Macdonald, John. Interview with Chadeayne, Samuel, c.1770-c.1854; (1847-10-23). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 1177. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).

- Hufeland Index Page 566 - <left margin> Genl. Wm. Greene - a soubriquet - Col. Benjn. Green of Somers, a real Colonel. <left margin> October 23d Samuel Chadeayne "Early in the Revolutionary war, that is, about 1778 or 1779, one Thomas Gibson lived in Yorktown, and joined the British He afterwards came up, a Refugee, skulk- -ing, &c. John Drake, a militia Lieut. came to …

Some half an hour or more afterwards while he was leaning against the back gable end of the house an Irishman named William Dalton came up and accosted Gib- -son: "Gibson, you have threated my life." Gibson replied, "No, I have not." Whereupon Dalton fired and killed him with his musket. May 14, 1781, Delancey's main party crossed the fields and bye-roads to Blenis's ford …

"During the Revolutionary war and previous to the spring of 1781, when my father left Yorktown for New Rochelle, there was (for a while) a company of foot stationed at O'Blenis's, to guard the ford with a sergeant's guard of ten or twelve men at our house (Chadeaynes) - that is, a picket. The Refugees who were lurking about the neighbouring woods and houses determined to carry …

The rest of the picket were at this time in high glee amusing themselves at the expense of one of their number who was what they called a "Johnny Raw." They ran on the alarm, ran first to their arms and fired upon the enemy (the main body of whom had come up) and then fell back upon the mainguard. One man, left behind in retreating, mistook the Refugees (who ran also) for his …