Fannalls, Hannah Brundage
John M. McDonald interview — 1845-10-07; 1845-10-08
Hannah Brundage Fannells notes that her family’s house was located on North Street in White Plains. She remembers the Battle of White Plains, and recalls that part of the British army approached White Plains by marching north up Mamaroneck Road. Although some British soldiers did cross the fields to the east of that road, they did not go past the Brundage house on North Street. Mrs. Fannells also indicates one house that was used as a hospital and one that was used as a magazine for ammunition. She concludes by discussing the British raid on November 13, 1778, that resulted in the capture of Colonel Thomas Thomas at his farm in Harrison, and states that the British force passed her family’s house on North Street on their way to Harrison.
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134 207 [margin: 1845.] 72 Oct.r 7th & 8th. Mrs. Hannah Fannells: "My maiden name was Brundage, and my father's house where I was born, stood a little below David Dick's old house on the North Street road. I remember well the day of the Battle of White Plains. It was a fine, sun shiny, still day. The British army advanced by the Scars -dale (that is, the Mamaroneck) road. A body of them crossed the fields and came out near Dan Lyons, but none passed our house. Fauconnier's house (that is, Sniffens) where we now are, was about that time, made a Hospital and the Stone house (Jams Dicks, afterwards) a magazine or Ammunition house. When Colonel Thomas was taken and James Brundage Killed, Simcoe passed our house, and must, I suppose,
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137 208 [margin: 1845.] 73. have retired by the Purchase Street road or King Street. They were about taking Carpenter, when some one said: "Let him remain_ he'll die upon your hands," and they then left him at the door.
October 18th. Mrs. Thomas Ferris of North Castle. I am a native of Middle Patent, where I lived during the Revolutionary War, and married, near its close, Mr. Thomas Ferris. I think it was part of De Lancey's party that fired Bedford from their conduct as they attacked Mr. !... Millers of that place, refusing him quarter and hewing him to pieces with their swords_