The church was occupied by the militia as a place of deposit for their stores and arms &c. I think the party that destroyed the house of Major Strang had no cavalry, and the party that burnt the Church no infantry. Colonel Greene was surprized at Davenports house, situated in the fields between Croton River and the road leading from Pine's Bridge to Crum- -pond, said houses being about three fourths of a mile from Blaine's ford, about
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three quarters of a mile from Pine's Bridge, and about half a mile from the road leading from Pine's Bridge to Crumpond. Both Greene and Flagg attempted to defend themselves. DeLancey's Refugees attempted to carry him, Greene, off, but finding him dying, they left him in the woods, by the side of the private road or farm path leading from Danforth's house to the Crumpond road where he was soon afterwards found by a patrol command- -ed by my father, Captain Henry Strang being then quite dead, and lying about halfway from the said house to said road. Greene and Flagg were both interred if the Crumpond burying ground and I believe in one grave, without a monument or tombstone having any inscription. Plain rough stones designate their resting place.
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which I can point out. Their re- -mains were never removed or I should have heard of it. DeLancey's troops on their return crossed the Croton at a ford above Pine's Bridge Joshua Hett Smith and Major André were stopped at or near Crumpond by a Sergeant's guard under Crawford, a one eyed man. The guard was a militia company from the vicinity under Captain Boyd one of our neighbours. The Sergeant conducted them to the Guard House where they were kept all night, Boyd refusing to let them go till morning, notwithstanding Arnold's pass, because they could not give the countersign.