Item 641: Interview with Shaw, John Date: 1847-10-19 Interviewee: Shaw, John; People mentioned: Delavan, Samuel; Keeler, Jeremiah, 1760-1853; Shaw, John; Locations: Peekskill (City) - Westchester County - New York; Westchester County - New York; Yorktown (Town) - Westchester County - New York; Manuscript source: Hufeland Mss. Book 1. Vol. 4, pg. 542. Matched keyword: Peekskill URL: https://collections.westchestergov.com/digital/collection/mcdonald/id/641

Archivist summary: John Shaw was the son of American militiaman John Shaw, a native of Scotland who was killed during a British raid against Crompond in 1779. The younger Shaw believes that his father was mistaken by the British for a Captain Delavan, likely Samuel Delavan. He concludes his interview by noting the location of an encampment of an American army under George Washington north of the present City of Peekskill.

Editorial note: Crompond is the neighborhood at the intersection of Crompond and Old Yorktown roads in the Town of Yorktown. The “meeting house” to which Shaw refers is likely the First Presbyterian Church of Yorktown.