Macdonald, John. Interview with Davis, Zipporah Miller, 1768-1850; (1848-12-13). John M. McDonald Interviews, 1844-1851, WCHS item 907. Westchester County Historical Society. Transcribed by history.croton.news April 2026.
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236. Dec. 13th Zipporah Davis. In the Revolutionary war there was
a blacksmith's shop on the hill above
Billy Fowler's which was kept by Gabriel
McFadden, brother of John.
Genl. Gates and his aids, Major Armstrong, Major Hughes and Major Pierce
lay at my brother's house during the whole
of one summer (1778, probably). Gates was
a very gentlemanly, pleasant man and
wore spectacles. Gates d…