One person who bought his land was Washington Irving who took an existing structure and made it into his romantic Sunnyside out of it.
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Abraham's connection to the Van Tassel family is cited in "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow", and it was through their association with a rebellious Van Tassel scion during the revolutionary period that the Ackers lost Wolfert's Roost.
Acker Bilk | Luc Van Acker | Amy Acker | Drew Van Acker | Sharon Acker | Shane Acker | Paula Wolfert | Ed Acker | An artist's depiction of the part of Acker's property that was sold to Washington Irving |