Bolton, Robert Jr. The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. II. New York: Charles F. Roper, 1881.
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Gc 974.701 V.2 pt.2 1755073 REYNOLDS HISTORICAL GENEALOGY COLLECTION ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY . 3 1833 01145 0779 Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2010 with funding from Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center http://www.archive.org/details/historyofseveral22bolt HISTORY OF ,. THE SEVERAL TQWx\S, MANORS, AND PATENTS OF THE County of Westchester, FKOM 1?^ V. oL …
Tlie church just burnt containcl, besides tho monuments to Doctors \^'ilkins and Jackson, a bcauu; .1 scdlptured slab in early English style of variegated marble containin^.,' :>. head of Christ, which is said, alone, to have cost $1,500, ad.;'rned witii Uie monogram of I.H.S., an ancient Labarum, and bearing the followin^.; inscription : -- IN MEMOKY OF GOVErvNEUR MORRIS …
sentences in Latin placed upon olive branches interlacing or covering the entire window « This beautitul memorial was erected by the relatives of the late Mrs. Catharine Wilkins, (widow of Governor M. Wilkins. ; to commemorate \\-ith gratitude the constant deeds of love and chanty which she maintained to the closing days of her life on earth. The chime of three bells, but …
The building is well fitted up, and answers the double purpose of a chapel and school-room. To St. Peter's church is attached a portion of the ancient glebe which was given by the town in 1703, sometimes called the " Parsonage Land," consisting of S iVo acres, bounded north by river road, or Westchester turnpike ; east, by Avenue B ; south, by I'hirteenth street ; west, by …
John Bartow, the Borough Town of Westcliester, Basil Bartow," Abijah Hammond, George Love, Robert Watts, '> the corporation of Trinity church, Isew York, &c. The latter have made the following liberal grants to this clmrch, viz: In 1795, the sum of S750 ; in 1796, $500; and in 1S09, five lots of ground in Reade, Chamber and Warren streets. New York. The church still owns four …
ITSO, bequeathed "unto the minister, ciiurch-wunlous and Vi.'<tryiQ.'ii. itir th- time beinjj, of ttie lucorporated Church of England, Itnoivu by the uaiiL! of S;. recer's chaich. i:i the iioroujrli town of Westcliester, the tuiii of £'•<) to^vard.^ bui;Um_' a uew cli'ii ea In said horouijli town, or repairing or enlarKiun: the present church, for the worship of Almighty God …
In the possession of the cierk of the vestry is a lease from James McDonald, of Pcd"f.>rd, a W. C. Co. fiirnier, to thf Trustees of the Episcopal Church of .st,. Peter's, in the township of Westchester, for a farui in the township of Pediord, bein« the farm where Juo. Banks furmerly lived, contaiuintf i'H acres, for one yi-ar at the sum of os. -.Jtip, Sept. 17U1; also a lit of …
in the 53d year of his age. He was an active character during the Revolutionary War. He lived respected, and died regretted. Anne Eustace, his wife, died May 11, ISll, xCtat 50. " Look on this stone and you will find. My journey's o'er, and yours behind ; Think then, before you turn awaj-, That yours may end before this day." • In memory of OLIVER DE LANCE V, SEN., who …
His aOictions were numerous and deep felt, yet vras he comforted. His heart, its confidence Reposecl in God, its stren<;th -ind shield, The pat!i3 c-f death in glory shine, V/hen saints tiie call ohe)', A light from Heaven, an arm divine, Are with them on the way. Here lies the mortal remains of "WRIGHT POST, during many years eminent as physician and surgeon in the city of …
aged 62 ycnrs, 3 montha and rC days. There arc also memorials in the yard, to members of the Kunt, Doty. E::;<.ter, Bartow, Lewis, ArJen, FinJlay, Tucker, Reed, Burnett, Holsmaa 404 HISTORY OF THE COUXTV OF WESTCHESrER. and Wright families, Sec, besides vaulte belonging to the families of Timpson, Adee and Ludlow, &c. Near the Episcopal grave-yard, i-i situated the Ferris …
The old Orthodox Friend's meeting-house now held by the Hicksite party, which stands south of the church, was erected in 1723.'' The first meeting of this numerous and respectable society in America, is said to have been held at Westchester. '■'■Monthly meeilug" was appointed by the yearly meeting of Friends at Flushing, Long Island, to be held at Westchester, N. Y., on the …
Raj-mond, is situated on the road leading from Westchester to West Farms in close vicinity to the present depot of the Harlem River Railroad ; and attached to the church is an extensive grave yard, rectory and parochial school house. Its clergy has been the Rev. A. Higgins. In the immediate vicinity of '\ • .Tarlem River Railroad station is situated "The New York Cathc …
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L ,_Julhi llarker Wm. ilenry„Mary Hurpo Sarah Ann Tucki'hoo, New Kochelle I I ob. ». J J .Tolin Q, A. Oeorgo Euscina Sanih A., Win. ITenry Ma ob. s. r.fYon- Ann, mar. Sarah .„ John 8. llel8ey_Joiiii Mo n«miiili, 111. mar. John I Martlno I .i.^.bu- j.mi. n... r- •tollllflt I i of m SlllUll tar,0 liILKO 40ft, vol. II. Proin an old deed. 1667. John, of„I.Anno llurkcr, - ■ I …
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Paal Uptnn Amy, ob. -Tunes:, HTO„Georj,'e Siittou Lctltla^ltobu Gritlln rhoebe, ob. 8. Dorcas .Ezra Haight i t t i..ni/,aheth Ilannnl JrwUh, o( NewCBj'lle.^Phtctio L,, rta. ot Isalfth, of,.riitlcncc Phttbe_Samlford Iloag SaraTi, ■ MafT^tcphcu Cornell r ooiumi:«io[i, report to A. S. rmlerhiU, Vew Torlc. THE TOVv-N OF WESTCHESTER. 405 About two miles north-west of the village of …
Shirley exhibits it as " a buck trippant"* The seal of Captain John Underbill attached to his name as a witness in a conveyance from the Indian propriet'-xa x.i . la Jnecock, Long Island, to Matthew Prior, dated Killingworth, 22d of June, 1664, are "arg, three trefoils, slipped vert," while the crest resembles that on the old seal before mentioned, viz : " a buck trippant " …
E-'i-i in ^'^^ twoiui>-tri Vfar ot niio,'!i Eli'z.ibeth. A.l). ir>;r-S, nri>tlie followlnsr Ofuriuv' lb.t) name of UiKU.Thill: Tti'Mii-.ts l[i(i..ThilI. of >,L'thtr-};tui^loa; Uuuifrv T'ruHriiiU.of Kiiiofcfl, hw brother; John rivlL-rlu.!. of WljirL-liurcU, his iiro'hei-; William I'liilcrinli, of Sn-aiiivf!:. U|n^n-Avon, son of Wiliiani. Uro-ht-r of IMohilis; E.iw;»ri.i …
Shirley died Nov. 5th, 1546, and was the ancestor of the Underbills of Eatington,^ TaUicote and New Place, Stratford, &c. "In the body of tlie church be severall marble grave stones," says Du2:dale, whereoa are portriar.ures in brasse, viz : The first of n Bum in a gown with lils wife, over whose heads arc two coats of arms, I a cheverou betwixt o trefoils 1 1 partr per …
Martin's p;'rU'n, Oxford, cnton-tl >"<-w CoHrjre ia that, city, twfcame au tmiDetit prtiictitr, chaplain to (iii'tu KlizatK-th, and rr.afie Bishop of OxforiJ us ]5Sy, and died ia Lj J.', and was protiably of the WiirwiokdUiro faruily.-- CoUecraaea Topitgraphica ct Gentolo;,'ica. vol. lu, p. 0(31, p. ISi. b Th ^ch-'.r-hof r.'i-x.r Eir.'ndon, or Eatintrton. sltnatoil In …
Their ■warfare in God's Church militant on earth hath been short, but their glory in His Church Triumphant in heaven will be eternal." -- Antiquities of Warwickshire, illustration by William Dugdale, London, MDCLVI. Thomas Underbill, the eldest son of John, of Huningham, married .\nne, daughter of RobL Winter," of Hardington County, Worcester and of Willey County, Warwick …
" In the year 1549 lie, a second time, went to France on military service accompanpng the anny of six thousand men sent under the command of the Earl of Huntingdon to check the French who were then aiming at the recaptm-e of lioulogne. On this expedition, Underhill ser\-ed as comptroller of the ordnance. His subsequent history, except as connected with the religious …
Edward, the second son and heir, was bom the loth of February, 1555; John, the third son is said to have died young in 1556,'' while Henry, the fourth son, was born the 6th of September, 1561. The daughters were, first, Anne, born on St. John's day, on Christmas, 1548; second. Christian, born i6th September, 1548; third, Ehnor, born loth of November, 1549; fourth, Rachel, bom …
This individual, a youth of about twenty, v.-ho must have resided with his father, at Bagginton, (a town belonging to the Earl of Leicester and about three mil(-s from Kenilworth), probably like many of the neighboring squires and their sons, helped to swell the pomp of Leicester, in tlie capacity of servant or page, during Queen Ehzabeth's visit to the castle of Kenilworth …
He accompanied that gallant nobleman in his successful attack upon Cadiz, and shared his ill fortune in his fruitless' expedition against Tyrme, the rebel chief of the revolted clans of Ireland; and, returning with the Earl into England, by his attachment to that imprudent nobleman, sailing into the streets of London in the petty insurrection, which cost Essex his head, he was …
How he joined Governor Winthrop, does not appear ; but he came over to New England with him "as captain of any militia force that might be employed or instituted, as he had served under the great Dutch Prince in the war of the Netherlands,*'in 1630; and soon after we find him disciplining the Boston militia, where he was held in such high distinction that he was appointed one …
In 1637, his great friend Sir Harry Vane, sent him as commander of the colony troops, to Saybrook,'* Connecticut." The same year he was "disfranchised, and eventually banished from the jurisdiction of Massachusetts-- his ideas of religious toleration being more liberal than those around him." "In 163S, he returned to England, but was banished thence for certain religious and …
Give me leave to observe two things from hence -- first, when the hour of death is not yet come, you see God useth weak means to keep His purpose inviolated ; secondly, let no man despise advice and counsel of his wife, thougJi she be a ivcinan." The book abounds in similar quaint passages. It is filled wath religious cant, for he was an arrant h}^ocrite. He appears to be …
In February, 16^4, the Dutch soldiers, under their valiant leader, encountered the Indians on what is now called Indian Hill, in the town of Bedford, leaving five hundred of their enemy dead on the field. He totally extinguished the Pequots. Besides this, Underbill is"said to have killed one hundred and fifty Indians on Long Island. He was a representative from Stamford to the …
in ililTerent placts he settled at Oyster Bay, in or aboui the year 1655." - i In 1665 he was a delegate from that town to the meeting at Hampf ^^x:n\, by order of Governor Nicoll, and was by him made.high sheriff of f the North Riding on Long Island. In 1667, the Matinecock Indians conveyed to liim a large tract of their land, a part of which, called Kenihvorth or …
Elizabeth, the daughter of Captain John Underbill by his first yviie, was baptized at Boston, 14th February, 1636. By his second vriie, Elizabeth, daughter of Robert Feke, (whose wife was the widow of Henry Winthrop, son of Gov, Wintlirop,) he had issue, Nathaniel Underbill, before mentioned, who was born 2 2d of February, 1663, removed to Westchester in 16S5, and bought lands …
412 mSTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. estate of his father, of Kiliingworth, 4th of November, 1975. Upon" th- 22d of March, 16S6 7, Nathaniel UnderhiU and Mary, his wife, of tV.c town and county of Westchester, conveyed all their land of ever>' kind at Matinecock, Oyster Bay, " which is the land that my father, John Underhill, Senr., lived upon, with forty acres in the …
On one occasion he was captured by a party of Tories or Cowboys, led by Isaac MartUngh, who conveyed their prisoner to a neighboring barn, suspended him by his feet, comijelled him to eat oats off the floor, and otherwise badly treated him. The sufferer on being released, vowed vengence on his tormentors, declaring he would shoot every one of them if an opportunity should ever …
Robert, however, provided himself with a large club and arranged chairs along the entry, upon which he suddenly commenced a violent attack, striking furiously with his club, at the same time stamping furiously on the floor and making all the noise possible, as though there were others aiding him on the inside, then he would strike the door and dare the robbers to come on …
The Hunter family is originally from the County of AjTshire, Scotland; two houses of that name having existed in that country, for many centuries. " The surname," says Robertson, " is obviously derived from the chase, before the use of ftxed family names, as at present. Thus Johne le Hunter, de la Forester de Paisley; the Hunter of Stragrife, appears in the Seoitish rolls." …
For at the battle of Poictiers, the great-great grand-father of Pierre Bayard, the good knight without fear and without reproach, fell by the side of the French King John. At the battle of Agincourt, was slain his great-grand-father; his grandfather was left on the field of Montlerey with six mortal wounds, not to speak of lesser ones ; and at the battle of Guignegaste, his …
There is a tradition in the family that he was shipped from Rochelle in a hogahead. He soon rallied around him a congregation of Huguenot refugees, whose pastor he continued until his death. He mirried, in Holland, Anna Stuyvesant, sister of Peter Stuyvesant, the last Dutch Governor of New York. Madame Anna Bayard, her husband being then dead, accompanied her brother, Peter …
In the changes from Dutch to Enghsh, and from English to Dutch, and again to English supremacy, he maintained a high position. Tiie demagogue Leisler, du'-ing his usurped authority, found in Bayard a formidable impediment, and caused him to be indicted for high treason. The judge -- Atwood -- like another Jeftries, compelled the jur\' to find him guilty and sentenced him to be …
On this property stands the celebrated " Spy Oak," so named from the fact that a spy found prowling around the American camp, swung for his crime, from one of its largest branches -- tradition says it was the limb that once overhung the road, but has been cut short, upon which he died -- much legendary lore is associated with this ancient denizen of the forest, which has …
Jeffrey Ferfiger or Ferris, of : Watertown, Massachusetts, was admitted a freeman, A.D. 1635.* From thence he removed to Weathersfield, in 1658, and nmst have been residing at Fairfield, in Connecticut, according to the following extract taken from the Probate Records. -- "Order of the Courts of Probate, Fairfield, on estate of Jeffrey Fferris, relative to marriage contract …
The family happened to be at breakfast, in the present house, on the morning of the 12th of October, 1776, when a gun from the British flag-ship announced the disembarkation of the troops ; this signal was instantly answered by the enemies' shipping, which lay at anchor between City Island and Throckmorton's neck. On the next day Gen. Lord Howe, supposing that he had been …
Kee., ir^S-- I'r.r,. p or. ■ d 2!st Sepfi-niber, li'.'i'.>, Nitk'>Ia-< Kiiyl-y, of Westchester, carpententer, sells his house lot, whli-ii li>'s over ajr.ilrisc Mr. Pell'-; house, and aJJoi-uu;; lo '.hat; lui wl.ieh w.is I'onnerlv miu", and now h, Julm Fcniases, to Joha Wiuter, of WesicUeiter, aud the commonage Uiereuuco beloiigiug, tc. THE TOWN OF WESTCHESTER. 417 .1 proper …
The house occupies a splendid situation near the entrance of the point, commanding on the right and left extensive prospects of the East River. ^Mr. Hamm.ond was the son of Abijah Hammond and grandson of John Hammond, who emigrated to Massachusetts in 16S0. His first M-ife was Catharine, a daughter of Abraham Ogden, by whom he had, with other issue, a son -- the late Ogden …
Throckmorton's Pomt is distinguished as being the scene of important military operations, and was for a short time in the possession of the enemy during the Revolationar)' War. The following account is from General Heath's memoirs : -- " OcTOBEi: 3d, 1776. -- Thi; brigiiJier pjencrals of our p:oncrars division, « were in council, and sevenil new works w<'re laid out ; ainonir …
Hand, immediately on his return to his camp, to fix upon one of the best subaltern officers, a:i,l twenty-live picked men of his corps, and assign them to this pass, as their alarr.ipost at all times ; andinca.«e the enemy nadei; landing on Frog's Neck, to direct this officer immediately to take up the planks of the bridge ; to have evcrythin.- in readiness to set the mill on …
'' October Dth. -- Our general's division was formed in line, with its advance, reserve flank-guards, and artillery, all in order of battle, when they were moved down over the different grounds, which it was supposed might be the scene of action. Some of this ground was very broken, and there were many fences. These afforded frequent opportunities for the troops to break off …
Jack.<;on of the artillery, with a si.v pounder, to reinforce at the head of the creek ; all of which was promptly done, to the check and disappointment of the enemy. The British encamped on the neck. The rifleraen and yagers kept up a scattering popping at each other across the marsh ; and the Americans on their side, and the British on the other, threw up a work at the end …
Lee Avas ordered to the command of the troops above Kingsbridge, now become the largest part of the American army. But Gen. Washington had desired him not to exercise the command for a day or two, until he could make himself acquainted with the post, its circumstances, and arrangements of duty. A great number of sloops, boats, &c., Mere passing the Sound eastward, just at …
The officer on command tliere, this moniing, sent up an express to our general, informing him that the British were opening an embrasure in their work at the end of the causeway, and that he apprehended they intended under a cannonade from this, to attempt to pass. Our general ordered one of his aids to gallop his horse to the officer commanding the brigade near Yalentine's …
Upon this, the brigade was ordered to halt, the whole to primo and load, and the rear regiment to file off by the loft, and march briskly to reinforce the Americans at the pass, at the head of the creek. At this instant, Gen. Washington came up, and having inquired of our general the state of thing.", ordered him to return immcdi.toly and have his division formed ready for …
Egbert Benson) is asserted for this name, and tradition vouched as the authority." " It is said, that at a certain time, doubtless some years ago, the evil spirit set up a claim against the Indians, to Connecticut, as his peculiar domain j but they being in possession, determined, of course, to try to hold it. By Connecticut, the premises in question, is to be understood, the …
The Indians were fully sensible of v/hat they had to dread from such an adversary, and accordingly betook themselves to a course not unusual on occasions of great difficulty and danger ; they referred tlie case to tlie squav/s, the mothers of the tribes, who, it is said, recommended an offer to quit, on being allowed their betterments -- a Novanglican law term, devised to …
The renowned arch-leader, an host in himself, took the field alone ; and being an over-match for the Indians in skill and spirit, he at first advanced on them ; but, they having provided there should be constantly reinforcements on their march, thereby preserving their conps entire, and harrassing him incessantly, giving him no rest night or day. a licatn's ?Iera. 6T. THE TOWN …
to Coram, in the middle of the island ; but it being in his nature not to remain idle long, and " rage superadded, soon roused him and ministered to him the means of revenge. He collected all the rocks in the island in heaps at Cold Spring, and throwing them in different directions, to dirTerent distances across the Sound in Connecticut, covered the surface of it with them as …
Upon the north-east side of Throckmorton's point, lies Locust Island, the property of the late Capt. Wright. On the south, the shores of the East River are ornamented with numerous handsome residences, as the country scats cf Frederick C. Ilavemeyer, Francis Islorris and Peter C. Vansckeck, formerly belonged to Lhilip I. Livingston, Esq., who expended large sums in procuring …
Spicer's and Brocketfs Necks are situated at the south-west extremity of Throckmorton's neck proper, and constitute what was formerly known as the " Grove Farm." This property, we have seen, was patented by Governor Nicolis to Thomas Hunt in 1667, who bequeathed it in 1694 to his grandson Josiah Hunt. At Josiah's death, A.D. 1729, it went to his son Thomas Hunt upon the demise …
The Westchester Creek which is here nearly three quarters of a mile across, abounds with ever}- kind and description of shell and salt water fish. Among the latter, may be enumerated, bass, weak fish, black fish, drum, eels, flounders, spice, tomicods, perch, porgies, horse mackerel, herrings, bequeals, garnet, &c. One of the most popular fishermen m this neighborhood is Natey …
This estate was formerly held by the Cromwell family from whom it obtained, for a while, the name of " Croimt^eir s Neck!' In 16S5, John Cromwell, supposed nephew of the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell, " and Elizabeth Cromwell, his wife, exchanged six acres of meadow with Thomas Hunt, for eight acres of upland, situated upon Castle Neck."'^ From the Cromwells it went to a …
S .:jjnaii, M. 1). <, • -- 2:1. LiuJley^lCaroULie Murray Anna Amelia^Valeutine Frances ='^iiliani F L Murray I =-2. Mary Murray Soaman Liriugstciii Waring >i'aiy M. Elizabeth C. I I I i3e'a:ilp Livingston Fanny Livingston^^Robert Ludlow Ca-e Amelia Ferns Joh] a 2 Rot>ert„:Mar!an;ia GertriKle^Fdmunt CaruUnc; ■WiUliim Murray 1 Taber ColJeu | UnilL:rhUl Murray Livia^ston …
in;i[haa, n'ill Johu. ob.Nov.,„EU Wlllum, Ob. youiiy Miiry„BeuJamin pi^ll Elvia^MacKleworth Jriuuthan^L' L2izabeth^-To<i. Com; Aone Beujdfnln, ob.^Sarah . sula Catlin Elijah, b. Jan. 24, 17CS;_1. Pboebe navilaiia,.b 1770 Ob. May 7th, 1S42 I -2. Amelia Livingston, b. 1772^ Elizabeth, _Thomas Cock. M.D, P- PhiEbe=,E(lroimfl John Jane S Jane I Under- HMVi-TUndero ' hill land Mary …
The family of Wilkins" was originally seated in the County of Glamoyar, South Wales, and derives from " Robert de Wintona, or Wincestria, who came into that county with Robert Fitzhamon, who was lord of the manor of Languian, near Cowbridge, and built a castle there, the ruins of which are still e.xtant. The valley underneath, is called Point Wilkyn (Welkyn's vale) to this …
He was elected a member of the House of Assembly, about the lime of his father's return to the Uriited States; and when, in iSo6, William Cottam Longe, Esq., who was elected speaker, was disallowed by the governor, Lewis Morris Wilkins was chosen in his place ; and approved of, and occupied the chair, by subsequent election, until 1S17, when he was removed to be placed on the …
b Burki;'s UK. of th" land ;.l s;catry of E:i;jland, vol. iii, o'JS. e Lo.'-cnzo t^dUm's Biug. Sketches ot American Loyali-sts. To face page 424, AdQ^FraMces Dash^ood Elizabeth ^FruncU Lewis (ttie sillier) GaUaii.^in;i Lj Edward H._.Eliza Livlngstoa Julian (inXaiu) (His famt" liaiili JoUnsoa PEUIGREK OF LUDLOW, OF WESTCHESTER. Gabriel La(ilow_jSurati Hamaer, Came to New York …
The old Wilkins mansion, which stands on the south side of the neck is now converted into a farm house. Here in 1776, three of the clergy-,-. viz : Doctors Cooper, Chandler and Seabury, managed to secrete themselves for some jime, notmlhstanding the most minute and presevering search was made for them, so ingeniously contrived was the place oi their conceabaent in and about …
The interior contains some valuable family paintings, viz : Gabriel Veq)lank Ludlow, (son of Col. Gabriel Ludlow, of Hempstead. Long Island,) aged fourteen, paint-d when at Oxford, by the celebrated Opie ; Jvlrs. Sanmel G. Verplanck, daughter of Charles Crommehn and Anne St. Clair,«with her grandson, Gulian McEvers, by Copley ; Goldsborow Banyar, Deputy Secretary of the …
Ear.s of Oikiif'y ami Caitlini's-. A silvf r tankanl of rhi- M Clalrs, ill tin; pois.'^-i.iu of 1;. IJ. 1,11'U'Hv, Ksii , in-ars the fullowuij co.il of arms : i^arti riv, isr azun; u >nip -.a a:;i-lior >aiH lurn-d. wva i-rocc in sulrier, or. wit iin a lioiihlp tri'-~iir.- couiiiornn\vti>,<l of tile !a--t f ir orKiiey : i.l. a crrs:* tu^jrailtU ; 3d, azure, bbi;) uud jr sail …
Sir F^dmund Ludlow's eldest son, by his first wife, Bridget Cokrr, was Sir Henr}' Ludlow, Knight, M.P. for that shire, born 15S7, who married Letitia, daughter of Thomas West, Lord Delaware, by whom he had issue, with three daughters ; Edmund Ludlow, the celebrated republican general during the civil wars in England, who died at Vivay in S'.vitzerland, in 1693, aged 73, where …
The family of Ludluw, (which derives its surname from the ancient town so denominated in the County of Salop.) settled at Hill Deverell in Wiltshire, in the reign of Edward HI., 1350, at which time lived William Ludlow, Esq., of Wiltshire, who married Margaret, daughter of William Rymer, wb.ose son John Ludlow, married Leonora, daughter of Thomas Ringv/ood ; their son was John …
"The tract between the Karlem river and the large stream next eastward, was Bronck's land," says Benson, and it was at the house of Bronck that the Indians concluded a treaty of peace with the Dutch secretary, Cornelis Van Tienhoven, in the spring of 1642.'* Upon the i6th of August, 1680, the town of Westchester did give and grant unto William Richardson and his associates …
" I do hereby give, devise and bequeath unto my son Peter, and to bis heirs, all my mills, mill-house, mill-boat, farm and land, and all and every the appurtenances thereunto belonging, .'situate and being in the county of Westchester, upon Eronck.s's river, lately known as the milU of William IlicJiarchon, to have and to hold unto my son Peter, and to his heirs and assignees …
It appears from the foilowinar, that ther^ wa"? an ancl'Mil buryirig-crouml in tho vicinity of ])e Laiic-y'.^ mills, near the Dniii.v, approachoJ t>y a nairow lano K;acliiit; from th'- hiirhway to Westchester roail :-- " Julin Feiri-i, of the borough town of \Vestc!i(-ti'r, in his \A-.t will, d itotl 9th of .ttay, ITls, directs: 'as als > li'e land lvir;tr betwixt the …
James, the first of these, was educated at Corpus Christi college, Cambridge, England, in which co'.It'U^? h'i father had been educated before him. On quitting college, he entered the army, rising to the rank of captain. In the unfortunate c.impaign against Ticonderoga, he was an aid of Abercrombie's. \\'hen Ijis father died, or shortly after, Captain de Lancey sold out …
Excepting Sir William Pepperell," Captain James de Lancey appears to have been the most active member of the agency." ^ Five of the children of Capt. James de Lancey and Margaret, grew up, viz : two sons and three daughters. Charles, the eldest son, was in the British na\y, and died a bachelor. James, late Lt. Col. ist Dragoon Guards, is li\'ing, also a bachelor. Two of the …
Sabine, in his sketches of American Loyalists, states that, "at the period of the French war, Oliver de Lancey occupied a commanding position," and perhaps he did not overrate his personal influence when he said, that if in the expedition against Crown Point, he " should accept the command of the New York regiment, he could, in ten days, raise the whole quota of troops …
By this government he was attainted of treason, and his large property confiscated." "At the evacuation in 17S3, he went to England, and died at Beverly, Yorkshire, in 17S5, aged sixty-eight. His body is interred in the choir of the Minster, while a monument standing near the transept records his services." '"His son, Oliver de Lancey, Jr., was educated in Europe; put early in …
This branch of the family is now extinct in the male line ; its last man having been killed at Waterloo, in the person cf Sir WiUiani Heathcole de Lancey, the Quarter-master-General of Wellington's army." Peter de Lancey, youngest son of the Huguenot, to whom his father devised the mills, was a man of wealth and of considerable influence in the colony. His wife was Alice …
In addition to this Mr. kip s estate was neanhat of Col. de Lane y. and a close iutiniarv had alwars ?; n 'ih ^-^'^■'•'•■'» ^l^'""- J''- ^--'^ th-r.^fore, easily m.tr.oed i., accept a captain s'c mm " ion n v^f ,'^^' government, and embark ail his interests in this cimtest He ram' Icon lan ^fro n*^! s i- ;irrV''!'l*'i!-lf?''; ^^'"n^",,:"''-'' ^^'-i"'^' J'^""''l 'he British …
His coq)s in:u;e free with the cattle of that part of the country, and got the sonbr; '.v.'-/ of " Cow Boys," in revenge for their knowledge in the article of Loef. The colonel finally fixed his residence in Nova Scotia, and in 1-97, was sworn in as a member of the council of that colony. He died at Annapolis, N. S., about the year 1809. Martha Tippett, his widow, also died …
By an indenture bearing date the 29th of July, 1774, the trustees of Westchester, for clivers considerations, sold to James and Oliver de Lancey, and their heirs and assignees, the ground under the water of Broncks's river, and all such lands as has been granted or appointed by the town, for the use of the mills, etc.'' The present proprietor, Philip M. Lydig, Esq., holds by …
The following appropriate lines were written by a gentlemen, after a visit paid to this beautiful spot, the former residence of the de Lancey family : -- DE LANCET'S ANCIENT PINE. Where gentle Bronx clear winding flows, The shadowy banks betsveen, Where blossomed bell or wilding rose Adorns the briglitest green ; Memorial of the fallen great, The rich and honoured line, Stands …
Wo ho ! the satiate traveler stays Where eve's cahu glories shine. To weep as tells of other days, De Lancy's ancient pine. THE TOWN OF WESTCHESTER. 43 1 Al a short distance from Lydig's mills, on the property of Mr. Leonard .\I.\; •'••<, may be s<;en the ruins of an old chateau, since the residence of Lewis If. Guerlain. The following inscription upon a marble monument hard …
Immediately north of the village of West Farms lies " Bronx Dale," the wooded sides of which present a most romantic appearance. In this neighborhood is a small scattered hamlet containing two public houses, two stores and about twenty dweUings; also the extensive bleach factory of the late Mr. James Bolton. Mr. Bolton, was a native of Great Bolton in Lancashire, where he …
father, Peter Lorillard, Senr., who died some years ago, was the oldest son of Pierre Lorillard, a native of France in 1763, by liis wife, Hanna!i Moore. Peter, Senr., with his brothers, was one of the many men v,-l-.0;'j energy and hard labor resulted not only in gaining them wealth, but i;i promoting the prosperity which the metropolis of the United Ctatcs novv enjoys …
Lorillard succeeded to the business, which prospered so well that it brought to its proprietor miUions of dollars, and made it what it now is, one of the largest tobacco houses in New York ' city. Mr. Lorillard died at Saratoga, October 6th, 1S67, aged seventytwo. The low ground east of the " Bron.x Dale " is called " Bear Swamp," after the savage animal that about two …
It is bounded on the north by Yonkers, ea?' by the Bronx, south by the East River, and west by the Harlem River. Kings Bridge, across Harlem River, is just within the line at the north-west corner of this towTi. It derives its name from its situation being west of the New England settlements. In 1663 it was claimed by Shonearockite and other Indians, as appears from the …
ITiis may certify whom it mayconceme that we Shonearockite .W^^pomoe Tuckorre Wiiawhapehucke, Capahase, Qiianusco, Shaquiske, Passacliabenue, Ilarrawooke, have ahened and stjld unto Edward Jessup and John Richardson, both of the place above said, a certain Tract of land bounded on the east l)y the River Aqaehiing or Bronxkx to the midst of the River, on the northward by the …
Yv^'apomk, his niarko, 5. TccKOP.p.E, his marke, 3. "WK.vftUAPEnrcKE, his marke, 4. Capahase, his marke, 8. QrAxu.?co, his marke, 7. Shaquiske, his marke, 6. PASSACHAHExyE, his marke, 9. Hap.rawooke, his marke. Signed in prescnrc of Ed"\vai:d Walters, IllCIIAKD PONTOS, Nathan Bailey. March 12tli, 1604, I Shawnarockett iu the name and bclialf of the rest doe :.cknowledge to …
Upon ye maine being bounded to the east by the river conmionly called by the Indians Aqufhnng, otherwise Broncke river, extending to the midst of said river to the north, by the mark't trees and by a piece of hassock meadow, westwardly a little brook called by the natives Sackicralaing , and southward by the Sound or E"st River, iucludin'' within a certain neck of land called …
Know ye, that bv virtue of the commission aud authority unto me given by his royal highness, I have ratified, confirmed and and granted, and by these presents do ratify, confirm and grant, unto John Ricliardsou aforesaid, his heirs and assigns, the moiety or one-half of the aforesaid parcel or tract of land and premises, together with the moiety or one-half of all the woods …
Edward Jessup one of the above patentees, like most of the ori^nal settlers of Westchester, emigrated from Fairfield, Connecticut. In 1653. occurs the name of Edward Jessope, owner of lands on Sascoe neck in that touTi. By his wife Elizabeth Bridges, he seft issue a son, Edward, and two daughters. Elizabeth married Thomas Hunt, of the Grove fann, Westchester, from vv-hom the …
I will aud bequeatli unto my soune, Edward Jessup, two mares with two colts by their sides ; one is a gray mare, and the other is a mare marked on both ears with two half pence on each ear, to bee set out for him for his use a year and a day after my decease. I will and bequi atli unto iny grand-child, Mary ITunt, twenty shiiiinu's, to bee pay<i in a yc:ir and a day after my …
Sarah Bridges, my well beloved brother-in-law, John Burroughs, and Ralph Hunt, overseers of tliis my last will and teastament, likewise to be assistants to ray execatrix in all cases and difficulties ; and this I do o^vne aa my owne act and deed, to all true intents and meanings, and due furthermore ratify and confirm it as my owne act and deed by ye setting to my hand and …
"We whose names are underwritten being made choice of by John Richardson and Thomas Hunt, bolhe inhabiting in Westchester, in the North Riding of Yorkshire, to make an eqiial division of a grant of land formerly purchased of the Indian proprietors by Edward Jessup and John Richardson, being butted and bounded by patent I say all those uplands and meadows wiihin that purchase …
Uut John Richardson, having twenty acres of upland and meadow, more or less, iviii^ oa the southermost poynt of the wrne field neck, v.hich tract of land 13 a district of itself by a divisional line running west and by north-east aad by *vjtli, and all the rest of the upland, both in that neck and a little neck adjoinin.,; to it, is Thomas Hunt's, with highways laid out, and …
The three daughters and co-heh-esses of John Richardson were : Bertha, wife of Joseph Ketcham, of Newtown, Long Island ; Mary, wife of Joseph Hadley, of Yonkers; and Elizabeth, wife of Gabriel Leggett, from whom descend the Leggetts of West Farms. His last will bears date i6th November, 1679 ; in it he bequeaths -- "To his beloved wife, Martha, all his housing and orchard, and …
"To'his son-in-law, Joseph Hadley, a pasture of three acres already laid out, &c.,at or about the first spring, aud all the meadow that is already divided, that is ou this side the river above ya planting neck." "To his three daughters, two hundred acres of laud each ; " " and to his brother's son, in England, Joseph Richardson, one hundred acres, if he come within the space …
Y., WUlf! aud .VJmr., 1GC3 ta lt>S3. Vol. i., p. +31. 43S HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. the river Aquehung. or Bronx, extending to the midst of the said river, on the nonh by certain marked trees and a piece of hammock, and on the west by a certain brook called Sackrahung, for the value of one bushel of good winter wheat."'* The following receipt appears to have been …
"Whereas Thomas Hunt, sen., of ye TFt^i Farms in ye laraugh town and county of Westchester in ye colony of New York, yeoman, and Elizabeth Leggett of ye same place, widow, did on the 9th day of May last past, by an instrument under their hands and seals, formally agree and conclude that the Weit Farms lots containing twelve in number, should be surve3'ed and laid out by myself …
That is to say, begin at a chestnut tree standing on the river side above Bijvanci:s mill, nmniug thence north forty-three degrees, west two hundred and eighty-thrce, to a marked white wood, tlience south thirty degrees, west about forty-five, eight rods to the north side and westernmost corner of the sixth lot, and then upon several courses until it meets with the north-west …
Compre- Lciu'.td with a certain patent granted by Governor Richard JN'icolls to Edward jrisiip and John Richardson in the year of our Lord Christ lOGG, except thirty :i,rc3 v.-Lich he, said Thomas Hunt, formerly sold to John Feryedon and Robert VL.nnmi;; and also thirty acres belonging to the said Elizabeth Leggett, being in li<'u of u'le aforesaid thirty acres on which Thomas …
Upon the 4th of February, 17 12, "Elizabeth Leggett, widow of Gabriel Leggett and daughter of John Ricliardson, released her title and interest of all the common and undivided lands, that ISIr. Lev»is Morris makes any claim to v.ithin our patent of West Farms:' In 1737, "William Leggett, assignee to the \\i\xi oi fohn Richardson, oi one-half moiety of the West Farms, and …
It contains an Episcopal, a Dutch Reformed, a Presbyterian, and a Methodist church ; several taverns, stores of different kinds, and a post office ; also, several extensive manufactories. Near the centre of the v-illage is situated the Episcopal church ; a beautiful Gothic structure, of wood. The bell-tower is attaclied to the north-eastern comer. Over the principal entrance …
Vv''ashington Pvodman was unanimously called to be rector of the parish. The credit of first attempting the establishmerit of an Episcopal church in this village, is due, under God, to Miss Margaret Hunt,'' a lady whose intelligent zeal, kindly sympathy and untiring benevolence, deser\'e especial mention. The work was undertaken by this lady ; and, although the number of …
It was incorporated, in 1S14, by the name of the "First Presbyterian Church in the village of West Farms;" Robert Givan, Caleb PelJ, Ebenczer Waterbur}', James Bathgate, James Renwick and John B. Gillespie, first trustees.* Prior to the year 1S36, it belonged to the Bedford Presbytery, but is now in connection with the second New York Presbytery. The present church edifice was …
The Dutch Reformed church of this village was first organized in 1S39, under the pastoral charge of the late Rev. George Bourne, of New York and incorporated on the i6th of March, 1840." First elders, Thomas B-jtlcr, George Wilson, and Abijah Rogers; first deacons, James P. F> pastor. died, resiorned. ten, J. G. Rowland, and Stephen Kelly. Called. 1S39, 1842, 1845. 1853, 1856 …
Morris. During the Revolutionary war, West Farms was constantly exposed to the daily forays of both armies, as they alternately held possession of the adjoining country. "On the 25th of January, 1777, (observes General Heath,) early on the morning, the enemy made a sally towards Df Lanct-ys Mills^ where tliey surprised and routed the guard, v.'Ounding several, but not killing …
Those who had hand-grenades, had short ladders to enable them to reach the port holes, the exact hciglit of which Colonel Burr had ascertained. Colonel Burr gave Captain Black his instructions in the hearing of his compan\-, assuring him of his protection If they were attacked h\ superior numbers ; for it was expected that the enemy, who had several thousand men at and near …
"-..;;.■ ivw escaped, and the rest surrendered -without our having- lost a single u.s.'j. Though many shots were fired at us, we did not fire a gun."* Ahiiougli the inhabitants appear to have suffered much during the Kovuhition, they generally continued firmly attached to the interests of \:.<.'It country. In. iJT^ occurs the following petition to tlie Hon. Pro- •.::'.cial …
'■ IT'imhly Showeth that we were summoned to appear at Westchester in oi-dcr t.) ch'iose officers, according to tlie resolution of the Congi-ess, it Laving been n'!>resented, as we understand, that there was not a competent number of men ill Dur district to form a company, we therefore beg leave to inform you tliat the .^la:lor of Fordham and the West Farms, have, in the …
Isaac Curser, Jr., Tunis I.e Jove, Philip Hunt', Stephen Emboli, Kathan'l Lawrence, Peter Devoe, James S\' ain, Na/.nrctli Iirewer, Edward Harris, Jolm Col lard, Cornelius Jacobs, Hezekiah Ward, Tunis Garrison, Isaac Cant, Gilbert Taylor, Robert Gilmer, Benjanii'.i Archer, Jr., Daniel Devoe, Jr., John Enibrio, Sen. Jacob Lent, Abraham Lent, Dennis II yer. Jacob Valentino …
This property was formerly occupied by the Hunt family, for nearly one hundred and sixty years, having passed into their hands by the marriage of Thomas Hunt with Elizabeth Jessup, daughter of Edward Jessup, one of the first patentees. In 1688, Thomas Hunt, of the Grove farm, granted to his son, Thomas Hunt, one hundred acres, lying on the south side of Gabriel Leggett's land …
Like parting friends, who linger while they sever ; Enforced to go, yet seeming still unready, Backward they wind their way in many a wistful eddy. Gray o'er my head the yellow-vested willow RutHed its hoary top in the fresh breezes, Glancing in light, like spray on a green billow. Or the fine frost work which young winter freezes, When first his power in infant pastime …
White-powdcr'd d')g trees, and stiff holiies Haunting, Gaudy as rustics in their May-day dresses, MAP OF HUNT'S POINT. THE TO^V^' OF WEST FARMS. 445 Blue pellorets from purple leaves upslanting A modest gaze, like eyes of a j'ouag maiden Shining beneath dropp'd lids the evening of her -^s-edding. The breeze fresh springing from the lip3 of morn, Kissiug the leaves, and sighing …
The burial place of the Hunt family, is located near the entrance of the point. The following inscriptions are copied from two of the monuments in this yard : -- In memory oe THOMAS HUNT, who departed this life, July 4th, 1S08, in the SOth year of his age. He possessed the cardinal virtues in an eminent degree ; he was temperate, brave, patient and just ; The solid rock shall …
Iirako, author of the '• culprit ' iiiiil Hit' " Ainnricau Flay," wfio iliod over lifiy years ajjo, at tu> n;.'i.- Oi !wi.'iitv-;ive, ixit'.i th^; n-puidtion of otio of tUe most gifted of Americuu iioL'ts. lie haa bai'^uae clii'iil.'th',' motUcr of Mis. *..uaoi-. '\-'fi inSTORY OF THE COUNTY OT \VESTCHESTER. , PEDIGRKF. UF jLEGETT, OF WEST FARMS. Arms : -- Az. on a hend ar …
Wil- Abra-_l.Rcbecca liam ham 1 ilortian 2 Catharine I Wyly Elizabill uat. ns'J, I ChUds, Jan. 14, I'raser n.it. Aul Ob. .June ob. Dec. 1720 17,17251 " " " |_15, 1312 I William, nat Aug. 4, 1749, ob. .-".pr. 29, lS2Si I I Isaac William Mil a ■-3 ii O : KeW York, I 2.E. Morgan Ezekiel„ Johii.__, I I 20 O P N >-i^ F William IT. of_ Margaret Thomas^l. Anne Kob'.'rc James …
Fitz Greene Halleck's pathetic lines on the death of his companion, will not be considered inappropriate here, especially as the last two c-f the first stanza are engraved upon this tombstone : -- Greene be the turf above thee, Friend of my better day ! None knew thee but to love thee, Nor named thee but to praise. Tears fell when thou wert dying, From eyes unused to weep …
Upon JVaddingion Point, the south-west projection of the PLzniing Neck, is situated Blythe place-- formerly belonging to Francis Barretto, Esq. The house is a handsome edihce of stone. The grounds are richly wooded, and the views of the river extensive, and singularly beautiful. Mr. Barretto for many years represented this county in Assembly. In the immediate \icinity of …
To his sou John, all his house iu;ii out-houses, orchard, land and the meadows in the Planting Xeck. and the tntndow, ice, also that messuage and tenement Avhich Thomas Williau;s dwells u'v-a, and was formerly my father-in-law's, John Richardson, his uow dwelling h'ju.-e, and orchard aud out houses with the land and meadow which I bo;i:::ht (jf John Ferguson, Sen., and Robert …
Prior to Colonel De Lance/s taking possession of his father's house, a party of British refugees took, with other property, his favorite animal, whilst he, being unarmed, could only bluster and threaten. He refused, however, to leave them, and actually accompanied tlie robbers two miles on their route to head-quarters. As the party were passing tlie soot which now makes the …
Our heroes swam the north river, (it was the early part of October,) and ran all that night. The next day thry concealed themselves in the woods, and the following night kept on their way, avoiding all habitations of note. Not kno',nng the state of parties in the country', they skulked from one place to another until thcv reached Dutchess county, where ConckHn was known. Here …
"All ihat certain tract of land being part of the manor of ^rorrisania, situate lying and being in the county of Westchester, in the Province of New York afoicsaid, beginning at the mouth of a small brook or run of water commonly called or known by the name of 'SViQiram Brook, but by some falsely called Sackicrahung : it being the first brook to the westward of an isthmus or …
James Graham was an alderman of New York in t6So and 16S1. Li THE TOWN OF WEST FARMS. 449 if'.Sj he was appointed Recorder, and was the first who held that office. Ho afterwards was appointed Attorney Gentral of this province. His si;bse<iucnt career in public life was of the most prominent character, haung filled several high Legislative stations in this city and Province. He …
" November 7th, 1779, (says General Heath,) at night, Colonel Armand proceeded with his corps from near Tarrytown to the vicinity of Morrisania, to the house of Alderman Leggett, where he sur-. prised and took Major Bearmore and five other prisoners. The secresy, precaution, gallantry and discipline exhibited by the colonel and his corps on this occasion did them much honor …
Graham's slaves,) announced the important fact, " Dinner is on the table." All turned their faces to the banqueting room, but before any one entered the door, there was a cry of fire heard. Col. Fowler seemed to think the dinner was more important than the building; he ordered everything removed from the table, the gentlemen assisting, and in a few minutes the table and …
James Graham was a native of Scotland, and is found a resident merchant of the city of New York, as early as July, 1678; and a few years later, proprietor of lands in Ulster County, Staten Island, and in New Jersey. He succeeded Mr. Budyard as Attorney General of the Province of New York on the loth of December, 1685, and was sworn of the Council on the 8th of October, 16S7. " …
Graham became again Attorney-Gen ersl in the follo;^-ing ISTay. He was about nine years speaker of the Assembly, i.e. from 1691-1694, 1695- 1698, and a part of 1699, when the friends of Leisler being in a majority, the House voted a bill of Indictment, in the shape of a Remonstrance against their opponents, and had the cruelty to request their speaker to sign it. To enable him …
The other members of the family consisted, in 1698,- of one overseer, two white servants, and thirty-three slaves."'* MANOR OF MORRISANIA. This Manor, formerly annexed in 1791 to the ancient Borough to^vn of Westchester was, by an act of the Legislature, in 1783, added to New York county. Its name is derived from the Morris family, the first mesne Lords and patentees under the …
Jonas Bronck from one side and Peter Andriessen auil Lourent Dayts from the other, who agreed tO'-'^ether amicably in the follovring manner : Said Mr. Bronck shall show to tlie persons aforesaid a certain lot of land, of wliich he is proprietor, and v.hich is situated opposite the river and the plain of Mauliattan ; in which lot aforesaid they may cultivate tobacco and maize …
Eronck aforesaid, to dispose of according to pleasure ; they shall be further obliged to rt'- turu the field that they again surrender, that it is iu proper order to be pkjughed, and sowed with grain; this lot of ground they shall have the use during three years, for which Mr. Bronck shall have no other claim than that the land siiall have been cleared and brought into a …
By the marriage of Antonia Slaghboom, Bro?ick's /and passed into the Van Curler family. In a letter to the patroon Van Reassalaer, dated, "The Manhattans, this i6th of June, 1643," Van Curler says: -- " I am at present betrothed to the widow of the late Mr. Jonas Bronck. May the good God vouchsafe to bless me in my undertaking, and pleased to grant that it might conduce to His …
His influence among the Indians was unlimited, and in honor of his memory tliese tribes addressed all succeeding governors of New York by the name of 'Corlear.' He possessed feelings of the purest humanity, and actively exerted his influence in rescuing from the savages such Christians as had the misfortune to fall into their hands, of whose danger he might recei\-e timely …
" He was highly respected by the governors of Canada, and the regard entertained for him by Monsieur de Tracy, viceroy of that country, \ull be best judged of by the following extract of a letter which that high personage addressed him, dated Quebec, 30th April, 1667 : -- " ' If vou find it agreeable to come hither this summer, as j'ouhave caused me to hope, you will bo most …
Fontaine, who unfortunately fell into the barbarous hands of his enemies, and by means of Mons'r Curler obtained his liberty' On the 4th July following, Jeremias Van Rensselaer wTiting to Holland, announces that ' our cousin Arendt Van Curler proceeds o\"erland to Canada, having obtained leave from our General, and been invited thither by the viceroy, M. de Tracy. In an e\il …
" Whereas Juffrou Ar.tonia Slaghboom, the widow and relict of Monsieur Axeudt vau Curler, late of Schauccktade near Albany, is laiely dead, and in her last will and testament did nominate and appoint William Beeckman, Sen., of this city, to be her executor, and the said William Beeckman having made applicatiou unto me for letters of administration upon the estate of the …
Broncks' land, lying and being on the maine to the east and over against Harlem town, having a certain small creek or kill which runs between the north-west part of it and Little Barnes Island, near Hell-gate, and so goes into the East River and a greater creek or river which divides it from JIanhattoes Islands, containing about 500 acres or 250 margon of land, anil including …