The New York herald., 1877-01-07

| Moravians called, had q congregation on the
| Huguenot and Dutch settlement, four miles distant
from The residence OF Vanderbilt ST., near Stapeton
mother looked on them with kndliness Consequently
family chose this graveyard for their long resi- ano
BY his second wife 10 make some religious founda'
| ton, devised q college, seminary or some otheI
charitable beguess 10 TINS spot The strict iormay % nal
the United Brethren, however who wantcd all tnngs
In common, antagonzed the Commodore's strict no
,ions OF property. Tho Pennsylvania fraternity IN
society," and not TO the staten Island congregation
Paying NO attention the subject vanderbilt
founded university In Tennessee, ana Inc
The following families, in the order OF their conse-
quencc, are buried in the Moravan churchyard, near
the Vanderbilt vault
sons. Van Duzcrs Egberts, Ogdens. &c
The Guyons. Buffers, Leakes Bonners General Ste-
pben Weed killed a, Getiysburg, Dc Wits Duysters
Rodenwads, Norve!s, Fros,s. Garretsens, Ehrngers.
Courtclyous. Rogers. Littclls, Lymaps Cymers, WI
nants, Tnbauts, Bedeils, osborns. Bodnes, Colons,
Van pes, Jacobsons Brinsteds. ostranders, Captain
Isaac Kip Dusian drowned by the loss OF the Atlantic
In lS42), Snedekers Fountains
In 'front.' OF the church Is the inscription
Protestant Episcopal Church
United q Brethren. 'rs
Renewed Renewed isa4 iss'
Peace be within Thy walls
The parsonage beside the church Is low pitched
Dutch house, long and quaint ll2 years Old Near oy
zc-one called the Sea View. The celebrated troter
Vanderbilt was formerly here.
vASpERBlLr's FATHER.
The vanderbilts probably settled on the waters
OF New York in the first century OF the Dutch occupa
pear among the inhabitants OF the city. They were
probably the rustic mariner Dutch OF New Jersey
ana the Kills. vanderbilt's father had pcrlauger
and respectable farmer, usher and truckster, OF
superior wealth or vigor but OF saving Thrift HIS
mother, Phoebe, was dne-cyed, able woman, one OF
the strongest on Staten Island No man owed more TO
woman than Commodore Vanderbilt. His mother
gave him vigorous constitution and great example
and comfort His nrst wife worked at inn-keeping,
both here and In New Jersey build up his fortunes
his second wife was superior woman VINO MADE ms
The Staten islanders Of other days were simple,
sturdy Of people, very much like lrving's Dutch
with the burlesque element omitted The island was
rocky and wild and its waters often angry.
No person is said have been executed for crime in
Richmond county since the Revolutionary War The
cause ceiebre the alleged murder OF her family by
Polly Bodlnc and the firing OF her house She was
times tried at the little island Court House, and
In tho city Of New York and at Newourg but de
Tended by John Graham, the well known criminal
lawyer. she escaped punishment and IS said to be yet
alive. Obedah BOVINE, once member OF Congress,
poisoned himself ut the Court House Two or three
years ago, owing to domestic calamity and irregular
habits The tree yet pointed out where negro was
hanged In old times and there also large elm tree
along the bayside, used by navigaiors as steering
mark
nook TO great city, and tho seat OF JUS
tce OF original provincial county. II has no sta
the railroad, but mere shed in the woods and
q mile and q half distant wild rabbits we're running
along the road tho green and backward vegetation
OF spring. Al Richmond little brool OF salt water,
into which the tide backs stretches up to the hamlet
where there three churches, mill, several taverns
and from dozen 10 twenty houses. The ancient jail
of brick and frame Is stable, and the old Revo
lutionary Court House is n dwelling The new Court
House is built Of brown sandstone, with brick SIDE
walls, and the ail IS placed against it. Although the
county contains 81 600 people there were only twelve
persons incarceratcd the overflow beng taken to the
municipal station houses along The Nortn shore.
Tha Clerk a
rate building for their records; .he Oldest book
of wills dates to lS7 all colonial records being depos
tied at Albany Nothing like history has yet bcen
published of this romantic old county, which General
Howe sczcd Juy !, l776 and the British were never
dspossessed OF II until the close OF the war rev. Dr.
Kingston Goddard, the humane ahd liberal pastor OF
ST. Andrew church-wh0se life abbrev lated by the
several historical sketches OF Staten Island, and Dom
inie Cloots has larger history ready to publish ST.
Andrews church. and the village oil which II is the
principal object points It's blue stone spire under the
shadow OF the rolling heights which cross tho island
southward and make nero dell OF the court house
hamlet sort of Rip Van Wrinkle solitude. There is
not more venerable graveyard IN the American States.
Queen gave the collection plates to the vestry the
edflce Is the third on the site.
I took down the leading family names on the marble
red sandstone gravestones, and will begin them with
list OF the Vans whose wills are recorded on the same
index page with Cornelius Vanderbilt, Sr.
STATEN ISLAND
Van Duzcr, Van pe Van Name, vroom. Van Ciee,
Van Buskirk, Vandeventcr, Vandcrbcck, Van Allen
voss Wilt, vcrhoea, Van Schenck.
Here arc French Huguenot names from the grave
stones:-, Laiargc, perlne, Egbert Hartmann, Gnycn,
John Lat0urete (died 1851 aged eightyseven) Crochc
ron, Simon Bogcrt, Journey, Seguine, Larzaenc,
Mcheau, Dongan, Fcnning, Van Dyke, Decker, Lock
man. Keteltas Lake, Bonnie, Bourne, Roll, Gillaspy,
Mersereau, Haughwout
John Wood, who died in 1873. at the age Of ninety
three s buried here close by DR.. Thomas Frost who
died 1875 also aged ninety three. Their added
make 1856 years. In a neiphboring churchyard Is a
Methodist preacher who died at 1o2 Yet they say
Staten Island Is unhealthy.
Rev. DAVID Moore pastor forty.eght years. lived TO
be seventy. He was son of the Bishop OF Virginia
tomb this graveyard bears The singular name OF
Abraham Lot Ralph. Other notable names arc simon
son, Dissoway Biiopp Seaman, Hopkins Garrett Gar
retson, Caboercy, Bond Lord Breasted Laurence and
years) Cornelius Cole Peter NJ. Guyon. George Met
cali, OF England and his wife, the daughter OF United
states Commodore Silas Talbot; Mary Gaspy lnee
Escorth) the mother OF the celebrated Dr. Gaspy, OF
Philadelphia; g. johnson and family, Dr. wright Post
and ms father law Dr. Richard Bayey, who founded
the Lazaretto and was the victim OF Its malignant
fevers IN 1901.
The ablcst men who have lived ON Staten Island
have been Governor ID. ID. Tonpkins, Comm odorc
sloa. George william Curtis, Theodore Winthrop and
the numerous naval officers stationed thcre
PATENTS ASD PROGENY.
Tompkins and Tottcn gave name to villages at oppo
site ends of tue island They were concerned IN the
iortiicatons Tompkns was one OF the most success
u OF our politicians. Governor two or three terms
and Vice President from ISL, TO 1873. He was Of
Welsh stock on his fathers side and Dutch on his
mothcr's His President OF the Staten
Island Gas Company and his poscrty are well TO do
10 such Governor Tompkins and Governor
Ogden Vanderbilt the early relation OF a
wiling hero a cool and reliable skipper. one who
thought deeply and had no social aspirations beyond
wealth and command. The Dutch IN his nature gave
him phcgmatic silence and patience the Euglish gave
him line appearance and leadership. He never iarmed
much, but took TO water like duck. He was
his mother than any bdman being, and had Wiling
child bearing wife,
The will OF Cornelius Vanderbilt, sr., Is filed IN this
court house. II Is IA short document. made June g.,
1884, and proved by Surrogate Richard Crochcron, by
! Phrbe Nanderbt the widow and cxecutrix; by sam
ucl r. Smith and Mary Johnson. The Commodore $
wife, they say here, WAS named Sophia johnson, and
she was his cousin. The document was recorded June
is, 1882 ever ortyour yeas ago, when his son was
thirty years old He left everything TO his widow
| Phpbe (iand, pronouncing himself cot sound DIS
posing mind ana memory aud ordering his executors
10 pay al my debts OF my personal estatc.' Then
comes tins provision
! give anu bcqucath to my wife phnbo during her
natural life aud long as she remains unmarried all
my al and md Iar ,ipufh IN