Macdonald, John. Interview with Lockwood, Ezra, 1777-1850; Hunt, Betsey Lockwood, 1762-1848; (1844-11-22). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 883. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).
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- Hufeland Index Page 082 - Ezra Lockwood and Mrs. Hunt. Nov. 22d. & 23d. Ezra Lockwood and Mrs. Hunt: Major Ebenezer Lockwood, our father was a member of the committee of safety and was informed of Tarleton's intended attack a day or two before it took place by the famous Kennicott of the spies. - Kennicott came up from West Chester on foot to Poundridge for the purpose of …
A vidette [X] was posted about three quarters of a mile or a mile from Poundridge Meeting house where the road to Poundridge diverges from the B[edford] and Salem road and where there is now a red house. This vidette came in at speed reported a large body of cavalry advancing from the direction of B[edford] by the B[edford] [X] Sheldon had just ordered or was about to order …
He wheeled about with his command and retreated the Brit- -ish following at full speed gallop, shout- -ing and screeching: "Surrender! You dammed Rebels, surrender! &c. In this way they entered Poundridge. Sheldon's [party] seeing themselves out numbered and being surprised wheeled and retreated South upon the Stanford road the British following and charging whenever they …
Ezra Lockwood informs me that when Tarleton's horse pursued Sheldon's at Poundridge, on 2d. July 1779, a British dragoon got near one Hoyt of Sheldon's and was very vociferous, cursing Hoyt and calling on him as a damned rebel to surren- -der &c, where upon Hoyt, turning in his saddle, fetched a back stroke which passed thro' his pursuer's mouth cutting his face nearly in two …
He prepared to cut off Tarleton's retreat by crossing with the regulars and militia to the upper road when the British retreated. They had just set fire to Major Lockwood's [house] and ordered Joseph Lockwood's [house] to be burnt; but word coming of the gathering of militia and Leaven- -worth's manoeuvres, they suddenly retreated, taking with them all Major Lockwood's cattle …