736 APPENDIX A. 



the people of Flushing, then called Yissengen, to cease from entertaining Qua- 

 kers : and requiring them to apprehend and send to the city any -who should profess 

 or preach the doctrines of that heretical sect To this order a strong remonstrance 

 was returned by Edward Hart, sigued by him as town clerk, with thirty of the 

 principle inhabitants of the town ; and which was presented to Gov. Stuyvesant 

 by Tobias Feeke, the sheriff, who was immediately arrested. Hart was impris- 

 oned for writing this remonstrance ; after three weeks confinement, he was com- 

 pelled to make a humble submission, and was then released — only at the earnest 

 intercession of his neighbors, as he was one of the oldest settlers, and had a large 

 family to provide for. a His son, Jonathan Hart, settled in Rye about 1685, and 

 was chosen a townsman in 1636. He married Hannah Budd. The Harts of 

 this county are descended from him. 



Holmes of Bedford. — This family derive their origin from John Holmes, 

 who emigrated from Beverly, Yorkshire, England, to America, about 1660. In 

 1690, he was one of the resident proprietors of Bedford, b. cir. 1639, d. 1729. 

 His son John was for many j-ears town clerk, and justice of the peace for Bed- 

 ford. John Holmes, jun , d. A. D. 1763, he mar. Jamima , and left 



(I.), John, proprietor of the Cohamong farm, b. 1735, d. 1762, who had Lewis and 

 Catharine. (II. ), Col. James, b. 1737, d. July 18, 1824, mar. Sept. 25, 17S7, Tamar 

 Lounsberry, she d. Oct. 11, 1788. Their two da. were Tamar, b. June 4, 1786, 

 who mar. James Ronalds, and Sally, b. Oct. 27, 1787, who mar. Jeremiah Louns- 

 berry of Bedford. (III.), Stephen, proprietor of the homestead, d. Sept. 1779. 

 (TV), Sarah. (Y.), Rebecca. (YL), Lois. (VII.), Emma. (VIII.), Dorcas. Of 

 this family was David Holmes of Bedford, in 1710, whose sons were (I.), Joseph, 

 who left Joseph of Bedford, the father of Nathan, The latter had two children, 

 viz., Joseph and Sarah, who mar. Charles Miller. (II.), Reuben. (III.), Jona- 

 than, who mar. Dorothy, and left 1. Jonathan, who had two da., Martha, mar. 

 Richard Wilder, and Mary, mar. Isaac Chase; 2, Solomon, mar. Rachel Miller, 

 and left a son and three da. ; 3. Hezekiak, mar. Elizabeth Finch, he d. in 1813, 

 tet. 100. The children of Hezekiah are James of Thompeoutown, Jonathan, 

 . set. 92, in 1847, and Rachel, set. 82 ; 4. Dorothy ; 5, Mary ; 6 Rachel. 

 (IV. 1, David, left two sons, 1st, David, the father of David, 2nd, Samuel, the 

 father of Stephen. 



IIof.ton of Rye and White Plains. — The Horton family are descended 

 from Barnabas Horton. one of the first settlers of Southhold, L. I. He, with 

 others, came from England and landed in New Haven. Conn., with the Rev. 

 John Young as their spiritual leader. With the assistance of Gen. Eaton they, 

 Lhe year 1640, purchased the soil, and afterwards conducted the concerns 

 of the settlement in the manner of the New England towns. & Joseph Horton, 

 son of Barnabas Horton, mar. Jane Budd, a daughter of John Budd, settled in 

 Rye, 1G»;9, and was chosen a selectman in 1071 ; he was thought equal to any 

 Be had several sons. Captain Joon, the eldest, left John, who was living 



7. The latter had a son, Joseph, who mar. Elizabeth . David 



of White Plains, supposed son of Joseph, had four sons, (I.), Joseph. (II.), 



a. la Callahan's New Ncttierland, vol. 2, p. 351. Thompson's Long Island, vol, 2, p. 72, 259 

 a Thoinpson'3 Long Island, vol. 1, p. 374. 



