77. Saml Chadeayne. Nov. 1st Mr. Samuel Chadeayne of Rye, Shube Merritt was the party who robbed a Mr. Holcroft living on Davenports (then called Ayers's) Neck of money &c. Holcroft lived below and complained to Delancey who sent for Shube, and ordered restitution instantly. Shube proposed to give up the money, but Holcroft said "No, for then I shall be robbed before I get back. Let him restore it to me at my house." Delancey ordered it so. Shube, in company with Isaac Ackerly accordingly proceeded next day to carry back the money. At the edge of Pelham they stopped at Mr. Chadeayne's, and when there one of Shube's friends sent a boy to inform him that there whale boat men were in New Rochelle banding looking out for him. Nothing daunted he started for the Neck again to execute his purpose which, for once, was honest. They restored the money and returned to New Rochelle [margin: Ayers with stony or stony hill [illegible]]

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Saml Chadeayne contd. when [margin: x Whale boat men?] landing which, the Refugees surrounded the house where he was (the widow Teton's) and took and shot him. Holcroft informed the whale boat men, as was said. I saw his corpse. A musket shot had passed through his eye. A party of Refugees, came up next day and took his body below for interment. Totten was a remarkably well busactive and soldierly man looking man, honorable and high principled. He took Colonel Green of Somers prisoner after pursuing and wounding him in the head with his sword. He went to Nova Scotia and staid some time, but returned and settled at New Castle where he died. Colonel Green and Major Plagg had their Head quarters at the house of Richardson Davenport about a mile (?) from Kloniss ford on the road which is north of the Croton towards the Hudson.