THE TOWN OF. NEW ROCHELLE. 689 



property of the late P. H. Kellogg. This enchanting spot commands a 

 most extensive view of the sound and adjacent shores. Many of the 

 residences in this vicinity are very fine, especially that of John Stephen- 

 son. 



The northern road from New Rochelle to the White Plains divides 

 the ancient farms of the Huguenots. These were originally laid out in 

 parallel narrow strips, containing each from fifty to sixty acres, and dis- 

 tinguished from the southern, by the name of the eastern and western 

 divisions. Many of the early settlers had double lots, and some from 

 eight to ten, amounting to four or five hundred acres in all. 



The southern division of the town was also laid out in a similar man- 

 ner, the lots running from the south side of the Boston turnpike to the 

 Sound. Among the descendants of the ancient proprietors who still 

 occupy the original strips of farms, may be enumerated in the west 

 division, the Coutants ; the ancestor of this Isaac who emigrated from 

 England in 1689 was John Contant, or Couton,* he married Susanna Bon- 

 nefoy, and left issue three sons ; of these, John, the eldest was the father 

 of Isaac Coutant. In a list of the town of New Rochelle, September 

 9th, 17 10, we find John Couton who was born in France, in 1658; 

 Susannah Couton, his wife, born in 1660; and their children, John Cou- 

 ton, Junior, Peter Couton, Judy Couton and Hester Couton. A large 

 portion of the Coutant farm, which consisted of 307 acres, is now divided 

 among several proprietors. The present Coutant residence was erected 

 in 1769, the cemetery in 1776. 



The next farm was occupied by the Drakes who represent the Par- 

 quots or Parcots. Peter Parcot was born in France in 1663 and was 

 living at New Rochelle in 17 10, and Catherine, his wife; their children 

 were John Parcot, Andrew Parcot, Sarah Parcot, Judy Parcot, Hester 

 Parcot. The Badeaus still occupy the original farm purchased by their 

 ancestor, Isaiah Baddo, who was born in France in 1664. In 1703 

 occurs the name of Elie Badeau as one of the freeholders of New 

 Rochelle. In 17 10, Isaiah Baddo and his wife, Hester Baddo, Isaiah 

 Baddo, Junior, Andrew Baddo and Mary Baddo were living in the town 

 of New Rochelle. The present Albert Badeau, Esq., is the son of James, 

 and grandson of John, whose brother was the above mentioned Elias, 

 sons of Isaiah. 



The Secors were another of the western division of the ancient pro- 

 prietors. The ancestor of this family was Ambrose Secor, or Sycar, a 

 Protestant refugee, who fled from France ini68i. Ini7io several of 



a At the Colloquy, or Conference of Annix was Isaac Coutant pastor of Sales, Tarra and 

 La Jarrye-Quick Synod, vol. ii. p. 371. 



