Macdonald, John. Interview with {} (1845-09-16; 1845-09-18). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 1996. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).

- Hufeland Index Page 148 - September 16. - John Romer of Greenburgh: "In the end of July 1779, Captain Hopkins with a detach- -ment of Moylan's and Sheldon's lay in the neighborhood of Young's house, probably north and east of it, between said house and the Episcopal church and Bedford. Hopkins hearing that Bearmore was out, formed an ambuscade for him in a wood which is …

Pike, and drove them near a quarter of a mile when Hopkins came up with his whole detachment and drove them to Young's [a quarter of a mile below?] Emmerick and his party would have been taken and destroyed, had not a body of Yagers came up who [by Emmerick's order- 'Fire! Mine Yager's, fire!'] fired (from behind a stone wall.) Emmerick behaved with courage, but this horse was …

They were now on the point of being surrounded. Their prisoners in these rapid evolutions had all escaped but three. In this dilemma, their Guide, a bold and skilful man (Isaac Webbers) led them through the fields by a short cut east of the Bridge and Mill Pond and conducted them with three re- -maining prisoners and four horses taken in safety to the Post road. Emmerick …

The road by which I suppose (without certainly knowing) Hopkins advanced to the wood was a road leading from the White Plains and Tarrytown road northerly, by Avery's house and mill. At this time there were few enclosures and temporary roads, paths and military ways abounded. When Hopkins attempted to retreat he was almost surrounded, the enemy being in possession of Young's …

His escape he now owed to the skill and courage of his guide, Isaac Webbers who conducted him over the Pocentico by crossing the fields a little east of the Post road, which then ran a little east of the present road. Soon after he came out of Twitch- -ing's Road into the White Plains road Emmerick was at his heels and followed so close that to a spectator they almost appeared …

&c. and escaped.] My father's house was about a quarter of a mile from the White Plains and Tarrytown road and a half mile from the Post road. The brook where André was taken was called Clark's Kill. At the capture of Young's house a party of the British diverged easterly from the Sprain road and made their ad- -vance by a hollow which crosses the West (White) Plains road …

Colonel Norton in his advance left his artillery about two miles south of Youngs' on a rising ground near James Sniffen's a little to the west of the Sprain road. His object in this as was said at the time, was to secure a safe retreat in case they sustained a repulse at Youngs. Norton retreated, as he had advanced by the Sprain Allaire and Tuckeyhoe roads leaving some of the …