THE TOWN OF YONKERS. 



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officers chosen were John Cock, Captain; William Betts, first lieutenant; 

 John Warner, second lieutenant; and Jacob Post, ensign." 



The following petition from the inhabitants of Lower Yonkers, occurs 



in i775 : — 



Lower Yonkers, Sept. 15, 1775. 



To the Hon. the Provincial Congress for the Province of New York, convened 

 in their recess, to the Hon. Committee of safety. The humble petition of the 

 inhabitants of the precincts of Lower Yonkers, in the county of Westchester, 

 humbly showeth, that your Hon. House had made a resolve, and published the 

 same, recommending to the inhabitants of every town, manor, precinct and 

 district within the province aforesaid, to meet, nominate and appoint a captain 

 and other officers, to form themselves as companies of militia ; and, whereas the 

 inhabitants of this precinct did meet agreeable to your said resolve, on the 24th 

 day of August last, under the inspection of the committee of that district, and by 

 a very great majority-, as by the list will appear, did nominate and appoint Mr. 

 John Cock of the said precinct, for his known skill and ability in military discip- 

 line, and for other good causes, captain of the company for the district aforesaid ; 

 and, whereas, we are informed that a complaint hath been made to the committee 

 by a few of the inhabitants against the said Mr John Cock, out of spite and 

 malice, and as we conceive what has been alleged against him was before sign- 

 ing the association, we are well assured that since his signing the association, no 

 person can accuse him of breaking the same by any ways or means whatsoever • 

 therefore, we the petitioners and subscribers, do humbly beg the indulgence of 

 this Hon. House to grant Mr. John Cock the commission of captain for the com- 

 pany aforesaid ; as we are convinced he was chosen agreeable to your said resolve, 

 and your petitioners as in duty bound shall ever pray. 



Anthony Archer, 



Basil 



Thos. Oakley, 

 Jonathan Fowler, 

 Abraham Hick, 

 Matthias Archer, 

 Ezekiel Brown, 

 Araham Astor, 

 Robert Farrington, 

 John Odell, 

 Abraham Odell, 

 Abraham Post, 

 Dennis Post, 

 William Post, 

 Robert Brown, 

 Daniel Dean, 

 Stephen Bastine, 

 Henry Norris, 

 John Gresinall, 



John Devoe, 

 Jacob Post, 

 Israel Post, 

 Lewis Post, 

 John Warner, 

 Elnathan Taylor, 

 Jacob Taylor, 

 James Crawford, 

 Elnathan Taylor, 

 David Oakley, jr., 

 Joseph Oakley, jr., 

 George Crawford, 

 Moses Oakley, 

 Francis Smith, 

 Jordan Norris, 

 Frederick Vermilyea, 

 John Cartright, 

 Edward Cartright, 

 Henry Taylor, 

 Fred. Brown. 



Charles Tyler, 

 Martin Post, 

 James Munro, 

 Anthony Allaire, 

 Edward Ryer, 

 Benj. Farrington, 

 Will. Rose. 

 Henry Presher, 

 Thomas Farrington, 

 Isaac Post, 

 James Rich, 

 Gilbert Brown, 

 Thomas Tippet, 

 Samuel Lawrence, 

 Thomas Merrit, 

 Samuel Williams, 

 Israel Underhill, 

 Henry Brown, 

 Benjamin Archer, 



a American Archives, p. 691. 



