Macdonald, John. Interview with Barker, William, 1764-1859; (1845-11-24). John M. McDonald Interviews, 1844-1851, WCHS item 1111. Westchester County Historical Society. Transcribed by history.croton.news April 2026.
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November 24th William Barker:
" Nathaniel Adams was a blacksmith who previous to the Revolutionary War lived opposite to where I now reside. He was married to a daughter of a Mr. Owen who then lived in a house where mine now is.
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