[Frederic Shonnard & W.W. Spooner (1900)] same as that of the ordinary rural sections of the county. The vil-lage of Mamaroneck, lying within its borders, but not belonging to the manorial estate, enjoyed steady but slow growth as one of the old com in unities on the Sound. Heathcote's daughters, Ann and Martha, married, respectively, James de Lancey, of New York City, and Dr. Lewis Johnston, of Perth Amboy, N. J. Of these two men, the latter requires no special notice in our pages; but de Lan-eey has more than ordinary claims upon our at-tention. This remarkable man. besides being the son-in-law of Heathcote, was a grandson of Stepha-nas Van Cortlandt, the founder of Van Cortlandt Manor, and therefore may be regarded as one of Westchester's sons. As the husband of Ann Heath-t>e lancey arms. cote he became a large Westchester County land owner. The de Lancey family of the county, de-scended in part from him and in part from his brother Peter, is one to which uncommon historical interest attaches. His father, Stephen de Lancey, a descendant in the Huguenot bianch of an ancient and noble French house, fled from France after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes, and in 16SG arrived in New York with a capital of £300. Embarking in mercantile pursuits, he soon amassed wealth and gained a very influential position, not only in the commercial community of New York, but in the government.