69O HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 



this name occur in a list of inhabitants in the town of New Rochelle.* 

 The late Louis Secord, a lineal decendant of Daniel S) car, who was 

 born in France in 1660, was the first discoverer and cultivator of the well 

 known " Lawton Blackberry." 



In the east division of the town are the Bonnett's, already alluded to, 

 and the Soulices ; the ancestor of this family was John Soulice, b a native 

 of the Pyrenese, living in 1672, who married Jane Curterrie, a native of 

 the Rhine, who had two sons — Joshua and John. John was born in 

 the Pyrenese, A D., 1692; fled from the persecution of the Protestants 

 in France, and emigrated to America, A.D., 1700. He finally settled 

 in New Rochelle, and married Mary, daughter of Daniel Bonnett, who 

 was born in France in the year 1695. They had, first, John, of New 

 Rochelle; secondly, Daniel, ancestor of the Soulices of Nova Scotia; 

 third, Joshua, who married Susannah Guion and left a son Joshua, of 

 New Rochelle, who married Mary Bonnett, great-grand-daughter of 

 Daniel Bonnett, the Huguenot, who had one son — the late John Soulice, 

 Esq., of Upper New Rochelle — whose nephew, Thomas S. Drake, now 

 occupies the property. In the east division are also the Scurmans ; the 

 ancestor of this family was Frederick Scurman, who was born in France 

 in 1630 ; and Mary, his wife, born in France in 1640. Mary Scurman, 

 Margaret Scurman, Jacob Scurman, Altia Scurman, Jacob Scurman, Jr., 

 Miles Scurman, Alexander Scurman, Anne Scurman, and Sarah Scur- 

 man; together with Frederick Scurman, born in France in 1666; Judy 

 Scurman, his wife ; Margaret, Susannah, Elizabeth and Isabelle, all ap- 

 pear to have been residents in New Rochelle in 17 10. Frederick Scur- 

 man was a free-holder in this town in 1708. 



In the southern division of the town, were the Guions, LeCounts 

 and the Rhinelanders, already alluded to, and the Fflandreaus or Fflan- 

 ders. James Fflanders, a native of France, in 1664, appears as a resi- 

 dent of this town in 17 10, together with Catherine, his wife, and their 

 children, James, Jr., Peter and Betty. The name of James Flandreau 

 is attached to the list of church-members, in 1743. The farm of the 

 late Nehemiah Purdy, in the eastern division of the town, formerly be- 

 longed to Frederick Bevoe, who is styled " yeoman " in the records. 

 This individual was indicted for treason 10th November, 1780, and 

 judgment signed 5th July, 1783;° whereupon the farm was conveyed 



a See Scarsdale. 



b The following entries are made in the Soulice Family Bible, "written in New Rochelle, 

 by Joli Sen: " " The 7th of December, in the year of our Lord, 1737, there was an 



earthquake which was terrible— which never was known in America before ; it began about 

 10 o'clock at night, and so continued to be heard at times very loud, until the middle of March 

 following In the year of our Lord Christ 1741, the Sound was frozen over from New Ro- 

 chelle unto Long Island until 19tn of .March. " 



c a record of judgments, under the Confiscation Act, in possession of George H. Moore, 

 of New York. 



