Macdonald, John. Interview with Lyon, Phoebe Merritt, 1768-1855; (1849-12-01). John M. McDonald Interviews, 1844-1851, WCHS item 995. Westchester County Historical Society. Transcribed by history.croton.news April 2026.
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Decr. 1st Phœbe Lyon, born
Merritt in King Street: "I am sister
to Thomas and Shubael Merritt, and
was born July 22d 1768. Thomas was
about nine or ten years older than me,
and Shubael, about six or seven years
my senior. Thomas, when he called
at St. Catharine's took off the Family
Bible, which contained our ages. I think
I have heard that Thomas belonged to
Emmerich's before…
They then
proceeded to strip him when the women
of the house exclaimed: "For God's sake
don't leave the dead man naked
here!" They then desisted, and the next
day a party came up from below and
took him to West Chester where they
buried him. This party was of Delancy's
Refugees. Shubael lost his hand in consequence of his carbine going off while he
was using the ram rod. He always
considered that …