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Bolton, Robert Jr. The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. I. New York: Charles F. Roper, 1881. Revised posthumous edition.
…of the present structure;*
so that old "Pines Bridge" which crossed the Croton about a mile above
the present dam, is the famous one so often spoken of in the narratives
of events on the "Neutral Ground" during the war…
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The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester (1881 revised edition, Vol. I) §481
— …of the present structure;*
so that old "Pines Bridge" which crossed the Croton about a mile above
the present dam, is the famous one so often spoken of in the narratives
of events on the "Neutral Ground" during the war…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester (1881 revised edition, Vol. I) §435
— …fast as the troops could march and keep in breath,
and take a position on the high ground to the south of Peekskill, which
commands the road to the Point, and also that to the new bridge on
Croton river…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester (1881 revised edition, Vol. I) §417
— …To the south the waters of the Peekskill
bay resemble a vast lake bounded by the Mountains of Rockland and
Stony and Verplanck's Points, while on the east appears the village of
Peekskill and the Cortlandt hills. In the…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester (1881 revised edition, Vol. I) §1426
— …This miserable man lies in the Friends' bunylng-ground at Pines Bridge.
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester (1881 revised edition, Vol. I) §1427
— …This miserable man lies in the Friends' bunylng-ground at Pines Bridge.
c The Methodist Episcopal Church was elected in 1S45.
HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER.
The general surface of New Castle is uneven, hills and vales interspersed ; soil…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester (1881 revised edition, Vol. I) §1282
— …Frederick Flipse. (S)
Signed, sealed and declared in ye presence of ye underwritten witnesses who
also in ye presence of ye Testator have subscribed their names, Isaac de fforeest,
Olof Van Cortlandt, Philip Van Cortlandt, W. Nicoll, New York, Dec…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester (1881 revised edition, Vol. I) §1822
— …will in writing, by
him signed and published in the presence of two or more credible witnesses, or
by any other writing or writings by him signed and sealed in the presence of two
or nnre credible witnesses, to revoke…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester (1881 revised edition, Vol. I) §1821
— …will in writing, by
him signed and published in the presence of two or more credible witnesses, or
by any other writing or writings by him signed and sealed in the presence of two
or nnre credible witnesses, to revoke…
Macdonald, John. Interview with Weeks, Abraham; (1848-10-19). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 1639. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…They paid
for everything in hard money, and
cut crowns and dollars in 1/4ths and
1/8ths for change, &c.
- Hufeland Index Page 722 - that niggers will be scarce!' The
Negro troops then lay near Pines-
Bridge at Widow…
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Interview with Weeks, Abraham §1
— …They paid
for everything in hard money, and
cut crowns and dollars in 1/4ths and
1/8ths for change, &c.
- Hufeland Index Page 722 - that niggers will be scarce!' The
Negro troops then lay near Pines-
Bridge at Widow…
Interview with Weeks, Abraham §0
— …that niggers will be scarce!' The
Negro troops then lay near Pines-
Bridge at Widow Griffen's and Mr. Montross's &c. Strict discipline was maintained
in the French army when it lay in
this neighbourhood - officers and
soldiers were…
Macdonald, John. Interview with Carpenter, Joshua, 1787-1873; (1845-11-01). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 1103. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…The present Pines Bridge
stands exactly where the old bridge
stood in the Revolution. On the hill
north of the Croton and of the bridge
and just over it are the remains of old
works thrown up by Washington to…
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Interview with Carpenter, Joshua §0
— …The present Pines Bridge
stands exactly where the old bridge
stood in the Revolution. On the hill
north of the Croton and of the bridge
and just over it are the remains of old
works thrown up by Washington to…
Interview with Carpenter, Joshua §3
— …to stay all night and sleep
in the room where Greene and Flagg
were surprised, but he declined, be-
-cause he was expected back by com-
-pany waiting his return at Pine's Bridge. He had previously called upon Thomas…
Interview with Carpenter, Joshua §1
— On the hill
north of the Croton and of the bridge
and just over it are the remains of old
works thrown up by Washington to
command the bridge and which
he mounted with several cannon. The following are the…
Interview with Carpenter, Joshua §4
— …to stay all night and sleep
in the room where Greene and Flagg
were surprised, but he declined, be-
-cause he was expected back by com-
-pany waiting his return at Pine's Bridge. He had previously called upon Thomas…
Interview with Carpenter, Joshua §2
— You
see five or six bullet holes yet
remaining in the doors and panel
work. Greene, a large powerful
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man, met the enemy at the north
door and attempted to defend it sword
in hand. He…
Bolton, Robert Jr. The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. II. New York: Charles F. Roper, 1881.
…Remsen's,
who lived some where near Pines Bridge, (courting it was said) ; returning to head-quarters (where he stayed) next morning, he heard a noise
which seemed to approach ; he rained up his horse, hstened, and looking
in the…
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The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, Vol. II (1881 revised ed.) §720
— …Remsen's,
who lived some where near Pines Bridge, (courting it was said) ; returning to head-quarters (where he stayed) next morning, he heard a noise
which seemed to approach ; he rained up his horse, hstened, and looking
in the…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, Vol. II (1881 revised ed.) §766
— …The detachment arrived at Fines Bridge about twu
o'clock the next morning. The evening of tlie 23d, Col. Hazen returned with the detachment ; the enemy did not come out.'* It was
in the \-icinity of Pines Bridge that Enoch…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, Vol. II (1881 revised ed.) §699
— Upon his discharge, shortly after, he
swore vengeance, " declaring that the next flag sent up vrould be a red
one."'* "When Totten was up at Pines Bridge, in the spring of 1781,
and insulted, the officer of the guard said…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, Vol. II (1881 revised ed.) §719
— …687
covered ^nth the blood of the dead, wounded and dpng. Flagg and the
captain were killed outright. The Refugees forced Greene to mount a
hor.se, and retreated upon Pines Bridge by a lane which then led to the…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, Vol. II (1881 revised ed.) §764
— Half a o-allon of water
taken from the Croton at Wood's bridge, pelded by evaporation, 2.3^3
grains residuum, in the following proportions :-- Vegetable matter. 1,33 :
Carbonates of lime and magnesia, 1,200; Muriate of magnesia…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, Vol. II (1881 revised ed.) §721
— Remsen's,
who lived some where near Pines Bridge, (courting it was said) ; returning to head-quarters (where he stayed) next morning, he heard a noise
which seemed to approach ; he rained up his horse, hstened, and looking
in the…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, Vol. II (1881 revised ed.) §698
— …Upon his discharge, shortly after, he
swore vengeance, " declaring that the next flag sent up vrould be a red
one."'* "When Totten was up at Pines Bridge, in the spring of 1781,
and insulted, the officer of the guard said…
The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, Vol. II (1881 revised ed.) §718
— …the Crompond and Pines Bridge road). _ They soon
after took the bodies of the dead officers and buried them with the honors of war, in Crompond church-yard, depositing the remains of Greene
and Flagg -- and I believe, those of…
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…When it roared through the gorge near Quaker Bridge the torrent was said to be 50 feet high and it destroyed all the bridges from Pines Bridge to the Hudson River. 2 By the end of the year the towns…
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The Mystery Of The Lost High Bridge Watch §6
— …When it roared through the gorge near Quaker Bridge the torrent was said to be 50 feet high and it destroyed all the bridges from Pines Bridge to the Hudson River. 2 By the end of the year the towns…
The Mystery Of The Lost High Bridge Watch §12
— Road Bridge,” but based on his experience building a far more important bridge—the first railroad bridge across the Hudson River, which he had helped build in 1834–1835 at Troy. The location of High Bridge on a map published…
The Mystery Of The Lost High Bridge Watch §9
— roads on each side of the river and the bridge itself, “a Lattice Bridge (after the manner of the Harlem Rail Road Bridge).” The cost of this wooden bridge would be $16 per foot (not including a roof) and the…
The Mystery Of The Lost High Bridge Watch §18
— lost High Bridge watch? As early as the late 1850s, in his classic book The Hudson, from the Wilderness to the Sea , author Benson Lossing described High Bridge as “a wooden, rickety structure, destined soon to fall in disuse and…
The Mystery Of The Lost High Bridge Watch §11
— for our beloved bridge. “Mr. Joseph Haywood” was actually “Mr. Joseph Hayward ” and he wasn’t really an architect, but more of a builder or construction supervisor. The “Lattice Bridge” he was proposing was not “after the manner of the…
The Mystery Of The Lost High Bridge Watch §16
— …Why did he have a picture of High Bridge engraved on a watch? Was it significant because it was his first independent bridge construction contract—or was it particularly challenging to construct? Was the
The Mystery Of The Lost High Bridge Watch §2
— …Who would have commissioned an engraved watch depicting High Bridge? As much as we are interested in the bridge it wasn’t unique or famous in its day—certainly not like the other High
The Mystery Of The Lost High Bridge Watch §3
— Bridge, the one that carried the Croton Aqueduct over the Harlem River. Opened in June, 1842, our High Bridge lasted just 37 years—collapsing into the river from neglect in October, 1879. 1 Why was the watch a prized “family…
Macdonald, John. Interview with Lyon, Samuel, 1764-1856; (1844). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 1895. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…Green surprised about a mile
below Pines Bridge. British crossed
Blenis's ford a mile below Pines bridge
- Green's quarters three fourths of a
mile north from the ford on a high
hill. Delancey's party came up the…
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Interview with Lyon, Samuel §0
— …Green surprised about a mile
below Pines Bridge. British crossed
Blenis's ford a mile below Pines bridge
- Green's quarters three fourths of a
mile north from the ford on a high
hill. Delancey's party came up the…
Interview with Lyon, Samuel §1
— …Took the
cattle, two prisoners and four horses. The rest escaped in a swamp - one
wounded - Lyon one of the volunteers
- All mounted - Cornet Thomas
Merritt was a brother of Shube -
Shube attempted to enter [break into]
the bedroom of…
crotonhistory.org
Although generally accurate, there are several errors and distortions. For example, look at the location of White Plains relative to Ossining and Bedford. “Croton Bridge” is actually Pines Bridge and is several miles west of where it should be. This
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The Mannor Of Cortland 1779 §2
— Although generally accurate, there are several errors and distortions. For example, look at the location of White Plains relative to Ossining and Bedford. “Croton Bridge” is actually Pines Bridge and is several miles west of where it should be. This
The Mannor Of Cortland 1779 §5
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The Mannor Of Cortland 1779 §3
— …the few maps to show “New Bridge,” the short-lived Revolutionary War bridge that was built near the mouth of the Croton River. The complete map can be found at the Library of Congress . Share this: Print (Opens in new…
The Mannor Of Cortland 1779 §4
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The Mannor Of Cortland 1779 §0
— Detail from the 1779 map titled “A chorographical map of the Province of New-York in North America, divided into counties, manors, patents and townships; exhibiting likewise all the private grants of land made and located in that Province; compiled
The Mannor Of Cortland 1779 §1
— from actual surveys deposited in the Patent Office at New York, by order of His Excellency Major General William Tryon, by Claude Joseph Sauthier, Esqr. Engraved and published by William Faden.” There are several notable features of this map:
Macdonald, John. Interview with Vail, Lydia, b.c.1772; (1848-10-19). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 1403. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
These
whortleberry bushes were by or near to
the public highway (that is, the
Crompond and Pines Bridge road). They
soon after took the bodies of the
dead officers and buried them with
the honors of war in Crompond church…
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Interview with Vail, Lydia §3
— These
whortleberry bushes were by or near to
the public highway (that is, the
Crompond and Pines Bridge road). They
soon after took the bodies of the
dead officers and buried them with
the honors of war in Crompond church…
Interview with Vail, Lydia §2
— …These
whortleberry bushes were by or near to
the public highway (that is, the
Crompond and Pines Bridge road). They
soon after took the bodies of the
dead officers and buried them with
the honors of war in Crompond church…
Interview with Vail, Lydia §0
— …When
the Refugees came up they fired a
volley to signalize their friends in
the orchard near Pine's Bridge, and ap-
-proached the house without making fur-
-ther use of their arms calling upon the
inmates to surrender. The…
Interview with Vail, Lydia §1
— This was
their account which I heard at the
time and often afterwards. When
the Refugees came up they fired a
volley to signalize their friends in
the orchard near Pine's Bridge, and ap-
-proached the house without making…
Macdonald, John. Interview with Van Wart, Alexander, 1799-1890; (1848-11-30). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 806. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…André's route was after he left the
White Plains and Pines Bridge road. I
would urge you to see Mrs. Campbell who
lives at the corner, who always lived in
the neighborhood and was intimate with
my father. She…
Westchester County Historical Society / John M. McDonald Interviews — Digital Collection April 2025
…He notes that he never heard his father explain the precise route that André took en route to his capture after he left the White Plains and Pines Bridge Road, the last leg of his journey in the present Town…
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McDonald Interviews — Croton-Area Eyewitness Accounts (1844-1851, WCHS digitized 2025) §8
— …He notes that he never heard his father explain the precise route that André took en route to his capture after he left the White Plains and Pines Bridge Road, the last leg of his journey in the present Town…
McDonald Interviews — Croton-Area Eyewitness Accounts (1844-1851, WCHS digitized 2025) §4
— …Pines Bridge
URL: https://collections.westchestergov.com/digital/collection/mcdonald/id/718
Archivist summary:
Mary Beagle may actually be Mary Bedell. She briefly describes the Battle of Pines Bridge and notes that the Black enlisted men of the American 1st…
McDonald Interviews — Croton-Area Eyewitness Accounts (1844-1851, WCHS digitized 2025) §12
— …During the Revolutionary War, Stevens Avenue extended eastward from Saw Mill River Road toward Wright’s Mills in North Castle. The home of Cornelius Van Tassel was burned by the British in 1777. The Romer-Van Tassel House was built…
McDonald Interviews — Croton-Area Eyewitness Accounts (1844-1851, WCHS digitized 2025) §11
— …The family resided near the present Tarrytown Reservoir during the Revolutionary War. He recounts the entrapment of a force of American cavalry under Captain David Hopkins by British cavalry in Greenburgh on July 30, 1779, and Hopkins’ efforts to extricate…
McDonald Interviews — Croton-Area Eyewitness Accounts (1844-1851, WCHS digitized 2025) §7
— …Nathaniel Baylies (1791-1873), whose surname is actually spelled Bayles, owned land at the site of the capture of British Major John André in Tarrytown. He does not believe in the reliability of David Hammond’s account of the route…
McDonald Interviews — Croton-Area Eyewitness Accounts (1844-1851, WCHS digitized 2025) §6
— …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…
McDonald Interviews — Croton-Area Eyewitness Accounts (1844-1851, WCHS digitized 2025) §3
— …John Macdonald visits the office of Aaron Ward, an attorney who served as a general officer in the New York State Militia and represented Westchester County for four terms in the United States House of Representatives. During his visit he…
McDonald Interviews — Croton-Area Eyewitness Accounts (1844-1851, WCHS digitized 2025) §2
— …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.
Macdonald, John. Interview with Montross, Nathaniel, 1770-1858; (1848-10-19). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 1423. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…Nathaniel
Montross: "Upon the bluff
on the north side of the Croton at
Pines Bridge are remains of fortifi-
-cations said to have been thrown
up by Washington in 1776 to command
the passage of the river at this spot…
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Interview with Montross, Nathaniel §0
— …Nathaniel
Montross: "Upon the bluff
on the north side of the Croton at
Pines Bridge are remains of fortifi-
-cations said to have been thrown
up by Washington in 1776 to command
the passage of the river at this spot…
Interview with Montross, Nathaniel §1
— …When Captain Jacob (?) ^Isaac? Van
Wart (not Van Tassel) commanded the
Guard at the Bridge (Pines), he went
one day to see his wife who lived over the
hill on the North Castle corner road above
Flewellings. All at once…
Macdonald, John. Interview with Kipp, Benjamin, 1763-1849; (1848-10-16). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 720. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…Island part of the war.
October 16th Benjamin Kipp,
Talk with Samuel Washburne
and with Sophia Underhill who are
intelligent, but above all with General
Nathaniel Montross who was born and
brought up at Pines Bridge, and must
be able…
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gauged the entire Croton River and his data—particularly his calculation that twenty million gallons of water a day flowed in the river near Pines Bridge—was later used in planning the Croton Aqueduct. 2 The Westchester County Clerk Historical…
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A Van Cortlandt Manor Treasure On Ebay §6
— gauged the entire Croton River and his data—particularly his calculation that twenty million gallons of water a day flowed in the river near Pines Bridge—was later used in planning the Croton Aqueduct. 2 The Westchester County Clerk Historical…
A Van Cortlandt Manor Treasure On Ebay §7
— collection has several by Cartwright maps online, including this map showing downtown Sing Sing in 1835. Pages recording the survey of the creeks in the marsh on Croton Point—now the capped Westchester County dump. Click the image to enlarge…
A Van Cortlandt Manor Treasure On Ebay §5
— whose maps and surveys are a treasure-trove of information about the Croton and Ossining area in the early to mid 1800s. Records show that he made a map of the “Villages of Sing Sing and Sparta” as early as…
A Van Cortlandt Manor Treasure On Ebay §4
— …Van Cortlandt Manor is in the C-shaped area in the top left. The yellow road running diagonally above it is what we know today as South Riverside Avenue. George W. Cartwright was a civil engineer
A Van Cortlandt Manor Treasure On Ebay §8
— …In the meantime, if you missed our previous posts about the Underhill bible, click the links below. Underhill Bible—on eBay! The Mystery of the Underhill Bible The notes begin on
A Van Cortlandt Manor Treasure On Ebay §3
— …By comparing the notebook and map we may be able to glean new information about the area, which Cartwright called “Van Cortlandt Manor Farm” in the first entry. Detail of the lower Croton River from Cartwright’s
A Van Cortlandt Manor Treasure On Ebay §0
— …For the second time in a month we are pleased to have helped the Westchester County Historical Society acquire an important piece of Croton-related history. Last month WCHS purchased an 1804 bible owned by
A Van Cortlandt Manor Treasure On Ebay §2
— he conducted a detailed survey of Van Cortlandt Manor in 1837–1838. 1 Historic Hudson Valley (the organization which manages Van Cortlandt Manor, Philipsburg Manor, Kykuit and other historic sites) has in its collection a Cartwright survey which we
Macdonald, John. Interview with Strang, Thomas, 1763-1851; (1847-10-20). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 1344. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…This happened in the
morning of June 24th, on the road
from Crompond to Pine's Bridge,
about two miles three quarters from
Crompond. The British then burnt
the Meeting House and Parsonage house
and retired upon Pines Bridge. On…
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Interview with Strang, Thomas §0
— …This happened in the
morning of June 24th, on the road
from Crompond to Pine's Bridge,
about two miles three quarters from
Crompond. The British then burnt
the Meeting House and Parsonage house
and retired upon Pines Bridge. On…
Interview with Strang, Thomas §2
— -ticut and brought in 600 Connecticut
troops who disarmed the tories, placed
the arms and accoutrements in the
Parsonage House for safe keeping, and
a queer set of arms they were - old
firelocks, rusty pistols, worn out
espouloons?, &c., ancient…
Interview with Strang, Thomas §1
— …They threatened, and were so
numerous that my father and uncle,
Henry and Joseph Strang, went to Connec-
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-ticut and brought in 600 Connecticut
troops who disarmed the tories, placed
the arms and accoutrements in the…
Macdonald, John. Interview with Hammond, David, c.1768-1854; (1848-11-29). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 802. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…taken from the whigs about Pines
bridge. Captain Samuel Kipp com-
-manded the Refugees, and Captain Jacob
Acker the Americans. The Americans
attacked on both sides of the road in squads
behind the fences, and regained all the
cattle and…
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Interview with Hammond, David §1
— …taken from the whigs about Pines
bridge. Captain Samuel Kipp com-
-manded the Refugees, and Captain Jacob
Acker the Americans. The Americans
attacked on both sides of the road in squads
behind the fences, and regained all the
cattle and…
Interview with Hammond, David §0
— …Isaac Van Wart
told me the route Andre pursued after leaving Pines-
-bridge, which was as follows (and which Andre
told him, as we had to answer on being question-
-ed): He went from Pinesbridge on the
road to White…
Macdonald, John. Interview with Ryder, Jesse, 1812-1889; (1848-10-20). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 726. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…Eden Hunt, an American guide, was
shot by a party of Refugees, a little north
of my house on the road to Pines Bridge. The account I gave you of the West
Chester Tea Party is correct in its facts…
Macdonald, John. Interview with Vail, Lydia, b.c.1772; (1847-11-19). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 1353. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…Word came to us that they were
all cut off and killed at Headquarters and
we all ran through the field's to Davenport's
house. The Refugees were at this moment
retreating through the woods towards Pines-
-bridge, and…
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Interview with Vail, Lydia §2
— …Word came to us that they were
all cut off and killed at Headquarters and
we all ran through the field's to Davenport's
house. The Refugees were at this moment
retreating through the woods towards Pines-
-bridge, and…
Interview with Vail, Lydia §1
— …Word came to us that they were
all cut off and killed at Headquarters and
we all ran through the field's to Davenport's
house. The Refugees were at this moment
retreating through the woods towards Pines-
-bridge, and…
Interview with Vail, Lydia §3
— …The only Dutch families, I
remember that lived at Pinesbridge
during the Revolutionary war were the
Juhels who lived near a mile from the
bridge on the left, near where the White
Plains road now leaves the turnpike, and
the…
Interview with Vail, Lydia §4
— …The only Dutch families, I
remember that lived at Pinesbridge
during the Revolutionary war were the
Juhels who lived near a mile from the
bridge on the left, near where the White
Plains road now leaves the turnpike, and
the…
Interview with Vail, Lydia §0
— …The three
were afterwards interred together in the
same grave at Crompond. Two Negro servants
of my father were wounded, one in the arm
and the other in the shoulder. The very night
before this surprise Greene said to my…
Macdonald, John. Interview with Montross, Nathaniel, 1770-1858; (1848-10-17). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 1489. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…in-
-formed of it he forbid the soldier from
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doing him any further injury and
rescued him. My father went home
but finding himself badly wounded
made for his sisters who lived just
across Pines Bridge…
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Interview with Montross, Nathaniel §1
— …in-
-formed of it he forbid the soldier from
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doing him any further injury and
rescued him. My father went home
but finding himself badly wounded
made for his sisters who lived just
across Pines Bridge…
Interview with Montross, Nathaniel §2
— …The road or path through the
woods by which the Refugees retreated
from Davenports, came out into the
Pines Bridge and Crompond road about
a quarter of a mile north west of the
Spook-Rocks, and about a quarter of…
Interview with Montross, Nathaniel §0
— …Nathaniel Mon-
-tross aged seventy eight: "When
Tarleton came out to Crompond in
1779, he crossed the Croton at Cudney's
ford two and a half miles above Pines
Bridge. He then went about two miles
on the Somers road…
Macdonald, John. Interview with Hyatt, Joseph; (1847-10-22). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 1335. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
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October 22d Joseph Hyatt, of
Pines Bridge: "During the Revolutionary
war there were two ancient low houses
near Pine's Bridge, one on either side
of the river. [X] André may have stopped
at the one…
Macdonald, John. Interview with Chadeayne, Samuel, c.1770-c.1854; (1845-11-01). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 1169. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…On his return from
one of these visits he was waylaid
by James Totten, James Tillott and
two others at a place not more
than a mile from Pines Bridge
in a straight line to the south. They
took him…
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Interview with Chadeayne, Samuel §2
— …On his return from
one of these visits he was waylaid
by James Totten, James Tillott and
two others at a place not more
than a mile from Pines Bridge
in a straight line to the south. They
took him…
Interview with Chadeayne, Samuel §5
— …This
house was three or four miles and
from Pines Bridge, and she directed
him which road to take, showing
him where the Tarrytown road turn-
-ed off from the White Plains road. The two roads were then in sight…
Interview with Chadeayne, Samuel §0
— …advanced
by the White Plains road, or rather by
the Chappequa road, and when he
came to the Sing Sing road about
three fourths of a mile from Pines Bridge
left a detachment in an orchard
on the right hand…
Interview with Chadeayne, Samuel §6
— …This
house was three or four miles and
from Pines Bridge, and she directed
him which road to take, showing
him where the Tarrytown road turn-
-ed off from the White Plains road. The two roads were then in sight…
Interview with Chadeayne, Samuel §1
— then stormed - Flagg killed,
Greene mortally wounded &c. -
Knapp and Totten (?) then pushed
for the Widow Griffen's nearly two miles
off by the said road. When they
raised the hill in the road a little
west of, and near…
Interview with Chadeayne, Samuel §3
— …When the game
was over he advanced all of his own
accord to a tree and clasping
the tree in his arms motioned to them
to come forward and tie him which
they did, and straight away the
appointed man…
Interview with Chadeayne, Samuel §4
— James Totten once told me that he
and three other were once overtaken
by a thunder shower among some
hollow rocks in the North Castle
woods and the whole party struck
with lightning. They were at first
blind and could…
Macdonald, John. Interview with Hyatt, Nathaniel, 1781-1873; (1849-11-23). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 952. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…of New Castle, Pines Bridge Post Office:
"Mr. Samuel Chadeayne requested
me to call and see you. The names of the
men who captured and robbed the French
Doctor near Pines Bridge, during the Revolu-
-tionary war were: Henry Weeks…
Macdonald, John. Interview with Chadeayne, Samuel, c.1770-c.1854; (1848-10-16). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 1386. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…A young gentleman (always supposed
to be Andre) rode up to the house (com-
-ing from the direction of Pines Bridge)
and enquired the road to White Plains,
the distance &c. He was informed by
the young woman and particularly…
Macdonald, John. Interview with Holly, Isaac, 1764-1851; (1849-11-22). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 1773. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…towards
Pines Bridge.
Isaac Davis one
mile from here - an
old man - Denham
Palmer aged
84 - ½ mile from
Davis's.
I think Enos Hobby is mistaken, and
that it was the sentinel posted in advance…
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Interview with Holly, Isaac §3
— …towards
Pines Bridge.
Isaac Davis one
mile from here - an
old man - Denham
Palmer aged
84 - ½ mile from
Davis's.
I think Enos Hobby is mistaken, and
that it was the sentinel posted in advance…
Interview with Holly, Isaac §2
— …964 -
The schoolhouse, occupied during the
war as a guard house and prison, stood
about twenty rods east of the Bridge. When the sentry was killed at the school
house (see Enos Hobby's account) the officer
in command was…
Interview with Holly, Isaac §1
— …In the mean
time the alarm guns had been fired, and the
militia and the Continental troops from
Horseneck Meeting House collected near the
shore to protect the privateers. The British
first sent the galleys near the shore in such…
Interview with Holly, Isaac §4
— I think Enos Hobby is mistaken, and
that it was the sentinel posted in advance
about thirty rods from the school house
near a hickory tree who flashed his gun,
upon which the sentinel by the school
house fired and…
Interview with Holly, Isaac §0
— …Silas Chapman (one of the party) offered to
commit the assassination if they would treat
him. They consented, and he killed June in
a cornfield. Afterwards (the same day proba-
-bly) a skirmish took place between three
Refugees and three…
Interview with Holly, Isaac §5
— The ice was too weak for the horsemen I
believe. Tim Knapp when about to be hung
exclaimed - 'Must I be hung for stealing
one horse when so many horses have been
taken by Delancey's Refugees?' His brother
Tom…
Macdonald, John. Interview with Strang, Thomas, 1763-1851; (1845-10-06). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 380. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…I saw them next
morning as they passed my father's
house traveling briskly on the road
towards Pines Bridge about sunrise.
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When Mosier was surprised
he was shaving, and very coolly
laid the razor down…
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Interview with Strang, Thomas §3
— …I saw them next
morning as they passed my father's
house traveling briskly on the road
towards Pines Bridge about sunrise.
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When Mosier was surprised
he was shaving, and very coolly
laid the razor down…
Interview with Strang, Thomas §2
— …Colonel Greene was surprized at
Davenports house, situated in the fields
between Croton River and the road
leading from Pine's Bridge to Crum-
-pond, said houses being about three fourths
of a mile from Blaine's ford, about
- Hufeland…
Interview with Strang, Thomas §1
— …Colonel Greene was surprized at
Davenports house, situated in the fields
between Croton River and the road
leading from Pine's Bridge to Crum-
-pond, said houses being about three fourths
of a mile from Blaine's ford, about
Interview with Strang, Thomas §0
— …Daniel had a son in the
enemy's service, who was found with
a British commission in his pocket
within the American lines, recruiting
men, and was hanged as a spy. The
name of this son was Daniel. Francis
had…
Interview with Strang, Thomas §4
— …Two thirds
of the population of Courtland's manor
were, I think, then Tories, notwith-
-standing, the officers proceeded forth-
-with to enrol themselves their compa-
-nies, &c, and to act as though the
men were all Whigs. In this…
Macdonald, John. Interview with Macdonald's Research Notes (). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 2168. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…rocks
· Widow Griffen
· Pines Bridge
· *Glovnis's* Ford
Skitch by McDonald of *Davenport House*
Oct. 2. The corn hay &c. on Haerlem Plains bet. 3 two armies brot. Lay. & amn. - N.B. 2, 2.
Right
'76
Aug * 27th Battle of…
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Macdonald's Research Notes §0
— …rocks
· Widow Griffen
· Pines Bridge
· *Glovnis's* Ford
Skitch by McDonald of *Davenport House*
Oct. 2. The corn hay &c. on Haerlem Plains bet. 3 two armies brot. Lay. & amn. - N.B. 2, 2.
Right
'76
Aug * 27th Battle of…
Macdonald's Research Notes §42
— …the
Bridge & Fort Washington, &c." … "That most of the soldiers about the Bridge
are Hessians &c." … "That there are rangers about the Bridge called
Rogers' rangers dressed in green coats, white waistcoats & breeches; -
- that they are 400 or 500 in…
Macdonald's Research Notes §41
— …the
Bridge & Fort Washington, &c." … "That most of the soldiers about the Bridge
are Hessians &c." … "That there are rangers about the Bridge called
Rogers' rangers dressed in green coats, white waistcoats & breeches; -
- that they are 400 or 500 in…
Macdonald's Research Notes §1
— Line with 240 men failed - Major Henley killed - 14 men killed + wounded + missing
Octr 3d -A Redoubt command on * Hill where Williams Bridge * (Tuesday)
8th 3 Br. Frigates + several Tenders passed Forts Wash^n + Const.. + the chevaux de frise & 2…
Macdonald's Research Notes §59
— …George Clinton." : "Kings Bridge, 10th October, 1776."
"Dear Sir \.....Yesterday morning (Oct. 9th) three of the enemy's shipping, to wit,
a 40, 44, & 20 gun ship, & 3 tenders, passed by, in shore, East [?] of our obstructions
in the river…
Macdonald's Research Notes §22
— …P.275
/ Qu> - Were the guns at or near Kings Bridge spiked? -
/
"February 2d 1776 - Josiah Burrell examd, says "He lives on
Rye Neck - … On Wednesday, the 17th * in the night, William Lounsberry, Joshua Gedney, Thomas Haines, James Haines junior…
Macdonald's Research Notes §32
— …down to the Fort now erected on the North side of Kings
Bridge &c. to prevent the enemy from cutting off the communication between the army in
Town & the country. &c. P .563
/
"Col. Joseph Drake to the Provincial Convention…
Macdonald's Research Notes §60
— George Clinton." : "Kings Bridge, 10th October, 1776."
"Dear Sir \.....Yesterday morning (Oct. 9th) three of the enemy's shipping, to wit,
a 40, 44, & 20 gun ship, & 3 tenders, passed by, in shore, East [?] of our obstructions
in the river…
old_croton_aqueduct_raw.txt
distance of about three miles carrying away m its course, Quaker bridge, Holman 's mills, and the old piers of the old Croton bridge.... All the bridges below the dam were carried away, and above the dam. Pines Bridge, and…
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old_croton_aqueduct_raw §31
— distance of about three miles carrying away m its course, Quaker bridge, Holman 's mills, and the old piers of the old Croton bridge.... All the bridges below the dam were carried away, and above the dam. Pines Bridge, and…
old_croton_aqueduct_raw §30
— …All the bridges below the dam were carried away, and above the dam. Pines Bridge, and we are informed Wood's Bridge also — leaving no crossing over the Croton from its mouth to Golden's bridge ....■^^ The newspaper account provides…
old_croton_aqueduct_raw §18
— …In contemplating High Bridge, Jervis was aware of and corresponded with the engineers responsible for, the construction of the aqueduct bridge across the Potomac on the Alexandria Canal. He was also aware of the aque- duct bridges built on the…
old_croton_aqueduct_raw §37
— …Johnson, she states, used the Bridge as an integral compositional element of the scenes, "not as an interruption in the natural order. "^^ In the larger work, two diminutive figures serve the function of directing our gaze toward the distant arches…
old_croton_aqueduct_raw §38
— French Barbizon artists, who painted the rural landscape directly from nature. Charles Henry Miller's painterly study of High Bridge (c.1873, Walter and Lucille Rubin, not in exhibition) reflected these sensibilities, emphasizing the rural and picturesque character of the…
old_croton_aqueduct_raw §47
— …Alien: "The object is, I believe, to make the men feel the want of work ..." Jervis Pubiic Library, Rome, NY High Bridge During Construction of the Large Main, Viewed from the West Gate House, fooking East, 1861 [2 versions]; High…
old_croton_aqueduct_raw §45
— …Viewed from the Westchester Side of the Harlem River, 1861; Sing Sing Bridge, Croton Aqueduct, Showing the Road Bridge Underneath It, 1863 From Photographic Views of the High Bridge and the Gate Houses of the New Reservoir (belonged to third…
old_croton_aqueduct_raw §19
— …In order to increase the flow through this inverted siphon, the eleva- tion from the entrance to the exit was dropped 3 feet. This is 1 foot more than the decrease in elevation at the High Bridge. In order to…
Macdonald, John. Interview with Montross, Nathaniel, 1770-1858; (1848-10-18). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 1515. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
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General Nathaniel Montross:
"When Totten was up at Pines Bridge
in the spring of 1781, and was insulted
&c., the officer commanding the guard
said to him on parting: "When will
you be up again with…
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Interview with Montross, Nathaniel §0
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General Nathaniel Montross:
"When Totten was up at Pines Bridge
in the spring of 1781, and was insulted
&c., the officer commanding the guard
said to him on parting: "When will
you be up again with…
Interview with Montross, Nathaniel §1
— secure the sentinel. The free black
was then to assist Jack in keeping
the Frenchman quiet, and the
two whites were then to rob the military
chest. Jack then stripped naked and
made his approaches on all fours. -
Every time…
Interview with Montross, Nathaniel §2
— Jack, however, kept his prisoner quiet,
and the execution of the plot went on. The two white men approached the
waggon and removed the covering when
they perceived something move and
rise up in the waggon. Supposing it
to be…
Macdonald, John. Interview with Beagle, Mary; (1848-10-19). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 718. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…The
Rhode Island negroes who lay about
Pines Bridge were very much cut to
pieces. They lay for the most part at
the widow Griffen's and widow Remsen's
and Captain David Montross's, on the
north side of…
Higgins, Alvin McCaslin. The Story of Croton. Paper read before the Ossining Historical Society, 1938. Published posthumously in The Quarterly Bulletin of the Westchester County Historical Society, Vol. 16, No. 3 (1940), pp. 49-63.
…The
waters of Croton Bay were deep and navigable, the tide-water rising
and falling against the high ground today which was the shore line
until the first Croton dam broke away at Pines Bridge. The wall of
water sweeping…
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The Story of Croton §18
— …The
waters of Croton Bay were deep and navigable, the tide-water rising
and falling against the high ground today which was the shore line
until the first Croton dam broke away at Pines Bridge. The wall of
water sweeping…
The Story of Croton §17
— …meadow dotted with
aged apple trees, the Albany Post Road that runs between Harmon and
the Ossining side of the Croton River bridge are all on "made" land
caused by the great flood that swept the Croton valley in 1841.
The Story of Croton §22
— In 1768, when the Methodist missionary, Thomas Ware, crossed
over from Long Island to Westchester to promote the Wesleyan faith,
he said, "there was not a Methodist on the east side of the Hudson
above New York,'' although the great…
The Story of Croton §29
— COUNTY SOLDIERS' GRAVES LOCATED
A project under the direction of Mr. Thomas F. Hammond,
designed to locate the graves of Westchester County men who have
served in the thirty-two wars of this country and undertaken as a
joint project…
The Story of Croton §21
— In its day, Croton Point has been a principality all its own, with
seventy-five acres devoted to luscious grapes, large apple orchards and
hothouses for the cultivation of roses. William H. Underhill began the
manufacture of brick there over…
The Story of Croton §7
— His father's career inspired
him ; and at the age of thirty-four, six years after his marriage, he was
elected mayor of New York. He must have succeeded beyond question
for it is recorded in history that the public…
The Story of Croton §31
— Preliminary to a pilgrimage touching on points associated with
Peter Jay Munro in the general vicinity of Mamaroneck, members of
the society and guests met at the Mamaroneck Free Library to hear
several talks. Mr. Charles M. Baxter, Junior, president…
The Story of Croton §5
— …Came the Van Cortlandts ! The year the Half Moon sailed up the Hudson and nestled below
Senasqua at the mouth of the Kenoten's River, there lived in south
Holland a sturdy Dutch couple, Stevan and Catherine Van Cortlandt. They…
Scharf, J. Thomas, ed. History of Westchester County, New York, including Morrisania, Kings Bridge, and West Farms, which have been annexed to New York City, Vol. I. Philadelphia: L.E. Preston & Co., 1886.
…Two of the ringleaders of the mob, who marched
at their head in Mount Vernon, were recognized by
one of the witnesses, but it is not necessary at this
late date to mention their names. One is since dead ;
the…
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History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §2892
— …Two of the ringleaders of the mob, who marched
at their head in Mount Vernon, were recognized by
one of the witnesses, but it is not necessary at this
late date to mention their names. One is since dead ;
the…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §3920
— Caroline Leroy Webster, on Sunday,
February 2Cth, at the Leroy Blansion, was announced generally by the
pres.s, and awakened many slumberiug memories of her life, as.sociated
with New York, Boston and \\'ashington, as well as with Pelham and…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §3894
— …memories and with my first impressions of the primitive style of
the cultivated Huguenot's life and numners. Madame Beslie, while in
thought I replace her amid the old surroundings in Pellham, New
Roclielle anil New York, reappears in my…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §4089
— …into "Tibbits" in recent times.
I Known after the Revolution and until recently as "Berrien's Neck,"
after an owner who married Dorcas Tippett, a great-great-grandilanghter
of the first George.
BRIDGE. 747
John Hadden made the next purchase…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §322
— …It will be noticed that it bears no
marks of the Indians as signatories, but is only signed
by the witnesses and the Secretary of the Province,
differing in this respect from the Indian Deeds of
much later dates, and…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §1627
— …made by the request of
" Captain Vandeput;^ and, also, that William Davis,
" (who was employed in making the Oars,) and Sarah
" Williams, the wife of Isaac Williams, of Westchester,
" may also be sent for and examined as witnesses,
" respecting them…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §1909
— " Uksolvko, That the said Committee appoint
" such persons as they may think proper, to repair to
" the said Counties ' to inquire for and procure the
" witnesses against the jiersona herein directed to be
'■ arrested or summoned to appear, and give…
History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. I §1908
— …discharge
" the duties imposed on them, by the aforegoing
" Res(dutions.
" Uksolvko, That the said Committee appoint
" such persons as they may think proper, to repair to
" the said Counties ' to inquire for and procure the
" witnesses against the jiersona…