History of Westchester county : New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City / . hose bearing the namein Yorktown at the pres-ent time are Constant, sonof Lewis, and Henry andJosephus L., sons ofThe-odosius (youngest son ofDr. Ebenezer, Sr.). The-odosius died July 27,;,jn his ninety-sixth year. Three brothers, namedFrost, came from Englandin 174ti to Oyster Bay. Laterin 1700 two of them Wrightand Samuel found their way toCortlandt Manor. Wright set-tled in what is now Somers; Samuel on two hundred acres, of which the farmof his d
History of Westchester county : New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City / . hose bearing the namein Yorktown at the pres-ent time are Constant, sonof Lewis, and Henry andJosephus L., sons ofThe-odosius (youngest son ofDr. Ebenezer, Sr.). The-odosius died July 27,;,jn his ninety-sixth year. Three brothers, namedFrost, came from Englandin 174ti to Oyster Bay. Laterin 1700 two of them Wrightand Samuel found their way toCortlandt Manor. Wright set-tled in what is now Somers; Samuel on two hundred acres, of which the farmof his descendant Jordan C. Frost is a part,situated about one mile southeast of YorktownStation. Jordan C. Frost is of English and French paternal ancestors settled on Long Island at anearly period in this countrys history. Samuel Frost,grandfather of Jordan C, removed some time previousto the Revolutionary War to Yorktown, where hepurchased a farm, which is still in possession of thefamily. His son, Trior Frost, married, at Yorktown,Abigail Loder, daughter of Jonathan Loder, whoserved with distinction in the French and English. Kinkimh Mil]., 1779. Ittv. tlintory. War and during the entire Revolution, and was acousin of Benjamin Loder, the successful constructerof the Erie Railroad. Prior Frost had jiine children,of whom Jordan C, the youngest, was born at York-town, March 30, 1813. He attended the district school at Yorktown. whichhe left at the age of sixteen for the farm. He hassince remained thus occupied, building up for himselfan ample fortune and a comfortable home. He mar-ried in 1836, Miss Francis Jane Ryder, who died inJune, 1873. In February, 1879, he married for hissecond wife Miss Deborah Cock, daughter of RobertCock, of North Castle. He is a member of the Society of Friends, and hasbeen known for many years as a consistent and useful citizen in and about hishome. With the Frosts camea family, Cox by name,who settled near Hal-locks Mills. W.
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