Sybil Ludington was the daughter of Col. Henry Ludington of the Dutchess County Militia. She lived in what is now Kent, New York, in Putnam County (then a part of Dutchess County). We know she lived, where she fits into the Ludington family, whom she married, and where she is buried (in the Presbyterian/Episcopal churchyard in Patterson, Putnam County). What we don't know absolutely is that she made the famous ride at all, for there is no contemporary documentary evidence. However, we do know who were the officers in her father's regiment; and from the Erskine maps, we know where many of them lived. The local legend of her route makes sense. She was summoning the militia because the British were burning Danbury, which is not very far away. I, for one, believe the story even though no one ever wrote it down until it was recorded by a Ludington family member early in the 20th century. There have been children's books, stories, poems, and even an opera about her ride. A commemorative postage stamp was issued on the bicentennial of the ride. There is an annual bike ride in honor of her feat. Quite a few SED historic markers erected in the 1930s stand along her route commemorating her ride as well as her father's march to Connecticut. People who are interested in more information about Sybil's ride may request what we call "the Sybil packet" from Richard Muscarella, Putnam County Historian, 121 Main Street, Brewster NY 10509-1435 (tel: 914-278-7209) or by E-mailing to [log in to unmask] or by replying to me at [log in to unmask] The Historian's Office asks for $2.50 made out to the "County of Putnam" to pay for the copying and mailing. o srequest the cs . jalong the route taken by her father's regiment whenmilitiathedmarkersmapostage stamp yes, tPeople who are interested in more information a i ti, There is no contemporary documentary eficdorte ide y, andthe in the militia regi s tyaceme,l(ye e,j MilitiadDCcAt 10:51 AM 6/18/98 -0400, you wrote: >I took a phone inquiry from a Texas publisher trying to verify the existence and historic association of this woman (either spelling) who may have undertaken a ride to warn of a British advance in either Massachusetts or New York during the Revolution and is reputed to have historical markers erected to her deed, possibly in New York, and a DAR statue erected to her memory, possibly in Carmel, NY. > >There have recently been some exchanges on another listserv regarding this woman, but so far nothing resolved. > >Can anyone shed light on her? >Phil Lord >Historical Survey >New York State Museum >[log in to unmask] >