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HISTORY OF ESSEX AND HUDSON COUNTIES, NEW JERSEY
Chapter 11 – ESSEX COUNTY IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR. (Continued.)

Originally published in 1884
Compiled by Willian H. Shaw


Edited by GET NJ, COPYRIGHT 2004

Officers from Essex County. (From Stryker's Officers and Men of N.J. in the Revolutionary War.) -The following is a list of the Field and Staff of the First and Second Regiments of Militia from Essex County.

FIRST REGIMENT.

Colonels, Elias Dayton and Edward Thomas; Lieutenant-Colonels, Jeremiah Smith, Samuel Puttee, and Moses Jacques.
The two last were also Colonel of the Regiment at different periods.
First Major and Lieutenant-Colonels, Oliver Spencer and Jacob Crane;
First Major and Second Major, Ezekiel Woodruff, Jr.; Second Major, Nehemiah Wade; Surgeon, William Winouts.

SECOND REGIMENT.

Colonel, Philip Van Cortland; Lieutenant-Colonel, Matthias Ward; First Major and Lieutenant-Colonel, David Condict; Adjutant and First Major, Samuel Hayes; Surgeon, William Burnet; Surgeon, Uzal Johnston (North Battalion); Surgeon, Nicholas Roach (South Battalion).

STATE TROOPS AND MILITIA.

Colonels -Samuel Puttee, was a Lieutenant-Colonel of the First Regiment, February 3, 1777; subsequently Colonel; resigned October 2, 1778.

Oliver Spencer, First Major, First Regiment, February 23, 1776; Lieutenant-Colonel, First Regiment, November 28, 1776; Lieutenant- Colonel in Colonel Ford's battalion State Troops, November 27, 1776 ; Colonel, in Colonel Ford's battalion State Troops, February 3, 1777, also Colonel, Continental Army.

Edward Thomas, Lieutenant, Colonel Heard's battalion Minute Men, February 12, 1776; Colonel, First Regiment, Essex, February 23, 1776; Colonel, battalion "Detached Militia," July 18, 1776; resigned March 13, 1777.

Philip Van Cortland, Colonel, Second Regiment, Essex; Colonel, Heard's brigade, June 14, 1776.

Lieutenant -Colonels-David Condict, First Major, Second Regiment, Essex, February 9, 1776; Lieutenant-Colonel, Second Regiment, Essex, April 15, 1777.

Jacob Crane, Captain, First Regiment, Essex; First Major, First Regiment, Essex, September 24, 1777 ; Lieutenant-Colonel, First Regiment, Essex, December 12, 1778; Lieutenant-Colonel, Holmes' State Troops, October 9, 1779.

Jeremiah Smith, Lieutenant-Colonel, First Regiment, Essex, February 23, 1776; resigned November 28, 1776. Matthias Ward, Lieutenant-Colonel, Second Regiment, Essex, February 9, 1776; prisoners of war at New York, March 15, 1777.

Majors -Franklin Davenport, Private, Essex Militia; Quartermaster, Essex Militia; Brigade-Major; also Assistant-Quartermaster General.

Caleb Dodd, Major, Second Regiment, Essex.

Matthias Halsted, Brigade-Major on General Wind's staff; Major and Aid-de-Camp on Major-General Dickinson's staff; also Quartermaster, Continental Army.

Samuel Hayes, Adjutant, Second Regiment, Essex, February 9, 1716; Adjutant, Colonel Thomas' battalion "Detached Militia," July 18,1776; Major, Colonel Spencer's State Troops, March 17,1777; Major of battalion State Troops, June 7, 1780 ; prisoner of war fit September, 1780; Major, State Troops, December 29, 1781 ; resigned November 6, 1783.

McNeil, was a Major in the Essex Regiment.

Nehemiah Wade, Second Major, First Regiment, Essex, July 15, 1776; resigned.

Ezekiel Woodruff, Jr., Captain, First Regiment, Essex; Second Major, First Regiment, Essex, July 15, 1716 ; First Major, First Regiment, Essex, December 12, 1778.

Adjutants -James Redden, Lieutenant, Essex; Adjutant, Essex; Adjutant, battalion State Troops.

Quartermaster -Charles Jackson, Essex.

Paymaster -Tsaac Halsey, Essex.

Surgeons -William Burnett, Surgeon, Second Regiment, Essex, February 17, 1776; also Surgeon in Continental Army.

John Condict, Surgeon, Essex; Surgeon in Colonel Van Cortland's battalion, "Heard's Brigade," June 29, 1776.

Uzal Johnston, Surgeon, North Battalion, Second Regiment, Essex, February 17, 1776.

David Pearson (or Pierson as now written), Essex.

Commissary Department -Commissary of Military Stores, as well as Major of Militia.

Captains -Joseph Ailing, Captain of Minute Men in Essex County. Commissioned February 21, 1776.

Lewis Brant, Captain in First Regiment of Essex County Troops. Israel Brundage, was first a Private, then a Fifer, and finally a Captain in the First Regiment, Essex County Troops.

Nathaniel Camp, was a Captain in the Second Regiment from Essex County.

Stephen Chandler, was a First Lieutenant in the First Regiment of Essex Troops, and subsequently commissioned as Captain, same Regiment.

Aaron Clark, was first a Second Lieutenant in Captain Frelinghuysen's Artillery Company, and subsequently a Captain of the Company of Artillery from Essex County.

Robert Clark, was a Captain in First Regiment, Essex Troops.

Thomas Clark, was also a Captain in the same command.

Jonathan Condit, was a Captain in the Second Regiment, Essex County Militia.

John Craig, was a Captain in the First Regiment, Major Hayes' battalion, State Troops, Essex County.

William C. DeHart, was a Captain from Essex County, in Continental Army.

Amos Dodd, Captain in Second Regiment, Essex County Militia, commissioned May 28, 1777.

Robert Drummond, was also a Captain in the Essex County Militia. Samuel Fleming, Captain in Second Regiment.

Isaac Gillam, Captain in Second Regiment, also Captain in State Troops.

Samuel Harriman, Captain in First Regiment, Essex Troops.

--- . Hendricks, Captain in Essex County Troops.

Levi Holden, Captain in Essex County Troops.

Samuel Huntington, Captain in Essex County Troops.

Henry Jaraloman, Captain, Second Regiment, Essex County Militia; commissioned May 28, 1777.

James Jaroloman, Lieutenant, Second Regiment, Essex County Troops; wounded near Springfield, N. J., June 7, 1780; subsequently commissioned Captain in the same Regiment.

Zebulon Jones, was a Captain of Essex County Troops.

John Kidney, was a Captain of Essex County Troops.

Benjamin Laing, was a Captain in First Regiment, Essex County Troops.

Eliakim Littell, was a Captain of Essex County Troops.

Abraham Lyon, Captain in Second Regiment, Essex Troops,

"Heard's Brigade"; also Captain in Continental Army; commissioned June 14, 1776.

Christopher Marsh, was a Lieutenant in "Captain Blanchard's Troop Light Horse," Essex County; and subsequently commissioned as Captain, June 2, 1777.

Obadiah Meeker, Cornet in "Captain Marsh's Troop Light Horse" of Essex, June 2, 1777; and commissioned as Captain, October 29, 1782.

Rev. Thomas Morrell, was a Captain in Essex County Troops, "Heard's Brigade," commissioned June 14, 1776; also Major in Continental Army.

Amos Morse, was a Lieutenant, and afterwards commissioned as Captain in First Regiment, Essex County Militia.

Moss, was a Captain in the First Regiment.

Thomas Mulford, was a Captain in the First Regiment.

Robert Neil, was a Captain in the State Troops.

Robert Nichols, was a Captain in the Second Regiment.

Josiah Pierson, was a Captain in the Second Regiment.

Samuel Pierson, was a Captain in the Second Regiment.

Francis Post, was a Captain in Colonel Thomas' battalion "Detached Militia"; commissioned July 18, 1776.

John Potter, Captain in the First Regiment.

Matthew Potter, Captain in the First Regiment.

Isaac Reeves, Captain in the Second Regiment of Essex Troops; also Captain in Colonel Van Cortland's battalion, "Heard's Brigade"; commissioned June 14, 1776 ; killed June 6, 1780, at Elizabethtown, N. J.

-- Ross, Captain in Essex Militia.

John Scudder, was a Captain in the First and Second Regiments, also in the State Troops.

Thomas Siegler, was Captain in the Second Regiment.

Thomas Smith, was a Captain in the Essex Militia.

Abraham Speer, commissioned as Captain in the Second Essex Regiment, May 28, 1777.

Cornelius Speer, commissioned in same Regiment, same date.

Henry Speer, Captain in same Regiment; no date for commission.

Elijah Squier, and Henry Squier, were Captains in the same Regiment (the second, from Essex).

Henry Van Blarcom, was also a Captain in the Second Essex Regiment.

Joseph Wheeler, was commissioned as First Lieutenant in Captain Alling's Company of Essex County "Minute Men," February 21, 1776; subsequently commissioned as Captain of the same Company.

Cornelius Williams, was a Lieutenant in Captain Craig's Company of State Troops; then a Captain in the Second Essex Regiment. and June 14, 1776, was commissioned a Captain in Colonel Van Cortland's battalion, "Heard's Brigade."

Thomas Williams, was a Captain in the Second Essex Regiment. Benjamin Winans and Daniel S. Wood, were both Captains in the First Regiment, Essex Troops.

Lieutenants-Jesse Baldwin, was an Ensign in the Essex Militia, subsequently a Lieutenant and Quartermaster of the same, and also a Quartermaster in the Continental Army.

Jeremiah Clark, was a Lieutenant in the Essex County Militia.

Reuben Harrison, was a Lieutenant in the Second Regiment, Essex Militia.

John Haviland, was a Lieutenant in First Regiment, Essex Troops, and was a prisoner of war in August, 1780.

Abraham Marsh, was a Lieutenant in the First Regiment, Essex Militia.

Anthony Price, Lieutenant in Essex Militia.

Herman Spear, was first a Private in a Troop of Essex Light Horse; subsequently a Lieutenant in the Artillery and Militia.

David Tichenor, was a Lieutenant in the Second Essex Regiment.

Eder Vermule, was a Lieutenant in the Essex Troops.

Elias W inns, was a Lieutenant in the Essex Troops.

First Lieutenants -John Bower, was commissioned a First Lieutenant in Captain Cornelius Speer's Company, Second Regiment, of Essex Troops, May 28. 1777.

Anthony Brown, was commissioned First Lieutenant in Captain Abraham Speer's Company of the Second Essex Regiment, May 28, 1777 ; and subsequently a Lieutenant in Captain Neil's Company, State Troops.

John Kidney, was a First Lieutenant in Captain Henry Jaraloman's Company, Second Regiment, Essex Troops, and was commissioned May 28, 1777.

Second Lieutenants -Caleb Bruen, was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in Captain Alling's Company of Essex County "Minute Men," February 21, 1776.

John Crane, was commissioned May 28, 1777, as Second Lieutenant in Captain Cornelius Speer's Company, in Second Regiment, Essex County men.

Joseph Crane, was made a Second Lieutenant in Captain Dodd's Company, Second Regiment, Essex County Troop, May 28, 1777.

James Speer, was an Ensign in Captain Speer's Company ; also in State Troops, and commissioned as Second Lieutenant in Speer's Company, May 28, 1777.

Lewis Woodruff, was a Second Lieutenant in the Essex Militia, also in the Continental Army, and June 14, 1776, was made a Second Lieutenant in "Heard's Brigade."

Ensigns -Daniel Baker, was an Ensign in Captain Scudder's Company of State Troops.

John Burnet, was an Ensign in Captain Neil's Company of State Troops.

Charles Clark, was an Ensign in Captain Craig's Company of State Troops.

Jonathan Crane, was an Ensign in Captain Dodd's Company, Second Regiment, Essex Troops ; commissioned May 28, 1777. Joseph Harrison, Ensign.

Simon Redden, Ensign.

Seth Johnson, Ensign in "Heard's Brigade," commissioned June 14, 1776; he was also a Captain in Continental Army.

John Miller, Ensign in Captain Craig's Company State Troops.

John Peer, Ensign in Captain Cornelius Speer's Company, Second Regiment, Essex men, commissioned May 28, 1777.

Isaac Plume, Ensign in Captain Alling's Company of Essex County "Minute Men," commissioned February 21, 1776.

Cornets -Israel Crane, Cornet in Captain Meeker's Troop of Essex County Light Horse, commissioned October 29, 1782.

Jacob Pattee, Cornet in Essex County Light Horse.

History of Essex County

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