As a Putnam County resident and an Ulster and Delaware family researcher, I read with interest your recent postings on Beverly Robinson (1722 Middlesex, VA - 1792 Thornbury, England) and his families' land dealings. Since he originally owned most of Putnam County through his marriage to Susanna Phillipse, there is a historical marker marking his house where Arnold took refuge after his treason was discovered and there are still families bearing this name throughout the county. Your information ended however with the confiscation of his properties and dismissal to England. However, there is an interesting historical note to this history. According to French's history of Putnam County, "It was subsequently shown in court that one-third of the patent" (Philipse Patent granted 1697 to ADOLPH PHILIPSE and inherited upon his death by nephew FREDERICK PHILIPSE and his children, PHILIP, MARY and SUSANNA ) "was vested in the children of Colonel Morris and his wife," (Mary) "and was not reached by the bill of attainder. The State was therefore obliged to protect the purchasers by settling the clams of these children." French goes on to state in footnotes that "In 1809, John Jacob Astor bought the interest of the heirs or Morris for this property for f20,000" and brought suit against the State. "The State to protect those who held title from the Commissioners of Forfeiture, passed a law, April 16, 1827, directing 5 suits to be prosecuted to judgment in the Circuit Court of New York for review and final decision. If against the defendants, the State agreed to pay $450,000 in 5 per cent stock, redeemable at pleasure; and if the decision included improvements that had been made by occupants, $250,000 more. Three suits were tried, each resulting in favor of Astor; upon which the comptroller was, by act of April 5, 1832, directed to issue stock for the full amount, with costs. The amount issued was $561,500. Few suits have been tried in the State involving larger interests to greater numbers, or which were argued with more ability, than this." I do not know if the SUSANNA PHILIPSE ROBINSON's heirs were also affected by this suit which was brought about by a prenuptial agreement between her sister and the Morris family. I do, however, know that my EIGNOR ancestors purchased land on the Ulster/Delaware border in 1833 from a BEVERLY ROBINSON and FRANCIS his wife of New York City. Roberta SEARCHING: EIGNOR, CROSBY, GOSSOO, REISDORF, RICKS, SIMMONS, VAN ETTEN, WOLVEN