[marg: James Peck, n. Glenville -- aged] Novr. 24th Solomon Peck, of Pecks land, Greenwich, Connt. aged 84: "When Major Huggeford took off Colonel Wells, the Major advanced from King street, crossed the Byram and Peck's land, moving mostly through the fields, and so came into North street north of Norton Reynold's where he surprised Colonel Wells, and captured him and some of his officers and men…

Two of them were his brothers, Levi and Stephen They all carried long heavy guns that carried an ounce ball, while the Refugees had short pieces convenient to carry among the bushes. Palmer's men were a great terror to the Refugees. It was Levi Palmer who shot Chapman. It might have been the same day the latter killed June. Chapman was killed a quarter of a mile east of the Stanwich Meeting House …

The Refugees ordered him to surrender. He refused, and put the child in the road while his sister jumped off. The Refugees fired, and the ball of one passed through his body. He was going up hill, and the ball striking him under the collar bone came out at of his shoulder. (?) The Refugees had both been his neighbors. After receiving the wound Howe drew a pistol and faced about firing at the Refug…

All the rest were closed. Shube Merritt often came up here with small parties of two three or half a dozen plundering and sweeping off horses and cattle. When the British Refugees came up in the winter to Mahanus river, they chased several Americans who took to the ice and escaped. The Refugee horse didn't venture to follow, because the ice was too weak. This was the time Colonel Fitch advanced …

Major Bearmore came up here very often and cut off the guards at Byram and Sherwood's Bridge. He was a very savage fellow? There was one Colonel Holdredge who commanded a regiment of militia horse. Once they went below, and had a pretty smart skirmish with the enemy somewhere north of New Rochelle or Marmneck This might have been Colonel Whites affair with Simcoe. It was not cold weather when it …

Once they went below, and had a pretty smart skirmish with the enemy somewhere north of New Rochelle or Marmneck This might have been Colonel Whites affair with Simcoe. It was not cold weather when it took place. That much I remember. Novr. 26. James Peck, of Glenville: "I was born December 13th. 1777. My father name was Herbert] Peck. He lived during the war at Stanwich where he was killed by a …