The District formerly commanded by Joseph Strang 3 elected John Hyatt, for its Captain ; * John Drake, for its First Lieutenant ; 5 Obediah Purdy, for its Second Lieutenant; and Joseph Horton, for its Ensign. 6

The eight Companies, in the Manor of Cortlandt, which were thus reorganized and re-officered, were known as the North Battalion of Westchester-county, of which, soon afterwards, Pierre Van Cortlandt was made Colonel, 7 Gilbert Drake its Lieutenant-colonel, 3 Joseph Strang its First Majqr, 9 Ebenezer Purdy its Second Major, 10 John Oooley its Adjutant, and Isaac Norton its Quartermaster. 11

The District of Eastchester elected Stephen Sneden, for its Captain ; 12 Thomas Pinkney, for its First Lieu-

1 Abraham Purdy was a member of the Couiity Committee, representing the Manor of Cortlandt, in 1776-7, (Historical Manuscripts, etc. : Miscellaneous Papers, xxxviii., 309.)

2 In April, 1776, Caleb Hobby, who was said to have been a " Gentle- " man," received a Commission from the Continental Congress, as First Lieutenant in "the First Regiment of New York Forces," (Historical Manuscripts, etc. : Military Returns, xxvii., 104) ; and he appears to have joined the Seventh, or Captain Halt's, Company, (Historical Manuscripts, etc. : Military Commissions, xxv., 165, 676.) Soon afterwards, it was said that he and the Second Lieutenant and the Ensign of the Company [Halt's or Hyatt's] "wish to decline the service ; they will be no loss to "it." (Historical Manuscripts, etc. : Military Committee's Papers, xxv., 488.)

3 Joseph Strang was subsequently made First Major of the Regiment, the Third of the Westchester-county Militia, of which the eight Companies in the Manor of Cortlandt appear to have been members, (Historical Manuscripts, etc. : Military Returns, xxvi., 13.) He represented the County in the Assembly of this State, in 1780-1, 1788, 1789.