[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] the many decisions rendered by him were reversed in a higher court. He was a well-known and ac-tive member of town political circles, as well as a successful farmer. His only surviving son, James, is the owner of and resides on a fine farming prop-erty, formerly owned by the Beadle family and lying on the north and south sides of the highway leading from the Katonah to Amawalk, about one mile west of Whitehall Corner. The dwelling is an old-fash-ioned, sloping-roofed farm-house, ample in dimen-sions and surrounded by large trees and a shady yard. This gentleman also has the charge of and cultivates the two remaining farms of the Van Cortlandt prop-erty, which adjoins his own estate. He married Rosalie Hanks, of Lewisboro', and has two children — Isaiah and Mary. In the northeastern part of the town is situated the neatly-kept and commodious residence of James Owen. It formed, originally, a part of the Brown purchase, but was sold to the Owen family, who gave the name of Owensville to the hamlet that gathered around the vicinity of the excellent water-power of the Croton River at this point, which was utilized by the erection of a paper-mill, clothier's works, etc., under the ownership of the Owens. The names of Joseph Owen and John Owen appear prominently in connection with the organization of the Presby-terian ( hurches of the town, and also in the records of the Croton turnpike. In 1810 John Owen was I conducting a mercantile business in Soniers village, and Fred. J.