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]