. The borough of the Bronx, 1639-1913; its marvelous development and historical surroundings. 120 THE BOROUGH OF THE BRONX ried Thomas Willett, inherited the estate which remained in the possession of her descendants until 1793. The western section was sold in that year to Dominick Lynch, a wealthy Irishman; and the eastern division to Isaac Clason, after whom Clason's Point received its name. On the extreme end of Clason's Point stood until recently the ruins of an ancient farmhouse, once the abode of Thomas and Sarah Willett. The farmhouse was shelled by Lord Howe's fleet as the ships passed
. The borough of the Bronx, 1639-1913; its marvelous development and historical surroundings. 120 THE BOROUGH OF THE BRONX ried Thomas Willett, inherited the estate which remained in the possession of her descendants until 1793. The western section was sold in that year to Dominick Lynch, a wealthy Irishman; and the eastern division to Isaac Clason, after whom Clason's Point received its name. On the extreme end of Clason's Point stood until recently the ruins of an ancient farmhouse, once the abode of Thomas and Sarah Willett. The farmhouse was shelled by Lord Howe's fleet as the ships passed on their way to Throgg's Neck, October, Watson Mansion Many relics from this old structure and a part of the original Cornell house can be found at the Clason's Point Inn. Close by is the Clason's Point Military Academy, erected as a residence by Dominick Lynch. The committee that designed the American flag met here before proceeding to Philadelphia. The Lynch mansion went successively thru the hands of the Ludlow family, the Schieffelins, and finally to the Christian Brothers of the Catholic Church who converted it into the Sacred Heart Academy, and later gave it its present name. The quaint old homestead of the Wilkins family is located at Screven's Point, which lies south of Unionport. The point was named after John Screven, a great-nephew by marriage of the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cook, Harry Tecumseh, 1873-; Kaplan, Nathan Julius, 1887-. New York, The author
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