CORNELL UNIVERSITY LIBRARY If LIDS AT CI HECK, AN -APPENDIX^ TO ROBERT DODGE'S .TORY OF TRISTRAM DODGE AND HIS DESCENDANTS IN AMERICA, RICHARD UESPARD 1J013GE. Cornell University Library The original of this book is in the Cornell University Library. There are no known copyright restrictions in the United States on the use of the text. http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924029840513 Cornell University Library CS71.D64 D642 Dodge lands at Cow Neck : an appendix to olin 3 1924 029 840 513 PREFACE. The errors and omissions inevitably occurring in the first edition of any. work, and especially in a Genealogy, where absolute accuracy is difficult of attainment, led the writer to construct a list of errata in his own copy of the above His- tory ; additions of new matter were made, and the result was finally embodied in the ensuing pages, which naturally fall into three divisions, as follows : — Part I. — Corrections to be made in the first edition of the History. Part II. — Description of the " Dodge Lands" at Cow Neck, L.I. Part III. — Reminiscences of the Old Dodge Homestead, at Port Washington, by Henry T. Dodge. Although some parts of this Appendix are of necessity rather " dry," yet there are several quaint and interesting items which it is hoped will be found acceptable to the mem- bers of our family, and perhaps even to the general reader. Valuable assistance has been given in this work by the following relatives and friends : Robert Dodge, the author of the " History "; Henry O. Dodge, and his son Henry T. Dodge, of Port Washington, L. I. ; Mrs. Helen D. Camp- man, of New York, and H. M. W. Eastman, Esq., of Roslyn; to all. of whom grateful acknowledgments are due. Brooklyn, January, 1896. CONTENTS. Part I. — Corrections in History, Descendants of Daniel Dodge, .... Memoir of Daniel and Richard J. Dodge, Note on Old Grave Yards, Part II.— The Dodge Lands at Cow Neck, . . . Samuel Clowes' Map, Purchases of Thomas and Samuel Dodge, Deed — S. Clowes to Thomas Dodge, . . 1 71 8, " Thomas D. to Samuel Dodge, . . 1718, " Thomas D. to Tristram Dodge, . 1719, " J. Cornel to Samuel Dodge, . . 1720, " J. Cornel to Thomas Dodge, . . 1721, Samuel Dodge's 10 acre lot, . . 1730, Thomas Dodge's 81 acre tract, . 1730, Deed A. Onderdonk to Samuel Dodge, . 1 73 1 , Change of Highway, 1728, Deed — Monfort Ex'rs to Jeremiah Dodge 1730, " Hutchings to Baxter, 1.743. R. Cornell to Wilkie Dodge, . . 1746, Will of Samuel Dodge, 1761, Letter of Samuel Dodge, Jr., 1776, Deed — S. Rapelye to Tristram Dodge, . 18 10, H. Coutant to John Dodge, . . 1793, After History of the Dodge Lands, . . Part III. — Reminiscences of the Dodge Homestead, 10 1 1 12 13 IS 16 17 17 17 18 19 19 20 21 22 22 23 23 25 26 27 28 29 CONTENTS. Part I. — Corrections in History Descendants of Daniel Dodge, .... Memoir of Daniel and Richard J. Dodge, Note on Old Grave Yards, Part II.— The Dodge Lands at Cow Neck, . . . Samuel Clowes' Map, Purchases of Thomas and Samuel Dodge, Deed — S. Clowes to Thomas Dodge, . . 17 1 8, Thomas D. to Samuel Dodge, . . 1718, " Thomas D. to Tristram Dodge, . 1719, J. Cornel to Samuel Dodge, . . 1720, " J. Cornel to Thomas Dodge, . . 1721, Samuel Dodge's 10 acre lot, . . 1730, Thomas Dodge's 81 acre tract, . 1730, Deed A. Onderdonk to Samuel Dodge, . 173 1, Change of Highway, 1728, Deed — Monfort Ex'rs to Jeremiah Dodge 1730, " Hutchings to Baxter, ! 743. R. Cornell to Wilkie Dodge, . . 1746, Will of Samuel Dodge, 1761, Letter of Samuel Dodge, Jr., l 77^, Deed — S. Rapelye to Tristram Dodge, . 18 10, " H. Coutant to John Dodge, . . 1793, After History of the Dodge Lands, . . Part III. — Reminiscences of the Dodge Homestead, Page. 10 1 1 12 13 15 16 17 17 17 18 19 19 20 21 22 22 23 23 25 26 27 28 29 Part I.— Corrections to be made in the first EDITION OF THE HISTORY PUBLISHED IN 1 886. On page 12, line 4, for "followers," read "companions." 38, last line, for 1684, read 1690. 41, line 3, for children, read child. 42, line 4, for 1821, read 18 10. 42, line 6, for 1684, read 1690. 42, line 18— The tombstone mentioned is marked T.D.i 789 and is therefore not that of Thomas, Senior, who died July 19, 1755, but of his son Thomas, Jr., who dropped dead between the house and the barn on May 12, 1789. On page 43, 4th line from bottom, read Henry Onderdonk Dodge. On page 44, 8th line from bottom, read Herbert K. Dodge, who married Nov. 14, 1894, Gertrude E. Edmonds. On page 44, after fifth line from bottom, insert — Henry Thomas Dodge married at Poughkeepsie, N. Y., April 16, 1884, Marie Antoinette Polhemus ; child, Charles Forster Dodge, b. June 19, 1886. On pages 44, 45 and 59 — The Tristram Dodge mentioned here must not be confounded with the grandson of the first settler of Block Island, referred to on page 41 at top of page, and also on page 56; he was doubt- less a descendant of the first Tristram, and on pages 22 and 25 of this appendix the probabilities of his being a son of Jeremiah are considered. On page 57, line 11, for Gen. I., read Geo. I. On page 57, line 16, erase first figure 2, so as to read "Lib. 2 P- 395-" On page 58, line 8, for John, read Joshua. On page 60, line 14, for 1766, read 1761. On page 98, lines 3 and 4, should be omitted. On page 119, line 6, for 1766 read 1761. On page 121, in place of the first few lines of the fol- lowing poem as given there, insert the whole as follows : It should be read twice, the first time reading each line straight across; the second time, reading the first half of two lines, and then the second half of the same two and so on. (Written by Samuel Dodge, Jr., son of Samuel of Cow Neck, and great grandson of the first Tristram Dodge of Block Island, he being a member of the New York Legislature at the time. ) "The Political Sentiments of the Author, 1779." Hark! hark! the trumpet sounds — The din of War's alarms O'er seas and solid grounds, Do call us all to arms. Who for King George do stand, Their honors soon will shine, Their ruin is at hand. Who with the Congress join. The acts of Parliament, In them I much delight, I hate their curst intent, Who for the Congress fight. Who non resistance hold, They have my hand and heart, May they for slaves be sold. Who act a Whiggish part. The Tories of the day, They are my daily toast, They soon shall sneak away, Who independence boast. The Congress of the States, I hate with all my heart, Blessing upon them waits, Who e'er take Britain's part. To General Washington Confusion and dishonor, May numbers daily run To Britain's royal banner. On Mansfield, North and Bute May daily blessings pour Confusion and dispute, On Congress evermore. To North, that British Lord, May honors still be done, I wish a block, or cord, To General Washington. On page 122, lines 15 and 16 — Erase statement that Samuel Dodge was a member of the Cincinnati. On page 123, line 10, for 1842 read 1847. " " 125, 3d line from bottom, for 1842 read 1847. " " 126, line 4, for John read Jane. " 129, line 12, for 1795 read 1797. " " 129, line 14, for 1798 read 1790. " " 130, line 7 from bottom, for 29, read 27. " " 131, line 2, for 1835 read 1853. " " 133, line 7, for 1867 read 1864. " " 133, replace lines 8 to 13, by the following list of the descendants of Daniel Dodge — Son of the above Samuel Dodge, Jr. 11 >rY a- 3 ^¥ "1 2. 3- 4 5- 6. 7- S. 9- 10. ii. Children of^Daniel and Ann Dodge. Jane, b. 156 William St., N. Y. , May 29, 1797. d. May 10, Jane, b. at Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Sept 23, 1799. d. Aug. 17, Ann Eliza, b. 374 (now 378) Pearl St., N. Y., Nov. 21, 1801. d. Oct. 16 Sarah Addoms, Richard James, Emeline Amanda. Helen, Susan William, twins, Mary Catharine, Susan Augusta, Jany. 19, 1804. Jany. 26, 1S07. Feb 10, 1809. June 30, 1811. Nov. Nov. 1813 1813 May 23, 1816. Aug 29, 1819. d. Jan. 23, d. Aug 2, d Mar. 30, d. Sept. 28, d. Sept 20, d. Sept. 13, d. J~ chased the allotment of Samuel Clowes (the Surveyor him- self) in 1718, and he then sold part of it to his cousin i.fST Samuel, and part to his brother Tristram. Afterwards, he bought the present homestead farm, which has descended in a direct line to his great grandson, Henry O. Dodge ; and later, in 1730, he acquired part, if not the whole, of the allotments of Carle & Ellison, on Clowes' map. Samuel Dodge, in addition to the farm received from Thomas Dodge, purchased from Joshua Cornel the tract lying between the above mentioned homestead farm and the "Sandy Hollow Road." He next bought, in 1731, 53! acres from Andrew Onderdonk, on the southeast corner of said " Sandy Hollow Road " and the " Middle Neck Road;" and also at some time unknown, but before 1730, a ten acre lot, south of the plot obtained from Thomas Dodge in 1718. In 171 1, before the appearance of the above members of the Dodge family at Cow Neck, Samuel Sands sold his allotment to Richbell Mott, as recorded at Jamaica in Liber C, page 52, and it is this tract that is mentioned in the deed from Samuel Clowes to Thomas Dodge, as bounding the property on the north. The following is a more detailed narrative of the various early purchases, together with the corresponding descrip- tions in the deeds, etc. 3.S" I — Samuel Clowes, of' Jamaica in Queens County, on the Island Nassau, Gent, and Catharine his wife, of the one part ; and Thomas Dodge, of Hempstead, in the County aforesaid, Yeoman. Deed dated Feb. 18, 1718, "in " the 5th year of the reigne " of our soveraigne Lord " King George, &c. in the " year of Man's Salvation, " 1718." Consideration 373 pounds, 14 shillings and 3 pence, lawful money of New York. Conveys " All that his y e " said Samuel Clowes' certain " farm, plantation or tract of K "land, situate, lying and be- " ing on Cow Neck, in the To.wnship of Hempstead and " County abovesaid, containing 202 acres and a quarter and " 14 square roods ; being bounded easterly by Hempstead " Harbor ; northerly, partly by Richard Greave and partly " by Richbell Mott ; westerly, by other lands laid out upon " gate-rights ; and southerly, by the land belonging to the "heirs of John Carle, deceased. Excepting and always re- " serving out of this present grant * * the full quantity " of 20 acres of land to be cutt off on that side of said tract "lying next adjacent to the land now in the possession of " Richard Greave aforesaid, to be 20 rood's in breadth at the " waterside, and at the other end to begin at the great wal- " nut tree which stands in a southwest corner of the said " Richard Greaves, and to run thence southerly so far as to " contain and take in the said quantity of 20 acres. . Only " the said Thomas Dodge, his heirs and assigns, to have the " liberty (for a convenient place to be appointed by the said " Samuel Clowes or his heirs and assigns) of a cartway over " the said 20 acres of land, and also the liberty of using the " Spring that is thereon, if they have occasion, they taking " care to put up the bars. To have and to hold, etc. S. Clowes [l. s ] " Catharine Clowes [l. s.] " Acknowledged Feb. 12, 1723-4. Recorded June 10, 1874, in Liber 440, page 63, at Jamaica. 10 Nothing further has been found in regard to the above reservation of 20 acres ; it was probably acquired later by Thomas Dodge or his heirs and assigns. 2 — Thomas Dodge, and Susannah, his wife, of Hempstead, Queens Co., Province of New York, Yeoman ; to Samuel Dodge of the same place, Yeoman. Deed dated March 18, 1718. (Recorded Liber 2, page 395.) Consideration .£124. Conveys " Farme att Hemp- " stead of 59 acres and 26 " square rods, or one-third, " lacking Five acres of that " Farme that was Samuel " Clowes'; bounded Easterdly " partly by Thomas Dodge " aforesaid, and partly by Tristram Dodge, and northerdly " by Rigbell Mott ; westerdly by other lands laid out upon " gate-rights, and Southerdly by land belonging to the heirs "of John Carle, deceased." Witnessed by Thomas; (Jr.), Wilkie and Tristram Dodge. (A copy of the above deed is in the History, page 57.) -x iii 3 — Thomas Dodge to Tristram Dodge. (See page 231 of the History, where the date is given as Jan. 11,1719.) No record has yet been found of the sale of, this plot of 79 acres to Tristram Dodge. Maid ye 17th March 1720. (Lib. 2 p. 397.) Consider- ation Fifty Pounds. Conveys " a certain Messuage or dwel- " ling house with the land the "said house stands on, at " Cow Neck, nigh Collard's " Cove, with a certain tract of " land nigh adjoining to the " said house, butted and " bounded as followeth : Beginning at a stake standing to " the North of a Black Oak tree, it being Thomas Carle's " corner tree, thence southardly by Carle's land to a black " oak stump on the north of the road ; thence westerly to " another black oak stump, being formerly Collard's bound -Capt. Joshua Cornel of Cow Neck in town- ship of Hempstead, Queens Co., Province of New York, to Samuel Dodge, of same place, Yeoman. & " tree; so still running westerly to a post and rail fence now " standing, so westerly as fence now runs, to the road ; " thence northerly as fence now runs to a stake by the fence ; " thence easterly as fence now runs to another stake ; thence " northeasterly to stake we first begin at ; being by compu- " tation 20 acres more or less. " Also I do further grant all my right, title, interest, " etc., to All the commons or unenclosed lands adjoining to " the aforesaid tract of land lying on the south and west " side of the above named fence." (See page 58 of History.) 5. — Josuah Cornel of Deed dated July 4, 172 1. (Not Cow Neck, &c, and recorded.) Consideration Sarah, his wife, to £'44. 7s, 6d t-u -r^ j c Conveys, "All, &c, on Cow i.ST lhomas Dodge, of « -vr*. id- ». id jj s ' Week. Begin at a Redd same place, Yeoman. <• Qak tree, by a path that K " goes across the Neck, it " runs N 33° E 13 roods to " another redd oak tree, thence East 28° North 14 roods to "a small walnut standing by a brook, thence S. 26 E. 28 " roods to another small-walnut, thence East io° N. 45! roods " to a large white oak, thence S33 Q W."— (Error in deed. This "should be S 33° E.)— "74 roods to a black oak standing by " another path that goes along the Neck, thence west 3 " south 44 roods to a stake, thence west 50" south iof " roods to another stake, thence due west 103^ roods to " first mentioned path or highway, thence northerly along '■ said path till it comes to the first station. Containing 53! "acres. Bounded westerly by first mentioned path and " other land of said Josuah Cornel, northerly by Edmund " Mott, easterly and southerly by Samuel Dodge." This is the farm now occupied by Henry O. Dodge and family. 6 — By reference to the next description (No. 7, below), we find that Samuel Dodge was in possession before 1730, of a " ten acre lot," directly south of his first purchase from Thomas Dodge. The conveyance of this lot has not yet been found in the records. 7 — A tract of 81 acres belonging to Thomas Dodge, being part of the Carle & Ellison allotments on Clowes' map. No record has been found of this, but the following description is copied from a Diagram of the Survey of said 81 acres, now among the papers of H. T. Dodge. "Ony e 31th day of March 1730, atte The Request " of Thomas Dodge of Cow Neck, in the Bounds of Hemp- " stead in Queens County on Long Island, I have measured " and Laid to Thomas Dodge aforesaid, a certain tract or " Royal of Land lying on Cow Neck aforesaid, containing " 81 acres, 3 roods, 27 rods. The first Bounder is the south- " west corner of Samuel Dodge's Ten Acres, which he " bought Thomas, which Thomas Dodge bought with his " own land of Rem Remsen ; so ranging along the east side "of the highway S. 14 E. 10 chains 90 links to a black oak " tree, stand on the East side of the Highway, thence S. g u " E. 5 chains to Jeremiah Dodge's northwest corner. Rang- ing as Jeremiah's land runs, E. 2° N. 20 chains to a stake " to Andrew's southwest corner of his 20 acre lot, thence N. " 9° W., 5 chains to Andrew's northeast corner, thence as " his land runs E. 2° N., 29 chains to Trustrim Dodge's "southwest corner to a stake, thence N. \° E., 16 chains 8 " links, thence upon a Strate line to Samuel's northeast cor- " ner of his ten acres, thence S.-2$° E. 5 chains, 93 links, and "then as Samuel's Line Runs to the place of beginning. " Performed by me. "Sam'l Willis." 19 i.tr 8 — Andrew Onderdonk of Cow Neck, Hemp- stead, Queens Co., Prov. N. Y., Yeoman and Greetry, his wife, to Samuel Dodge of the same place, Yeo- man. Deed dated 12th April, 1731. Recorded Lib. 2 p. 392. Consideration £274, 12s. Conveys " one piece, etc. of ' land on Cow Neck, etc. " Butted and bounded as "follows: Easterly by High- " way that leads through y e " Neck ; northerly by the " Highway that leads to " Landing, westwardly by land "of Robert Hutchings and "Jonathan Whitehead, *" "southerly by land of ' Andrew Onderdonk, aforesaid : Beginning at a White Oak sapling, standing by the roadside, it being Robert Hutch- ' ings' northeast corner tree, running thence S. ij" west, 24 ' chains and 53 links, to a stake; thence east 2\° south, 2 ' chains ; thence east 6° south, 2 chains and 34 links ; thence ' N., 1 J" E. 2\ chains ; thence N. 30 E , 2 chains. 68 links; ' thence N. 46^ E., 1 chain, 75 links; thence N. 51 E , 2 ' chains, 61 links; thence N. 52 E., 2 chains and 90 links, ' to a stake ; thence N. 64^-° E., 4 chains, 6 links, to chest- ' nut tree ; thence "N. 69" E., 2\ chains, to chestnut stump ; ' thence S. 66° E., 5 chains, 64 links, to an ash tree ; thence ' S. 77 E. 4 chains, 86 links, to stake by road that leads ' thro' the Neck; thence by the road N. 9* W., 12 chains, ' 81 links; thence N. 13-J- W., 5 chains, 17 links; thence ' N. 14^" W., 2 chains, 75 links ; thence N. 12^* W„ 2 chains, ' 66 links ; thence by the highway that leads to the landing, ' W. 8i° S., 6 chains, 75 links; thence W. 17" S., 6 chains, ' 15 links ; thence W. 26" S., 5^ chains ; thence on a straight ' line to the place we first begin at. Containing 53f-acres ' and 36 rods." (See History, page 59.) 6 — In 1728 the names of Thomas, Tristram and Samuel appear in the following agreement to change a highway: Recorded L. 2, p. 97. " Whereas, When Cow Neck gate-right land was laid "first out by Samuel Clowes, John Sands and Jonathan " Smith, and they left four rods wide for a highway there in " several parts of the Neck, and afterwards the same was " confirmed by the Commissioners of the Highways, and so " it lay for many years, and the Inhabitants finding that " highway was not so convenient as it might be, if it should " be moved where it would sute the convenience of the nai- " borhood better, and for that we moved it, and also agreed " how and where it should be moved ; and then they, the '• said Commrs. and required them to move the said high- " way to run as the Inhabitants had last agreed, and "accordingly y e said Commissioners did move y e said high- " way and confirm the same ; and y e Commrs. desired " those men that had their land divided by y e former high- " way, to take it in, and so to joyne their land together; "and it pleased the Inhabitants that it should be so, ar.d "accordingly it hath been done by them. And it now be- " ing the request of Richard Cornell that he may take up " his proportionable part of y e said former highway, that is, " according as it did go throw or joyne to his land ; and we " thinking his request reasonable, we therefore do hereby " agree and consent to it, provided their is enof of said for- " mer hieway adjoying to y e said Richard Cornell's land, " and as an occasion of our assenting and consenting that he " requests, we have hereunto set our hands this 24th day of "August, Anno Domini 1728. Jost Springsteen, Lewis Hewlett, Adam Mott, Thomas D odge, Joseph Thome, Joseph Latham, Calip Cornell, Richard Place, Stephen Johnson, Sam. Sands. Jasher A. Carman, Joseph Halstead, Sam. Dodge. Wm. Huchings, Hendrickson Ramsay, Thomas Huchins.Andries Onderdonk,Cornelius Polhemus, Ram Ramson, Tristram Dodge, John Allison. " The above-said highway compared with the original " and entered by me. " Thos. Gildersleeve, Clarck." io — Peter Monfort, Rem Remsen and Corne"lius Van Wyck, Executors, etc. of Elbert Mon- fort, To Jeremiah Dodge. Deed dated March 31, 1730. Recorded L , 2. p. 416, Con- sideration, £321, 8s., i|d. Conveys " northwest part of " above farm, the bounds " whereof being a walnut " tree, which is the Widow 3. 12. Teremiah Dodge. " Sutton's north east bounds; "thence north 43 rods, 10 ~~ " * "links to a stake, thence W. " 2 U S. 215 rods 15 links to highway, thence S. 9 E. 44 " rods by the road, thence to point of beginning, 209 rods " to point of beginning. Containing 57! acres and 19 rods." Surveyed by Sam. Willis. NOTE. — The family traditions state that there were four Dodges settled originally at Cow Neck. This Jeremiah Dodge may have been a brother of the first Samue l, and the fourth person referred to in said traditions. His relation- ship to the others is probably established by the letter of if, 10 Samuel Dodge, Jr. in page 25 of this, where he is called " Uncle Jeremiah," and allusion is made to his grandson f. '(<> Stephen. (See pages 45 and 46 of History.) 11 — Robert Hutchings, etc., to Oliver Baxter. -88 Deed April 28, 1743. Rec. L, 2., p. 274. Consid. 177 pounds. " One certain mes- " suage, etc. in Cow Neck. " Butted, etc., etc., westerly " by the Bay, northerly by y c road that leads to Dodge's " landing til it comes to a White oak marked on three " sides, being Samuel Dodge's corner tree ; easterly by land "of Samuel Dodge, southerly by land of Daniel Whitehead " to y e Millpond and from his land running y e south side " of y e Millpond and Mill-dam down to y e Bay. Contain- " ' n g 39 acres, more or less." The above is noted here on account of its referring to Samuel Dodge's lands, etc., and thus assisting identification. The line between the two farms was part of the " Cow Neck middle line " on Clowes' Map. 12— Richard Cornell, D ee d dated Feb. 12, 1746. etc., to Consid. 5 pounds. (This deed Wilkie Dodge, is in the custody of H. M. Carpenter W. Eastman, Esq., of Roslyn, to whom the writer is ~~ ~ indebted for a copy, and for other favors kindly granted.) " All, etc., messuage or ten- " ement, etc., at Cow Neck lying on W. side of road that " runs from Samuel Dodge down the Neck. Bounded east l " by said road till it breast the line between Samuel Dodge- 3./i~ " and Thomas Dodge, whereon their houses now stand, and " from thence a west course to the Creek ; westerly by the "Creek, and southerly by the road that leads down to the "landing. Containing half an acre of ground." This is evidently the lot devised by Wilkie Dodge V. # to his son Samuel, in his will dated Feb. 13, 1752, and Rec. Lib. 18, p. 148. (See page 59 of the History, where said will is given.) 13 — WILL OF SAMUEL DODGE, $*JS~ (Born Block Island, 1691 ; died N. Y., 1761.) " The Last Will and Testament of Samuel Dodge, of "the City of New York, this 25th day of March, Anno " Dom., 1761, being of perfect mind and memory, do dis- " pose of the Worldly Estate wherewith it has pleased God " to bless me in this life, in the following manner and form : "Imprimis; I give and bequeath to my loving wife " Elizabeth, all her wearing apparel, my best bed, and suit- "able furniture for it, with other conveniences to keep "house, such as a pot, tea-kettle, tramell, fire-shovel and " tongs, dishes, etc., with privilege to dwell in my now "dwelling house, in which room, or two rooms she pleases, "during the time she remains my widow, with the privi- " ledge of the Yard, well and kitchen, together with all the " rent of my house at the East end of my ground, and the " use of my Negro Wench, Jude, during the above time "(and afterwards the wench to return to my estate.) The " above Legacy I give to my widow in lieu of her dowry. "Item: I give to my son, Jeremiah Dodge, all that *-f " house and lot of ground situate in New York, fronting "Queen Street, in Montgomery's ward," [now No. 380 " Pearl St.] " lying between a Lott of Doctor Lawrence on ' 23 the north side, and another Lott belonging and now in the possession of myself on the south side; together with that house at East end of my Lotts, after the death of my widow, to him, his heirs and assigns forever. "Item: I give to my other son, Samuel Dodge, all that house and Lott of ground in the which we both dwell," [now 378 Pearl St.] "adjoining on the north side to the above bequeathed house and Lott, on the south side to a Lott belonging or now in the possession of Philip Pelton ; the two above bequeathed Lotts to be equally divided in the breadth at the east or rear side of the said houses, with a straight line eastward to the rear or east end of all my ground, to him, his heirs and assigns forever. "And I ordain that my two sons, Jeremiah and Samuel, (whom I constitute my executors) do equally bear the charge of defraying all my just debts, all my moneys and wench Jude, after she has served my widow as afore- said, to be equally divided between them for that purpose ; and all my other household goods to be equally divided between my two sons and my daughter, Deborah Mott, except such goods as are bequeathed to my widow afore- said, and after she has done with them, to be Divided as above. " And I also ordain, notwithstanding the above be- queathments, that one feather bed, with a single tow ticken, two sheets, two pillows and a bolster, a blanket and coverled, be given to my granddaughter, Deborah Dodge, with ten pounds, when of age or married. " Item : I give to my grandson, Samuel Dodge, son of Wilkie Dodge, deceased, all that ground lying on Cow Neck, Long Island, near the house of Joseph Dodge, lying the south side of the road that leads from said house up the neck between said road, and the fence of Oliver Baxter, be it more or less, to him, his heirs and assigns forever. "And I hereby Disalow. Revoke and Disanull all other former Wills, Testaments, Legacies and Executors by me before this time named, Willed and bequeathed, Ratifying and confirming this and no other, to be my last Will and Testament. ty, to f'J t family archives. At one time he and Thomas Thorne, of I * ^ " Success " went to Albany on horseback, on official busi- ? ( w ness and returned the same way, a decided contrast to the < ,« - present mode of travel. He was one of the deacons ortrus- ^ tees of the Reformed Dutch Church at Manhasset, when v ^ first built, after it was removed from " Success." He and op his sister Molly would ride to church in the farm wagon on rj chairs, in which they also sat during service— one of the » chairs is still extant in the household. > ~ 31 u^ k 7 During the war of 1812 my Uncles Robert and Thomas were stationed at Fort Greene, in Brooklyn. My father was relieved of military duty on account of a certificate from Dr. Townsend, that his shoulder was liable to dislocation. My uncle Peter, who lived then in New York, was in the habit of riding to the training ground at Manhasset, over the ferries, and through all the tollgates free of charge when in uni- form. Among the family papers is a regimental warrant dated August 18, 1 81 7, and signed by M. Townsend, Lt. Col., ap- pointing my Uncle, Thomas Dodge, a Corporal, "in Capt. Martin Rapylee's Company" in the 17th Regiment, New York State Militia. During the Civil war, my brother, Jordan C. Dodge, was drafted in 1863, and paid $300 exemption money. Alonzo P. Dodge, son of Uncle Peter, enlisted in the Navy during three years of the war and returned in safety to his home after doing good service. The Following is a List of Some of the Relics Etc.. at the Homestead. One Indian axehead, of hard grey sandstone, nine inches long, five and a quarter pounds weight. One Indian mortar of stone for grinding corn, etc., height six inches, inside width six inches, depth, one and three- quarter inches. One Indian mortar of hard wood, hollowed by fire from tree trunk, height thirty inches, inside width, fourteen inches, depth, seventeen and one-half inches. One cannon ball three and one-half inches in diameter, six and a quarter pounds weight, left by the Hessians. One ancient oak checker board, twelve inches square. One pair wafer-irons with my great grandfathers initials T. D., 1762 on one side, and his wife's initials, S. D., on the other. Also horse pistols and other firearms, swords, etc., etc., such as are frequently found in old Colonial houses. '.