Israel Honeywell, as a scout in a reconuo.itering party to examine the lines of the British troops then at Morrisiauia, and that on their return, he and others under the command of Ensign Thos. Boyce, on the 3d of March, in the town of Newcastle, were attacked by a part\ of British Dragoons, and that during the attack he received a severe wound from the sword of a British soldier, on the head, from the top sloping toward the left side, and that he was taken prisoner by the enemy and carried off to the Hospital at New York, where he was kept for about 4 mouths."

The above Jacob Acker, married 2d, Marie Monnel, of Cl arks - town, Rockland Co., Aug. 10, 1794. He died the 18th of Dec. 1835, anti left children, Isaac S. , William, Abraham, Charity, wife of John Sherwood, and Hannah Acker. He served, 1st, under Capt. Daniel Marti iug; 2d, under Capt. Israel Honeywell.

There was also another Jacob Acker in the Revolution, who by reason of his daring exploits, achieved the distinction of being called, "Rifle Jake." The following exciting episode in his Revolutionary career is here given as told by the late Rev. Alexander Van Wart, son of the captor :

"A skirmish between a company of Patriot militia on one side, and a company of British soldiers, aided by a band of Tories under the leadership of 'Jim Husted,' on the other took place on the rising ground just east of the Dutch Church and parsonage at Hall's Corners (lvlmsfoixl). The conflict was brought on by the firing of 'Jake Acker. ' He was famous in his days as a sharpshooter with musket or rifle, and being out probably hunting on the brushy and brambly elevation known as 'the Island,' between Saw Mill River and the road east of it, in company with John Dean, he saw a squad of twenty-eight British soldiers marching carelessly down the road toward the site of the present tavern, near the bridge over which the White Plains load crosses the Saw Mill River. 'Jake' was an intense Patriot, and considering every British soldier put out of the way as so much clear gain for the cause of Indc*