(III) Joseph, son of Francis Billington, was born 1640-45, at Plymouth , Massachusetts . He settled in Rhode Island , and under date of October 31, 1666 , we find an account of litigation he had with Edward Gray, who had frequent trouble with his neighbors. Evidently Gray's cattle were bothering Billington. The court awarded Gray "twenty shillings from Joseph Billington for hunting his ox with a dog and for wrong done swine and fences" and he (Gray) was to have returned to him the scythe used by Billington without Gray's leave. Billington may have moved to Block Island . Traces have been found by the writer of but one son, Joseph, mentioned below,

(IV) Joseph (2), son of Joseph (1) Billington, was born about 1670. He married at New Shoreham ( Block Island ) Rhode Island , September 26, ----. Their daughter Mary was born at New Shoreham, September 26, 1694 , and they had doubtless other children.

Joseph Billington, of South Kingston , Rhode Island , was son or grandson of Joseph (2) Billington. According to the state census of 1774, he had in his family two males over sixteen, two under that age and two females. Daniel, presumably a brother, had two sons under sixteen and three females, living at South Kingston . Joseph and Abigail Billington had at South Kingston : 1. Jane, November 13, 1762 . 2. Elisha, June 24, 1768 , married, at Middleborough , December 1, 1796 , Abigail Brown. 3. Abigail, June 24, 1768 , twin of Elisha. They had other children also.

James Billington, of this Rhode Island family, settled in Tyron County , New York , and was first lieutenant of the Tyron County Militia under Captain Christian Getman, Colonel Samuel Campbell's battalion. Elias Billington, also of this family, settled in New York City , and also served in the Revolution. He was in the First New York Regiment under Colonel Goose Van Schaick. Elisha Billington of Newport , and Thomas Billington, of South Kingston , were the only heads of families of this name in Rhode island in the census of 1790.

Edward Billington, descendant of the family given above, learned the trade of stone cutter and while working at his trade in the quarry at Tuckahoe, New York , he lost an arm as the result of a premature blast. His later years were spent at Rye , New York , where he died. He married Hannah Adams, of English ancestry: Children: 1. Harriet B., born February 14, 1838 . 2. Edward, February 27, 1843 , died at the age of fifty-six years. 3. John A., mentioned below. 4. James A., born January 6, 1851 . 5. & 6. Minnie A., and Sarah A., twins, August 9, 1852 . In 1911 John A., Minnie A. and Harriet B. were the surviving children.

John A., son of Edward Billington, was born at Rye , New York , January 29, 1844 . He was educated in the public schools of Rye , and when a young man learned the trade of stone cutter. At the age of eighteen years he laid aside his tools to enlist in the Union Army, as a private in Company E, Sixth New York Heavy Artillery Regiment, and he continued in the service to the end of the Civil War. He took part in the battles in which his battalion was engaged, and saw much active and honorable service. He was mustered out as corporal, July 28, 1865 . Since the way he has been during most of the time a general contractor and builder, making his home in Rye , New York . He has had charge of the construction of most of the good roads for which the town of Rye is famous, and in the course of his career has erected nineteen houses. He has been prominent in public life and has made a specially creditable record as road commissioner. He has been one of the trustees of public lands of Rye . In politics he is a Republican, in religion a Presbyterian. He is a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.

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Henry Golden, a resident of Tuckahoe, New York , a stone cutter by trade. Her mother was of the old Quaker Carpenter family; died at the age of eighty-five years to 1899. Henry Golden was married three times. His children were: 1. Maria. 2. Thomas. 3. Sarah, and 4. Adelia, the two latter being the only survivors in 1911. Children of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Billington: 1. Wilbur B., born July 19, 1860 , killed at the age of ten years by a horse. 2. John, born April 25, 1868 , married November 16, 1892 , Nellie Murphy; children: Lambert, Norman and Blanche. 3. Clinton , born February 4, 1872 . 4. Harry. 5. Grace C., born April 16, 1874 , married John H. Fetherston, a druggist, now deceased. 6. Arthur M., born October 16, 1876 , married Helen Evans and had children: i. Thelma. ii. Kenneth. iii. Dorothy. iv. Stanley . 7. William, born September 4, 1878 , married Susan Hohalan, June 11, 1902 , and had children: Viola, Ruth and Doris . 8. Mary, born September 3, 1879 , married, June 18m, 1902, George L. Henderson. 9. Chester E., born December 14, 1882 , married, June 11, 1905 , Carrie Vogel. 10. Mortimer, born March 10, 1884 . 11. Myrtle Ruby, born Janaury 7, 1889, married Ferris Holmes, of New York , and has Robert Billington Holmes.

TOMPKINS. The family of Tompkins has been identified from a very early day with Westchester County , New York , and has spread out thence over a wide area. The form of the name would suggest a Welsh origin, but this is not undisputed. The immigrant ancestor settled in Concord , Massachusetts , and after in Fairfield , Connecticut . In the next generation the family is found in Westchester County . One of its members served in congress, as governor of New York , and as vice-president of the United States .

(I) ----------- Tompkins, the first member of this family about whom we have definite information, was born in Putnam County , New York , in 1790, died in 1845. He came to Ossining when he was ten years old, and he was for many years an officer in the prison. He was a farmer. In religion he was a Methodist, a member of the congregation on Spring Street. He married Fanny Ann Halfield, born at New Castle , Westchester County , New York , in 1802. Children; 1. Lucita. 2. Martha. 3. Daniel H. 4. Homer A. 5. May B. 6. Louisa J. 7. Arthur, of whom further. 8. Calvin. 9. Gilbert, died in infancy.

(II) J. Arthur, son of ----------- and Fanny Ann (Halfield) Tompkins, was born March 22, 1844 . He has been for forty years engaged with the American News Company, in New York . For three years he was sergeant at Sing Sing. In 1864 he enlisted in the Sixth New York Heavy Artillery, and served under Generals Sheridan and Otis, being mustered out in July, 1865. He is a member of the Westchester Masonic Lodge and toastmaster of the Royal Arcanum. He married Sarah L., daughter of Samuel and Mary (Edwards) Baker, of Ossining , who died June 1, 1911 . Her father came from Colchester , Connecticut , and was a communicant of St. Paul 's Episcopal Church. Child, Daniel D., of whom further.

(III) Daniel D., son of J. Arthur and Sarah L. (Baker) Tompkins, was born in Ossining , May 6, 1875 . He graduated from the high school, and in 1897 from the University of New York . He is teller in the First National Bank at Ossining , a member of the board of education, and a fireman, and was, in 1900, a member of the library board. He is a Mason and a member of the Royal Arcanum, also of the Sons of Veterans and of a Greek letter society. Active in politics, as a Republican, he is a member of the town and county committees of the party. He married Mary Cartwright, daughter of Chester D. Swain, of Ossining . The family now lives in the old house of George W. Cartwright. Children, all born at Ossining : 1. Daniel D. 2. Theodore S. 3. Florence L.

NAVIN. John Navin, the first member of this family of whom we have definite information, was a native of Ireland , where he lived and died. He married, in Ireland , Mary Wall. Children: 1. Joseph. 2. Mitchell. 3. John. 4. Elizabeth . 5. Stephen, referred to below.

(II) Stephen, son of John and Mary (Wall) Navin, was born in Ireland , February 2, 1826 , and is now living in Peekskill ,

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Westchester County , New York . He emigrated to America in 1851, and settled in Peekskill , New York . During the Civil War he enlisted in the United States Navy, serving for fourteen months on the battleship "Vanderbilt," and participating in the battle of Fort Fisher . After the close of the war he entered the employ of the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad, and after a service of over fifty years was retired with a pension. He also receives a pension from the federal government for his Civil War service. he is a Republican in politics,, and was for many years an active and prominent member of the party in Westchester County . He is a communicant of the Roman Catholic Church, and has been for over sixty years, an active worker in the parish in Peekskill , of which he was one of the founders. He married Margaret, daughter of James and Hannah (Brennan) Dillon, of New York , who emigrated to this country from Ireland , where they were born, died in New York City ; children: 1. James. 2. Mary. 3. Margaret. 3. Ellen. 5. Elizabeth . 6. Joanna. 7. Ann. 8. Stacia. 9. Catharine. Children of Mr. and Mrs. Navin, all born in Peekskill : 1. Stephen, referred to below. 2. Catharine, married John Cummings, of Peekskill, formerly a grocer, now employed by the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad, children, all born in Peekskill: i. Kenneth, August 11, 1896, ii. Margaret, December 9, 1900 , iii. Elinor, September 9, 1905 . 3. John, deceased. 4. James, removed to Chicago , engaged in the cattle business and became quite wealthy. 5. Margaret, deceased. 6. Margaret, deceased. 7. Elizabeth , unmarried, living with her parents in Peekskill . 8. Hannah, deceased. 9. Ellen, deceased. 10, Mary, deceased.

(III) Stephen (2), son of Stephen (1) and Margaret (Dillon) Navin, was born in Peekskill , Westchester County , new York , and is now living in Bedford Park , Bronx borough, New York City . He is a clerk in the appellate division of the Supreme Court of New York. he married Louise, daughter of the Hon. victor C. Dowling, justice of the appellate division of the Supreme Court of New York. Children, all born in Bedford Park : 1. Stephen J. 2. Louise. 3. Victor C. 4. Cecilia. 5. Gertrude.

LEVERICH. John Leverich, the first member of this family of whom we have definite information, was a farmer in Yorktown , Westchester County , New York . His wife's name is unknown. Among his children was Benjamin, referred to below.

(II) Benjamin, son of John Leverich, was born in Yorktown , Westchester County , new York , and died there at the age of eighty-four years. he was a farmer. He married, -------- Outhouse. Children: 1. Hettie. 2. John W., referred to below. 3. Caleb. 4. Jane. 5. William. 6. Susan. 7. Benjamin. 8. George.

(III) John W., son of Benjamin and ------------ (Outhouse) Leverich, was born in Yorktown , Westchester County , New York , in 1819, died bout 1880. He was a farmer in Yorktown . He married Elizabeth Ryder, of Croton, Westchester County , New York . Children, all born in Cortlandtown; 1. Horace, November 12, 1841 , died in infancy. 2. Charles W., referred to below. 3. Edgar B., born July 23, 1849 , married Sarah Niffen, of Somers, fourteen children. 4. Frank G., born May 13, 1851 . 5. Pierre B., born August 1, 1853 , married Sadie Lent, of Yorktown , child, Ernest. 6. Clinton C., born August 12, 1855 , married Eliza Rapp, of Yorktown , children: i. Henry, ii. Flora, iii. Elizabeth, iv. Bennet.

(IV) Charles W., son of John W. and Elizabeth (Ryder) Leverich, was born in Cortlandtown, Westchester County, New York, May 10, 1846, and is now living at Lake Mohansic, town of Yorktown, Westchester County, New York. He is a farmer and stone mason and now rents summer cottages and boats at Lake Mohansic . He married Belle Hallman of Yorktown. Children: 1. Cora, died in infancy. 2. Leona, married George T., son of the Rev. David Dean and Mary Jane (Travis) Ferris.

HOLBROW. The surname Holbrow appears to be a contraction of Holy Brow, applied to a person in the ecclesiastical state, or connected with some church, or possessing a saintly appearance. Another derivation that is suggested is the "whole brow", applied to a man of considerable learning or great sagacity. This latter derivation appears the more plausible when it is remembered that in mediaeval English the work "whole"

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was spelled without the use of the preliminary letter "w" being usually written "hole' or "hol." Names possessing the prefix "hol", and used in both the senses given above, are fairly prevalent in various parts of England .

(I) James Holbrow, the first American ancestor of the family of the Holbrows here dealt with, was born in England, October 9, 1804, died at Walden, New York, March 8, 1891. He came to America in 1825 and was the first Englishman to settle in Walden. He engaged in various lines of business for a number of years, and finally took up the woolen business, in which he remained throughout the active years of his life. For a time he was trustee of the village and was also a school trustee. He was a member of the Baptist Church by inheritance, but he was broadminded in his religious sympathies and usually attended the Dutch Reformed Church. He married Mariam Vanarsdale, of Orange County , New York , born July 1, 1800 , died November 4, 1873 . Children: 1. John W., born July 6, 1834 . 2. Tunis V., mentioned below. 3. John C., born at Walden, new York, August 30, 1839; for eight years he was a justice of the peace and has held the position of police justice for the past fifteen years as he does at the present day. Previously he was a carriage maker in Walden, New York; he ia a member of Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Freeman's Lodge, No. 170, Walden, he is a member of the Episcopal Church and is a vestryman, and was a member of the building committee of 1871; he married Hannah Blake, of Montgomery, New York; they had four children: i. Elizabeth, born in Walden, New York, died and was buried there at the age of twenty-nine years, ii. J. H. Hobert, born in Walden, died there in 1910, iii. Margaret, born in Walden, died in 1898, iv. Mary H., born in Walden, died in 1896. 4. James W., born in Walden , New York , July 7, 1841 , married Julia Blanchard, and by her had two children: Nellie and James W., now living on Long Island .

(II) Tunis V., second son of James and Mariam (Vanarsdale) Holbrow, was born at Walden , New York , August 3, 1836 . He was originally a cabinetmaker, but from the year 1862 to the year 1900 he was on the police force of New York City . In the latter years of his service he was a lieutenant, but he is now retired. He is a member of the Masonic Lodge, No. 678, Brooklyn . He married Josephine, daughter of William collier, who was a shipbuilder in New York . Children, all born in Brooklyn : 1. Mariam V. 2. Lucy S. 3. Edith. 4. Herman. 5. Joseph. 6. Alice .

GALLAGHER. John Gallagher, the founder of this family, died at Montrose , New York , Westchester County , New York . He was a farmer. He married Catharine Garrity. Child, William H., referred to below.

(II) William H., son of John and Catharine (Garrity) Gallagher, was born at Verplanck Point, Westchester County , New York , died there February 10, 1910 . For twenty-five years he was employed as a telegrapher by the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Matthew and Margaret (Springstead) Daily. Her grandfather, Matthew Daily, was born in Ireland and emigrated to this country with his two sons, Matthew and Bernard. Matthew (2) Daily married Margaret Springstead. Children, all born at Montrose: 1. Bernard, married Catharine Currin, of Verplanck Point, child, Frank. 2. Elizabeth , referred to above. 3. Jane. 4. James. 5. Francis. 6. John, married Mary Murphy, of Verplanck Point, no children. 7. Matthew, unmarried. 8. William, unmarried. 9. Henry, unmarried. 10 Francis, unmarried. 11. Robert, unmarried. 12. Joseph, unmarried. These children are all living at Verplanck Point. Children of Willian H. and Elizabeth (Daily) Gallagher, all born at Montrose: 1. Catharine, September 3, 1901 . 2. William, December 19, 1902 . 3. Bernard, February 7, 1904 . 4. John, August 6, 1905 . 5. Matthew, October 30, 1906 . 6. James, October 20, 1908 . 7. Raymond, November 15, 1909 .

ENGLISH. Michael English, the first member of this family of whom we have definite information, was a native of Ireland , where he was born and died. He married Mary Duffy. Children; 1. Edward, referred to below. 2. Patrick. 3. Peter. 4. Mary.

(II) Edward, son of Michael and Mary

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(Duffy) English, was born in Ireland and Died there. He married Mary McElroy. Children: 1. Patrick. 2. Arthur. 3. Peter, referred to below. 4. Michael. 5. James. 6. Rose.

(III) Peter, son of Edward and Mary (McElroy) English, was born in Ireland . He married an English woman. Children, all born in England : 1. Arthur, married Theresa O'Hara, nine children. 2. James, married Bridget McCourt, of Ireland , children: i. Elizabeth , ii. James. 3. Michael, referred to below.

(IV) Michael (2), son of Peter English, was born in England , august 31, 1855, died in Yonkers , Westchester County , New York , April 20, 1911 . In early life he was a bookkeeper and later a contractor. He was an Independent in politics, a communicant of the Roman Catholic Church in Yonkers , and a member of the Holy Name Society. He married Margaret, daughter of John and Catharine (McKeown-Carraher) McCudden. Henry McKeown, her grandfather, was born in Ireland , and married Mary Murphy. Children: 1. Felix, died unmarried. 2. John, died unmarried. 3. Thomas, married Margaret Corbett, of Dublin , Ireland , children: i. Bridget, ii. George, iii. Alexander, iv. Peter, and v. Mary Ann, vi Catharine, referred to above. Catharine, daughter of Henry and Mary (Murphy) McKeown, was born in Ireland , and married (first) Patrick Carraher, a farmer at Ballybinavie , Ireland , and (second) John McCudden; children, five by first marriage: i. Mary, ii. Ann, iii. John, iv. James, and v. Catharine, all born in Ireland , vi. Helen, vii. Margaret, referred to above. John McCudden, second husband of Catharine McKeown, and father of Margaret McCudden, moved to Steamtown Station , Ireland , where he owned a flax mill and a large farm. His father and grandfather were weavers. Children of Michael and Margaret (McCudden) English, all born in Yonkers ; i. Hannah E., born august 21, 1889, a schoolteacher in Yonkers , ii. Elizabeth C., born November 1, 1891 , a school teacher in Yonkers , iii. Gifford A., born December 26, 1893 , iv. Eva A., born October 14, 1896 .

TOMPKINS. The family of Tompkins has been notable from a very early date in Westchester County , New York , and has spread out thence over a wide area. The form of the name suggests Welsh origin, but this is not a certain conclusion. The immigrant ancestor, John Tompkins, settled at Concord , Massachusetts , and later at Fairfield , Connecticut , in the next generation the family is found in Westchester County . Daniel D. Tompkins, of this family, was a member of congress, governor of New York , and vice-president of the United States .

(I) Thomas Tompkins, the first member of this family about whom we have definite information, lived in Putnam County , New York , and served in the War of 1812. He was a blacksmith. He married Catherine Knapp, of Yorktown . Children: 1. Joseph. 2. Ferrie. 3. George. 4. Isaac. 5. Daniel. 6. Moses H., of whom further. 7. David.

(II) Moses H., son of Thomas and Catherine (Knapp) Tompkins, was born August 7, 1817 , died June 18, 1894 , buried at Dale Cemetery . He was a carpenter and builder at Ossining , Westchester County , new York . At hat place he was a charter member of the Odd Fellows' Lodge. For several years he was trustee of the village. He married Catherine, born May 15, 1829 , daughter of James and Ann (Croford) nelson, who lived at Ossining ; Mrs. Nelson was daughter of a colonel in the British Army. Children of James and Ann (Croford) Nelson: 1. Joseph. 2. William, died in the East Indies . 3. John, died in Brooklyn , buried at Dale Cemetery . 4. Richard, born July 1, 1835 , died November 25, 1907 . 5. Ann. 5. May. 7. Eliza. 8. Ellen. 9. Catherine, referred to above. 10. George, died May 11, 1852 , and one other. Children of Moses H. and Catherine (Nelson) Tompkins: 1. George, died at Croton, Westchester County ; married Lucinda Ryan; two children, deceased. 2. Clarence, married Phoebe Van Norton, of New Rochelle . 3. Adrian H., married Harriet E. Goodwell, of New York ; children: i. Howard S., ii. Catherine G., iii. Marian E., iv. Harriet, all born at Ossining . 4. Theoryn F., died November 16, 1860 . 5. Albert T., has been employed in the Brandulk Works for forty years and is now shipping clerk; he married Elizabeth E. Trotter, of Ossining; children, all born at Ossining: i. Frederick, ii. George, iii. Franklin Ball. 6. J. Frank, a prominent business man at Norwich , Connecticut . 7. Catherine N.

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DEPUY. Nicholas Depuis, the founder of this family, died in 1691. He was a brother of Francis Depuis. In October, 1662, he set sail in the vessel " Purmerland Church ," emigrating from Artois , France , to new Amsterdam. Whether he was a refugee on account of religion is not known; the date of emigration is long before that of the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes. He held office in New York under the English. Decidedly a rover, he appears to have been active and successful in business. It is known that he resided at different times at New York City , New Utrecht, Long Island , and Bergen , New Jersey ; he visited Kingston , New York , on various occasions and is recorded as having been there engaged in the packing of fish. He married, in Europe , Catharina de Vos. Children: 1. John, born about 1655, died about 1732, married (first) Elizabeth Tyson and (second) Petronella ------------------. 2. Moses, referred to below. 3. --------, born about 1660. 4. Joseph, baptized February 5, 1663 . 5. Aaron, baptized November 30, 1664 . 6. Magdelena, baptized February 16, 1667 . 7. Susanna, baptized April 7, 1669 , married (first) Odadias winter, and (second) John Pamerton, 8. Nicholas, baptized July 11, 1670 . 9. Paulus, baptized August 11, 1675 .

(II) Moses Depuy, son of Nicholas and Catharina (de Vos) Depius, was born in Europe about 1657. About 1680 he made his home at Kingston ; later he moved into a less settled district in the same county of Ulster ; he and his sons were substantial farmers and good citizens in Marbletown and Rochester . He is one of the original trustees named in Queen Anne's grant of the town of Rochester in 1703. He married (first) about 1680, Maria, born in Albany in 1660, daughter of Cornelius Wynkoop, and (second) October 17, 1724 , Peterneltje (De Pree) Van Aken, who married (first) Marinus Van Aken. Children, all by first marriage, with dates of baptism: 1. Marwitje, April 24, 1681 . 2. Nicholas, December 3, 1682 , married, March 22, 1707 , Weyntjen Roosa. 3. Catharina, April 6, 1684 . 4. Magdalena , March 14, 1686 . 5. Cornelis, January 8, 1689 , married, May 6, 1713 , Catrina Van Aken. 6. Catrina, May 25, 1690 . 7. Moses, September 27, 1691 , married, February 14, 1716 , Margrietje Shoonmaker. 8. Benjamin, referred to below. 9. Susanna, Janaury 9, 1698. 10. Catharina, November 30, 1701 , married, May 10, 1722 , Benjamin Shoonmaker. 11. Jacobus, September 19, 1703 , married August 26, 1725 , Sara Shoonmaker.

(III) Benjamin, son of Moses and Maria (Wynkoop) Depuy, was baptized at Kingston , October 13, 1695 . He married (first) September 3, 1719, Elizabeth, baptized at Kingston, February 18, 1700, daughter of Jocken Hendricksee and Anna (Hussey) Shoonmaker, and (second) December 13, 1735, Eicke DeWitt. Children, all but the last named by first marriage, with dates of baptism: 1. Benjamin, July 3, 1720 . 2. Maria, Janaury 28, 1722. 3. Johannes, Janaury 19, 1724. 4. Johannes, March 26, 1727 . 5. Benjamin, referred to below. 6. Sarah, December 25, 1737 .

(IV) Benjamin (2), son of Benjamin (1) and Elizabeth (Shoonmaker) Depuy, was baptized at Kingston , January 29, 1729 . He is probably the Benjamin Depuy who was living in the precinct of Mamakating , Ulster County (then much more extensive than the present town of this name) in what is now Sullivan County , by 1766. He was a prominent citizen, a commissioner of highways of the precinct, and one of the committee of safety in the time of the Revolution.

(VI) Elias, probably grandson of Benjamin (2) Depuy, lived at Woodbourne, Sullivan County, New York. He was engaged in farming and had a saw mill, cutting the timber, hauling it, and converting it into lumber. He married Helen Broadhead, born at Wawarsing, Sullivan County , new York . Among his children was Moses, referred to below.

(VII) Moses, son of Elias and Helen (Broadhead) Depuy, was born at Woodbourne , New York , January 28, 1840 , died at Port Jervis, Orange County , New York , July 15, 1907 . He worked on his father's farm in boyhood, also helping to cut logs in the winter and being employed in the mill in the summer. In 1861 he went to Port Jervis, where he worked for his brother, Ten Eyck Depuy, in a sash and blind factory. Five years later he and Frank Broadhead purchased the business, and in two years more he bought out his partner. In 1881 he sold his lumber interests, entered into the coal business and was located on what is now the present site of the Erie station. He

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also dealt in lumber, clearing woods by contract, furnishing wood to brick yards and ties to railroads. In these lines he prospered until he retired in 1898. He was a member of Ustayantha Lodge, No. 143, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of Port Jervis Lodge, No. 328, Free and Accepted Masons, of Neversink Chapter, No. 186, Royal Arch Masons, of Delaware Commandery, No. 44, Knights Templar. He was an active Democrat in politics, being at one time president of the Deerpark Democratic Club. He held the offices of president of the village twice; trustee of the village; member of the board of education six years, being president for one year. Frequently he was sent as a delegate to political conventions. He and his family attended the Presbyterian Church.

He married (first), in 1859, Margaret Westbrook, of Sullivan County, New York, (second) Mary Van InWegen, daughter of James and Catharine (Van InWegen) Ketchum, of Oakland Valley , Sullivan County, New York, where her father was a lumber merchant. Children: 1. Minnie Catharine. 2. Ketchum Moses, referred to below.

(VIII) Ketchum Moses, son of Moses and Mary Van InWegen (Ketchum) Depuy, was born November 12, 1886 . He was educated in the public schools of Port Jervis Eastman's Business College , at Poughkeepsie , from which he was graduated, class of 1905. In 1907 he started on his own account in the local and cordage business, which had previously belonged to his father, and has been successful in this enterprise.

IRISH. This family, it is said, is of French origin, bearing originally the name D'Irey. They served in the First and Second Crusades. After ward settling in Germany , the family dropped the preposition, appearing as Irey. Again its members were distinguished in war, fighting on the side of England against Germany ; one was knighted on the field of Flodden . In England , to which the family was transplanted, the name took its present form, and one of the family was sheriff of London for five years.

The English residence of this family appears to have been Somersetshire. From an early time in the American history, many of the family have been Quakers, this may have been the reason for removing from Massachusetts to Rhode Island .

(I) John Irish, the founder of this family, died before March 5, 1678 . An indenture dated April 20, 1629, is recorded in the Taunton, Massachusetts, records, July 12, 1607, by which John Irish, of the parish of Clisdon, county of Somerset, England, laborer, agreed with Timothy Hatherly, of the parish of St. Gloves, Southwark, county of Surrey, England, feltmaker, to abide with him five years at Plymouth, New England, having meat, drink, lodgings, and five pounds a year, and at the end of the time twelve bushels of grain and twenty-five acres of land. At a later time he removed to Duxbury , Massachusetts . Children: 1. John, of whom further. 2. Elias.

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