David Williams, one of the captors of Major John Andre, died in Schoharie County on August 2, 1831, at the age of 76 years, 6 months, and 8 days. On September 23, 1780, he and his compatriots, John Paulding and Isaac VanWart, arrested Andre and found on his person treasonable papers in the handwriting of Gen. Benedict Arnold, who sought by treachery to surrender the military post of West Point into the hands of the enemy. By resisting the great bribes of their prisoner for his liberty, they showed incorruptible patriotism; the American army was saved, and the country became free. In October 1780, Gen. Washington wrote to the President of Congress that the party that took Major Andre acted in such a manner as did them the highest honor and proved them to be men of great virtue. By authority of Congress in 1780, a silver medal was voted to them and presented to the captors by Gen. Washington at a dinner while the army was encamped near Ver Planks Point. Nancy Benedict, wife of David Williams, died on August 5, 1844, at the age of 87 years, 6 months, and 8 days.