McDonald Interviews — Croton-Area Eyewitness Accounts (1844-1851, WCHS digitized 2025)

Item 783: Interview with Paulding, John Date: 1848 Interviewee: Paulding, John, 1787-c.1862; People mentioned: André, John, 1750-1780; Bayles, Nathaniel, 1791-1874; Paulding, George W., 1791-1855; Paulding, John, 1758-1818; Locations: Tarrytown (Village) - Greenburgh (Town) - Westchester County - New York; Westchester County - New York; Manuscript source: Hufeland Mss. Book 1. Vol. 6, pg. 832. Matched keyword: Tarrytown URL: https://collections.westchestergov.com/digital/collection/mcdonald/id/783

Archivist summary: John Paulding (1787-c.1862) was a nephew of John Paulding, one of the three men who captured British Major John André in 1780. He seconds the information given by Nathaniel Bayles in an interview on the same day, and describes the place in Tarrytown where the captors concealed themselves. He suggests that John Macdonald interview George W. Paulding, a son of John Paulding, in New York City.