Tarleton then went to Crompond where he burnt the Church and took some prisoners. Major Joseph Strang was pursued up Crompond Street but escaped. In June 1779, my father was returning home (going south) on the road leading from Crompond to Somers road which comes out near where General William Greene afterwards lived when he met the dragoons under Col. Simcoe going north towards Crompond. One of them without provocation wounded my father severely. When Simcoe was in- -formed of it he forbid the soldier from
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doing him any further injury and rescued him. My father went home but finding himself badly wounded made for his sisters who lived just across Pines Bridge - that is south of it. He fainted on the bridge and his sister sent a person to his assistance. Simcoe who by this time had returned then sent his surgeon who cut the skin that held his little finger on, dressed that and his wound in the forehead and he soon reco- -vered. Three cuts were made of him, one with the back of the sword, one on the forehead, and the other aimed at his head he fended off with his arm, and received the blow which cut off his finger. My father was a captain under the King and advised not to bear arms against him. Joseph McKul was a native of Yorktown and lived on the north side
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of the river. Joshua Hughson also from the same neighborhood. My father's name was David He was a Captain before the Revolutionary war, and always said that his oath would always prevent him from taking up arms against the king. The road or path through the woods by which the Refugees retreated from Davenports, came out into the Pines Bridge and Crompond road about a quarter of a mile north west of the Spook-Rocks, and about a quarter of a mile south east of Mr.