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Dear Cousins,
Has anyone looked up John Clough and Jane (Joanna/Jone) in the Charlestown,
MA, Vital Records prior to 1850? John arrived aboard the Elizabeth
Charlestown, MA. He could have married there. Could the marriage of our John and Jane
be in these records? Has anyone looked?
Your cousin,
Linda F.
I missed the original post, I think. Is there a website that gives the old
and new names of the counties?
> [Original Message]
> From: <CloughGen(a)aol.com>
> To: <CLOUGH-GENEALOGY-L(a)rootsweb.com>
> Date: 12/31/2003 10:07:29
> Subject: Re: [CLOUGH-GEN] Re: Old Norfolk County in Massachusetts Bay
Colony
>
> Dear Listers,
>
> Many thanks to Linda Freehling for bringing some corrected information to
our
> attention!
>
> For any of you who have received packets of information from me, you have
> noted that I always ask for the "COUNTY AT THAT TIME" when referring to
events of
> birth, marriage, and death. County lines/names have changed over the
years
> and it is important to preserve the correct information when recording
our
> ancestors lives. As you can see from the information presented by Linda,
there is
> a method to my madness when I ask family members for information.
>
> For all of us who have listed John's children's births as Salisbury,
Essex
> County, MA, we will now have to change our information. An example of
how to
> more correctly record the information would be: Salisbury, Norfolk County
(now
> Essex), MA. This example shows, not only the correct information at the
time
> of the event (i.e. birth, marriage, death), but also where the record can
now
> be found.
>
> Since we are all responsible for "proving" our own ancestral lines, I
> encourage more information like this to be shared with the group as it is
beneficial
> to all.
>
> Best Wishes,
>
> Sheila Andersen
> Genealogist
> John Clough Genealogical Society
> CloughGen(a)aol.com
> http://ourworld.cs.com/cloughgenl/
>
> List Owner
> CLOUGH-GENEALOGY-L
> CloughGen(a)aol.com
>
>
> ==============================
> To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records,
go to:
> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237
According to the Handy Book for Genealogists, 9th edition , Essex County was
created May 10, 1643. Norfolk County was created 26 March 1793, so Essex
was not created from Norfolk if this is correct. Norfolk was created from
Suffolk which was formed on 10 May 1643 at the same time as Essex.
Massachusetts Bay Colony was founded in 1630. Essex, in this book, is listed as an
original colony. Millie Clough
For what period of time would this cover? Also, what about the
Massachusetts Bay Colony part?
Emmett
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From: <CloughGen(a)aol.com>
To: <CLOUGH-GENEALOGY-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2003 10:07 AM
Subject: Re: [CLOUGH-GEN] Re: Old Norfolk County in Massachusetts Bay Colony
> Dear Listers,
>
> Many thanks to Linda Freehling for bringing some corrected information to
our
> attention!
>
> For any of you who have received packets of information from me, you have
> noted that I always ask for the "COUNTY AT THAT TIME" when referring to
events of
> birth, marriage, and death. County lines/names have changed over the
years
> and it is important to preserve the correct information when recording our
> ancestors lives. As you can see from the information presented by Linda,
there is
> a method to my madness when I ask family members for information.
>
> For all of us who have listed John's children's births as Salisbury, Essex
> County, MA, we will now have to change our information. An example of how
to
> more correctly record the information would be: Salisbury, Norfolk County
(now
> Essex), MA. This example shows, not only the correct information at the
time
> of the event (i.e. birth, marriage, death), but also where the record can
now
> be found.
>
> Since we are all responsible for "proving" our own ancestral lines, I
> encourage more information like this to be shared with the group as it is
beneficial
> to all.
>
> Best Wishes,
>
> Sheila Andersen
> Genealogist
> John Clough Genealogical Society
> CloughGen(a)aol.com
> http://ourworld.cs.com/cloughgenl/
>
> List Owner
> CLOUGH-GENEALOGY-L
> CloughGen(a)aol.com
>
>
> ==============================
> To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records,
go to:
> http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237
>
>
Dear Listers,
Many thanks to Linda Freehling for bringing some corrected information to our
attention!
For any of you who have received packets of information from me, you have
noted that I always ask for the "COUNTY AT THAT TIME" when referring to events of
birth, marriage, and death. County lines/names have changed over the years
and it is important to preserve the correct information when recording our
ancestors lives. As you can see from the information presented by Linda, there is
a method to my madness when I ask family members for information.
For all of us who have listed John's children's births as Salisbury, Essex
County, MA, we will now have to change our information. An example of how to
more correctly record the information would be: Salisbury, Norfolk County (now
Essex), MA. This example shows, not only the correct information at the time
of the event (i.e. birth, marriage, death), but also where the record can now
be found.
Since we are all responsible for "proving" our own ancestral lines, I
encourage more information like this to be shared with the group as it is beneficial
to all.
Best Wishes,
Sheila Andersen
Genealogist
John Clough Genealogical Society
CloughGen(a)aol.com
http://ourworld.cs.com/cloughgenl/
List Owner
CLOUGH-GENEALOGY-L
CloughGen(a)aol.com
Dear Cousins,
Weren't John and Jane (aka Jone/Joanna in the Salisbury, MA, Vital Records)
CLOUGH's children born in old Norfolk County and not Essex County in the
Massachusetts Bay Colony? Everywhere I read about their birthplaces, Salisbury,
Essex County, MA, is mentioned (which is correct in the present only), yet
originally, Salisbury was part of Norfolk County in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Please read:
Norfolk County history:
"By 1643, the Massachusetts Bay Colony's administration had expanded
northward to include settlements in what are now New Hampshire and Maine. The
Massachusetts General Court, in 1643, established four counties, then called shires,
for settling legal cases, and denominated those counties Essex, Middlesex,
Suffolk, and Norfolk. In the course of time other counties were formed throughout
the territory.
The Norfolk County of 1643 (old Norfolk County) was an entirely different
geographic area from the present Norfolk County. Located north of the Merrimac
River, Old Norfolk included Haverhill, Salisbury, and Amesbury, and what are now
the New Hampshire communities of Dover, Exeter, Hampton, and Portsmouth (then
called Strawberry Bank).
Under the 1643 division, Suffolk County, with its shire town (county seat) at
Boston, included all of the territory comprising the present Norfolk County.
In 1679, New Hampshire was made a separate royal province, removing the
northerly towns of Norfolk County. The following year (1680) the General Court of
Massachusetts ordered that Salisbury, Haverhill, and Amesbury be incorporated
into Essex County. By this order "Old Norfolk County" passed out of
existence."
Source: http://www.norfolkcounty.org/history.html
Here's more:
"'Old' Norfolk County, as first incorporated, included all the original
territory of Suffolk, except for towns of Boston and Chelsa. On May 10, 1643, the
Colony of Massachusetts Bay was divided into four counties; Essex, Middlesex,
Suffolk and Norfolk.
Thus Norfolk County originally had the towns of Haverhill, Salisbury,
Hampton, Exeter, Dover and Portsmouth.
Hampton, Exeter, Dover and Portsmouth were set off to New Hampshire with
state separation in 1680.
Haverhill and Salisbury were sent back to Essex County on 4 Feb 1680 and the
original County of Norfolk ceased to exist. Probate and deed records for
Haverhill and Salisbury are located in the Essex County Courthouse.
(The new) Norfolk County was created in 1793 from Suffolk County. The county
seat is Dedham. Norfolk County is located in eastern Massachusetts."
Source: http://www.negenealogy.com/ma/ma_county/no.htm
So, what I ascertain from all this (and please correct me if I am wrong), is
that prior to 4 Feb 1680, Salisbury was part first of the Shire of Norfolk,
and later old Norfolk County, both of which were part of the Massachusetts Bay
Colony. Because all of John CLOUGH's children were born prior to 1680 (and
some of his grandchildren), their birthplace should correctly be stated as being
Salisbury, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (depending on when the
Shire became a County).
What do you think?
Your cousin,
Linda
1 John CLOUGH b: Abt. 1613 in England d: July 26, 1691 in Salisbury, Essex County, MA
....+Jane UNKNOWN b: Abt. 1620 m: Abt. 1640 d: January 11, 1678/79 in Salisbury, Essex County, MA
..2 Thomas CLOUGH b: May 29, 1651 in Salisbury, Essex County, MA d: February 06, 1748/49 in Salisbury, Essex County, MA
........+Ruth CONNOR b: May 16, 1670 in Salisbury, Essex County, MA m: 1687 in Salisbury, Essex County, MA d: August 05, 1727 in Salisbury, Essex County, MA
.....3 Issac CLOUGH b: January 24, 1693/94 Salisbury, Essex County, MA
d: August 22, 1765 in Salem, Rockingham County, NH,
.......+Sarah SWAIN b: 1689 in Hampton, New Hampshire - Rockingham County m: January 25, 1719/20 d:December 22, 1768, Salem, New Hampshire - Rockingham County
........4 William CLOUGH b: May 19, 1734 in Salem, New Hampshire - Rockingham County d: August 21, 1798 in Lyman, New Hampshire - Grafton County: Buried Parker Hill Cemetery - Lyman, New Hampshire
........+ Abigail BAILEYy b: January 01, 1741/42 in Salem, New Hampshire, Rockingham County m: Aft. 1754Salem, New Hampshire - Rockingham County d: June 12, 1813 in Lyman, New Hampshire - Grafton County
..........5 Abner CLOUGH b: May 06, 1777 in Salem, New Hampshire, Rockingham County d: July 06, 1833 in Bath, New Hampshire, Grafton County: Buried in Pettyboro Cemetery - Bath, NH
...........+ Nancy COREY b: March 20, 1786 in Landaff, New Hampshire, Grafton County d: June 11, 1842 in Bath, New Hampshire - Grafton County
Buried in Pettyboro Cemetery in Bath, New Hampshire
.............6 Jeremiah CLOUGH b:August 08, 1816 in Lyman, New Hampshire, Grafton County d: August 20, 1894 in Bath, New Hampshire - Grafton County, Buried in Pettyboro Cemetery in Bath, NH
..............+Martha Child Buck b: November 20, 1820 in Pettyboro, NH, Graton County m: June 20, 1849 in Lyman, New Hampshire - Grafton County d: April 02, 1877 in Bath, NH, Grafton County
...............7 Arthur Clarence CLOUGH b: May 14, 1850 in Bath, NH, Grafton County d:August 24, 1917 in Haverhill, NH, Grafton County Buried in Horsemeadow Cemetery - North Haverhill, N. H.
.................+Kate Elizabeth Sutherland b: March 18, 1850 in Bath, New Hampshire - Grafton County m: January 14, 1880 in Bath, NH, Grafton County d: May 25, 1912 in North Haverhill, NH, Grafton County, Buried in
Horsemeadow Cemetery - North Haverhill, N. H.
..................8 John Sutherland CLOUGH b; March 17, 1882 in Bath, NH, Grafton County d: February 20, 1967 in Littleton, NH, Grafton County
Buried in Horsemeadow Cemetery - North Haverhill, N. H.
....................+Estella Naora Mardin b: February 10, 1888 in Norton Mills, VT, Essex County m: September 23, 1916 in Lisbon, NH Grafton County d: January 16, 1979 in Whitefield, NH, Coos County
.....................9 Wallace Sutherland CLOUGH b: August 19, 1919 in Lisbon, NH, Grafton County d: August 20, 1996 in Whitfield, NH, Coos County Buried in Grove Hill Cemetery - Lisbon, New Hampshire, Grafton County
........................+ Mary Leona SPENCER b: December 15, 1921 in Haverhill, NH - Grafton County m: October 14, 1945 in Lisbon, NH, Grafton County d: August 20, 1996 in Whitefield, NH, Coos County Buried in Grove Hill Cemetery in Lisbon, NH, Grafton County
..........................10 David Roland CLOUGH b: March 6, 1947 in Littleton, NH, Grafton County
...............................+ Eva Lois CURTIS b: November 2, 1951 in St. Albans, VT, Franklin County m: October 25, 1975 in Bakersfield, VT, Franklin County
In a message dated 12/28/2003 5:49:43 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
seapop(a)netzero.net writes:
Hi Jackie Earle & Cathy's Address is (catandfobg(a)cs.com)
-AS EVER John---- Original Message -----
From: <JGill29371(a)aol.com>
To: <CLOUGH-GENEALOGY-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2003 5:58 PM
Subject: [CLOUGH-GEN] Earl & Cathy clough
> Which Earl & Cathy Clough are you all looking for? In my mailing list for
> the society I have two listed. But do not have thier email addresses just
the
> snail mail address. jackie
Well I guess you all can see what John wrote on the address everyone is
looking for. haha- yes Sheila guess you did start something. jackie
Clough Society Editor
List Admin for: Gauthier mail list.
Researching: Clough, Gilligan, Chamberlain, Buzzell, Berard, Hunting,
Gauthier, Cram
Remember: You Can Pick Your Friends, But God Gave You Your Relatives For A
Reason!
Hi Jackie Earle & Cathy's Address is (catandfobg(a)cs.com)
-AS EVER John---- Original Message -----
From: <JGill29371(a)aol.com>
To: <CLOUGH-GENEALOGY-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2003 5:58 PM
Subject: [CLOUGH-GEN] Earl & Cathy clough
> Which Earl & Cathy Clough are you all looking for? In my mailing list for
> the society I have two listed. But do not have thier email addresses just
the
> snail mail address. jackie
>
> Clough Society Editor
> List Admin for: Gauthier mail list.
> Researching: Clough, Gilligan, Chamberlain, Buzzell, Berard, Hunting,
> Gauthier, Cram
> Remember: You Can Pick Your Friends, But God Gave You Your Relatives For A
> Reason!
>
>
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> To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records,
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>
Which Earl & Cathy Clough are you all looking for? In my mailing list for
the society I have two listed. But do not have thier email addresses just the
snail mail address. jackie
Clough Society Editor
List Admin for: Gauthier mail list.
Researching: Clough, Gilligan, Chamberlain, Buzzell, Berard, Hunting,
Gauthier, Cram
Remember: You Can Pick Your Friends, But God Gave You Your Relatives For A
Reason!
Genealogists Christmas
"Twas the night before Christmas when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even my spouse.
The dining room table with clutter was spread
With pedigree charts and with letters which said...
"Too bad about the data for which you wrote
Sank in a storm on an ill fated boat."
Stacks of old copies of wills and the such
Were proof that my work had become much to much.
Our children were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of sugarplums danced in their heads.
And I at my table was ready to drop
>From work on my album with photos to crop.
Christmas was here, and of such was my lot
That presents and goodies and toys I forgot.
Had I not been so busy with grandparent's wills,
I'd not have forgotten to shop for such thrills.
While others had bought gifts that would bring Christmas cheer;
I'd spent time researching those birthdates and years.
While I was thus musing about my sad plight,
A strange noise on the lawn gave me such a great fright.
Away to the window I flew in a flash,
Tore open the drapes and I yanked up the sash.
When what to my wondering eyes should appear?
But an overstuffed sleigh and eight small reindeer.
Up to the housetop the reindeer they flew,
With a sleigh full of toys, and old Santa Claus too.
And then in a twinkle, I heard on the roof
The prancing and pawing of thirty-two hoofs.
The TV antenna was no match for their horns,
And look at our roof with hoof-prints adorned.
As I drew in my head, and bumped it on the sash,
Down the cold chimney fell Santa - KER-RASH!
"Dear" Santa had come from the roof in a wreck,
And tracked soot on the carpet, (I could wring his short neck!)
Spotting my face, good old Santa could see
I had no Christmas spirit you'd have to agree.
He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work
And filled all the stockings (I felt like a jerk).
Here was Santa, who'd brought us such gladness and joy;
When I'd been too busy for even one toy.
He spied my research on the table all spread
"A genealogist!" He cried! (My face was all red!)
"Tonight I've met many like you", Santa grinned.
As he pulled from his sack a large book he had penned.
I gazed with amazement - the cover it read
"Genealogy Lines for Which You Have Plead."
"I know what it's like as a genealogy bug,"
He said as he gave me a a great Santa Hug.
"While the elves make the sleighful of toys I now carry,
I do some research in the North Pole Library!
A special treat I am thus able to bring,
To genealogy folks who can't find a thing.
Now off you go to your bed for a rest,
I'll clean up the house from this genealogy mess."
As I climbed up the stairs full of gladness and glee,
I looked back at Santa who'd brought much to me.
While settling in bed, I heard Santa's clear whistle,
To his team which then rose like the down of a thistle
And I heard him exclaim as he flew out of sight,
"Family History is Fun! Merry Christmas! Goodnight!"
Dear Listers,
Here is another dilemma I would like researched.
Zacheus Clough b. 1691/2 married Sarah Page. They are recorded as having had
11 children between 1716 and 1740.
Sarah's birth is recorded as October 12, 1691. That would make her 25 when
she started having children in 1716. However, it would also make her 49 when
her last child was born.
Will someone please research this issue to see if Sarah was, in fact, having
children at such a late age? It is not impossible, but the odds are against
it.
Many Thanks!
Sheila Andersen
Genealogist
John Clough Genealogical Society
CloughGen(a)aol.com
http://ourworld.cs.com/cloughgenl/
List Owner
CLOUGH-GENEALOGY-L
CloughGen(a)aol.com
Glad to know my fellow Republican cousin is OK.
I just wanted to take a moment to ask members on the list who think they're
OK on the East Coast to consider the fact that according to US Geologic Survey
data, New England is is a fairly high risk zone for earthquake damage. Folks
may think I'm nuts but I encourage all of the students in my Geology courses
(and one I'm offereing this Spring on Disasters) to check their homeowners
policies and make sure that they are covered. (If you actually read these
policies, you'll be amazed at what they exclude.) Probably they are not and the
"earthquake rider" on your policy is very inexpensive (I think I paid about $40
last year).
If I may don my professor's cap for a moment, the damage in New England would
be significantly greater than from an earthquake of comparable magnitude in
California for two reasons. 1) much of the soil upon which our communities are
built were deposited by rivers and glacier and is therefore rich in sand. This
means that it has the capacity to hold a lot of water between the grains.
When saturated and subjected to shaking, it momentarily liquifies and for a
fraction of a second is not capable of holdinbg any substantial weight at all.
(This is called "liquifaction".)
2) because California has been subjected to repeated violent "quakings",
unstable buildings have already been demolished. Here in New England, we tend to
hold onto our old buildings (many of which contain structural scars of previous
earthmovements). Look at your towns fire stations, police stations, hospitals
and schhols, how new are those buildings? They are the first line of defence.
If they go down in a quake, who will resopond to put out fires, treat the
injured, etc.
New England has had violent earthquakes throughout its recorded history. For
the last one hundred years or so, we have had frequent but minor quakes (We
experienced on here in Central Rhode Island a few weeks ago.) The scientific
community is still debating wheather small movements relive the stress and thus
prevent large movements or if they are simply a sign that there is a lot of
activity taking place and the risk of a large movement is increased.
This is not being sent to alarm anyone or to diminish the suffering that
occurs in regions of this earth where major earthquakes are a frequent event. It
is simply being sent in hope that if enough people take note, their homes and
communities will be safer.
Aside from checing your insurance policy and praying, there a a couple of
very simple and practical measures you can take. 1)If you have a gas water heater
in your basement, wrap a metal brace around it anchoring it to the floor
(ground) to prevent it from tipping over and rupturing the gas line. 2) bolt your
house to the foundation.
3) place straps around your chimney anchoring it to the roof of your house.
Wishing you all safe and peaceful holidays,
Langdon
Dear Listers,
Sorry for the added Alexander e-mail's. AOL was not working well this
morning and kept telling me my e-mail could not be sent. Apparently they were
wrong!
Best Wishes,
Sheila
Dear Listers,
This is a re-post of information Clark Whelton shared with us in June in
hopes it might be familiar to someone. If so, please share your information about
Alexander with us.
_____
Baylor Massacre
History: While the British and Continental Armies continuously passed through
Bergen County, New Jersey, during the Revolution, the Baylor Massacre was one
of the few military actions to take place. George Baylor was born in 1752 in
Virginia. A member of an aristocratic family, his birthplace - New Market
Plantation - is still owned by his descendants. When the Revolution began, he
offered his services to George Washington, who made him an aide-de-camp.
Baylor distinguished himself during the Battle of Trenton and was given the
privilege of taking the news of Washington's victory to the Continental Congress in
Baltimore. The grateful Congress rewarded Baylor with the command of a
regiment of dragoons. This was the 3rd Continental Light Dragoons, one of four such
regiments. Each had about a hundred men. Baylor's troops came mainly from
Virginia and Maryland. While officers were usually aristocrats, the soldiers
were often of lower classes, often teenaged and illiterate. Because Baylor's
dragoons often escorted Martha Washington, they were often called "Lady
Washington's Guard."
Much of Baylor's time was spent raising troops and equipping them with
horses, uniforms and weapons. He finally joined his troops at Paramus on 22
September 1778. He had about 125 men and a dozen officers under his command. Baylor's
second-in-command was Major Alexander Clough, Washington's chief intelligence
officer and by all accounts an able officer. In early September, British
General Cornwallis occupied the southern part of Bergen County with five thousand
men. Washington stationed his army in a wide arc around the British to
contain them. Cornwallis had his headquarters in Englewood, with the Hackensack
River forming the dividing line between the two armies. Baylor's men at Paramus
were to observe and report all British movements to Washington.
On 27 September, Baylor moved 104 of his men to River Vale (then called
Harringtown or Herringtown) to keep a closer eye on the British. Close by in
Tappan, New York were four hundred militiamen under the command of General Anthony
Wayne. Loyalists alerted Cornwallis to the presence of Baylor's dragoons and
Wayne's militia, and Cornwallis decided to attack both. He divided his force
into three groups. He marched one force up the Schraalenburg Road to attack
the militia at Tappan. A second force
under the command of the brilliant Major Patrick Ferguson sailed up the
Hudson to land and move westward to Tappan. The third force under the command of
General Charles "No Flint" Grey marched up Kinderkamack Road to attack Baylor
and the march to Tappan to entrap the militia. Grey earned his nickname
because he ordered his troops to remove the flints from their guns during night
attacks. This insured that they didn't fire their weapons accidentally and alert
the enemy, a tactic used with good effect against General Wayne's men at Paoli
in Pennsylvania. Baylor placed his men in six barns located along Overkill
Road (now River Vale Road) from the Old Tappan Bridge to present-day Prospect
Avenue. The officers were sleeping in at least one house and possibly three
others. One of these houses in the modern home of Mr. And Mrs. Victor Hart,
the only period building in River Vale associated with the massacre that still
stands. Baylor posted a guard at the bridge crossing the Hackensack River, and
this force was also posted with patrolling the southern portion of River Vale
Road. Baylor placed no other pickets to guard against other approaches to
his camp.
General Grey arrived after nightfall and divided his troops into two units.
Half marched down Piermont Avenue and turned onto River Vale Road, where they
killed or captured the guards at the bridge. The others, led by local
Loyalists, passed over footpaths in what is now Edgewood Country Club. They
surrounded the barns and houses and attacked at 2 AM. Sleeping in the barns, Baylor's
men were surprised without warning.The British used their bayonets and gun
butts to stab and club the dragoons. The troops were ordered not to take any
prisoners, but several British officers allowed some of the dragoons to
surrender. Baylor and Clough, hearing the noise and realizing what was happening,
attempted to hide. They did so by climbing up a chimney in a house that stood on
the former site of the River Vale Manor rest home. The British found their
hiding place and wounded both men. Clough died of his bayonet wounds the
following morning.
It took only minutes for Baylor's regiment to be destroyed. Eleven members
of the unit were killed immediately. Five were fatally wounded (including
Clough), though there are indications that as many as 22 men may have ultimately
died of their injuries. Eight officers (including Baylor) and 33 soldiers were
captured, most wounded. The captured soldiers were held prisoner for a
month, the officers as long as a year before being exchanged for their British
counterparts. Only two officers and 37 soldiers managed to escape, most of these
also being wounded. The British did not linger in River Vale. They gathered
their survivors and the captured dragoon equipment and marched north on River
Vale Road to Orangeburg Road. There they attempted to link up with
Cornwallis' force at Tappan. Fortunately for Wayne and his
militia, they had left Tappan the day before, just in time to avoid the trap.
When the Bergen County militia arrived on the scene, they buried the eleven
dead dragoons. Fearing the return of Grey's soldiers, they had to do so
hurriedly. Nearby, on the land of Cornelius D. Blauvelt, was an abandoned tannery.
The militia placed the bodies of six of their dead comrades into the shallow
tanning vats and covered them with earth. No marker indicated their resting
place except for the abandoned millstone. The resting place of the five other
dragoons remains a mystery.
_____
Best Wishes,
Sheila Andersen
Genealogist
John Clough Genealogical Society
CloughGen(a)aol.com
http://ourworld.cs.com/cloughgenl/
List Owner
CLOUGH-GENEALOGY-L
CloughGen(a)aol.com