Decr 1st Jeremiah Anderson: "Major Thomas Hungerford was born in King Street (I believe, Connecticut) somewhere in the village of Glenville about 1752 or '3, and married Charity Halsted just before the war. He did not go below until some time after the beginning of the war, and as he said was driven out by the tyranny of General Thomas. He was a shoemaker, but did not follow that trade, and took t…

On the alarm he jumped up, took his gun and marched down the lane which then went all the way to Blind Brook. Kipp also went east by the road intending to cut them off. They were within sight of each other at times. After crossing Blind Brook the Refugees threw down the upper rail jumped their horses over the fence and rode towards Mosier who was waiting for them in the middle of the field and who…

Mosier repeatedly gave out that if another shot was fired the offender would be Killed instantly. Strang was taken across a horse by the Refugees to Josiah Fowlers, Kept there, and a flag was sent up for his body. In moving from Merritt's corner to Brundage's field the Refugees and Mosier's men were in sight of each other all the way being less than a quarter of a mile (about sixty rods) from each…

Soon after this John White (Israel's father) and a party of three or four went below to East Chester and New Rochelle and plundered a great quantity of bedding, clothes &c. They were all on horseback, but were pursued by the Refugees and were overtaken last of Abijah Haviland's or the Buckley farm, near Sandy Brook in Purchase Street. All made their escape but White who was overtaken and shot off …

He begged of my mother to take [care] of and conceal him as he had been taken prisoner and paroled, but had broken his parole, and if taken now he feared he should inevitably be hanged. My mother thereupon muffled his face so as to conceal his beard and put on his head one of her own night caps so as to pass him off as a woman if the enemy came - saying she would in that event say he was a sick fe…

After dinner was over he opened the bundle and approached mother who alarmed ran for protection behind my father, fearing he intended some injury. He [then] said, "these things are yours". She said, "they are not. Keep them away! _ I'll have none of your things!" He then said to my father, "don't you remember the soldier that was shot through the body, and was all night in your house? I am he. You…

Reynolds informed him that he was once taken by Shube Merritt, and after his surrender Shubal Merritt told him to stand still, then retired back a few paces and said: "Now if my gun goes off you're a dead man, but if it misses you shall have quarter. Shube then pulled the trigger, the gun missed fire, and quarter was given. Reynolds after this declared if he ever met Shube he would kill him, peace…

Those in front might have offered quarter, but Shubal Reynolds said no quarter was offered by any one, as his brother told him. This, Shubal Reynolds said, was the account his brother gave him, and both brothers were men of veracity. Brom. (Abraham) Barrett was at our house, a day or two before he was hanged. He was a simple, inoffensive man. I never heard he was an Irishman My father's name was…

This explanation was entirely satisfactory to Washington who assured my father that he properly appreciated and approved of his motive, and told him if he was ever molested to apply to him for protection. -- We were never molested while the American army remained in near White Plains. I had a half brother named Jonathan who at the beginning of the revolution raised a company of minutemen, but so…

Isaac Webbers, Dent Banks, and a party of Skinners once came to our house for the mare, and the commander addressed my mother who was up, telling her they had eaten nothing all day long, and begging her, very civilly, to supply them with some refreshments if it were nothing but bread &c. My mother moved with com=passion, went to the dark hole in the field where her meat and most of her provisions…

The officer was extremely indignant and addressed Thomas in the severest terms, saying: "He came here last night hungry and fatigued, both men and horses. Mr. Anderson took us in and supplied our wants with the best in his power, and is this the return he receives for his hospitality? Colonel Thomas, you are a disgrace to the service! and this is the way the American cause suffers from the cowardi…

This much displeased the young officers. I don't know what became of the Lieutenant, but my brother immediately went below with 19 of his men, and straightway received a Captains commission. He served at the South during the war, and was with General Clinton at the capture of Charleston. After peace he settled at Nova Scotia (or New Brunswick) and visited me several times, &c. He was born at Haris…