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Macdonald, John. Interview with Strang, Thomas, 1763-1851; (1845-10-06). John M. McDonald Interviews, 1844-1851, WCHS item 380. Westchester County Historical Society. Transcribed by history.croton.news April 2026.

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1845. or below, there being a cross road within a mile of Ward's house, both north and South (?) It was in 1776, and General Vaughan encamped at Odell's Hill. Monday, October 6th Thomas Strang, of Yorktown, about two miles from Crompond: "My father and his three brothers were born at Crompond in Cortlandt's Manor. In the Revolution two of them, viz, my uncle, Major Joseph and my Father Henry Str…
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Both Greene and Flagg attempted to defend themselves. DeLancey's Refugees attempted to carry him, Greene, off, but finding him dying, they left him in the woods, by the side of the private road or farm path leading from Danforth's house to the Crompond road where he was soon afterwards found, by a patrol command -ed by my father, Captain Henry Strang being then quite dead, and lying about half way…
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