Samuel Depuy's, himself, wife, two sons and one slave 5 Elias Gumaer's, himself, wife, four sons, two daughters and two slaves 10 Abraham Cuddeback's, himself, wife, four sons and one slave 7 Average number of nine month's soldiers about 12 Jonathan Pierce's family and a few other individuals may have been in this fort 10 in number 10 ____ 44 21 ____ Amount 65 Esq. Depuy's family were in this fort during a part of the year, 15 in number 15 Whole number 80 There were some children born in both forts, which are not included. * * * * * LOWER NEIGHBORHOOD. ITS FORTS AND SOME OF ITS WAR OCCURRENCES, ETC. Previous to the invasion of this neighborhood by the Indians, three forts had been built in it in 1777 or '78; one at the house of Major Decker, where George Cuddeback now lives, [FN-1] one at the house of Daniel Van Auken, near the present brick house of James D. Swartwout, Esq., [FN-2] and the other at the house of Peter Decker, in the present village of Port Jervis. The fort at Major Decker's was convenient for the families of Esq. Anthony Van Etten, Sylvester Cortright, Capt. Westbrook, Moses Cortright, Abraham Van Auken, and Schoonover; and the fort at Van Auken's was convenient for the families of James Van Fliet, Solomon Kuykendall, Esq., Simon Westfall, John Decker, and one or two other families; and the fort at Decker's [FN-3] was convenient for the families of Wilhelmus Cole, Martinus (Martin) Decker, Samuel Caskey, James Davis and Utley Westbrook. * * * * * [FN-1] Now (1889) occupied by Henry G. Cuddeback. [FN-2] Now (1889) owned by Ludwig Laux. [FN-3] Located upon the present site of the old stone house in Germantown, formerly occupied by Stephen St. John, deceased, and his family.