McDonald Interviews — Croton-Area Eyewitness Accounts Summaries written by Westchester County Historical Society archivists Collection: https://collections.westchestergov.com/digital/collection/mcdonald All items here were identified by searching the 'description' field of each McDonald interview for place names from the Croton-on-Hudson area. ======================================================…

Item 549: Interview with Garrison, Garret Date: 1846-10-09 Interviewee: Garrison, Garret, 1760-1852; People mentioned: Donop, Karl Moritz von; Martling, Isaac, d.1779; Requa, Glode; Locations: Hastings-on-Hudson (Village) - Greenburgh (Town) - Westchester County - New York; Tarrytown (Village) - Greenburgh (Town) - Westchester County - New York; Westchester County - New York; Manuscript source: Hu…

Item 641: Interview with Shaw, John Date: 1847-10-19 Interviewee: Shaw, John; People mentioned: Delavan, Samuel; Keeler, Jeremiah, 1760-1853; Shaw, John; Locations: Peekskill (City) - Westchester County - New York; Westchester County - New York; Yorktown (Town) - Westchester County - New York; Manuscript source: Hufeland Mss. Book 1. Vol. 4, pg. 542. Matched keyword: Peekskill URL: https://collect…

Item 642: Notes - Mem. October 18, 1847 Date: 1847-10-18 People mentioned: Van Cortlandt, Philip, 1749-1831; Van Wyck, Catherine Van Cortlandt 1751-1829; Ward, Aaron, 1790-1867; Manuscript source: Hufeland Mss. Book 1. Vol. 4, pg. 540. Matched keyword: Cortlandt URL: https://collections.westchestergov.com/digital/collection/mcdonald/id/642 Archivist summary: John Macdonald visits the office of Aa…

Item 718: Interview with Beagle, Mary Date: 1848-10-19 Interviewee: Beagle, Mary; People mentioned: Flagg, Ebenezer, 1747-1781; Greene, Christopher, 1737-1781; Locations: Westchester County - New York; Yorktown (Town) - Westchester County - New York; Manuscript source: Hufeland Mss. Book 1. Vol. 5, pg. 730. Matched keyword: Pines Bridge URL: https://collections.westchestergov.com/digital/collectio…

Item 782: Interview with Holmes, Nathaniel Interviewee: Holmes, Nathaniel B., c.1796-1881; People mentioned: André, John, 1750-1780; Locations: Tarrytown (Village) - Greenburgh (Town) - Westchester County - New York; Westchester County - New York; Manuscript source: Hufeland Mss. Book 1. Vol. 6, pg. 834. Matched keyword: Tarrytown URL: https://collections.westchestergov.com/digital/collection/mcd…

Item 783: Interview with Paulding, John Date: 1848 Interviewee: Paulding, John, 1787-c.1862; People mentioned: André, John, 1750-1780; Bayles, Nathaniel, 1791-1874; Paulding, George W., 1791-1855; Paulding, John, 1758-1818; Locations: Tarrytown (Village) - Greenburgh (Town) - Westchester County - New York; Westchester County - New York; Manuscript source: Hufeland Mss. Book 1. Vol. 6, pg. 832. Mat…

Item 805: Interview with Bayles, Nathaniel Date: 1848-11-30 Interviewee: Bayles, Nathaniel, 1791-1873; People mentioned: André, John, 1750-1780; Hammond, David; Requa, William; Van Wart, Isaac, 1758-1828; Locations: Sleepy Hollow (Village) - Mount Pleasant (Town) - Westchester County - New York; Tarrytown (Village) - Greenburgh (Town) - Westchester County - New York; Westchester County - New York;…

Item 806: Interview with Van Wart, Alexander Date: 1848-11-30 Interviewee: Van Wart, Alexander, 1799-1890; People mentioned: André, John, 1750-1780; Van Wart, Isaac, 1758-1828; Locations: Mount Pleasant (Town) - Westchester County - New York; Westchester County - New York; Manuscript source: Hufeland Mss. Book 1. Vol. 6, pg. 854. Matched keyword: Pines Bridge URL: https://collections.westchestergo…

Item 1090: Interview with Odell, Pierre Date: 1851-10-17 Interviewee: Odell, Pierre, 1828-1885; People mentioned: Brown, Abigail; McChain, Hannah; Odell, John, 1756-1835; Van Cortlandt, Pierre, 1721-1814; Manuscript source: Hufeland Mss. Book 1. Vol. 7, pgs. 1064. Matched keyword: Cortlandt URL: https://collections.westchestergov.com/digital/collection/mcdonald/id/1090 Archivist summary: Pierre O…

Item 1290: Interview with Devoe, Daniel Date: 1847-09-24 Interviewee: Devoe, Daniel; People mentioned: Devoe, Daniel; Devoe, Frederick; Emmerich, Andreas, 1737-1809; Valentine, Dennis; Locations: Bronx - Bronx County - New York; New York (City) - Bronx County - New York; Manuscript source: Hufeland Mss. Book 1. Vol. 4, pg. 518. Matched keyword: Cortlandt URL: https://collections.westchestergov.com…

Item 1302: Interview with Romer, John Date: 1850-10-17 Interviewee: Romer, John, 1764-1855; People mentioned: Emmerich, Andreas, 1737-1809; Hopkins, David; Van Tassel, Cornelius; Locations: Greenburgh (Town) - Westchester County - New York; Mount Pleasant (Town) - Westchester County - New York; Tarrytown (Village) - Greenburgh (Town) - Westchester County - New York; Westchester County - New York; …

He concludes by discussing a “Captain Buchanan of the water guard,” who was frequently at Tarrytown and skirmished with the Refugees. Editorial note: “Twitching’s four corners” was located at the present Sprain Brook Parkway exit on the Sprain Brook Parkway in Mount Pleasant. During the Revolutionary War, Stevens Avenue extended eastward from Saw Mill River Road toward Wright’s Mills in North Cast…

Item 1418: Interview with Fowler, Jesse Date: 1848-10-17 Interviewee: Fowler, Jesse, 1761-1851 People mentioned: Abercrombie, Robert, 1740-1827; Strang, Joseph; Tarleton, Banastre, 1754-1833; Locations: Cortlandt (Town) - Westchester County - New York; Verplanck - Cortlandt (Town) - Westchester County - New York; Westchester County - New York; Yorktown (Town) - Westchester County - New York; Manus…

The “meeting house” was the predecessor of the First Presbyterian Church of Yorktown.

Item 1865: Interview with Washburn, Samuel Date: 1849-11-06 Interviewee: Washburn, Samuel, b.c.1762; People mentioned: Bearmore, Mansfield, d.1780; Kennicutt, Luther; Kipp, James; Kipp, Samuel, 1753-1803; Orser, Tolman, 1768-1862; Totten, Gilbert; Webbers, Isaac; Locations: New Castle (Town) - Westchester County - New York; Westchester County - New York; Manuscript source: Hufeland Mss. Book 1. Vo…

Washburn’s description of Talman Orser as the “son of the Tea Captain” is in reference to Orser’s mother, Elizabeth Orser, who led the group of women that secured a supply of tea from John Arthur.