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gines, lies immediately south-east of the village, upon the easterly side 

 of which is situated the Seaman place. It obtained its present name 

 from Giles Seaman, late proprietor, who married Lydia Mott, a lineal 

 descendent of John Richbell, the patentee. This dwelling house and 

 old Mott farm, afterwards owned by Mr. Isaac Hall, is now held by Mrs. 

 Rushmore. The former, a fine wooden structure, occupies a command- 

 ing position overlooking the Bay, and opposite the shores of Budd's 

 Neck. Indeed from this spot, the best view is obtained of the village, 



Upon the extremity of a point there is a small cemetery, containing 

 several memorials of members of the Seaman, Bain, Disbrow and Van- 

 derbilt families. From the old Boston post-road, a picturesque lane 

 leads to the south-west extremity of de Lance/ s Neck, sometimes called 

 Long Beach Point. Extensive woods ornament the shores of the Neck, 

 and add greatly to the beauty of the scenery. The proprietors of this 

 Neck were the Right Rev. William Heathcote de Lancey, and his 

 nephew, Thomas James de Lancey, Esq. 



Next in order, on the west of de Lancey's Neck, we have the Prickly 

 Pear Creek, Eagle Hammock, Barker's Hammock and Munro's Gut, 

 which constitutes the division line between it and the Great or Middle 

 Neck, called Munro's Neck. Munro's Neck formerly belonged to the 

 Palmer family. Samuel Palmer, having obtained a confirmation for the 

 same, under the hand of the Indian sachem Ann Hook, in the year 

 1 700- 1. From the heirs of Samuel Palmer it passed by purchase to the 

 late Peter Jay Monro, in 1798. From the Monro's it was purchased by 

 Edward K. Collins, Esq., in 1845, wno called it Larchmont, and subse- 

 quently sold it to Mr. Flint, who laid out upon it the present suburban 

 village of Larchmont. 



The mansion erected by Peter Jay Munro occupies a delightful situa- 

 tion near the river, on the highest grounds of the Neck, commanding, 

 on the south and east, extensive prospects of the Sound. A grateful air 

 of seclusion has been studied in the arrangement of the grounds and the 

 grouping of trees. The view from the road was tastefully concealed by 

 a fine plantation of Scotch larch (whence Mr. Collins derived the name 

 of Larchmont,) which added much to the beauty of the place. The late 

 owner, Peter Jay Munro, Esq., was the son of the Rev. Harry Munro, 

 D.D., (for several years rector of St. John's church Yonkers,) a by his 

 wife Eve Jay, daughter of the late Peter Jay, of Rye, and sister of Hen- 

 drick and John Jay. 



Peter Jay Munro was a distinguished member of the bar, and one of 



a This family is a branch of the Munro's of Foulis, Scotland, is now represented by Mr. 

 John White, manor of Pelham, the youngest son of Peter Jay Munro. 



