Davis, Isaac
John M. McDonald interview — 1849-11-23
Isaac Davis (b.c.1771) recalls that some young men from Stanwich and Horseneck in Greenwich, including some who had “been in the American service,” went over to the British during the Revolutionary War. Local schools were mostly closed during the conflict. Davis describes Loyalist Captain Nathan Frink and his activity in Greenwich, and notes that he does not believe that area residents received protection from Loyalist Colonel James DeLancey.
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- Hufeland Index Page 973 -
<left margin> Tompkins Close 1 ½ miles west of Stanwich Meeting House </left margin>
Novr. 23d. Isaac Davies: “A very considerable number of young men from about Stanwich and Horseneck went below, some of whom had been in the American service. This was mostly in the middle and towards the end of the war. Schools at this time were neglected and for the most part shut up. Captain Frink was from somewhere east of this. He was an active, enterprising officer and made excursions a number of times through the county between Horseneck and Round Hill and East beyond Stanwich The inhabitants here did not receive protection from Colonel Delancey, or at least they did not as far as I know?