The ancient historical records of Norwalk, Conn ... - Hay genealogy

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REMINISCENCES. 177
One night the enemy entered her father's house when
they were in bed—seized her father, and carried^im a
prisoner to New York ;
they would not stop to let him
dress. They came into her room ;
she told them they
were only children there.
" D—n her," said one, " lift
up the bed." They thrust their bayonets under the
bed, and went off.
Daniel Nash, aged 77, son of Daniel, son of
Micajah;
was told by his grandfather, that his grandfather
was the first male child born in the town. What his
name was, he does not know. [It is among the genealogical
records, John Nash.] His sons' names were
John and Nathan. From the last John proceeded all
the Nash families in this region. Nathan had no children.
He was the first Churchman in the family. This
account Daniel Nash had from his grandfather, who was
brought up by said Nathan. The reason of his change
was this : he had been brought up in great abhorrence
of religious forms ;
and when at a meeting of ministers
one of them read a portion of the Bible, Nathan much
disliked it ;
and so resented it, that he went occasionally
to Church, saying that they might just as well read
prayers as read the Bible ;— and so turned Churchman.
When the Revolution broke out, Daniel Nash was a
boy, about 4 years old, at Patchogue, L. I. Remembers
the time when the tea was thrown overboard at Boston.
Remembers hearing, before Norwalk was burnt
and afterwards, what was the reason why Gov. Tryon
burned it. Some of the Long Island people were refugees
on the Connecticut shore ;
[Long Island was in possession
of the British.] These refugees used to pilot the
Americans, when they went in whale-boats to Long