THE TOWN OF MAMARONECK. 495 



man be ashamed to appear taken with such a phenomenon, since it may- 

 become the subject of philosophical or mathematical inquiries.''^ 



Several members of the Nelson family are interred north of this resi- 

 dence. Upon the only tombstone remaining, are chiselled two open 

 hands pointing to a heart, with the following inscription : 



PALYCARPVS 



NELSON 



WAS BORN 



®" .» 



IVLY 21 ABOT -4* 



A • CLOCK • IN • THE ■ MO 



RNING • IN • THE • TEAR 



1688 • I • FINNIST • MY ■ CORS 



AND ■ QVIT • THE • LAND ■ IN . 



WITNES • HEREOF ■ MY ■ HART ■ MY 



HAND • DESESED -DESEMBER . 19 



1738. 



The neighboring property toward the north-east was formerly vested 

 in the Budd family, whose surname it still retains. The last member 

 that occupied the estate was Col. Gilbert Budd, who served with great 

 distinction in the Continental army during the Revolution. This gentle- 

 man was the son of Underhill Budd, of Budd's Neck, Rye. The family 

 cemetery is situated on that portion of the estate which borders the 

 Sheldrake to the north of the village near the New Haven Railroad 

 station. 



Here repose the remains of 



Gilbert Budd,& 



who died Oct. 14th, 1805, 



aged 87 years. 



Whoe'er thou art, with silent footsteps tread 

 The hollow mould where he reclines his head ; 

 Let not thoughtless mirth one tear deny, 

 But pensive, pause, where truth and honour lie. 

 His gay wit that fond attention drew, 

 Oft heard delighted by the friendly few ; 

 The heart, that melted at another's grief ; 

 The hand, in secret, that bestowed relief. 

 Perhaps e'en now, from yonder realm of day, 

 To his lov'd relatives he sends a ray : 

 Pleased to behold affections like his own, 

 With filial duty raised this votive stone. 



Colonel Gilbert Budd, Jane Barker, 



who departed this life dec'd December, 



Sept. 7, 1808, 1754, aged 42. 

 aged 69 years. 



a White's Selborne. 



& Gilbert Budd, M.D., a distinguished surgeon, educated at Edinburgh, son of John Budd, 

 See Genealogy. 



