Abraham Westfall and wife, Blandina Van Etten, became residents in the southwest end of the Peenpack neighborhood, in the latter part of the Revolutionary War, and he became owner of a small, ancient Westfall farm, now included in the farm occupied by Capt. Henry Swartwout. A few rods east of his dwelling house stood the old stone house of Westfall. This was the house where the fort was in the time of the French war, and which the Indians attacked and killed part of a company of soldiers who were traveling from New Jersey to Esopus, and, just before the attack, had stopped in to rest and take refreshments. The particulars of this are stated in Eager's History of Orange County. Abraham Westfall was a son of ____ Westfall, and his wife was a daughter of Anthony Van Etten, Esq., of the lower neighborhood. In the latter part of the Revolutionary War, Westfall was commissioned a Captain of the soldiers, who, from time to time, were stationed on this frontier. Near the end of the war he built a small fort at his house, and, with a few soldiers and one or two families, occupied the same. Sometime after the war ended, he removed with his family to one of the Southern States. [FN-1] {tn} (Children, Joseph, baptized Aug. 18th, 1782; Annatje, baptized April 20th, 1784. Mahackamack church records.) [FN-2] {tn} * * * * * [FN-1] Ohio [FN-2] Catherine Married Jacob Patrick in New Philadelphia, O., 1801. {Transcriber's note: Both footnotes are hand-written.} FAMILY OF JAMES DAVIS AND WIFE, ELIZABETH KATER. They removed from the lower neighborhood into the Peenpack neighborhood soon after the Revolutionary War ended. She was originally from Rochester or its vicinity. They had three sons--Solomon, James and Daniel, and ____ daughters--Leah, Elizabeth, Anna, ____ and Polly. They all removed into the western part of this State, excepting some of the daughters. FAMILY OF WILLIAM GEEGGE AND WIFE, LEAH DAVIS. He was originally from Ireland and by trade a millwright. His wife was a daughter of James Davis, father of the preceding family. They were married a few years after the Revolutionary War ended. He built and occupied a grist-mill on a farm he purchased. The mill seat and farm is now owned by John Van Etten, Esq. They had one son, William, and a daughter. There were a few other families in the vicinity of the Peenpack neighborhood. * * * * * ANCIENT FAMILIES OF THE LOWER NEIGHBORHOOD. The following were ancient families who resided in the lower neighborhood of this town, who, as near as can be ascertained, must have commenced to settle in the same more than 20 years after the first settlement was made at Peenpack: FAMILY OF HENRY CORTRIGHT AND WIFE, MARGARET DECKER.