It was about ten or eleven when Maj. Andre was taken, and his captors soon joined us at our station when we all proceeded with the prisoner to Jacob Romer's where we partook of some refreshments, Andre refusing to eat or drink anything ; seemed unwilling to talk and desirous of being alone. Before starting on the expedition, we had applied to Capt. Baker and our other commanding officers, and they had full knowledge of and approved our enterprise.

John Yerks, Sr., in his will dated Jan'y 13, 1795, gave to his wife Susannah, sons John, Jr., James, Peter, William, and daughters Sarah, Abbe, Elizabeth, Susannah, Jean, Eve, and Mary. His grave is in the old Dutch Churchyard. John, Jr., was buried at Unionville. Geo. W. Yerks of Alban}', is a great-grandson of William Yerks through John Foshay Yerks, late of Unionville, and Wm. Henry Yerks. Supervisor Elijah W. Yerks, of Yonkers, is of this family, through his father

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Elijah and grandfather William who was a grandson of John Yerks, Sr. Moses Yerks of Tarrytown, and Mr. Yerks of Neperan arc also of this same family.

Riker says in his history of Harlem, "The See family, whose name is early recorded, takes the several forms of Cie, du Cie, Sieck, Zy, and Sie. Consisted, so far as appears, of Isaac See and wife Esther, their son Isaac, Jr., and daughter Marie, wife of Nicholas de Vaux. The wife of Isaac, Jr., was also named Marie. The Sees obtained two farms, 194 acres, 011 Karles Neck, Staten Island, by patent of Sept. 29, 1677, but after living therefor some years, the)' removed to Philipse Manor, the father and son appearing ns church members at Sleepy Hollow (the old Dutch Church), in 1697 . Isaac and Marie had son Peter born in Europe who married Pizouella, Jacobus b. 1675, Simon b. 1679, anc^ other children.