My uncle Jabez Husted, went below and afterwards used to come up, buy cattle and take them to the British at New york. He followed this as a business during part of the war. On one occasion he took from Israel Knapp and Joseph Hobby, the American Commis- -saries at Horseneck about forty head of fat Continental cattle and drove them to New York. He sold them to the British Commissaries for the use of the army, but in consequence of his bringing them in as a prize the British Commissary who

took them, refused to pay him the fullvalue of the cattle but only gave him a share.--

After peace, Jabez Husted, went to Nova Scotia where he followed the business of a butcher (in the city of St. Johns) for some years, but afterwards returned and settled in Bedford, West Chester County where he followed the same trade and died (and died) in about the year 1820. During the whole part of the war, the people about Horseneck were much harassed and plundered. Once Mr. Titus Meads house was attacked by a party of Refugees. Bush and Thomas Knapp were two of them. Titus Mead's house was situate about half a mile north from Horseneck Court House. The Refugees knocked at the door towards morning and demanded admittance. Mr. Mead sprang up, seized his musket, and ordered them off, saying, he would shoot the first one who entered. They persevered and attempted to force the house upon which he fired and Thomas Knapp fell dead. Titus Mead stood by the door