Person:Daniel Devoe (1)

Having received the patrimony inherited by his father's death, moved some four miles nort to Lower Yonkers on the Mile Square Road, where he leased a farm from Col. Frederick Philips. Here he followed both farming and weaving.

At this time, there were three brothers residing on farms leased from Col. Philips adjoining each other: Daniel's was the southernmost, then Frederick's a good half of a mile north (Half-brother), and about the same distance north of Frederick's was the younger brother, Thomas, who removed farther north to Somers Town soon after 1760.

On the breaking out of the Revolution, Daniel became enrolled in one of the companies, but being a man of dlicate health he evaded the duty be leaving his home, and reminaed with his friends in the neighborhood when itw as supposed he had gone to join the British army at New York, and was so reported in th emonth of DSeptember 1776. However, he occasionally visited his family until this section of the country becaame known as the Neutral Ground, when he returned and lived on his farm. Here he was plundered right and left. Stipped of almost evertying of any value. Although a delicate man, yet he possessed a spunky disposition, which was much against him, having such odds always to contend with. Using a rusty byonet, he attempted to defend himself against the next round of intruders, but they hit him with the butt of a musket against his breast, hwich lknicked him down, where he lay insensible, and which injury, no doubt, was the cuase of his death soon after.

Indian massacre by British on De Voe Heights, August 1778.

1. ↑ Plumley, Judith Dick (2).
2. ↑ Plumley, Judith Dick (2).

   Date of Import: Nov 5, 2000

3. ↑ Plumley, Judith Dick (2).

   Date of Import: Nov 5, 2000