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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 67 of 69 261 words

Her tombstone in the Chappaqua Friends Meeting House Cemetery in Chappaqua, New York, indicates that her full name was Sarah Haight Ward, and that she died on January 30, 1860, aged 88 years and 8 months (WCHS Book #54, p.49). WASHBURN, Samuel John Macdonald indicated that Samuel Washburn was 87 years old at the time of his interview on November 6, 1849. He is listed as an 87-year-old farmer in the Town of Mount Pleasant, New York, in the 1850 United States Census. A petition for probate for Samuel Washburn was filed with the Westchester County Surrogate's Court on April 21, 1855 (Westchester County Wills Liber 36, p.533). WEBB, Betsey (Mrs. Webb) Betsey Webb was referred to as "Mrs. Webb (born Pell)" in her interview of September 5, 1844.

She is listed as "Betsy Webb," a 65-year-old resident of the Town of Pelham, New York, in the 1850 United States Census. The tombstone of Betsey Webb in the Ferris Family Burial Ground in Bronx, New York, indicates that she died on May 19, 1860, aged 73 years, 5 months, and 9 days (WCHS Book #17, p.53). WEED, Jacob T. Jacob T. Weed is listed as 46-year-old taverner in the Town of Greenwich, Connecticut, in the 1850 United States Census. WEEKS, Abraham Abraham Weeks was a brother of interviewee Benjamin Weeks. John Macdonald indicated that Weeks was 82 years old at the time of his interview on October 19, 1848. He is listed as "Abram Weeks," an 83-year-old farmer on the Town of Yorktown, New York, in the 1850 United States Census.

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