Ludington Graves - Patterson, NY
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N 41° 30.840 W 073° 36.735
18T E 615801 N 4596748
The historical marker for the nearby graves of Henry and Sybil Ludington is located on on Route 311 on the south side of Maple Avenue Cemetery in Patterson, NY.
Waymark Code: WMPB8Z
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 08/02/2015
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The historical marker on Route 311 is inscribed:
NEW YORK
LUDINGTON GRAVES
BURIAL SITE OF REVOLUTIONARY
WAR HEROES COL. HENRY
LUDINGTON AND HIS DAUGHTER
SYBIL, WHO RODE TO WARN THE
TROOPS ON 26 APRIL 1777
TOWN OF
PATTERSON
During the Revolutionary War Colonel Henry Ludington was the commander of the 7th Regiment of the Dutchess County Militia. This volunteer regiment fought in the Battle of Ridgefield in April, 1777. He is the father of Sybil Ludington. After Colonel Ludington he was notified of the British burning of Danbury, CT, his daughter Sybil embarked on a famous forty mile horseback ride, at night, in the rain, to muster Colonel Ludington's militia to support the colonist efforts during the Battle of Ridgefield.
His marble gravestone (N41°30.870; W073°36.731) has a bronze plaque placed by the Enoch Crosby Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution identifying him as a Revolutionary Soldier 1775 -1783. He lies next to his wife Abigail and daughter Sibbell (Sybil).
Plaque:
REVOLUTIONARY
SOLDIER
COL. HENRY LUDINGTON
1775 (EMBLEM OF THE DAR} 1783
PLACED BY THE
ENOCH CROSBY CHAPTER
D.A.R.
Gravestone:
In Memory of
Henry Ludington
Who Died
Jan. 24, 1817
aged 78 years.
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Sybil Ludington was born to Abigail and Colonel Henry Ludington on April 5, 1761 in Patterson, NY. On the night of April 26, 1777 her father learned that the British were attacking Danbury, CT, about 25 miles west of their home. Barely sixteen years old, Sybil then made her famous ride to help gather her father's troops and to warn the people of the area of an impending attack by the British.
At 9 pm, in the rain, she embarked on a forty mile horseback ride to notify villagers that the British were burning Danbury, and called out for the militia to assemble at the home of Colonel Ludington. Her route took her through the Putnam County towns of Carmel, Mahopac, Kent Cliffs, Farmers Mills, and back home. A ride that was twice as long as Paul Revere's. When Sybil returned home about four hundred men were assembled, ready to stop the British army.
Sybil Ludington was recognized for her heroic ride by General George Washington. She continued to help throughout the rest of the Revolutionary War as a messenger. In 1976, the US Post Office issued a stamp commemorating Sybil’s ride and honoring her as a Contributor to the Cause.
The grave of Revolutionary War heroine Sibbell (Sybil) Ludington is marked by a marble headstone (N41°30.871; W073°36.731) which is inscribed:
IN
Memory of
SIBBELL
LUDINGTON
Wife of
Edmund Ogden
WHO DIED
Feb. 26, 1839
AE. 77 yrs. 10 mo.
& 21 d's.