon. There they have a new church just raised …
This tax is levied and collected by the Congregationahsts, together with their own, and by them paid to such ministers of the Church as are appointed over them by the Society. Now, Itidgefield and Ridgebury being in Connecticut, the committee appointed for raising and paying the minister's rate at Ridgebury have been in some doubt whether I am entitled to the rates of the …
Sir : -- This is a large county, full of people without any constant public worship in any method ; and as they have not enjo}-ed the benefit of any regular and constant administration of God's word and sacraments, since the first settlement of the country, vice and immorality abound among them. The Sabbath is, by great numbers, spent in riding, visiting, hunting, fishing and …
I believe the Church people would exert themselves and immediately build a small church, were there any hopes the mission might be divided so as they might be included, and enjoy some stated portion of a minister's labors ; and, indeed, considering their destitute circumstances and the prospect of advancing the interest of the Church and promoting piety among them, or at least …
Townsend is constant in the performance of his duty in his own parish and preaches frequently in the parts adjacent. From Lady Day to Michaelmas he baptized twenty-one infants and one adult, and admitted two new communicants. "& The abstracts for 1776 add : "That one letter from Mr. Townsend on September 20th. 1775. gives the same account of his mission, in which he hath …
" In the latter part of the year 1773, and the beginningof 1774, 1 strongly suspected that the leaders of the opposition to government in America were aiming at Independence, and the Eastern Provinces, at the subversion of the Church, likewise:'' and that in pursuit of those ends, they would, if possible, influence the people to a revolt ; but when the first Congress approved …
This, I chose to do before any blood was shed-- while people's tempers were yet cool ; lest if the instruction had been deferred till some Mow was struck, the acts of misrepresentation, which had been used from the beginning, might influence their passions and hurry them into criminal acts before reason could resume its a Society's abstract from 31st February, 1772, to 19th …
The objection was not merely to the ofllc" of a Bishop-- though even that was dreaded-- but to the authority of Parliament, on which ir must be founded."--" Life and Works of John Adams," by Chas. Francis Adams; vol. X., p. 1S5. HISTORY OF THE COUNT V OF WESTCHESTER. place and tend to the obligations of religion. And blessed be God, I have this satisfaction, that the Church …
The Committee, after having in vain endeavored to pursuade me to furnish the blankets, gave orders to 6earch my house and get them ; but the proper steps having been taken, none were found. The next time the Committee met, they ordered me to pay upwards of thirty shillings to these guards, which I refused ; and was again put under guard till I did pay it. I was soon after sent …
Under these circumstances, I considered that my dissenting from the practice of my brethren would not only set me up as a single mark of vengeance-- and as every appearance of disunion among the clergy might be disadvantageous to the Church hereafter ; viewing the matter in this light, I thought it best to comply with the general practice of the clergy. On the 21st of Oct. I …
They had taken me from a wife and four small children the two youngest not sixteen months old, which was my whole family -- and during my confinement they forbade people coming to my house, and they threatened all that should assist the family in any respect ; by this means they Buffered much for want of free intercourse with their friends, those that would gladly have …
To this, as well as many other instances during my imprisonment, the good providence of God always found some method, unforseen by us, to support us under the greatest difficulties, and after he had thus continued us under the Rebel discipline for near six months, he then granted us a happy delivance ; for on the 31st of March, in consequence of my refusing the oath of …
At Norwalk, where I had procured a boat to cross the Sound, I was stopped four days, most of my furniture after being put on board was relanded, and all of it ransacked under pretence of searching for letters, prohibited articles, &c, whereby many things were much damaged, and others stolen. I was then obliged to pay the expenses of these abuses in detaining, searching, &c …
Thus terminated the short and sad career of the first rector of this parish, whose " only crime was, that he was a clergyman of the Church of England, and of course attached to the government and the constitution of Church and State." The names of Townsend, Avery and Babcock, belong to the catalogue of worthies, who once faithful soldiers of Christ's Church Militant, are now …
A violent storm rose, soon after the fleet in which he sailed left Sandy Hook, the fleet was dispersed, several of the ships perished, and poor Townsend has not since been heard of. I greatly fear the vessel in which he went has shared the same fate."** "Sleep on -- sleep on -- the glittering depths Of Ocean's coral caves : -- Are thy bright urn -- thy requiem The music of its …
John Wallace and Ebenezer Lobdell, church-wardens of the parish : " That the above mentioned articles were left with him for safe keeping, and that St. James' church might have them by sending an order for that purpose. The Rev. David Perry was accordingly deputed to receive them in the name of the vestry." " At a society meeting legally warned and holden at the Independent …
Townsend, missionary at Salem, who with all his family was lost la a ship which sank in its passage to Halifax.'' 8;>cietv's abstracts for 1 7 T9. b Rec. of 11 rst Episcopal Soc., Ridgelleid, CoiUi., June, 1784, Liber I. THE TOWN OF NORTH SALEM. 755 dressed to the author, says : " A few ancient theological books had strayed from the library of my uncle Epenetus to that of my …
Perry, M.D., of Ridgefield, the father of the present Nehemiah Perry, M.D., of that place. The parish appears to have been favored with occasional sen-ices only, until 1804, when the churches of Bedford, North Salem and Stephentown united, for the purpose of settling a minister " who should perform divine service in the different towns of Bedford, New Castle, North Salem and …
Wilkins and Rogers were directed by the Diocesan Convention to supply North Salem, and the other congregations in West Chester county, on some days in the same week of their appointments at Bedford."* ..For nearly four years the parish appears to have been vacant, but in the spring of 1 3 1 o the Rev. Nathan Felch was called as minister. The same year he reported to the …
The style of the edifice is early pointed, and consists of chancel, nave, vestry room, recess on the west for the organ and choir, and tower; height of the tower and spire, about feet. The roof is arched inside, with timbers displayed. The chancel window is of three lights, the centre containing an effigy of the Saviour, the whole ornamented with appropriate symbols. MINISTERS …
a In 1S07, this church was supplied by the services of the Rev. Benjamin Moore, D.D., Isaac Wilkins, D.D., and the Rev. John lienry Hobart. b This gentleman died rector of Christ church, Nashville, Tenn. Ue was the author of a reply to the review of Dr. Wyatt's sermon, and Mr. Sparks' Letters on the Protestant Episcopal Church, published in "Boston, 1S21. Also editor of the …
In the year 1797, the first church edifice was erected -- in 1763 upon a glebe farm given by Stephen De Lancey, was found to be in a ruinous condition ; whereupon it was dismantled and sold at public auction May 23d, 1797. About 1810 the late venerable Epenetus Wallace, M. D., induced the vestry to exchange the old location for the site of the present church ; which old …
The proceeds, together with the rent of the parsonage, were put on interest which in after years amounted to some hundreds of dollars. The old wardens being dead, (John Wallace and Ebenezer Lobdell) their successors, Benj. Close and Gershom Hanford, together with the vestry, resolved on building a new church -- although the funds of the church was not adequate to finish it. It …
Nathan Felch delivered a well adapted discourse from fourth chapter of Zachariah before a numerous and respectable audience, he standing on the said stone." The second church erected in 1810, consecrated in 18 16, and removed 1868 occupied the site of the present building. The principal contributors towards the erection of the second structure were Epen^.us Wallace, M.D., and …
It deserves to be mentioned that the former parsonage was erected by the vestry about 1 768, upon the church glebe which was purchased of Stephen De Lancey in 1766, just previous to the first rector's going to England for holy orders. From a petition to the court of Chancery in 1842, it appears that all the real estate then held or owned by the Rector, Wardens and Vestry …
In 1767-8, the church was furnished by the Venerable Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, with a parochial library and a quarto Bible and Prayer Book. The old Bible, which is handsomely bound in parchment and printed by Mark Baskctt, printer to the University of Oxford, A.D. 1765, was exchanged in 1S50 for the present 1 e now in use, by some members of …
About 1767, Susannah De i icey presented to the church a silver chalice, which was subsequently sold by order of the vestry. This lady was the oldest daughter of the Hon. James De Lancey, Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of New York in 1747, and Anne Heatheote, daughter of Col. Caleb Heatheote, and great grand daughter of Anne van Cortlandt, one of the daughters and …
of the United States Army, who died at Natchitoches, State of Louisiana, 26th Nov., A.D. 1S27, in the 36th year of his age, and was interred here the ISth of March, A.D. 1829. a "he Rev. John W. Moore, of Red Hook. N. Y., when respectfully asSed to restore this gift ■ ' the Venerable Propagation Society, to the old parish, declined on the ground that he inadi jl ftur exchange …
" I am the resurrection and the life, saith the Lord ; he that belieyeth in me. though he were dead, yet shall he live; and whosoever hveth and heheveth in me, shall never die." " The graves of his saint3 were blessed, When in the grave He lay ; And rising theflce, their hopes He raised To everlasting day. » Soar we now where Christ has led, Following our exalted Head ; Made …
In 1772, John Blydenburgh, a candidate, was permitted by the Presbytery to preach for a while at North Salem. In 1774 the people again applied for direction, but the Presbytery declared itself unable to fefer them to a candidate, and granted them supplies for two months.6 In the church register-book, entitled " The Records of the Congregational Church at Upper Salem, now North …
Mead invited to attend." " At a meeting of the Society of the upper end of Salem, «nth of May, 1779, at the upper Presbyterian Meeting House," it was voted " that Jesse Trusdale, Solomon Close and Nathaniel Delavan should form a committee for one year to get preaching." In the records of the North Salem Presbyterian Society is the following : -- " Agreeable to notice, the …
M., at Princeton, in 1765, from whence he received his degree of D. D., and was settled in the ministry at Lisbon, Conn., eleven years ; and afterwards, leaving North Salem, was settled at Plainfield, Conn., where he died February, 13, 1816. The incorporation of this church took place on the 1st of February, 1786, under the style of the " Congregationalist Society in Upper …
Thomas, son of the latter, was born in England 1617 : he came to New England, and first settled in the Massachusetts Bay, then removed to Southhold, L. I., from thence to Huntington, and finally to Norwalk, in 1665. He died In 1690. John, his second son, was the fatherof James, horn January 5, 1685, married Sarah, daughter of Thos Hyatt, of Norwalk, in 1709, and settled in …
Rev. JonN Mi Niece, do Rev. Cornwall, do 1S15 Rev. Abraham Plrdy, do 1S17 Rev. Herman Daggett, do Rev. David Delavan, do Rev. Alexander Leadbettek, do Rev. Joseph Nimmo, do March 1850 Rev. David Irving, do April 1856 Rev. John White, do Oct'b'r 1857 Rev. A. H. Seelt, do Sept'r 1S63 Rev. E. F. Mundy, do Dec'r 1868 Rev. Charles H. Holloway, do 29 Janu'y 1S72 Rev. Henry Martin …
This is confirmed by the following items, taken from an old account book in the possession of Mr. John Close : "October, the year 1764, T. Ebenczer Brown, of Salem, have received of Samuel Cole, of Cortlandt manor, the full and just sum of five pounds, received by me on the acompt of the Meetin House." "November the 20th, the year 1764, Ebenezer Brown, of Salem, have received …
The Methodist Episcopal Society of North Salem, was first organized in the early part of the present century, and incorporated 6th of January, 1832 ; Jonas Keeler, Abel Smith, William Cable and Stephen Ryder, trustees.6 The church edifice was erected in 1833. The present pastor is the Rev. Aaron Coons. The Baptist congregation in the town of North Salem was incorporated on the …
In 17S6 it was purchased by a company and completed as an Academy, which went into operation about that date, under the care of the Rev. Amzi Lewis. During several years it continued in a very flourishing state under Mr. Lewis, and was incorporated by the regents of the university, April 19th, 1790, on the application of Benjamin Haight and thirty-eight others. It was the …
" After the removal of Mr. Lewis, the institution appears to have declined for a few years. A revival of its prosperity, however, occurred about 1801, under the Rev. Mr. McNiece. This gentleman is said to have been one of the Irish patriots of 179J, who left his country at the same time with Emmet, Adrain, McNeven and others, for the same cause. He was a man of learning and an …
Hermon Dagget, Rev. Abraham Purdy, A.M., Ebenezer Close, Dr. Samuel B. Mead, Rev. Hiram Jelliff, John C. Jones, and G. S. Tozer. For quite a number of years North Salem Academy held a respectable standing among its sister institutions in this part of the State ; sometime numbering nearly one hundred students, and generally, during the winter sessions, from seventy to ninety …
It is said that .a reprieve was forwarded from head-quarters, and that when the unfortunate man was swung off, the bearer had just reached the Episcopal church, which was a mile as the road then ran, from the place of execution ; he was, of course, too late. When the French army passed through this town in 1781, on their way from Rhode Island to Dobb's Ferry, where they …
Uriah Wallace, Daniel Purdy, Jun., John Paulding, Benjamin Wood, Hackaliah Brown, Stephen Ward, James McDonald, Israel Underbill, John Strong, Philip Pell, Junior, Samuel Lyon, Ebenezer Lockwood, Richard Sackett, senior, Isaac Webber, Richard Hatfield, Jesse Holly, John Thomas, John Delivan, and John Garrison, by an Instrument in writing, under their hands and Seals, bearing …
Now, Know Ye, that the said Regents having inquired into the allegations contained iu the said Instrument in writing aforesaid, and found the same to be true, and concerning the said Academy calculated for the Promotion of Literature, Do, by these Presents, pursuant to the State in such case made and provided, signify our approbation of the Incorporation of the said Ebcnezcr …
" Here are two streams which meet and run under the road, the one flowing from the east along the road-side, enters the ground twenty-five or thirty feet east of where it seems to cross the road ; the stream from the north-east, appears to run nearly straight, directly under the road, and issues from the earth again, after falling ten or fifteen feet lower than where it enters …
Secretary of State's oiIIcj, Albany, Miscellaneous BojK, M. K.A. p. 303. THE TOWN OF NORTH SALEM. The surface of North Salem is in part covered with lofty hills ; the soil, various, but chiefly composed of a gravelly and clay loam, well adapted to grass and summer crops. The course of the Mutighticoos River, through the centre of this town is marked by beautiful mountain …
One of the most interesting objects in the village of North Salem, is an immense granite boulder or rock, weighing sixty tons or upwards, supported about three or four feet from the ground on the projecting points of five smaller lime-stone rocks. This immense block of stone viewed from the valley beneath, on account of its sublime appearance, is calculated to inspire with awe …
Frqm their weather beaten sides the Indian magician and priest deciphered the destinies of his tribe. Upon rising ground south-west of the village near the base of the Wepauck Mountain, is situated Inland vale -- the residence of J. S. Libby, Esq., which commands splendid views of the surrounding country. The Mutighticoos River and valley add much to the beauty of the scenery …
Here is quite a number of houses, two churches, post-office, the American Condensed Milk Co., Sutton & Price's marble works, grist and saw mill and two hotels, viz., the Gunery House and Croton River House. Immediately north-east of the depot is the farrn. and residence of the late Joshua Purdy, Esq., for many years one of the Associate Judges of the county and senior warden …
The evening is the most propitious 6eason to enjoy the scene, when the valley and neighboring hills are richly illuminated by the setting sun, imparting an effect that surpasses description. To those who have read Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress, it will, bear strong resemblance to the " Delectable Mountains, " mentioned in that beautiful similitude. The mountain sides are covered …
Timothy Vansooy, 1 Hen a.! ah Star, I Trustees to provide a place for the receipts for the Stephen Baerr, [ poor. Micajah Fuller, J Davto Smith, Ebenezer Purdy, Robert Bloomer, Frederick Knox, Thomas Williams, Johh Finch, Abraham Knox, MlOAJAH FrLLER, Abraham Vansooi Jonathan Brown, \ Path Masters. •J 77° THE TOWN* OK NORTH SALEM. Benjamin Close, ") Jacob Wallace, | David …
It was with great reluctance that the author undertook the work ; though he has, during the last seventeen years, botanized in the region, and has corresponded with and examined the collections of botanists who have visited parts of the territory not examined by himself ; yet he feels sure that there are plants growing in the limits which have not been noticed by botanists …
The botanists of New York city are active, industrious collectors, and have absolutely exhausted most of the localities within walking distance of the city; especially such portions of New Jersey, Staten Island and parts of Long Island. The Harlem River, however, seems to have been, to a great extent, the limit to their excursions in this direction; hence, this county is less …
Torrey, in his report of the Flora of the State, stated that the number of flowering plants would reach 1,450 ; and the Ferns and Lycopodiaceae. sixty. There will be great reason, then, for wonder, when it is found that the number of plants growing without cultivation in Westchester County -- a territory about fifty miles in extent from north to south, and whose average width …
The soil is made up of abrasions and disintegrations of Gncisic and Limestone rocks and sand, sparingly mixed with clay; forming what agriculturalists denominate "Light Loam" -- a soil especially adapted to the growth of cereals -- yielding abundant crops to generous cultivation. But in such narrow limits, we cannot have a wide range in the variety of soil; in fact, we have …
Lawrence, and the third extends through the middle and reaches Canada. We should, therefore, expect that the Flora would be enriched and greatly enlarged by seeds brought and sown along the lines of these great railways and floated to the shores by the waters of the Hudson and Long Island Sound. In this, however, we are disappointed ; for it is remarkable that a very small …
Of the flowering plants, fifty are first-class trees, reaching a height of thirty feet and upwards ; thirty-four are second-class trees which attain a height of fifteen to thirty feet ; and sixty-nine are shrubs, all of which are growing without cultivation, a very few of which have been introduced. The author would again call attention to what was stated in the beginning of …
Eu." indicate that plants after whose names they are written, are from Europe ; that they are growing without cultivation, but are not propagating themselves with such freedom and constancy as to be considered fully established AIDS AND SOURCES OF INFORMATION. In the collecting of the material for this report, I have received valuable information and assistance from the …
A. cylindrica, Gray. Edges of woods. Rare. A. Virginiana, L. Damp open woods. Rare. A. Pennsylvania, L. Not common. (Le Roy.) A. nemorosa, L. Common everywhere. Hepatica, Dill. (Liverleaf.) H. triloba, Chaix. Woods common. H. acutiloba, DC. Not common. Thalictrum, Tourn. (Meadow Rue.) T. anemonoides, Mx. Woods common. T. dioicum, L. Frequent in damp woods. T. purpurasceums, L …
Common among rocks. Bears transplanting. Actsea, L. (Baneberry.) A. spicata, L. A. Var, rubra, Mx. Frequent, in shady woods. A. alba, Bigel. (White Baneberry.) White Plains. Cimicifuga, L. Bugbane. C. racemosa, Ell. (Black snake root.) Frequent in copses and woods. Order 2.-- MAGNOLIACE.E. (Magnolia Family.) Lirodendron, L. (White Wood, Tulip tree.) L. tulipifera. L. Not rare …
S. purpurea, L. Bedford. (Hexamer. -- Jas. Wood.) Order 8-- PAPAVEBACEE. (Poppy Family.) Chelidonium, L. (Celandine.) C. majus, L. Common about houses. (Nat. Eu.) Sanguinaria. Dill. (Blood Root.) S. Canadensis, L. Common about White Plains. Order 9.-- FUMABIACES. (Fumitory Family.) Dicentra, Bork. D. cucullaria, DC. (Dutchman's Breeches.) Damp banks, not common. Corydalis …
Barbarea, R. Br. (Winter Cress.) B. vulgaris, R. Br. Too common ; a troublesome weea. B. prcecox, R. Br. (Early Winter Cress.) (Scurvy Grass,) escaped from cultivation-- Riverdale, (Bicknell.) Sysymbrium, L. (Hedge Mustard.) S. officinale, Scop. About dwellings. (Nat. Eu.) S. Thaliana, Gaud. About dwellings. (Nat. Eu.) S. Alliaria, Brown. Kings Bridge. (Bicknell -- Adv. Eu.) …
Escaped from cultivation. (Bicknell.) Order 11. -CAPP ARIL ACES. (Caper Family.) Polanisia, Raf. P. graveolens, Raf. Peekskill, (Mead.) OF WESTCHESTER COUNTY. Order 12.-- RESIDACEJE. (Mignonette Family) Reseda, L. R. Luteola, L. Roadsides. (Adv. Eu.) Order 11-VI0LACE(E. (Violet Family.) Solea. DC. (Green Violet.) S. concolor, Ging. Near Tarrytown, not common. (Hall.) Viola, L …
V. tricolor, L. Near Peekskill, escaped from cultivation. (Le Roy -- Adv. Eu.) V. odoratoa, L. Riverdale, escaped from gardens. (Bicknell). Order 14.-- CISTACE£. (Bock-rose Family.) Heliantheruum, Tourn. H. Canadense, Mx. Road-sides. Lechea, L. L. Major Mx. Frequent. Li. minor Lam. (Bicknell.) L. racemulosa, Mx. Order 15.-- DROSESACE^l. (Sundew Family.) Drosera, L. (Sundew.) …
S. inflata, Smith. About White Plains. (Nat. Eu.) S. Pennsylvanica, Mx. White Plains. S. Armaria, L. Peekskill. (Le Roy.) Escaped from cultivation. (Adv. Eu.) S. antirrhina, L. Peekskill, (Le Roy.) S. noctiflora, L. Escaped. (Bicknell.) Lychnis, Tourn. (Cockle.) E. vespertina, Sibth. (Riverdale -- Bicknell.) (Adv. Eu.) Li. Cithago, Lam. In grain fields. (Adv. Eu.) Arenaria, L …
Claytonia, L. (Spring Beauty.) C. Virginica, L. About White Plains. C. Caroliniana, Mx. About White Plains. Order 20.-- HALVACES. (Mallow Family.) Althaea, I.. (Marsh-Mallow.) A. officinalis, L. Coast. (Nat. Eu.) Malva, L. (Mallow.) M. rotundifolia, L. Common about dwellings. (Nat. Eu.) M. sylvestris, L. (Adv. En.) Road-sides. M. moschata, L. (Mush-Mallow.) Wood-lawn …
Oxalis, L, (Wood-Sorrel -- Sheep-Sorrel.) O. acetosella, L. In damp woods, not common. O. violacea, L. Along fences and rocky places. O. stricta, L. Along fences and cultivated grounds, common. Order 25.-- RUTACE03. (Rue Family,) Zanthoxylum, Colden. (Prickly Ash.) Z. Americanum, Mill, Rare. Order 26-- ANACARDIACEiE, (Cashew Family,) Rhus, L. (Sumach.) R. typhina, L. Frequent …
Throughout, sparingly. Acer, Toum. (Maple.) A. Pennsylvanicum, L, (Striped Maple.) A. spicatum, Lam. (Mountain Maple.) A. saccharinuin, Wang, (Sugar Maple.) This is a favorite shade tree, on account of the well proportioned head it forms, and the beauty of its foliage. It is claimed that it is also a fever tree, i. e. When growing it absorbs so much water as to render malarial …
P. lutea, L. New Castle, not common. (Hexamer.) P. sanguinea, L. Not rare. P. vcrticillata, L. Throughout these limits. Note. -- There is reason to believe that several other species of this genus grow in the County. REPORT OF THE FLORA Order 32 -LEGUMINOSiE (Pulse Famly,) Crotolaria, L. C. sagittalis, L. Road-sides, frequent. Trifolium, L. (Clover.) T. arvense, L. Sterile …
Planted grounds, and found growing without cultivation near old dwellings. (From the west ) Astragalus, L. (Milk Vetch.) A. Canadensis, L. Rare. Desmodhirn, DC. (Tick Weed.) D. nudiflorum, DC. Throughout. D. acuminatum, DC. Throughout. D. pauciflorum, DC. Not common. D. rotundifolium, DC. Frequent. D. canescens, DC. Not common. D. cuspidatum, Torr. and Cray. Frequent. D …
Lathyrus, L. (Everlasting Pea.) Jj, marilimus, Bigclow. Coast, common. L. palustris, L. Moist places, var. myrtifoltus, Gray. (Bicknell.) Apios, Boerhaave. (Wild Bean -- Ground-nut.) A. tubcrosa, Mcech. Shady woods and damp copses, common. Paassolus, L. (Kidney Bean.) P. diversifolius, Pers. (Bicknell.) P. perennis, Walt. Woods and copses. P. helvolus, L. Not rare, sandy fence …
A. Eupatoria, L. Frequent in edges of woods. A. parviflora, Ait. Rivcrdale, rare. (Bicknell.) 786 REPORT OF THE FLORA Poteriuin, L. (Bumet.) P. Canadense, Gray. (Canadian Burnet. ) Geum, L. (Avens.) G. Virginianum, L. (Bicknell.) G. album, Gmelin. Borders of woods. G. strictum, Ait. Sing Sing, not common. (Bicknell.) G. rivale, L. North Salem. (S. B. Mead.) Potentilla, L …
R. blanda, Ait. Rocky places and edges of meadows. R. rubiginosa, L. White Plains, (Nat Eu.) R. micrantha, Smith. White Plains. (Nat. Eu.) Crataegus, L. (Thorn.) C. coccinea, L. Thickets. C. tomentosa, L. Frequent in thickets. Pyrus, L. (Pear, apple, etc.) P. arbutifolia, Ait. Thickets. (Hexamer.) Var. erithrocarpa, Gray. Peekskill. (Le Roy.) P. Americana, DC. Rocky woods …
White Plains. Order 36.-- CRASULACE2E. (Orpine Family.) Penthorum, C.ronor. (Ditch Stone-crop.) P. sedoidcs, L. Wet meadows. Tillaea, L. T. simplex, Nutt. Along banks of streams. Sedum, Tourn. (Stone-crop -- live forever.) S. acre, L. (Leggett.) S. Telephium, L. Escaped from cultivation. (Nat. Eh.) Ord:r 37.-- HAMAMELACES. (Witch-Hazel Family.) Hamamelis, L. (Witch-IIazel.) H …
Between Fordham and Williams Bridge. (Bicknell.) Nesaea, Commerson, Juss. (Swamp Loose-strife.) N. verticillata, H. B. K.. Wet places. Cuphea, Jacq. C. viscosissima, Jacq., near Lake Mohegan. Order 43.-- C ACT ACES. (Cactus Family.) Opuntia, Tourn. (Prickly Pear.) 0. Rafincsquii, Eng. Rocks near New Rochelle. Order 45. -CUCURBIT ACEffi (Gourd Family.) Sicyos, L. (One-seeded …
Cynapium, L. (Adv. Eu.) Thaspium, Nutt, (Meadow-Parsnip.) T. aureum, Nutt. Sparingly scattered over the middle of the County. Zizia, DC. Z. integerrima, DC. Not common. Discopleura, DC. D. capillacea, DC. Salt marshes. (Leggett.) Cuscuta, L. (Water-Hemlock.) C. maculata, L. (Beaver Poison.) Northern part of the county. C. bulbifeia, L. Lake Mohegan. (Leggett.) Sium, L …
Rocky places. (Bicknell.) Lonicera, L. . Li. sempervirens, Ait. Edges of woods. L. parviflora, Lam. Riverdale, rare. (Bicknell.) Diervilla, Tourn. (Bush Honeysuckle.) D. trifida, Moench. Rocky places. Triosteum, L. (Horse-Gentian.) T. perfoliatum, L. Edges of rich woods. Sambucus, Toum. (Elder.) S. Canadensis, L. Common. "Viburnum, F. (Arrow-wood.) V. Lentago, L. Along fences …
Order 52.-- DIPSACE.E. (Teasel Family.) Dipsacus, Tourn. D. sylvestris, Mill, Road-sides. (Adv. Eu.) Order 53.-- COMPOSITE. (Composita Family.) Vemonia, Schreb. (Iron-weed.) V. Noveboracensis, Willd. Damp places, common. Liatris, Schreb. (Blazing Star.) I*, scariosa, Willd. Rocky hills.) L. spicata, Willd. Borders of salt meadows, Rye, Eupatorium, Toum. (Thoroughwort.) E …
L., Ait. A. simplex, Willd. Moist land. A. tenuifolius, L. Damp grounds. A. longifolius, Lam. A. puniceus, L. Common. A Novx-Anglire, L. Road-sides and meadows. A acuminatus, Mx. Peekskill. A. nemoralis, Ait. Coast. A. flexuosus, Nutt. (Bicknell.) A. Iinifolids, L. New Castle. Erigeron, L. (Fleabane.) E. Canadense, L. Very common. E. bellidifolium, Muhl. Edges of woods, not …
Thickets, S. Muhlenbergii, T. & Gray. Edges of woods. S. linoides, Solander. Swamps. S. altissima, L. Along fences. S. ulmifolia, Muhl. Damp thickets. S. odora, Ait. I'eekskill. (Le Roy.) S. aemoralis, Ait. Fields and road-sides, common. S. Canadensis, L. Fields and road-sides. S. serotina, Ait. Damp grounds. S. gigantea, Ait. Along fences. S. lanccolata, L. Damp grounds. S …
I give, as near as I can recollect, his own words : In a walk through the fields I came to a wheat stubble covered with a dense growth of Ambrosia, Artimisircfolia, in a state just ready to discharge its pollen. I hestitated, but finally concluded to cross ; at once I found great difficulty in breathing and when I reached the other side, I was completely prostrated and was …
H. decapetalus, L. Along streams. H. tuberosus, L. Escaped from cultivation. The tubers of this species are used for pickles. Coreopsis, L. (Tick-seed.) C. tricosperma, Mx. Wet places. Bidens, L. (Bur-Marigold -- Pitchfork.) B. frondosa. L. Damp places. B. connata, Muhl. Road-sides. B. chrysanthemoides, Mx. New Castle. B. bipinnata, L. Road-sides and fence rows. Helenium, L …
G. polycephalum, Mx. Edges of wood land. G. uliginosum, L, Road-sides, throughout. G. puipureum, L. Common in sterile soil. Antennaria, Grertin, (Everlasting.) A. margaritacea, R. Brown. Woods. A. platiginifolia Hook. Sterile hill sides. Filago, Tourn. (Cotton-Rose.) F. Gennanica, L, Old fields. (Xat. Eu.) Erechthites, Raf. (Fireweed.) E. hieracifolia, Raf. Clearings, which …
REPORT OF THE FLORA Hieraciuni, Tourn. (Hawkweed.) H. Canadense, Mx. New Castle. H. scabrum, Mx. Dry copses and open woods. H. Gronovii, L. H. venosum, I.. Dry open woods, White Plains. H. paniculatum, L. Woods, not very common. Nabalus, Cass. (Rattlesnake-root.) N. altissimus, Hook. Damp woods. N. Fraseri, DC. New Castle. N. racemosus, Hook. Hudson R. R. R. track, The seeds …
Used by the Thomsonian practitioners compounding their medicines. Li. spicata, Lam. White Plains. (Miss McCabe.) L. Kalmii, L. White Plains. (Miss McCabe.) Order 55.-- CAMPANULACE.E. (Campanula Famuy.) Campanula, Tourn. (Bellflower.) C. rotundifolia, L. Leggett. C. ^paranoides, Mx. Damp meadows, among grass. C. iapunculoides, L. (Bicknell.) (Adv. Eu.) Specularia, Heister …
Cassandra, Don. (Leather leaf.) C. calyculata, Don. New Castle. Bogs. Andromeda, L. A. Mariana, L. Along the coast of the Sound. A. ligustrina, Muhl. White Plains. Clethra, L. (Sweet pepperbush.) C. alnifolia, Damp grounds and borders of meadows, bears transplanting and is used for an ornamental shrub. Kalmia, L. (American Laureb.) K. latifolia, L. Woods common, four to ten …
Monotropa, L. (Indian Pipe.) M. uniflora, L. Dark woods. M. Hypopitys, L. Woods. Order 5S.-AQUIF0LIACE;E. (Holly Family.) Ilex, L. (Holly.) I. verticillate, Gray. (Black Alder.) Damp copses. I. laevigata, Gray. (Smooth winterberr}'.) Order 59.-- LBENACEJE. (Ebony Family.) Diospyros, L. (Persimmon, Medler.) D. Virginiana, L. Pelham. (Richard S. Collins.) A second-class tree …
Utricularia, L. (Bladderwort.) U. vulgaris, L. TJ. gibba, L. Shoal water.) Order 66.-- BIGNONIACE.E. (Bignonia Family.) Catalpa, Scop., Walt. (Catalpa. Indian Bean. Smoking Bean Tree.) C. bignonioides, Walt. This tree is rather a favorite as a shade tree on account of its fine foliage and showey flowers. Introduced from the West, and sows itself and grows without cultivation …
Borders of wet meadows. Pentstemon, Mitchell. (Beard-tongue.) P. pubescens, Solander. Edges of thickets. Mimulus, L. (Monky-flower.) M. ringens, L. Edges of meadows and wet thickets. Gratiola, L. (Hedge-Hyssop.) G. Virginiana, L. Banks or shores of ponds. Ilysanthes, Raf. I. gratioloides, Benth. (Bicknell.) Limosella, L. (Mudwort.) Li, aquatica, L. Var. tenuifolia, Hoffm …
V. urticifolia, L. Road-sides and borders of fields. Phryma, L. P. Leptostachya, L. Damp woods. Order 71.-- -LABIATE. (Mint Family.) Teucrium, L. (Germander.) T. Canadense, I.. Damp places. Trichostema. (Blue Curls.) T. dichotomum, L. Common in stubble. Mentha, L. (Mint.) M. viridis, L. Damp places. (Nat. Eu.) M. piperita, L. Along brooks. (Nat. Eu.) M. aquatica, L. Var …
Near dwellings where it has escaped from cultivation. (Nat. Eu.) Hedeoma, Pers. (Mock Pennyroyal.) H. pulegioides. Pers. Old fields and woods. Collinsonia, L. (Horse Balm.) C. Canadensis, L. Damp shady woods. Salvia, L. (Sage.) S. lyrata, L. New Castle. (Hexamer.) Monarda, L. (Horse Mint.) M. didyma, L. Peekskill. Not common. (Le Roy.) M. fistulosa, L. Old fields near Little …
S. palustris, L. I 'or. aspera, Gray. Not common. (Leggett.) Leonurus, L. (Motherwort.) L. Cardiaca, L. Near dwellings. (Nat. Eu.) Lamium, L. (Dead-Nettie.) L. amplexicaule, L. Weed in gardens. (Adv. Eu.) Order 72.-- BOREAG-INACSLE. (Borage Family.) ISchium, Tourn. Vipeis Bugloss. E. vulgare, L. Road-sides, not common. (Nat. Eu.) Symphytum, Tourn. (Comfrey.) S. officinale, L …
Trop. America.) Convolvulus, L. (Bindweed.) C. arvensis, L. Sing Sing. (Dr. Fisher.) (Nat. Eu.) Calystegia, R. Br. (Bindweed.) C. sepium, R. Br. Cuscuta. Tourn. (Dodder.) C. inflexa, Eng. Damp places, Hudson R. R. track, and Lake Mohegan. C. Gronovii, Willd, Common in damp grounds. C. compacta, Juss. Damp places, Hudson R. R. track. Order 76.-- S0LANACE5!. (Nightshade Family.) …
G. crinita, Froel. Low grounds. G. Andrewsii, Griseb. Damp grounds. Bartonia, Muhl. B. tcnclla, Muhl. Woods. (Leggett.) Menyanthes, Toum. (Buckbean.) M. trifoliata, L. Cranberry Pond. (Kensico.) Order 79.-- APOCYNACE.E. (Dogbane Family.) Apocyrmm, Toum. (Indian Hemp.) A. androssmifolium, L. Edges of thickets. A. cannabinum, L. Not rare. Order SO-- ASCLEPIADACE.E. (Milkweed …
Sing Sing. (Dr. Fisher.) F. sambucifolia, Lam. (Black Ash.) Much used in the manufacture of strong baskets. Order 82.-- ASISTCLCCHIACEiE. (Birthwort Family.) Asarum, Tourn. (Wild Ginger.) A. Canadense, L. White Plains. 8o6 REPORT OF THE FLORA Aristolochia, Tourn. Birthwort. A. serpcntaria, L. (White snake root.) Not common. A. Sipho, L. Her. (Dutchman's Pipe.) Planted for …