Home / Macdonald, John. Interview with Barker, William, 1764-1859; (1845-10-22). John M. McDonald Interviews, 1844-1851, WCHS item 387. Westchester County Historical Society. Transcribed by history.croton.news April 2026. / Passage

Interview with Barker, William

Macdonald, John. Interview with Barker, William, 1764-1859; (1845-10-22). John M. McDonald Interviews, 1844-1851, WCHS item 387. Westchester County Historical Society. Transcribed by history.croton.news April 2026. 242 words

The roof and beams had fallen in and it was still burning." "Jacob Purdy of White Plains had a brother Henry who was a captain in De Lancey's, and went to Nova Scotia." "Joshua Barnes and Benjamin Hunt, a Captain and Lieutenant of DeLancey were taken at Tuckeyhoe or near there by a company of Meigs's regiment. I saw the prisoners as they passed up, that is, Barnes, Hunt, and their company consisting of about thirty men. The time I think was in 1777 or 1778.

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[margin: 160 221] [margin: 1845] Benjamin Green I saw Colonel William Green after he had taken DeLancey's horse pursued by the dragoons who could not overtake him. They followed him a long distance, but I think not above White Plains or near the Quaker Meeting house in Purchase. He walked his horse up the hills, beckoned them to come on, and let them approach near but when at the summit he spurred and left them far behind."

[margin: 160 221] [margin: 1845] Benjamin Green I saw Colonel William Green after he had taken DeLancey's horse pursued by the dragoons who could not overtake him. They followed him a long distance, but I think not above White Plains or near the Quaker Meeting house in Purchase. He walked his horse up the hills, beckoned them to come on, and let them approach near but when at the summit he spurred and left them far behind."