Nehemiah Brown. cont'd. Oct. 28th Nehemiah Brown, of King Street, near Portchester: "Lieut. Brown had some disagreement with Colonel Sheldon, and left the regiment before the close of the war. When Lieut. Gill, of Moylan's, was taken in East Chester (or New Rochelle) his horse was stunned by a shot and fell. Gill got up, crept up on the top of a rock, and seeing no escape said, "I surrender mys…

You are only a set of plundering cow thieves!" He then asked Bearmore the number of his followers and offered battle with an equal number, or that Bearmore should select [three] of his men to engage him and his companions or finally that Bearmore should meet him in single combat accompanying his challenge with reflections upon Bearmore's courage which stung him to the quick. -- [marg: * In the ori…

Gill leaped his horse over a fence to meet him half way and their swords actually crossed when several of Bearmore's men spurred on to their commander, and Gill, finding himself likely to have several antagonists withdrew. Bearmore was too much upon his guard to be drawn within the American lines. Dole, first a Sergeant and then a lieutenant of Sheldon's, was Sheriff after the war of a County at …

I had two uncles, Roger Brown and Nehemiah Brown who lived near Round Hill. Colonel White was intimate with both, and it was probably at one of their houses that he was when nearly surprised by Tarleton in 1779. [marg: Stevenson?] Lieut. Frederick Stephenson, of Stephenson's Rangers, commanded the party that took DeLancey in 1777, below West Farms. DeLancey was ensconced under a bed where Stephen…

[marg: x See origl. p. 47. (Pocantico?)] driving cattle below and had not gone as far as the bridge at Rye Neck over Stoney Brook (Tocotsenockx) (by the mill on that brook) when they were fired upon by a party under one Maynard, and she was killed. She was taken into Mr. Bloomer's house, now standing on the north of the road near the entrance of the lane leading to Deall's Mills where she breathed…

On retreating to Morrisania Wells said: "We have a scout out, and the great probability is we shall meet them." [marg: * Wells requested to be sent to the rear, fearing that he may be killed, accidentally, by his own men. -- see other accounts of this affair. / J.E.] Huggeford supposing he meant that he didn't wish to fall by his own men answered: "You will have the same chance of life or death th…

In July, 1781, a Sutler, attached to the French army, and two other Frenchmen, [marg: ‡ Another account says 3 men.] were at Andrew Lyons, near Portchester, where Mr. Bush now lives, eating dinner. They had come from White Plains with a team or waggon and horses to buy cider. Shube Nehemiah Brown contd (Neb?) Merritt with Neh. Merritt and Tim Saxton heard of it and came to attack them. These Ref…

Brown concealed him first in a closet or pantry, but he was so incautious as to (look) stick his head out the moment Neb. left the room. Mrs. Brown then concealed him in the cellar. Neb. insisted Mr. Brown should tell him where the Frenchman was. Brown did not know that the Frenchman was in the house -- not having yet seen him, and denied him to Neb. declaring he was not in the house. Neb. at leng…