The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-03-13

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SOME INCIDENTS OF OI.pEN TrMEs.-A
day or two since we were shown book en-
titled ANNALS Of Buffalo Valley, Pa, from
1875 to 1856" edited by j. b. Linn publish
ed III 1877. In CHANGING over It we found the
following local references /:
In speaking of Daniel Vincent, who was
captured by the Indians, near Milton, Pa,
the book says
Daniel Vincent had been recently married,
and afterithe capture, his wife returned ro
New Jersey. For four Years, she heard moth
ing OF him. One evening when she WAS out
with sleighng party, roughly dressed man
stopped al the tavern where they were, and
inquired if a Mrs. Vincent lived near there.
She was pointed out 20 him and he told her
he lad met hef husband IN Canada. He rode
homie III the SAND sleigh and was disposed to
take her upon his lap. She declined the favor
until she discovered the impatient stranger
was her husband" e.
Mentions is also made of the Farley family,
nine in number, who settled in the Buffalo
Valley in 1887. They come from Tewksbury
township, in this county. John Farley, the
head Of the family, afterward returned to New
Jersey. He died in 1929.
Among the g Notices of Revolutionary SOL
diers residing in the Union County in 1s20,'
we find the following:
George Coryell was native of Hunter
don County, N. j., was born at Coryel Fer
nv, on the Delaware river, now Lambertyille,
on the 2Sth Of April, 1851. He entered the
army in Capt. Craig's company of dragons
in 1776, inst after the taking of the Hessans,
and before the cannonade at Trefton, on the
I'd of January, 1777 His company marched
up the Greek and was In the battle of Prince
ton. He was year with Captain Craig. He
was afterwards drafted into. a company of
Capt. Palmer, in which I've continued until the
Fall of 1880. He was only 16 years of age
when he enlisted, aud while in Capt. Craig y
company, lie was sent as an express to Bos-
ton, leaving orders at Danbury and other
places OH the route He said there were grey
headed men and minors in Capt. Craig's COM
pany At one time Gen. Washington had
his headquarters at his fathers house, at the
Ferry, while the army encamped partly in his
orchard. The British and Hessians got pos
session of bis fathers premises at one time
and cut the bedding, threw the feathers into
the street, and burned all the fences on the
farm, which lay in common long time
George Coryell was married in 1890 to sis
| ter of Richard Van Buskirk, of Mifflinburg,
and moved, IN 1913, to the premises of Samuel
Maclay, in Buffalo tsp. He was carpenter
by trade, and built many houses in Buffalo
Valley. among others, the old . Black Horse
Tavern" at Lewisbnrg. In 1899 he was Cap
tain of the Buffalo Valley Republican Troop,
and always rode on parade days sorrel horse
that had been wounded at st. Clair's defeat
CoryelI was adjutant of Col George Weirick',
regiment, at Marcus Hook. in 1914. He re
moved to Lycoming county once then bach
to Buffalo Valley then to White Deer Val
ley thence TO Butler Co., near Hamilton
where lie died, 1837-3S His wife soon fol
lowed him to the grave. He had four sons
Tunison. John, Joseph r., and Abraham, o
whom Tunison, the eldest, and Abraham, til,
youngest, alone survive. There were severa
daughters, most of whom ended their days il
4 Ohio and Indiana. Tunison resides in vii
Transport, and occupies the house in which h
was married in 1915, and where his golde
wedding was celebrated"