But while they were thus occupied with him, and taking counsel together what to do, 'Jake' who had reloaded his musket, crept stealthily through the bushes down to the eastern edge of the island, and, taking deliberate aim, sent another ball through the temples of a British soldier, who fell dead upon the spot. They were both afterwards buried on the island.

1 saw, said Mr. Van Wart, the graves of these two men on the island, with common field-stones for the head and the foot."

This Jacob Acker, was a State pensioner under the act of 1786, on account of wounds received in the service, and was afterwards a U. S. Pensioner until his death, which occurred Nov. 5,1832. Jane Acker, widow of above Jacob, died 1839, leaving children Jemima, Amelia, Mary Forbes, and Jacob, Abraham and Daniel Acker. Her application for pension is dated Jan. 11, 1837 ; she was then of the town of Mt. Pleasant, the widow of Jacob Acker, who served in Capt. Sybert Acker's Company. He died Nov. 5, 1832. He was thrice wounded while on a scout to Morisauia on the 14th of Dec. 1779. Stephen son of Wolfert, was a pensioner by reason of being wounded once on his chin, once iii his gullet, and the third in his right shoulder; and on the 1st day of May, 1780, being again ordered out by Col. Hammond on a scout to Sing Sing, he received another wound on his left shoulder, by a broadsword in the hands of one of the enemy. Attested by Capt. Gilbert Dean.