▁th wart ed ▁the ▁mission . ▁ ▁Nin ete enth ▁century ▁After ▁the ▁Revolution ary ▁War , ▁several ▁large ▁far ms ▁of ▁ ▁or ▁more ▁fl our ished ▁on ▁Sh ipp an . ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 9 ▁Mos es ▁Rog ers ▁paid ▁$ 8 , 0 0 0 ▁for ▁. ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 0 ▁he ▁purchased ▁ ▁additional ▁for ▁$ 2 , 7 9 1 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 0 6 ▁he ▁purchased ▁the ▁Water bury ▁farm ▁for ▁$ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁bringing ▁his ▁land ▁hold ings ▁to ▁over ▁ ▁and ▁eventually ▁ow ning ▁the ▁entire ▁southern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁point . ▁ ▁Rog ers , ▁a ▁wealth y ▁merchant , ▁formed ▁a ▁partners hip ▁with ▁William ▁Wal ton ▁W ool sey ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 2 . ▁Rog ers ▁was ▁a ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁Bank ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 3 , ▁governor ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁Hospital ▁from ▁ 1 7 9 2 ▁to ▁ 1 7 9 7 , ▁and ▁a ▁supp orter ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Society ▁for ▁the ▁Man um ission ▁of ▁S la ves . ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 2 , ▁Mos es ▁Rog ers ▁married ▁Sarah ▁W ool sey , ▁sister ▁in ▁law ▁of ▁one - time ▁Y ale ▁College ▁president ▁Tim othy ▁D w ight . ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 2 , ▁Rog ers ▁built ▁a ▁European ▁sty led ▁m ansion ▁on ▁the ▁east ▁side ▁of ▁Sh ipp an ▁Avenue