Original sentence: The ford was used by American and British troops during the American Revolutionary War
Edited sentence: Gordon was reportedly unmarried and owned female slaves.Gordon's Cave became the site of a very minor American victory when a British squad tarried there to liberate a roasting goose and were captured by militia.In the fall of 1777, Lord Cornwallis' troops forced a passage of the ford.Newspaper notices show he also came into possession of his neighbor's livestock on occasion.On 3 Decemnber 1785,  of land at what is now Mont Clare, was sold by the grandsons of Penn to John Jacobs for £2,600.Records show him to be living in the vicinity as early as 1757.The earliest recorded European resident appears to have been Patrick Gordon, who leased a "plantation" from the sons of William Penn and lived in an improved cave.The first Jacobs to live on the property was colonial legislator and future member of the Second United States Congress, Israel Jacobs.The ford was used by American and British troops during the Revolution.This move ultimately led to the British taking Philadelphia