. Isaac Kool (Cool or Cole) and Catherine Severn : married Oct. 15, 1764, at Tappan, Rockland (then part of Orange) Co., ; their descendants complete to May 1, 1876 ; also their American ancestors from the settlement of New York City . 1798, when Rock-land County was formed out of Orange. The Court House of OrangeCounty, when he entered upon his office, stood upon the now open plainadjacent to the Reformed Church of Tappan. During the Revolution, itwas set on fire and destroyed. The county town being afterwards changedto New City, the new Court House was erected there. This occasionedthe
. Isaac Kool (Cool or Cole) and Catherine Severn : married Oct. 15, 1764, at Tappan, Rockland (then part of Orange) Co., ; their descendants complete to May 1, 1876 ; also their American ancestors from the settlement of New York City . 1798, when Rock-land County was formed out of Orange. The Court House of OrangeCounty, when he entered upon his office, stood upon the now open plainadjacent to the Reformed Church of Tappan. During the Revolution, itwas set on fire and destroyed. The county town being afterwards changedto New City, the new Court House was erected there. This occasionedthe removal of the family to that place, and the change of their church rela-tions to Clarkstown, where their later children were baptized. Sheriff Wood was a man of incorruptible integrity, and of exalted nobilityof character. Some are still living who remember him, as he lived till made no profession of religion till he reached old age. But he hadthrough all his life the keenest sense of right between man and man, andscorned everything unmanly or wrong. One who knew him well, said to mein recent years, He could not be made bad. It is said that he was neverknown to be surprised into a sudden excitement of passion. His upright-. Sheriff EBENEZER WOOD. Born Oijt 6 I7a0 — Die1-Apr Part Sketches of Families—The Wooei Feiuiily. 69 ness and his mental and moral balance appeared conspicuously during thetrying times of the Revolution, when every effort was made to entice him, asa conspicuous public man, into the support of the liritish cause. Deeplydevoted as he was seen to be to the American interest, he was approachedfirst from the stand-point of corruption, and then from that of intimidation,and when neither of these could move him, he was thenceforwartl, in conse-quence of his fidelity, bitterly hated, sharply marked, and actively abusedby the enemy. The end to him was the loss of all he had. The accumu-lations, such as they were, of his industry and prudence during
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