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JERSEYMEN
in the
REVOLUTIONARY WAR.
IN THE
following resolutions from the Journal of Congress, Oct.
9th, 1775, is the first acll on New Jersey for
Continental troops:
"Resolved, That it be recommended to the
Convention of New Jersey that they immediately raise, at
the expense of the continent, two battalions,
consisting of eight companies each, and each company of
sixty-eight privates, officered with one captain, one
lieutenant, one ensign, for serjeants, and four
corporals.
"That the privates be inlisted for one year, at
the rate of five collars per calendar month, liable to
be discharged at any time on allowing them one month's
pay extraordinary.
"That each of the privates be allowed, instead of a
bounty, one felt hat, a pair of yarn stockings, and a
pair of shoes; the men to find their own arms.
"That the pay of the officers, for the present, be the
same as that of the officers in the present Continental
Army; and in case of pay of the officers in the army is
augmented, the pay of the officers in these battalions
shall, in like manner, be augmented from the time of
their engaging in the service.
A copy of the above resolutions was laid before the
Provincial Congress of New Jersey, Oct. 13th, 1775, with
the following official letter of transmittal.:
MORE TO COME: (Note: I
am trying to get troops' names on here as it is the most
important in genealogy research. I will include
all other things as time allows. ~ Sharon Wick,
Owner & Editor of Genealogy Express.
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CONTINENTAL TROOPS,
"JERSEY LINE."
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FIRST BATTALION - FIRST ESTABLISHMENT.
FIELD AND STAFF.
William Alexander (Lord
Stirlilng)....... Colonel
William
Winds.......................................
Lieutenant Colonel
William D'Hart......................................
Major
Alexander
Clough..................................
Adjutant
Matthias Halsted....................................
Quartermaster
Aaron
Ogden..........................................
Paymaster
William M.
Barnet.................................
Surgeon |
Colonel
William Alexander (Lord Stirling), promoted
Brigadier General, Continental Army.
Lieutenant Colonel William Winds, promoted
Colonel.
Matthias Ogden, appointed Lieutenant Colonel.
Quartermaster Matthias Halsted, resigned.
Leonidas Chapin, appointed Quartermaster.
First Company:
Joseph
Morris.......................................
Captain.
Daniel
Baldwin....................................
First Lieutenant
Daniel
Brown.......................................
Second Lieutenant
Jonathan F.
Morris............................... Ensign |
Second Company
Silas
Howell........................................
Captain
John
Mercer.........................................
First Lieutenant |
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Richard
Johnson..................................
Second Lieutenant
Jacob
Kemper.....................................
Ensign. |
Third Company
John
Conway........................................
Captain
Lewis J. Costigin..................................
First Lieutenant
Peter V. Voorhies.................................
Second Lieutenant
Francis Costigin....................................
Ensign |
Fourth Company
John Polhemus......................................
Captain
John Van Anglen...................................
First Lieutenant
Samuel Axford......................................
Second Lieutenant
Thomas
Sickles.....................................
Ensign |
Fifth Company
Joseph
Meeker......................................
Captain
Yellis (or Giles)
Mead......................... First
Lieutenant
Archibald
Dallas...................................
Second Lieutenant
George
Ross..........................................
Ensign |
Sixth Company:
Andrew M'Mires...................................
Captain
Isaac
Morrison.......................................
First Lieutenant
Alexander
Clough..................................
Second Lieutenant
Jacob
Piatt..............................................
Ensign |
Seventh Company:
Daniel
Piatt...........................................
Captain
Hendrick
Fisher.....................................
First Lieutenant
John Flahavin........................................
Second Lieutenant
Cyrus D'Hart..........................................
Ensign |
Eighth Company:
Elias Longstreet....................................
Captain
Curtenius Schenck.................................
First Lieutenant
John
Holmes..........................................
Second Lieutenant
Abraham
Lane.......................................
Ensign |
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First Lieutenant Lewis J.
Costigin, retired.
Second Lieutenant Alexander Clough, promoted
Adjutant
Second Lieutenant Peter V. Voorhies,
promoted First Lieutenant.
Ensign Matthias Halsted, promoted
Quartermaster.
Ensign John Mercer, promoted First
Lieutenant
Ensign John Van Anglen, promoted First
Lieutenant.
Robert Robertson, appointed Second
Lieutenant.
Cyrus D'Hart, appointed Ensign.
Jacob Kemper, appointed Ensign.
Jonathan F. Morris, appointed Ensign. |
On the 10th
day of November, 1775, six companies - all that were
completed - of the First and Second Battalions, were
ordered to garrison the fort in the Highlands, on
the Hudson river. On November 27th, the rest
of the two battalions were ordered into barracks
near New York. On the 8th of December, both
battalions were ordered into the city of New York,
and on the 26th of said month, the deputy
muster-master there was ordered to muster them.
On the 10th of January, 1776, three companies were
ordered to report to Colonel Nathaniel Heard,
(First Battalion Middlesex Militia), in command of
"Minute Men," for duty in arresting tories and
disaffected persons in Queens county, New York.
The rest of the battalion, Lieutenant Colonel
Winds commanding, were stationed at Perth Amboy
and Elizabethtown, New Jersey, until May, 1776. On
the 3d of May, with the Third Battalion, they left
New York to join an expedition to Canada, and,
having been joined by the Second Battalion, took an
active part in the operations before Quebec.
At a later day the First and Second Battalions were
ordered into barracks at Ticonderoga, and remained
at that station until directed by General Sullivan,
November 5th, 1776. to return to New Jersey for
discharge.
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SECOND BATTALION - FIRST ESTABLISHMENT.
FIELD AND STAFF.
| Silas
Howell........................................
Captain |
William
Maxwell.................................
Colonel
Israel
Shreve........................................
Lieutenant Colonel
David
Rhea..........................................
Major.
Ephraim
Anderson................................
Adjutant.
Buddle
Shinn........................................
Quartermaster.
William Shute.......................................
Paymaster
James
Holmes.......................................
Surgeon
Abraham
Appleton................................
Surgeon's Mate. |
Quartermaster Buddle Shinn, declined.
COMPANY OFFICERS.
First Company
William
Faulkner.................................
Captain
James
Dillon........................................
First Lieutenant.
Nathaniel
Bowman............................... Second
Lieutenant.
John
Sparks..........................................
Ensign. |
Second Company
Joseph Brearley....................................
Captain.
Thomas
Yard........................................
First Lieutenant.
Jonathan
Phillips..................................
Second Lieutenant.
Thomas
Ryerson...................................
Ensign. |
Third Company
James Lawrie.......................................
Captain
John Hollinshead..................................
First Lieutenant.
James
Ashman......................................
Second Lieutenant.
Samuel
Hendry.....................................
Ensign |
Fourth Company.
William Shute.......................................
Captain.
Henry
Fries...........................................
First Lieutenant.
Jeremiah
Smith.....................................
Second Lieutenant
William
Parrot......................................
Ensign |
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Fifth Company.
Richard
Howell....................................
Captain
John N.
Cumming..................................
First Lieutenant.
Seth
Bowen...........................................
Second Lieutenant.
Samuel Neglee......................................
Ensign. |
Sixth Company.
John B.
Scott.........................................
Captain.
James
Maxwell.....................................
First Lieutenant
John
Higgins.........................................
Second Lieutenant
Francis Duclos......................................
Ensign. |
Seventh Company.
Joseph
Stout..........................................
Captain.
Samuel
Reading....................................
First Lieutenant.
Ephraim
Anderson................................
Second Lieutenant.
Aaron
Lane............................................
Ensign. |
Eighth Company.
Archibald
Shaw...................................
Captain.
Henry
Luce...........................................
First Lieutenant.
William
Helms.....................................
Second Lieutenant.
George
Reynolds..................................
Ensign. |
Captain William Faulkner,
died.
Captain Richard Howell, appointed Brigade
Major.
Captain William Shute, appointed Paymaster.
Captain John B. Scott, died.
First Lieutenant James Dillon, promoted
Captain.
Second Lieutenant Ephraim Anderson,
appointed Adjutant.
Second Lieutenant Nathaniel Bowman, promoted
First Lieutenant.
Second Lieutenant James Ashman, died.
Second Lieutenant John Higgins, died.
Ensign John Sparks, promoted Second
Lieutenant.
Ensign Thomas Ryerson, promoted Second
Lieutenant.
Ensign Samuel Hendry, promoted Second
Lieutenant.
Shamuel Shute, appointed Ensign.
Andrew Bankson, appointed Ensign.
John Shreve, appointed Ensign. |
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The
movements of this battalion in 1775 have previously
been given. On the 8th of January, 1776, it
was ordered to Albany, to report to General
Schuyler. The want of sufficient arms and
clothing delayed the march of the battalion.
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The
authority for the organization of the Third
Battalion is given in the followiong minute from the
proceedings of Continental Congress, January 10th,
1776:
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Congress, upon receiving certicates as above, are
required to make out and deliver.
"And it is hereby recommended to the inhabitants of
this Colony to be aiding and assisting, as far as
their influence extends, in raising the aforesaid
levies.
"By order of the Congress.
"SAMUEL TUCKER, President.
"Attested: WILLIAM PATTERSON, Secretary
On
the same day, the Provincial Congress unanimously
recommended the proper persons for field officers of
this battalion. The same gentlemen were
elected by Continental Congress, February 9th.
THIRD BATTALION - FIRST ESTABLISHMENT.
FIELD AND STAFF.
| Silas
Howell........................................
Captain |
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"JERSEY LINE."
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FIRST REGIMENT
FIELD AND STAFF.
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OFFICIAL ROSTER
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