Macdonald, John. Interview with Shaw, John; (1847-10-19). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 641. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).

- Hufeland Index Page 542 - October 19th John Shaw, of Peekskill. "My father, John Shaw was a Scotchman, a farmer residing at South Salem, near the Bedford line. He was a private in Samuel Delavan's Company of horse. He was surprised while on duty at Crompond, near the Meetinghouse, I think, in the spring or summer of 1779, and killed at the stable whither he had gone for his …