THE TOWN OF PELHAM. 69 



formerly belonged to Colonel David Pell; and upon the division of his 

 property, was purchased by the late- James Hay, Esq;* The dwelling 

 house is a handsome structure of stone, and commands a beautiful view 

 of Hutchinson's River, together with the distant village and spire of 

 Eastchester. The garden contains a choice collection of trees and 

 shrubs, and is also enlivened by a running stream. 6 About half a mile 

 further up the valley is situated the "Race Field" once famous in the 

 annals of the turf, adjoining which is the village of Pelhamville ; here is 

 a depot of the New Haven Railroad and a small Episcopal church, called 

 the Church of the Redeemer ; at present a chapel of ease to Christ 

 church, Pelham. A grand feature in this beautiful valley is an extensive 

 range of forests called the Pelham woods. 



On the margin of the East River Creek, or Aqueanouncke, near the 

 Boston Boulevard in this town, is situated " The Shrubbery," the residence 

 of the Prevost family. George A. Prevost, Esq., the brother of the pres- 

 ent owners, is the only surviving son of the late Mayor George William 

 Prevost. This place was formerly the property of Joshua Pell, Esq., 

 whose son, Joshua, sold it to Colonel Aaron Burr, from whom it passed 

 by purchase to his step-son, Augustine James Frederick Prevost. c The 

 latter, subsequently conveyed it to Major General Prevost. The Pre- 

 vosts were originally from Geneva in Switzerland, being descended 

 from Major General Augustine Prevost, of that place, who married 

 Anne, daughter of the Chevalier George Grand, of Amsterdam, Hol- 

 land. 1 * The father of the late proprietor was Major General Augustine 

 Prevost, brother of Lieutenant General Sir George Prevost, Baronet, 

 Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of the British North Ameri- 

 can Colonies now represented by the Rev. Sir George Prev.ost, Baronet 

 of Belmont, Hampshire, England. The brothers of the late proprietor 

 were Colonel Augustine Prevost, lost at sea, and Capt. Henry Prevost, 

 who fell in the storming of Cindad Rodrigo, in Spain. 



a James Hay was a descendant of James Hay, Esq., of Netherinch, Scotland, who joined 

 the army of Prince Charles Edward in 1745, and was wounded at the " light of Falkirk. He 

 was buried in Kilsyth ciiurch yard, Scotland. .The lamily coat of aims, arg. 3 1 scutch ons, 

 go. a e t ) 1. - s en on th; north side of the house at Pelham. 1 he tradition is that these arms 

 were granted by Kenneth IIL, King of Scotland, anno. 980 to thj first 1 lay and Ida tw 1 

 their bravery at the battle of Lancaster Perth, as they hud proved themselves tb • (copy torn) 



b The old road to Pell's Point, or Neck, from the '-King's highway, or "Westchester 

 Path," as it was anciently called, formerly ran south of this house, making almost a circuit 

 about the ground. 



c Augustine James Frederick Prevost was the son of Colonel Frederick Prevost by his wife 

 Theodosia Bartow, who afterwards married Colonel Aaron Burr. 



d "At t;i - Syno 1 ot L mdoo 1 1 1 '45. forth; Proviucjof Poictou, appeared John Chabroll 

 Pastor of thechurcb of 'J houars. accompanied with Sir Peter Prevost, Enght Lord of La 

 Javeiiere, Elders in the church of ( hautonnay and Pnybel hard, and Charles Prevost, Esq., 

 Lord of La Bimonie, elder in the church of < tiampagne and Monton.'' Quicks Synodic n. voL 

 At 5th Colloquy of Alenqon appeared Stephen Le i'revost. Lord or Buisson, Quick's 

 Synodicon, vol. ii, 635 The arms and crest of the Prevost family are. az r arm in 



f esse issuing out of clouds from the -se point, the hand grasping a Bword, erect 



ppe. a pommel and hilt, or, in chief, 2 mulletts, or. Crest a domi lion rampant, azure, charg- 

 -d with a mural crown, or, on the Crest. 



