Perhaps this was the father of the Abraham Williams who was of the party of four on the hill at the time of the capture of Andre, an Abraham, Sr. , as well as an Abraham, Jr., being in the patriot ranks on this Manor.

1 he ' Surprise at Qrser

James Mancleville, date of Sept. 23d, 1845, then of Peekskill, gives the following graphic account of an attempt to capture Col. Delancey: "On Friday morning, Jan'y 24th, 1783, we started from

Pcekskill, being upwards of fifty in number. It was an enterprise planned by Col. Samuel Drake and Mr. Peter Van Tassel to carry off Cob Delancey, because he had been a public disturber and his men plunderers ; and to guard against treachery, the point of attack was to be kept secret from us till we reached West Farms. Went down the North River road to Dobbs Ferry, then turned east to the Tuckahoe road and crossing Hunt's bridge entered West Farms by way of Kastcliester about midnight. Notwithstanding every precaution, and although we pushed rapidly forward, there seemed to be a general alarm the moment we appeared, bells ringing and bugles blowing. We crossed the bridge and surrounded the bouse, but the Colonel was nowhere to be found. It was afterwards said that he was secreted in the pig pen and so escaped. We however took two prisoners, fifteen horses and a variety of plunder, and then retreated with as much expedition as was possible with our jaded horses. We feared pursuit, and before we reached Yonkers a party overtook 11s. It being night, however, and their number at first probably small, we kept them at bay until we came nearly to Dobbs Ferry, when daylight appeared and they seemed preparing for a charge. We halted and prepared to resist, but they contented themselves with discharging their carbines and rifles at us and we returned the fire.