2 2b HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 



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 this condition shall continue in force during this war, or till my pleasure be fur- 

 ther known, and no longer. 



Given under my hand and seal at amies, at Fort William Henry, New York, 

 tin- 12th day of September, 1693, iu the fifth year of his majesty's reign, by his 

 excellency's command. BENJ FLETCHER. 



Among other wealthy relations Col. Heathcote had, it appears, a " rich 

 cousin. George Heathcote, who was born in Middlesex county, England, 

 and who came to this country as captain of a merchant ship, about the 

 year 167S. This individual acquired a large property, and being a bach- 

 elor, invited his nephew, Caleb, to take up his residence in this country; 

 and upon his death, at his last residence, in Buck's county, Perm., in 

 1 7 10. bequeathed his large property to his cousin, who became one of 

 the most considerable men in this Province."'* 



In the will of George Heathcote, of Buck's county, Province of Penn- 

 sylvania, among other items occurs the following: " I give and bequeath 

 unto my cousin, Caleb Heathcote, of the Province of New York, the 

 residue of my estate, and nominate him executor of this, my last will and 

 testament." 6 



Among the archieves of the Wyllys family, in Boston, Mass., there is 

 still preserved a Latin order from George I., to Col. Caleb Heathcote, 

 dated London, August 4th, 1719. The manor house of Scarsdale was 

 a fine brick mansion, that occupied the site of the present building, on 

 Heathcote Hill, Mamaroneck. It was from this place that Col. Heath- 

 cote addressed all his letters to the Honorable Propagation Society, the 

 Lords of Trade and the Provincial Government. This edifice, which 

 was erected sometime prior to 1704,/was destroyed by fire during the 

 Revolutionary war. 



Col. Caleb Heathcote married Martha, daughter of the Hon. Col. 

 William Smith, Chief Justice and President of the Council of the Prov- 

 ince of New York, and former Governor of Tangier. By his wife 

 Martha, daughter of Henry Tunstall, Esq., of Surrey county, England. 

 The monuments to the Hon. "William Smith and wife are still to be 

 seen at St. George's manor, Brookhaven, Suffolk county, L. I. : — 



Here Lyes 



Interred ye body of ye 



HONL COLL. WILLIAM SMITH, 



Chief Justice and President of ye Council of ye Province of New York. 



Born in England, at Highani Ferrers, 



in Northamptonshire, Feb. ye 2d, 1654-5, 



u i feorge must have at one time resided iu Savannah, Ga., for there is a ward in that city 

 named after him. 



rogate'fl offlce (N. Y.) of wills, vol. vii, p. 3. 



