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Colonel Simcoe. The house was immediately forced ; and, no resistance 

 being made, the officers shut the doors of the different rooms, to prevent 

 the irritated soldiers from revenging their unfortunate comrade. The 

 man who fired, was the only person killed ; but Thomas, after Lieut. 

 Colonel Simcoe had personally protected him and ensured his safety, 

 jumped out of the window, and, springing over some fences, would have 

 certainly escaped, notwithstanding most of Emmerich's riflemen fired at 

 him, had not an hussar leaped after him and cut at him with his sword, 

 ' (which he crouched from, and luckily escaped,) when he surrendered. 

 The cavalry proceeded on to the enemy's picquet, at a mile distance. 

 They had been alarmed by the firing, and were formed. They fired their 

 carbines (by which Captain Ogden, of Emmerick's, was wounded,) and 

 fled ; they were pursued, but to no purpose. The troops returned to 

 General Tryon, who was, in person, at Ward's house, and who was much 

 pleased at this mischievous partizan being taken. This march was 

 above fifty miles."* 



General Thomas was subsequently, paroled and ultimately exchanged. 

 Upon his death, which took place in 1824, the Thomas property in this 

 town passed by will to the heir of his sister, Charity Thomas, who married 

 James Ferris of Throckmorton's Neck. Their grandson Thomas Ferris, 

 is the present proprietor. Of this family is the Hon. Charles G. Ferris, 

 late member of Congress from the city of New York. 



The remains of the Thomas family are interred within a neat inclos- 

 ure, situated on the west side of the estate. Here are a number of 



memorials inscribed as follows: 



Saobed 

 to the memory 



of 



Majoe Geneeal 



THOMAS THOMAS, 



who died on the 29th May, 



A. D. 1824, 



in the 79th year of his age. 



As a soldier of the Revolution of 1776, 



he aided in achieving 



the independence of the 



United States : 



as a member of the Legislature 



of the State of New York, 



he assisted in laying the 



foundation of those institutions 



that are intended to perpetuate the 



Republic. 



a Simcoe'a Military Journal, Bartlett & Welford, N. Y., p. 92, 93. 



