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Macdonald, John. Interview with {} ({}). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 2043. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…She was the wife of Andrew McGown (1745-1820), who with his mother, Catharine, ran the Black Horse tavern at what is known as McGowan's Pass in present-day Central Park in Manhattan.
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Supplemental Material - Interviewees §35
— …She was the wife of Andrew McGown (1745-1820), who with his mother, Catharine, ran the Black Horse tavern at what is known as McGowan's Pass in present-day
Central Park in Manhattan.
Supplemental Material - Interviewees §36
— …She was the wife of Andrew McGown (1745-1820), who with his mother, Catharine, ran the Black Horse tavern at what is known as McGowan's Pass in present-day
Central Park in Manhattan. She is listed as "Margt McGowan…
Supplemental Material - Interviewees §46
— …Interviewees
PARK, Polly
Although a major street named Polly
Park Road exists in the Town of Harrison, New York, little information appears to be available regarding Polly
Park. Her name may have been Phebe
Park. An article that appeared in…
Supplemental Material - Interviewees §47
— An article that appeared in the Port Chester Daily Item in 1936 indicates that Polly
Park owned property in Harrison with John
Park ("Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence L. Hains, Descendants of Local Pioneers, Will Observe Golden Wedding," The Daily Item…
Macdonald, John. Interview with Park, Polly; (1847-09-18). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 1181. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…18th Miss Polly Park:
"The Sniffen family always said that Mary
was thrown by her horse in consequence of
the fire, and afterwards killed by a bayonet
wound in the head and robbed. Her
pockets were carried by one of…
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Interview with Park, Polly §0
— …18th Miss Polly
Park:
"The Sniffen family always said that Mary
was thrown by her horse in consequence of
the fire, and afterwards killed by a bayonet
wound in the head and robbed. Her
pockets were carried by one of…
Interview with Park, Polly §1
— …18th Miss Polly
Park:
"The Sniffen family always said that Mary
was thrown by her horse in consequence of
the fire, and afterwards killed by a bayonet
wound in the head and robbed. Her
pockets were carried by one of…
Macdonald, John. Interview with Park, Abigail, 1792-1872; (1845-11-08). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 415. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…Abigail Park:
"My maternal grandmother's
name was Mary Lyon, wife of Israel
Lyon. She resided two miles south
(on the Post Road) of Bedford Village, and
was burnt out on Sunday morning soon
after daylight on the 11th. of…
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Interview with Park, Abigail §0
— …Abigail
Park:
"My maternal grandmother's
name was Mary Lyon, wife of Israel
Lyon. She resided two miles south
(on the Post Road) of Bedford Village, and
was burnt out on Sunday morning soon
after daylight on the 11th. of…
Interview with Park, Abigail §4
— - Hufeland Index Page 274 -
always protested he didn't kno
there was a female in the company.]
The escort from Round Hill
reached Sniffen's Hill late at
night and as the evening advanced
Mary was extremely anxious for
their…
Interview with Park, Abigail §2
— hung upon the British rear on their
retreat - November 11th. Among those who drove cattle
below to the enemy was a farmer of
Greenwich, Connecticut, named Jabez
Huested, who on one occasion had
collected a drove with which he was…
Interview with Park, Abigail §3
— Mary Sniffen, with a party of
friends from near Round Hill or
thereabouts, forming a considerable
company, was killed at Rye Neck
in 1777.(?) The party escorting her
were driving cattle below and stopped
a moment at Stoneybrook to water…
Interview with Park, Abigail §1
— Simcoe on his return the same day halted
before our door, and being thirsty after [X] my
mother for a bowl that he might drink
from the well, but she refused, saying,
"Good for nothing cruel fellows like
you who…
Macdonald, John. Interview with Park, Abigail, 1792-1872; (1845-12-10). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 457. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…Abby Park:
"My father belonged to Captain
Samuel Treadwell's company of West
Chester Light Horse which was called out
in the year 1776, and was on duty in the
summer and fall of that year at Dobb's
Ferry…
Macdonald, John. Interview with Hufeland Index to The McDonald Interviews (). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 2131. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…North Castle 767
Palmer Jared Horse Neck 1053, 1054
Palmer Levi 975
Palmer Capt Seth Conn 618
Park Abigail Int 268, 327
Park Miss Sally Rye Int 509
Parsons Gen 582
Patterson John Int 231, 442
Column(R)
Patterson John…
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Hufeland Index to The McDonald Interviews §28
— …North Castle 767
Palmer Jared Horse Neck 1053, 1054
Palmer Levi 975
Palmer Capt Seth Conn 618
Park Abigail Int 268, 327
Park Miss Sally Rye Int 509
Parsons Gen 582
Patterson John Int 231, 442
Column(R)
Patterson John…
Hufeland Index to The McDonald Interviews §48
— …466
Odell Pierre Greenbgh 1064
Orser Talman Ossining 1020
Palmer, Denham Horse neck 971
Palmer Mrs 12
Park Abigail 268, 327
Park Miss Sally Rye 509
Patterson John 231, 442
Paulding Geo. W. N.Y.C 910
Paulding John Mt…
Hufeland Index to The McDonald Interviews §27
— …Int 12
Palmer Gilbert North Castle 767
Palmer Jared Horse Neck 1053, 1054
Palmer Levi 975
Palmer Capt Seth Conn 618
Park Abigail Int 268, 327
Park Miss Sally Rye Int 509
Parsons Gen 582
Patterson John Int 231, 442
Westchester County Historical Society / John M. McDonald Interviews — Digital Collection April 2025
…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…
Macdonald, John. Interview with Yerks, John, 1758-1848; (1845-09-16). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 1985. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…the other four of us concealed
ourselves in woods and bushes about three
hundred yards above; the one party design-
-ing to intercept robbers or traders with the
enemy who came by the North River or
Post -- road, the other…
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Interview with Yerks, John §1
— …the other four of us concealed
ourselves in woods and bushes about three
hundred yards above; the one party
design-
-ing to intercept robbers or traders with the
enemy who came by the North River or
Post -- road, the other…
Interview with Yerks, John §0
— …the other four of us concealed
ourselves in woods and bushes about three
hundred yards above; the one party
design-
-ing to intercept robbers or traders with the
enemy who came by the North River or
Post -- road, the other…
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).
…On reconnoitering their situation, I formed *16*
design of cutting off each of them as had or might advance to the extremity of the wood. I accordingly ordered 3 companies of Virginia rifleman, under the command
of Major Leitch & Col…
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Macdonald's Research Notes §51
— …On reconnoitering their situation, I formed *16*
design of cutting off each of them as had or might advance to the extremity of the wood. I accordingly ordered 3 companies of Virginia rifleman, under the command
of Major Leitch & Col…
Macdonald's Research Notes §14
— …Should you have such an entrance in
design, we
beg, at least, that the troops may halt on the Western confines of Connecticut, till we
shall have our explanation &c." p. 259.
/
Genl. Char. Lee - to - The N.Y. Committee…
Macdonald's Research Notes §72
— …We have various accts of the enemy's
design of coming up to ** a number
* of our most active men. &c. " /
"The New York Convention - to - the Continental Congress." Kingston April 23d, 177*
"Major Edminston a British officer & a prisoner…
Macdonald's Research Notes §52
— …On reconnoitering their situation, I formed *16*
design of cutting off each of them as had or might advance to the extremity of the wood. I accordingly ordered 3 companies of Virginia rifleman, under the command
of Major Leitch & Col…
Macdonald's Research Notes §30
— …with a
design to join the enemy &c." p. 512.
/
"June 30 1776, the N.Y. Provincial Congress adjourned to
the court House at White Plains; - there to meet on Tuesday the 2nd day of July
next &c.: & that the…
Macdonald's Research Notes §17
— That they had 2 sledges
with them that they got one sledge out of *Flandereau's* shop without
the consent of the owner & the other out of Guion's shop at New Rochelle: -
Then he dropped the
design of spiking…
Macdonald's Research Notes §16
— …That they had 2 sledges
with them that they got one sledge out of *Flandereau's* shop without
the consent of the owner & the other out of Guion's shop at New Rochelle: -
Then he dropped the
design of spiking…
Macdonald's Research Notes §62
— …ed the situation in wh Fort Washington was, & that 3 of the enemy's shipping had come up
with
design to obstruct *Beaudeth's* Ferry (?) & were, after a heavy cannon
ade, driven back. This *w* the truth, but not the…
Macdonald, John. Interview with Tompkins, Nehemiah; (1847-08-24). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 597. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
…The French park of cannon were on a smooth piece
of ground west of my uncle's old house and towards
Col. Odell's. The French soldiers made use of my
fathers horses which so provoked him that he
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