Macdonald, John. Interview with Lyon, James, 1761-1850; (1848-11-04). John M. McDonald Interviews, 1844-1851, WCHS item 1285. Westchester County Historical Society. Transcribed by history.croton.news April 2026.
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New Rochelle? Now I. d. James Lyon!
of Bedford, New Castle, aged 89:
"Colonel Armand and his legion
lay for some time off and on, about a
mile or more from my house where
three roads meet. Once, towards the end of the war,
the Refugees came up in force - the foot
remained at or near Clark's corner. The horse then came by Stephen Louns-
=bury's into Durrselius Street where
they fired Durrs…
They
killed Solomon Wardell at this time
at Owen's on the Bedford and New
Castle road. His brother Elisha
Wardell was taken prisoner at the
same time. Three of Moylan's discharged
soldiers, Cornelius Ogden, John Strong
and Adam Schill once proposed to me
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to go on to Chappaqua and lay
in wait for a drove of cattle going
below. We watched and patrolled
all night, and was right am…