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Macdonald, John. Interview with {} ({}). John M. McDonald Interviews, 1844-1851, WCHS item 2043. Westchester County Historical Society. Transcribed by history.croton.news April 2026. 264 words

TUTTLE, Elizabeth Elizabeth Archer Tuttle was a sister of interviewees Samuel Archer and William Archer.

UNDERHILL, Sophia Sophia Haight Underhill was a daughter of Samuel Haight and Rebecca Fowler, and was the wife of Jesse Underhill (son of Jacob Underhill and Amy Hallock). John Macdonald indicated that she was 83 years old at the time of her interview on October 16, 1848. According to genealogist Josephine C. Frost, she was born on January 11 or June 11, 1766, and died on May 17, 1849. See Josephine C. Frost, Underhill Genealogy (No place: Published Privately by Myron C. Taylor, 1932), II, p. 229.

VAIL, Lydia Lydia Vail was a granddaughter of Richardson Davenport, who owned the Davenport House in Yorktown, New York, that figured prominently in the Battle of Pines Bridge. John Macdonald indicated that she was 74 years old at the time of her interview on November 19, 1847. She is listed as a 78-year-old resident of the Town of Somers, New York, in the 1850 United States Census.

VALENTINE, ____ (Messrs.) John Macdonald did not provide the first names of the Messrs. Valentine. In their interview, they briefly discuss George Washington's time at Valentine Hill in Yonkers. They may be Elijah Valentine, George B. Valentine, and Thomas B. Valentine, who appear to have been residing on Valentine's Hill when Macdonald was conducting his interviews. Elijah Valentine is listed as a 36-year-old farmer, George B. Valentine is listed as 49-year-old farmer, and Thomas B. Valentine is listed as a 40-year-old farmer in the Town of Yonkers, New York, in the 1850 United States Census.