Mead, Levi
John M. McDonald interview — 1845
Levi Mead (c.1761-1849) of Quaker Ridge in Greenwich, Connecticut, notes that his father’s family spent three years in Salem in northeast Westchester County during the Revolutionary War. He recounts the ambush of a force of Refugees in Greenwich by a force of American militia led by William Mosier. This ambush resulted in the death of Loyalist Captain Ebenezer Theall. Mead concludes by noting that Colonel John Mead commanded a regiment of Connecticut militia, and that a Major Fitch (likely Jabez Fitch) served as his adjutant.
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Calvin Mead or his son Marcus Mead of Round Hill on Quaker's Ridge — Purchase Post Office.
Levi Mead of Quaker Ridge, near Round Hill: " My father's family moved to Salem during the war and lived there about three years. Captain Theall was originally from Rye and belonged I believe to DeLancey's. He came up with a party and made an incursion into Connecticut as far as Stenwich where he collected a great number of cattle and horses &c. and then made for Morrisania, but was waylaid by Mosier with a party of levie's and militia, near my house, surprised and Killed, some of his men made prisoners, and the cattle &c. all taken. Colonel Mead commanded a regiment of Connecticut militia and Major Fitch was his adjutant.