[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] tury an influential member of the Bedford Baptist Church. He has been twice married, — the first time, on Jan-uary 9, 1834, to Miss Amanda A. Miller, daughter of John Miller, at Bedford, who died in 1847. By this marriage he had five children, of whom three are now living, — John M., of Port Chester; William P. and Jere M., of Katonah. He has two grandchildren, M. Amanda and Stephen D., who are the children of William P. Lyon. Mr. Lyon was married the second time, in October, 1851, to Miss Amy A. Wheeler, of Sing Sing, who is still living. During the first year the proprietors of Bedford voted to receive eleven inhabitants into the Hop Ground in order to the settlement of a town. " Under the laws of Connecticut it was necessary that a plantation should consist of a sufficient body of freeholders in order to be dignified by the name and be admitted to the rights of a town."1 In addition to the five men-tioned, the following was received : Thos Hyat, Stephen Clason, Theoph. Balden (Baldwin), Thomas Wildman, Joseph Green, Daniel Simkins. When the proper number had thus been acquired, applica-