Macdonald, John. Interview with Sherwood, Huggeford; (1849-11-26). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 975. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).

- Hufeland Index Page 982 - <left margin> Phoebe Lyon of Lyon's Point - Samuel Lyon of North St - and the Bearmore's of Horseneck. </left margin> Novr. 26. Huggeford Sherwood, of Sherwood's Bridge, Connt. aged 75: "The Refugees came up and cut off the guards at Sherwood's Bridge two or three different times. Once two men were killed at my grandfathers house - one in the house …

Byram and Sherwoods Bridges were cut off so frequently that the American lines were drawn back to Titus's bridge on Mahanus river and Palmers hill which commences by the river. I heard Major Huggeford (who gave me my name) say that Fade Donaldson was hanged for having killed Brom Barrett, and further that he gave Donaldson a fair Court martial. Donaldson had several sons who …

When Shube Merritt lost his hand and the surgeon was dressing his wound, a young lad, an American, soldier at that time in the service, expressed a desire to see a Refugee, and went where Shube was, but fainted at the sight. Shube exclaimed, "You are a d--d poor soldier if you faint away at the sight of a little British blood!" There was a regular bridge at Sherwoods's over …