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Westchester County, New York, During the American Revolution

Dawson, Henry B. Westchester County, New York, During the American Revolution. Morrisania, NY: (privately printed by the author), 1886. 268 words

The Tarrytown Company originally elected Abraham Storm, for its Captain ; 4 George Combs, for its First Lieutenant ; 5 Joseph Appleby, for its Second Lieutenant; and Nathaniel Underhill, for its Ensign ; but all of these, except Lieutenant Combs, having declined the honors and responsibilities of offices, a new Election was held, and Gload Requa 6 was chosen in the place of Captain-elect Storm ; Cornelius Van Tassel was chosen Second Lieutenant, in the place of Lieutenant-elect Appleby ; and Sibourt Acker was chosen Ensign, in the place* of Ensignelect Underhill.

The Associated Company in the upper part of Philipsborough elected William Dutcher, for its Captain ; ' Daniel Martlinghs, for' its First Lieutenant ; 8

1 Israel Honeywell was one of the Commissioners. of Sequestration for Westchester County, 1777. He represented the Town of Westchester in 'the County Committee, 1776-'7 ; and he was also a Member of tho Constitutional Convention of 1801, representing Wostchester-county.

Israel Honeywell, Junior, was said to have been a member of the County Committee, representing the Manor of Philipsborough, 1776-'7 ; and, in 1777-8 and 1778-'9, he was said to have represented Westchestercounty in the Assembly of the State. It is not impossible that, in Borne instances, these references have become mixed,

See pages 102, 103 ante.

3 Historical Manuscript* relating to the War of the Revolution : MUitary Returns, xxvii., 142.

4 Abraham Storm represented the Manor of Philipsborough in the County Committee, 1776-'7.

6 George Combs was a member of the firBt County Committee, appointed in 1775 ; and in 1800, he represented Westohoster-county, in the Assembly of the.State.