He died March 3, 1842, aged 93 years, and was buried in the old Dutch churchyard. He had married Jane Fowler, Aug. 19, 17S7, Rev. vSilas Constant of Yorktown officiating. They had sons, Joseph and John and daughter Susan. John and Harriet Paulding h is wife had Wm. Carlton, Geo. Washington, Eliza M., Wm. Henry, Catharine, Charles Webster and Susannah Paulding. Major Hiram Paulding, Postmaster at White Plains, is a grandson of Ensign Peter Paulding through his son John Paulding.

Joseph Paulding, Jr., who appears to have been the eldest son. was baptised at New York, April 22, 1733. Pie married Sarah Gardeuier. Was chosen Supervisor of the Manor in 177S, and was a member of Capt. Geo. Comb's Company. His son John, famous as one of the captors of Andre, was born at the Paulding homestead east of Tarrvtown, Oct. 16, 1758. He is said to have been over six feet tali

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and to have excelled in feats of strength. One of his earliest adventures was as follows: The house of his father had been plundered by a partv of British ruffians and his mother compelled to submit to indignities. Coming home and learning what had happened he seized his gun and hurried towards the camp of the enemy intent upon revenge, but finally was forced to retreat before a dozen horsemen. On one of his visits to Ills sweetheart, Miss Sarah Teed, whom lie afterwards married, he was set upon by a number of Tories among whom was Ensign 'feed of Delancey's Corps. John ran into a barn whence he fired upon his assailants. Angered.by the wounds he had so inflicted the attacking party desired to kill him, but young Teed dissuaded them. Paulding finally surrendered and was taken to the old Sugar House Prison in New York, from which he escaped shortly after and but a ,-r .