THE TOWN OF SOMERS. 26 1 



In the grave yard are interred the remains of 



MARGARET, 



wife of 



Enoch Crosby, Esq., 



formerly the wife of 



Colonel Benjamin Green, deceased, 



Died March 22, 1825, 



Aged 64 years, 3 months, 



and 20 days. 



The above mentioned lady was the second wife of the well-known 

 " Westchester Spy." By her side is a plain marble monument inscribed, 



In 



Memory of 



COL. BENJAMIN GREEN, 



who died 



October 6, 1812, 



Aged fifty -six years and two months. 



Upon Plum Brook are situated the saw mills of Messrs. Sylvanus 

 Kniffen and Jacob Ruxer ; also the saw and grist mill of Robert Halleck. 

 This stream has its source in the northern part of the town, and running 

 through the town passes into the Croton at Woodsbridge. There ai^s few 

 historical notes of importance in connection with Somers ; except, that 

 during the Revolution, General Washington lay encamped for some time 

 on the high hills east of the village, in the vicinity of Mr. Reuben 

 Wright's house. 



" The surface of Somers is uneven in parts, with some extensive plains ; 

 soil, various — but mostly well adapted to grass and grain. ""■ "The 



a See Disturaell's Gazetteer of New York. 



farms are large, and the inhabitants industrious and wealthy. The 

 growth of wood is similar to that in the neighboring towns." The high 

 land in the north-eastern part of the town are said to abound with iron 

 ore of good quality. 



