The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-07-31


house, There, from point easterly from
where the yellow Public School House now
stands, he had line Of earthwerks thrown
up, which extended in an easterly direction
along and well np the hillside towards Della
ware River The outline of these earthworks
could lie quite plainly seen aud traced within
my recollection, but have now disappeared
N the Rivers brink, the termination OF the
" Old York Road " in PENNSYLVANIA, lust be.
low the Ferry Landing, and also IA part of this
property, purchased Of the Todas, stockade
entertainments We're erected, and batteries
were placed, as Was also the case above the
Ferry Landing, some distance along the river
front.
General Alexander d.ord Stirling also had
another redoubt thrown up ON the " Old York
Road at the corner of Ferry street and the
present Bridge street (which hitter street did
not. however, then exist a little southeastern
lN of where the " Old Washington Tree" cut
down November y, 1saa then stood. The site
of tins defence is easily recognized. being
where the present Presbyterian Chapel and
an ancient stone house tboth ON the south side
of the Old York Road'D now stand This
stone house was once owned by Captain Ed
ward + Randolph, n patriot of t776 and
citizen of Philadelphia, who purchased II foi
his sou Charles, then a praeticing physician
i'll Newhepe
Captain Randolph, rs First Lieutenant in
Colonel William Butler's 9TH PENNSYLVANIA
Regiment, Continental Army. commanded
the outlying picket guard at ." The Massacre
of Paoll, where he was desperately wounded
and left upon the field fer dead, escaping hy
the merest chance a sightless eye IN its
socket was one of the nementoes of that affair,
which he carried with him through life HIS
portrait hangs upon the walls of the His
torlcal Society OF PENNSYLVANIA at Phila,icl-
phia aud his original Biography appears in
" Lives of Eminent Pnladelphians Deceas-
cd, published nearly fifty years ago {isaA,
His sword is still i'll existence and among the
treasured possessions of his great grandson,
Evan Randolph, ot Philadelphia and an old
silver spoon, used 10y him in camp, marked
with his initial and crest, has come handed
down to the writer \ fuller notice of tins
Revolutionary patriot appears in a foot note
later on
Al Malta Island. at the southeastern End
of New hope, and which is now mainland but
was in l716 surrounded by water and covered
by timber the most OF the boats were collect
ed AMI secreted aud iloated down 10y night 10
knowles Cave above TaylorsNilc, and
wero used III tile Famous Washington 5
Crossing of the Delaware" ON Christmas
night and morning of i1f6
Al Malta Island these boats were watch
I'd over and protected by u military guard
Malta Island WAS nj one time owned by
the late i,ani"l i'arry, II Younger brother of
benlamm farry, for whom the ~ Old Parry
Mansion WAS built III l1Si, and here II may
hnl perhaps lie inappropriate to mention that
among many interesting events connected
Will tins honses wis The unusual eirenmstan-
- al erandeh1ld Of lis present owner hay
lnE been born III one of the chambers i'll ln01,
III the same room III which her great grand
father Oliver Parry. was born III l7Ai, one
hundred and seven Nears before II hcing the
same home N @hich her great great grand
fatlter Beniamlu Parry, lived and died, live
generations earlier aud this important young
ialy' Margaret IL Parry daughter of II later
Oliver Parry am happy 10 have with me To-
day.
Tie Importance of NCoryell's Ferry in tia,
revolution can easily bc realized and nppre
elated when We know the great care and ut
teniion winch General Washington gave 10 il
and now very necessary ITS possession was 10
the American cause nj several periods Of the
war. us delenc"s III Ia" Wer' so wen plannod
that II would have been most dlilenli for the
hrItlsi' IL haNe captured ii for, even If then
troops could haN"rhetted landing nj the
Terry. The tflnE hi the Americans s1uare III
thelf faces d9Mh IN" VIA York hond' the
only ahif"atl ~ TIE stone house mentioned,
ana II fahlhf Side ff' from the hillside aeroas