The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-07-30
An Old New York Family.

N humble slaH 10 Trinity Church
gard - al that chronicles the noble
hoEses ~ he = /aait- A ore 81
'ers the gate opposite the Lawrence
mouuneat tic first inscription oa the
Fa@Cmen. IS tle name II 'Wynant Van
LaBdt H9w many memories il awak-
cus Of the day. when the kuickeroock
- elemen. held sway in this city. ard
when the Hsn Cou-tiaa T.. the Beck
mans, the Rutsef. and the >fny ge>,,,s
@ere among the leaders in metropolitan
society.
Looking - this laimy ,lfns W shoal1
nni Wynaut Van Zanit occupying a
stately mansion on Wal street. with
another facing the battery Wall stree.
WAS then a fashionable resort. and Ler-
also lived Jauncy, the orulent mcr-
chant, whose name i preserved by
J.uncy Court The Van Zandts are
mentioned houorahly by Irving In his
knickerba~ker history. which is TO.
surprising. considering their public ser
vices
4 number of the family bore arms IN
the Continental army, and one Of them
pershed III the cruelties Of imprison-
ineit under the inftm"ms Capt. Gun
n.ngham. Tue provost jail where TIM.
took place still stands. bcing no the
Hall Of Records aul the sole relic Of
revolutionary atrocity
Nynaut Van Zandt. whose Oldest
grandchild II Mr.. Charles 4. Meigs. of
New Brighton, had conntry seat at
Little Neck. l.. | fuow owned by Wm
Doug. as, where he built church. and
many of bis family arc buried there
lie vas III authority when the City Hall
was built, and opposed the ridiculous
eeoHomy which made its rear # brown
stone the front being marble because
was thought by some population
would never extend above it, He fore
saw the growth of the city with sure
vision
He laid out on Canal street. whose
breadth j. due 10 his determination TO
have one avenue worthy of New York
He was also one of tue war.iens of
Trinity Church. This structure was
burned during the revolution aud lay
IN ruins twelve wears. II was then re-
built. Wynant Van Zandt being one Of
the leaders in thus movement The
building erected ut that time Has de-
nollshed III 1911 fLaving become un
safe, and the present grand structure
s,on occupied the spot
The old kuic kerbockers were noted
for large stature and for their style Of
onunteuauos. which marked the higher
order If Dutch character A few Of
this ciass were 10 be seen III this city
during my huynood bu, j, row almo>t
extinct
Wynant Van Zandt had seven sons of
th.s s,t'v -, h. s..el.~d .".nhool. while
iive other sons died in youth None Of
tie seven were under six feet. aud ore
# the number Col III Van Z4ndtl
was one of the tinestlooking men ct
his day He married Is daughter of
Governor Collins, of Rhodc leland. and
his ~on General e. Van Xandt. has Just
b en elected Governor Of that State.
Another of the seven sons. DIR. has
Xaa /ardt. Wa So faithful - daty
durlnE the first cholera, au1 ~ such
per,on.l exposure, that he received the
thanks VI the e.ty and q testimonial
plate This notable family has ali
gone - the grave. the last being I ho~
Van Iaudt. who WAS buticd in Trinity
churchyard only the other day
He lived IN Paris. aud AZ the time
ri hls death, was sall - be one Of the
be>t men OF the lay. His daughter
married TIA son OF sshlng:on
banker. Riggs. And Is an admirable
vocalist Us we'll a. Possessed of gen
cgai accomplishment The seven soHs
we're each roted for Overlooking hos
p'tallty. for the genero1s impulses
which mark the true inability OF man.