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. When they came to the Ferry, a party went to Pinesbridge, probably to secure that pass. The main body then surprised Green at his

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79. Saml Chadeayne contd. [margin: PAGES] quarters. &c and then advanced (in whole or in part) to the widow Grifen's where a party was posted and summoned them to surrender, offering quarter if no resistance &c was made, but threatened extermination &c if otherwise &c. The officer commanding agreed to surrender and most of the men surrendered but two black men refused and fired into the troops. They were pursued through the fields and killed. Mr Green lived on the same road near where it joins the Somers road a little east of Pinesbridge. The planks at Pines bridge were taken up every night and replaced in the morning. The troops under Green were probably from Rhode Island.