to the East River, the inhabitants residing on these lines were left exposed to the plundering parties of the British Refugees, who with some British troops held possession of the southern part of the count}'. The Committee of Public Safety ordered out the Militia of that part of the county who belonged to Col. Hammond's Regiment, who were accordingly stationed, some of them at the house of said Joseph Youngs, on the Tuckahoe Road, and some of them at the houses of Peter Van Tassel and Cornelius Van Tassel on the Saw Mill River Road; that about 120 of Col. Hammond's Regt. were continued in the American service on those lines from the beginning of Dec. 1776, until May, 1777. That the said John Dean was in the whole of that service and did duty as Sergeant of his Company. That in the month of May, 1777, a Regiment was raised in the county consisting of about 300 men, and put under the command of Col. Hammond and Major Joseph Strang, and a Ranging Company commanded by Capt. Gilbert Dean ; that the term of that serve was three months, and that John Dean was then attached to Capt. Gilbert Dean's Company; that after Three months, when the balance of the Regiment was discharged, Captain Gilbert Dean's Company of Rangers was still continued in the service.

That in the month of August, 1777, a Regiment of levies was raised in the Counties of Dutchess and Westchester, consisting of about 500 men, and placed under the command of Col. Dudiugton and Dieut. Col. Hammond, for the term of four months ; that Col. Dudiugton' s headquarters were at the house of Joseph Youngs, and that Capt. Gilbert Dean's Company was also continued in the service, but was under the immediate command, of the Committee of Safety.