Macdonald, John. Interview with Vail, Lydia, b.c.1772; (1847-11-19). Experiencing the Neutral Ground of the American Revolution: The McDonald Interviews, WCHS item 1353. Transcription courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society (No copyright - United States).

- Hufeland Index Page 650 - Novr. 19th. Lydia Vail, aged 74: "I am grand-daughter of Richardson Davenport, and niece of Fanny Totten, but only two years <left margin> Tarleton's circuitous route - Greene's domestic feelings - "Next spring I hope to be with my family." - Two negroes wounded - one in the arm, the other in the shoulder - "You have ruined us!" said Flagg. <left …

Then the Refugees were much excited, and cried out aloud: "Kill all the d--d Rebels!" "You have undone us!" said Flagg to the young Captain, "and we must now sell our lives as dearly as we can." And as they stood in the window a volley was fired which killed them both. The bedroom contained three beds being large; and Greene, Flagg and the young Captain all slept there. The …

This disaster happened a little before sunrise. I lived at my fathers half a mile off northerly on the Crompond road. Word came to us that they were all cut off and killed at Headquarters and we all ran through the field's to Davenport's house. The Refugees were at this moment retreating through the woods towards Pines- -bridge, and when we saw them the glittering of their …

Greene held on the horse till they were just coming out of the wood into the main road. He then fell off, and they found he had fainted, and was dying from loss of blood. They then laid him on a bank by the side of a wood and passed on. Major Morrell escaped the disaster of Davenport house by accident. He happened to pass that eventful night at a Mrs. Remsen's who lived …

The widow Budd's house stood below the Croton, and at Pinesbridge on the left side of the road leading to White Plains, and on the right of the road leading to the North Castle Church - She was born Griffen. The only Dutch families, I remember that lived at Pinesbridge during the Revolutionary war were the Juhels who lived near a mile from the bridge on the left, near where …