Home / Macdonald, John. Interview with Edwards, Amelia, b.c.1770; (1847-09-23; 1847-09-24). John M. McDonald Interviews, 1844-1851, WCHS item 1726. Westchester County Historical Society. Transcribed by history.croton.news April 2026. / Passage

Interview with Edwards, Amelia

Macdonald, John. Interview with Edwards, Amelia, b.c.1770; (1847-09-23; 1847-09-24). John M. McDonald Interviews, 1844-1851, WCHS item 1726. Westchester County Historical Society. Transcribed by history.croton.news April 2026. 300 words

John Champenois was taken that same night at Isaac Hunts house which stood near the Presbyterian Meeting House. Williams behaved outrageous, and took horses &c and broke furniture &c.

Bearmore, I think, commanded the Refugees before DeLancey came forward and took command -- and was not under him. He was "a gallant officer". He and his two sisters occupied the

house then owned by Cornelius Leggett about three quarters of a mile below West Farms. Here he was taken prisoner by Armand.

DeLancey's horse was taken at or near Gurnt jackets Swamp on Willotts Neck, by Tim Knapp.

Col. DeLancey's Head quarters during part of the war were at my father's house, a little north of our present house (about one or two hundred yards) on the Side hill; and during another part they were about a mile below West Farms at an old house now standing, then owned by Cornelius Leggett, and now, I believe, by a son of Major Leggett.

The Refugee settlement consisted of so many as 300 huts, the principal part of which were on Madame Morris's lands on the east side of the Mill Brook, but a good many were on General Morris's portion of Morrisania.

The Block house at West Farms stood

nearly on a line with the road leading to Dr. Lancey's bridge.

Septr. 24th. Captain Knapp was married to a sister of Colonel Hatfield. Both went to Nova Scotia and were from Crompond. Knapp returned to New York, and was sent to and died in the State Prison of New York in consequence of some crime. Colonel Hatfield married a daughter of Doctor Willett of Willett's Neck and went to Nova Scotia with him, where she died, but her body was brought [back] and interred in the Family ground at Hunt's Point.