At the close of the Revolutionary war the lines were about two miles west of Stamford, the American advanced posts, being then at Titus's Bridge on Mianus river and that vicinity - General Waterbury at the time commanding on the Continental side, and having his head quarters at Fort Nonsense in the north part of Stamford. It received that name, because the situation was considered a poor one to which an enemy would never come.

When Col. Hatfield was taken January 19. 1780, he staid at my father's while a prisoner He was taken off in a sleigh drawn by two powerful horses. It was very cold and good sleighing at the time. The house attacked was burnt down - Hatfield's men fired from the window.

In 1781 or 1782, Colonel Holmes with a party of Refugees advanced to Stamford, within

a quarter of a mile of the village. They took off all the cattle they could find. They were about one hundred strong -- all horsemen. They came to the house of a militia captain Seth Palmer, who lived here at Palmer's hill, on the old Post road or King's highway, and Holmes said [if] Palmer would come out and show himself he or his should not be hurt. Palmer then came out and treated the Refugees to a bottle of rum. [Holmes] He kept his word. Some of his men took Palmers horse who complained to Holmes and the horse was immediately restored. They did'nt enter Stamford Village, but swept off all the cattle along the roads, driving them with their cutlasses, and knocking in the windows of houses belonging to obnoxious whigs. Captain Fitch's company turned out in pursuit, joined by the militia and volunteers. Captain Palmer joined in pursuit of Holmes immediately after he left Palmers Hill.