"Patriots Against Loyalists on Eastern Long Island, 1775–1776" Topic

"In 1775, within weeks of the violent clashes at Lexington and Concord, Patriots throughout the colonies established Committees of Observation to thwart Loyalists from assisting the anticipated British war effort. In the township of Brookhaven in Suffolk County on eastern Long Island, New York, the Committee of Observation was spearheaded by William Floyd, a wealthy landowner in the town of Mastic and future signer of the Declaration of Independence. Shortly after its founding, the Committee circulated Association papers—essentially, Patriot roll calls—that were drafted and signed by Long Island men who vowed to follow the demands of the Continental Congress and Provincial Conventions.

As a result of this intrusion into the private lives of Long Island civilians, the interrogations of proclaimed or suspected Loyalists often degraded into bouts of accusations, and acts of violence. Indeed, the Association conflicts of 1775 and 1776 drew harsh boundaries between neighbors who were forced to identify as Loyalist or Patriot. In most cases, these sociopolitical battle lines remained in place until 1783 and beyond…"
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Armand

I grew up near Caroline Church (which is in Setauket, a part of Brookhaven Township).
Its the area that gave us Abraham Woodhull, Benjamin Talmadge, and others who were part of the Culper Spy ring.

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Armand

Too bad the series Turn made everybody generic redcoats, and not loyalists (who actually garrisoned Setauket).