When Washington came down in 1781, he reconnoitered from Dennis Valentine's hill or Gunn hill. Anna Fowler was engaged to marry Captain Row, but died where Dr. Bibby now lives at Van Courtland's hall. Row was shot about half a mile east of the Methodist Meeting House, and near a small ravine. Colonel Armand and not Kilmaine or the French surprised the picket guard of Col. Worm, about half a mile northeast of Frederick Van Courtland's, and north near
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which Mr. Garet Garrineau now lives James Van Courtland of Yonkers was a militia Colonel before the war. Many of Lee's Legion (that is the privates) were from Philipse's Manor - Tennis Crouch and Edward Bache were two of them. Emmericks famous Brown English charger after the war was over was a carman's horse, belonging to Paulding of New York. Major Samuel Lawrence who owned the place next (south) of Thomas Ludlows', piloted Lincoln along by Courtland's house close to his door to a spot near Fort Indepen- -dence on the 3rd. of July, 1781. In consequence of this service he obtained his barn in fee after the confiscation of Col. Philipse's manor. There was only one company of Yagerhorse which was surrounded by Capt. DeWolf. They had sheep skins under and over their saddles (which were generally wood). They
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carried swords and pistols but not carbines. The Legion horse and the 17th dragoons carried carbines. Capt. Daniel Williams was near the Indians and in their rear when the fight occurred. He was there with his company and met them by accident, and would have fallen into the ambuscade if the Indians had not. Old Mr. Bowers was a Hessian who came over with the Hessian army and married a daughter of Jacob Moore the father of Blaze Moore of the Blue Bell.