From the Westchester County Historical Society catalog:
Nancy Lyon Sarles was the daughter of Israel Lyon, a resident of Bedford and an active supporter of American independence. She indicates that the British force that passed through Bedford en route to Pound Ridge on July 2, 1779, attempted to burn a church, but the fire was extinguished. The church was destroyed nine days later during the burning of Bedford, which Mrs. Sarles describes in detail. She believes that either Banastre Tarleton or John Graves Simcoe commanded the British force, and notes the disappointment of area residents that Colonel Elisha Sheldon did not lead his 2nd Continental Light Dragoons to assist the residents of Bedford. She concludes with a discussion of the execution of Tim Knapp for the theft of Loyalist Colonel James DeLancey’s horse.