Many of the readers of the SUN are familiar with the romantic history of Astoria, written by Washington IRVING, who was an friend of John Jacob ASTOR. It is not (generally) known, however, the great millionaire's sister, Jane ASTOR, was once a resident of Saint John and afterwards Annapolis, N.S. where she remained until the time of her death. Jane ASTOR, with her husband, Joseph LINGLEY, landed in Saint John 18th May 1783 and for a few years resided in Carleton, after which they established themselves permanently at Annapolis Royal. Here Mrs. Lingley frequently communicated with her brother and was the recipient of numerous gifts from himself and family, then rising to great affluence in New York. Joseph Lingley and Jane (Astor) reared a family of seven children: Peter LINGLEY, Thomas LINGLEY, John LINGLEY, James LINGLEY, Mary LINGLEY, Abigail LINGLEY and Elizabeth LINGLEY. Peter, the eldest son, settled at Nerepis (Kings Co.) where he died. His family consisted of nine sons and six daughters: Joseph LINGLEY, Peter LINGLEY, Abraham LINGLEY, Thomas Astor LINGLEY, James LINGLEY, Edward LINGLEY, Henry LINGLEY, John LINGLEY, William LINGLEY, Sally LINGLEY, Ellinor LINGLEY, Sophia LINGLEY, Jane Astor LINGLEY, Ann LINGLEY and Mary LINGLEY. Of these, the children of Peter Lingley, Edward, Ann and Mary alone survive, but of their great grandchildren 69 are living. Mrs. James T. KENNEDY of Indiantown, d/o Abraham LINGLEY, has in her possession a curiously carved table which was brought by her ancestors from New York in 1783. (See also 'Death of Mr. Astor', New Brunswick Courier Saturday April 8th, 1848 page 2 col. 6)