"Totten", he said, "you think you have accomplished an honorable and brave exploit in taking the life of a poor French doctor who made no resistance. You are a disgrace to the Refugees, and I want to see you no more. Take my advice, and withdraw from this place, for rely upon it if you don't the rebels will spare no effort or expense to hang you." He thereupon wisely took the proffered advice and withdrew. The Tottens, (James and G ) went to Nova Scotia, but returned and died here. James Totten once told me that he and three others were once overtaken by a thunder shower among some hollow rocks in the North Castle woods and the whole party struck with lightning. They were at first blind and could not see walk but at length recovered though with difficulty, and not until they had received medical treatment. -

Totten, when he had told me this story added: "I could not tell this story to every body for fear it might be repeated and cause observation". Holcroft lived on Davenport's Neck and traded below with the enemy. When Shube Merritt and Isaac Ackerly robbed him he complained and Colonel DeLancey ordered restoration. -

Holcroft refused saying: "No - for they will rob me again before I get home. Let them bring it to my house and I will then see if I can get it." DeLancey then directed Shube and Ackerly to carry the money to Holcroft at Davenport's Neck, which they did, and on his return Shube was taken at the tavern of the Widow Toulon's at New Rochelle Landing where he had imprudently stopped for the night, (?) by Reynolds, the whale boat captain, from Stamford, and his men. -