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The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, Vol. II (1881 revised ed.)

Bolton, Robert Jr. The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. II. New York: Charles F. Roper, 1881. 275 words

The Refugees forced Greene to mount a hor.se, and retreated upon Pines Bridge by a lane which then led to the niain or Cronipond road, through a piece of woods which at that time extended to the main road. This lane was considerably south of the jjresent lane, which lead from Davenport's house to the Crompond road, and was a much nearer road to Pines Bridge. Green held on the horse till they were just coming out of the vrood into the main road. He then fell otf, and they found he had fainted and was dying from loss of blood. They then laid him on the bank by the side of the road, and passed on. Major Morrell escaped the disaster of Davenport's house by accident. He happened to pass that eventful night at a Mrs. Remsen's, who lived some where near Pines Bridge, (courting it was said) ; returning to head-quarters (where he stayed) next morning, he heard a noise which seemed to approach ; he rained up his horse, hstened, and looking in the direction from whence the sounds came, saw the glittering of the soldiers capis and swords ; spurring his horse he leaped over the fence and concealed himself in a thicket, until the detachment had passed by. The widow Griffin's house stood above the Croton on tlie west side of the Crompond road ; her maiden name was Brundage. The widow Budd's house stood below the Croton, and at Pines Bridge, on the left side of the road leading to "White Plains, and on the right of the road leading to North Castle Corner; her maiden name was Griffin.""