. History of the city of New York: its origin, rise and progress . session of Miss lilizaCIarkson Jay.) .sister, Madame Moucliard, and embarked on a vessel for Denmark ; fiom there he proceeded to Plymouth, England, and visitedhis fathers family. His brother Isaac was in the Huguenot regiment which fought so bravelyfor William III., under Count Schomberg, and died from wounds received at the battle ofthe Boyne. His sister Frances mariied Ste])hen Pelaipun of Bristol, England, whose sonDavid was afterwards mayor of Bristol, lleturning to New York, Augustus Jay mairied, in1697, Anna Maria, daugh
. History of the city of New York: its origin, rise and progress . session of Miss lilizaCIarkson Jay.) .sister, Madame Moucliard, and embarked on a vessel for Denmark ; fiom there he proceeded to Plymouth, England, and visitedhis fathers family. His brother Isaac was in the Huguenot regiment which fought so bravelyfor William III., under Count Schomberg, and died from wounds received at the battle ofthe Boyne. His sister Frances mariied Ste])hen Pelaipun of Bristol, England, whose sonDavid was afterwards mayor of Bristol, lleturning to New York, Augustus Jay mairied, in1697, Anna Maria, daughter of Balthazar Bayard. He was a man of unblemished character,and all the giaces and accomplishments which the Fiench of thatperiod ; his wealth and scholarship, together with his fine presence and engaging manners,rendered him one of the notable personages of his time. His .s(jn, Peter, born in 1704, andeducated in Europe, who married Mary Van Cortlaudl, was the father of John Jay, residingin the evening of his lid- in Itye, New BATTLE OF SCOTCH PLAINS. 1G5 preparing for its defeuse. Howes oV)ject was the Quaker City, and heevidently preferred the straiglit route across New Jersey; the demonstra-tion was made, on the loth of June, of being about to force his way, buthe was so harassed by small parties without drawing Washington into ageneral engagement, tliat he suddenly retreated to Aniboy and began topass his troops over to Stateu Island. To cover the light parties detachedto injure the British, Washington moved with the main army to Quibble-town, the van under Stirling proceeding to the Metucheu meeting-house,with orders to act according to circumstances, but in no case to bring ona general engagement. Howe wheeled suddenly about, recalling histroops from Staten Island, and on the night of the 25th marched intwo columns for the lieiyhts and passes on the American left. 1 ■ 1 • 11 1 1 1 • June 26. Washington received timely intelligenc
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