History / Archive / Macdonald, John. Interview with Chadeayne, Samuel, c.1770-c.1854; (1848-10-16). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 1386. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).

Interview with Chadeayne, Samuel

Macdonald, John. Interview with Chadeayne, Samuel, c.1770-c.1854; (1848-10-16). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 1386. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States). Passage 1 of 1 370 words

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October 16th Samuel Chadeayne: "I think Fanny Totten must be wrong in insisting, as she does, that the Refugees advanced in front of the house when they surprised Davenport's house. I had always heard before that they came up on the north west

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of the building making a circuit to surprise the guard. On the morning of André's capture a young woman named Martha Wil- -liams was on a visit at a house about three or four miles from Pines Bridge. A young gentleman (always supposed to be Andre) rode up to the house (com- -ing from the direction of Pines Bridge) and enquired the road to White Plains, the distance &c. He was informed by the young woman and particularly cau- -tioned not to mistake the Tarrytown for the White Plains road, when he came to where these highways branch off a quarter of a mile further on. After parting from her she watched his pro- -gress. A few moments after he met some Friends going to their meeting whom he accosted, and who gave similar directions about his route. In spite of all this, and in sight of the young woman (Mary

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Williams, who followed on and watched from curiosity) when a few moments after he came to where the highway branches, he took the Tarrytown road. Mary Williams and the inhabitants generally always thought that André took the Tarrytown road by mistake. Joseph McKeel was a very bold robber - Joshua Hughson another was killed where General B. Montross lives. Jesse Ryder is the grandson of Jacob Ryder at whose house Colonel Armand was quartered in the Fall of 1779.