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Colonels.
Elijab liand, lient .- col. State troops; lient .- col. Ist Batt., Cumberland, Feb. 4, 1777 ; col. chito, June 6, 1777.
Isaac Preston, col. Ist Bitt., Cumberland, Feb. 4, 1777 ; res .; died at his quarters in camp at the Forks of the Raritan, March 5 or 6, 1777. Enos Seeley, lieut .- col. 1st Bitt., Cumberland ; res. Feb. 4, 1777, disal.il- ity ; eol. batt. State troops.
Lieutenant-Colonels.
Jobo N. Cumming, 1st lient. Capt. Howell's company, 2d Batt., First Es- tablishment, Nov. 29, 1775; Ist lient. Capt. Lawnie's company, 21 Batt., Second Establishment, Nov. 29, 1776; capt. 21 Batt., ditto, Nov. 30, 1776; capt. 2d Regt .; maj. Ist Regt., April 16, 1780 ; lient .- col. 2d Regt., Dec. 29, 1781; lieut .- col. commandant 3d Regt., Feb. 11, 1783; disch, at the close of the war.
Abijab Holmes, lieat .- col. 24 Batt., Cumberland.
Samuel Ogd. n, capt. Ist Bitt .. Cumberland; capt. " Heard's brigade," June 14, 1776; capt. Col. Enos Seeley's Batt .. State troops, Jan. 31, 1777; Ist maj. Ist Batt., Cumberland, Feb. 4, 1777; lieut .- col. ditto, Jnoe 6, 1777.
Majors.
Joseph Broomfield, maj. ; also judge advocate, Northern army.
Timothy Elmer, capt. Ist Batt , Cumberland, Oct. 5, 1776; maj. Col. Euos Seeley's Batt., State troops, Feb. 1, 1777 ; lot araj. 1st Batt., Cumberland.
Thomas Ewing, Ist maj. 2d Bart., Cumberland, Nov. 26, 1777.
Ezekiel Foster, capt. Ist Batt., Cumberland; 2d maj. ditto Feb. 4, 1777 ; res. Juue In, 1779.
Richard lfowall, capt. 21 Batt., First Establishment, Nov. 29, 1775; brigade maj., Sept. 4, 17:5 ; maj. 2d Batt , Second Establishment, Nov. 98, 1776 ; unaj. 2d Regt. ; res. April 7, 1779.
Jermon Reuben, Ist miaj. Col. Enos Seeley's Batt., State troops. Ephraim Summes, Ist lieut. Capt. Ogden's company, Col. Enos Seeley's Bitt., Stite troops; adjt. d.tto; capt. Ist Batt., Cumberland; id m .j. ditto. Det. 5, 1779.
Daniel Maskell, capt. " Minute-men"; capt. 2d Batt., Cumberland ; 2d naj. ditto, Nov. 26, 1777.
Derick Peterson, 1st maj. Ist Batt., Cumberland, June 6, 1777.
Robert Patterson, brig .- aij., staff Brig. Gen. Newcomb.
John smith, brig .- innij , staff Brig -Gen. Newcomb.
Ladis Walling, cap t. Wd Batt , Cumberland ; 2d maj, Col. Eaos Seeley's Batt , State troups.
Adjutants.
Richard Caruthers, adjt. 21 Batt., Cumberland ; wijt. Col. Potter's Regt., Slate troops. 4
Fithian Stratton, adjt. Ist Batt, Cumberland ; alljt. Col. Enos Seeley's Batt., State troops.
Quartermasters.
John Dowdney, q.m. 2d Batt., Cumberland ; q.m. Col. Potter's Batte, State troops.
Thonins Ewing, q.m. Col. Isaac Prestoa's regt. of miltia.
Jusinh Seeley, q m. Ist Batt , Cumberland, July 10, 1777; also Ist lieut. Continental army.
Paymasters.
Eli Elmer, 2d lieut. " Wester a company art.," State troops; paymaster Cumberland and Cape May.
James Ewing, paymaster militia ; also capt. Deerfield's mititin. William Kelsey, paymaster, Comberland. (See also Captains.)
Surgeons.
Thomas Ewing, surgeon's mate Col. Newcomb's Batt., Heard's brigade ; surgeon ditto, June 19, 1776.
Ebenezer Elmer, ensign Capt. Bloomfield's company, 3d Batt., First Es. tablishment, Feb. 9, 1776: 21 lieut. dlitto, April 9. 1776 ; surgeon's mate 3d Batt., Second Estabbshaient, Nov. 28, 1776; trans. to 24 Batt., ditto : surgeon 2d Batt . Second Establishment, July 5, 1778 ; surgeon 2d Regt. Sept. 26, 1780 ; disch. at the close of the war.
John II impton, surgeon Col. Enos Seeley's Batt.
Isaac Hartis, surgeon Gen. Newcomb's brigide.
Lewis Howell, surgeon, 2d Bitt., Second Establishment, Nov. 28, 1776 ; res. July 5, 1778.
Surgeons' Mates.
Moses G. Elmer, surgeon's mate 2d Bitt, Second Establishment. Ang. 28, 1778; surgeon's mate 2d Regt., September, 1780; discb. at the close of the war.
Robert Patterson, surgeon's mate Col. Newcomb's Batt., "Heard's bri- gade," July 8, 1776.
Chaplain.
Andrew Hunter, chaplain 3d Batt., Second Establishment, June 1, 1777 ; chaplin to Gen. Mixwell's brigada Jane 15, 1777 ; chaplain 3d Regt. and Brigade Sept. 26, 1780; takea prisoner ; disch. at the close of the war ; also chaplain militia.
Captains.
Charles Allen, capt., Cumberland; capt. Maj. Hayes' Batt., State troops. (See Naval Service.)
John Barker, capt. 2d Batt., Cumberland.
Jonathan Beesley, 1st lient. Capt. Whildlin's company, State troops, Dec.
25, 1776; capt. Ist Batt , Cumberland : wounded and taken prisoner bear Haddonfield, N. J .; died in the bands of the enemy June. 1778. Jeremiah Bennet, capt., Cumberland; capt. Col. Enas Seeley's Batt .. State troops.
John Bowers, lieut. Capt. David Pearson's company, Ist Batt, Cumber- land ; capt. ditto.
Jobn Daniels, capt Ist Batt., Cumberland, Sept. 15, 1777.
Elijah Davis, ensigu Capt. Oglen's company, Col. Enos Seeley's Batt., State troops; capt. Ist Btt., Cumberland.
Joseph Dayton, capt. company of artillery militia.
Joshua Ewing, Heut. 2d Batt., Cumberland ; capt. ditta.
Joel Fithian, capt , Cumberland1; capt. Col. Enos Seeley's Batt., State troops.
William Garrison, 2d lient. Capt. Ogden's company, Col. Enos Seeley's Batt., State troops; capt. Ist Batt., Cumberland.
William Gifford, 2 lient. Capt. Bloemfield's company, 3d Batt., First Establishment, Feb. 7, 1776 ; Ist lient. ditto; capt. 3d Batt., Second Establishment, Nov. 29, 1776; eupt. 3d Regt. ; prisoner of war Jaa. 30, 1750; resigned.
Job Glas-by, ensign Capt. Peterson's company, Col. Enos Seeley's Batt. State troops, Jan. 31, 1777 ; capt. Ist Butt., Cumberland.
James lolling-head, capt. I-t Bitt., Cumberland, Feb. 4, 1777.
William Kelsey, capt., Cumberland. (See also Paymaster.)
John Kerr, Ist lient., Cuoiberland; capt. ditto; capt. State troops.
William Lowe, Ist lient. Capt. Page's company, Col. Euos Serley's Batt.,
State troops ; capt. Ist Batt., Cumberland.
James McGee, capt., Cumberland.
George MeGlaughlin, lieut. 1st Bitt., Cumberland ; capt. ditto ; died
Jeremiah Mills, lient. 2d Batt., Cumberland ; cipt. ditto.
Aziab Moore, Ist lient. Capt. Platt's company, 2J Batt., Cumberland, Nor 3, 1777; capt. ditto. Andrew Newcomb, capt , Cumberland.
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HISTORY OF GLOUCESTER, SALEM, AND CUMBERLAND COUNTIES.
Dayton Newcomb, 21 lient. Capt. Page's company, Col. Enos Speley's Batt., State troops; Heut. Ist Batt., Cumberland ; capt. ditto.
James Ogden, capt. 1-t Batt , Cumberland, Feb. 26, 1781.
David l'age, capt , Cumberland; capt. Col. Enos Seeley's Batt., State troups, Jan. 31, 1777.
Aziel Pierson, capt. 2d Batt., Cumberland.
David Pierson, Ist lieut. Capt. Eliner's company, Ist Batt, Cumberland, Oct. 5, 1776; Ist lieut. Capt Elwell's company, Col. Enos Seeley's Batt., State troops, Jan. 31, 1777 ; capt. ditto; eapt. Ist Batt., Cum- berland, July 1, 1780.
John Peterson, capt. Ist Batt., Cumberland; capt. Col. Enos Seeley's Batt., State troops, Jan. 31. 1777.
John Peterson, capt. 21 Bitt , Cumberland.
David Platt, capt 2d Batt., Cumberland1.
Levi Preston, capt. Ist Batt., May 3, 1779.
Jeremiah Sayre, capt., Cumberland ; capt. Col. Enos Seeley's Batt., State troops.
Jonidab Shepherd, Ist lient. Capt. Page's company, Col. Enos Seeley's Batt., State troops, Jan. 31, 1777 ; capt. Ist Batt., Cumberland. Jonathan Smith, capt. Ist Batt., Cumberland.
Thomas Smith, lient 2d Batt., Cumberland: capt. 1st Patt, ditto.
Robert Taylor, capt. Ist Batt , Cumberland, Feb. 1, 1777.
Benijah Thompson, capt. 1st Batt., Salem; Capt. Enos Seeley's Batt. State troops.
Lawrence Van Hook, Ist lieut. Capt. Hollingshead's company Ist Batt. Cumberland, Feb. 4, 1777; capt. ditto ; capt. State troops.
John Westcott, Ist lieut. Capt. Samnel Hugg's Western company Art., State troops, March 1, 1776; capt .- lieut. ditto; capt. ditto.
Samuel Westcott, capt. Ist Batt, Cumberland ; res. May 3, 1779. J. Wheaton, capt. 2d Batt., Cumberland.
Seth Whilden, capt. Ist Batt., Cumberland; capt. Col. Somers' Batt. State troops, Dec. 25, 1776.
Amos Woodruff, capt., Cumberland.
Captain-Lieutenants.
Seth Bowen, Ed heut Capt. Howell's company, 2d Batt., Ist Establish- ment, Nov. 29, 1775 ; Ist lieut. Capt. Yard's company, 24 Batt., 24 Establishment. Nov. 29, 1776; Ist lient. Capt. Lawrie's company ditto, Feb. 5, 1777; declined ; also capt .- lieut mil tia.
Seth Bowen, Ist fient. Capt Samuel Ingg's Western company Art., State troops; capt .- lient. ditto; res. ; Ist lieut. army ; also q.m. in Q.M .- Gen. Dept.
Lieutenants.
Joseph Buck, sergt. 2d Batt., 2d Establishment; ensign 2d Regt., Feb. 1, 1779; lient. ditto, Jan. 1, 1781 ; disch. at the close of the war ; capt. by brevet.
James Ewing, lient. 2d Batt., Cumberland.
Ephraim Foster, ensign Capt Ogden's company, Col. Enos Seeley's Batt. Stute troops, Jan. 31, 1737: lieut. 1st Batt., Cumberland.
James Giles, adjt. art. Continental army ; lieut. ditto.
Benjamin Kren, lieut. Capt. Platt's company, 2d Batt., Cumberland, June 4, 1783.
Norton Ludlam, lieut., Cumberland, June 9, 1781.
David Moore, hent. Western company of Art.
David Mulford, Jieut. 2d Batt .. Cumberland; killed Nov. 25, 1777.
Isanc Mulford, Jient., Cumberland; lieut. Capt. Fithian's company, Col. Enos Seeley's Batt., State troups.
Alexander Oir, lient., Cumberland.
William Peterson, lieut. Capt. M. Glaughlin's company, Ist Batt., Com- berland, Jan. 17, 1780.
Nathan Sheppard, lient. Ist Batt., Cumberland.
Samuel Shute, ensign Capt. Dillon's company, 20 Batt., Ist Establish- ment, Aug. 20, 1776; ensign Capt. Shute's company, 2d Batt., 24 Establishment, Nov. 29, 1776; ensign Capt. Cummings' company, ditto, Feb. 5. 1777; 2d lient. ditto, Jan. 1, 1778 ; ensign 2d Regt .; lient. ditto, April 8, 1780; disch. at the close of the war; cant. by brevet.
Samuel Seeley, 2d lient. Ist Batt., 2d Establishment, Oct. 4, 1777; Ist lient. ditto, March 11, 1780; ensign Ist Regt .; lieut. ditto, March 11, 1780; disch. at the close of the war; capt. by brevet.
Ellas Smith, heut. Ist Batt., Cumberland.
Edmund D. Thomas, private Capt. Bloomfield's company, 3d Batt., Ist Establishment; cadet ditto; ensigu Capt. Dickerson's company, ditto, July 19, 1776; ensign Capt. Inckerson's company 3d Batt., 24 Establishment, Nov. 29, 1776; 1st lieut. ditto, Nov. 11, 1757 ; lieut. 3d Regt .; capt. by brevet ; disch. at the close of the war.
Thomas Whiteunr, lieut. Ist Batt., Cumberland, Oct. 12, 1782.
First Lieutenants.
John Bishop, Ist lient. Capt. Platt's company, 2d Batt., Cumberland. Thomas Brown, Ist lient Capt. Azel Peirson's company, 21 Batt., Com- berland.
Gideon Eaton, Ist lient. Cupt. Peterson's company, Ist Batt., Cumber- land, Jan. 31. 1757.
James Huwell, Ist bent , Cumberland ; Ist lieut. Capt. Sayer's company, Col. Enos Seeley's Batt , State troops.
William Norcross, ensign Capt Bloomfield's company, 3d Batt., Ist Es- tablishment ; q m. ditto, Feb. 10, 1776; 2d hent. Capt. Mott's com. pnuy, 3d Batt., 2d Establishment, Nov. 29, 1776; Ist lieut. ditto; re- tired Sept. 26. 1780.
Daniel Reed, Ist lient. Capt. David Pierson's company, Col. Enos Sec- ley's Batt., State troops, Jan. 21, 1777.
Josiah Seeley, Ist lient. Capt. Bloomfield's company, 3d Batt., lat Estal- lishinenit, Feb. 9, 1776; res. Feb. 24, 1776.
James Tomlinson, Ist lieut., Cumberland ; Ist lient. Capt. Bennet's coni- pany, Col. Enos Secley's Batt , State troops.
Second Lieutenants.
William Biggs, 2d lieut. Capt. Platt's company, 24 Batt., Cumberland.
John Burgin, 2d lieut. Capt. Platt's company, 2d Batt., Cumberland, Nov. 3. 1777.
i Job Davis, 2d lient. Chpt. Winlden's company, Col. Somers' Batt , State troops, Dec. 25, 1776.
Eli Elmer. 2d lient. Western company of Art.
Amariah Harris, 9 lient., Cumberland : 2d lient. Capt. Sayer's company, Col. Enos Seelvy's Batt., State troops.
Thomas Heaton, 2d lieut. Capt. John Peterson's company, Col. Enos Serley's Batt , State troops, Jan. 31, 1777.
Elkanalı Powell, 2d lieut. Capt. Elmer's company, Ist Batt., Cumberland. Oct. 5, 1776 ; 2dl lient. State troops.
Daniel Read, 21 lieut Capt. Peterson's company, Ist Batt., Cumberland. Jan. 31, 1777.
Elias Smyth, 2d lieut. Capt. Elwell's company, Col. Enos Seeley's Batt., State tivoje, Jan. 31, 1777.
Adam Terril, 24 lient. Capt. Samuel Ogden's company, Col. Enos Seeley's Batt., Jan. 31, 1777.
Isaac Wheaton, 2d lieut. Capt. Azel Peirson's company, 2d Batt., Con- berland.
Ensigns.
Almerin Brooks, sergt. 2d Batt., 2d Establishment, June 9, 1777; cusign ditto, June 17, 1780; ensign 20 legt .; disch. at the close of the war. David Dare, sergt. Capt. Bloomfield's company, 3d Batt., Ist Establish- ment, Feb. 7, 1776; ensign Capt. Gordon's company, 3d Batt., 2d Establishment, Nov. 29, 1776; retired sept. 26, 1780.
Maskell Ewing, Jr, ensign, Cumberland; ensign Capt. Bennet's con" pany, Col. Enos Seeley's Batt., State troops.
Glover Fithian, ensign Capt. Longstreet's company, Ist Batt., 24 Estab- lishment, Nov. 29, 1776; retired Sept. 26, 1780.
Jonathan Fithian, ensign, Cumberland, June 9, 1781.
Jonathan Hand, ensign, Cumberland.
James Harris, ensign Capt. Elmer's company, Ist Batt., Cumberland, Out. 5, 1776 ; en-igh #tate troops.
Charles Howell, ensign Cumberland; ensign Capt. Sayer's company, Col. Enos Serley's Batt , State troops.
James Johnson, sergt. Capt. Howell's company, 2d Batt., let Estab- lishment; ensign Capt. Dillon's company, 2d Batt., 21 Establish- ment, Feb. 5, 1777; res. November, 1777.
Israel Miller, ensign Capt Azel Peirson's company, 2d Batt., Cumber- laud, June, 1780.
William Miller, ensign Capt. Platt's company, 2J Batt., Cumberland. Sanmel Neglee, ensign Continental army.
Jedediah Ogden, ensign Capt. Elwell's company, Col Enos Seeley's Batt., State troops, Jan. 31, 1777.
Stephen Pierson, ensign Capt. Whilden's company, Col. Somers' Batt., State troups, Dec. 25, 1776.
Reuben Powell, ensign Capt. David Pierson's company, Ist Batt., Cum- berland, April 7, 1783.
John Reeves, corp. Capit. Bloomfield's company, 3d Batt., Ist Establish- ment : sergt. ditto ; ensign t'apt. Shaw's company, 2d Batt., 2d Estab- lishment, Nov. 29, 1776; retired Feb. 5, 1777
Forman Shepherd, private, Cumberland ; envign ditta.
Peter Van Horn, Jr., ensign, Cumberland. ensign Capt. Page's company, Col. Enos Seeley's Batt., State troops.
: John Worthington, ensign, Cumberland ; ensign Capt Joul Fithian's company, Col. Enos Seeley's Batt., State troops.
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GENERAL HISTORY.
Enos Woodruff, Jr., ensign 2d Batt., Cumberland, April 7, 1753. John Worthington, ensign Capt. Azel Peirson's company, 2d Batt., Cum- berland; commission canceled by removal from county.
Quartermaster-Sergeunt.
George Ewing, sergt., Cumberland ; q.m .- sergt. Capt. Allen's company, State troops. (See Boatmien.)
Sergeants.
Matthew Parvin, sergt. 2 Regt. Artillery : also commissary sergt.
James Burch, sergt. Capt. Anderson's company, 3d Regt ; also sergt. Ist Regt., Continental army.
Samnel Dowdney, corp. Capt. Mitchell's company, Ist Regt. ; sergt. 3d Regt., Continental army.
Thomas Gibson, sergt. Capt. Phillips' company, 2d Regt., Continental army.
John Miller, sergt. Capt. Anderson's company, 3d Regt., Continental army.
James ltiley. sergt. Capt. Anderson's company, 3d Regt. ; sergt. Ist Regt., Continental army.
Nathan Shephard, sergt. Capt. Allen's company. State troops. George Taylor, sergt. nulitia.
Corporals.
Joel Garrison, corp. Capt. Bloomfield's company, Continental army. John Jones, corp. Capt. Bloomfield's company, Continental army.
Reuben Mickle, corp. Capt. D'Hart's company, Ist Regt., Continental army.
Thomas Parker, corp. Capt. Bloomfield's company. Continental army. Silas Sheppard, corp. Capt. Allen's company, State troops.
" Carrol Whitekar, corp. Capt. Bloomfield's company, Continental army.
Bombardiers.
Joseph Beunett, bombardier, 2d Regt. Artillery, Continental army.
Joshua Reeves, bombardier, Capt. Peter Mills' company of Artificers, Continental army.
Wagoner .-
Juhu Bower, wagoner, Cupt. Daniels' company, Ist Batt. Amariah Harris, wagoner, Capt. Preston's company, Ist Batt.
Privates.
Zachariah Allen.
Noah Ayers, militia; also Capt. Allen's company, State troops.
William Baker, militia; also Continental army
George Barnet, D.ilitia ; also Capt. Allen's company, State troops. Daniel Bateman, Continental army.
Morris Pateman.
Moses Batetnan, Capt. Pearson's company ; also State troops ; also Con- tinental army.
William Bateman, Capt. Preston's company ; also Continental army. Benjamin Bates.
Thomas Bereman, militia ; also Capt. Allen's company, State troops ; also Continental army.
Sealey Brew, Capt. Garrison's company; also State troops; also Conti- nental army.
Daniel Bowen, Capt. Allen's company, State troops.
Joseph Bowen, 2J Butt .; also State troops ; also Continental army.
John Boyd, 2d Batt .; also State troops ; also Continental army.
John Brooks, 2dl Batt .; also State troops; also Continental army.
Timothy Brooks, militia; alsu Capt. Allen's company, State troops.
Jeremiah Buck, militia; also Capt. Keen's company, State troops; also boatman.
John Bullock, militia; also Capt. Keen's company, State troops.
Peter Buroey, Continental army.
John Burrows, Continental army.
Joseph Campbell. David Carle.
David Catll, Capt. Allen's company, State troops.
Loudon Carll, Capt. Allen's company, State troops.
Azariah Casto (or Castro), Capt. Garrison's company, Ist Batt .; also Stata troops; also Cootinental army.
David Casto, Capt. Garrison's company, Ist Batt .; also State troops ; also Continental army. Ambrose Clark. Henry Congleton. Benjamio Cozier. Benjamin Connor. Philip Darby.
Abisha Davis, Capt. James Ewing's company of Deerfield militia. Ation Davis, Capt. James Ewing's company of Deer field militia.
David Davis, Capt. Davis' company, Ist Batt .; also State troops; also Continental army.
Elijah Davis, Capt. Davis' company, Ist Batt .; also Continental army. James Dillap (Iudiam), 2d Batt .; also State troops; also Continental army.
Thomas Errickson.
. George Ewing, militia ; also Capt. Allen's company, State troops.
Frederick Fauver, militia . also Continental armuy.
Henry Feaster.
Aaron Fithian, Col. Newcomb's Batt., State troops; died Nov. 16, 1776. George Fithian, 2d Batt .; also State troops; also Continental army.
Thomas Flowers, Sr., Continental army.
David Gandy, militia; also State troops. John Garrison, Capt. Peterson's company, 2d Batt.
Joseph Garrison, drummer, Continental army.
John Gibbon, Continental army.
Joseph Goff. Luke Hackett.
William Haines, Continental army. Daniel Harris. Jolin Harris, Ist Batt.
Thomas Harris, 2d Batt. ; wounded near Timber Creek, Nov. 25, 1777.
Henry Hensminger, 2d Batt. ; also State troops; also Continental army.
William Holmes ( Indian), 2d Batt .; also State troops; also Continental army.
James B. Ilunt, Continental army.
Ephraim Husted, Capt. Keen's company, State troops: also boatman. Hosea Husted, Continental army.
Reuben Ilusted, militia: also Continental army.
Isaac Johnson, militia; also Continental army.
Abiel Fones, militia : also Capt. Allen's company, State troops.
Daniel Jones, Capt. Samuel Ogden's company, Ist Batt.
Nicholas Kerr.
Joseph Jones, Continental army.
Peter Kempton. Samuel Lard.
Robert Levick, Continental army.
Zenns Loder, militia ; also Continental army.
Joseph Lunimis, Capt. Allen's company, State troops ; also boatman. Jolin Luptun, 2d Batt. ; also State troops; also Continental army.
Thomas Magee, 2d Batt .; also State troops; also Continental army. William Martiu.
1 Samuel Massey, Capt. Preston's company, Ist Batt. : also Continental army.
. Abraham McCarty, Continental army.
Archit ald McClaio, militia : also Capt. Keen's company, State troops. William Miller.
Jolin Mills, militia; also Continental army.
James Monks, militia; also Capt. Keen's company, State troops. 1 Thomas Moran, 24 Batt. ; also State troops ; also Continental army.
Azarialı Moore, Continental army.
John Moore, militia ; also Continental army.
Jonathan Mulford, Continental army.
: John Nevil, militia ; also Capt. Keen's company, Stata troops.
Reuben Newcomb, 2d Batt .; wounded Dec. 28, 1776 ; also Continental army.
John Ogden, Continental army.
Ambrose l'age, militia ; also Capt. Allen's company, State troops.
John Parsons, 2d Batt. ; also State troops ; also Continental army. Benjamin Parvin, militia; also Continental army.
Jeffry Parvin, Capt. Allen's company, State troops; also boatman.
Benjamin Peachy, Capt. Davis' company, Ist Bitt .; also Coutinenta! army.
Abijah Preston, Capt. Allen's company, State troops; alao boatman.
Isaac Preston, militia ; also Capt. Alleo's company, State troops; also boatman.
Adam Prouse.
Josiah Ray, militia; also Capt. Keen's company, State troops.
Joseph Reeves, Continental army.
Thomas Reeves, Capt. Maskell's company, 2d Batt.
James Riggins, Continental army.
Daniel Riley, Capt. Alleu's company, State troops.
Joseph Riley, 2d Batt .; also State troops; also Continental army.
Abraham Sayre, Capt. James Ewing's company, Deerfield militia.
Abner Shephard, Continental army.
Peter Shephard, Continental army. Philip Shimp, Continental army.
Enoch Shute, militia; also Capt. Keen's company, State troop =.
Henry Spence, Capt. Davis company, let Bitt .; also Continental artury. Daniel Stacks, 2d Bait .; also State troops ; also Continental army.
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HISTORY OF GLOUCESTER, SALEM, AND CUMBERLAND COUNTIES.
Richard Sweden, 2d Batt .; also Sinte troops ; also Continental army.
Jonah Terry, Cupt. Garrison's company, Ist Batt.
Josiah Terry, oulitia; also Capt. Keen's company, State troops; killed April, 1782.
Jeremiah Tuwser.
Jonas Van Aman, Continental army.
Williams Vaneman.
Johu Welch.
Stephen Wey, militia ; also Capt. Allen's company, State troops.
Elnathan Whitaker, 2d Batt. ; also State troops; also Continental army.
John Wood, Continental army.
David Woodinff, militia ; also Capt. Allen's company, State troops. Jesse Woodruff.
Jonathan Woodruff, Continental army.
Erpress Rider. Benoni Dare.
Naral Service.
Charles Allen, capt. armed boat " Gibraltar ;" also capt. commanding boatmien on frontiers of Cumberland and Cape May; also capt. militia.
Nichols Keen, capt. armed boat " Friendship;" also capt. commanding boatmiau on frontiers of Cumberland and Cape May; also capt. militia.
Boatmen on the Frontiers of Cumberland and Cape May ; also Militiamen.
Jeremiah Buck
Jeffrey Parvin. Abraham Philpot.
Israel David.
Abijah Preston.
George Ewing. Ephraim Hosted. Joseph Lammis.
Isaac Preston.
James Simpson.
David Parvin.
CHAPTER XI.
An expedition fitted out from Billingsport, during WAR OF 1812 AND MEXICAN WAR. the encampment of the troops there, against a British tender, which had frequently been seen in the bay, IN the second war with Great Britain, commonly known as the war of 1812, Southern New Jersey was not the theatre of active military operations, though the State bore her full share with other portions of | lected as commander, with instructions to drive away the Union in furnishing men and means for the com- was the subject of much merriment among these sol- diers. A schooner was manned with forty or fifty raw landsmen, and a sea-captain in the dragoons was se- the sauey tender. When the schooner reached the mon defense. As in the war of the Revolution, her . bay the rough weather drove all the men, except the coast on the Delaware River was vulnerable, but the captain and two or three other initiated sailors, enemy did not, as in that case, undertake any im- portant operations there. Elmer says : 1
"During the war with Great Britain, in 1814, a brigade of the militia of South Jersey was drafted, and encamped at Billingsport, for the defense of Philadelphia, under the command of Gen. Ebenezer . schooner.
Elmer, then the brigadier-general of the Cumberland brigade. During the summer of that year the ' Poi- tiers,' an English ship of the line, under the com- mand of Sir John Beresford, lying in Delaware Bay, succeeded in breaking up the navigation as high up as the Cohansey. No serious engagement, however, took place between the hostile forces.
"The inhabitants of Bridgeton suffered a terrible fright, which, alarming enough at first, in the end partook more of the ludicrous than the serious. To prevent boats from the enemy's ship coming up the river in the night and plundering the town, a nightly
guard was detailed and posted at a point on the river two or three miles from the town, but more than twice that distance by water. All the vessels and boats passing the guard-house during the night were hailed and required to give an account of themselves. If an enemy appeared a messenger was to be sent to a pru- dent officer at the town, who was intrusted with the duty, if needful, of giving the alarm by firing a can- non and ringing the court-house bell, that being then the only bell in the place. About two o'clock of a midsummer night the gun was fired and the bell rang with great animation. The scene that ensued may be imagined but cannot be described, and great was the consternation. No one doubted that an enemy was elose at hand. One or two persons threw their silver down the well. The militia, except some who, as usual, were among the missing, were assembled, and an attempt made to organize them for action. Happily, however, their prowess was not tested. The alarm, although not sounded till all doubt of its ne- cessity seemed to be removed, turned out to be a false one, originating in the fright of a family near the guard-house, the head of which was absent, and in the foolhardiness of the skipper of a smail sloop, who took it into his head to pass the guard without an- swering their challenge, and who succeeded in bring- ing on himself and his crew a volley of mu-ketry, and running the risk of being killed by a ball which passed directly over his head."
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