[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] the name are descendants of the latter. North of Mohansic Lake about the same date located Ephraim Bedell on a farm of three hundred acres. Edmund Bedell (recently deceased) a grand-son, oc-cupied a portion of the old homestead. Joseph Fowler settled on two farms to the west. The orig-inal house was built on the site of the present owned and occupied by George B. Fowler, a great-grandson, on what was called the "tenement-farm, {probably at first a leasehold from the heirs of Van Cortlandt). Among the children of Joseph were Joseph and Jesse. All of the Fowlers of this section are descended from these two brothers. Not tar from 1752 Abraham Purdy, a son-in law of Daniel Strang mentioned above, and no doubt a relative of Mrs. Strang, who was by birth a Purdy, occupied a farm opposite the Presbyterian church. He belonged to the Purdys of White Plains and Rye, whose an-cestors were among the early settlers of Fairfield, Connecticut. Abraham left several children. The Purdys at Crompond are descended from Alvan, who was a lieutenant in the militia during the Revo-lutionary War. The Purdys south of Mohansic Lake are descendants of a Joshua Purdy, who, during the Revolution resided on Croton River. A Joseph Purdy, whodied June 15, 1777, resided in this vicinity. The Cai mans lived on Carman Hill, one-fourth of a mile west of the Presbyterian church. About 17(50 Moses Knapj) took up a farm above Jefferson Valley, in Putnam Co., then Dutchess, at present occu-pied by Erastus Knapp.