"STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - It's likely Ann Perine lay awake in her bed at night, nervously listening to the banter among the many British soldiers who occupied her white, stone- and wood-framed 17th century farmhouse during the Revolutionary War."
"A widow whose job was to raise and protect her seven children likely became strained, hard and anxiety-ridden as she watched helplessly as the Redcoats slaughtered the animals on her farm for sustenance, and chopped down all the trees for firewood on her expansive property that extended from what is now Richmond Road, to the water."
Ann Perine was a widow living in a 17th-century white, stone- and wood-framed farmhouse on Staten Island. She raised and protected seven children while British soldiers occupied her home during the Revolutionary War. She lay awake at night, listening to soldiers' banter and enduring emotional strain as the occupation continued. The occupying Redcoats slaughtered her farm animals for sustenance and felled the trees across her expansive property for firewood. Her land stretched from modern Richmond Road to the water, leaving her family exposed to material loss, food shortages, and anxiety under military occupation.
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