Captain Dey's company, Second Regiment, Middlesex; Lists of the soldiers that served are in: The FamilySearch Library has microfilms which list the soldiers who fought in this war. Charles Barclay (1732-1813) served in the militia under the command of Captain Peter Perrine. Spring-Summer,1779 Wyoming Valley Expedition under Sullivan. The victory set the stage for another success at Princeton a week later and boosted the morale of the American troops. November to December 1776 - Ordered to reinforce Washington's army, the battalion marched to Morristown, NJ where they arrived about December 3 and were disbanded when one-year enlistments expired. A list of the individuals known to have served with Captain Nixon's Light-Horse Troop is given below. Peter, N.J. S15078 - Is this Peter Dey, son of James and Dinah Tillyer Dey? ", In Poland: Ashes of 8,000 WWII victims found in mass graves after Nazis tried to hide killings. APPLEGATE, ROBERT. Be the first one to, Official register of the officers and men of New Jersey in the revolutionary war, Advanced embedding details, examples, and help, New Jersey -- History Revolution, 1775-1783 Registers, United States -- History Revolution, 1775-1783 Regimental histories New Jersey Registers, Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). MOUNT, GEORGE. September 5, 1781 - On this day the French and British fleets battled for control of the Chesapeake Bay. 575 First Regt Co-Cy . The recent recovery of remains in South Carolina comes on the heels of a similar discovery during summer 2022, when scientists uncovered a mass grave in New Jersey with as many as a dozen German soldiers, called Hessians, who fought alongside the British. October 14, 1781 - On this date, at night, the Jersey Light Infantry under Lt. They were then redirected towards Dobb's Ferry and remained in the vicinity of that place until August. Many men are wounded, killed or captured. Please enter valid email address to continue. MOUNT, MATTHEW. On June 3, 1775, the Provincial Congress of New Jersey resolved . "taking into consideration the cruel and arbitrary measures adopted and pursued by the British Parliment and present ministry, for the purpose of subjugating the Americal Colonies to the most abject servitude . the inhabitants of this Province be forthwith properly armed and disciplined for defending the cause of American freedom . He died in 1791. The Hessians were from Germany, mainly the state of Hesse, who fought to defend the British crown in the American Revolution. 1st New Jersey Regiment participates under command of Benedict Arnold. At least five of the Continentals were determined to have been teenagers, while the oldest soldier is estimated to have died when he was between 40 and 50 years old. PERRINE, WILLIAM. Centered on the Hudson River and New York Bay from Sandy Hook to Haverstraw. New Jersey. That each of the privates be allowed, instead of a bounty, one felt hat, a pair of year stockings, and a pair of shoes : the men to find their own arms. 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It was the site of more than 90 military engagements, including the pivotal battles of Trenton, Princeton, and Monmouth. Service in Pa. Mar. Janofsky says she hopes to one day be able to identify the deceased and tell their stories. The state archives has 122 volumes of Spanish-American War records, most of which are not microfilmed. amount of $5. "Spencer's Regiment," Continental Army; Captain In Troy, O. July 4, 1827 at a The state archives has two valuable unpublished indexes to Loyalists: The two most important published books about New Jersey Loyalists are: The names of 30,000 men, ages 18 to 45, are listed in: The War of 1812 between Britain and the United States confirmed the separate existence of the United States and the future Canada. Unlike Massachusetts, New Jersey was a relatively quiet colony in the decade before the war, although the majority of Jerseyans sympathized with what they saw as excessive British limitations on colonial liberties. Middlesex; also State troops. [Ezekiel Dey/Dye served under Captain Robert Nixon.] Over 150,000 New Jerseyans served in the war, and of these, 3,836 died. Note the strategic importance of Middlesex County. company. Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as Recipient: County of Ocean, New Jersey In the saltwater ports and evergreen pinelands of southeast New Jersey, the American Revolution wasn't fought between large armies. Adjutant-General's Office; Stryker, William Scudder, 1838-1900 Publication date 1872 Topics New Jersey -- History Revolution, 1775-1783 Registers, United States -- History Revolution, 1775-1783 Regimental histories New Jersey Registers Publisher for New Jersey. New Jersey has numeroushistoric war sites, butuntil recently, there was nocentral location that listed all of them. Matthias attended the College of New Jersey (Princeton University) as did his brother Aaron. Captain Hankinson's company, First Regiment, Monmouth. "Printed for private distribution." The regiment would see action at the Battle of Valcour Island, Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown, Battle of Crooked Billet, Battle of Monmouth, Sullivan Expedition, Battle of Springfield and the Battle of Yorktown. Registrar General, NSDAR, record Copy, 1776 D Street, NW, Washington, DC World War I was a global war fought on multiple continents with several nations involved. The Scottish Highlander is the only soldier who appears to have been carefully laid to rest, face up with his arms crossed. They were reunited with the rest of the Jersey Brigade at Williamsburg in late September of 1781. APPLEGATE, WILLIAM. September 23, 1781 - The first contingent of New Jersey troops under General Washington landed near Williamsburg, at which place they joined the force under Lafayette. The victory allowed Americans at the fort to delay the British from moving supplies up the Delaware River. Researchers in New Jersey believe they have found the remains of 13 Hessian soldiers who fought during the Revolutionary War. APPLEGATE, WILLIAM. Title from cover; Roster of the officers of the New Jersey Continental Line in the Revolutionary War who were eligible to membership in the Society of the Cincinnati. Matthias Ogden was born at Elizabethtown, New Jersey in 1754, the son of Robert Ogden, a lawyer. Middlesex County is darkened in the image on the right. June 18 to October 1779 - During this period the 2nd Regiment took part in Sullivan's campaign to destroy the power of the Indian allies of the British. This digital version of Strykers Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Revolutionary War, presented by the New Jersey State Library, is both searchable utilizing full Boolean logic and browsable. Regiment, Monmouth. The son of James and Dinah Tillyer Dey? 1852-1860). The Egbert's were "neighbors" of the Dye's in Middlesex County, New Jersey. The discovery came as a surprise to the team at New Jersey's Red Bank Battlefield Park . the site of a pivotal Revolutionary War conflict. Adjutant General's Office. Captain Chambers' company, Third Regiment, Official Register of the Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Revolutionary War. World War I draft registrations for the 762,000 New Jersey men who registered are on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library. September 2, 1781 - The American forces passed through Philadelphia on their way south; the following day the French army under General Rochambeau marched through the city. Some possess clear evidence of battle injuries from musket balls and buck shot. Researchers in New Jersey believe they have found the remains of 13 Hessian soldiers who fought during the Revolutionary War. The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of New Jersey (NSCDA-NJ): A man born between 1730 and 1765 who lived in New Jersey is probably listed in some form of military record. Researchers believe they have uncovered in a mass grave in New Jersey the remains of as many as 12 Hessian soldiers who fought during the Revolutionary War, officials announced Tuesday. On August 29 they left their huts and marched north to join the main army on the other side of the Hudson at Verplanks Point, crossing at King's Ferry. It is an authentic experience represented by significant victories and small tragedies; of heroism on the battlefield and conflict in communities across the state. The son of Joseph and Martha Dey. Over four million men and women served from the United States. He was exchanged and later granted a leave by Congress in April 1783, to visit Europe. Free digital images of the National Archives microfilms for the Revolutionary War compiled service records for New Jersey (RG 93, reels 574643) are available at Internet Archive. 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Arkansas woman indicted for selling stolen body parts to Pennsylvania man, New details emerge in "crazy" murder-incest case, Rowan Research: Rewriting Revolutionary War history. 2022 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. Joseph Dye (1749 - after 1805) was the son of Joseph and Martha Holman Dey of Cranbury. July 4 had seen the milestone of adopting the Declaration of Independence. Cromwell will receive a historical marker from the Daughters of . Middlesex; Captain Addis' company, Second Regiment, ditto; Captain Middlesex. October 11, 1776 Battle of Valcour Island. (142 p. 24 cm.) Archeologists have unearthed the skeletal remains of as many as 12 Hessian soldiers who died in the Revolutionary War during the Battle of Red Bank, a significant clash on the New Jersey side of . Allimportant historic Revolutionary War sites in the state are included in the effort, which he first thought would take a few months but actuallyturned into a seven-year journey. remembered: health and prosperity to all who assisted in delivering the June 28, 1778 - Maxwell's Brigade formed a part of Gen. Charles Lee's advance force in the opening phases of the Battle of Monmouth. [Ezekiel Dey/Dye served under Captain Robert Nixon.]. Frazza last month published his book: "State of Revolution: My Seven-and-a-Half-Year Journey Through Revolutionary War New Jersey.". Over a decade ago, archaeologists uncovered other artifacts some from the 1770s and others dating back to 500 BC in front of a museum at Red Bank Battlefield Park, CBS Philadelphia reported. Here's how. Often knowing the counties that had men in a regiment will help you determine if a soldier was your ancestor. Historians are looking to keep the burial as authentic to the time period as possible. Rowan University history professor Jennifer Janofsky tells about the research, along with principal archaeologist Wade Catts. The uprising was suppressed quickly with the execution of two of its leaders. Trump asks for mistrial in E. Jean Carroll rape lawsuit, First Republic Bank seized by regulators, then sold to JPMorgan Chase, Reward offered as manhunt for Texas shooting suspect reaches "dead end", Tornado hits Virginia Beach, damaging up to 100 homes, More Americans escape Sudan as country teeters on edge of civil war, Mental health of LGBTQ youth worsening in current "hostile political climate", ISIS chief killed by Turkey's intelligence agency, Erdogan says, General Mills issues Gold Medal flour recall over salmonella concerns, Shaquil Barrett's 2-year-old daughter dies in drowning accident. Records of officers and men of New Jersey in wars 1791-1815. I, vols. It was also the theater of many battles, skirmishes, and forage expeditions, greatly to the annoyance of the inhabitants, as well as dangerous to the established government. Officials said the remains were excavated with "extraordinary attention" to preserving the dignity of war dead. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. NOTE: Pages 1-386 of this volume are indexed by the Revolutionary War slips and cards as "New . also State troops; also Continental Army. June 28,1778 Battle of Monmouth. In Passaic County, the list includes Bloomindale'sFederal Hill Historic Site, the site of thePompton Mutiny on Route511 and Union Avenue, Wayne's Dey Mansion on Totowa Road, another of Washington's encampment sites, and, among dozens more, the Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park onMcBride Avenueand Spruce Street, whereGeorge "Washington, Lafayette, Alexander Hamilton and aide-de-camp James McHenry picnicked by the Great Falls during the Revolutionary War on July 10, 1778," according to the website. Or John Dey who married Mary Baird. Historians describe the battle 245 years ago a year after the U.S. colonies declared their independence from British rule as key to the Americans' fight because it delayed the British advance up the Delaware River to Philadelphia. At midnight on the 23rd the enemy troops crossed back to Staten Island. August to October 1782 - Through the first half of the year the Jersey regiments spent most of the time in small detachments doing duty as guards and picquets. Captain Wetherill's company, First Regiment, Based on the historical record, the Highlanders identity has already been narrowed to three potential candidates, Bostick said, but it will only be confirmed when a DNA analysis is complete. It lies on a line between the occupied areas around New York and Philadelphia and is bounded on the east by the Atlantic Ocean. He was named lieutenant colonel of the First New Jersey in March 1776. The 1818 Pensioners of the United States: On June 5, 1834, the U.S. Senate required the Secretary of War to submit a statement showing the names of pensioners who were on the pension rolls or had previously been on the pension rolls. The companies from each county formed a battalion - in all ten batallions. Nathaniel Heard's Brigade, New Jersey Militia: 230: Revolutionary War (1775-1783) New Jersey Militia, Hunterdon Brigade, Provisions Document, 1776: 1592: Revolutionary War (1775-1783) New Jersey State Troops: 229: Revolutionary War (1775-1783) Pennington, William S. (1757-1826), Soldier: 234: Revolutionary War (1775-1783) Savage, Joseph (b . 1st Regiment, Bergen County Militia, 177778, Borden' Regiment, Burlington County, 1776, Chambers' Regiment, Burlington County, 1776, Eastern Battalion, Morris County, 177778, Holmes' Battalion of Militia, Salem County, 1778, Mehelm's Regiment, Burlington County, 1776, Smith's Regiment, Burlington County, 1776, Reynolds' Regiment, Burlington County, 1776. Ogden was captured by the British at Elizabethtown in November 1780. At least 18,000 New Jersey men fought in either the Continental Army or militia units. They remained here for six weeks. Between 1775 and 1783, American rebels battled the British for our fledgling country's independence. Continental Troops September 11, 1777 Battle of Brandywine. A pitched battle ensures with about 50 American troops (most of whom were part of Shreve's Regiment), led by Major William Ellis (Gloucester Militia). These organizations were designates as "State Troops". Captain Chambers' company, Third Regiment, The reburial of the unknown soldiers will honor some of Americas earliest fallen and advance current understanding of how the important battle unfolded. Armed with the most sophisticated armaments of the era, both armies . banquet: he gave this one: "The Fourth of July, 1776, a day ever to be For more information see General Society of Colonial Wars. Pdf. Neither unit was ever allotted to the New Jersey Line although they contained a large proportion of troops from New Jersey. And finally "Our brigade received our furloughs, and we all decamped" on June 6, 1783. PERRINE, JAMES. After a series of futile assaults, the Jersey troops were forced to give up the attempt when the battle was lost and the Americans retreated. The National Archives holds records relating to military service during the Revolutionary War, including both Continental troops and state troops that served as Continental troops. Furloughed on June 6, 1783 at Newburgh, New York. Two hundred copies of an advertisement were ordered printed. Ezekiel Dye's second wife was Sarah Egbert Paul. Since there is overlap in the WWI and WWII Selective Service registration, men born in the years 1877 to 1900 may have registered twice and have both WWII and WWI draft records. The FamilySearch Library has the DAR book Graves of Revolutionary Soldiers in New Jersey, typescript, not dated. The 3rd New Jersey Regiment was raised, on January 1, 1776, at Elizabethtown, New Jersey for service with the Continental Army. Based on manuscript no. - This letter was signed by John Hancock, President of Congress. For New Jerseyans, the book and website draw on evidence scattered all around the state, the historic homesteads, battlefields and roadsidesigns. Morris County has dozens of important war sites, with the most found in Morristown, including a number of cemetery locations, the Green at the center of town, the Morristown National Historical Parkand the Ford Mansion and Washington Headquarters Museum at230 Morris Ave. The 1st New Jersey Regiment ordered to Hudson Highlands. They continued excavating the site and found the remains of 12 more individuals, including femurs, skulls, and teeth, the university said. Adjutant-General's Office. "We're assuming they're Hessian soldiers based on everything we've found, the context of what we've found, and the artifacts and objects that are in place with them," Archaeologist Wade Catts said. published: Baltimore, Genealogical Pub. 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