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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He went out in the morning with about thirty men, and fell in v,-ith about one hundred of tlic enemy in a house not far dista t from their lines -- charged them with spirit, gave them n brisk fire, but unforta;:- ately, wh^n loading his piece the second time, was shot in the head, and i<.'-'- dead. His lieutenant shot down the man who lulled his captain. The enemy fled : our …
I know yv.i will d < :'-• Thongli i di-tcrniincd never to meddle with the disposition of ulLcors, 1 ca:;:: '■ THE TONVK OF WTIITE PL.A.IX3, 573 -5 7^ >:m rooninmcnding Colonel Daboys and his ofScers, who served in our army to !;..r'.h\varJ List year, to the Couventiou. Should they quit the army by any r*-4'.i<."i. it will be a public loss. They are brave men aud good officers …
We looked around with t-.-'crnuss at each portion of the room on which his e3-e must have rested, we frx'vd tlirough the small window panes, through which he mu?t have so often and .sj anxiously looked towards the enemy, and at the old-fashioned bullets, where lii.^ table service was deposited for his acommodation. But little change has uken place in the building ; and its …
THE TOWN -^2" O ISr I^ IB 1=1. S - Yonkers is situated on the east bank of the Hudson, immediately above New York Island, seventeen miles north of New York, one hundred and thirty south of Albany, and ten south-west of W/iiie Plains; bounded north by Greenburgh, east by Eastchester and a small angle of Westchester, or by Bronx's River, south by West Farms and New York county …
Yonkers and the Mile Square constituted a township within the great manor of Philipsburgh, until the year 1779, Avhen the manor was confiscated and conveyed to the people of this State, A.D. 1788, the present township was independently organized.^ Thirty years after the Dutch discovery of the New Netherlands, A.D. 1639, we find the Dutch West India Company purchasing lands in …
Eighty years later we find it varied to JVeJ>^erah,'^t\\e. proper Indian orthography of which is evidently Nap-pecha-mack, rendered literally tlie rapid laafer settlement, thus graphically expressing the situation of tlie Mohegan village, at the mouth of the Neperah, or rapid waters. « In the deep seclusion of the ancient forests that once bordered this beautiful stream, were …
The last settlement of the Xappeckamak Indians remembered in this town stood near the present residence of Abraham Fowler, on a rising bank of the Xeperah, (saumill.) The crystal waters of this sweet stream, (which runs princij)ally north and south,) arise from two perennial springs in the bosom of the Chappequa hills. To this nymph of the valley the Indians (as their custom …
" To these stones they paid all outward signs of worship and devotion, not as to God, but as they are hieroglyphics of the permanency and immutabiHty of the Diety; because these, both for figure and substance, arc, of all sublunary bodies, the least subject to decay or change."* This stone lies in an obscure nook on the eastern shore of the Hudson, at the foot of a steep bank …
In this town are also tvvo //;J/a/i burying grounds. The principal one lies two miles north a Trans. Aiucrc. .Vntirj, Soc. vol. ii. 3r,6. b ISovL'ily'a Ilist. Virfeiuu. 578 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. of the \illage, on Blackwell's hill. "Within the recollection of many persons still living, the graves Avere distinctly indicated by rude mounds of earth; but, alas ! …
One of these was recently disinterred in making some improvements on the Kings-Bridge road, nearly opposite the Van Cortlandt residence ; it proved to be on examination the full sized skeleton of an Indian, in a sitting posture, holding the remains of a small child between its knees. Others have been discovered Ipng near the surface of the ground on Berrian's Neck ; the back …
D. lyoi." 1692, we find an Indi.* chief at Bedford, called Wappowham.'' a, Harper's laJian Traits, Introd. 1. 13. 7) In po'sessiou of H. S. Gate?, M.D., of Yonkers village f See V.iri C':)rtl.iti'lt'-; conflrmition. c! Sje CtUrorJ. THE TONV'N OF YONKERS. 579 The last remnant of his tribe in this place was a noble Indian by the naiae of Shucktaman, who occasionally visited the …
We have sho\vn that the next grantee in Yonkers, under the Indians, wa? tlic renowned Dutch De Heer Adriaen van der Donck." "This illustrious personage was the son of a free citizen of Breda in Dutch Urabant, and a hneal descendant of Adriaen van Bergen, part owner of t!ic famous turf boat, in which a party of Dutch troops were clandestinely introduced, in the year 1599, into …
After remaining here for two or three years, and finding himself disappointed in his efforts to plant a colony in that neighborhood, "he obtained, in consideration of the assistance he afforded in negotiating the treaty between the Director General and the Mohawks, and in return for the advances he then made to enable the government to purchase presents for the Indians, the …
Coll. ii., S.c 1. 27. d O'CaliagUau'a Illat. of the Ne'.tierlimls, vol. 1.3S2. 580 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WF,STCHESTER. fore his Excellency, Richard Nicoll, the first English governor of N'^.y York, A.D. 1666, when it was distinctly declared, -- "That the Indian proprietor's name, who was chief of them, was Tackarew, living at the Navisans, (the highlands of the Nevisink, N …
Soon after the settlement of our Patroon at Colen Donck, there arose a controversy between the government of the Colony of New Netherlands and several of the colonists ; among tlie most forward of the latter was Adriaen Van der Donck, who with others united in a strong remonstrance to the States General of PloUand, complaining of the power exercised by the Dutch West India …
Van der Donck and others, for the transportation of two hundred persons to New Netherlands.'^ November 29, 1650, Cornelis Van Tienhoven, Secretary of the New Netherlands, delivered to the States General a short statciu.-nt or answer upon certain points contained in the memorial of Van der Donck and others to their High Mia:htne3ses.^ o Albany Roc, court of .Vssize Doed^, vol …
"Remonstrates reverently, Adriaen Van der Douck, residing in New Netherlands that to the supplicant was granted by the Director General and Council in New Netherlands, the accommodations the Saw Kill with the adjacent lands to erect there paw- and grist mills, and plantations and boweries according to his means and ability, which grant was chi(.'fly obtained because the …
After I attained this grant in the year 1640, I resolved to reside here, erected a saw mill and laid out a farm and plantation, and was actually resolved to continue on this spot, when I further with consent of th;.' Director General,- purchased a part of said land from the Indians the original proprietors, who reclaimed it as belonging to them, but the suppliant obsor%'ing …
This valley contained about 30 or 40 morgcn,'' with another handsome vale bordering on said, on the back part of the Island of Manhattans, and stretching as far as Paprinemin called by our people, "In Spite of the Dj-vel," where the supplicant was determined to fix his residence as soon as he should have finished all his concerns at the saw kill; and which yet remains his firm …
iu safety to that country, as he made every preparation to execute his purpose, by coniuiencing to Iniild ou that spot and cultivate the soil ; so becau.se he is dehghled witli that situation, as because it shall enable him to reap all the advan tages of the aforesaid valleys, without which all his great expenses which he made at the saw kill, would be in vain and his …
Be it known, that we, at the humble request of Adriaen Van der Donck, of Breda, Patroon of the Colony of Xepperhaem, called by him Colendonck, situated in Xew Netherlands, within the limits of the priviledged West India Company, and having taken into consideration the 5th article of the freedom granted by the assembly of the nineteen of the said company, to all those who shall …
This work is dedicated " To the Illustrious, Most Wise and Prudent Lords, the Honorable Ruling Burgomasters of the far-famed commercial city of Amsterdam. Why mourn about Brazil, full of base Portuguese? "NMicn Van der Donck shows so far much better fare ; Where wheat fills golden ears, and grapes abound in trees; Where fruit and kine are good with little care ; Men may mourn …
To Van der Donck; his book, which, as a leading star, Directs toward the laud where many people are, Where lowland, Love and Laws, all may freely share. \_Evtrt jS'ieuiceiihof.''' On the 24th July of the same year, we find him petitioning the Directors of the West India Company," for permission to search the records of t!".e colony, and also for leave to pursue the practice of …
Secondly, That he may examine all the records and documents iu the secretary's office to accomplish his, history of New Netherlands, which he did undertake to write, so is our resolution upon these points, we consent and permit him, that, in conformity with the rules and customs of this country, he may follow his profes-siou as advocate in New Netherlands, to give his advice …
"Adriaen Van der Donck died in this country in the year 1655, leaving to his wife Mary, (whom he married in 1645, daughter of the Rev. Francis Doughty, Patentee of Maspeth, L. I.)" the colonies of Colen Donck, or Youkers.^ '• Agatha his mother, and Daniel his brother, came to New Netherland in 1652. Guisbert, Daniel's son, was bom in Holland in 1634. These are the ancestors of …
Kieft. a.<3 ours, in the usual manner, granted by letters patent, and in virtue of these, p.issessed by those of our nation, as so among others, the land of Jonas Bronck, the lands of the old Verdonck, divided and setlled hy Idi children. andoAsociates'ia various plantations and farms, but who, in the massacre^ were abscoadctl wiih many others, all which are situated here and …
One of the articles of capitulation drawn up by the commissioners at the surrender, declared that "all people shall continue free denizens, and shall enjoy their lands, houses and goods, wheresoever they are within this country, and dispose of them as they please.'" On Sept. 21, 1666, Mary Doughty, widow of the late Adriaen Van der Donck, and wife of Hugh ©'Neale,*^ in right …
a The in.is«acre here aliuded ro, took place Sept., lG.i5, (iurinf: the absence of Stuwes.^nr, -^'upn the warriora of the Altjoariuin tribes, mad'i a furiou.-i oaset upon the coloay.-- bee Ban- :rofl'3 llUt. U. S., vol. li. 209. u Alb. Itec. vol. .-cviii. 2.57. r imith'3 IlHt. of N. Y. p. 19. rf Hujjh O'Xeale, formerly of Newton, Lone: I«lan(1. ^Vssize Rec. p. 47. "The widow …
Know ye, that by virtue of this our commission and authority given unto me by his Royal Highness the Duke of York, I have thought tit to give, ratify, confirm a;id grant, aud by these presents, do give, ratify, confirm aud grant, unto the Baid Hugh 0'><eale and Mary his wife, their heirs and assigns, all the aforementioned tract or parcel of laud called Neperhaem, together …
That, if at any time hereafter his Royal Highness, his heirs, successors, or assignes, shall think fit to make use of any timber for shipping, or for erecting or repairing of forts within this government, liberty is reserved for such uses aud purposes to cut any sort of timber upon anj' unplanted grounds on X\v2 said tract of laud, to make docks, harbours, wharfes, houses, or …
Upon the 30th of October, 1666, Elias Doughty purchased lands in this town, of Hugh O'Neal and Mary his wife. The father of Elias was the Rev. Fnaclscus Doughty. " This minister, I'"ranciscus Doughty, (says his son-in-law, Van der Donck,) in the time of the first troubles in England, came over in order to escape from them to New England, and found himself (to u,-;e a homely …
I.) It was conferred upon him and his associates, on tlic 28th of March, 1642."'' He had reinforced himself now in one year -with some families; but in consequence of the breaking out of the war, they were all driven from tlieir lands with loss of some people, and the destruction of much cattle, losing for the most part all their houses and whatever they possessed. After they …
From Elias Doughty, the old or lower Yo>: kers passed to William Boltz or Betts, George Tippetts,'' and Joseph Hadley. "The name of the Jon c kers, (says the Hon. Egbert Benson', the proprietor of the creek, now Saw Mill creek, van der Kee; and it is still to be collected from the documents, as not being improbable that the lands granted to Van der Donck, and perhaps including …
MH'h »■'' afree o.'cerciso of tia-ir reliirinn, powers to plaattowns, build chiircliu.s, nominate matji.s:rat<.-*i and utUniuister civil and criminal jurisdiction." -- (C. F. Uuil'iuan.) c A. T). l''>64, one Genrite Tippert. heinf? accused and found jriiiltv of hosr:: stealinp, ^'>« Oonrt doth adjudL-f the d>-liiiqiii-;ir ~hHll nay a-j a line, to lii-i niajestio's u>o, x\\.< …
On the 22d of February, 1670, Joseph Hadley sold fifty acres called Geokge's Point, to IMatthias Bucldiout, who subsequently conveyed the same, on the 2 2d January, 1694, to Frederick PhiHpse. "Upon the loth of October, in the eleventh year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord, William the Third, by the grace of God, of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, King, Defender of …
Also one acre and a half of meadow, with the appurtenances, itc, together with twenty-five acres more of upland, with their appurtenances, and the reversion and reversions and all the estate, right, title, claim and demand whatsoever, of him the said Frederick Felipse, of, in, or into the said premises, to have and to hold the several parcels of land and meadow, to the said …
van Cortlandt, of the city of Now York, merchant, and the heirs of the Bctts and Tippetts, for and in consideration of two falliom" of dufTils and one pound lw(j shilli-.igg and sixpence, current money of New Yorlv, in hand paid unto us by tin; said Jaciibus van Cortlandt, have remised, released, and forever quit-claimed unto the said Jacobus van Cortlandt, and to the heirs of …
of GCALTEi: DU BOIS, NEilERATJ. WllUAM SHARPE8, The Little Yonkers in contradistinction from the Old, above mentioned, appears to have been included in the sale to EUas Doughty of Flushing, 30th October, 1666, who granted it 29th November, 1672, to Thomas Delaval, Frederick Philipse and Thomas Lewis, mariner. Thomas Delaval,'^ by a codicil of his last will, bearing date June …
On the 17th day of April, 16S5, occurs the following agreement between Frederick Philipse, merchant of New York, and John Pell, Esq.. of Annhoock's Neck, in the County of Westchester : -- "It was mutually agreed and consented unto by us underwritten, Frederick Philipse, merchant of the city of New York, and John Pell, Esq., of Annhoock'i Neck, that the Bron.x's river shall be …
"William and Mary, by the grace of God, itc, king and queen of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, defenders of the faith, &c., to all to Avhom these prrscnts shall come, greeting: Whereas, the Honorable Richard Nicolls, Esq., late Governor of our Province of New Yorlc, «tc., by a certain deed or patent, sealed with the seal of our said Province, bearing date the Stli day …
a Co. TvCC. Lib, A. C-2. 590 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. year of oar Lord, 1GS2, among-st other things ditl devise unto John Delcval hh only son, all that his interest in the aforementioned land and premises, his one full, equal and certain third thereof, as by the said codicil in writing, relation being theremito liaJ, may more full)"- and at large appear; and …
Thomas Dongau, late Gov. of our said province &c., and as by a certain deed or patent, sealed -^-itli the seal of our said province «S:c., and bcarini^ date the 19th of Feb., in the year of our Lord, 1CS4-5, pursuant to the authority in him then residing, for the consideration therein expressed, did further grant, ratif}' and confirm, unto the said Thomas Deleval, Frederick …
Eetts and George Tippets, and then by a certain lyne of marked trees due west 30 chains to the marked tree or south-east corner of the purchase of John Heddy, then due N. 34 chains, from thence due west by their purchase, 90 chains to the north-west corner of the 300 acres, then due south IG chains to the north-west corner of the 20 acres purchased of Jolm Heddy, thence and …
Betts, George Tippets and Thomas Heddy, to the west by Hudson's river, containing in all 7,708 acres, together with all and singular the messuages, tenements, buildings, barns, stables, orchards, gardens, pastures, meadoM'S, mills, mill-dams, runs, streams, ponds, rivers, brooks, woods, under-woods, trees, timber, fencing, fishing, fowling, hunting, hawking, liberties …
tho limits aforesaid unto him the said Frederick Philips one of the parties afore- Miid, to.i^ether wiili all that one full and equal third part of all and singular the houses, out-house.-, harus, stables, nulls, mill-dnuiS, huildings, fences and edifices thereon erected and built ; and likewise one full third part of all and singular the waters, water-courses, streams, woods …
Leonard Lewis, Katharine Lewis and Thomas Lewis the children and co-heirs of said Thomas Lewis and Geertje his wife, by a certain deed of indenture, sealed with the seal bearing date the 12th day of June, in the year of our Lord 1CS6, did, for the consideration therein mentioned, grant, bargain and sell, all that the full one-third part of all and singular the said tract of …
Sir Edumnd Andross, late governor of our said province of 2s ew York, &c., by a certain writing or patent, sealed with the seal of our said province, bearing date the first day of April, in the year of our Lord, IGSO, pursuant to the authority in hira then residing, did give and grant unto the said Frederick Philipse, a certain tract or parcel of land, beginning at a creek or …
592 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTEF. assigns forever, as by the said grant or patent registered in our Secretary's office of our province of Xcw York, &c., aforesaid, relation being thereunto bad may more fully and at large appear ; and whereas the Honorable Thomas Dongan late Gov. of our province of New York, &c., aforesaid, by virtue of the power iahiai then residing …
assigns forever, as by the said grant or patent registered in our Secretary's office of our province of Xcw York, &c., aforesaid, relation being thereunto bad may more fully and at large appear ; and whereas the Honorable Thomas Dongan late Gov. of our province of New York, &c., aforesaid, by virtue of the power iahiai then residing hath, by another grant or patent sealed vath …
THE TO^\•N OF YONKERS. 593 lick, and so ranging alonc^ the said river southerly to a creek or fall called by the IriJia;,s Weshquegslk, and by the Christians, Lawrence's plantation; and from the mouth of the said creek or fall upon a due east course to a creek called by the Indians Nippiorha, and by the Christians the Yonkers kill, and from thence alon^t the vest side of the …
lick, and so ranging alonc^ the said river southerly to a creek or fall called by the IriJia;,s Weshquegslk, and by the Christians, Lawrence's plantation; and from the mouth of the said creek or fall upon a due east course to a creek called by the Indians Nippiorha, and by the Christians the Yonkers kill, and from thence alon^t the vest side of the said creek or kill as the …
594 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF ^VESTCHESTF.R. date 23d dav of Dcceaibcr, in the year of our Lord ICSi, relatioa being thereunto had, may more fully aud at large appear; and whereas, the aforesaid Thouias Dongau, late Governor of our said province, by virtue of the said power aiul authority iu him residing, hath moreover by another grant or patent, sealed with the seal of our …
date 23d dav of Dcceaibcr, in the year of our Lord ICSi, relatioa being thereunto had, may more fully aud at large appear; and whereas, the aforesaid Thouias Dongau, late Governor of our said province, by virtue of the said power aiul authority iu him residing, hath moreover by another grant or patent, sealed with the seal of our said firoviace, and registered in our …
THE TOW'N OF YOXKERS. 595 west by the other moiety or half part of the said meadows, still nmning to the t:iid (ieorgc Lockhart's, and so to run southerly to the end of the said meadows, nothing excepted or reserved thereof, to the said George Locl-diart, his heirs aud us-?igas, but obe cart or waine way through the said moiety or half part of the meadow aforesaid, which …
west by the other moiety or half part of the said meadows, still nmning to the t:iid (ieorgc Lockhart's, and so to run southerly to the end of the said meadows, nothing excepted or reserved thereof, to the said George Locl-diart, his heirs aud us-?igas, but obe cart or waine way through the said moiety or half part of the meadow aforesaid, which moiety or equal half part of …
596 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER- the salt meadow ground on the -wrst side of Hudson's river, are bounded and limited as iiere before is pliinly ineutioned and expressed. And whereas, our loving subject the said Frederick Philips, one of the members of our council of our said province of New York, and the territories depending thereon in America, hath by his petition …
And whereas, our loving subject the said Frederick Philips, one of the members of our council of our said province of New York, and the territories depending thereon in America, hath by his petition presented to Benjamin Fletcher, our captain-general and govemor-in-chief of our said province of New York, »S:c., prayed our grant and confirmation of all and every the tracts and …
THE T0\\^' OF VONKERS. 597 proffits, tolls, benefits, advantages, and appertinances whatsoever to the aforesuud tracts and neck or island of land and meadows, ferry, bridge, and u\ills belonging or in any ways appertaining, or accepted, reputed, taken, known, or occupied as part, parcel, or member thereof ; and moreover, Jcnow ye, tbat of our further special grace, certain …
And know ye, that we, reposing special trust aud confidence in the loyalty, wisdom, justice, prudence, and circumspection of our loving subject, do, for us, our heirs and successors, give and grant unto the said Frederick Philips, and to the heirs aud assignees of him the said Frederick Philips, full power and authority at all times forever hereafter in the said lordship or …
598 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER- asscssed or levied to collect and dispose of for such uses as the acts of General Assembly shall cstai.^lish and appoint, to have aud to hold, possess, collect, uud enjoy, all and sic^xular the said lordship or manor of Pbilipsborough, together with the aforesaid halls aud premises, with tlieh and every of their appertinances unto the …
Iu testimony whereof we have caused the seal of our province of New York to be hereunto affixed. Witness, Benjamin Fletcher our captain-general and go vernor-in-cliief of our province of New York aforesaid, province of Pennsylvania and county of New Castle, and the territory and tracts of land depending thereon in America, at Fort "William Henry, the 12th day of June, in the …
"The Island of Papirlnernin with the meadows ye toU and all ye lands and meadows called the Yonktrs plantaticn, with all houses, mills, mill-dams, d:c.,as also a piece of land in the mile square bymc late bought of Michael Hawdonand all that tract or parcel of land extending from the Yonkers patent or plantation to a creek called by the Indians Wysquaqua aud by the Christians …
When having broken his niilitar)' parole by not returning to Yonkers, they became confiscated to the people of this State, and sold and conveyed by Isaac Stoutenburgh and Philip van Cortlandt Commissionerij of Forfeitures, appointed in pursuance of an act of the THE TONVN OF YONKERS. Legislature of the State, passed 12th May, 1784, to the foUowng jK-rsons: -- Mary Kunt Jacob …
On the east side of this town, bordering the Bronx's river, is situated a tract of land called the Jfi'/e Square, lying principally in a beautiful vale, watered by the river and sheltered by picturesque hills. This tract was exempted out of the great manorial patent of 1693, and appears originally to have formed a part of the possessions of t!ie Doughtys of Flushing; as we fmd …
In 1685, John Hiatt, of Bronx's river, deeds sixty acres of upland to Hopestill Betts of the Yonckers, this sale being a part of tlie whole tract of land called by the name of the AFile Square. Tradition says that this place was given by Frederick Philipse as a dower portion when his daughter Annetje married Philip French. From the French and Jones family it passed by sale to …
"I, Johaun Conradt Heidegger, sen'r, of the corporation for Guild, and by the council of the honorable city of Zurich, duly appointed sheriff of the county of Kyburgh, certify and make known that on the date mentioned below, the bearer of this, Balthassar Ryche, son of the late Uulricli of Flaack, situated in my jurisdiction, appeared before me, stating, that whereas having …
After having made diligent enquiries respecting his character, and also obtained from the regularly ordained minister here a written acknowledgment that his parents where lawfully married and he thus legitimately conceived and bom, and subsequently baptized in a Christian like maimer on the first day of June, in the year 1662, in the presence of sponsors. It also appears that …
Here were quartered Colonel Emmerick's British light horse. The British Hussars were billeted here for several summers. The Ryche's mansion being occupied as head quarters, it was the custom of the troopers to tie up their horses to long cords stretched from the apple trees in the orchard, many of which are still standing. For security the roads were patrolled and videttes …
In the British rear was a wood; it had been designed to conceal tlie Queen's Bangers under General Simcoe, and while the Yagers and cavalry should have engaged with any corps wl\o might patrolc to Valentine's hill, it was thought probable that the enemy ou the opposite side of the Bronx would puss over to their assistance, when the infantry and Higlilanicrs would rush from the …
Simcoe's great surprise, the enemy's cannon were fired at the infantry, whom he expected to have been hidden from their sight, by the intervention of the woods ; but it appeared that while Captain Ross was with the atlvanced companies some officers imprudently had got upou a fence, out of curiosity, and discovered themselves to the enem}\ Lieutenant Colonel Simcoe …
Obsurviug the movement of the YagxT cavalry, the enemy marched a party to watch their movements, on the opposite bank, while their main body formed the line. _ Captain Ross thought proper to wait for the party that had crossed the Bronx. He permitted them to come close to him, when his fire threw them into confusion; he then retreated, making a small circuit to avoid some …
This individual, during the occupancy of Mile square by the American forces, supplied the army with liquor and provisions. On the approach of the enemy from New York, he chose to retire with General Washington to White Plains ; shortly after the evacuation of the premises by Gainos, his tenants left in charge were alarmed by the midnight attack of a gang of British Cow-boys, a …
cast the eye ranges over an extensive country of hills, woods and vales, slretdiing towards Long Island Sound; the distant horizon skirted by light blue hills. To the north lie the Tuckahoe hills, while v/estward the view is bounded by the Yonkers ridge, surmounted with lofty woods, ■with here and there a glimpse to be obtamed of the dark palisades peeping through some opening …
It is said that flocks of them used to fly from the Yonkers ridge on the west side of Tippet's brook to this hill, at certain seasons of the year, for the purpose of feeding on the acorn and beech nut. The flight was always commenced by a large black cock of the woods, sunset being the signal for departure; the leader gave the well known note, and they were instantly on the …
At the commencement of the Revolutionary War this hill was rented by two grand-sons of the first proprietor, Thomas and Gilbert Valentine, who occupied it through the whole course of the war. In the summer of i775> the American army threw up entrenchments on its summit, the remains of which are still visible. When his Excellency General Washington lay encamped on Valentine's …
From the 12th to the 27th of October, 1776, the American army lay entrenched in detached camps, from this hill to the White Plains." On the ?7th, as the enemy continued to advance upon the White Plains, General Washington suddenly called in all his detachments, and abandoning the position he had occupied along the Bronx, assembled all his forces in a strong camp upon …
Y.\lexti>;e's Hill, Jan't 2Tth, 1777. These may ccrtif}-, that on or about the 25th day of October last, I ordered Thomas Valentine's one yoke of oxen and cart, to be taken for the public service. They carried a load to j-e White Plains. There I discharged them. I am informed they were further taken on their return, and that Mr. Valentine hath not received them. g LIXCOLV. a …
On one occasion, a party of the former forced their entrance into the Valentine House; seizing the proprietor, Thomas Valentine, they demanded his life or money; whereupon, disbelieving, or affecting to disbelieve him, they threatened, on his again refusing, to hang him instantly. Obtaining no satisfactory answer, they carried him to the foot of a cherry tree, still standing …
Aliss Susan Valentine, when a young woman, prevented a large party from entering the house by threatening them, single handed, with a large oven shovel -- solemnly protesting she would split the head of the first man that dared to cross the threshhold. Pier courage and determination alone ser^-ed to protect the house from plunder. On another occasion, an intimate friend, Mr …
During the scuffle that followed her brother's entrance, she contrived to crawl out at the foot of the bed, hoping, in this way, to escape unobserved. In this, she was disappointed; the villains observed and again seized her. In tlie violent attempt made to extricate herself the second time, the money fell on the floor, or, as she herself described it "was fairly shook put of …
In consequence, their property was confiscated to the State, (the Tippetts ha\ang removed to Nova Scotia,) and sold to Samuel Berrian, who married Dorcas a daughter of George Tippett," former proprietor. A second daughter became the wife of the celebrated Col. James de Lancey, one of the boldest leaders of the Neutral Ground. In 1796, Samuel Berrian, the father of Richard and …
V., ^o. 1, p. -iZi, wiii.s aiiJ aaiu. ia;,>-iCMJ. THE TOWN OF YOXKEKS. 6oJ All testimony unites in ascribing to this family a French origin ; and :s maile probable that the seat of their ancestors was at Berrien, now a considerable town in the department of Finistcrre. Concurrent traditions, existing in diverse branches of the family, declare their ancestor was a Huguenot …
One thousand were detached for this puq-jose ; but the weather having grown warm in the night, the ice v:as judged, by the unanimous opinion of all the general officers on the ground, to be too hazardous, on the morning of the 20th, to venture the attempt. On this day there was a cannonade on both sides, and the enemy on the island side were thrown into much confusion. Our …
In the afternoon a field-piece was hauled up to Tippett's Hill, and the enemy being canno^saded both in front and rear, they were thrown into the utmost confusion : some secured themselves in their redoubt, others under the banks ; some lay flat on the ground, and some betook themselves to the cellars: so that in -a short time there was no object for the gunners."* The …
Tucker, is situated on rising ground near the extreme point; its beautiful situation claims notice. The Hudson here expands its waters; and, united with those of the Haarlem river at the mouth of the Spu}'ten Duyvel, gives a beautiful lakelike appearance to the whole ; the winding creek, the heights of Fordham and wooded hills of New York island, serve to unite and blend a …
At day-break on the 2 2d of October, the Halve Maen (Crescent) sailed from Teller's Point on her passage down the river, with a fair wind, twenty-one miles, till the tides set too strong against her, when she came to anchor near the upper end of Manhattan Island. " The two captive Indians who had escaped at West Point had, it appears, made their way on the east side of the …
had escaped from Hudson's vessel now came out with many others, armed with bows and arrows, expecting to betray them."" But, says J act the mate of Pludson's vessel, "we perceived their intent, and suffered none of them to enter our ship, whereupon two canoes full of men \s-ith bows and arrows shot at us after our stern, in recompense whereof we discharged six muslcets and …
The waters of the kill or channel, derive their name from a daring Dutch burgher of the ISIanhattans, who, bent upon performing some deed of knight errantly, determined upon crossing this stream in a \'iolent storm, in opposition to the rem-onstrances of his friends; swearing he would swim across "en spyt den duyvel," (in spite of the de\'il), but scarcely had he reached the …
Him did be adjure to take bis war denounciug trun^pet, and mouutiDg bis horse, to beat up the couutry, niglit aud daj-, sounding tbe alarm along tlie pastoral borders of tbe Bronx, starting the wild solitudes of Croton, arousing tlie rugged yeomanry of Wccliawk and Hoboken, the mighty men of battle of Tappan bay, and tbe brave boys of Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow, togetlier …
So just stopping to take a lusty dinner, and bracing to his side his junk bottle, vrell charged with heart iuspuing Hollands, he issued jollily from the city gate that looked out upon what is at prese-.t called Broadway; sounding as usual a farewell strain, that rung in spriglitly echoes through the winding streets of New Amsterdam. Alas ! never more were they to be gladdened …
"The potent clangour of his trumpet-- like the ivory horn of the renowned Paladin Orlando, when expiring in the glorious field of Roncesvalles-- rung far and wide through the country, alarming the neighbours around, who hurried in amazement to the spot. Here an old Dutch burgher, famed for his veracity. and who had been a witness of the fact, related to them the melancholy …
This creek, and neighboring waters, are also celebrated for their shad fishery. The season for fishing commences in ^NTarch, and continues throughout April and May. It is entirely governed by the influx and reflux of the tide, or the last of the flood and ebb. The fishermen make four hfts every twenty-four hours. The aggregate value of this fish, (the Aiosa Sapidissiyna …
called by the Indians Paperinemen, as we find the Director General, ■\VilIiam Kieft. granting unto Matys (Mattliew) Janscn the isle of Paperinemen, iSth August, 1646.'' 1674, John Archer, lord of the manor of Fordham, laid claim to a neck of land called Humock Island, commonly called by the Indians Paperinemen, which he asserted he had by patent. But it would appear that …
' ' That as Frederick Phillipse will undertake to build tiie bridge at the said place, for the conveniency of all travellers and droves of cattle at a moderate and reasonable toll ; they do therefore humbly pray, that if the said Phillipse will undertake, in one year's time, to build a good and convenient draw bridge for the passage of all travellers, droves of cattle and …
Madam Knight on her journey from New York to Xev,- Haven in the year 1704, speaks thus of this place: "About 5 o'clock came to Spiting De%il, else Kings Bridge, where they pay three pence for passing over with a horse, which the man, that keeps the gate set up at the end of the bridge, receives." During the war of the revolution. Kings Bridge constituted the " hara Datcti …
" That a post be immediately taken and fortified, at or near Kings Bridge, and that the ground be chosen with a particular view to prevent the communicati^^n between the cit_v of New York and the country from being interrupted by laud." Ou the abandonment of Manhattan Island in, tyyG, by the American Army, Kings Bridge was occupied by the x\merican General as headquarters …
It was not suspected that the enemy had any cannon in the redoubt within the bridge, but they now began to cannonade the artiller}' men who had descended the hill, who had to draw up their pieces as fast as possible, which they eftected without any loss but received three or four shots quite among them, before they could reach the top of the hill."^ The attack on the 19th and …
A number of Americans were killed and wounded by long shot from the yaugers of the enemy, who kept up a popping fire whenever they could reach our troops."* The vesdges of the mihtary camp pits can still be traced on the hills around the bridge, while within a few feet of it the remains of a Brirish officerwere recently disinterred -- and, incredible as it may seem, in his …
The corps -- we presume from their well known affecrion to that useful animal -- had received the significant appellation of ' Cow Boys.' "^ The morality of these heroes of the Neutral Ground, was of a singular kind : the rapine by which they subsisted, they accounted lawful and honorable. King's Bridge lies prettily situated in a beautiful vale near the confluence of the …
The baits preferred (although they var)' according to location) are the soft crab, shrimp and squid, or common cuttle fish. The bass is o Heath's Mom. 2D4. b Spy, 1, 2-1. c This name freqaently applies to tUe Ilarlem River in tU? Albany anJ County Records. 6l4 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. well knov\-n to be an anadromous, living in the salt water, but generally …
This family is descended from the JNIacCombie's, of Ireland, an ancient and honorable stock who removed to that country from Scotland.^ The grand-father of the General was John Macomb, who emigrated from Ireland to this country in 1742, and held an official place under the Colonial government. He established himself in New York, where his son Alexander Macomb, father of Major …
Leaving the Bridge, the approach to the village of Yonkers from the south possesses many points of interest. Along the edge of the valley are scattered beautiful knolls and high ranges of hills, cither cultivated or covered with woods ; to the left, seated on a fine, wooded hill, is a large stone mansion, erected by Augustus van Cortlandt, Esq., A.D. 1822, upon the site of a …
The latter, by will, bequeathed the same to his grandson Augustus Morris, '"provided he assumed the name of Van Cortlandt.'' Augustus van Cortlandt subsequently sold the property to Samuel B. Thompson, John F'wing, V/illiam C. Wetmore, and James R.. Whiting. The latter gentleman has recently erected a beautiful stone residence on the western side of the neck, v/hich commands …
Prior to the purchase of the Philipses, this estate (as before sho\\Ti) formed a portion of the fief of Colen-donck, and was styled the " Old Yonckers." Fro:n the Patroon Adriaen van der Donck, it passed through the hands of various proprietors to the Hon. Frederick Philipse, who sold it to his son-in-law Jacobus van Cortlandt, AD. 1699. Since then, it has been considerably …
Fronting on this, enclosure which has been named Stevenson Park, are most beautiful villa sites, containing from ten to forty city lots. Oloft" Park has as its boundaries, three important and ancient roads; the old Albany Post Road, the old Boston Post Road, and the road from Yonkersto William's Bridge and Westchester. In addition to these and Van Cortlandt avenue, referred to …
It is believed that then, ships, instead of entering by way of the Bay will come by way of Long Island Sound, and have their wharves near and along the Harlem River; that the latter will be made a grand ship canal through which conm:iunication with the Hudson and inland towns \vill be made. Already the late far-sighted Commodore Vanderbilt, has a railroad chartered -- and we …
elevated ar!^. Motto : -- Virtus nibi munus. DeVries and [••ptffl da. of I:iiior ox I'liii- ;.;o Joliduues Van CortlanCt, cat. Oct. lS:li,lC-iS, Ob. 1667, S. p. Mary J'eter Jay, father of the Hon. John Jav. Ja^l.'Xatiiamel Marston Whose da Mary mar. Captain Philipse. 2. Augustus Vau Horn. Eva, nat. 2Sth M^rch, 17 Ob. S. p. 1733. James Van CoP'^^'^''* ^ajea nat. 3d Jlarcl Ob …
Oloir Stcvensen, i Orloff Stovens Van Cortlandt ^Annetje Loockon and Ariantie h tans, da. ot Govcrt Loocl:':-i 1 wife, mar. 1612, ob. tCCO. Jacobns Van CortlanJt, of Tonkera, son of the_Eva PliUiT'Sic, .la. Ptti r Randolph DcVrlssand Right Hon. OloU Stevenscn, nat. Tth July, j Jlarg-.irt Harih ub'.O'- k, and adi;pted da. of 1C5S, maniage iicense dated Tth Slay, 1(591. | …
Frederick, nat. 2Sth Jlarcli, Eva nat. 5th Xo -.^nenry White, nat. Anna Ma:ia_l.>"athamel Marston ■Evi , nat. 2Sth Mtrch, 1T32 clay, of est 1730, ob. s. p. ISOO. 1T3T, ob. Oct., 1S36. ! 2'iih liar., 1T32. nat. ITS';. Whose da Mary mar. Captain Philipse. 2. Augnatns Van Horn. ob. s. p. 1T33. Anne ^ an Cart-=,Henry Wtite landr, nat. isrh 1 I 1766, ob. Aaj.'S, ISU J. Admiral John …
This individual was an eminent merchant of New York city, where he was born on the 7th of July 1668. He was also one of the five members returned by the High Sheriff to represent the city and county of New York in the Colonial Assembly, A. D. 1691. He was, too, elected to represent the Dock ward in the Common Council for several years, and subsequently (171 o- 171 9) held the …
Upon the death of Frederick van Cortlandt, 12th Feb., 1749,^ the estate devolved by the will of Jacobus, senr. to Jacobus van Cortlandt jun., eldest son and heir at law of Frederick. This individual, better known as Col. James van Cortlandt, nobly used his influence (while residing here during the war,) in ameliorating tiie condition of his suffering countrymen. It not …
On the death of CoL James van Cortlandt, the property passed to his brother, Augustus van Cortlandt, the ne.xt heir of the entail. This gentleman held the office of Clerk of the Common Council in New York, on the breaking out of the Reva Surrogate's oilice, N. Y. fol. .xlii. 423. 6 Tilt; will of Fr.iKrick van C. bcar.s date 2cl Oct. 1740. To Ins wife Frances ho benneath3 …
This precaution was taken against accidents happeni;ig by fire ; should the city be invaded by an arniy from Great Britain, or British troops, he in such case intended to remove them to his brother's at Yonkers, m the county of Westchester. If the committee of safety shall judge any other place more secure, Mr. Van Coitlaudt will be glad to be informed thereof, that he may …
Item, it is my desire that the same remain entire, and pass from time to time to one of my surname and family ; whereupon I do hercbj' give r.Tid devise all my lands and real estate, and all dwelling houses, mills and other buildings thereon in the town of Yonkers, &c., unto my affectionate relations, John Jay and Peter Augustus Jay, and to their heirs for ever, except a …
Augustus van Cortlandt, the above devisee, subsequently took possession of the estate under the will of his grandfather, the above testator. The Revised Statues of 1S25, having abolished the entail, Augustus became possessed of the estate in fee simple. Upon the iSth of F'eb., 1827, Augustus van Cortlandt bequeathed the Yonkers to his brother a Ani.-rioaiii Arcluvf-;, -Hli …
the high hills of iVew York island, and heights of Fordliam. The pleasure grounds in front, appear to have been laid out in the ancient Dutch style, ^%-ith high artificial banks, adorned v/ith rows of stately box, venerable for their height and antiquity; while beneath are still visible the remains of old fish ponds andyV/x d'eau. Above the old fashioned window, grim \-i.sages …
war; and presented to Augustus van Cortlandt, by Rear Admiral Rolen Digby of the British navy. To the east of the house, the Mosholu (["\<^ petts brook) pent up by the mill dam, forms an extensive sheet of water, which is greatly enriched by the \'icinity of green meadows, orchards aii 1 neighboring hills. South of the pond is situated the old mill. Amid the grove of locusts …
The first entry occurs, New York, den 19th Jan., 1723-4. During the early period of the Revolutionary war, this house was garrisoned by a piquet guard of the Green Yagers, whose officers held their head-quarters here. His Excellency, General Washington, and aids, dined in one of the apartments on' the memorable July of lySr, when the British piquets were driven wthin the lines …
It was upon this hill that General Washington stationed his troops and lighted camp-fires for the purpose of deceiving the enemy, whilst he secretly withdrew to join La Fayette before Yorktown, in Virginia, A.D. 17S1. a This UJy waa a sister-iri-Iaw of Au^itua Vau Cortljatlt, Sen. THE TO\V'N OF YONKERS. 621 There are still the remains of a considerable fort on the north end of …
Emmerick with his corps marching north to Boar hill; then crossing over the hills east, Lincoln followed the course of Tippett's brook, for the purpose of avoiding, Pruschank's corps, stationed upon Cortlandt's ridge. Passing the Van Cortlandt residence, he kept close to the edge of Gun and Locust hills, and had arrived in the vicinity of General Montgomery's house, (then …
The Yagers had taken the precaution to post a sentinel at Hadle/s spring, but the poor fellow became so perfectly alarmed and powerless on seeing the furious onset of Armand's horse, that he could give no alarm, and was instantly dispatched. The consequence was, the whole corps were killed or made prisoners. Cononcl Armand then made goo.l his retreat, passing in front of the …
He soon met liim retreating ; aad Lt. Col. Emuierick -being of opinion the rebels were in such force, that it would tn.- advisable to return, he did so. Lt. Col. Simcoe imderstood that Nimham, an Indian chief, and some of his tribe, were with the enemy ; and by his spies, who were excellent, he was informed that they v;ere highly elated at the retreat cf Emmerich's corps, and …
Simcoe thought, fully instructed in the plan ; howe^\;r, he most unfortmiatelj' mistook the nean r house for one at a greater distance, the names being the same, and there he po.^ted himself -- and soon after sent from thence a patrol forward upon the road, before Lt. Col. Simcoe could have time to stop it. This patrol had no effect, not meeting with any enemy; had a single …
They had been intent upon the attack of Eiuiuerick's corps and the Legion; they now gave a yell, and fired upon the ijrenadier conipanj', wuuuding four of them, and Lieut. Col. Simcoe. Thej'were driven from the fences; and Lieut. Col. Tarlcton, with the cavalry, got among them, and pursued them rapidly down Cortlandl's ridge. That active ofilcer had a narrow escape; in …
Simcoe, and was killed by "Wright, his orderly Hussar. The Indians fought most gallantly ; they pulled more than one of the cavalry from their horses. French, an active youth, bugle-horn to the Hussars, struck at an Indian, but mis.sed Ins blow, the man dragged him from his horse, and was searching for his knife to stab him, when, loosening French's hand, he luckily drew out a …
On gaining the western bank, they secreted themselves amid the rocks and bushes ; here the cavalry pursued them ; but being unable to scale the rocks, called upon the fugitives to surrender; promising them as a condition for so doing, life and protection. Upon this, three vertured to throw themselves upon the mercy of the British soldier, and were immediately cbav.n out by the …
Nimham, the Indian chief, fell as related by the hand of Wright, Simcoe's orderly huzzar, in the swamp between Jesse Halstead's house and John and Frederick Devaux's, now the Mankin property. There he was left a prey to the dogs and crows, to be devoured at their leisure. All traces of the bones are now gone. Eighteen Indians were buried in one pit in an Indian field ; it is …
Tarleton; Wright, his orderly dragoon, alighted and took down a fence of Devaux's farm-yard for them to pass through ; around this farm the Indians were Ipng in ambuscade. Wright had scarce mounted his horse, when these officers -- for some trivial reason -- altered their intentions; and, spurring their horses, soon rode out of sight, and out of reach of the Indians. In a few …
Tlirou'-'h FIcld?ton eastcrlv from the river ran the southern boundary, in many a SLnicoe's ilil. Jouvaal, p. SO. THE TOWN OF YO-N'KERS. 635 ylnces Still standing, of the old Phillipse manor. Against its walls, near the river, ai)\v in a forest but said to have been cultivated lands a hundred years ago, reuiain the foundations of Nanny Piper's cottage, perhaps the widow of an …
His was the only undoubted ghost of antiquity, certified to by many eye witnesses that favored with his presence the rocky ridge from Spuyten-Duyvel to Yonkers. lu 1S30 there were many traces of the revolution remaining; an old chariot covered with gilt, taken fror.i some British officer, caltrops found on the broad river slope, thrown there to impede the charge of cavcl:y …
The enterprise proved very profitable, so long as the coal dealers of 2sew York gladly gave the coal dust in exchange for carting it away from their yards ; as lime kilns on the same plan increased and other uses were found for coal dust the profits diminished and the work was abandoned in 1S37. In 1849 Major Dclafield built a residence in a beautiful position overlooking the …
At the close of the war he resigned his commission in the army and wishing active service accepted the appointment first of acting and later as full agent for settling tlie northern boundary of the United States under the 6th and 7th articles of tl;c treaty of Ghent. Until 1828 his summers were occupied in command of the detachment on the boundar}', there he commenced the …
After a long and useful life he died 12 February 1S75, in hi's 83th year at the same tim^ with his brothers, Henry and Edward, all of whom were buried on the same di-- from Trinity church. The beautiful building could not contain one-fourth o'f tbose who assembled on the 16th of February to pav the last lionors to the brothers Delafield. Major Delafield had issue four chOdren …
Two sous died younthe eldest son. 1 John, born 23 January I7S6, died 22 October 1853 banker- President Phenix Eank, President New York State Agricultural Society &c married twice, 1st in England to a cousin Mary, only child of John Roberts of Whitchurch., Burks and left issue. 2nd to Harriet ^Vadsworth, dau-hter of Col Benjamin Tallmadge of Litchfield, Conn., and left issue …
S. army ; married twice, 1st to Helen, daughter of Andrew Summersrof Phila. delphia, Penn., by whom he had no issue ; 2d to Harriet B., dau-hter of Gen. Elijah M. Covington, of Covington, Ky., by whom he left issue. 7 Rufus King, born IS November 1802, died 6 February 1874, merchant and President of the Delafield .t Bascher Cement Co., married Eliza, daughter of Wm. Bard, Of …
From this place the noble Hudson appears in all its glory. The edifice is built of brick in the Eli/abethian style. The exterior presents quite the beau ideal of an old Enghsh country residence. A pretty lodge in the rural gothic order adorned the entrance of the grounds, but has given way to a progress of the age ; which by cutting streets through the old domain, long since …
From the high grounds in the rear, are fme views of the river. • Here, in 1777, a memorable engagement took place between the two British frigates, the Rose and the Phanix, which lay off at anchor, and the gun-boats of the patriots which sallied out of the harbor of Yonkers, having in tow a large tender filled with combustibles, intenda Ili.-i sriiiT of office h still …
After some time, and almost immediately after the sentinels on board the British ships, had passed the word 'all is well,' two of the fire vessels flashed into a blaze; the one close to the side of the Phcenix, the other grappling one of the tenders. To appearance, the flames were against the side of the Phcenix, and there was much confusion on board. A number of cannon were …
A little south, upon the east shore, lies the Vischcr's rock,, or Fisher's Point The Groshon place was frequently visited during the war, by prowling bands of " Cow-boys;" who not only levied exactions of stock and money, but compelled its inmates to find other shelter out of doors, while they filled the rooms with straw and quartered themselves thereon for the night. A cow …
THE TOWN or YONKERS. 629 m-es US the present name of the \'iHage. During the occupancy of the I'hill'ps's, it was called FhilUpsboroiigh, after tlie Manor. The Dutch termed the Saw Mill, the Saeg kil (stream.) After the Patroon's settlement, it -was named in compliment to him, the Jonkers or Yonkers kill and Colendoncks kill. " Several fme creeks enter into the North river …
For a time it was under the Metropolitan poHce ; but by an act of the Legislature, passed in 1S71, it was set off and formed a department of its own, consisting of four commissioners, appointed by the Mayor -- one each year for four years term ; one captain, two sergeants, two seniors, two roundsmen, and eighteen men. There are nine signal telegraph stations with head …
There are three principal hotels -- the Getty House, Yonkers Plotel, and Peab^dy House. The city is lighted by gas. There are several very large factories. It has some handsome buildings, and seventeen churches -- three Protestant Episcopal, three Presb>-terian, one Reformed, two Baptist, two Methodist, two Roman Catholic, one Unitarian, one German, one African, a Vauder …
The large chamber, in the western end of the building, is used for the Engineers of the Water Department. The old parlor is now used as the Mayor's and Clerk's Office. The room used as a sitting room or drasving room on the first floor of the old house is used as an office for the City Treasurer, Receiver of Taxes, and Board of Assessors. Yonkers has two Savings Banks, two …
In 1S79 but one of these trees remained of all that in old times lined the western side of the Post Road from its crossing of the Saw Mill to the roatl, to the old landing, and thence toward the landing itself. This survivor is now in the centre of Washington avenue, and is protected from injury by oaken strips and bands of iron. But the beauty of the roi/J> d' a-il is the …
It boldly projects at the entrance of the Zee, and in a bright summer s day may be seen casting its shade upon the waters.'' A very deep interest attaches itself to this spot, when we recollect, that on the afternoon of the 13th Sep., 1609, Hendrick Hudson " taking advantage of a light wind and and flood tide, anchored the " Halve }vlaen "^ near where the village pier projects …
Others supposed it to be a great sea monster, and that those in it had more the appearance of devils than human beings ; at least a strange report circulated through the country, and caused a great consternation among them."c What must have been the wonder then, of the Nap-pe-cka-mak settlement, when they beheld the apparition anchor off the mouth of the Saw mill -- especially …
The following extract occurs in the journal of Lewis Morris, Judge of the .admiralty: -- "June 4th, 1746, returned home, dined at Westchester, when the detachments from Queens county and ^\■estchester marched to Colonel ~a A[r. 11. Sohoolcnift susfrests, that Tlio term '^Tabanzee,'' which rapuus j" i^'-' •'^'/'J",1"'°; asti'jrt crouching person, luiiy ornrmally havu been …
During the winter of 17S0, the river was frozen so hard, that sleighs were driven from this place to the city on the ice. At a short distance above the landing, facing the post road, is the old Manor hall. The present front was erected cir. 1745 ; the rear, at a much earlier period -- which is reported to have been built soon after the Philipse family purchased here, A. D …
The interior is fitted up with wainscoted walls, ceilings highly ornamented in arabesque work, and carved marble mantels. The view from the south, cominanvls the old stone mill, village spires, and the wooded banks of Philip's point. On the west, beautiful prospects of the dock and river ; on the east, a verdant lawn skirted by garden terraces, horse-chestnuts and the main …
The attack was so siiildfii, that thfv were entirely iicfiM!Cs';'""s and the e:i<my iinniediatcly oininioiniod the h rrid worhof slanUhter; thitr rntroafi'-i «!»*! cries f'lr itifrcy were iur.iiiy disr- ^'.irdnd by their savau'e fi,(s. Jt lia-i b.eii wdl jihi-.tim;;--'' that the Briti>h snuiiors were ordm-d by t'leir iriliuiuaii I'liie^Ti to bayoutt every iuju thcjT could …