On the spots thus indicated forts were afterwards erected by the Americans, and when captured by the British, were strengthened and garrisoned by them for many years.

Colonel Van Cortlandt was a member of the committee of the Provincial Congress to arrange the troops and form the militia. ' Frederick Van Cortlandt, Thomas Emmons, Williams Betts and William Hadley were of the local committee for the Yonkers. Under their supervisiofn a militia company was formed in the precinct, as part of the "South Battalion" of the county. The roster included sixty-four names, -- Anthony Allaire, Abraham Asten, George Berrien, Wm. Betts, Frederick, Gilbert and Robert Brown, Hendrick Browne,Jr., Henry Bur.«en,Jno. Cock, Jno. and Edw'dCortright, Geo. and Jas. Crawford, Jno. Cregier, Daniel Deen, John Devoe, Abraham Emmons, Benj., Thos. and Robert Farrington, Usial Fountain, Wm. and Isaac Green, Geo., Isaac, Jos. and Wm. Hadley, Thos. Merrill, Jas. Munro, Jos. Jr., and Thos. Oakley, Abraham and John Odell, Jas. Parker, Abm. Dennis, Isaac, Israel, Jacob, Lewis, Martin and Wm. Post, Henry Presher, Tobias Rickman, Wm. Rose, Edward and John Ryer, Francis Smith, Chas.

•Compensation to the heirs of Sebring and Beekman, for certain of these guns, was provided for by an act of the Legislature, passed in 1801).

2 The Britisli called tlie redoubt on the hill near Hyatt's tavern "Ft. Prince Charles; " the one on Tippett's Hill " yumber TJiiee, and the one on Tetard's Hill, the American Ft. Independence, " Xumber Four."

Elnathan, Jr., Elijah, Henry and Jacob Taylor, Izarell Underbill, Frederick Van Cortlandt, Abm, Frederick and Josh. Vermilye, John and Wm. Warner, Geo. Wertz, John and Samuel Williams. On August 24, 1775, they chose John Cock, captain ; Wm. Betts, first lieutenant : John Warner, second lieutenant ; and Jacob Post, ensign. The names were sent to the Provincial Congress for commissions.