Military minutes of the Council of appointment of the state of New York, 1783-1821, Part 8

Author: Council of Appointment of the State of New York. cn; Hastings, Hugh, 1856-1916. cn; New York (State). State Historian. cn
Publication date: 1901
Publisher: Albany, N.Y. : J.B. Lyon
Number of Pages: 974


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Henry Livingston, lieutenant colonel commandant, No. I.


Samuel Ten Broeck, major, No. 1 ; Robert T. Livingston, major, No. 2; George Bert, adjutant, No. 1; John Wigram, quartermaster No. 1; John A. Fonda. paymaster, No. 1; Jonathan Holcomb, sur- geon, No. 1; Hanner Barnes, surgeon's mate, No. I.


Joseph Elliott, captain, No. 1 ; John Van Beuren, lieutenant, No. I Thomas Trafford, ensign, No. I.


Conrad Kline, captain, No. 2; James Robinson, lieutenant, No. 2 Cornelius Decker, ensign, No. 2.


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Henry W. Livingston, captain, No. 3; Mindert Van de Bogart, lieutenant, No. 3; John Lasher, ensign, No. 3.


Henry Irvine, captain, No. 4: Anthony Snyder, lieutenant, No. 4; Marcus Koens, ensign, No. 4.


Jacob F. Shaver, captain, No. 5: John Bert, junior. lieutenant, No. 5; Peter Bain, junior, ensign, No. 5.


Casparus Shultz, captain, No. 6; Bartle Hendricks, lieutenant. No. 6; Frederick Meyer, ensign, No. 6.


Hendrick Pulver, captain, No. 7; John Stall, junior, lieutenant. No. 7; Martin Heermanse, ensign, No. 7.


Peter Sharp, captain, No. 8; William Shapmuse. lieutenant, No. 8: Peter Heyser, ensign, No. 8.


John Shaver, captain, No. 9, of a company of light infantry; Carl Lauback, lieutenant, No. 9; Philip Jager, ensign, No. 9.


Leonard Ten Broeck, captain, No. 10, of a company of light infantry; Jacob Heermanse, lieutenant. No. 10; Johannes B. Ten Eyck, ensign, No. 10.


Matthew Scott, lieutenant colonel commandant, No. I.


Charles Mckinstry, major, No. 1; Beriah Phelps, major, No. 2: John. Holdridge, adjutant, No. 1; John McGonnegall, quartermaster, No. 1; Elisha Pratt, paymaster, No. I; Caleb Benton, surgeon, No. I.


Benjamin Allen, captain, No. I: Ebenezer Soules. lieutenant. No. 1; Joshua Lamfier, ensign, No. I.


Eleazer Spencer, captain. No. 2: Samuel Mallery, lieutenant, No. 2; John Taylor, ensign, No. 2.


Gaius Dean, captain, No. 3; Eliakim Reed, lieutenant, No. 3: Samuel Wise, ensign, No. 3.


David Ruscho. captain, No. 4: Peter Wooden, lieutenant. No. 4: Gaius Trimmon, ensign, No. 4.


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David McKinstrey, captain, No. 5; Robert McGonnegall, lieu- tenant, No. 5; William Whitney, ensign, No. 5.


Abel Whalen, captain, No. 6; James Delong, lieutenant, No. 6; Robert Meeker, junior, ensign, No. 6.


Ambros Lattin, captain, No. 7; Thomas Wilsey, lieutenant, No. 7; Christian Loop, ensign, No. 7. .


Wheeten Hicks, captain, No. 8; William Orr, lieutenant, No. 8; John Vaughan, ensign, No. 8.


Peter Loop, junior, captain, No. 9, of a company of light infan- try; Ephraim Pixley, lieutenant, No. 9; Nehemiah Spalding, ensign No. 9.


Asa Hubbell, lieutenant, No. 10, of a company of light infantry. William Dean, ensign, No. 10.


MONTGOMERY COUNTY.


The regiment of militia lately commanded by Colonel Frederic Fisher is divided into two regiments, the militia on the north side of the Mohawk to be one regiment, and those on the south side one regiment.


The whole of the militia in the county is arranged in one brigade Frederick Fisher, brigadier general.


Volckert Veeder, lieutenant colonel commandant, No. I.


Abraham Veeder, major, No. 1; John Little, major, No. 2 Robert Wilson, adjutant, No. 1; Simon Veeder, quartermaster No. 1; Abraham Van Vechten, paymaster, No. 1; Thomas Read surgeon, No. I.


John B. Wemple, captain, No. 1; Mindert W. Quackinbush, lieu tenant, No. 1; Henry Fonda, ensign, No. I.


Anthony Van Vechten, captain, No. 2; Nicholas Dockstader lieutenant, No. 2; John Veeder, ensign, No. 2.


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Peter Conine, captain, No. 3; Nicholas Hansen, lieutenant, No. 3; Jacob Cuyler, ensign, No. 3.


Jacob Sammons, captain, No. 4; Derick Putman, lieutenant, No. 4; James Davis, ensign, No. 4.


Abraham Vosburgh, captain, No. 5; Peter Vrooman, lieutenant, No. 5; John McArthur, ensign, No. 5.


Henry H. Vrooman, captain, No. 6; Henry Shew, lieutenant, No. 6; Darius Case, ensign, No. 6.


Francis Putman, captain, No. 7; Victor J. Putman, lieutenant, No. 7; Douw Hansen, ensign, No. 7.


Abraham Romeyn, captain, No. 8; Selah Woodworth, lieutenant, No. 8; John Murray, ensign, No. 8.


John Winne, captain, No. 9, of a company of light infantry; Fred- erick Sammons, lieutenant, No. 9; John Herrick, ensign, No. 9.


Henry Pawling, captain, No. 10, of a company of light infantry; Moses Depue, lieutenant, No. 10; Cornelius Veeder, ensign, No. 10. John Newkerk, lieutenant colonel commandant, No. I.


Peter Yates, major, No. 1; David McMasters, major, No. 2; Gideon Marlett, adjutant, No. 1; John C. Van Eps, quartermaster, No. 1; John Swart, paymaster, No. 1; Philip Cromwell, surgeon, No. I.


William Snook, captain, No. 1; Gerrett C. Newkirk, lieutenant, No. 1; Daniel McGraw, ensign, No. I.


Gerret Putman, captain, No. 2; Vincent Quackenbush, lieuten- ant, No. 2; Peter Mabee, ensign, No. 2.


Abraham Quackinbush, captain, No. 3; Nicholas Quackinbush, lieutenant, No. 3; John L .* Gardineer, ensign, No. 3.


Sias Swart, captain, No. 4; Derick Van Vechten, lieutenant, No. 4; Charles Hobbs, ensign, No. 4.


* May be S; letter has been changed.


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Joseph Printup, captain, No. 5; Peter Yates, lieutenant, No. 5; Henry Lewis, ensign, No. 5.


John Vischer, captain, No. 6; John Wemple, lieutenant, No. 6; Nicholas B. Hansen, ensign, No. 6.


Thomas Van Horne, captain, No. 7; Peter Pruyne, lieutenant, No. 7; Henry Snook, ensign, No. 7.


David Beverly, captain, No. 8; Peter Van Olinda, lieutenant, No. 8; Ephraim Pierce, ensign, No. 8.


James McMasters, captain, No. 9, of a company of light infantry ; Amos Bennet, lieutenant, No. 9; Abraham Newkerk, ensign, No. 9.


Victor C. Putman, captain, No. 10, of a company of light infan- try; Gerret I. Newkerk, lieutenant, No. 10; Jacob I. Gardineer ensign, No. 10.


Peter Schuyler, lieutenant colonel commandant, No. 1; Peter Waganer, junior, major, No. 1; Charles Newkirk, major, No. 2; Simon Nickols, quartermaster, No. 1; John Joast Kyser, adjutant; No. 1; Henry Kogh, paymaster, No. 1; George Vaugh, surgeon. No. 1; John Ernst Pier, surgeon's mate, No. I.


Jacob Eker, captain, No. 1; John Dillenbagh, lieutenant, No. I Thomas Zealey, ensign, No. I.


Samuel Gray, captain, No. 2; Frederick Getman, lieutenant, No. 2 Jacob G. Snell, ensign, No. 2.


Coenradt Timmerman, captain, No. 3; Coenradt Hillegas, lieu- tenant, No. 3; George I. Klock, ensign, No. 3.


George Wagener, captain, No. 4; William W. Fox, lieutenant No. 4; Daniel Fox, ensign, No. 4.


Joseph Shull, captain, No. 5; John Flanner, lieutenant, No. 5 Thomas Gitman, ensign, No. 5.


Richard Coppernol, captain, No. 6; Peter Cremps, junior, lieuten ant, No. 6; John P. Cremps, ensign, No. 6.


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Barent Kyser, captain, No. 7; Adam A. Bellinger, lieutenant, No. 7; Lodowick C. Ricker, ensign, No. 7.


John L. Belingar, captain, No. 8: John Ch'r Nellis, lieutenant, No. 8; Jacob J. Klock, junior, ensign, No. 8.


Nicholas Coppernol, captain, No. 9, oi a company of light infan- try; Henry Kyser, lieutenant, No. 9; John Fox, junior, ensign, No. 9.


Nicholas Van Slike, captain, No. 10, of a company of light infan- try; Henry John Bellinger, lieutenant, No. 10; George Wyles, ensign, No. 10.


Josiah Crane, junior, captain, No. I, of the artillery company in Brigadier General (Frederick) Fisher's brigade; Dowe Fonda, cap- tain lieutenant, No. 1; John Jost Waganer, lieutenant, No. I.


Henry Staring, lieutenant colonel commandant, No. I.


Peter Weaver, major, No 1; Patrick Campbell, major, No. 2; William Petrey, surgeon, No. 1; John Frank, adjutant, No. I; Melchart Fols, paymaster, No. I.


Jacob Petrey, captain, No. 1; Deatreck Petrey, lieutenant, No. 1; William Father, ensign, No. I.


John Meyer, captain, No. 2; William Clapsatel, lieutenant, No. 2; Henry Frank, ensign, No. 2.


Adam Staring. captain, No. 3: Lutwick Campbell, lieutenant, No. 3; Laurence Herten, ensign, No. 3.


Peter C. Bellinger, captain, No. 4; Jost Herchimer, lieutenant, No. 4; Peter Fox, ensign, No. 4.


Michael Meyer, captain, No. 5; Peter F. Bellinger, lieutenant, No. 5; George Weaterie, ensign, No. 5.


William Colbrath, captain, No. 9, of light infantry; - White, son of Hugh White, lieutenant, No. 9.


James Cannon, lieutenant colonel commandant, No. I.


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Abraham Coapman, major, No. 1; Gerrit Staats, major, No. 2; Benjamin Gilbert, adjutant, No. 1; Isaac Paris, paymaster, No. 1; James Dickson, quartermaster, No. 1; Caleb Sweet, surgeon, No. I.


Martin Van Alstine, captain, No. 1; John Van Evera, junior, lieu- tenant, No. 1; John Ale, ensign, No. I.


Matthew Brown, captain, No. 2; Jeremiah Young, lieutenant, No. 2; John Redington, ensign, No. 2.


Thomas Whitiker, captain, No. 3; Samuel Campbell, junior, lieu- tenant, No. 3; Elijah Holt, ensign, No. 3.


Jacob Mattice, captain, No. 4; William Seber, lieutenant, No. 4; John Countryman, ensign, No. 4.


George Countryman, captain, No. 5; Michael Bird, lieutenant, No. 5; Richard Elwood, ensign, No. 5.


John Bowman, captain, No. 6; John Dunlap, lieutenant, No. 6; Charles Powel, ensign, No. 6.


Nicholas Weeser, captain, No. 7; Henry Batt, lieutenant, No. 7; John Pickerd, ensign, No. 7.


Joseph House, captain, No. 8; Abraham Aurnt, lieutenant, No. 8; Henry Walradt, ensign, No. 8.


Joseph Tygert, captain, No. 9, of a company of light infantry; John Windecker, lieutenant, No. 9; Nicolas Tygart, ensign, No. 9.


Andrew Cannon, captain, No. 10, of a company of light infantry; Joseph Griffen, lieutenant, No. 10; James Engles, ensign, No. 10.


SUFFOLK COUNTY.


Sylvester Deering, lieutenant colonel commandant, No. I.


Calvin More, major, No. 1; Thomas Wines, major, No. 2; William Albeertson, adjutant, No. 1; Isaac Tuthill Reeve, quartermaster, No. I; Thomas Youngs, junior, paymaster, No. 1; David Conkling, surgeon, No. 1; John Gardiner, surgeon's mate, No. I.


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Benjamin Horton, junior, captain, No. 1; James Brown, lieuten- ant, No. 1; Benjamin Horton, ensign, No. I.


James Reeve, the third, captain, No. 2; John Corwin, junior, lieu- tenant, No. 2; Pershal Howell, ensign, No. 2.


Christopher Brown, captain. No. 3; Rufus Tuthill, lieutenant, No. 3; Jonathan Tuthill, ensign, No. 3.


John Terry, captain, No. 4; Nathaniel Griffing, lieutenant, No. 4; Benjamin Goldsmith, junior, ensign, No. 4.


Joshua Benjamin, captain, No. 5; Benjamin Paine, lieutenant, No. 5; Luther Goldsmith, ensign, No. 5.


Benjamin Edwards, captain, No. 6; Caleb Wells, lieutenant, No. 6; James Warner, ensign, No. 6.


David Wells, captain, No. 7; Joseph Wells, lieutenant, No. 7: Silas Howell James Warner


* ensign, No. 7.


ALBANY COUNTY.


Abraham Oothout, lieutenant colonel commandant, No. I.


John Mynderse, major, No. 1; Jellis I. Fonda, major, No. 2; Nicholas Van Vranken, adjutant, No. 1; Jacob Beekman, paymaster, No. I; Christopher Peek, quartermaster, No. 1; Derick Van Ingen, surgeon, No. 1; Alexander Hamilton Adams, surgeon's mate, No. I.


Thomas Wasson, captain, No. 1; John Thornton, lieutenant, No. 1; James Wemple, ensign, No. I.


Jesse Van Slycke, captain, No. 3; Francis Veeder, lieutenant, No. 3; Joseph C. Yates, ensign, No. 3.


John B. Vrooman, captain, No. 4; Barnardus F. Schermerhorn, lieutenant, No. 4; Daniel Toll, ensign, No. 4.


Teunis Swart, captain, No. 5; Nicholas Yates, lieutenant, No. 5; Nicholas I. Van Patten, ensign, No. 5.


* So in original.


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Jellis Yates, captain, No. 6; Philip Van Vorst, lieutenant, No. 6; Cornelius Van Zandvoort. ensign, No. 6. -


Andrew Van Patten, captain, No. 9, of a company of light infan- try; John \ Dreisen, lieutenant, No. 9; John Van Ingen, ensign, No. 9.


Myndert A. Wemple, captain. No. 10, of a company of light infantry; James Peek, lieutenant. No. 10; Jonas Oothout, ensign, No. 10.


Johannis Deitz, lieutenant colonel commandant, No. I.


Walter Vrooman, major, No. 1; Peter Swart, major, No. 2; Law- rence Schoolcraft, adjutant. No. 1 ; Peter Ball. quartermaster, No. 1; Alexander Boyd, paymaster, No. I.


Christian Stubragh, captain, No. 1; Jacob Snyder, lieutenant, No. 1; John Enders, ensign, No. I.


John J. Lawyer, captain, No. 2; Jacob Lawyer, junior, lieutenant, No. 2; Jost Borst, ensign, No. 2.


John Myers, captain, No. 3: William Kniskern, lieutenant, No. 3; Peter Van Antwerp, ensign, No. 3.


Ephraim Vrooman, captain, No. 4; Martinus Vrooman, lieuten- ant, No. 4; Peter Zielen, junior, ensign, No. 4.


Martinus Zielen, captain, No. 5; Peter Rightmyer, lieutenant, No. 5; Albert Becker, junior, ensign, No. 5.


Adam Deitz, junior, captain, No. 6; Jacob Whiteman, junior, lieutenant, No. 6; Jacob Shultors. ensign, No. 6.


Peter Snyder, junior, captain, No. 9, of a company of light infan- try; George Wasson, lieutenant. No. 9: David Becker, junior, ensign, No. 9.


William Van Aornum, captain. No. 10, of a company of light infantry; John W. Van Aornum, lieutenant. No. 10: Baltus Hogh- strasser, ensign, No. 10.


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Samuel V. Veghten, lieutenant colonel commandant.


Myndert \ Schaick, major, No. 1; Benjamin C. Du Bois, major. No. 2; Shadrack Scill, adjutant, No. 1; Benjamin Van Orden, quar- termaster, No. 1; Martha G. Vn Bergen, paymaster, No. I.


Anthony Abeel, captain, No. 1; Abraham Overbagh, lieutenant, No. 1; Peter Van Orden, ensign, No. I.


Staats Salisbury, captain, No. 2; John Parson, lieutenant, No. 2; John Brandoe, junior, ensign, No. 2.


Wessel Salisbury, captain, No. 3; John Schunaman, lieutenant, No. 3; Lawrence Salisbury, ensign, No. 3.


Leonard Bronck, captain, No. 4: Jonas Bronck, lieutenant, No. 4: Philip Vosburgh, ensign, No. 4.


Richard Van Den Bergh, captain, No. 5; Peter Bronck, lieuten- ant, No. 5; Matthias V. D. Bergh, ensign, No. 5.


Peter A. V. Bergen, captain, No. 6; Cornelius Connine, lieuten- ant, No. 6; Richard Bronck, ensign, No. 6.


Levy Blasedale, captain, No. 7; John I. Van Dolphson, lieutenant, No. 7; Peter C. Bronck, ensign, No. 7. .


Aaron Tharp, captain, No. 8; Paul Percival, lieutenant, No. 8; Phenix Canfield, ensign, No. 8.


Philip Connine, captain, No. 9, of a company of light infantry; Conradt Hoghtailinglı, lieutenant, No. 9: Peter R. Van Bergen, ensign, No. 9.


Jacobus Bogardus, captain, No. 10, of light infantry; Jeremiah Overbagh, lieutenant, No. 10; John Demerist, ensign, No. 10.


John Younglove, lieutenant colonel commandant, No. I.


John McKillup, major, No. 1; Gardiner Gilbert, major, No. 2; Austin Wells, adjutant, No. 1: Joseph Younglove, quartermaster, No. I.


Edmund Wells. junior, captain. No. 1; Daniel Wells, lieutenant, No. 1; Samuel Day, ensign, No. I.


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John Whiteside, captain, No. 2; William Whiteside, lieutenant, No. 2; Hendrick Loop, ensign, No. 2.


Andrew Thompson, captain, No. 3; William Fissher, lieutenant, No. 3; Hugh Thompson, ensign, No. 3.


Isaac Perine, captain, No. 4; Benjamin Tiffeny, lieutenant, No. 4; Jaques Johnson, ensign, No. 4.


Jonathan French, captain, No. 5; Archibald Robertson, lieuten- ant, No. 5; Samuel Heath, ensign, No. 5.


Gerrit Van Ness, captain, No. 6; Peter Perine, lieutenant, No. 6; Job Prince, ensign, No. 6.


Levy Downing, captain, No. 7; David Safford, lieutenant, No. 7; Ezra Dyer, ensign, No. 7.


John McClane, captain, No. 8; Elijah Norton, lieutenant, No. 8; Lemuel Shearman, ensign, No. 8.


Solomon King, captain, No. 9, of a company of light infantry; Thomas Whiteside, lieutenant, No. 9; Martin Buskirk, ensign, No. 9.


Abraham Van Tuyl, captain, No. 10, of a company of light infan- try; Joseph Stewart, lieutenant, No. 10; William Perine, ensign, No. 10.


NEW YORK COUNTY.


William Malcolm, brigadier general; James Miles Hughes, brigade 'inspector.


Isaac Stoutenburgh, Morgan Lewis, Aaron Burr and Richard Varick, lieutenant colonels commandant.


James Alner, Henry Rutgers, David Van Horne, Henry Wyck- hoff, John Wiley, Aaron Aorson, Leonard Bleecker, Henry Tiebout, majors.


John Bard, Edward Dunscomb, John Stagg, Christopher Hutton, James Johnson, Walter Bicker, Bezaliel Howe, Gerrit Studdiford (Steddiford), captains of companies of light infantry.


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Daniel Le Roy, Austin James, Frederick Provost, Barnadus Swartwout, Edward Livingston, Staats Morris, junior, James Bleecker, Matthew Earnest, Thomas Durie, lieutenants of com- panies of light infantry.


James Cochran, Robert Rutgers, John B. Prevost, James Morris, Abraham De Peyster, Martin Hoffman, Leonard Lispenard third, Adrian Kissam, ensigns of companies of light infantry.


John Johnson, Viner Van Zandt, Gerrit H. Van Wagenen, George Bond, James Roosevelt, Jacob Morton, John R. Livingston, William Leonard, David Wolfe, George Janeway, Thomas Le Foy, James Christie, Michael Connolly, William Tapp, Robert Pember- ton, James Black, William Boyd, David Brooks, Anthony Post, John Keese, George Harsen, John Woodward, Joshua Sands, Ge- rard Duyckinck, junior, Charles F. Weisenfels, Ephraim Brasher, John Burger, John Rutherford, Edward Meeks, Benjamin North, Thomas Storm, Paul R. Randall, John Campbell, and Caleb Law- rence of Harlem, captains of the battalion companies.


Walter Heyer, Walter William Heyer, junior, Isaac Stoutenburgh, junior, Anthony Rutgers, junior, Charles Ludlow, Gerard Rutgers, John De Peyster, Abraham Beekman, James Beekman, junior, James N. Roosevelt, Peter Van Zandt, Peter Curtenius, junior, Stratfield Clarkson, Levinus Clarkson, Garret Van Horne, Abraham Mesier, John Johnson, Amos Marshall, Joseph Pitcairn, William Simmons, William I. Vreedenburgh, Timothy Hutton, James Bar- rett, Isaac Sebring, John Van Courtlandt, Leonard M. Cutting, Christopher Wolfe, Gabriel Furman, James L. Bogart, William Thompson, Theodorus Van Wyck, John Sickles of Harlem, and John Arden, junior, lieutenants of the battalion companies.


William Seton, junior, Richard Dodge, Samuel Prince, John Bogart, John Loudon, David Abeel, Whitehead Fish, Hezekiah


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Ivers, William Robertson, James Smith, Henry Bedlow, George H. Remsen. Allard Anthony, Abraham Goodwin, Thomas Cooper, John DeWitt of Harlem, Samuel Forbes and John L. Morgan, ensigns of the battalion companies.


Frederick Jay, Daniel McCormick, Jacob Van Voorhis and Nicholas De Peyster, paymasters for the four regiments.


Oliver Gleen, Daniel Dunscomb, junior, Abraham Brinckerhoff and David Currie, quartermasters.


Jacob Morris, captain; John Stake, lieutenant; Archibald Gamble, captain lieutenant, and Henry Remsen, junior, cornet of a troop of horse in said brigade.


Artillery officers in said brigade: Sebastian Bauman, lieutenant colonel commandant; Daniel Niven and Jacob Reid, majors; Cor- nelius Swartwout, Isaac Guion, James Brewster and Anthony Grif- fiths, captains in the said regiment of artillery.


William Strachen, Alexander Thompson, Alexander Clinton, James Giles, captain lieutenants in the said regiment.


Charles Tillinghast, Daniel Parker, Peter Anspack, Alexander Graham, Matthew Wetzell, first lieutenants in the said regiment.


George Taylor, Henry C. Sleght, John Manley, Thomas Grenall. John Lefferts, Jacob Le Roy, junior, and Samuel Boyd, lieutenants in the said regiment.


ALBANY COUNTY.


Militia formed into three brigades, Peter Gansevoort, James Gordon and Henry K. Van Rensselaer, brigadier generals.


John V Rensselaer, lieutenant colonel commandant, No. I.


John I. Fonda, major, No. I: Jacob De Forest, major, No. 2; John Van Alstyne, paymaster, No. 1 : Peter De Forest, quartermas- ter, No. 1; Gideon Hinman, surgeon, No. 1 ; Matthew Vinagle, adju- tant, No. I.


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Martinus Sharp, captain, No. 1 ; Peter I. De Forest, ensign, No. I. John Staats, captain, No. 2; Volkert \' Den Bergh, lieutenant, No. 2: William Witbeeck, ensign, No. 2.


Jolin Ryley, captain, No. 3: David Berringer, lieutenant, No. 3; Matthew V. Den Bergh, ensign, No. 3.


Nanning V Der Heyden, captain, No. 4; Jacob D. V. D Heyden, lieutenant, No. 4; Henry C. Ten Broeck, ensign, No. 4.


Philip Harway, captain, No. 5; Adam Yates, lieutenant, No. 5; Levinns R. Winne, ensign, No. 5.


John P. Fonda, captain, No. 6; Matthew Counts, lieutenant, No. 6; Alexander Bulson, ensign, No. 6.


John S. Schuyler, captain, No. 7; Gerrit T. V. Den Bergh, lien- tenant, No. 7; Evert Yates, ensign, No. 7.


Samnel Shaw, captain, No. 8; Jacob Lantman, lieutenant, No. 8; Abel Lewis, ensign, No. 8.


Samuel Cogswell, captain, No. 9, of a company of light infantry; Abram T. Eyck, lieutenant, No. 9; Jonathan Sever, ensign, No. 9.


Leonard Van Buren, captain, No. 10, of a company of light infan- try; Peter W. Witbeeck, lieutenant, No. 10; Walter Fonda, ensign, No. 10.


Jacob C. Schermerhorn, lieutenant colonel commandant, No. 1.


Nicholas Staats, major, No. 1; Nicholas Van Rensselaer, major, No. 2; Anthony Egbertson, adjutant, No. I : Jacob Staats, quarter- master, No. 1; Anthony Ten Eyck, paymaster, No. 1 ; Moses Young- love, surgeon. No. I.


Aaron Ostrander, captain, No. 1; Henry Goes, lieutenant, No. 1; Andries Ostrander, ensign, No. I.


Philip Staats, captain, No. 2; Martha Van Beuren, lieutenant, No. 2: Martha B. Van Beuren, ensign, No. 2.


Lawrence Townsend, captain, No. 3; Richard Valintine, lieuten- ant, No. 3; Abner Newton, ensign, No. 3.


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John E. Lansing, captain, No. 4; John Turk, lieutenant, No. 4; Abraham Van Beuren, ensign, No. 4.


Jacob H. Schermerhorn, captain, No. 5; John A: V: Valken- burgh, lieutenant, No. 5; Peter L. V. Valkenburgh, ensign, No. 5.


Hosea Hamilton, captain, No. 6; John Witbeeck, lieutenant, No. 6; William Commins, ensign, No. 6.


Jonathan Niles, captain, No. 7; Joseph Marks, lieutenant, No. 7; Samuel Guttridge, ensign, No. 7.


Reuben Rowley, captain, No. 8; Timothy Bailey, lieutenant, No. 8; John Deverix, ensign, No. 8.


James McCoun, captain, No. 9, of a company of light infantry ; Nicholas V. Valkenburgh, lieutenant, No. 9; John A. Ostrander, ensign, No. 9.


Thomas Tobias, captain, No. 10, of a company of light infantry; Cornelius Schermerhorn, lieutenant, No. 10; Jacob Barheyt, ensign, No. 10.


Andrew Mitchell, lieutenant colonel commandant, No. I.


Epinetus White, major, No. 1; Dowe T. Fonda, major, No. 2; William Weed, adjutant, No. 1; Beriah Palmer, quartermaster, No. I.


Uriah Greggory, captain, No. 1; John Nash, lieutenant, No. 1; Ithamar Smith, ensign, No. I.


John Wood, captain, No. 2; Azor Holleburt, lieutenant, No. 2; Samuel Smith, ensign, No. 2.


Asher Cook, captain, No. 3; William Clerk, lieutenant, No. 3; Kenneth Gordon, ensign, No. 3.


Benjamin Andrews, captain, No. 4: John Sprauge, lieutenant, No. 4; Thomas Smith, ensign, No. 4.


Joseph Smith, captain, No. 5: Alexander Gilchrist, lieutenant, No. 5; Robert Falkner, ensign, No. 5.


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Rufus Price, captain, No. 6; Ezra Nash, lieutenant, No. 6; Daniel Guernsey, ensign, No. 6.


Asa Kellog, captain, No. 7; James Warren, lieutenant, No. 7; Charles Merryman, ensign, No. 7.


Joel Washburn, captain, No. 8; Jonathan Wood, lieutenant, No. 8; Silas Adams, ensign, No. 8.


John Ball, captain, No. 9, of a company of light infantry; Edward A. Watrous, lieutenant, No. 9; Ithamar Coe, ensign, No. 9.


Caleb Benedict, captain, No. 10, of a company of light infantry; Seth Kirby, lieutenant, No. 10; Isaac Wright, ensign, No. 10.


Daniel Dickinson, lieutenant colonel commandant, No. I.


Samuel Clark, major, No. 1; Peter Van Woort, major, No. 2: Gideon Bowdish, adjutant, No. 1; William Gleson, paymaster, No. 1; Solomon Cambell, quartermaster, No. I.


John Thompson, captain, No. 1 ; William Mead, lieutenant, No. 1; Deliverance Andrews, ensign, No. I.


Stephen Benedict, captain, No. 2; James Clark, lieutenant, No. 2; Ashbell Andrews, ensign, No. 2.


Joseph Row, captain, No. 3; Charles Moore, lieutenant, No. 3; Ebenezar Patrick, ensign, No. 3.


Reuben Wright, captain, No. 4; Seth Burges, lieutenant, No. 4; Alpheus Moore, ensign, No. 4.


Isaac D. Fonda, captain, No. 5; Thomas Hunt, lieutenant, No. 5; Wright Brown, ensign, No. 5.


Ezra St John, captain, No. 6; Richard Davenport, lieutenant, No. 6; James Wiltsey, ensign, No. 6.


Mishael Beedle, captain, No. 7: Ephraim Fish, lieutenant, No. 7; William Dennis, ensign, No. 7.


Nathaniel Douglass, captain, No. 8; Timothy Shipman, lieuten- ant, No. 8; Edy Millard, ensign, No. 8.


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Samuel Schuyler, captain, No. 9, of a company of light infantry; Elias Palmer, lieutenant, No. 9; David Gregory, ensign, No. 9.


John Vernon, captain, No. 10, of a company of light infantry; Henry Lent, lieutenant, No. 10; John Nelson, ensign, No. 10.


Ezekiel Taylor, lieutenant colonel commandant, No. I.


Johannes Van Den Bergh, major, No. 1: Henry Bailey, major, No. 2; William Teller, junior, adjutant, No. 1; Hezekiah Ketcham, quartermaster, No. 1; Guert Van Schoonhoven, paymaster, No. I. Elias Van Steen Bergh, captain, No. 1; Charles Hoffman, lieu- tenant, No. 1; Elias Van Steen Bergh, junior, ensign.


Joshua Taylor, captain, No. 2; John Bradshaw, lieutenant, No. 2; John E. Taylor, ensign, No. 2.


Aaron Cumstock, captain, No. 3; Daniel Reed, lieutenant, No. 3; Gerrit Van Den Bergh, ensign, No. 3.


Hendrick Bonter, captain, No. 4; Jacob Fulmer, ensign, No. 4.


Benjamin Rosekrans, captain, No. 5: Henry Efner, lieutenant, No. 5; John S. Swartwout, ensign, No. 5.




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