During the scuffle that followed her brother's entrance, she contrived to crawl out at the foot of the bed, hoping, in this way, to escape unobserved. In this, she was disappointed; the villains observed and again seized her. In tlie violent attempt made to extricate herself the second time, the money fell on the floor, or, as she herself described it "was fairly shook put of her."- The freebooters greedily seized it, and marched off, delighted with the success of their enterprize.

In this town is situated Berriaiis Neck, the ancient Nipnichsen of the Mohegans. The Dutch conferred upon it the name of Konsfabelsche hoek, or Point, from its o\raer, William Constable. This neck forms the northern bank, at the mouth, of the noted Spyt den Dyvel Ki/, or channel. At an early period it belonged to Samuel Edsall. From the Edsalls it passed to the Tippetts, who, during the revolutionary struggle, adhered to the side of the Crown. In consequence, their property was confiscated to the State, (the Tippetts ha\ang removed to Nova Scotia,) and sold to Samuel Berrian, who married Dorcas a daughter of George Tippett," former proprietor. A second daughter became the wife of the celebrated Col. James de Lancey, one of the boldest leaders of the Neutral Ground. In 1796, Samuel Berrian, the father of Richard and grand-father of the late Rev. William Berrian, rector of Trinity church, New York, sold the whole estate of Tippett's Neck, consisring of 200 acres, to his nephew, Abraham Berrian.