From: mlake at mlake.net (Marshall Lake) Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2005 19:00:40 -0500 (EST) Subject: [lake-surname] Thomas LAKE of NY >> From "The History of the Minisink Region" by Charles E Stickney in >> 1867: >> >> Thomas Lake is listed among the signers of something called the "Pledge >> of 1775". He is listed among the signers from "The present town of >> Deerpark (then a part of the Town of Mamakating, Ulster County [NY]) >> June 26, 1775" > Interesting. Twenty five or so miles away from Mamakating, in the town > of Fishkill and later New Windsor, Archibald and Mary Bird Lake were > administering to the sick and wounded during the Revolutionary War. > > The following is quoted verbatim from THE HISTORY OF WASHINGTON COUNTY, > OHIO from the State of Ohio Library in Columbus. (pp. 608-609) > > "During the Revolution when General Washington evacuated the city of New > York, the Lake family followed the army up North river where Mrs. Lake > served as matron first at Fishkill, and then at New Windsor hospital. > Mr. Lake was appointed a deputy commissary to the hospital, and ranged > the adjacent country in search of provisions for the sick. More than > once did Mrs. Lake receive the personal thanks of General Washington in > recognition of her valuable services. ... His (Archibald's) family > consisted of eight children, of whom three sons, James, Thomas and > Andrew, were young men." I also see something about Archibald LAKE at: http://mlake.net/lake/NewYork/lake_refs2.jpg If interested, I received a note from another researcher a few years ago who was researching Archibald LAKE. The researcher's name and email address was Zane Wilson . I received the note in 2000 and I'm not sure if the email address is still valid.