DeLancey's horse was taken at or near Burnt Jackets Swamp on Willetts Neck by Tim Knapp. Col. DeLancey's Headquarters during part of the war were at my father's house, a little north of our present house (about one or two hundred yards) on the side hill; and during another part they were about a mile below West Farms at an old house now standing, then owned by Cornelius Leggett, and now, I believe, by a son of Major Leggett. The Refugee settlement consisted of so many as 300 huts, the principal part of which were on Madame Morris's lands on the east side of the Mill Brook, but a good many were on General Morris's portion of Morrisania. The Blockhouse at West Farms stood
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nearly on a line with the road leading to DeLancey's bridge.
Septr. 24th Captain Knapp was married to a sister of Colonel Hatfield. Both went to Nova Scotia and were from Crompond. Knapp returned to New York, and was sent to and died in the State Prison of New York in consequence of some crime. Colonel Hatfield married a daughter of Doctor Willett of Willett's Neck and went to Nova Scotia with him where she died, but her body was brought back and interred in the Family ground at Hunt's Point. Hatfield was a tall, large man. - Knapp middle sized &c. - Hatfield never returned from Nova Scotia. Bearmore born on Throg's Neck, of a poor family, but a very brave officer. - His Headquarters were at Cornelius Leggetts.
Colonel Hatfield married a daughter of Doctor Willett of Willett's Neck and went to Nova Scotia with him where she died, but her body was brought back and interred in the Family ground at Hunt's Point. Hatfield was a tall, large man. - Knapp middle sized &c. - Hatfield never returned from Nova Scotia. Bearmore born on Throg's Neck, of a poor family, but a very brave officer. - His Headquarters were at Cornelius Leggetts.