USA > New York > Westchester County > A history of the county of Westchester, from its first settlement to the present time > Part 50
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26 | Part 27 | Part 28 | Part 29 | Part 30 | Part 31 | Part 32 | Part 33 | Part 34 | Part 35 | Part 36 | Part 37 | Part 38 | Part 39 | Part 40 | Part 41 | Part 42 | Part 43 | Part 44 | Part 45 | Part 46 | Part 47 | Part 48 | Part 49 | Part 50 | Part 51 | Part 52 | Part 53 | Part 54 | Part 55
FALCONER. Peler Falconer, one of the first patentees of North Castle, left two sons. I. William, who had 1. Josiah, 2. Ruth, 3. Catharine, 4. Han- nah. II. John of Eastchester, b. Dec. 18, 1747, d. June 24, 1831, æt. 88, mar. Elizabeth Purdy, she was b. May 31, 1749, d. Dec. 22, 1799. Their children were 1. David of N. Y., b. Dec. 10, 1772. 2. Jonathan of Miltown, N. Y., b. Feb. 14, 1774, 3. Roger of N. J., b. Ang. 20, 1775, 4. Josiah of N. Y. b. May 1, 1780, 5. William of N. Y. b. May 1, 1780, 6. Anne, b. Dec. 9, 1779, mar. Matthew Fogel, 7. Elizabeth, b. July, 1781, mar. William Baldwin, 8. Catharine, b. January 8, 1782, mar. John Fisher, of White Plains.
FERRIS OF WESTCHESTER. The family of Ferris came, according to the earliest accounts, from Normandy. Henry de Feriers, the son of Gual- chelme de Feriers, a Norman, obtained fromn William the Conqueror, large grants of land in the counties of Staffordshire, Derbyshire, and Leicestershire. John Ferris, a native of Leicestershire, England, emigrated to Fairfield, Con- necticut, from whence he removed to Westchester about 1654. Hle was one of the first patentees of the town of Westchester, A. D. 1667. He mar. Mary -, and left five sons and four da. I. Samuel, one of the first assis- tants, and common council of the borough town of Westchester, mar. 1699, Sarah, da. of John Pinckney. II. John. III. James of Throckmorton's
518
APPENDIX.
neck, d. 1746, mar, Anne Sands. IV. Jonathan of Cortlandts manor, d. 1753, had issue, two sons, 1. Jonathan, who left Honorable Jonathan, and F. Henry, 2. David, who left David and Caleb. V. Peter. VI. Mary, mar. - Bur- ling. VII. Hannah, mar. -- Mott. VIII. Martha, mar. - Clark. IX. Sarah, mar. Solomon Palmer. James, third son of John, left, Ist. John, pro- prietor of the Grove Farm, Throckmorton's neck, b. June, 1733, d. January, 1814, mar. Mianna Hunt, da. of Thomas Hunt, and had two sons and four da. I. Elijah, b. 24th Jan. 1768, d. May, 1842, mar. Amelia Livingston, da. of Philip Livingston, and left Lindley, John H., William Livingston, and Charl- ton. II. Jonathan of New York, mar. Ursula Catplin, and had John, Alexan- der, Lynd, M. D., Charles, Mortimer, Edwin, Valentine, Helen, mar. Dr. Brayton, Martha, and Almira. III. Hannah, mar. Valentine Seaman, M. D. IV. Elizabeth, mar. Thomas Cock, M. D. V. Elvina. VI. Mary. 2d. James, heir of his father James, taken prisoner by the Queen's Rangers, du- ring the Revolutionary war, mar. Charity Thomas, da. of the Hon. John Thomas, she was b. July 3, 1734. The issue of James and Charity were I. Thomas, clerk of the County of Westchester, mar. Mary Ann Banks, and left 1. Samuel of Northcastle, mar. Hetty Guion, 2. Harriet, 3. Margaret, mar. John Harris, 4. Anne, mar. - Cliff, 5. Deborah, 6. Catharine, mar. John Guion, 7. Maria. II. James of New York, mar. Sarah Oakley, and had 1. Floyd, M. D., 2. James of Throckmorton Neck, alderman of the Sixth Ward, N. Y., 3. Henry, d. s. p., 4. Clayborn, clerk of the ward courts of N. Y., 5. Capt. Watson, commander of the St. George, packet ship, 6. Warren, 7. Richard, 8. Ann, mar. Alexander Hamilton, 9. Elizabeth, 10. Charity, mar. Capt. Woodhouse, 11. Sarah, mar. - Hicks. III. Edward, d. Jan. 8, 1820, æt. 52, mar. Elizabeth Godsby, da. of Thomas Godsby, of England. She d. Feb. 3, 1825, æt. 54. The children of Edward are 1. Hon. Charles G., member of the 23d and 27th Congresses, and alderman of the 4th Ward, in 1832-3, 2. Caroline, mar. John Richardson. IV. David of Westchester, mar. Ann Ferris, da. of Benjamin, and had 1. Cornell of Westchester, d. 1845, 2. Edward, 3. George, 4. John T., 5. Clinton. V. George, youngest son of James and Charity, d. March 11, 1841, æt. 66, mar. Miss Post, and left 1. Thomas, heir of the Thomas estate, Harrison, Westchester Co. 2. Oscar, proprietor of the homestead on Throckmorton's Neck, 3. Catharine, mar. - McClay. VI. Mary, VII. Peggy, VIII. Ann, mar. Philip Pell, Judge Advocate of the American army. IX. Abigail, youngest da. of James and Charity, mar. Capt. David Harrison. Arms, az, on a chev, sa, between three cinquefoils gu, as many horse shoes of the field. Crest, out of a ducal coronet, a sinister hand between two wings, ppr.
FOUNTAIN OF BEDFORD. Fountain, Esq., descended from the Fountains of Stockingham, Devonshire, England, was a merchant of opulence, and emigrated to America about 1650. He d. æt. 100, leaving Moses, and a younger son who d. s. p. æt. 104. Moses, the eldest, had also two sons, viz.
519
APPENDIX.
Moses and Matthew. The latter was a military officer of some distinction. Previous to the Revolutionary war he removed from Bedford to Eastchester, where he d. from the bite of a fox, æt. 56. He left four sons, I. Stephen. II. Aaron. III. Rev. Ezra of Bedford, b. 20th May, 1743, d. Oct. 15, 1840. IV. James of Bedford. Rev. Ezra had, 1. James, M. D., of the New York University, who has Hosea, M. D., of Somers, Elias, Jabez, Husted, C. Hor- ton, and Ezra James. 2. Hosea. 3. Tyler of Peekskill. Arms, arg. three bars, gamelles, gu, on a canton az. a lion passant guardant, or. Crest, an eagle's head erased, holding in his beak a snake.
FOWLER OF EAST AND WESTCHESTER. All of this name in Connecticut and New York are supposed to have originated from William Fowler of New Haven, who was elected a magistrate in 1637, and was one of the first settlers of Milford, 1639. John Fowler was living at Guilford, Conn. in 1650. Benjamin Fowler, of Westchester, removed to Philipse's Manor, b. 1715, mar. Sarah Vincent. Their children were, I. Anthony, mar. Elizabeth Taylor, and had, 1. Benjamin. 2. Abraham. 3. Anthony. 4. Nathaniel. 5. Sarah. II. Vincent, mar. 1st, Dorothy Valentine, 2nd, Mrs. Merritt, and left, 1. Ann. 2. Abraham. 3. Rebecca. 4. Benjamin. 5. Mary. 6. Sarah. III. Fred- erick, whose da. Jane mar. Jeremiah Dobbs. IV. Josiah, d. s. p. V. Ben- jamin, d. s. p. VI. Hannah, mar. H. Fowler, M. D. VII. Ann, mar. Den- nis Brewer. VIII. Isabel, mar. Dennis Post. Henry Fowler of Eastchester was one of the associate proprietors of the Long Reach Patent in 1708. He left Henry the father of William, who was b. A. D. 1701. William had Richard the father of Philemon of Eastchester. Edmund Fowler of East- chester d. A. D. 1747, mar. Rachel, and left, 1. Gilbert. 2. Edmund, to whom his father devised all those lands in Eastchester called Hutchin's. 3. Solomon. John Fowler of Eastchester had John, Abigail, who mar. Secor, and Jemima, who mar. - Williams. John Fowler, jr., d. cir. 1765, mar. Elizabeth, and left, 1. John. 2. Andrew. 3. David. 4. Joshua. 5. Thomas.
GAULLADET OF NEW ROCHELLE. The ancestors of the Gaulladets were Protestants, inhabitants of La Rochelle, in France. On the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes Pierre Elisee Gaulladet, a physician at Rochelle, fled from France to England, from whence he removed to America and settled at New Rochelle. His son Pierre d. A. D. 1774, mar. --- Willmouth, and left, 1. Elisha. 2. Colonel Peter, commander of a troop of light horse in the Conti- nental service. 3. Joseph of New Rochelle, mar. Ann Badeau. 4. Mary, mai. Samuel Pease. 5. Frances, mar. - Casting.
GUION OF NEW ROCHELLE. Louis Guion, Ecuyer, "the founder of this eminently respectable family" was b. at La Rochelle, in France, about 1640. Four years before the Revocation of the celebrated Edict of Nantes, he fled
520
APPENDIX.
with his family into England, from whence he emigrated to America and set- tled at New Rochelle about 1687. Feb. 6th, 1695, he received letters of denization from King William of England. His son Louis, who d. at New Rochelle cir. 1725, mar. Tomaza -, and left I. Louis or Lewis, b. at sea, who had 1. Isaac, mar. Mary Bolt and left Thomas, Frederick S., Isaac, M. D., Lætitia, mar. Jos. Purdy, and Maria, b. 9th March, 1750. 2. Abra- ham, b. 1st Jan. 1719, d. Jan. 1, 1799, had issue 1. Frederick, b. 1751, d. 1831, mar. Jemima Hackett, and left Frederick Augustus, Maria, Alethea, Julia, and Cornelia, 2 John, 3. Major Isaac of Natchez, mar. Sarah Lewis, and had Capt Frederick U. S. A., Hon. John of Vicksburgh, Hon. Lewis of Missis- sippi, Capt, Walter, U. S. A., 3. David, mar. Esther Parcot, 4. Peter, d. sp., 5. John of Rye Neck, b. Feb. 1, 1723, d. June 21, 1792, mar. 1747, Anna Hart, she was b. April 11, 1728, and d. Feb. 26. 1814. The children of John and Anna were 1. Jonathan, b. January 28, 1749, mar. Phoebe Lyon, and left two sons, James and Alvy. James, the eldest, had Rev. Thomas Tompkins, 2. Sarah, b. April 25, 1751, d. July 15, 1808, mar. Bartholomew Hadden, 3. Peter, b. May 27, 1753, d. 1772, 4. James, b. June 22, 1755, d. at New Haven, Feb. 1, 1781. 5. Dinah, b. May 7, 1757, mar. Peter Knapp, 6. Anna, b. Jan. 12. 1760, mar. Silas Knapp, 7. John, b. March 4, 1762, mar. Phoebe Huestis, 8. Abraham, b. January 26, 1765, d. Oct. 9, 1831, mar. May 19, 1793, Mary Purdy, she was b. June 7, 1777, and d. Sept. 28, 1846. The children of Abraham and Mary were Anne Eliza, d. Oct. 26, 1840, mar. Thomas Haviland of Rye, Sarah, d. May 15, 1798, Maria, mar. John W. Connover, of New York, John, d. 19th Feb. 1798, William Henry, proprietor of the homestead on Rye Neck, Peter Knapp, d. July 10, 1838, mar. Jane Stockbridge of New York, James Hart of Rye Neck, mar. Jane Harriot, Sarah Ophelia, mar. Royal C. Ormsby of New York, Charity Amelia, mar. Garret Vermilyea of Rye, Hetty Adeline, mar. Gilbert Haight of Mama- reneck, Charlotte Purdy, d. April 2, 1824, and Chalan Gabriel of Rye Neck, mar. Sarah Wright, of L. I. 9. Isaac, b. Sept. 19, 1767, mar. Elizabeth Wilsey, 10. Elijah, b. April 19, 1770, mar. Elizabeth Marshall, and left Rev. John M., and the Rev. Elijah, who mar. Clara Beek, 11. Monmouth Hart, b. Oct. 8, 1771, mar. Anne Lyon. Il. Isaac, second son of second Louis, mar. Maria - and had Louis of Eastchester. The latter left Lew- is of Eastchester, Daniel of Eastchester, Mary, inar. John Albeson, Isabel, Margaret, and Susannah. III. Aman, third son of second Louis, d. cir. 1757, mar. Elizabeth Samson, and had 1. Elias, b. Sept. 14, 1728, d. Nov. 26, 1811, mar. 16th December, 1770, Magdalene Soulice, and had Elias of New Rochelle, b. Feb. 19, 1772, Mary Elizabeth, b. May 21, 1776, Magdalene, b. 19th August, 1774, mar. Jolin Drake, son of Benjamin, 2. Benjamin, b. Feb., 1730, mar. Sarah Pell, da. of Joshua, she was b. July 30, 1744. They left Phobe, bapt. 1784, and others, 3. Esaie, b. Aug. 26, 1736, 4. Aman of New Rochelle, 5. Elizabeth, 6. Susannah, mar. John Landrine. IV.
521
APPENDIX.
Susannah, only da. of second Louis, mar. John Soulice. Arms. D'arg. au cap de vigne de sable chargé de trois grappes, de raisins de geules,
HADLEY OF YONKERS. Joseph Hadley was living at Yonkers, in 1687. His grandson, Joseph, mar. Hittabel - -, and left George, who mar Phobe Tippett. The children of George were I. Isaac. II. Frederick. III. George. IV. Abraham. V. Stephen. VI. William. VII. Elizabeth. William, sixth son of George, mar. Elizabeth Warner, and left 1. Joseph, ob. at the West ; 2. Moses, whose son Moses is still living ; 3. William, d, at N. Y. ; 4. Charles of Connecticut, where sons are still living ; 5. John, d. ; 6. James of N. Y. ; 7. Isaac, whose two sons d. in the U. S. A. ; S. Jacob of Western New York ; 9. Thomas, d. at Charlestown ; 10 .. George Wash- ington.
HANFORD OF NORTH SALEM. The Rev. Thomas Hanford, was the first Presbyterian minister of the town of Norwalk. He d. A. D. 1693, and left several sons. Thomas, the eldest, had Thomas. The latter left two sons, I. Thomas of Norwalk, whose da. Mary, mar. -- Wentworth, II. Ger- shom of North Salem, whose sons are 1. Gershom ; 2. Lewis of North Sa- lem ; 3. Jolin of North Salem ; 4. Josiah ; 5. Thomas ; 6. Nehemiah ; 7. Ste- phen.
IIOLMES OF BEDFORD. This family derive their origin from John Holmes, who emigrated from Beverly, Yorkshire, England, to America, about 1660. In 1690, he was one of the resident proprietors of Bedford, b. cir. 1639, d. 1729. His son John was for many years town clerk, and justice of the peace for Bedford. John Holmes jun., d. A. D. 1763, he mar, Jemima and left J. John, proprietor of the Cohamong farm, b. 1735, d. 1762, who had Lewis and Catharine. II. Col. James, b. 1737, d. July, 1824, mar. Sept. 25, 1787, Tamar Lounsberry, she d. Oct. 11, 1788. Their two da. were Tamar, b. June 4, 1786, who mar. James Ronalds, and Sally, b. Oct. 27, 1787, who mar. Jeremiah Lounsberry of Bedford. III. Stephen, proprietor of the homestead, d. Sept. 1779. IV. Sarah. V. Rebecca. VI. Lois. VII, Em- ma. VIII. Dorcas. Of this family was David Holmes of Bedford, in 1710, whose sons were I. Joseph, who left Joseph of Bedford, the father of Na- than. The latter had two children, viz., Joseph and Sarah, who mar. Charles Miller, II. Reuben. III. Jonathan, who mar. Dorothy, and left 1. Jonathan, who had two da., Martha, mar. Richard Wilder, and Mary, mar. Isaac Chase ; 2. Solomon, mar. Rachel Miller, and left a son and three da. ; 3. Hezekiah, mar. Elizabeth Finch, he d. in 1813, æt. 100. The children of Hezekiah are James of Thompsontown, Jonathan, Patty, at. 92, in 1847, and Rachel, æt. 82 ; 4. Dorothy ; 5. Mary ; 6. Rachel. IV. David, left two sons, 1st. David, the father of David, 2nd. Samuel, the father of Stephen.
VOL. II. 66
522
APPENDIX.
HORTON OF RYE AND WHITE PLAINS. Joseph Horton was at Rye be- fore 1679. He had several sons. Captain John, the eldest, left John, who was living at Rye, 1707. The latter had a son, Joseph, who mar. Elizabeth . David of White Plains, supposed son of Joseph, had four sons, I. Joseph. II. Thomas. III. John. IV. Daniel, who had 1. Stephen of White Plains, who left David of Yonkers and Benjamin ; 2. Daniel ; 3. Samuel ; 4. George W. of City Island ; 5. Elijah C. ; 6. Anne mar. Samuel Crawford of White Plains ; 7. Margaret. Of this family was William Horton of King Street, Rye, who had I. Jeremiah of Mamaroneck, who mar. Elizabeth Hart, and left 1. Abraham; 2. James; 3. Benjamin ; 4. Elijah ; 5. Hannah ; 6. Anne. II. Isaac, d. s. p. 1821, mar. Sarah Cornell. III. Timothy of L. I. IV. Rachel. V. Pruer. Daniel Horton of Rye, a lineal descendant of first Joseph, b. Feb. 22, 1776, mar. Anne Strang, she was b. Sept. 30, 1764. Their children were 1. James, b. Oct. 29, 1787 ; 2. Henry, b. Feb. 19, 1789 ; 3. Ebenezer, b. Nov. 30, 1796, ob. May 13, 1814. 4. Nathaniel, b. Jan. 17, 1794 ; 5. Phœbe, b. May 23, 1791 ; 6. Margaret, b. Oct. 20, 1795, d. Oct. 28, 1793 ; 7. Mary Ann, b. Sept. 2, 1798, d. May 18, 1823 ; 8. Martha, b. Sept. 7, 1801 ; 9. Margaret, b. April 2, 1801 ; 10. Caroline, b. Feb. 28, 1807 ; 11. Elizabeth Ann, b. Oct. 2, 1824. Of this family was John Horton of White Plains, who d. 1763, and left 1. Azariah ; 2. Phobe ; 3rd. Patience ; 4. Han- nah.
HUESTIS OR EUSTIS. Robert Huestis removed from Fairfield to West- chester, about 1661. By his wife Elizabeth, he had Robert, John, Samuel, and David. James, whether connected with Robert or not, is uncertain, came from Fairfield to Eastchester, in 1665. The children of James were 1st. Jonathan, b. Nov. 12, 1667. 2nd. James, b. Feb. 15, 1669. 3d. Judah, b. March 16, 1671. James, second son of James, mar. Tamar Pell, da. of John, and left. 1st. James, d. cir. 1779-80, æt. 80, mar. Tamar Ferris, and had 1. James mar. Griffen ; 2. Caleb ; 3. Samuel, a man of great literary attain- ments, lost his manuscripts by fire, which brought on mental derangement, mar. -- - Appleby ; 4. Joshua, d. Dec. 1781, mar. Abbe Barker, she d. cir. 1821, æt. 90 ; 5. Martha, mar. James Boyd ; 6. Sarah, mar. Samuel Nelson. Joshua, fourth son of James, had I. Thomas of New Brunswick, b. Dec. 25, 1760, mar. 1. Phoebe Mabee ; 2. Eliza Smith. He left by Phoebe Mabee, 1. Joshua, mar. Sarah Black ; 2. Peter, mar. Miss Lefurge ; 3. James ; 4. Nathaniel. By Eliza Sinith, 1. Phoebe ; 2. Mabee, mar. Simon Newcombe ; 3. Abby ; 4. Joshua ; 5. Thomas. II. Mary, d. 1836, mar. Benjamin Palmer. III. Benjamin, b. Dec. 1:65, mar. Hannah Higby, she was b. June 16, 1771. Their children were 1. Joshua ; 2. Fleming ; 3. Ben- jamin ; 4. Thomas Palmer ; 5. Samuel ; 6. William ; 7. Daniel ; 8. Harvey ; 9. Catharine, mar. Abraham Lent ; 10. Mary ; 11. Abigail Jane. IV. Joshua, proprietor of Pelham Neck, b. July 15, 1768, mar. Leah Rodman, and left Anna Maria, d. 1834, mar. Moses Odell. V. Elizabeth, b. Oct. 23, 1769, mar.
523
APPENDIX.
Augustus Lawrence. Esqr. VI. Daniel, mar. Susannah Rich, and left 1. Re- becca Anne, mar. Nicholas Underhill; 2. Mary, mar. Charles Augustus Briggs. VII. Elijah of Ithaca, Tompkins Co., mar. Elizabeth Greene, and had 1. Deborah Ann, mar. 1st, William Riccards, 2nd, John Perry ; 2 Jane, mar. 1st, John Farrell, 2nd, Will. Bennett ; 3. Emmeline, mar. John Cutts ; 4. Lo- renzo Scott ; 5. Thomas Greene ; 6. Joshua ; 7. Charlotte. James, second son of first James, left secondly, John, b. cir. 1734, d. 1760, mar. Elizabeth , and had I. John, ob. s. p. II. David, mar. - Pinckney, and left 1. Augustus, Esqr., of Westchester ; 2. Stephen ; 3. Elijah, 4. Benjamin. James, second son of first James, left thirdly, Samuel, of Long Reach, Eastchester. Arms, sa. a saltier, betw. four martletts, ar. within a bordure erm.
HUNT OF HUNT'S POINT. This family are presumed to spring from one of the younger sons of Thomas Hunt of Shrewsbury, county of Shropshire, England, son of Richard Hunt, bailiff of Shrewsbury in 1613. Thomas was high sheriff of Shropshire in 1656, and a colonel in the Parliament service ; he died A. D. 1669.
Thomas Hunt of Rye removed to Westchester, where he purchased the Grove Farm, which was patented to him by Governor Nicolls, 4th Dec. 1667. Will dated 6th Oct. 1694,-Rec. Wills, No. v. 99 ; mar. Elizabeth Jessup, da. of Edward. They had, 1. Thomas, a trustee of the freehold and com- monalty of the town of Westchester in 1692. 2. Josiah, a trustee of ditto in 1692. 3. Joseph, who left a danghter Martha. 4. John, who mar. Grace -; his will is dat. 7th Jan'y, 1711. 5. Abigail, mar. John Pinckney. Thomas, the eldest, was father to Thomas of Hunt's Point, (who mar. Sarah Ward,) Augustus, Lewis, Robert, (who d. 1749.) and Abigail. Thomas and Sarah Ward left, 1. Thomas, b. 1727, d. July 4, 1838, mar. Ist, Milicent Wright, d. 15th Sept. 1832, 2nd, Hannah Wright. 2. Jesse, high sheriff of the County and proprietor of Hunter's Island, mar. Miss Staples. 3. Ward, mar. - Briggs of Eastchester. Thomas, the eldest, left issue, 1. Thomas, who mar. Frances Ambroise de Poline, and had Eliza and Frances. 2. Jo- seph, M. D., mar. - Burnet of Demerara, and left Joseph, Thomas, James of Michigan, and Henry. 3. Jonathan. 4. James, mar. - Ward, da. of Hon. Stephen. 5. Alsop, mar. Elizabeth Lockwood, da. of Major Ebenezer. 6. Henry, mar. - Rogers of Demerara, and left two da. 7. Joshua. 8. Richard, mar. 1st, Elizabeth Tice, 2nd, Eliza Hardy. 9. Margaret of West Farms. 10. Sarah. Jesse, high sheriff of the county, had Capt. 'Thomas, Lieut. Jesse, Samuel, and a da. who mar. - Gracie. Ward, third son of Thomas and youngest brother of Jesse, left Montgomery of Utica and Walter of Mount Pleasant.
Josiah Hunt, second son of Thomas of the Grove Farm, by his wife Bethia Horguson, left one son, commonly called Grove Josiah, who had 1. Thomas. 2. Moses of Long Reach, Eastchester. 3. Josiah. 4. David, father of Jo>
524
APPENDIX.
siah. 5. Abner. 6. Phoebe, mar. -- Fowler. 7. Martha. 8. Abigail, mar. - Buckbed. Thomas, eldest son of Josiah, d. cir. 1756, mar. Mary -, and had Mianna, mar. John Ferris, Stephen, father of Sylvester, Charles, of Long Reach, Eastchester, Elvin, Martha, mar. James Tippett, Christina, Alathea, Anne, mar. John Leggett, and Helena, who mar. Jonathan Odell. Moses, second son of Josiah, d. cir. 1760, and left Benjamin, Timothy, Gilead, Reuben, Mary, mar. -- Yomans, Rebecca, Sarah, mar. William Oakley, and Martha, mar. - Tippett. Josiah, third son of Josiah, d. cir. 1743, and had, Jacob, Caleb, Solomon the father of Nathan, Abigail and Anne ; Tabitha, Rachel, mar. - Fowler, Rebecca, mar. -- Pell, Lydia, mar. Walter Briggs, and Tabitha. Joseph, third son of Thomas Hunt of the Grove Farm, left Martha and others. John Hunt, fourth son of Thomas of the Grove Farm, was a trustee of the freehold and commonalty of Westches- ter in 1692, d. cir. 1711, mar. Grace -- , and had, 1. William, ancestor of the Hunts of Tarrytown. 2. Joshua, d. cir. 1760, mar. Mary --- , and had, John father of Joshua, Caleb, Enoch, Joshua, Israel, Miriam, mar. --- Oakley, and Mary. 3. Jonathan. 4. Mary, mar. -- Underhill. 5. Jere- miah, 6. Israel, whose son Israel left Joshua, the father of Gilbert and Israel. The latter resided at Eastchester and mar. - Bonnett. 7. James, to whom his father bequeathed thirty acres upon Throckmorton's Neck. Of this family was Obadiah Hunt of Philipsborough who d. 1736, and had Obadiah and Anne. Obadiah, jr., d. cir. 1760, and left, 1. Obadiah. 2. John. 3. Zebediah. Joseph Hunt, a resident of Cortlandt's Manor, d. cir. 1768, mar. Levina -, and had, 1. Gilbert. 2. Levina. 3. Eunice. 4. Jemima. 5. Anne. 6. Isther. Aaron Hunt of Westchester, a descendant of Thomas Hunt of Hunt's Point, mar. Rebecca Haydock, and had, 1. Eden, b. Dec. 3, 1755, a
guide to General Washington. 2. Major David, b. Sept. 4, 1757. 3. Mary, b. January 10, 1760. 4. Charlotte and Eleanor, b. Nov. 18, 1762. 5. Eleanor, b. Nov. 21st, 1764. 6. Aaron, b. Sept. 24, 1767. 7. Roger and Haydock, b. Sept. 22, 1770. 8. Moses, b. Feb. 25, 1773. Nehemiah Hunt of Eastches- ter mar. - - Lawrence, and had, 1. Euphemia. 2. Anne. 3. Mary. 4. Frederick. 5. Phobe. 6. Theodosius. 7. Aaron, d. 1828, mar. Elizabeth Fowler, da. of Thomas Fowler, and had Theodosius, Richard and others. 8. Basil, who had Richard, Reuben, Nathan and Jacob. 9. Thomas. 10. Mar- tha. Arms, per pale, ar. and sa. a saltier ; counterchanged. Crest, a lion's head, erased, per pale, ar. and sa. collared gu. lined and ringed or.
The family of IRVING is from Scotland. in the northern part of which king- dom it was, (as an ancient record quoted by Chambers the historian, and by Sir Walter Scott observes,) "an ancient and principal family." Very frequent mention is made of them in the early annals of that country ; and in several instances they are spoken of by the above named writers as possessing a dis- tinguished position and great influence among the baronial families of the north east counties.
525
APPENDIX.
An old and curious manuscript history of this family is preserved by one of them in this country, entitled, "The original of the Family of Irvines or Erivines, Written by Christopher Irvine, M. A., State Physician and His- tory-grapher to his majesty, King Charles the Second, in Scotland, and gent to his brother Sir Gerard Irvine, Bart., of Castle Irvine in the kingdom of Ireland, in the year 1660." From this manuscript it appears that the oldest branch of the family styled the "Irvines of Bonshaw," were settled on the banks of the river Eshe, where they continued for many successive genera- tions with varying fortunes. From this stock are descended the English and Irish Irvines, among the latter having been the Rt. Hon. General Sir John Irvine, Commander in chief of his majesty's forces in Ireland in the year 1779.
A very early offshoot of this parent stock were the " Irvines of Drum." The eldest son of the house of Bonshaw, William, having been knighted by King Robert Bruce in the year 1296, and for long and faithful services in the field, having been endowed with the lands of Drum on the river Dee in Aber- deenshire, which are to this day in possession of his descendants. The castle of Drum is about ten miles from the city of Aberdeen, and is now inhabited by Alexander Irvine, Esq., the lineal descendant of the above Sir William. Sir William Irvine of Drum married the daughter of Sir Robert Keith, Knight, Lord Marshall of Scotland, and of Margaret Hay, daughter of Gilbert Hay, Lord Hay, first Constable of that family. The manuscript referred to observes, that, " The king gave him the lands of the forest of Drum, and he himself having carried a private coat of arms whilst he was concealed under the name of the Earl of Carrick ; he likewise gave him that, with permission for him and his descendants forever to bear it as their armorial bearing, with this motto, " sub sole, sub umbra virens," alluding to the family's great fidelity to him in his troubles. The badge or bearing consists of three holly leaves banded gules, on a shield argent." "The history relates the vicissitudes which befell this family with much minuteness, and records their alliances with many of the most distinguished families of the kingdom; Abernethy, Forbes, Ogilvie, Douglas, Leslie, Dundas, &c., &c. There were several families of conside- ration which sprung from these alliances, among which are named the Irvines of King Caussie, Cutts, Glassil, Easterclane, Cornyhaugh, Murthil, and As- tainford, all of which estates were in the north-eastern counties of Scotland. During the civil wars they suffered severely in property, and have since lost much of their former influence, although still retaining a position of the highest respectability among the gentry of that part of Scotland.
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.