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(Hinton, De Witt ('olumeD. 548, 550.
Clinton. George (Governors. 345, 372, 388. 101. 429. 134, 525.
('lintum, Henry (Sir, 389, 433. 439, 451. 454. 463. 512. 518.
('linton. James Hienerab. 375. 401. 434, 474.
Cabbling Stone, The. 15.
Vorkov, the Indian interpreter. 127.
Cor, John, of Rye. 124.
Coffey, W. S., Rev .. 282. 581, 593.
Volden. Cadwallader, 29, 273. 281.
Vole, David (Rev.1, 57. 146, 161, 255, 561. 617. Colen Domek, 105.
Coles's Bridge, 541. Collect. The. 56.
Committee on Correspondence. 287, 292. 297. committee to Detect Conspiracies. 327.
Continental Bridge. 399. 156.
Continental Village, 415, 427. 436.
Cooper. James Fenimore, 177. 420. 442. 567. Cooper, Peter, 611.
Cornell, Alonzo B., 94, 612. Cornell. Ezra, 94. 518. Cornell. Thomas, 93. formel's Neck. 5. 93. 116. 135, 225, 275, 622. Cornwallls, Lord. 399.
Corsa, Andrew, 424. 509.
Cortlandt township. created a town by the art of 17x5, 532; the town and Its villages In 1860, 589; population at various periods, 533, 539. 512. 577. 559, 605. 611. 619; uther references, 170. 269. 614.
Cortlandt Manor, 157. 168, 226. 268, 305, 33%, 527. Cortlandtown. 166.
Cortlandtville, 115.
Portlandt's Ridge, Battle at. 37. 412. l'imch, Franklin, 161.
County convention of 1771. 291; of 175, 300. Court lumses, 198, 335, 192, 526, 5NT.
Cowboys, The, 17.
Frompand. A. 180 501. 516. 520.
Pronkhites, The, 167.
Crosby, Enuch, 177. 420.
Cross Pond. 13.
Cross Kiver, 9.
I'ruton tincorporated village), 186, 500, 07.
Croton Aqueduets, SIN, 613.
C'rutin Bay. 9.
Proton Falls. 474, 517, 562. 591.
Proton Point. 1. B. 16. 129. 156. 16. 17. 505.
Proton River. 9. 167. 350, 299, 500, 550, 552.
I'niver, Charles E., 16, 121. 6000.
Comming. William J. Alter .. 197. 503. Dankers, Jasper. 73, 15%. Davenport's Neck. 5. 37%
David's Island. G.
Davids, William. 121.
Dawson, Henry B .. 267. 317. 319, 223, 321. 31. 345, 364, 373. 37, 377, 3NA. 393. 301.
Dean, John, 447. 470, 478.
Declaration of Independence proclaimed at White Plains, 326.
The. Grasse, Connt, 501, 503. 510, 513. 516,
De Kay. Jacobins, 167. Ihr Lancey. Edward F., 65. GN, IST. 175. 1N1. 1A5, 269. 383.
De Lances, James (Governor), IN2, 211, 261.
De Laneey, James Lieutenant-Coloneh. 266. 269. 442, 461. 462. 500, 504. 517. 518.
De Lancey. John Peter. 181. 266.
De Lancey. Peter. 230. 266. 283.
De Laneey, Stephen, 266, 200.
Dr Lances Cove, 5.
Dr Lancey family. 130. 168, 261.
Dr Lancey Point. 5.
De Lancey Town, 527.
Dr. Lances's Mills. HAN.
Demont, Williams, 401.
Deprw. Chauncey M .. 5. 522. 596. 603, 613.
De Peyster, 168, 223. 536.
Dermer, Captain Thomas, Voyage of throngh Lung Island Sound, 67.
1H. Vries, Margaret Hardenbruck, 15%.
Disbrow. Peter, of Rye, 121. 127.
Dabbs Ferry incorporated villages, occupatbm by lowe's army. 000; jonction of the American and French armies. 506; battery at HIM. ils; the departure for the Yorktown campaign, 516: runeerning the mirrting of Washington and Sir Guy Carleton, 522: the village In 1800, 5000; Incor poration, 611: various references, 3. 25. 160, 1;A. 314. 351. 403. 410. 126, 110. 156, 145, 166, 172. 51), 511. 519. 520. 619, 12%.
Dongan, Governor. 1. 166, 175.
Doughty. Elias, 9%. 111. Denglass, Major, 552. Draft Riots, The. 602.
Drake, Joseph Roman, 567.
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Abbatt, William, 478.
Acker house, The. 568.
Action at Tarrytown. The, 507.
Alexander, James, 241, 244, 24S. Alipconek. 25.
Allison. C. E. (Rev.), 261. 329, 528. 538, 559, 582, 5$7. 606.
Almshouse, The, 514.
Amackassin. 106.
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Amerindian names in Westchester County, 15. Andre, Major, 454, 464-196.
Andre's Brook, 478.
"Annabel Lee." 570.
Amexation of a portion of North Salem to Lewisboro, 532; of a portion of New Castle to Sommers, 533: of portions of Westchester County tu New York City, 608, 621.
Ann-Hoork, 27, 92. 115.
Anthony's Nose. 2. 4. 8. 53. 310, 341. 415.
Appleby Island. 532.
Aquiluets. 9. 11. 548, 613.
Arch.rology of Westchester County. 20.
Archer, Jobn, 138, 144.
Ardsley incorporated village), 627.
Arnold, Benedict. 428. 464-496.
Astor, John Jacob, 258.
Austin, Jonathan Williams (Major), 402.
Avery. Ephraim (Rev.1. 400.
Babcock, Luke (Rev.1, 301, 302. 443.
Babrock's House affair, The, 442.
Baird, C. W. (Rev.1. 34, 124, 202. 215. 218, 221. 400, 444. 517. 001.
Barbadoes, 130. 150.
Barrett. Joseph. 223. 224. 420, 457. 600.
Barretto Point. 5.
Bartow, John (Rev.), 233, 263.
Battles and engagements :- Slaughter of In- dians by Captain John Underhill in Bedford. 101: battle of Golden Hill. 280; affair of the fire- ships. 341; attack by the American galleys ou the British ships off Tarrytown (August 4. 1776). 344: battle of Long Island, 346: first blood of the Revolution in Westchester County. 34S: battle of Harlem Plains, 350: affair at Randall's Island, 353: battle of Westchester Creek, 353, 365; on- gagement at Pelbami (October 18, 177. 375; at- tack on the Queen's Rangers at Mamaroneck, 382: engagement at Hart's Corners, 389; battle of White Plains, 389; fall of Fort Washington. 406: siege of Fort Independence. 425; engage- ment near Peekskill (March, 1776), 427; fall of
Forts Clinton and Montgomery. 433; rout of Donop's yagers, 140; the Ward's House affair, 442: ambuscade of the Stockbridge Indians at Cortlandt's Ridge. 37. 442: the Babcock's House affair. 443: Burr's capture of the West Farms blockhonse, 418: storming of Stony Point, 452; Tarleton's raid on Ponndridge, 456; British at- tacks on Crompond. 458; Hopkins's fight with Emmerick. 459; American deserots on Morris- ania and Eastchester (1779), 459, 460; the Youngs's House affair. Id: American attacks on Morrisania (early in 1200). 462: Unil's raid on Morrisania Wannary, 1780. 498; the surprise of Colonel Greene on the Croton, 500; the action at Tarrytown (July 15, 1781), 507: engagement in the Town of Rye (fish. 517: the surprise at Orser's (Janvary. 1782, 517; American attacks on Morrisania (1782), 518.
Bayard. Nicholas, 168, 204. 205.
Bedford (township and village), includ d in Captain Nathaniel Torner's purchase (1640), ST: Captain John I'oderhill's Indian tight, 101; set - tlement. 221: a participant in the Rye Rebellion, 222: Jobn Jay's residener at. 223, 545; burning af. by Tarleton, 457; the court house at. 520; created a town by the art of 1788, 532; the town and its villages in 1860. 580; population at vari- ons periods, 226. 539. 542. 577, 589. 605. 611. 613: varions references, 16. 26. 125. 233. 305. 311. 462, 533, 539. 542. 589, 611.
Berkman, Mrs. Gerard G. (Cornelia Van Cortlandt), 427. 527. 530.
Betts. William, of the Yonkers Land. 144.
Birch, Harvey, see Crosby, Enoch
Bird. Colonel, Expedition by. against Pork skill, 426.
Birdsall Honse. 427.
Bissightick Tract, The. 156.
Blind Brook, 11. 124.
Block, Adrian. 59.
Bogardus, Everardus, SN.
Bolton's "History of Westchester County." 5.85.
Borough Town of Westchester, 229.
Boston Post Road, 146, 195, 291. Boundaries of Westchester County, 1. 6. 197.
Boudary dispute. The, 120, 132, 136. 199.
Royce, Brom. 424.
Boyd. Ebenezer (Captain). 468.
Bridges. 5. 7. 55. 157. 213. 228. 390. 541. 542. 552. Bronck, Jonas, 87. 150.
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Wappinger Indians, 24.
War of 1×12. 539.
Ward. Stephen, of Eastchester. 298, 300, 305, 320, 442.
Ward's House affair. The, 442.
Ward's Tavern. 367.
Washington, George, on the patriotic services of the Mohican Indians, 37; passes through Westchester County to take command of the army, 312; orders the removal of Frederick Philipse, 329; on the fireships affair. 346: Wash- ington and Mary Philipse. 349; remarks on the militin, 355; the White Plains campaign. 356- 296: address to the army after Howe's landing on Throgg's Neck, 301; his headquarters at the Valentine house. 383, at the Miller hunse (White Plains), 385, at the Van Cortlandt Mansion and Birdsall House (Peekskill, 427.
at Joseph Appleby's Dobbs Ferry1, 507; on lowe's return movement from White Plains, 100: departure from Westchester County to New Jersey. 101; his consuming anx- irty about the Hudson River and the High- lands, 411: on the strategie advantages of Prekskill, 126: his reproof of General Putnam. 138; onemps at White Plains, .Inly. 177%. 459: the operations of 179 around Vorplanck's Point, 451: his communications lo congress on the rapture of Andre. 55, 56; operations of 1781 in Westchester County, 501-516: reconnuis- sance of New York, 509: his preparations for news from de Grasse's toet, 511. 513; on the action at Tarrytown, 508; on the physical features of the northern part of Yonkers, 514: directions to General Heath on leaving for Yorktown, 517; jonction with Rochambran's army at Verplanck's Point in 1782, 519; je. enters New York, 525.
Water Guards, The. 444.
Watts, John. Sr .. 268.
Watts, John, Jr .. 536.
Wayne, Anthony wirnerab. 152. 498.
Weathersfield conference, The, 501.
Wrekquaesgrek Purchase, The. 115.
Workqnaesgeck Trart, The. 150.
Weekqnsesgeeks, an Indian tribe, 55. 97.
Wegmann, Edward, 548, 615.
Wells, James L ... 625.
Wells, Lemmel, 559,
Westchester Chasseurs, The, 595.
Westchester County, Crention of, 197.
Westchester County Historical Society, 396. 611.
Westchester Creek, 5, 11; battle of. 353, 365. Westchester ( The. 565.
Westchester Town. Pell's purchase of. 1654. 115: complaint of inhabitants about Dutch op pression, Bh first town patent. 138, 141: the orig. inal shire town of the county, 198; second towy patent, 228; witeneraft case, 22: carly ship Imiilding industry, 229; the Westchester fair. 229; ererted into a borough town, 229; desig nated as a parist, 2533; resolutions of 1774, 293; raid of Captain Isaac Sonrs, 215; battle of Westchester Preek, 353. 365: British outrages.
IR: created a town by the net of 1755, 581; the Macomb's Dam expedition, 356; West Farum set of from, 576; annexed to New York City. 621. population at varjons periods, 226. 533, 53%. 512. 578, 592, 05. 612. 620, varlons references, 1, 191. 298, 301, 305. 323. 100, 527. 542.
West Farms former township and villages. patented in Edward Jessup and John Richard son. 150; incorporated in the Town of West
from Westchester UNG, 576; annexed to New York city (1874, 60; population at various IH -- rioits, 57%, 592, 605; various references to, 212.
West Patent, The, 18, 224.
West Point, 415, 138, 461.
Whaleboats, The. 414.
White, Henry, 274.
White Oak Address, The, 209.
White Plains township and village), party proprietary disputes, 177, 219: settlement. 219; Westchester County convention of 1774, 293; ennous of March 28, 175, 298; meetings of the rival fartions, April 11, 1775. 299; meeting of May 8, 1755, 305; the proclamation of the Derla- ration of Independence and organization of the State of New York, 335; strategie importante. 365. 373; the true nature of Washington s movement to, 374: the march of the American army to, 3MI, 381, 353, 355. Washington makes his headquarters at the Miller house, 385: bat- te of. 389; Washington's retirement from. 39%; Washington's encamjouent of July, 1776, 139: Burr's headquarters, 146; prection of the pres ent court house, 587; incorporation of the vil- lage. 103; population at various periods, 533. 539. 578. 592, 606. 612, 620; various references. 129. 217. 325. 125. 169. 197. 516, 520. 524, 527, 547. 5%. 590, 597, 599, 612, 620. 027.
Whittaker, Frederick, 306, 002.
Wild Boar Ilill, 413.
Wilkins, Isaac. 289. 207. 299, 301. 301.
Will's Purchases, 211.
Willett family of Cornell's Neck. 91, 15s, 1.20, 230. 243, 275.
Willett, Marinus, SOS, 127.
Williams, Abraham, 470.
Williams, Daniel d'aptain). 517.
Williams, David. 170, 15G, 485, IST.
Williams, Roger, 93, 90.
Williams's Bridge 323. 106 505, 50, 00. 00 Wood, James, 57
Woodworth, Samuel, 372.
Wright's Mills, 518.
Yorks, John, 40.
Yonkers itownship, village, and cityi, origin of the name, 107. the Philipse purchase, 156: the arrest of Frederick Philipse, 329; Washington's headquarters at the Valentine house, 33; the Babcock's House afair, 113; purchasers of for- feited lands, 525; created a town by the art of 17. 531; beginnings of the village, 559; inour. poration of the village, 52; morning of the " Henry Clay." 55G; the village In 1800, 522; re
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sponse to Lincoln's call for troops, 594; Kings- bridge set off, 606; incorporation of the city. 606; water system, 616; the Manor House cele- bration, 017; removal of milldams, 621; popula- tion at various periods, 226, 533, 539, 542, 578, 592, 606, 612, 620; varions references, 56, 98, 233, 261. 323. 344, 373. 377, 380, 407. 442, 505. 514, 527, 528. 546, 597, 599, 601, 602, 612, 626.
Yorktown (township), the movement at Crom- pond. 501: encampment of the French army at ('rompond (1782), 520; created a town by the net of 1788. 532: population at varions periods, 533, 539, 578, 592, 606. 612, 620: various references, 34, 170, 263. 432. 458, 469, 485. 539, 596. 600, 614.
Youngs's House, 459, 461.
Zenger, John Peter, 247.
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