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There are great numbers of the descendants of the other children of Tho- mas Farrington settled in Westchester County, city of New York and Vir- ginia.
CORNELLS OF WESTCHESTER. Richard Cornell, the ancestor of this family emigrated from England to Long Island about 1655 to 1660. Under the Dutch colonial government he purchased the estate of Little Neck. He after- wards removed to Rockaway, where he became possessed by patent from the British colonial government dated 1686, of a tract of land, part of which he sold in 1691 to John Sands. He died cir. 1693, leaving five sons and two das., viz., William, Thomas, Jacob, John, Richard who d. s. p., Mary and Sarah. William, the eldest, left issue, I. Thomas. II. Richard of Success, mar. Phæbe Doughty, and had, 1. Charles of New York, b. 1743, d. 1800, mar. Deborah Bowne. 2. Phoebe, mar. Thomas Pearsall. 3. Mary, mar. Elijah Pell. 4. Anne, mar. Ferris Cornell of Scarsdale. Charles of New York and Deborah left, first, Charles of Long Island, b. 1769, d. 1807, mar. Catharine Rodman, and had, a, Richard of Long Island, b. 1792, d. 1831, s. p. b, Alexander, b. 1800, mar. Catharine Magnus, and has Charles M., b. 1827, John F. D., b. 1829, Alexander, b. 1836, Charlotte L., b. 1831, and Catharine R., b. 1834. c, Thomas F., b. 1804, mar. Sarah F. Mann, and has Thomas F., b. 1830, Charles R., b. 1832, William T., b. 1823, and Stephen M., b. 1836. d, Phoebe, b. 1794, mar. Thomas Roe. e, Charlotte, b. 1795, mar. Henry J. Hayner. f, Adelaide, b. 1798, mar. Edward Cosarts. Sec-
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ond. Robert, second son of Charles and Deborah, b. 1772, d. 1778. Third. Sarah, first da. of do., b. 1766, d. 1809, mar. John J. Glover. Fourth. Phobe, second da., b. 1775, d. 1776. III. Samuel of Flushing, third son of first William, b. 1700, mar., 1. Hannah Doughty. 2. - Doughty. 3. Susannah Willett, and left, 1. Samuel mar. - Mampson of Newbern, and had-Elizabeth mar. William Bayard of New York, Hannah mar. Herman Le Roy, Sarah mar. Matthew Clarkson of New York, Mary mar. - Ed- wards, and Susannah, who mar. - Chads. 2. Charles b. 1738, d. 1790 at Bay Side, mar. Elizabeth Cornell, and left Samuel, who d. s. p. Archibald of Flushing, L. I., b. 1733, mar. Elizabeth Allen, William d. s. p., Phabe b. 1773, mar. Lewis Hewlett of Cow Neck, L. I., Sarah, Hannah mar. Wil- liam Coit, Arabella mar. Gordon Corning of Troy, Jannetle mar., 1. William D. Cheever. 2. Samuel Huntingdon, Anne mar. Gershom Cook. 3d. Rob- ert mar. Anne Lines. 4. Hannah mar. Francis Brown. 5. Mary mar. Ar- thur Mampson. h, Elizabeth b. 1806, d. 1830, mar. W. H. Girard. i, Abi- gail Jane b. 1809, mar. W. H. Girard. j, Phoebe. Fifth. Mary d. 1827, mar. Nathan Palmer. 2. Joseph, second son of second Richard, b. 1708, d. 1770, mar. Phobe Ferris, and had-First. Joseph of Mamaroneck mar. 1735 Sarah Hadden, and left, a, Richard b. 1762, d. 1795. b, Jonathan b. 1764, d. 1834, mar., 1. Lydia Carpenter. 2. Jemima Acker, and had Caleb, b. 1790, mar. Phobe Lamoree, who left Isaac, George L., Merritt G., Jane and Debo- rah. Joseph b. 1793, mar. Deborah D. Merritt, and left Theodore, b. 1819, d. 1822, Jonathan H., Caleb, Richard, Lydia mar. Lewis Ryn, Caroline, Em- eline and Deborah S. Zeno b. 1795, d. 1795. Zeno b. 1796, mar. Mary Brown, and had Anna Maria and Phoebe. Philip Ward. Deborah and Sarah D. mar. Isaac L. Carpenter. c, Willett b. 1770, mar. Mary Cock, and had Daniel, who mar. Frances P. Halstead, and left Cordelia, Mary Elizabeth and Ann Augusta ; Ambroise mar. Sarah Halstead, and had Jonathan H., Willett and Albert, Charity d. 1834, mar. James Tompkins, Sarah d. 1832, mar. Ste- phen Bradey, Rebecca and Lydia mar. D. W. Chase. d, Susannah b. 1757, mar. Newberry Fowler. e, Deborah b. 1760, mar. Jonathan Fowler. Se- cond. Richard b. 1738, d. 1748. Third. John of Mamaroneck b. 1743, d. 1827, mar. Alice Williams ; she was b. 1744, d. 1830. Their children were, Isaac b. 1767, d. 1832, mar. Sarah Bennett, and had David M., b. 1798, mar. Elizabeth Clive, and left Isaac, John C., David, Mary Elizabeth, Sarah Anne, Hester, Jane B. and Margaret. Charles, second son of Isaac and Sarah, mar. Maria Champenois, and had Esther and Albert W. Mary, eldest da. of Isaac, mar. Caleb Ward ; Margaret, second do., Joseph Carpenter ; Susan A., third da., William Varian ; Sarah, fourth do., Timothy Calver. John L., second son of John and Alice, b. 1781, mar., 1. Margery Williams ; 2. Han- nah Anderson, and had George; William mar. Susan Secor ; Margaret mar. Edwin Underhill ; Sarah mar. Lancaster Odell ; Mary b. 1809, d. 1832; Alice b. 1810, d. 1838, mar. William Champenois; Elizabeth b. 1814, d. 1832 ; VOL. II. 70
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Susan, Ann and Elizabeth. Margaret, eldest da. of John and Alice, b. 1765, d. 1821, mar., 1. Isaac Horton ; 2. William Anderson. Phæbe, second do., b. 1769. Mary, third do., mar. 1. David Mann; 2. Rev. Samuel Haskell. Phobe, fourth do., d. 1774. Sarah, fifth do., mar. J. Varian. Elizabeth, sixth do., mar. James Varian. Fourth. Ferris b. 1748, d. 1816, mar., 1. Anne Cornell ; 2. Hannah Quinby ; 3. Sarah Cox, and had Richard, b. 1774, d. 177-, Joseph b. 1776, Thomas I. b. 1779, mar. Amy Fisher. 6. Anne mar. Benj. Floyd. IV. John of White Stone, L. I., fourth son of first Wil- liam, mar. Mary Clement, and left, 1. Thomas b. 1742, d. 1807, mar. Anne Gale, and had John, mar. Sarah Talman, and Thomas, mar. Elizabeth Ack- erman. 2. Johu mar. Sarah Roe, and had Mary, mar. John Hunter, and Sa- rah, who mar. William Barmstead. 3. Oliver mar. Anne Roe, and left Wil- liam ; Oliver mar. Susan Bugby ; Mary ; Martha inar. Henry Lowerne, Char- lotte mar. Joel Hunter, Caroline mar. Jonathan Peck, Elizabeth mar. Samuel Ellis, Margaret mar. Elijah Peck, Anne mar. Elijah Peck, and Sarah mar. Stephen Leonard. 4. Margaret b. 1750, d. 1815, mar. Oliver Roe. 5. Mary mar. Austin Field. 6. Anne mar. William Roe. V. Charles, youngest son of first William. Thomas, second son of first Richard, left Thomas, member of Assembly from 1739 to 1764. Jacob, third son of first Richard. John of Cow Neck, L. I., living in 1677, mar. Mary Russell, and had, I. Richard, who removed in 1725 to Westchester, b. 1675, d. 1757-8, mar. Hannah Thorne of Flushing ; she was b. 1678, and d. 1756. Their children were- 1. Richard b. 1708, mar. Mary Ferris, and had Peter of Mamaroneck, who mar. Sarah Haviland, and left, First. Thomas mar. Hannah Lynch, and had, a, Peter, who mar. Margaret Gedney, and had John, Thomas, Nathaniel, An- thony, Cornelia, Hannah, Elizabeth, Mary and Margaret. b, Samuel G. c, Thomas L. mar. Emeline Lawrence. d, Sarah mar. John Bates. e, Hester mar. Timothy Haviland. Second, Richard mar., 1. Elizabeth Angevine. 2. Ann Purdy, and had Caleb, Richard, Ebenezer, John, Elizabeth mar. Jesse Seymour, Sarah Anne mar. John Seymour, Deborah and Anne. Third. Ebe- nezer mar. Elizabeth Purdy, and left a da. Susan. Fourth. Haviland b. 1764, mar., 1. Mary Gales. 2. Lavinia Storms, and had, a, Peter b. 1789, mar. Sarah Matthews, and had, Elijah, Thomas, Edward and Richard. b, Thomas b. 1792, mar. Amy Merritt, and had Haviland, William, James, John, Mary, Ruth and Ann. c, Haviland b. 1801, mar. Anne K. Dillingham, and had Pe- ter, Barney, George W., Elizabeth Dearborn, Maria Anne, Anna, Sarah and Delia. d, Ebenezer b. 1804, d. 1821. e, Dorothy b. 1786, d. 1817, mar. Jo- seph Griffin. f, Sarah G., b. 1795, mar. Carpenter Merritt. g, Maria b. 1798, mar. Benjamin Archer. 2. Gulielma Wood, and left, a, Richard, who mar. Mary Annette Phelps, and had Eliza P .; John b. 1832, d. 1832, and Anna b. 1834, d. 1836. b, Charles. c, Henry. d, Robert. e, Anne mar. Daniel Griffin. f, Esther F., b. 1808, d. 1812. g, Amy W. b. 1812, d. 1812. h, Mary W. i, Phoebe. Samuel youngest son of Ferris, b. 1782, mar. Martha Bonnett, and had Arthur, Elizabeth, Hannah and Rachel. Fifth.
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Hannah, b. 1736, mar. James Fowler. Sixth. Sarah b. 1739. Seventh. Mary b. 1741, mar. John Merritt. Eighth. Phoebe b. 1750, mar. Abijah Haight. 3. John, third son of second Richard, b. 1717, d. 1781, s. p. 4. Benjamin, fourth son, b. 1723, d. 1771, mar. Abigail Stevenson, and had, First. Stephen of Mamaroneck b. 1749, d. 1802, mar. Margaret Haviland, and left, a, William H., b. 1776, mar. Dorcas Carpenter, and had Stephen, Wil- liam, Deborah and Mary, who mar. Jacob Miller. b, Richard b. 1781, d. 1798. c, Stephen b. 1785, d. 1815, mar. Anna Titus, and had Richard, b. 1811, d. 1837, Titus mar. Phoebe Ann Mott, and has William and Stephen, b. 1814, d. 1814. d, Benjamin b. 1788, mar. Sarah Titus, and had Mary. e, Samuel b. 1796, mar. Hannah Carpenter, and had Richard, Stephen G., Henry G., Re- becca Jane and Elizabeth. f, Deborah mar. John Schuerman. g, Mary b. 1783, d. 1784. h, Mary mar. Henry Griffin. ¿ , Abigail. Second. Benjamin b. 1760, d. 1760. Third. Benjamin b. 1761, mar., 1. Alice Sutton ; 2. Pa- melia Farmington, and left, a, John b. 1733, mar., 1. Sarah Matthews ; 2. Mary Ann Porter, and had William M. of Newtown, L. I., Andrew Jackson, Jesse, Arvin, Alice, Elizabeth mar. Henry Hackett, Ann Maria, Sarah and Emeline. b, Jesse b. 1785, d. 1805. c, Silas b. 1789, mar. Sarah Mott, and had Thomas, James M., Richard M. b. 1822, d. 1823, Anne M. and Sarah Alice. d, Thomas b. 1794, d. 1797. e. Thomas T. f, Benjamin F. b. 1813, d. 1814. g, Jane b. 1787, d. 1830, mar. David Arnold. h, Phæbe mar. Stephen Un- derhill. i, Dorcas mar. Joseph Arnold. j, Mary F. Fourth. Hannah b. 1744, mar. John Burling. Fifth. Jane b. 1746, mar. Joseph Griffin. Sixth. Deborah b. 1751, mar. Willett Bowne. Seventh. Anne b. 1753, mar. Benja- min Haviland. Eighth. Phoebe b. 1755, mar. John Gibbs. Ninth. Sarah b. 1758, d. 1764. Tenth. Abigail b. 1758, d. 1834. Fifth. Mary, first da. of second Richard, b. 1703, d. 1762, mar. Rev. Henry Sands. Sixth. Deborah, second da., b. 1705, d. 1779, mar. Matthew Franklin. Seventh. Hannah, third da., b. 1711, mar. Josiah Quinby. Eighth. Phœbe, fourth da., b. 1715, mar. Ebenezer Haviland. Ninth. Rebecca, fifth da., b. 1718, d. 1735, mar. Ed- ward Burling. Tenth. Elizabeth, sixth da., b. 1720, d. 1795, mar., 1. Aaron Palmer. 2. Aaron Quinby. II. Joshua, second son of first John and Mary Russell, mar. Sarah Thorne of Flushing, L. I., and had, 1. Joshua of Harri- son, b. 1696, mar. Charity Haight, and left, a, Joshua, b. 1726, d. 1775, mar. Hannah Harrison, da. of John, and had, First. Samuel of Smith's Cove, Orange County, b. 1741, d. 1812, mar. Eleanor Hunt, and left Aaron, Eden, Isaac, Harrison, who mar. Charity Earle, and had Samuel, John and Han- nah ; John, Haydock, Rebecca, Phabe, Charlotte and Sarah, who mar. Fran- cis Hazard. Second. Joshua of Yorktown b. 1765, d. 1825, mar. Rebecca Haight, and had Jesse, who mar. Ann Wortman, William mar. Phoebe Car- penter, and had John J., James B., Sarah Anne and Lydia P., James d. s. p., John H. mar. Rachel Webster, Samuel P. mar. Julia Schooley, Lydia mar. Hugh D. Webster, Phæbe d. s. p., and Mary G. Third. John b. 1769. Fourth. Charity b. 1759, d. 1776. Fifth. Sarah b. 1762, d. 1810. Sixth.
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Phoebe b. 1768, mar. James Hallett. Seventh. Hannah b. 1775, d. 1777. Eighth. Mary b. 1776, mar. William Cromwell. b, William, second son of Joshua and Charity Haight, b. 1728, mar. Mary Quinby, and had, First. Richard. Second. Quinby mar. Hannah Underhill. Third. James mar., 1. Elizabeth Chadcaynes. 2. Phoebe Smith, and had Abraham, Oliver and Sa- rah. Fourth. John d. s. p. Fifth. William mar. Esther Underhill, and had Solomon, Joel, Aaron, William, Charity, Deborah, Mercy and Mary. Sixth. Daniel mar., 1. Elizabeth Birdsall. 2. Mercy Bowman. Seventh. Josiah, twin brother of the former, mar., 1. Susannah Birdsall. 2. Anne Reynolds. c, John, third son of Joshua and Charity, b. 1738, d. 1813, mar., 1. Mary Quinby. 2. Mary Ann Allen. d, Charity, only da. of Joshua, b. 1732, mar. Burnet Cornell, her cousin. 3. John, second son of Joshua and Sarah Thorne, d. s. p. 4. Samnel of Cow Neck, Flushing, b. 1702, mar., 1824, Hannah Carman, and had three sons and one da., viz. Baruch, who mar., 1. Charity Cornell ; 2. Mary Clark ; John d. s. p., Joshua, and Martha b. 1726, d. 1759, mar. Henry Sands. Baruch and Charity left, First. Joshua d. s. p. Second. Comfort mar. Elizabeth Embree, and left Robert, who mar. Almy Lovett, Abigail mar., 1. Jacob Doughty. 2. Isaac Carse, Alice mar. Peter Townsend. Third. Samuel mar. Sarah Miller, and had, a, Elijah mar. Cha- rity Willis, and had Samuel M. mar. Emeline J. Howland, William W., Syd- ney mar. Sarah Ann Nostrand, Walter W., Ann, Eliza Ann mar. William Binns, and Mary Jane. b, Samuel M. H. b. 1784, d. 1803. c, Charity mar. John Franklin. d, Ann mar., 1. Obadiah Bostwick. 2. John Fraher. e, Zipporah d. 1788, s. p. Fourth. Henry mar. Sarah Coe. Fifth. John mar. Lætitia Field. Sixth. Joshua mar. Ann Van Nostrand. Seventh. Baruch mar. Susan Petit. Eighth. Stephen mar. Mary Wiggins. Ninth. Hannah mar. Jeffrey Cornell. Tenth. Mary mar. John Hicks. 4th. Sarah, eldest da. of Joshua and Sarah, mar. Henry Franklin of Harrison. 5. Elizabeth, second da., mar. Joshua Franklin. III. John, third son of first John, b. 1681, mar. Mary Starr of Danbury, Conn. IV. Caleb, fourth son, b. 1633, mar. Elizabeth Hayner of Flushing, and had, 1. Richardson, b. 1706, d. 1732, s. p. 2. Caleb b. 1709, d. 1775, mar. Catharine Thorne, and left, First. Joseph b. 1739, d. s. p. Second. Richardson of Steubenville, Mass., d. 1741, mar. Tabitha Longfellow. Third. Stephen b. 1744, mar. Mary Platt, and had Epenetus mar. Ann Knapp, Stephen mar. Elizabeth Brown, Catharine, Maria mar. John Morehouse, Sarah mar. Charles Gardiner. Fourth. Caleb b. 1748, d. 1802, mar. Freelove Demilt, and had Richardson, who mar. Martha Cor- nell, Phoebe, Catharine, and Mary, who mar. Laton. Fifth. Aspinwall mar. 1. Jane Mitchell. 2. Priscilla Mitchell, and had Robert, Joseph, Priscilla mar. - Silly, Mary mar. - Mooney, and Jane mar. - Silly. Sixth. Catharine mar. Wessell Sills. 3. John, third son of Caleb and Elizabeth, b. 1715, d. 1790, mar., 1. Martha Hewlett ; 2. Phoebe Hewlett, and had, First. Charles d. s. p. Second. Hewlett mar. Elizabeth Willis, and left John mar. Mary Ann Tredwell, Charles d. 1814, Walter mar. Sarah Allen, Margaret
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mar. Whitehead Mitchell, Martha mar. Richardson Cornell, and Phoebe mar. John Willis. 4. Richard, fourth son of Caleb and Elizabeth, b. 1720, d. 1772, mar. Catharine Deans. Their children were, First. Caleb of the R. N. mar. Magdalen Butler. Second. Elizabeth mar. Stephen Marsh of Phil- adelphia. Third. Mary mar. William Miller. Fourth. Margaret mar., 1. George Graham. 2. William Cook. 5. William, fifth son of Caleb, b. 1721, d. 1797, mar. Ruth Hewlett, and had, First, Samuel mar. Martha Pat- terson of Franklin, Dutchess County, and had James, Samuel, Sarah, Emma, Grace, Elizabeth and Mary. Second. Elizabeth b. 1754, d. 1825, mar. Charles Cornell of Bayside. 6. Joshua, sixth son of Caleb, b. 1826, d. 1800, mar. Hannah Hewlett, and had, First. Joshua d. 1822. Second. Lewis b. 1757, d. 1804, mar. Elizabeth Sands, and had Augustus b. 1791, and Grace b. 1793, who mar. - Magruder. Third. Charles mar. Nancy Fleet of Flushing, and had Charles Fleet and William Warren. Fourth. James d. 1825. 7. Elizabeth, eldest da. of Caleb and Elizabeth, b. 1711, d. 1791, mar. John Sands. 8. Mary, second da. of do., b. 1714, d. 1780, mar. Tho- mas Appleby. 9. Susannah, third da., b. 1715, d. s. p. 10. Margaret, fourth da., b. 1728, d. 1808, mar. John Willis. V. Mary, eldest da. of Caleb and Mary Russell, b. 1679, mar. James Sands of Matinecock, L. I. VI. Rebec- ca, second da., b. 1685, mar. - Starr of Danbury, Connecticut. Of this family was John Cornell of Rockaway, son of Thomas, second son of first Richard of Little Neck, who mar. (as supposed) - Whitehead, and left, I. Whitehead, who mar. Margaret Sebring, and had, 1. John mar. Sarah Cor- telyou, and left, a, Hannah. b, George d. young. c, Catharine. d, Mar- garet. e. Ann mar. Arthur Hurst, f, Whitehead mar. Juliet Hicks. g, Simon d. h, George L. mar. Isabella Sheldon. i, John S. mar. Mary Ran- dolph. j, Agnes. k, Peter C. mar. Elizabeth Bunce. l, Isaac R. mar. Elizabeth Duyckinck. m, Samuel G., mar. Sarah Douglass. n, Mary. 2. Isaac mar. Hannah Cortelyou. 3. William mar. Catharine Cowenhoven. II. Thomas mar. Elizabeth Thurston, and had, 1. John mar. Sarah Hicks. 2. Joseph mar. Maria Striker. 3. Thomas mar. C. Skidmore. 4. Elizabeth. 5. Abigail mar. - Keeling. III. William mar. Mary Mott, and had, 1. Abigail, who mar. C. Mott. 2. Martha mar. - Townsend. 3. Margaret mar. Lefferts Lefferts. 4. Elizabeth mar. Daniel Lefferts. 5. Samuel mar. Jane Hewlett. 6. Charles. IV. John had sons, 1. Whitehead d. in New Orleans. 2. Benjamin mar. Mary Willis. 3. William. 4. John. V. Sil- vester. VI. Daniel left, 1. Elizabeth mar. - Hendrickson. 2. Jane mar. Golden. 3. Silvester. VII. Elizabeth mar. - Horsefield. Arms .- Ar. five castles, in cross, sa.
DIRECTIONS FOR THE READER .- In the preceding pages b. stands for born, m. or mar. for married, d. or ob. for died, da. for daughter, æt. for aged, cir. for about, s. p. for without issue, and nat. for born.
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Abramsen, Richard, i. 39. Ackhongh, Sachem, i. 165. Aepjen, Chief Sachem, i. 36. Alipconck, village of, i. 164. Allaire family, i. 429. Amawalk, territory of, ii. 377. André, Major John, i. 98, 183, 272, 459. capture of, i. 201. papers of, i. 215. monument to, i. 228. letter to Washington, i. 274.
Anderson, Hon. Joseph H., notice of, i. 260. Ann Hoock, sachem, i. 516. Ann Hoock's Neck, origin of name, i. 513. Annsville, village of, i. 90.
Anthony's Nose, origin of name, i. 93. Indian proprietors of, i. 103.
Apawquammis, territory of, ii. 16. Indian sale of, ii. 34. Appamaghpogh. territory of, i. 34, 38. Arattom, Sachem, i. 13. Archer family, ii. 328. Armand, Colonel, ii. 278. Armemperal, stream of, i. 167; ii. 490. Armonck, river and hills of, i. 2. Aspetong, hill of, i. 3. Avery, Rev. Ephraim, il. 74.
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Babcock, Rev. Luke, notice of, ii. 480. Badeau family, i. 441.
Bailey, James, memorial to, ii. 139.
Banks, Samuel, monument to, i. 468. Bartow, Rev. John, license for, ii, 204. *
Bartow family, ii. 209.
Bayard, Colonel Samuel Vetch, ii. 152.
Bayard, Capt. Stephen, inscription to, ii. 226.
Bedford, location of, why so called, Indian name of, i. 1 Indian deeds for, i. 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14. why called Catonah's land, i. 3. when first so called, i. 8. inhabitants of, i. 9. dispute concerning boundaries of, i. 10, 11, 12. Connecticut patent for, i. II. Queen Ann's patent for, i. 14. freeholders of, i. 15. village, when first laid out, i. 17, 18. Methodist Episcopal Church of, i. 19. Congregational society of, i. 20. Presbyterian society, organization of, i. 22. Baptist Church, organization of, i. 26. general description of, geology of, town officers of, i. 33. Beaver, description of, i. 277.
Beekman, Gerard G., monument to, i. 113.
Beekmantown, i. 327.
Beekman, Cornelia, i. 328.
Beekman forest, description of, i. 347. Berrien's Neck, description of, ii. 438. Betuckquapock, Indian village of, i. 3. Birdsall family, residence of, i. 70.
Bishop, Sarah, the hermitess, i. 279.
Blatchford, Rev. Samuel, D. D., ii. 9. Bleecker family, i. 431. Blind Brook, Indian name for, i. 261. Boar Hill, Yonkers, description of, ii. 484.
Bolton, Rev. Robert, notice of, (see note,) i. 555.ª Bonnefois point, i. 439. Bonnett, Daniel, passport of, i. 391. Bonnett family, i. 391. Boscobel house, i. 107. Brewster, Rev. Mr., ii. 202.
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Bridge, Rev. Christopher, obituary notice of, ii. 77. Brockett's Neck, ii. 241. Bronx, lines of Drake upon, ii. 272. Bronck Jonas, ii. 281. Bronck's land, ii. 281. Nicoll's patent for, ii. 283. Andross's patent for, ii. 288.
Brown family, ii. 48. Lewis, ii. 141. Budd, Gilbert, monument to, i. 307.
Budd family, ii. 80. Byram River, Indian name for, i. 2. Byram Lake, description of, i. 466.
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Canopus, lands of, i. 34. Cantitoe, origin of name, i. 3.
Cararoea, Sachem, i. 13. Castle Hill Neck, ii. 242. Catonah, Sagamore, i. 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14.
Cedar of Lebanon, ii. 241.
Chappequa Hills, i. 372. Sulphur springs of, i. 373.
Chatterton family, i. 242. Chatterton Hill, ii. 368. Chuckheag, i. 8, 10.
Christ Church, Pelham, i. 558.
Christ Church, Rye, ii. 54. charter for, ii. 69. incorporation of, ii. 76. list of rectors, ii. 77.
Christ Church, Tarrytown, i. 199. Chrystal Lake, i. 440. Cisqua River, i. 29. City Island, i. 549. Clason's Neck, ii. 251.
Clinton, Gen. George, letter from, ii. 374. Close family, i. 487. Cohamong, Indian deed for, i. 8. Cohmacoyyoh, Sachem, i. 7. Colen Donck, grant for, ii. 406. Collins, Christopher, notice of, i. 201. Colonial boundaries, dispute concerning, i. 8, 10, 11, &c. VOL. II. 71
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Ibid. ii. 21-27.
Congress, Provincial, adjournment of to White Plains, ii. 359. Constant family, i. 180.
Cornell's Neck, grond brief for, ii. 152. dispute concerning, ii. 153.
Cortlandt, origin of name, i. 34. Indian division of, i. 34. rangers of and Royal charter for, i. 46.
manorial division of, i. 54.
geology of, i. 71.
Dutch Reformed Church of, i. 104. manor house of, i. 109. general description of, i. 119.
Division of in Lewisborough, i. 268. Ibid., Somers, ii. 133. Ibid., Yorktown, ii. 378.
Ibid., North Salem. i. 472.
County House, notice of, i. 348.
Court House, White Plains, burning of, ii. 360.
Coutant family, i. 441.
Crompond, village of, ii. 379.
Presbyterian Church of, ii. 379. Congregational society of, 382.
Cromwell family, i. 251.
Crosby, Margaret, inscription to, ii. 142.
Cross River, Indian name for, i. 17.
settlement of, i. 280.
Croton, origin of name, 34, 35.
village of, i. 109. Falls, ii. 140. aqueduct, ii. 395. Lake, Indian name for, ii. 396.
Crotonville, hamlet of, ii. 398.
Cruger family, i. 108.
Cushing, Capt., attack upon Refugee corps, ii. 333.
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Dark Valley, situation of, i. 463. Davenport's Neck, i. 439. Debatable territory, conveyance of, ii. 278. De Kalb, Baron, letter from, i. 111. De Kay, Thomas, i. 39. De Lancey's Neck, Indian name for, i. 282.
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De Lancey's Neck, Indian proprietors of, i. 283. De Lancey family of Mamaroneck, i. 297. patent, division of, i. 472. Susannah, ii. 386. Stephen, last will of, ii. 252.
Delavan, Benjamin, M. D., monument to, i. 483. Disbrow family, i. 309.
Dobb's Ferry, Indian name of, i. 182. historical notice of, i. 183. Presbyterian Church of, i. 189.
Dobb's family, i. 182. Dorman's Island, ii. 233.
Doughty family, ii. 414.
Drake, Joseph Rodman, M. D., memorial to, and Fitz Green Halleck's pa- thetic lines upon, ii. 274.
Duncan, Rev. Henry, notice of, see note, i. 152.
Dutch Reformed Church, Sleepy Hollow, i. 330-346.
Dyckman, Staats Morris, i. 107.
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Eastchester, boundaries of, i. 120. origin of name of, i. 120. first Indian conveyance for, i. 120. Indian names of, i. 120. first settlers of, i. 122. covenant of, i. 122. patent for, i. 125. disputes concerning boundaries of, i. 128.
Indian confirmation of, i. 130. town officers of, i. 132. public lands of, i. 138.
Eastchester village, first settlement of, i. 133. fort of, i. 134. general fold of, i. 135. first school house erected in, i. 135. first town house erected in, i. 135. county election in, i. 136, Boston road, when first laid out through, i. 139. Congregational Church of, i. 139. ministers of, i. 146. Methodist Episcopal Church of, i. 152.
Eastchester, geographical description and minerals of, i. 162. East Patent, ii. 6.
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Echo, description of, i. 306. Ecker, family of, i. 192. Edgar's Lane, skirmish in, i. 180. Enoch's Neck, description of i. 115. Euketaupucuson, high ridge of, ii. 16. Eustis, family of, i. 157.
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Farmers and Drovers Bank of Somers, ii. 135.
Fecquemeck, sachem, ii. 319.
Ferris, family of, ii. 234. Ferry Point, ii. 242.
Field, family of, i. 259. Fisherman's hymn, i. 545.
Fish hawk, description of, i. 544.
Flandreau, family of, i. 441.
Fogge, Rev. Ezekiel, i. 146 ; ii. 202.
Foot, Rev. David, ii. 76.
Fordham, Manor of, Indian proprietors of, ii. 319.
patent for, ii. 321. petition of inhabitants, ii. 333. mortgage for, ii. 324. hamlet of, ii. 330.
Roman Catholic College of, ii. 330. Dutch Reformed Church of, ii. 331. Revolutionary incidents in, ii. 333.
Fort Independence, ii. 337.
Fort Number Eight, ii. 336. Fort Schuyler, ii. 236. Four Corners, description of, i. 350.
Fowler Philemon, notice of, i. 134.
G
Gallow's Hill, story of, i. 72. Goetchius, Peter, M. D., monument to, i. 105. Golden's Bridge, hamlet of, i. 281. Grace Church, West Farms, ii. 266. White Plains, ii. 361. rectors of, ii. 362. Gramatan, sachem, i. 120-130. Greenburgh, origin of name of, i. 163. Indian villages of, i. 166.
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Indian sale of, i. 172, 5, 6, 7. hamlet of, i. 233. Presbyterian Church of, i. 233. geographical and geological description of, i. 244. Green, Col. Benjamin, inscription to, ii. 143. Green, Lieut Col. Christopher, ii. 391. surprisal of, by British refugees, ii. 392.
Greenville, hamlet of, i. 244. Dutch Reformed Church of, i. 244.
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