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87 DANIEL LEEDS, son of Daniel Leeds, 68, was born 6 mo., 3, 1796; married, first, Rebecca Lake, 11 mo., 4, 1817, born 12 mo., 24, 1799; died I mo., 31, 1836. He married, second, Hannah Gillingham, 5 mo., 11, 1837, born 6 mo., 9, 1804. He died 3 mo., 16, 1867.
Issue by first wife 94 Gideon Howard Leeds
95 Amelia Risley Leeds 96 Mahlon Leeds
97 Ezra Baker Leeds
98 Lewis Walker Leeds
99 Edwin Leeds
1OO Daniel Lake Leeds
FOI Barclay Robert Leeds
102 Lindley Leeds
Issue by second wife
103 Lindley Murray Leeds
104 Davis Leeds 105 Hannah Sarah Leeds
88 OFFLEY LEEDS, son of Daniel Leeds, 68, was born 9 mo., S, 1798; married, 12 mo.,
I, 1822, Charlotte Ridgway, born I mo., 9, 1797.
He died, at Laporte, Ind., and was buried there, in the Friends' graveyard. His wife died, at Michigan City, I mo., S, 1858.
Issue
106 Alfred Wellington Leeds, born I mo., 7, 1824.
107 Charlotte Caroline Leeds, born 3 mo., 9, 1831.
108 Walter Offley Leeds, born 2 mo., 21, 1833.
89 BENJAMIN SYKES LEEDS, son of Daniel Leeds, 68, was born 10 mo., 20, 1802; married, at Philadelphia, 3 mo., 7, 1832, Beulah Bassett, born, at Woodstown, Salem County, N. J., 7 mo., 11, 1801. He died I mo., 6, 1854, and is buried in Laurel Hill, Philadelphia, Pa.
Issue
109 Sarah Bassett Leeds, born 9 mo., 24, 1834.
IIO Benjamin Franklin Leeds, born 4 mo., 22, 1837.
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Josiah Woodward Leeds, born i mo., 5, 1841. 112 Albert Ripley Leeds, born 6 mo., 28, 1843.
90 JAPHETH LEEDS, son of Daniel Leeds, 68, was born 9 mo., 14, 18o7; married, II mo., 9, 1837, Emma Maria Hampton Burrows, born 9 mo., 29, 1814. He died I mo., 6, 1854, and is buried in Laurel ILill, Philadelphia, Pa.
Issue 113 Mary Ann Walker Leeds
114 Eliza Ross Leeds
115 Emma Burrows Leeds
116 Louisa Caroline Leeds
117 Japheth Elwood Leeds
118 Mary Bassett Leeds
119 Edward Burrows Leeds
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
1702, Oct. 25. Mary Leeds was baptized.
1704. Francis Leeds' two children, John and Elizabeth, werc baptized at Chesequakes. St. Mary's Register, Burlington, N. J.
1730. Joseph Leeds, of Great Egg Harbor, made an inventory.
There are many allusions to Leeds' Marriages in the New Jersey Archives, Vol. XXII, Marriage Licenses, occurring from 1750 to later dates.
A small portion of this article on the Leeds' family was copied from a printed chart This was some years ago, and as I now recall it, no name, date or clue to its author appeared upon it.
LIPPIT
OF
MONMOUTH COUNTY
JOHN LIPPIT or Lippet, was of Providence, R. I., in 1638, where he had a house and a six acre lot.
1640, July 27. He, with thirty-eight others, signed an agreement for a form of government. 1647, May 16. He, with nine others, "well-betrusted friends and neighbors. " were chosen, by the town of Providence, as Commissioners, to meet with Commissioners from the other three towns, at Portsmouth, there to form a government under the charter. Having given this Committee full power to act, they close: "Thus betrusting you with the premises, we commit you unto the protection and direction of the Almighty, wishing you a comfortable voyage, a happy success and a safe return to us again." Austin.
1648, June 5. He was located at Warwick, where, in 1655, he was a Freeman.
Though a resident of this town, he had still landed interests in his former home, for, Apr. 27, 1652, he sold to Arthur Fenner, only reserving a five acre lot and three acres of meadow, all his lands in Providence.
1662, Feb. 10. He bought six acres of John Gereardy.
1665, Feb. 19. He had lot 53, in a division of lands in Providence.
1669, May 22. He deeded, for love, etc., and 10 shillings, in peage, sixteen per penny, to his son, Moses, his late dwelling house, etc.
John Lippit died some time after 1689. His wife is unknown.
Issuc
2 John Lippit
3 Moses Lippit; married, Nov. 19, 1668, Mary Knowles. See Austin's Rhode Island Geneological Dictionary.
4 Nathaniel Lippit .* f In 1676, he was a plaintiff in a suit.
5 Joseph Lippit; not traced.
6 Rebecca Lippit; married, first. Joseph Howard; second, Francis Budlong.
*Savage suggests that Joseph and Nathaniel Lippit, sons of John Lippit, I, died young. This may be correct so far as Joseph Lippit is concerned, but Nathaniel Lippit was a zettler on the Monmouth Tract, New Jersey, where. Nov. 21, 1676, Nathaniel Lippitt sued Christopher Allmey for breach of contract, and for detention of a " Barill of goods of Sondery Sorts." The verdict was in favor of the pl intiff. Court Records. Frophold N. J.
+ Austin suggests that Moses Lippit o. the progenitor of the Middletown, \ J. family, was either the son : John Lippit the eldest son of John Lippit. I. or of Nathaniel Lippit, 4. as indicated above. I dendedly incline co this latter view, for Nathaniel Lippit was an early stadler at Middletown, N. J , cidence against this supposition it may be noted that the name Nathaniel maver appears among the descendants of Money Mappa.
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Henry Lippet was among the "Associates," who bought the Monmouth Tract, in 1670, and his contribution was laid at £4, for which he, apparently, received one share, in the lands known as Newasink, Narumsunk and Pootapeck. It would seem as if he might also have been a son of John Lippit, I.
2 JOHN LIPPIT, son of John Lippit, I, married, Feb. 9, 1665, Ann Grove, who, after his death married, in 1670, Edward Searle.
Issue
7 John Lippit, born Nov. 16, 1665; married his cousin, Rebecca Lippit. S Moses Lippit, born Feb. 17, 1668.
Savage, Austin and Oliver Payson Fuller, in his History of Warwick, R. I., have contributed extensively to the history of this family, whose name still exists in Rhode Island, and where many of them, (descendants of John Lippit, 7, and Moses Lippi, S, sons of John Lippit, 2), have attained distinction.
9 MOSES LIPPIT, supposed son of Nathaniel Lippit, 4, was a witness to a marriage, in 1689, in Middletown, N. J. He married, by license dated Dec. 8, 1697, Sarah, daughter of John and Alice (Stout) Throckmorton.
Aprill the 13: 1691
Moses Lipet his Eare marke is a hole in the Left Eare which was formerly John haneses and Since John Holmeses but now stands Moses Lipets. Middletown, N. J., Town Book.
1692. He bought land of Wr Eastman, in Middletown, which Eastman had bought from Richard Hartshorne.
In 1714, he was living, as per deed of that date.
In 1717, he failed to appear at his daughter's, Patience, wedding, which was held, "at the house of Sarah Lippit, in Middletown," from which it is fair to presume that he was dead. 1727. "the Widow Lippit," and her daughter, Anne, appeared on a Middletown Account Book.
1728, Mch. 29. She again appeared on a map of lands, as the "Widdow Lipitt," which now corresponds to the farm of Capt. George Bowne, in Middletown.
In addition to the last mentioned lands, the Lippits occupied a home-lot, on the North side of the Middletown Highway, now in the possession of Mr. Charles Morford. This property was owned by John Throckmorton, the Second, at the time of his death, and upon it he in- terred his father, John Throckmorton's, the First, remains, and thereafter set aside this ground. as a burial site, to be reserved for all time, for that purpose. Subject to this reservation, the property passed to his daughter, Sarah, the wife of Moses Lippit, and later to the heirs of the said Lippit. During their ownership, this burial site was called the Lippit burying-ground. From the Lippits the property passed to Edward Taylor, and thenceforth was known as the Taylor burying-ground.
Edward Taylor conveyed this site to Daniel Hendrickson, and at his death, it passed to his son, Daniel I. Hendrickson, from whom, in 1843, it was conveyed, by a Sheriff's deed, to John L. Hendrickson and John Van Deusen.
In 1845, Van Deusen bought out John L. Hendrickson's half interest, and, in 1851, Dr. Van Deusen sold the property to Charles and Thomas Morford, who divided it, Charles taking that part which is now in the possession of his children, Mr. Charles C. Morford, and his sisters. and in whose section lies the original Throckmorton-Lippit burying-ground, directly behind the present residence of Mrs. Blank.
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LIPPIT OF MONMOUTH COUNTY
Two silver table spoons, once owned by Moses and Sarah (Throckmorton) Lippit and marked with their initials, M. ". S., are in my possession.
"The Lippits were good-natured and good-mannered."
Isstic
Io Patience Lippit, born about 169S; married, in 1717, John Woolley.
II John Lippit, born about 1699.
12 Alce Lippit, born about 1701.
13 Ann Lippit, born Nov. 29, 1702; married, about 1730, John Bowne, the Third. She died, Dec. 21, 1793, aged 91 years and 23 days.
14 Sarah Lippit, born Dec. 11, 1705; died, October, 1767, aged 61 years, 9 months and 20 days.
15 Deliverance Lippit; married, about 1737, Nathaniel Leonard.
16 Rebecca Lippit; married, May 19, 1733, Joseph Shepherd.
17 Rachel Lippit; married Eden Burrows. She is, I think, erroneously called a daughter, but in reality should be called a sister of Moses Lippet, 9. Dr. John Stillwell Schenck writing to Judge Scudder, Feb. 23, 1883. concerning John Stillwell who married Mercy Burrows, said: "His wife's mother was a Lippet."
10 PATIENCE LIPPIT, daughter of Moses Lippit, 9, was born not far from 1698, or 1699. She married, Imo. 17, 1717, John Woolley, of Shrewsbury, at the house of Sarah Lippit, in Middletown, who was her mother. Among the witnesses were Alce Skelton, who was born Alice Stout, and who was the widow of John Throckmorton, and later the wife of Mr. Skelton, and the bride's sisters, Alce and Ann Lippit, and her brother, John Lippit.
In the old Bible is also the following: "Patience Lippit 1717."
"Patience Lippit is my name With the pen I write the same If the pen had been better I had mended every letter."
See the Woolley Family.
11 JOHN LIPPIT, son of Moses Lippit,9, was born about 1699. He was a surveyor.
In 1717, he was a witness at the marriage of his sister, Patience Lippit, to John Woolley, of Shrewsbury.
In 1724, he was a witness to a Woolley marriage.
August th 9-1735. Then John Lippet Gave In His Ear Marke for his Cattle as followeth Viz a hole threw the Lefte Ear and a half penney In the Under side of the Same Ear (the above marke Recorded to Joseph Goodanuf].
1739. Jolin Lippit appeared on a Middletown Account Book.
1749. John Lippit sold a small part of his Proprietary interest to Edward Taylor.
1786, Feb. 5. The above deed was confirmed by " the only surviving issue of John Lippit," viz .:
(a) Rebecca Lippit, wife of Ruliff Schenck.
(b) Catharine [Catharine Jane?] Lippit, wife of [Joseph?] Goodanuf. In 1780, Joseph Goodanuf recorded the cattle-mark of his grandfather, John Lippit.
(c) Sarah Lippit, wife of William White.
Part of this property was later sold, by John and Elizabeth Stillwell, of Middletown, to Rivat.
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1750, Sept. 4. John Lippitt recorded the brandmark for his horses, which, later, was assigned to Joseph Goodanuf.
1755. John Lippit, of Middletown, Monmouth County, appeared in the Freeholders Book.
1775. John Lippit and wife Catharine, sold land, in Middletown, to Peter Conover. 1780, Feb. 5. John Lippit had died intestate, leaving three daughters, as above recited. who had succeeded to the Eastman purchase, as appears by a conveyance of this date.
1794, Jan. 13. Catharine Lippit, widow, died. Baptist Church Record, Middletown, N. J. She was baptized in the same church, Aug. 8, 1741.
Issuc
18 Moses Lippit
19 Rebecca Lippit; married Ruliff Schenck.
20 Catharine Lippit; married Joseph Goodanuf.
21 Sarah Lippit; married William White, by license dated Feb. 18, 1766.
John Lippit had a son, Moses, as appears above, from the following item taken from the Middletown, N. J., Town Book.
March the 5 1740/41 This Day Recorded to Moses
Lippitt sun of John Lippitt His grand Fathers
Moseis Lippits Eare Mark Which Is a Hole
In the Left Eare Entered Be Me
JOHN STOUT, Town Clark
12 ALCE LIPPIT, daughter of Moses Lippit, 9, was born not far from 1701.
1717. She was a witness to the marriage of her sister, Patience Lippit, to John Woolley.
13 ANN LIPPIT, daughter of Moses Lippit, 9, was born Nov. 29, 1702; married, about 1730, John Bowne, Esq., the Third, who was born Mch. or May 29, 1700. She lies interred. next to her husband, in the yard of the defunct Presbyterian Church, in Middletown, and had reached the age of 91 years and 23 days at the date of her demise.
1717. She was a witness to the marriage of her sister, Patience Lippit, to John Woolley. 1723-4. Ann Lippit and John Lippit were witnesses to a marriage.
1727. She appeared with her mother, "the Widow Lippit," on a Middletown, N. J., Account Book.
"Anny Lippit's" silver spoon is in the possession of the Crawfords, of Crawford's Cor- ners, Middletown, N. J. See the Bowne Family.
14 SARAH LIPPIT, daughter of Moses Lippit, 9, was born Dec. 11, 1705. She died, unmarried, at Middletown, N. J., Oct. 1, 1767, aged 61 years, 9 months and zo days.
1727, July 14. Sarah Lippit's account was transferred to Sam' Bowne. She had a sister, Ann, mentioned in the same book.
Holmes' Account Book.
december th 28-1747, then Sarah Leppet Gave in hur Ear mark for hur Cattle to be Recorded as follow eth Viz a hole in the Left Ear Entered per
NICHOLAS JOHNSON, Towa Clark ine
flater "Recorded unto Cornelius Dorne"]
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LIPPIT OF MONMOUTH COUNTY
THE TRIUMPHANT CHRISTIAN
Or Faith's Victory over Death and the Grave, Exemplified in the last expireing & dying words of Sarah Lippet of Middletown in East Jersey, who had been a Member of the Baptist Church in the said place for many Years; She departed this life the first day of October 1707. Aged Sixty one Years, 9 Months & 20 Days. She was Ailing 6 Months before she died, but kept her bed four days; her last Words & dying behaviour is the Subject of the following Narrative, the first morning that she was so Exceeding ill She said my breath is short and all the time I have I pray I have patience to bear what the Lord pleases to lay on me: I have had comfort, A little before, and now am Willing that his Will should be done. At her request one read the 34 Chapter of Habakuk; Said she I will say as Habakuk did let it be with one as it will Yet I will serve the Lord. She desired to hear the Sufferings of Christ read, Whereuppon she said what great love he had for Sinners to lay down his Life for them, Scarcely for A righteous Man will one die, Yet he died for Sinners, And for ine shed his precious Blood And for all them that Believe in him and is now at the right Hand of God an Intercessor. All my lifetime I have been in Fears and doubts, but now am delivered, he hath delivered them Who thro' fear of Death were all their lifetime Subject to bondage for the love I have for Christ I am willing to part with all my Friends to be with him for I love him above all, Yet it is nothing in me, for I know if I had my desart I should be in Hell. Ibelieve in Christ, and I know that I put my whole Trust in him, and he that believeth iu him shall not be Ashamed nor be Confounded. At her request she had the 2d Chapter of the first Epistle of Peter read, and often would Mention these Words "Who himself Bare our Sins in his own Body on the Tree, The 2ª night of her being so very ill about One O'Clock it was thought she would have Instantly Expired; People coming into the room, She said, they think I am a dying, but I know I am not, and think: I shall not die this Night, Yet I have no Expectation of getting up, and am To go, Yea rather go Then stay, About an hour She revived And Slumbered, then Awoke with these Words. it is all Calm I have no Terrifying thoughts in my Mind, A great Calm, about 8 O'Clock that morning she said whether it be today or to night I am ready and willing; dont mourn for me, but for Yourselves And Children; One of her Friends came in to take leave of her Asked her how she did, She said I ani just a departing, and have been kept all my life time in Doubt and fears, but now am Delivered; I am free and Willing the Lord's Will should be done in me. I hope to see you in Heaven, for I shall never see you here again, her Friends Coming in she perceived their concern Said why do you mourn when I rejoice, You should not, it is no more for me to die & leave my friends for the great love I have for Christ then for me to go to sleep. I have no fears of Death in iny inind. Christ has the Keys of Death & Hell, and blessed are the Dead that die in the Lord. I cant bear to see a tear shed; You should not Mourn as those which have no hope, Some she advised to seek for an interest in Christ, and said when all things else leave you that will not, for What Advantage will it be to gain the whole World And lose Your Soul. the Morning before she died one of her Friends Came into see her. To whom she said, I am just agoing. I am right free & Willing to go; I had rather a great deal go than Stay If I had my choice for I love Chirist above all, Yet if it is the Lords Will I should Stay, I am Willing I have no fear on my mind, Death is no Terror to me, Yet it is nothing in me, I know if I had my Desart, I should be in the hottest Hell; I believe in Christ, and his Blood cleanseth from all Sin. I see that the Lord's afflicting me so lightly at first and so long hath been for my good. this three Months I have been Resigning myself up to the Lord day and Night for my Death has been revealed-To one She desired him with her. and said in Sampsons Words O that the Lord would Strengthen me this once, tho I want to be Strengthend Many times, but now if it is his will to strengthen me to hear this prayer Which was Adopted to the desire of friends-Then she said I have been strengthend to hear and know your prayer was heard For I saw the Lord Jesus look down from Heaven and Smile on me I am now on a dying Bed and I know not but a dying hour for I feel One of my Eyestrings broke and dont Expect to see the light of another day; it is true I see Jesus by an Eye of Faith look down from Heaven and smile on me. About 2 that Afternoon she was sensible of a very great Alteration in herself, altho she continned till past One O'Clock that night-One asked her if she did not long for that Hour to which she said I await the Lords pleasure it dont seeni like Dying to me but going a long Journey, I can seem to see how it will be with me when I am in Heaven; I am going to a world of Spirits and Death is no Terror to ine, All Tears shall be Wiped from their Eyes. In the time of her Illness When they took leave, her answers would be the Lords Will be done -- That Evening before she died She desired one to pray with her for she was very sensible it would be the last time-Said she My Friends you must all lye on a Dying Bed as you see me now and I have nothing to do but to dye Dont Mourn for me When I am dead, for I shall Rejoice. after some time She said I must bid you all Farewell, she said how Impatient I am, I now long for the Hour, Come Quickly Lord Jesus, she died very hard -- said I never asked the Lord for an casy passage, or Else I believe I should have had it granted-Come Quickly I ord Jesus and receive my Soul --. Then Slumbered for a few minutes when she awake they thought she would gone off then, said she dont let me go asleep again for I want to know when I die. Then One asked her if her Faith was strong yet, O pes I tell what I see and feel, iny breath is short. She bid them ask her when they see
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her agoing, then said she you will know I am not deceived, she then Broke out in these Words, Lord leave me not nor forsake me bat be with and let thy holy Angels guard my Soul to Heaven & my Body lie in the Grave till the Resurrection, Lord leave me nor forsake me [not] in this hour of Death Not an hour of Darkness in this Hour of Trial Then said she I see the lights. Lord Jesus Receive my Soul & Body I Commit into thy care Lord Jesus my Spirit. and so she Died with a Smile on her lips .*
Finis
15 DELIVERANCE LIPPIT, daughter of Moses Lippit, 9, married, about 1737, Na- thaniel Leonard, born in 1712.
Issuc, as per the Leonard Bible.
22 John Leonard, born 1738.
23 Nathaniel Leonard, born 1739.
24 Joseph Leonard, born 1743. In the old Bible it is mentioned as "his book 1768."
25 Thomas Leonard, born 1753; married Alice Lawrence. See the Leonard Family.
16 REBECCA LIPPIT, daughter of Moses Lippit, 9, married, May 19, 1733, Joseph Shepherd. This fact was supplied by Mrs. Silas Shepherd. She further said than John Lippit intended to convey the present Morford farm, on the Middletown Highway, to Capt. Moses Shepherd, but died prior to executing the deed, whereupon his estate passed to his heirs-at-law.
Issue 26 Katharine Shepherd, born Aug. IT, 1734; died Jan. 13, 1807; married, by license dated Sept. 17, 1751, Richard Crawford, born Jan. 27, 1729; died Sept. 20, 1798.
27 Deborah Shepherd
28 Sarah Shepherd
29 Mary Shepherd
30 Hannah Shepherd
31 Thomas Shepherd
32 Moses Shepherd See the Shepherd Family.
*Original manuscript in possession of Dr. J. E. Stillwell.
2
LYELL
OF
MONMOUTH COUNTY
DAVID LYELL, a goldsmith, and a Scotchman, though a resident of St. Martin's-in-the- fields, London, eloped, tradition says, with Catharine, daughter of Sir Thomas Lorraine, of Kirkharle, Northumberland County, England.
Whitehead says he was a "dependent," of the family into which he married. Perhaps both the clopement and dependent traditions may be set aside as erroneous, as David Lyell bought, Apr. 27-28, 1697, from his neighbor, George Clarke, of St. Martin's Parish-in-the- Fields, Middlesex County, [London], as executor of Andrew Hamilton, one forty-eighth part of the Eastern Province of New Jersey, for £220. This purchase made him one of the East Jersey Proprietors.
1697. David Lyell was one of the Proprietors of Eastern New Jersey who petitioned the Lords Justices against the action of "the Government of New York taking Vessells out of their Harbour of Perth Amboy, and forcing the Trade away from them," etc.
1697, 12, 8 mo. He was one of the Proprietors, in England, who addressed the Honb'e Coll: Andrew Hamilton, Governor. and His Council for the Province of East New Jersey, "about the Weighty affairs of our Province," etc.
1697. He signed, with the other Proprietors, the instructions to George Willocks to receive the Quit Rents, and for Rip Van Dam to receive the same from the said Willocks.
1698. As one of the Proprietors, he signed the Instructions to Governor Jeremial: Basse, dated London, Apr. 14, 1698.
Shortly after this date, he came to America, and settled in New York City, though he apparently had a residence in Perth Amboy.
1700, Oct. 7. David Lyell, "late of London, now of New York," goldsmith. one of the Proprietors, received as part of his dividend of nine hundred acres, various lands in Middlesex County, N. J.
1700, Sept. 16. David Lyell, of New York, sold six hundred acres of his second dividend, to John Reid, of Monmouth County, and the same day Reid conveyed to him a lot ou Milston River.
1701, Dec. 28. Patent to David Lyell, of New York City, of four thousand and seven hundred acres, between Milston and Assampink Rivers, adjoining William Pean; two thousand and six hundred acies at Barnegat, and other tracts of land at various places.
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1701 and 1702. David Lyell, of Middlesex, New Jersey, goldsmith, is named among the Proprietors who surrendered the Government of East Jersey.
1701. Oct. 1. David Lyell, of New York City. goldsmith, and Katherine, his wife, sold to John Ireland, of Perth Amboy, yeoman, three hundred acres, at Ararat, Middlesex County, N. J., which was part of his purchase of the one forty-eighth share of the Province of East Jersey, from George Clarke.
This same day, Oct. 1, 1701. John Ireland and his wife, Janet. conveyed to Lyell two hundred and fifty acres, at Taponemus, in the rear of Wickatunck lots, Monmouth County.
1702, Apr. 14. David Lyell had sold land previously. in Perth Amboy, to George Willocks.
1702. Mr. David Lyall was objected to for a Member of the Council "as being of the Scotch & Quaker ffactions concerned sundry years in ye divisions, & incendiary Parties, that has brought those Provinces into such Confusion of Governm' Injustice to ye Proprietors and aversion of ye Planters & Inhabitants."
1703, July 19. David Lyell, of New York City, bought land from the Indians along the Province line.
1711. David Lyall, a Proprietor, was suggested by Gov. Hunter, with seven others, to the Lords of Trade for a member of Her Majestie's Councill.
1715. David Lyel, a Proprietor, was recommended by Gov. Hunter, to the Lords of Trade, for the Council.
1716. David Lyell "Member of his Majesty's Councill," under Gov. Hunter.
1716. Mr. Lyal, of the Council, examined a prisoner accused of murder, prompted, says Gov. Hunter, by Col. Cox.
1717. Gov. Hunter wrote that David Lyal, of the Council. had removed to York.
1720. David Lyell was a Member of Gov. Burnet's Council, and so remained till his death.
1726. Gov. Burnet recommended M' Cornelius van Horn to a place in his Council vacant by the death of Mr. David Lyell.
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