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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Vail , Stephen Montford 1818 -1880 (search)
Vail, Stephen Montford 1818-1880
Clergyman; born in Union Dale, Westchester co., N. Y., Jan. 10, 1818; graduated at Bowdoin College in 1838, and at the Union Theological Seminary in 1842; began to preach in the Methodist Episcopal Church and founded the first church of that denomination in Brunswick, Me.; was Professor of Languages in Amenia Seminary in 1843; held pastorates in Fishkill, N. Y., Sharon, Conn., and Pine Plains, N. Y.; Professor of Oriental Languages in the General Biblical Institute of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Concord, N. H., in 1849; and became United States consul for Rhenish Bavaria in 1869.
He wrote for the Methodist press; and published essays on slavery and church polity.
He died in Jersey City, N. J., Nov. 26, 1880.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Van Wart , Isaac 1760 -1828 (search)
Van Wart, Isaac 1760-1828
Patriot; born in Greenburg, N. Y., in 1760; engaged in farming in Westchester county, N. Y. During the Revolutionary War he was an ardent sympathizer with the patriot cause, and on Sept. 23, 1780, with John Paulding and David Williams, captured Maj. John Andre (q. v.) when that officer was returning from the American lines.
For this act each of the three captors received the thanks of Congress, a pension of $200 per annum for life, and a silver medal.
He died in. During the Revolutionary War he was an ardent sympathizer with the patriot cause, and on Sept. 23, 1780, with John Paulding and David Williams, captured Maj. John Andre (q. v.) when that officer was returning from the American lines.
For this act each of the three captors received the thanks of Congress, a pension of $200 per annum for life, and a silver medal.
He died in Mount Pleasant, N. Y., May 23, 1828.
A monument was erected to his memory by the citizens of Westchester county in 1829.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), White Plains , battle of. (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Wilkins , Isaac 1742 -1830 (search)
Wilkins, Isaac 1742-1830
Clergyman; born in Withywood, Jamaica, W. I., Dec. 17, 1742; graduated at Columbia College in 1760; became a member of the New York colonial legislature in 1772.
He supported England prior to the Revolutionary War, and owing to some political pamphlets which he wrote was forced by the Sons of Liberty to flee from the country in 1775.
At the conclusion of the war he settled on Long Island, and afterwards studied theology, and was ordained in the Protestant Episcopal Church in 1801.
He died in Westchester, N. Y., Feb. 5, 1830.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Witchcraft, New York (search)
Witchcraft, New York
In 1665 Ralph Hill and his wife Mary were arrested for witchcraft and sorcery; they were tried by a jury, which included Jacob Leisler, afterwards governor, and acquitted, the jury finding nothing considerable against them.
The event created but little excitement.
In 1670, however, the case of Katherine Harrison led to complications between the judiciary and the people.
She was a widow, who on being banished from Weathersfield, Conn., as a witch, settled in Westchester.
As soon as her antecedents became known, a formal complaint was lodged against her, and she was taken before the court of assizes for examination.
There nothing could be proven against her, and she was, accordingly, released from restraint.
Her neighbors, however, were not satisfied with the decision of the court, and took such means of showing their resentment that she was compelled to seek a home elsewhere.
This was probably the earliest case in the colonies of what is now known as
Yonkers,
A city in Westchester county, N. Y.; on the Hudson and Bronx rivers; adjoining the northern part of New York City.
It is a charming residential place and has important manufactures.
The place received its name in 1788; was incorporated as a village in 1855 and as a city in 1872; and is the seat of the
The Falls of the Yellowstone. Philipse Manor, erected in 1752, and now the city hall; Greystone, the suburban residence of Samuel J. Tilden; the Hebrew home for the aged and infirm; and the Leake and Watts orphan home.
Population in 1900, 47,931.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), York , James , Duke of -1701 (search)