. History of the city of New York: its origin, rise and progress . used on this occasion are still preserved iuthe family. (See page 191.) He was one of the first subscribers to theNew York Society Libiary. After his death, Mrs. Waddell became oneof the trustees, tin- onl\ lady whose name ajipears in the Hoyal charter ofthat institution. Their eldest son, William Waddell, was an aldermanduring the Revolution, and a man of rivii and social distinction. Henry,eldest .son of William Waddell, married Kliza, the daughter of Lloyd Dau-beny (entitlid to the Iloage of Lord Daubeny) and Mary Coventry,
. History of the city of New York: its origin, rise and progress . used on this occasion are still preserved iuthe family. (See page 191.) He was one of the first subscribers to theNew York Society Libiary. After his death, Mrs. Waddell became oneof the trustees, tin- onl\ lady whose name ajipears in the Hoyal charter ofthat institution. Their eldest son, William Waddell, was an aldermanduring the Revolution, and a man of rivii and social distinction. Henry,eldest .son of William Waddell, married Kliza, the daughter of Lloyd Dau-beny (entitlid to the Iloage of Lord Daubeny) and Mary Coventry, adescendant of the Earls of Coventry. The eldest son of Henry and ElizaDaubeny Waddell, Coventry Winldell, who was United States Marshalunder President , financial agent of the State Department under Waddell Edward Livingston and John Forsyth, and subse(]uently Ollici^il and ( in Bankrujjtcy for New York City, is now the only living rcpivscntativ. <il thethree families of Daubeny, Coventry, and Waddell in this 158 HISTORY OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. of the war tliese men were fivr more to be feared than the British or Hes-sian soldiers, as they were constantly fitting ont expeditions into theirold neighborhoods lor revengefnl murder and plunder. Their inroadswere similar to the border forays in Scotland. They made sundry at-tempts to burn Liljerty Hall, and threatened the governors life withfierce intent. His lauiily removed in the early spring from Lord Stirlingshome at to Percepany. On the night of July 27, while thegovernor was paying a Hying visit to them, the house was surrounded bya band of refugees; but, knowing that gentlemen guests were withinfrom whom they might not be able to distinguish their victim, they laiddown in the grass waiting for daylight, and overslept themselves. Whenroused by the sunshine. Governor Livingston was galloping over theroads, miles away, to meet some important appointment, wholly
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