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Sarah and ch. 97 Sophia w of Henry Rhodes, 98 Sarah w of James Larry, 99 Emeline w of James Rhodes, 100 Elizabeth w of Hervey Cook, 101 Mary w of - Isham, and 102 Dr. William N. 87 Merit had ch. Mary and James, who had ch. El- len w of Charles S. Halsey and Clara. 88 Age, 94 Jared and 95 Lewis removed west. 72 Benjamin had s 103 Benjamin, who had ch. 104 Benjamin, 105 James, (who had s Oliver) 106 Zephaniah b 1762 d 1840 and 107 David. 104 Benjamin had ch. 108 Uriah, (who has ch. Horatio and John of B. Hamp- ton) and 109 Daniel. 107 David had ch. 110 Stephen, 1.11 Frank and 112 Malbey. 110 Stephen had s 113 David, who had s Stephen of Bridge Hampton. . 29 David had s 114 Oliver, who had ch. David and Edward, (all of Littleworth.) 28 Stephen went to England, taking up his residence in London, and was appointed High Sheriff of that city. He was said to have been the handsomest man of his age, and a small miniature portrait of him taken while he was in college, well confirms this statement. Thompson in Hist. of L. I., 2nd ed., has written more at length on his career. 51 Silas had besides Rev. William N. a s Ezekiel. 64 Joseph is known to be the grandson of 4 Joseph, but the name of his father is not certainly ascertained, though there is reason to think it was Isaac.
SCOTT FAMILY.
John Scott came from Hartford Ct., to South- ampton, between 1657 and 1667. He settled in North Sea where some of his descendants have ever
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since resided. An old English custom is observed by 4 Jekomiah who before the delivery of a deed of gift of land to his son Jackson, first gives him a turf and twig off of the premises. 1 John had ch. 2 Jekomiah and 3 John. 2 Jekomiah had s 4 Jekomiah b 1663 d 1749, who had ch. 5 Jackson, 6 John, 7 Lazarus, 8 Jekomiah, 9 Deborah, 10 Thomas, 11 Mary, 12 Sarah and 13 Anne. 5 Jackson had ch. 14 Jackson, b 1757 d 1842, 15 Matthew, 16 James, 17 John, (who moved to Orange Co. N. Y.) and 18 Samuel. 14 Jackson had w Susana and s 19 James, who had s Samuel. 15 Matthew had s 20 Lewis, who had ch. Walter, Henry and John. 16 James had ch. Sarah w of Hervey Harris, and Mary w of Edward Sayre.
SQUIRES FAMILY.
Ellis Squires, the first of this name in the town, came and settled in what is now called Squiretown, then a wilderness, about the time of the Revolu- tionary war. His gr. son Jeremiah moved to South- ampton, and settled at Wickapogue. 1 Ellis had sons 2 Ellis, 3 Seth and 4 Daniel. 2 Ellis had sons 5 Barnabas, 6 Zachariah R., 7 Jeremiah, 8 Lewis, 9 Jetur and 10 Warren. 7 Jeremiah has ch. Edwin, Sophronia w of Jetur White, Lucilla and Hampton. 3 Seth had sons 11 Nicholas, 12 Alvin and 13 Seth. 4 Daniel had sons 14 Ellis and 15 Daniel.
STANSBROUGH FAMILY.
1 Josiah Stanborough, or Stanbrough, or Stans- brough, as it is variously written, was an inhabitant of Lynn in 1637, and was made freeman in South-
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ampton in 1647. In 1638 he has 100 acres of land in Lynn. He died at his residence in Sagg about 1661, leaving 2d w Alce or Alice, and ch. 2 Josiah and 3 Peregrine, and four small children by his 2d w Alice. 2 Josiah m Admah Chatfield July 24 1670, and had ch. 4 Recompence b Aug 22 1672, 5 Frances b April 4 1675, 6 Josiah b June 22 1677, 7 Hannah b July 1 1679, 8 Phebe b Sept 17 1681, 9 Zeriah b Oct 1 1683, and 10 Adonijah b March 18, 1687. 3 Deac. Peregrine b 1640 d 1701 m Sarah James Dec 15 1664, and had ch. 11 John b Dec 11 1665, 12 Ruth b June 4 1668, 13 Olive b July 18, 1670, 14 Mary b Oct 14 1672, 15 Hannah b Jan 28 1674, 16 Sarah b May 26 1677, 17 James b Oct. 28 1679, 18 Eunice b Nov 8 1682, and 19 Elizabeth b Jan 24 1686. 17 James had w Sarah. In 1753 John, (perhaps 11 John) wills to ch. John, James, Hannah, Martha, Sarah, Abigail and Mary. James was not then of age, but appears to be near it.
STEPHENS FAMILY.
It is not known when Capt. Thomas Stephens, the first of this family, first came to Southampton. He was buried in the Southend burying ground. None of the family now reside in the village, though some of his descendants are living in the western part of the town. 6 Josiah removed to East Hamp- ton, and there remained till his death. 7 Thomas moved to Quogue. 1 Capt. Thomas b 1650 d 1701, had w Elizabeth Cook m Oct 20 1675, and ch. 2 Thomas b Jan 28 1677, 3 Hester b Feb 28 1679, 4 Phebe b Jan 2 1682, 5 William b Apr 4 1684, 43
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and 6 Josiah b June 29 1688. 2 Thomas had s 7 Capt. Thomas of Quogue b 1699 d 1772, who had w Ann and ch. 8 Edward b 1754 d 1833, 9 William, 10 Thomas and 11 Charles, who had s Abraham. 8 Edward had ch. 12 Edward of Michigan, 13 Mahlon b 1790, 14 Chillon and 15 Halsey. 13 Mahlon had s 16 Charlez who has s Mahlon. 15 Halsey had ch. 17 William, 18 Hiram, 19 Forest and 20 Zachariah.
TALMADGE FAMILY.
The list of 1644 contains three of this name, doubtless father and two tons, Thomas Sen., Thomas Jun., and Robert. The list of 1649 contains only one of these, Thomas Sen. Thomas Jr. moved to East Hampton, and Robert may have gone to Branford or to New Jersey, the two directions in which peo- ple leaving the settlement seem to have taken. In 1634 Thomas was a resident of Lynn, and had a son Thomas, and in 1638 he had 200 acres in that place. In Oct 1642 a home lot was granted to Thomas Sr., by the town of Southampton. The arms of this family as emblazoned on an old parchment brought over by the first settler, and now in possession of Patrick Gould of East Hampton, are as follows :
Gules, between three birds [mavis?] or, a chevron azure bearing five stars or [or argent]. Motto, Frangas non flectes.
The present condition of the parchment renders it impossible to decide upon the species of bird borne and the color of the stars.
1 Thomas had ch. 2 Thomas and 3 Robert.
2 Thomas had s 4 Thomas, who had s 5 John
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b 1678 d 1764, who had s 6 David, who had s 7 David b 1735 d 1811, who had ch. 8 Bald- win C. and 9 David. 8 Deac. Baldwin C. had Sineas. 10 Daniel, probably of the same generation as 6 David had s 11 Stephen, who had ch. 12 Daniel, (who had ch. Sanford and George) and 13 Stephen who had s Hubbard C.
TERBELL FAMILY.
William Terbell, or Tarbill, as the name was gen- erally written in olden time, and still is by a branch of this family in Boston, first appears on record in 1695. He lived in Bridge Hampton where some of his descendants still reside.
1 William had s 2 William who had ch. 3 Jonah and 4 John. 3 Jonah had ch. 5 Jonah b 1744 d 1823 and 6 David who had s David. 5 Jonah had w Puah and ch. 7 William b 1770 d 1828, (who had son Charles of Bridge Hampton) 8 Jason of East Hampton, and 9 Jubal, who had s Henry of New York. 8 Jason had ch. 10 Jason of Wain- scott, (who has d Phebe) and 11 Hannah w of Syl- vanus Parsons.
TOPPING FAMILY.
Thomas Topping, the first of this name in South- ampton, according to family tradition, was a refugee from religious persecution in England. Savage says, (Gen. Dict.) "Thomas Topping of Milford, 1639, but earlier was of Wethersfield and Repre- sentative in 1639, joined the church of Milford with his w Emma in 1640. Had s Elnathan baptized Aug 2.1640, and James Feb 12 1643. A contract
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made Oct 20 1666, at Milford, for his marriage with Mary, widow of Timothy Baldwin, is by her referred to ten years later when she was disposing of her property, in conformity with said contract to her children. He had before 1678 made Lydia the widow of John Wilford his third wife, and for the residue of his days lived at Brandford, where, Oct 5 1686, he gave by deed to his sons Elnathan and James at Southampton, all his lands in the latter place ; to d Mary Quinney, (or some such name) ten cows ; to d Martha Herrick £10, in addition to what she had already received, to be paid by the sons, who then had the keeping of the cows also. His widow in 1688 transacted business with those sons and died Nov 1694."
From the Southampton Records it is clear that the Thomas Topping mentioned by Savage resided several years in Southampton, then removed to Branford, and there remained till his death.
Capt Thomas the first settler gave his son 5 Capt. Thomas his homestead at the south end. The latter dies in 1682, and in 1683 Capt. Thomas of Branford confirms the gift of the same to Thomas, oldest son of 5 Capt. Thomas.
Burke gives the arms of an English family of Toppings, as follows : Azure, ten lozenges, four, three, two, one argent -- crest. Two lion's gambs, sable holding up a roundel vair.
1 Capt. Thomas d 1688, had ch. 2 Elnathan b 1640 d 1705, 3 James b 1642 or 3, 4 John b 1646 d 1696, and 5 Capt. Thomas. 2 Elnathan had w Mary and ch. 6 Elnathan b Aug 20 1664, 7 Abigail
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b Jan 17 1667, 8 Mary b Nov 18 1670. 9 Meheta- bel b June 27 1765, 10 Capt Stephen b Sept 24 1679, and 11 Sylvanus b March 8 1682. 6 Elnathan had s whose name is unknown, who had s 12 Job. b 1760 d 1834, who had w Martha and ch. 13 Luther, 14 James and 15 Ira. 13 Luther had ch. Hiram of Sag Harbor and Edwin. 10 Capt. Ste- phen d 1746, and had w Hannah and ch. 16 David and 17 Stephen. 16 David b 1716 d 1796, had Ist w Phebe and 2nd w Jane and ch. 18 David b 1748 d 1834, and 19 Matthew b 1753 d 1837. 18 David had w Rebecca and s Rensaeler, who had s Sidney B. 19 Matthew had w Jane and ch. 20 Abraham, (who removed) 21 Jos. Warren of Brookhaven, 22 David of Orange Co. N. Y., 23 Gardiner B., (who has s Addison G.) 24 Eliphalet of Ohio, and 25 Nathaniel, M. D., who has ch. Rob. Emmet, Clar- ence, Mary and Ellen. 17 Stephen had ch. 26 Ste- phen, 27 Charles, 28 Henry b 1750 d 1812, 29 Paul and 30 Jeremiah. 26 Stephen had ch. 31 Stephen, (who had ch. James M. of Sagg, Henry, Theodore and Stephen) and 32 Nathan. 28 Henry had w Mary and ch. 33 Henry b 1777 d 1851, 34 Paul, [who had d Laura w of Hervey Hedges] 35 Josiah, 36 Charles, [who had s Chas. Henry] and 37 Her- 33 Henry had w Mehetabel and ch. Sophronia vey. w of David Burnett, and Jane w of Stephen D. Wood. 37 Hervey had s James H., who had ch. Morgan H. and Harriet. 30 Jeremiah had s. Hervey of Southampton, who had ch. Edward and Harriet w of William McCorkell. 11 Sylvanus had ch. 38 Ethan and 39 Sylvanus, who had s Sylvanus. 38 44
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Ethan had ch. 40 Shadrach, 41 Jesse, 42 Charles, [who removed] 43 James, [who had s Stephen of Sag Harbor] and 44 Stephen. 41 Jesse had ch. 45 George S. [who had ch. George S. and James M.] and 46 Charles C., who had s Charles C. 3 James had son 47 James b Nov 1 1670, who had ch. Heze- kiah and Charles. 4 John had w Deborah and ch. 48 Capt. Josiah b 1663 d 1726, 49 John, 50 Zerub- babel and 51 Ephraim. 48 Capt. Josiah had w Hannah and ch. 52 Deac. Josiah, [who had s Thomas} and 53 John b 1706 d 1747. 5 Capt. Thomas had w Hannah and ch. 54 Thomas b Feb 11 1660, 55 Rachel b April 19 1663, 56 Ann b June 9 1666, 57 Hester b April 16 1671, 58 Joseph b June 30 1674, 59 Daniel b Aug 19 1676, and 60 Edward b Feb 9.1678. One of these sons of 5 Thomas had s 61 Deac. Thomas, who had s 62 Edward, who had ch. 63 Stephen b 1764 d 1840, 64 George and 65 Abra- ham, [who had ch. Elisha, S. Howell and Jones.] 63 Stephen had ch. 66 Edward, [who has s Eugene] and 67 Alanson.
WHITE FAMILY.
Two families of this name came to Southampton, the first, that of John White, about 1644. He was a resident of Lynn in 1630, freeman there in 1633, and made freeman in Southampton in 1647. The other family descended from the seventh pastor of the church, Rev. Sylvanus White, who was the son of Rev. Ebenezer White, of Bridge Hampton. Both of these families, however, are said to have a com- mon ancestor, Thomas White of Weymouth, Mass. He was Representative in Gen. Court in 1636 and
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37. He died Aug 1679, leaving, according to Far- mer, 1st Joseph of Mendon ; 2 Samuel b 1642, ad- mitted freeman 1666, Representative 1679, and died without issue, 3d Thomas of Braintree, 4th Hannah, who m John Baxter, and 5th Ebenezer b 1648, and died Aug 24 1703. John, the first of this name in Southampton, is thought to be another son of Thomas of Weymouth, not being mentioned in his will because he died in 1662 before his father. (But the fact that John was here, a man, in 1644, would rather show that if related at all, he was a brother or cousin of Thomas of Weymouth, es- pecially since the children of both were of about the same age.) Ebenezer, the 5th ch. of Thomas, was the father of Rev. Ebenezer of Bridge Hampton.
1 John d 1662, had w Ann and ch. 2 John, 3 Martha w of John Howell, 4 Esther w of Samuel Clark, 5 Sarah, 6 Hannah, 7 Abigail and 8 James. 2 John of Huntington, L. I., had w Hannah and s 9 John of Elizabeth N. J. 8 James m Ruth Strat- ton Nov 24 1675, and had ch. 10 Capt. Ephraim b Dec 29 1677 d 1752, 11 James b May 15 1681 and 12 Stephen b Oct 13 1684. 10 Capt. Ephraim had ch. 13 John, 14 Eber and 15 William. 13 John had w Jerusha and son 16 John who had ch. 17 Ephraim, 18 Deac. John and 19 George. 17
Eyhraim had ch. 20 John, (who had ch. John F. and William) and 21 Nathan, (who had ch. Susan, Mary, Albert, Jetur, Eleanor and Harriet.) 18 Deac. John had ch. 22 Harriet w of Joseph R. Harris, 23 Charles, (who has ch. Elnathan and others) 24 Jane w of Lafayette Douglas, 25 Ann w
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of Wmn. H. Post, and 26 Martha w of James R. Huntting. 19 George had ch. 27 Stephen, (who had ch. William and Charles) and 28 George, who m Betsey d of Daniel Fordham, and has ch. Eliza- beth and others.
14 Eber had ch. Ephraim, Stephen, Memucan and Peter. 15 William had ch. 29 William and 30 Elias. 29 William had ch. 31 Oliver, (who had s Nicholas) 32 Jeremiah, 33 David, (who had ch. Eliza and others) and 34 Sylvanus, (who has s Eli, who has ch. Sarah and others.) 30 Elias had s 35 Edward, who had ch. Edward, Jane, Emma, Elias H. and Hubert. 11 James had ch. 36 Ebenezer b 1711 d 1783, and 37 Charles b 1716 d 1791. 36 Ebenezer had w Mehetabel and s 38 Major James b 1746 d 1807, who had ch. 39 James b 1777 d 1858, and 40 Silas b 1776 d 1856, who had w Abigail and ch. Mary w of D. Rogers Rose and others. 39 James had w Phebe and ch. Darius and Peter H. and daughters. 40 Rev. Ebenezer of B. Hampton b 1673 d 1756 had w Hannah and ch. 41 Deac. El- nathan b 1695 d 1773. 42 James, 43 Rev. Sylvanus b 1704 d 1782 and 44 Silas b 1710 d 1742. 41 Deac. Elnathan had s 45 Ebenezer h 1723 d 1802, who had ch. 46 Silas b 1748 d 1815, 47 Samuel, 48 Henry, M. D., who removed and died in Goshen, N. Y. 49 Elnathan, 50 John, 51 Rufus, (who had ch. David, Samuel, Henry and George) and 52 Sarah w of Elihu Howell. 46 Silas had w Mary and ch. 53 Silas and 54 Ebenezer b 1782 d 1855, (who had ch. Alonzo, Silas and Edward.) 53 Silas had ch. 55 Josiah, (who had ch. Malbey and William) 56 Har-
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riet and 57 Clarissa. 47 Samuel had ch. Samuel and Milton. 50 John had ch. 58 Dr. Howell, 59 Elnathan, 60 Henry, (who has ch. Abigail w of George Hand of E. Hampton, George, Benjamin, Alfred, Sarsh and John E.) and 61 Charity. 43 Rev. Sylvanus had w Phebe and ch. 62 Sylvanus, 63 Silas, 64 Edward, 65 Hezekiah, 66 Daniel, 67 Ebenezer, and 68 Dr. Henry. All of these ch. re- moved, except Dr. Henry, and their genealogy has been contributed by Dr. Oliver White of New York City, as follows :
DESCENDANTS OF REV. SYLVANUS WHITE,
CONTRIBUTED BY O. WHITE, M. D.
Rev'd Sylvanus White, second son of the Rev'd Ebenezer White of Bridgehampton, Long Island, was born in 1704-went to Weymouth, Mass., in 1715 to attend a classical school. Entered Harvard College 1719, and graduated in 1723. Assumed the pastoral charge of the church at Southampton 1727, which he retained for nearly 55 years ; when after an illness of seven days he died October 22d, 1782.
Soon after his ordination he married Phebe How- ell, only daughter of Hezekiah Howell, by whom he had nine children, viz : Sylvanus, Edward, Heze- kiah, Daniel, Silas, Phebe, Ebenezer, Ebenezer, and Henry. Except the first Ebenezer, who died in in- fancy, they all lived to adult years.
Sylvanus, the eldest son of Rev'd Sylvanus, mar- ried Eunice Herrick of Southampton, removed to Orange County, N. Y., where he died, leaving four 45
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children, Phebe, Sylvanus, Eunice and Nathan H. The parents of these children lived to an advanced age, and have many descendants, some of whom have have attained to political distinction in the councils of the nation from the western part of the union. where they had previously settled.
From Lanman's Dictionary of Congress the fol- lowing is taken concerning Albert S. the son of Na- than H., grandson of Sylvanus of Orange Co. N. Y., and gr. grandson of Rev. Sylvanus of Southampton.
" Albert S. White was born in Orange County, N. Y., October 24th, 1803 ; graduated at Union College, 1822 ; admitted to the Bar, 1825 ; removed to Indiana in 1829 ; was representative in Congress from that State from 1837 to 1839 ; then U. S. Senator from 1839 to 1845. Was again elected Representa- tive from Indiana to to the Thirty Seventh Congress, serving as a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Chairman of a Select Committee on Emancipation.
After leaving Congress he was appointed by Pres- ident Lincoln a Commissioner to adjust certain In- dian claims, and in January, 1864, appointed by the President, Judge of the District Court of Indiana. He died in Stockwell, Indiana, September, 1864.
Edward, second son of Rev'd Sylvanus, married Hannah daughter of Francis Pelletreau. They lived together ten years in Orange County, N. Y., when he died, June, 1767, aged thirty-six years, leaving four children, whose names were Hannah, Edward, Mary and Phebe.
Hezekiah, third son of Rev'd Silvanus, married
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Abigail Sayre of Bridge Hampton, and settled also in Orange County, where he died, leaving six chil- dren, whose names we have not been able to obtain.
Daniel, fourth son of Rev'd Sylvanus, was a physician, settled in the town of Westchester and County of Westchester, N. Y., married Euphemia Bartow of New Rochelle. He died in 1781. His widow died a few years after him, leaving two sons and four daughters, viz : Phebe, Bethsheba," Ma- tilda, Daniel, Euphemia and Theophilus.
Silas, fifth son of Rev'd Sylvanus, married Sarah Newson, and removed to Orange Co., N. Y. Five children survived him and his wife -- viz : James T., Silas, Levi, Harriet and Robert. They have many descendants in the City of New York and vicinity. Prominent among these are the children of Levi, who married Ellen Cox, both of whom are dead. Their children are Adelia, Elvira, Charles, George, Robert, Harriet and Elenora, who are all married and have families of children.
Phebe, only daughter of Rev'd Sylvanus, married James Tiley of Hartford, Conn. She died without issue, four days after her father.
Ebenezer, sixth son of Rev'd Sylvanus, died in infancy.
Ebenezer, seventh son of Rev'd Sylvanus, after being instructed in the classics by his father, (a graduate of Harvard College,) commenced the study of medicine, availing himself of all the facilities existing in our country at that time, for acquiring a thorough knowledge of the profession of his choice.
* Married Don Joseph Barnubeau, Spanish Consul General.
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He soon collected a library of all the then repre- sentative works in every branch of his profession. Many of these volumes of the writings of the fathers in medicine are now in the possession of such of his descendants as are medical men, by whom they are prized as mementos and heirlooms of their venerated ancestor.
In early life he married Helena, daughter of Theophilus Bartow, of New Rochelle, and grand daughter of Rev'd John Bartow, of Westchester, and great grand daughter of Gen. Bartow who fled from France to England in 1685.º This marriage was a Union of Puritan with Huguenot. The young couple commenced life together where they ended it, in Yorktown, Westchester County, N. Y. The doctor soon acquired an extensive prac- tice, and engaged in the cultivation of a large farm.
Here-on what afterwards became "the neutral ground," the commencement of the war of the Rev- olution found him. From the first of this protracted and gloriously ending struggle, to the end, he was the zealous uncompromising advocate of his coun- try's cause ; and many were the adventures and thrilling incidents he would relate to his listening grandchildren of Tory raids and persecutions, only exceeded in atrocity by the robberies, cruelties and murders of the Cow Boys and Skinners. Many of the wounds received in these forays came under his professional care and treatment.t
Bolton in his history of Westchester County, Vol. II, page 384, relates one of the many incidents in
* On the revocation of the edict of Nantes.
t Vide Dr. Thatcher's Military Journal-Boston 1823-page 307.
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Dr. White's experience during the war in the fol- lowing language :
" Doctor White of Yorktown, through the whole of the Revolution, sustained the character of a patriot, with that devotion and firmness which characterized the many at that eventful period of our history. It appears that the enemy made sev- eral unsuccessful attempts to capture this distin- guished individual. On one occasion they were de- sirious of exchanging the doctor for a British sur- geon then in the hands of the Americans. To effect his surprisal, a large party of Light Horse were despatched to Crompond, with strict orders to surround his dwelling and make him prisoner. Some kind friend, however, gave the doctor timely warn- ing, which enabled him to escape. As a substitute they seized upon Dr. James Brewer, who re- sided in that immediate neighborhood, and were proceeding home with their prisoner, when, passing through Stoney Street, they were fired upon by a party of Americans who lay concealed behind the fences. Dr. Brewer received a mortal wound and expired the next morning, Nov. 20th, 1780, in the arms of Dr. White, who had thus narrowly escaped the melancholy fate of his friend."
Dr. White's persistent and devoted patriotism throughout the struggle for our national independ- ence, was appreciated by the people of his part of the State, and they honored him by an election to the State Senate, soon after the subversion of the Colonial Government, and afterwards by electing him Presidential Elector.
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After more than half a century's successful prac- tice of his profession, and as many years given to the service of his Divine Master, the aged patriot, " the beloved physician," and the christian gentle- man, slept with his fathers. Born in Southampton in 1746, he died in Yorktown, 1827. His widow survived him a few years. They had a family of one daughter and six sons, viz : Catherine, Bartow, Ebenezer, Henry, Lewis, James and Theodosius.
Catherine, the only daughter and eldest child of Dr. Ebenezer of Yorktown, married Dr. Samuel Strang, a pupil of her father. They took up their residence in the village of Peekskill, where Dr. Strang practised his profession during his life-time. A numerous family of children survived Doctor and Mrs. Strang, but since the loss of their parents, death has made sad inroads amongst them, viz : Jo- seph W.,“ (lawyer,) Catherine," Emeline," Samuel B," Antoinette," Louisa," Eugene J.,“ (physician,) Theodosius, Stephen B. and Edward J.
Bartow, the first son of Dr. Ebenezer, of York- town, was educated for a physician. He married Miss Ann Schenck after having established himself in prac- tice at Fishkill, N. Y., with whom he lived in un- interrupted harmony until her death, in 1861.
Concerning this dignified and courteous gentle- man, we make the following extracts from a memoir of him, by the late Sylvester D. Willard, M. D., of Albany.
" Dr. (Bartow) White was an active practitioner for a period of forty-five years. He was called to
* Deceased.
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exercise his vocation over an extensive district, mak- ing the distances, as did all the pioneers in our pro- fession, without reference to day or night, or to that which contributed to personal comfort. He gained the reputation of a skillful practitioner, and his counsel was frequently solicited by his professiona brethren. It drew around him young men who con- templated entering the profession. He became their teacher. Among his pupils Cornelius Depew and Stephen Rapalye became surgeons in the Navy, while John Cooper and Isaac Van Vorkies entered the Army. Others settled in various parts of this State. The number and their position indicate his ability as a teacher, and his influence in inspiring his pupils with high and honorable sentiments. Some of them preceded him to the grave, while several survive to testify to his faithfulness as a teacher and friend."
"In 1824, Dr. White was elected to represent his district in the Congress of the United States. In 1840 he was chosen one of the Presidential Electors of the State. He received the honorary degree of Doctor of Medicine, from the Regents of the University in 1845, and was elected a permanent member of the Medical Society of the State of New in 1851."
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