41 8 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 



On the 19th of September, 1798, Joanna Brown of the Town of 



Salem, bequeathed " to her sister Ann Raymond the use and improve- 

 ment of all her lands and tenements, which I dye seised of whether in 

 possession, reversion or remainder during her natural life ; and at the 

 decease of my sister Ann R., I give and devise to my niece Betsy Ann 

 Ketchum, the use and improvement of the same lands, &c," "and at 

 her decease or marriage," &c, then the reversion or remainder to my 

 nephew Samuel B. Isaacs, and to his heirs and assigns forever in fee, 

 simple, &c. This will was proved May 7th, 1799.* Samuel Brown 

 Isaacs, Esq., like his uncle, was for many years a Justice of the Peace, 

 in Lower or South Salem, and also a warm supporter of the Church. 

 For some time services were held in his house 5 (the old Brown mansion) 

 after the Church edifice had been torn down in 1788, and the land 

 seized — until the year of his death, as proprietor of his uncle James 

 Brown's estate, he exercised acts of ownership in the " Lower Parso?iage 

 Lands" claiming he had as much right to cut timber thereon as the 

 pretended owners themselves. He frequently invited a suit to test his 

 right, but could never induce his opponents to try the case before the 

 courts. c He was one of the first vestrymen of the parish after its re- 

 organization in 18 10, and a delegate to the Diocesan Convention in 

 181 1. He died at his residence in South or Lower Salem, Nov. 2 2d, 

 181 9, and lies buried there in the Presbyterian grave-yard. 



In 



Memory of 



SAMUEL B. ISAACS, Esq., 



who died 



November 22d, 1819. 



M. 63. 



By his wife Hannah Mercer he left two sons, James Brown Isaacs, 

 his administrator, 28th of December, 1819,^ who afterwards removed to 

 Lebanon, Meigs County, Ohio, and died there in the Fall of 1857 ; and 

 Edward Isaacs who married Elmira, daughter of Nehemiah Fancher, 

 M.D., of Poundridge, and died Sept. 25th, 1831 aged 31. His son is 

 the present Samuel Brown Isaacs of Poundridge. 



a Surrogate's office. White Plains. Fol. B, of Wills, p. 12. 



b Milo Webster ol South Salem, now living, remembers his mother leading '..im by the hand 

 on Sundays to attend services in the old Brown Mansion. Jeremiah Wood, aged T8, well re- 

 members evading his uncle who was an elder in the Presbyterian Society, and on his way to 

 meeting or purpose to attend an afternoon service in the old house 



c Testimony 61 the late Jonathan Burr, of Vista, and William Burr of Padgefield, also of 

 David Hayes of Lewisboro. 



d Letters of adminisi ration was granted to James Brown Isaacs, 2Sfh Dec. 1819, Surrogate's 

 Office, White Plains, Fol. l). p. 33. The will of Jas. Brown Isaacs was proved Kith Dec. 1857, 

 Rec. of Wells Meigs County, Ohio. 



