Jonathan G Tompkins A Scarsdale Pioneer A Scarsdale Pioneer
An unsigned manuscript found among the McDonald papers in the New York Historical Society sheds light on Jonathan G. Tompkins a leading Scarsdale figure around the Revolutionary era. It notes his roles as supervisor from 1784 to 1792, legislator, University of New York regent, and County Court judge, and links to local estates and family ties including Captain Jonathan Griffen who apprenticed him.
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Thomas J. Harris
McDonald
New York Historical Society
Jonathan G. Tompkins
Daniel D. Tompkins
Scarsdale
University of New York
County Court of Common Pleas
Tompkins
Caleb Tompkins
Post Road
Mamaroneck Road
Tompkins Hill
Roger Ascham
Jonathan Griffin
Fish-Freeman
Captain Griffin
Jonathan G.tompkins
A. V. W. Tompkins
White Plains
Westchester County
England
Eastchester
Westchester
Sound
James Varian
Mamaroneck
Joshua
Jonathan Griffen
Prolific Lineage and Early Zoning Facts Echo in Story
The fragment traces a family arc from apprenticeship to farm ownership near White Plains and Harrison, noting land conveyance by Captain Griffen, a son’s birth in 1774, and residence shifts prior to the Battle of White Plains. It shifts to a 20th century survey of zoning growth, listing cities with early ordinances and current state rankings by municipality counts.
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Jonathan Griffen
Captain Griffen
Caleb Hyatt
White Plains
Thomas Vail
Daniel D. Tompkins
Vail
John Cromwell
Friends’ Meeting
Harrison
South Salem
Lewisborough
2 000 Register for Festival in Westchester Towns
Two thousand people register for a regional festival with participants from New Rochelle Mount Kisco Bedford and Katonah Rye Dobbs Ferry Mamaroneck and Peekskill. Local representatives include Morris Gabriel Williams Veronica Govers Frederick Studwell Lindley Varney Clarence Walters Duncan Buckley August Hauck Bond Colwell Conklin. Prizes are offered for the best choir.
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New Rochelle
Morris Gabriel Williams
Veronica Govers
Port Chester
Frederick C. Studwell
Mount Kisco
Bedford
Katonah
Bedford Hills
Lindley H. Varney
Rye
Clarence Walters
Duncan Buckley
Dobbs Ferry
August H. Hauck
Peekskill
St. Peter's Parish
Ernest ‘T. Bond
Mamaroneck
F. Colwell Conklin
Zoning in U S Cities in 1924 by Gries
Gries outlines municipal zoning aims for building use, lot area, and height. In 1924, 62 cities were zoned, varying by population. 199 adopted comprehensive codes, 121 limited. Forty four of the 68 largest cities had zoning in effect.
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United States
New York City
Los Angeles
Cal
Gries
Division of Building and Housing
Scarsdale Realty Board Meeting Omission Addressed
The Dyckman Hall committee explains an error led to omitting Mr. W. J. Ackerman from the printed list of Scarsdale Chapter members for the Westchester County Realty Board. The meeting discussed Fox Meadow plans under the board’s auspices.
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Dyckman Hall
W. J. Ackerman
Scarsdale
Westchester County Realty Board
Fox Meadow
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