He was 38; she was 18. Heinz is the widow of former U.S. André offered them his horse and watch, if they would let him go, but they declined. He had a lively and pleasant manner and could draw, paint, and create silhouettes, as well as sing and write verse. John Andre was born in London in 1750 to French Protestant (Huguenot) parents. Only 4 left in stock - order soon. Major John Andre (May 2, 1750–Oct. Twice named prime minister of Great Britain, he helped to defeat Nazi Germany in World War II. The board consisted of Major Generals Nathanael Greene (the presiding officer), Lord Stirling, Arthur St. Clair, Lafayette (who cried at André's execution), Robert Howe, Steuben, Brigadier Generals Samuel H. Parsons, James Clinton, Henry Knox, John Glover, John Paterson, Edward Hand, Jedediah Huntington, John Stark, and Judge Advocate General John Laurance. More likely, they say, she played a significant role. He passed away in Hollywood, California in 1984 from cancer. Despite Arnold's assurances, the two oarsmen sensed that something was wrong. [26] In 1879 a monument was unveiled on the place of his execution at Tappan. Intelligence, he learned, could make the difference between victory or death. Peggy came of age during the American Revolution, in which she eventually played a significant role. Colonel J.L. He betrayed no want of fortitude, but retained a complacent smile on his countenance, and politely bowed to several gentlemen whom he knew, which was respectfully returned. He attended school in Geneva, returning to London in 1767, two years before his father died. [16]Anna Seward, Monody on Major Andre. Washington was further irritated to find that Arnold had breached protocol by not being about to greet him. Sir Henry Clinton, the British commander in New York, did all that he could to save André, his favourite aide, but refused to surrender Arnold in exchange for him, even though he personally despised Arnold. Teresa Met Her First Husband, John Heinz, While a Student at the University of Geneva. He passed along news of how many troops were stationed at the fort and when defenses might be weakest. André, according to witnesses, placed the noose around his own neck. Their repulsion of the British sloop effectively stranded André on shore.[5][6][7][8]. Arnold commanded West Point and had agreed to surrender it to the British for £20,000 (approximately $3.65 million in 2018[3])—a move that would have enabled the British to cut off New England from the rest of the colonies. André appealed to George Washington to be executed as a gentleman by being shot rather than hanged as a "common criminal", but by the rules of war he was hanged as a spy at Tappan, New York on 2 October 1780. [17]Sargent, The life and career of Major John André, 409-411. He was fluent in English, French, German, and Italian. During his confinement and trial, he exhibited those proud and elevated sensibilities which designate greatness and dignity of mind. It was re-dedicated in 1880 and today is located in Patriot's Park on U.S. Route 9 along the boundary between Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow in Westchester County. Margaret "Peggy" Shippen (July 11, 1760 – August 24, 1804) was the highest-paid spy in the American Revolution, and was the second wife of General Benedict Arnold.. Shippen was born into a prominent Philadelphia family with Loyalist tendencies. On 29 September 1780, the board found André guilty of being behind American lines "under a feigned name and in a disguised habit" and ordered that "Major André, Adjutant-General to the British Army, ought to be considered as a Spy from the enemy, and that agreeable to the law and usage of nations, it is their opinion, he ought to suffer death. They picked up André and placed him on shore. He then told them that he was a U.S. officer and showed them his passport, but the suspicions of his captors were now aroused. This was unnecessary, since Clinton already knew the fort's layout. When his British contact, Major John André, was captured by the Americans, Arnold escaped on a British ship, leaving André to be hanged as a spy. asked one of the men. [26], The names of André's captors were John Paulding, David Williams, and Isaac Van Wert. https://www.biography.com/political-figure/peggy-shippen. General Washington convened a board of senior officers to investigate the matter. [citation needed] Joshua Hett Smith, who was accompanying him, left him just before he was captured. A pension was awarded by the British to his mother and three sisters not long after his death, and his brother William André was made a baronet in his honour in 1781 (see André baronets). They have three children. He was hanged as a spy by the Continental Army for assisting Benedict Arnold's attempted surrender of the fort at West Point, New York, to the British. He also acted in The Waltons, Bonanza, Gunsmoke and Petticoat Junction. On the morning of 22 September, the two American patriots, Peterson and Sherwood launched a two-hour cannonade on the Vulture, which sustained many hits and was forced to retire down river. I was so near during the solemn march to the fatal spot, as to observe every movement, and participate in every emotion which the melancholy scene was calculated to produce. Just in case you’ve been watching TURN in hermetic isolation or have only seen the episodes that don’t feature Major John Andre as a main character, I’m referring to the little white braid seen here. During his nearly nine months in Philadelphia, André occupied Benjamin Franklin's house, from which it has been claimed that he removed several valuable items on the orders of Major-General Charles Grey when the British left Philadelphia, including an oil portrait of Franklin by Benjamin Wilson. Around this time, André had been negotiating with disillusioned American General Benedict Arnold. Senator John Heinz and the wife of former U.S. Secretary of State, longtime U.S. He first learned to use on-the-ground information from Native Americans and deserting French soldiers during the French and Indian War. It was his earnest desire to be shot, as being the mode of death most conformable to the feelings of a military man, and he had indulged the hope that his request would be granted. Teresa Heinz (born Maria Teresa Thierstein Simões-Ferreira; October 5, 1938), also known as Teresa Heinz Kerry, is a Portuguese-American businesswoman and philanthropist. If you see something that doesn't look right, contact us! At first, all went well for André since post commandant Lieutenant Colonel John Jameson decided to send him to Arnold, never suspecting that a high-ranking hero of the Revolution could be a turncoat. Soon after her husband’s defection, Peggy went to live with her family in Philadelphia, but was soon banned from the city. André told the court that he had neither desired nor planned to be behind American lines. All were honoured in the names of counties in Ohio, and in 1853 a monument was erected to their memory on the place where they captured André. John Andre conspired with Continental Army […] He was hanged as a spy by the Continental Army for assisting Benedict Arnold's attempted surrender of the fort at West Point, New York, to the British. According to legend, Betsy Ross made the first American flag. The trial lasted four weeks and ended in acquittal for lack of evidence. [23] In 1804 a memorial plaque by Charles Regnart was erected in the Grosvenor Chapel in London, to John's memory. The painting now hangs in the White House.[2]. Two younger brothers died during childhood, leaving Peggy as the youngest in the family. He also asserted that, as a prisoner of war, he had the right to escape in civilian clothes. Because of her family’s status, she met influential people, both loyalist (those who supported British rule) and rebel (those who sought American independence). In 1780, she joined Benedict in New York, where she gave birth to their second child on August 28, 1781. William H. Andre ELDRIDGE/AUBURN - William H. Andre, 93 of Eldridge and formerly of Auburn passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2020. André wanted to know how he would be treated by Washington. An hour or so later, Washington arrived at West Point with his party and was disturbed to see the stronghold's fortifications in such neglect, part of the plan to weaken West Point's defenses. John Andretti, the retired NASCAR and IndyCar driver, has died at the age of 56. It was at these gatherings that Peggy first met John Andre. Andretti was a member of the famous racing Andretti family. I have just witnessed his exit. In April of that year, he took charge of British Secret Service in America. John André, (born May 2, 1750, London, England—died October 2, 1780, Tappan, New York, U.S.), British army officer who negotiated with the American general Benedict Arnold and was executed as a spy during the American Revolution (1775–83).. He was a prolific writer who carried on much of General Henry Clinton's correspondence, the British Commander-in-Chief of British armies in America. Peggy devoted herself to her children — four sons and a daughter — scrambling to ensure their financial well-being before she died of cancer on August 24, 1804. JJ Feild was born on April 1, 1978 in Boulder, Colorado, USA as John Joseph Feild. So soon, however, as he perceived that things were in readiness, he stepped quickly into the wagon, and at this moment he appeared to shrink, but instantly elevating his head with firmness he said, "It will be but a momentary pang," and taking from his pocket two white handkerchiefs, the provost-marshal, with one, loosely pinioned his arms, and with the other, the victim, after taking off his hat and stock, bandaged his own eyes with perfect firmness, which melted the hearts and moistened the cheeks, not only of his servant, but of the throng of spectators. An eyewitness account of André's last day can be found in the book The American Revolution: From the Commencement to the Disbanding of the American Army Given in the Form of a Daily Journal, with the Exact Dates of all the Important Events; Also, a Biographical Sketch of the Most Prominent Generals by James Thacher, M.D., a surgeon in the American Revolutionary Army: October 2d.-- Major André is no more among the living. [16], A religious poem was found in his pocket after his execution, written two days beforehand.[17]. He was briefly engaged to Honora Sneyd. When France entered war in June 1778, André left Philadelphia with his fellow troops. Jameson did not want his army career to be wrecked later for having wrongly believed that his general was a traitor. William had ten children and t… On the day of his capture, James Rivington published André's poem "The Cow Chase" in his gazette in New York. "What party?" Peggy had three older sisters and an older brother. Peggy was long thought to be innocent of any wrongdoing — just another victim of her husband’s deceit — but historians have become convinced that she not only committed treason with Benedict but quite possibly helped initiate the plan. In December 1776, he was freed in a prisoner exchange. Washington and other prominent American leaders sympathized, thinking she was as much a victim of Benedict’s treachery as they themselves were. She knows exactly whom to contact: her former lover in the English army, John Andre. In the years before his death in 1801, Benedict traveled to various outposts, including Canada and Guadeloupe in the Caribbean, always trying to make money. Their third son William (died 1747) went to Geneva and married Mary Privat (died 1767). Observing his servant enter the room in tears, he exclaimed, "Leave me till you can show yourself more manly!" He is an actor and producer, known for Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), Centurion (2010) and Austenland (2013). Benjamin Rush is best known for his political activities during the American Revolution, including signing the Declaration of Independence. She, not Benedict, was the one who had been André’s friend; and Benedict’s offer to André came just a month after he and Peggy married. 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