INDEX

Aikins, David, affidavit of, 137

Angell, Col. Israel, quoted, 168

Arnold, Seymour, petition of, 183

Beatty, Col. W., 166

“Birch, Harvey,” 114

Border Warfare in Revolution, 133

Branford, Conn., 24

Brinckerhoff, Col. Dirck, replies to Clinton, 99

Burgoyne’s surrender, 106

Burke’s Heraldry, quoted, 4

Byington, John, affidavit of, 34

Chatterton Hill, see White Plains

Clinton, Fort, capture of, 105

Clinton, George, commander of militia, 178;

order to Colonel Graham, 86;

troubled by disaffection of militia, 92;

difficulties in raising levies, 94;

orders to Colonel Ludington, 96;

orders countermanded, 97;

meets disaster at Fort Montgomery, 105;

urges defense of Hudson, 106;

letters to Colonel Ludington, 160, 170, 179, 185;

to Colonel Hopkins, 173;

to Colonel Van Bunschoten, 181;

to General Swartwout, 181

Clinton, Sir Henry, 105

Clinton, James, 105

Colony Record of Deeds, of Connecticut, quoted, 20

Comfort, Mrs. Julia L., letter to Mr. Patrick, 213

Cooper, James Fenimore, quoted, 114

Cowing, Daniel, petition of, 183

Crabb, John, arrest of, 143

Crosby, Enoch, original of “Harvey Birch,” 115;

narrative of his services as American spy, 118

Dana, Francis, at Colonel Ludington’s, 167

Danbury, Conn., raiding of, 88

Dates, uncertainties of, 10

De Kalb, Baron, 166

De Peyster, General, quoted, 105

Dieskau, Baron, 27, 28, 29

Dimon, Lieutenant Colonel, arrests traitors, 143

Dodd’s “East Haven Register,” quoted, 19, 22, 26

Domesday Book, Ludington mentioned in, 6

Duer, William, 55, 56, 57, 75, 134

Dutchess County, N. Y., divisions of, 36, 58;

population of, 40;

officers of and their oaths, 41;

revolutionary passions in, 49;

Committee of Safety of, 49;

text of patriotic compact in, 52;

militia organizations of, 61, 70;

services of militia of, 72;

militia urged to service in, 87;

scene of border warfare and raids, 133;

a danger spot, 139;

freeholders’ address to the Legislature, 153

East Haven, Conn., 13

Ellery, William, whimsical account of a night at Colonel Ludington’s, 166

Farmer’s List of Ancient Names, quoted, 7

Foote’s company, 2nd Connecticut Regiment, 26

Fredericksburgh, town of, 37;

much visited by troops, 165

Frederickstown, 36, 58, 59

Goodrich, Col. Elizur, 26

Gray’s genealogical work, quoted, 3

Hamilton, Alexander, on burning of Danbury, 91;

voted for by Colonel Ludington, 199;

report in behalf of Colonel Ludington, 200

Hendrick, Mohawk chieftain, 27, 28

Hoadly’s New Haven Colonial Records, quoted, 15

Holmes, Col. John, Tory agent, 147;

Colonel Ludington’s letter about, 148;

captured by Colonel Ludington, 150

Hopewell, ship, 7

Hopkins, Col. Roswell, letter to Clinton, 171;

experience with a press master, 174;

resigns commission, 176

Iron works at East Haven, Conn., 13

Irving, Washington, quoted, 169

Jay, John, 51, 55, 75, 125, 141, 208

Johnson, Major General Sir William, 27

Kane, Kain, or Keane, John, treated as a Tory, 169

“Kansas Herald,” quoted, 222

Kent, N. Y., town of, 37

Kingston, N. Y., state capital, menaced by the British, 105;

burned, 106, 161

Lake George, Battle of, 27

Lossing, Benson J., quoted, 169

Loyalists, or Tories, 47, 73

Luddington, Wisconsin, 228

Ludington, Louisiana, 228

Ludington, Michigan, 228

Ludingtonville, N. Y., origin of, 38;

name of, 228

Ludington family, 3, 4, 5

Ludington Hospital, 6

Ludington, various forms of the name, 5

Ludington, Abigail, 22, 35, 209

Ludington, Archibald, 45, 204

Ludington, Charles Henry, MS. collections quoted, 192, 204;

career of, 226

Ludington, Christian, 7

Ludington, Christopher, 8

Ludington, Comfort, Revolutionary soldier, 72, 82, 215

Ludington, Elisha, Revolutionary soldier, 71

Ludington, Col. Elisha H., 216

Ludington, Ellen, 8;

remarriage, 17

Ludington, Frederick, birth, 45;

career, 217

Ludington, George, 218

Ludington, Harrison, Governor, 218

Ludington, Henry 1st, son of William 2nd, 20, 21;

his children—

Daniel, 21;

Ezra, 21;

Collins, 21;

William, 21;

Sarah, 21;

Dinah, 21;

Lydia, 21;

Nathaniel, 22;

Moses, 22;

Aaron, 22;

Elisha, 22;

Sarah, 22;

Thomas, 22

Ludington, Col. Henry, birth of, 22;

at Branford, Conn., 24;

boyhood and schooling, 25;

enlists in French and Indian War, 25;

at Battle of Lake George, 27;

dates of reënlistments, 30;

at Quebec, 30;

winter march to Boston, 30;

commissioned lieutenant, 31;

captain in Beverly Robinson’s regiment, 31;

recorded as “Deserted,” 31;

affidavits concerning his service, 33;

marriage and settlement in New York, 35;

house and mills, 39;

important location of his home, 40;

oaths as sub-sheriff, 41;

service as sub-sheriff, 44;

his children, 45;

enters revolutionary movement, 52;

under orders of Committee of Safety, 56;

territorial command as militia colonel, 59;

work in organizing militia, 66;

various commissions in army, 67;

succeeds Colonel Morrison, 68;

formation of his regiment, 70;

organization, 73;

letter to Provincial Congress of New York 74;

enters Revolutionary War, 77;

at Battle of White Plains, 81;

intercourse with Washington, 82;

stationed at North Castle, 85;

avenges burning of Danbury, 89;

summoned to defend the Highlands of the Hudson, 91;

sent to Westchester County, 96;

recalled to Peekskill, 98;

difficulty in complying with orders, 100;

foils British at Tarrytown, 101;

plans defense of Highlands, 106;

letter to Clinton about difficulty of raising troops, 107;

returns of his regiment, 109;

action at Crom Pond, 109;

temporary disbandment of regiment, 110;

secret service, 114;

relations with “the spy, Harvey Birch,” otherwise Enoch Crosby, 115;

instructions from Colonel Sackett, 115;

engagement of Benajah Tubbs, 116;

gives letter to Enoch Crosby, 132;

services in border warfare, 134;

road-building for forage parties, 135;

captures Nickerson’s party, 138;

in Westchester County, 142;

gives “character” to a Tory, 144;

arrests Elijah Taylor, 145;

address to Council of Safety, 147;

letter to Clinton about Col. John Holmes, 148;

captures Holmes, 150;

hated by the Tories, 156;

prize offered for his capture, 157;

feud with Dr. Prosser, 158;

letter to Clinton, 159;

humanity toward Tories, 162;

embarrassed with depreciated currency, 166;

William Ellery and Francis Dana at his house, 166;

letter to Clinton about militia, 177;

challenged to fight a duel, 179;

retained on duty in Westchester County, 180;

letter to Clinton with petition of deserters, 183;

letters to Clinton on burdens of militia, 185, 186;

abstract of pay-roll, 187;

affidavit on accounts, 188;

purchase of bounty lands, 189;

end of military service, 190;

deputy sheriff and justice of the peace, 191;

text of commission as justice of the peace, 194;

service in New York Legislature, 198;

Federalist and friend of Hamilton, 199;

petition for relief in case of missing certificates, 199;

votes against independence of Vermont, 202;

builder of improved road, 202;

retires from colonelcy, 203;

buys and sells land at Frederickstown, 206;

interest in church and school, 208;

personal traits, 208;

death and burial, 208;

simple epitaph, 209;

Blake’s tribute, 209;

text of his will, 209

Ludington, Henry, Jr., 45, 204

Ludington, Horace, M.D., 216

Ludington, James, 227

Ludington, Lewis, 45, 217, 218;

his career, 224;

death, 226

Ludington, Gen. Marshall I., 216

Ludington, Nelson, 218, 225

Ludington, Rebecca, birth, 45;

marriage, 45;

service as sentry, 157

Ludington, Robert, 3;

Sir John, 5;

Thomas, 5;

Stephen, 5;

Elizabeth, 5

Ludington, Sibyl, birth, 45;

marriage, 45;

ride to summon troops to avenge burning of Danbury, 90;

aids Enoch Crosby the spy, 132;

service as sentry, 157;

her children, 219

Ludington, Stephen, Revolutionary soldier, 71

Ludington, Tertullus, 45, 213

Ludington, Thomas, of Newark, N. J., 18;

John, 19;

James, 19;

John, of Vermont, 19;

Mary, 19;

Henry, 19;

Hannah, 19;

Matthew, 20

Ludington, William 1st, at Charlestown and Malden, 8;

deed of land from Ralph Hall, 11;

creditor of Henry Sandyes, 12;

removal to East Haven, 12;

death, 13;

inventory of estate, 15;

children, 18

Ludington, William 2nd, 19;

Henry, 20;

Eleanor, 20;

William 3rd, 20;

Samuel, 20;

Timothy, 21;

Mercy, 21;

Mary, 21;

Hannah, 21;

John, 21;

Jude, 21;

Eliphalet, 21;

Amos, 21;

Elizabeth, 21;

Dorothy, 21;

Dorcas, 21

Ludington, William, son of Henry, 21, 22;

Submit, 22;

Mary, 22;

Henry, 22;

Lydia, 22;

Samuel, 22;

Rebecca, 22;

Anne, 22;

Stephen, 22

Ludington, William, Revolutionary soldier, 72

Ludington, Zalmon, 215

Ludington, Zalmon, Jr., 216

Lyman, General, 28

Militia, organization of, in New York, 60;

in Dutchess and Westchester counties, 61;

pay of, 62;

a sample muster-roll, 63;

Colonel Ludington’s regiment formed, 70;

called out by Congress, 72;

commanded by George Clinton, 78;

ordered to Highlands of Hudson, 79;

at White Plains, 81;

defending the Hudson, 84;

restless when waiting, 92;

difficulties in raising levies, 95;

reluctance to serve, 98;

radical reorganization, 111;

abolition of office of colonel, 203

Montgomery, Fort, capture of, 105

Morrison, Malcolm, resigns commission, 68;

arrested on suspicion of treason, 138

New Haven Probate Records, quoted, 19

New York, counties of, 36;

boundary dispute with Connecticut, 37;

sentiment at beginning of Revolution, 47;

patriotic organizations, 51;

action of Provincial Congress, 54;

vigilance committees against Tories, 55;

organization of militia, 60;

changes of government, 70;

militia called out, 72

Nickerson, “Josh,” 138

Oblong, The, 37

“Observer, The New York,” quoted, 219

Ogden, Major Edmund A., 219

Ogden, Edward, Edmund, or Henry, 45

Ogden, Richard Ludington, 223

Patrick, Lewis S., MS. collections and researches, quoted, 8, 13, 19, 30, 52, 168, 189, 194, 207, 213;

ancestry and genealogical work, 219

Patrick, Mrs. M. L., 216

Pawling, N. Y., town of, 36

Pope’s Pioneers of Massachusetts, quoted, 14

Prosser, Dr., Tory conspirator, 126, 132;

tries to capture Colonel Ludington, 157;

their feud, 158

Putnam County, N. Y., origin of, 36

Putnam, Gen. Israel, order to militia, 93;

abandons Peekskill, 105;

orders to Colonel Ludington, 142

Quaker Hill, 37, 50

Quakers, attitude of, in Revolution, 50

Read, Jacob, arrest of, 146

Records of the Proprietors of New Haven, quoted, 17, 18

Revolution, The, beginning of, 47;

Henry Ludington’s services in, 77

Robinson, Beverly, 31, 45, 169

Rochambeau, Count, guest at Colonel Ludington’s, 166

Rose, John, 18

Sackett, Col. Nathaniel, commissioned to suppress conspiracies, 85, 87;

secret service instructions to Colonel Ludington, 115

Savage’s Genealogical Register, quoted, 8

Scribner, Col. Nathaniel, muster-roll, 63

Secret service in the Revolution, 114;

Benajah Tubbs, 116;

Enoch Crosby’s narrative, 117

Sequestration of lands, 150;

commissioners of, 151

Shrawley, Ludingtons of, 3

“Spy, The,” 114

Stirling, Lord, 45

Sutherland, David, 173

Swartwout, Jacobus, General, 67

Tarrytown, British landing at, 101

Taylor, Elijah, arrest of, 145

Tories, definition of, 48;

their hatred of Colonel Ludington, 156;

his humanity toward them, 162;

severe decree against them, 164

Tryon, William, last British governor of New York, 31;

raids Danbury, 88;

lands at Tarrytown, 103

Tubbs, Benajah, employed as a spy, 116

Van Bunschoten, Col. E., letter to Clinton, 180

Vaughan, General, burns Kingston, 106

Washington, George, has Colonel Ludington for aide at White Plains, 82;

marches across New Jersey, 83;

urges defense of Highlands, 92;

gives warning of Howe’s designs, 94;

guest at Colonel Ludington’s, 165;

headquarters at Colonel Ludington’s, 169

Westchester County, N. Y., militia in, 76;

Colonel Ludington’s services in, 96, 142

Wheaton, Jehoidah, affidavit of, 33

White Plains, Battle of, 76, 80;

Colonel Ludington at, 81

Whiting, Col. Nathan, 26, 28

Williams, Daniel, letter to Clinton, 182

Williams, Col. Ephraim, 28

Worcester, Ludington memorial at, 3

Wyman’s Records of Charlestown and Malden, 14