James Totten once told me that he and three other were once overtaken by a thunder shower among some hollow rocks in the North Castle woods and the whole party struck with lightning. They were at first blind and could not see walk but at length recovered though with difficulty, and not until they had received medical treatment. - Totten, when he had told me this story added: 'I could not tell this story to everybody for fear it might be repeated and cause observation.' Holcroft lived on
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Davenport's Neck and traded below with the enemy. When Shube Merritt and Isaac Ackerly robbed him he complained and Colonel DeLancey ordered restoration. - Holcraft refused saying: 'No - for they will rob me again before I get home. Let them bring it to my house and I will then see if I can get it.' DeLancey then directed Shube and Ackerly to carry the money to Holcroft at Davenport's Neck which they did, and on his return Shube was taken at the tavern of the Widow Toulon's at New Rochelle Landing where he had imprudently stopped for the night, (?) by Reynolds, the whale boat captain, from Stamford, and his men. - Reynolds told him: 'Stand off! If my gun misses you shall go clear, other- -wise take the consequences!' I saw him
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soon after his death. He was much pierced with buckshot in the eyes and face. It was always always supposed that Holcraft betrayed Shube, informing the whale boatmen where he was. Captain Kipp was very severe and Totten kind to prisoners. Samuel Kipp of Mount Pleasant near Croton River is a son of Captain Samuel Kipp. Captain Samuel Kipp was lost at sea in going to Nova Scotia whither his wife refused to accompany him.