664 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 



Kent, England, who settled in Nottingham at an early period. Wil- 

 liam Lee, (whose sister Elizabeth, bequeathed her estate in England to 

 the heirs general), emigrated from Nottingham to America in 1675, died 

 in 1724, married Mary Marvin, and left three sons and seven daughters. 

 His sons were Thomas, of Long Island, who died without issue ; Joseph, 

 of Long Island, and Richard, who entered the French Military service 

 in Canada, and died without issue. Joseph Lee, second son of William, 

 on the 4th of December, 1753, purchased of Andrew Johnston, of Perth 

 Amboy, N. J., "All that lott of land in the manor of Cortlandt, known 

 by the name of Lot No. 18, and part of lot No. 17, in north lot No. 2. 

 He also purchased the farm on which his great-grand-son, Enos Lee, 

 now lives, in 1786; he also owned Crumpond Corner. His sons were 

 Joseph of Yorktown, who died aged 77, leaving William, who died aged 

 50; Joseph, who died aged 50; Hon. Elijah, who died aged 78, and 

 Enos, who died aged 70, (the father of Stephen, whose sons are David 

 and Enos of Yorktown). Thomas Lee, second son of Joseph, second 

 son of William, of Cortlandt manor, died aged 80, leaving six sons. 

 David, died aged 90, married a Young ; Peter, of Ohio, died aged 80 ; 

 Paul, died aged 70; Israel, of Orange Co., N. Y., died aged 80; Philipi, 

 also of Orange, died aged 80 ; and William of New Jersey, died aged 80; 

 John, third son of Joseph, removed from Long Island, to Yorktown, in 

 1750; he was born in 1726, married Sarah Perine, and died March 12th, 

 181 6 ; she died July 31st, 1796, aged 74. Their children were, Thomas, 

 died aged 40, without issue; John, of New Jersey, died aged 84; Sarah, 

 died aged 65, married John Horton ; Henry, died aged 90, without 

 issue; Hannah, died aged 87 ; Margaret, died aged 77, married Jonas 

 Williams; Abigail, died aged 60, married David Knapp; Phoebe, died 

 aged 78, married Francis Colgrove; Dinah, married Thaddeus Rock- 

 well ; Robert Lee, of Yorktown, (father of the late Hon. Thomas R. 

 Lee, of Croton Falls) ; Phoebe, died aged 84, married Dennis Coombs ; 

 Anna, died aged 85, married — Martin ; Ruth, died aged 84, married 

 John Wright ; Elizabeth, died aged 80, married — Martineau ; Sarah, 

 died aged 60; Mary, died aged 64, and Abigail, died aged 18. a 



In Crompond street, near the residence of Enos Lee, is situated an 

 ancient cemetery 6 surrounded by a dense locust grove, containing 

 memorials to the Travis's, Hyatt's, Ferris's and Hughson's: — 



o The arms of this family are: az on a fesse, between two fillets, or, three leopard's heads. 

 -'. a deml Moor ppir. vested gu. rimmed round the collar with two bars or, tied round 

 the walal Willi it ribbon ar. wreathed about the head ar. and gu, holding in his dexter hand a 

 gem-ring of the third. 



b Thl- cemetery (which is doubtless a public one) containing about half an acre of land, 13 

 claim- d by John J. Koak and Asa Adams. 



