STEVENSON, _____ (Mrs.) Mrs. Stevenson is likely Ann Stevenson. She told John Macdonald that she was 88 years old at the time of her interview on October 23, 1849. She is listed as an 89-year-old native of Scotland residing in the 5th Ward of New York City in the 1850 United States Census. Also residing in the same household at the time is her son, 58-year-old Dr. John B. Stevenson, whom it appears Macdonald unsuccessfully sought to interview.
The McDonald Interviews: Interviewees STINNARD, Austin Austin Stinnard is likely Augustus Stinard, who is listed as a 79-year-old resident of the Town of Westchester, New York, in the 1850 United States Census. STRANG, Thomas Thomas Strang was a son of Captain Henry Strang and a nephew of Major Joseph Strang, both of whom served in the Westchester County Militia. He is listed as an 87-year-old resident of the Town of Yorktown, New York, in the 1850 United States Census. His tombstone in the cemetery of the First Presbyterian Church of Yorktown indicates that he died on July 29, 1851, aged 88 years and 4 months. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55862029/thomas-strang SUTHERLAND, Silas Silas Sutherland served as a sergeant in the Westchester County Militia. His tombstone in Middle Patent Rural Cemetery in North Castle, New York, indicates that he was born on February 5, 1755, and died on December 10, 1846. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42364584/silas-sutherland SUTTON, James John Macdonald indicated that James Sutton was 82 years old at the time of his interview on November 17, 1847.
His tombstone in the Charlick Family Burial Ground in Mount Kisco, New York, indicates that he died on January 6, 1849, aged 88 years, 7 months, and 23 days (WCHS Book #2, p.131). TALLMADGE, Henry F. Henry Floyd Tallmadge was a son of Benjamin Tallmadge (1754-1835), who served as a major in the 2nd Continental Light Dragoons and led the Culper Spy Ring during the Revolutionary War.