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Macdonald, John. Interview with {} ({}). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 2043. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States). Passage 48 of 69 314 words

An article that appeared in the Port Chester Daily Item in 1936 indicates that Polly Park owned property in Harrison with John Park ("Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence L. Hains, Descendants of Local Pioneers, Will Observe Golden Wedding," The Daily Item, Port Chester, N.Y., April 25, 1936). The will of Phebe S. Park of Harrison, which was presented for probate on March 18, 1863, indicates that she was a single woman, and that John Park was her brother (Westchester County Wills Liber 46, p.217-218). Phebe Park is listed as a 50-year-old resident of the Town of Harrison in the 1850 United States Census, and as a 65-year-old resident of the Town of Harrison in the 1860 United States Census. Her tombstone in Greenwood Union Cemetery in Rye, New York, indicates that she died on March 12, 1863, aged 73 years and 10 months (WCHS Book #33, p.142).

PATTERSON, John See PETERSON, John. PAULDING, George W. George W. Paulding was a son of John Paulding, one of the three captors of British Major John André. He is listed as a 59-year-carpenter in 8th Ward of New York City in the 1850 United States Census. His tombstone in Green-wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, indicates that he was born on September 27, 1791, and died on September 13, 1855. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58396093/george_paulding PAULDING, John John Paulding was a first cousin of John Paulding, one of the three captors of British Major John André. His father, Peter Paulding, was a brother of the captor's father, Joseph Paulding. His tombstone in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Sleepy Hollow, New York, indicates that he was born on January 27, 1794, and died on March 28, 1850. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55074129/john-paulding See Grenville Mackenzie, "Families of the Colonial Town of Philipsburgh," Typescript in WCHS Library, p.537-539.

PAULDING, John (Colonel) John Paulding was a nephew of John Paulding, one of the three captors of British Major John André.

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