Catherine (Ogden) Paulding (1742-c.1800)
Mrs. Catherine (Ogden) Paulding
She was, "a woman of indomitable will, combined with great industry and economy" who looked after her four children after her husband's career was ruined and he was thrown into debtor's prison. Their elder daughter married a Member of the New York State Assembly and their younger daughter married U.S. Congressman William Irving, brother of the celebrated Washington Irving. Their elder son, William, was twice Mayor of New York and built Lyndhurst, while their younger son, James, was a member of the Knickerbocker Group and U.S. Secretary of the Navy.
