The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-05-14
A QUAKER RELIC.
The Bovine House at Flushing, n. Y,
Built in 1861.

Built in 1861.
The Bovine house in Flushing, which
is probably the Oldest landmark on
Long Island, abounding in historical
is to be sold under the ham,
mer at the real-estate exchange in New
York on Wednesday at noon. 1t is one
of the heirlooms of the Parsons family.
The house was built in 1861, and re-
mains unaltered to this day, though
much patched. Ten generations of the
same family lived in it. John Bovine,
who built it, had farm of $50 acres,
most of which is now built upon and
a large part of the village
of Flushing. Bovine was born in Der
byshire, England, March 9, 1927. He
came to this country with his brother
Thomas and sister Dorothy, and landed
at Boston IN l649. John Bowne's first
visit to Flushing was made in 1861, and
he concluded to settle there. In May,
1856, he married Hannah Field. AS a
farmer he prospered ahundantly, and,
as stated, built the Bovine house in 1861,
His house at once became a meeting
place for the Society of Friends, though
he was not then one of them. Mrs.
Bovine joined the sect first, and her
husband did not long delay becoming
a proselyte, which earned for him the
enmity of Gov. Stuyvesant.
In September, 1862, Bovine was in
dicted "for tho high crime of being a
Quaker, and thereby an enemy of God
and the state He was fined f25 and
banished. In January. 1868, he was
ironed and transported in the ship The
Fox. He was put ashore or the Irish
coast under parole to appear for trial
in Holland. He was Il man of his word,
and in due time appeared in Amsterdam
and laid his case before committee of
the West India company, the result be-
ing that Stuyvesant was severely re-
buked, and the next year-1664-hc
was succeeded by Gov. Nicolls. In the
spring of 1865 Bovine was back in
Flushing and in possession of his house.
His wife, who had followed him to Eng
land, died in London, in 1865, and
while he was pleading his case in Hol-
land his father died in Flushing. The
Bovine house became more than ever a
resort for Quakers. In 1872 George
Fox preached there under two great
white oaks, one of which was blown
down Sept. 25. 1871, the other called
the Fox oak standing until 1862.
Bovine died Oct 20, 1895. at the age of
Sc. He married a second time, and
had thirteen children. William Ustick,
the grandfather of Bishop Onderdonk.
became the owner of fifty acres of the
Bovine farm. One of the Bovine girls,
Mary, married Samuel Parsons in 1884,
and their sons live on the place. The
house is packed full of curiosities and
furniture and china of great antiquity.
There is an autograph letter of George
Fox, 1878. introducing Mrs. Bovine to
Friends beyond the sea-" 1t is writ
ten in a sprawling hand, contains
many pious expressions, and refers to
Mrs. Bovine as an oncst woman
The house and contents are to be sold
together. Not far from it stands the
Quaker Westinghouse. built in $780,
without a change since the day it was
opened for the first service. In the lit
tie graveyard back Of it time-blackened
stones point ont the graves of those
who composed the colony of Friends,
the Bowncs, Lawrences. Willctses,
Cocks, Hopkinses, Lcggctts, Faring-
tons, and Parsons. In 1851 John Bovine
and Nathaniel Pearsall were sent as
delegates to the first general assembly,
but they refused to take the oath and
were turned out. Bowne's descendants
were less technical. Walter Bovine, a
merchant in New York city, was SEN
ator from 1917 to 1924 and from 1928
to 1881 was mayor of New York. =
Brooklyn Eagle.