THE TOWN OF WESTCHESTER. 41 I 



and others of his church, to Long Island and soon after became a resi- 

 dent of Flushing, where he evinced the same restless temper as formerly, 

 and was anxious for a military employment." " After wandering about 

 in different places he settled at Oyster Bay, in or about the year 1655." 

 In 1665 he was a delegate from that town to the meeting at Hamp- 

 stead, by order of Governor Nicoll, and was by him made high sheriff of 

 the North Riding on Long Island. In 1667, the Matinecock Indians 

 conveyed to him a large tract of their land, a part of which, called Ken- 

 ilworth or Killingworth, a portion of which still remains in the family. 



Captain John Underhill died at an advanced age on the 21st of July, 

 1672, and was buried on his estate at Kenilworth, or Killingworth, 

 Queens County, L. I. By his first wife, Helena, who came with him 

 originally from Holland, he had issue, John Underhill, of Matinecock, 

 who was born during his father's stay at Boston, nth of April, 1642, and 

 baptized 24th of the same month. 4 * He became a member of the Relig- 

 ious Society of Friends and died on the 29th of October, 1692. This 

 individual was the ancestor of the Long Island branch of the Under- 

 hill family, and left issue by his wife, Mary, daughter of Matthew Prior, 

 ■ (married Aug. 1st, 1668,) John Underhill, of Kenilworth, who had five 

 sons and four daughters; the sons were, John, born 1st May, 1670; 

 Daniel, Samuel, Abraham and Jacob ; the latter left Peter Underhill of 

 Westchester. Elizabeth, the daughter of Captain John Underhill by his 

 first wife, was baptized at Boston, 14th February, 1636. By his second 

 wife, Elizabeth, daughter of Robert Feke, (whose wife was the widow of 

 Henry Winthrop, son of Gov. Winthrop,) he had issue, Nathaniel Un- 

 derhill, before mentioned, who was born 2 2d of February, 1663, re- 

 moved to Westchester in 16S5, and bought lands of John Turner; a 

 second son of the Captain was David, born 4th of February, 1672, who 

 died young, leaving a natural son Peter. By his last will, bearing date 

 the 



"18th of September, 1671. — Captain John Underbill bequeathes his whole 

 estate in possession of bis wife, Elizabeth Underbill, during ye time of her widow- 

 hood ; but if she marry, then my brother Jobn Bownes, Henry Townsend, Mat- 

 thew Pryor, and my son, John Underbill, I empower bereby that tbey see to ye 

 estate, that ye children be not wronged, nor turned off, without some proportion- 

 able allowance, as ye estate will afford ; and that my son, Nathaniel remain with 

 his mother until twenty-one years, &c." & 



Letters of administration were granted unto John Underhill of ye 



a Savage's Biog. Diet. The family Bible of Jno. Underhill say-s, bora 4th mo. April 12th, 

 1631. 



b Thompson's Hist, of Long Island, vol, li, 3C1. 



