He ioined Captain Philip Van Cortlandt's company, boats ordinate officer. ' While on duty at Teller's Point, in the spring of 1780, he decoyed adressed on the beach a soldier crew from a British ship in the stream to the shore by parading the In all them captured and them for in Lafayette's uniform. He had his ambuscade set His whole pay from the following; fall his enlistment expired and he retired to private life. any remuneration he received government was but two hundred and fifty dollars, so that 1/81, m partnership from the committee of safety must have been very little. In October, acres of the forfeited with his brother Benjamin, he bought three hundred and seventy-nine by the Croton covered now Roger Morris estate, near Brewster's. A part of this tract is Croton River, a short distance Reservoir. He erected a frame house on the east branch of the life many years Ihe east of the upper iron bridge at Croton Falls, where he lived a epiiet the house now owned by Ins property is now owned by Joel B. Purdy. Later, Crosby built north of the old house In granddaughter, Mrs. S. E. Mead, of Gulden's Bridge. It stands June 25, 1835. He was interred this house Crosby passed the later years of his life, and died County. Putnam Carmel, near nd, burying-grou in the old Gilead Colonel Green was also a soldier of He married the widow "of Colonel Benjamin Green.

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Centre depot. the Revolution, and after the close of the war settled near the present Somers Crosby, After the Colonel's death his widow remained in the house until her marriage with on one which was brought about by Dr. Ebenezer White. In the course of conversation doctor promised occasion, Crosbv asked the doctor if he would not find a wife for him.