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Mrs. Edwards: 1844. Augt. When the French and Americans advanced to West Farms in 1781, the women and children escaped to York Island by the Morrisania Ferry. The cause way from West Chester to Throgs Neck was covered with water at high tide, and was dif- -ficult to pass at low tide. There was a flood gate in the middle. Peter Delancey married a daughter of governor Colden. Byvanck formerly owned the Mill estate He was said to have been a servant (or agent) of Mr. [X], the real owner who lived in Holland, and Peter Delancey was thought to have had no title. The heirs of bought a suit after the war (?) and the Delancey's could produce no documentary title. There was a trial at White Plains. (?) The Delancey's succeeded. "Col. James Delancey was outlawed by the state." (?) He (Delancey) took with him when he left six barrels of dollars!
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Byvanck formerly owned the Mill estate He was said to have been a servant (or agent) of Mr. [X], the real owner who lived in Holland, and Peter Delancey was thought to have had no title. The heirs of bought a suit after the war (?) and the Delancey's could produce no documentary title. There was a trial at White Plains. (?) The Delancey's succeeded. "Col. James Delancey was outlawed by the state." (?) He (Delancey) took with him when he left six barrels of dollars! [X] The blanks in this page are also blank in original.