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Oakley
Oct 10th Samuel Oakley, of Hog Island, Pelham: Capt. Daniel Williams took five prisoners at Valentines and four or five at the Theophilus Hunts. Among these last was Willett Carpenter who was accidentally at West Farms and was one of Bearmore's serjeants. Williams went down the [Saw-Mill] River road to Valentine's and Hunt's, and then with his prisoners passed through West Chester village to take another post. [They returned through East Chester, and went from there to Mile square, returning by the Saw Mill river road.] They took at West Farms, Carpenter, Champenois, and M[iller] and B[rundage], the sons-in-law of Hunt. This occurred in a snowstorm which lasted three days. The next day B[earmore] struck at Young's house. He surrounded the house. The prisoners were round the fire. Champenois heard [Bearmore's] voice and sprang to the
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Samuel Oakley contd.
window throwing open the shutters. - Bearmore's party supposing it was some one escaping fired into the window and killed him. Bearmore directed Carpenter to take charge of Williams. Carpenter told Bearmore Williams had no boots and asked permission to go back there for them which Bearmore refused. At White Plains Williams was supplied with shoes. Carpenter said that he and his fellow prisoners were extremely well treated by Williams. Williams after the war kept a public house at New Rochelle. Shube Merritt took Capt. Lockwood (?) prisoner. And not wishing to be troubled with prisoners said, "Stand off so many as twenty(?) paces ^or run so many paces, I will then fire, and if &c, and if my gun misses fire you shall go clear!" Merritt's gun missed fire, and Lockwood forthwith escaped. Afterwards Lockwood was patrolling in Rye and heard that Merritts was in Mamaroneck with a party.