Levies and Militia.

Captain, Wm. Rogers 

Capt.-Lieut., John Franks. 

1st Lieut., Jeremiah Rogers 

Commissioned Febr. 20, 1776 

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ARTILLERY COMPANY (belonging to Col. Smith's Minute Regiment). 

2d Lieut., Tho's Baker 

Lt. Fireworker, John Tuthill 

New York City and County. 

The names of the officers of the Militia Regiments from this County, as far as known or reported ofBcially, have 

already been published in the " Calendar of New York Historical MSS.—Revolutionary Papers," and are therefore 

not repeated here. 

Orange County. 

Colonel: Jesse Woodhull. 

Lieut. Col.: Elihu Marvin. 

1st Major: Nath'l Strong. 

1st. Captain, Archibald Little 

1st Lieut., Birdsey Youngs 

2d do Thomas Horton 

Ensign, Nathan Marvin 

2d. Captain, Jonathan Tuthill, 

1st Lieut., John Brewster, Jun'r, 

2d do Samuel Strong, 

Ensign, Francis Brewster, 

3d. Captain, Christ'r Vanduzer 

1st Lieut., Wm. Roe, 

2d do Obadiah Smith, 

Ensign, Isaac Tobias 

EAST ORANGE OK CORNWALL REGIMENT. 

2d Major: Zach's Du Bois 

Adjutant: Wm. Moffat. 

Qr. Mr.: Nath'l Satterly. 

Upper Clove Company. 

4th. Captain, Garret Miller 

1st Lieut., Asa Buck 

2d do Wm. Horton 

Ensign, Aaron Miller 

I reapp'd Febr. 21, 

1778. 

/ reapp'd Feb. 21, 

j 1778. 

Wood berry Clove Company. 

5th. Captain, Francis Smith 

1st Lieut., Thomas Smith 

2d do Alex'r Galloway 

Ensign, John McManus 

S. W. Part of Cornwall Prec't. 

6th. Captain, Stephen Slote, 

1st Lieut., George Galloway, [reapp'd Febr. 21, 

2d do John Brown, 

1778. 

Ensign David Rogers, 

These officers were commissioned Septb'r 15, 1775. Officers for a 7th (Gosheu), Company: 

Captain, Silae Pieraon 2d Lieut., Daniel Reeve 

1st Lieut., Joshua Brown Ensign, Phinehas Heard 

were elected, but not commissioned, because Phineas Rumsey and others objected. 

Cantshook (Cornwall Prec't) Company, commissioned 

in February, 1776. 

Captain, Sam'l Patrick 

A True account of the Number of 

Company, to wit (88) Privates, 

Pbenihas Rumsey 

John Vail 

John Wod Tuthill 

John Pain 

Stephen Jayn 

Joseph Da via 

David Aird 

Asa Overton 

John Gary 

Jedediah Fuller 

Benj'n Jayn 

John Rogers 

Elexander Smith 

John Myers 

John Ketcham 

Benj'n McVeaugh (McOcaugh) 

Changes in the Regiment. 

March 31, 1777. 

Men belonging 

Men, and these 

Chearls Tooker 

Benj'u Harlow 

Nathan Rumsey 

Garret Durye 

Asa Rumsey 

Wm. McMullen 

Zopher Jayn 

John Carpenter 

John Stag 

Enos Hagity 

Selah Tooker 

Isaac Tooker 

Daniel Conkling 

Benj'n Cozat 

Abr'm Cooly 

Thomas Horton, Captain, Oxford Distr. Co., vice 

Little, deceased. 

Josiah Seeley, 1st ) T. . 

Nathan Marvin, 2d 

Barnabas Horton, Jun'r, Ensign. 

37 

1st Lieut., Benj'n Rose 

2d do Isaac Garrison 

Ensign, James Cunningham 

to the List of Captain Phenihas Rumsey's 

Signers all belong to the Company : 

Stephen Huls 

Thomas Everson 

George Durye 

Peter Cavanagh 

Sam'l Reader 

Joseph Petterson 

Oliver Petterson 

John Bran 

Jeremiah Tuthill 

Wm. Bran 

Samuel Parshel 

Jesse Mathis 

James Ketcham 

Moses Train 

Wm. Tuthill 

February 21, 1778. 

Field and Staff were re-appointed as above. 

John Johnson, 1st Lieut., ) 

James Galloway, 2d Lieu , 5- Francis Smith's Co. 

Tho's Lummarcanx, Ensign, ) 

Gilbert Weeks, Ensign, Van Duzer's Co.

290 Levies and Militia. 

Seth Marvin, Captain of the Company in the Beat, 

where he resides. 

Josiah Seely, 1st ) T . 

Nathan Marvin, 3d f " 

Barnabas Hortou, Ensign. 

Silas Pierson, Captain. 

Joseph Couklin, 1st ) T . . 

Joseph Brown, 2d \ Jjieut> 

Peter Hubert, Ensign. 

John Pain, Captain. 

John Woodhull Tuthill, 1st) T . 

John Case, 2d J ^ 

Garrit Duryee, Ensign. 

Asa Buck, Captain. 

Win. Horton, 1st ) L. 

Aaron Miller, 2d \ " ' ut - 

Arch'd Cunningham, Ensign. 

August 18, 1778. 

Eben'r Woodhull, Captain Co. of Light Horse belonging 

to the Blooming Grove, Cornwall Prec't, 

Reg't. 

Colonel: Abr'm Lent, resigned March 26, 1776. 

Lt. Colonel: Joh's David Blauvelt, resigned Febr'y 

27, 1777. 

1st Major: Joh's J. Blauvelt. 

Southern Company. 

Captain, Joh's Jacob Blauveltf 

1st Lieut., James Lent 

2d do James Smith 

Ensign, Hendrick Van den Liude Verbryck 

James Sayre, 1st r . . 

Lleut 

Wm, Heard, 2d 

Samuel Seely, Cornet. 

Qr. Mr., Azariah Martin. 

LOWER (Orange Town*) REGIMENT. 

Eastern Company. 

Captain, Joh's Bellf 

1st Lieut., John Sitcherf 

Commissions issued Deceb'r 22, 1775. 

No further record of Lent's Regiment has been found, 

commanded by Colonel A. Hawkins Hays, which see. 

Colonel: Ann Hawkes Hays.f 

Lt. Colonel: Isaac Sherwood. 

1st Major: John Smith.f 

Clarks Town Company. 

Captain, Hendrick Turnuref 

1st Lieut., Walter Van Ordenf 

2d do Thomas Blauveltf 

Ensign, John Myerf 

Haverstraw Company. 

Captain, Wm. Kiers 

1st Lieut., James Rumsey 

3d do John Gardener 

Ensign, Rich'd Ackerson 

Pond Company. 

Captain, Arie Smith-list 

Lieut., Jacob Polhemus 

2d do Walter Cure 

Ensign, Teunis Talman, Jun'r 

ommissions issued February 16, 1776. 

* Now in Rockland County. 

f See changes in Hay's Regiment. 

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Horse Co ' 

October 20, 1779, and July 1, 1780. 

Vanderzee's Company. 

Gilbert Weeks, 1st Lieut., vice Wm. Roe, moved out 

of County. 

Daniel Harrison, 2d Lieut., vice Smith declined. 

Isaac Van Dusen, Ensign. 

Joseph Conkling, Captain, vice Pierson, deceased. 

Peter Hubart, 1st Lieut., vice Conkling, prom'd. 

Joseph Case, 2d Lieut. 

Zeba Owens, Ensign. 

Aaron Miller, 1st Lieut., Bucks Co., vice Wm. 

Horton, cashiered. 

Arch'd Cunningham, 2d Lieut., vice Miller, prom'd. 

Wm. Miller, Ensign, vice Cunningham, prom'd. 

Samuel Seely, 2d Lieut., Woodhull's Light Horse, 

vice Herd, moved out of County. 

lienias Herd, Cornet, vice Seely, promoted. 

2d Major: Abr'm David Blauvelt. 

Adjutant: Jacobus De Clark.f 

Qr. Mr.: Isaac Perry. 

2d Lieut. Wm. Grahamf 

Ensign, Dunniat (Daniel) Van der Donckf (Onderdonck). 

Northern Company. 

Captain, Isaac Smith 

1st Lieut., Joh's Isaac Blauvelt 

2d do Wm., Sickels 

Ensign, Lambert Smith 

It seems to have been consolidated with, the Regiment, 

HAVERSTRAW PRECINCT* REGIMENT. 

2d Lieut., John L. Smith, f 

Adj't Wm. Ryder. 

Qr. Mr., Garret Onderdonck.f 

New Company. 

Captain, Arie Blauvelt 

1st Lieut., 

3d do Hendrick Astler 

Ensign, Albert Smith 

King Street Company. 

Captain, Jacob Onderdonckf 

1st Lieut., Resolvent Van Houtenf 

2d do Andros Onderdonck, Jun'r.f 

Ensign, Resolvent T. Van Houtenf 

Kakiate Company. 

Captain, Reynard Quackenboss 

1st Lieut., Garrit Ecckerson 

2d do Jacob Finke 

Ensign, Roger Ozburn


Changes in the Regiment, 

May 15, 1777. Benj'n Coe, Ensign. 

Garret Eckerson, Captain, vice Quaokenboss, ill.f Lieut. Jacob Ten Eyck, wants to resign and serve as 

Roger Ozburn, 1st Lieut.{ private. 

Paul Vander Voort, 3d Lieut, f 

May 28,1778. 

" Resolved, on application to his Excellency the Governor for consolidating the two Regiments lately commanded 

by Colonel A. Hawkes Hay and Colonel Lent, in Orange County, and the Companies commanded by Gerrit 

Ackerson and Arie Blauvelt, belonging to the said Regiments (or one of them), which his Excellency is determined 

to consolidate, that the Officers of the said consolidated Regiment be as follows :" [The Officers marked by f in 

Lent's and Hay's, were re-appointed.] 

Gilbert Cuyler, Lieut. Colonel. 

Tennis Talman, 1st Lieut., Smith's Co., vice Polhemus. 

Dirck Van Derbelt, 2d Lieut., vice Walter Cure. 

Harmanus Talman, Ensign. 

Mathew Conklin, 1st Lieut., Blauvelt's Co., [Lent's 

Reg't.J 

John I. Coe, Ensign, Eckerson's Co., vice Albert 

Smith. 

John Gardiner, Captain, vice Kiers, promoted. 

Rich'd Ackerson, 1st Lieut. 

John Waldron, 3u do vice Gardiner. 

Wm. Concklin, Ensign, vice Ackerson. 

Win. Sickles, Captain, vice Isaac Smith. 

John Hogencamp, 1st Lieut. 

Corn's Blauvelt, 3d Lieut. 

Jacobus Sickels Ensign. 

April 4, 1782. 

Eckerson's Company again divided into two Companies, one of the new Companies to be officered by: 

Captain, Daniel Green. March 21, 1783. 

1st Lieut., John Goetchius. 

2d do John Osburn. 

Henry Hendrix, Jun'r, 3d Lieut., Joh's Blauvelt's Co. 

Colonel Hay resigns (Jan'y 1, 1783), because he considers 

himslf superseded by Colonol Allison's promotion 

to Brig. General. 

June 27, 1783. 

His Excellency the Governor, having laid before the Council hig General Orders of this day, dividing the Regi 

ment . . . whereof Gilbert Cooper is Lieut.-Colonel, and forming the same into two Regiments : 

Resolved, that Joh's Bell be Lieut.-Colonel of the Orange Town and Tappan Precinct Regiment, Joh's James 

Blauvelt, Major, Jacobus De Clark, Adjutant, Abr'm Talman, Qr. Mr. 

John Hogencamp, Captain, vice Sickles, declined. 

Corn's Joh's Blauvelt, 1st Lieut. 

Jacob Sickles, Ensign. 

Mathew Concklin, Captain, vice J. J. Blauvelt, 

prom'd. 

GOSHEN REGIMENT. 

Henry Hendrix, Jun'r, 1st Lieut. 

Wm. Concklin, Ensign. 

Wm. Graham, Captain, vice Joh's Bell, prom'd. 

Daniel Onderdonck, 1st Lieut. 

Wm. J. Bell, Ensign. 

This Regiment had eleven Companies, and it being inconvenient for the soldiers to meet in one body, the County 

Committee, in February, 1776, decided to divide it into the Goshen and the Florida and Warwick Regiments. 

Colonel of Goshen Regiment, William Allison. 

Lieut.-Colonel: Dr. Benj. Thurstou (Tusten). 

1st Major: Moses Hatfield, 

Commissioned Feb'r 28, 1776, re-appointed Feb'r 26, 1778. 

No complete roster of this Regiment has been preserved. 

1st, George Thompson. 

3d, Moses Cartright. 

3(1, Samuel Jones. 

4th, John Jackson. 



Moses Kortright (Cartright), Captain. 

John Van Tuyl, 1st Lieut. . 

Martinus Decker, 3d do 

Eph'm Meddag, Ensign. 

John Jackson, Captain. 

John McDawel, 1st ) T . . 

Benj'n Halstead, 2d \ " 

Jabez Knap, Ensign. 

Daniel Sweasy, Captain, vice George Thompson, 

resigned. 

Eliud Tryon, 1st 

Benj'n Moore, 2d 

3d Major- John Decker, 

Adjutant-, John Wood. 

Qr. Mr.: James Sawyer. 

It had" the following Captains in April, 1776: 

5th, John Little. 

6th, Daniel Rosekrans, with 11 Lieutenants, 6 Ensigns, 

and 431 Rank and File. 

Joseph Smith, Ensign. 

Samuel Jones, Captain. 

Peter Gale, 1st ) Lieut., vice Jacob Dunning, re- 

Sani'l Webb, 2d J signed. 

Mich'l Carpenter, Ensign. 

John Little, Captain. 

Wm. Stewart, 1st ) T . . 

Abr'm Harding, 3d ) 

Robert Thomson, Ensign. 

Jacob Cole, Captain, vice Rosekrans, removed. 

Samuel Cole, 1st ) T . . 

Samuel Knapp, 3d \ " 

John Whitaker, Ensign.

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Daniel Jackson, Adjutant, vice Wood, promoted. 

Abel Gale, Qr. Mr., vice Sawyer, resigned. 

June 18. 1778. 

Samuel Cole, Captain, vice Jacob Cole. 

Samuel Knap, 1st ) T . t 

John Whitaker, 3d \ Jjleut ' 

Jacamiah Pergerson, Ensigu. 

April 4, 1782. 

William Allison, Brigadier General of the Brigade 

formed by Allison's, Woodhull's and Hathorn's 

Regiments. 

March 12, 1783. 

Moses Hatfield, Lieut. Colonel, vice General Allison, 

promoted. 

David Swezy, 1st Major, vice Hatfield, promoted. 

Abr'm Westfall, 2d Major. 

John McDowell, Captain, vice Jackson, resigned. 

Jabez Knap, 1st ) T . . 

Jason Horton, 2d f Llleut " 

Colonel: John Hathorn. 

Lieut. Colonel: Charles Bradley. 

1st Major: Henry Wisner, 3d. 

Commissions issued February 28, 1776. 

Florida Company. 

Captain, Nath'l Elmer 

1st Lieut., John Popp'ino, Jun'r 

2d do John Sayre 

Ensign, Rich'd Bailey 

Wawayanda Company. 

Captain, Wm. Blain. 

1st Lieut., Thomas Wisner 

2d do Thomas Sayre, Jun'r 

Ensign, Richard Johnson 

Pond Company. 

Captain, Henry Wisner, Jun'r 

1st Lieut., Abr'm Dolson, Jun'r 

2d do Peter Bartholf 

Ensign, John Hopper 

Commissions issued Septb'r 22, 1775. 


March 12, 1777. 

John Sayre, Captain, vice Nath'l Elmer 

John Kelley, 1st, ) ,. 

Rich'd Bailey, 2d, ) ^ 

John Wood, Ensign 

Increase Holly, Captain, vice Eben'r Owens 

David Rogers, 1st ) T . . 

James Wright, 2d f Lleut " 

Charles Knap, Ensign 

Sterling Company. 

Henry Townsend, Captain, 

Wm. Fitzgerald, 1st ) T . . 

Elisha Bennet, 3d f r 

Joseph Conckliu, Ensign 


John Hathorn, Colonel to succeed himself. 

Henry Wisner, Lieut. Colonel. 

John Topino (Popino), 1st Major. 

Wm. Blain, 2d Major. 

John Minthorn, Captain of the Company in the beat 

where he resides. 

Nath'l Ketchum, 1st Lieut. 

George Vance, 2d Lieut. 

John Benedict, Ensign. 

FLORIDA AND WARWICK REGIMENT. 

Nath'l Row, Ensign. 

James Butler, Jun'r, Captain, vice Sweezy, promoted. 

Benj'n Moore, Juu'r, 1st ) T . 

Wm. Jackson, 3d \ Llleut> 

Joseph Denton, Ensign. 

Peter Gale, Captain, vice Jones, deceased. 

Samuel Webb, 1st Lieut. 

Abr'iu Harden, Captain, vice Little, deceased. 

Nathan Arnout, 1st Lieut. 

Silas Hults, 2d Lieut. 

Utter Van Tuyle, Ensign. 

Wilhelmus Westfall, Captain, vice Kortright, resigned. 

Elijah Van Aken, 1st Lieut. 

Levi Van Etten, Ensign. 

John Whitaker, Captain, vice Cole, moved out of 

beat. 

Solomon Tracy, 1st Lieut. 

Wm. Bijown, Ensign. 

2d Major: John Papus (Popino). 

Adjutant: Daniel Finch. 

Qr. Mr.: Jeremiah Curtis. 

Pochan Company. 

Captain, Eben'r Owens 

1st Lieut., Increase Holly 

2d do John Branson 

Ensign, David Rodgers 

West Side Wallkill Company 

Captain, Gilbert Bradner 

1st Lieut., Joshua Davis 

2d do James Dolson 

Ensign, Daniel Finch 

Warwick Company. 

Captain, Charles Bardsley 

1st Lieut., Rich'd Welling 

2d do Sam'l Lobdell 

Ensign, John Price 

Peter Bertolf (Bartholf), Captain 

Thomas Eagles, 1st Lieut. 

Joseph Jewel, 2d Lieut. 

Henry Bertolf, Ensign. 

John Sayre, Captain. 

John Kennedy, 1st Lieut. 

Rich'd Bailey, 2d Lieut. 

John Wood, Ensign. 

Henry Townsend, Captain. 

Solomon Finck, 1st Lieut. 

Wm. Fitzgerald, 2d Lieut. 

Elijah Fenton, Ensign. 

Calvin Shepherd, Captain. 

James Wright, 1st Lieut. 

Heyman Rowley, 2d Lieut. 

Charles Knap, Ensign. 

Andrew Miller, Captain. 

Henry Dobbin, 1st Lieut. 

John'Ho wel, 3d Lieut. 

Jon'n Halleck, Ensign. 

David McCambly, Jun'r, Captain. 

Benj'n Cooley, 1st Lieut. 

Thomas Blain, 2d Lieut. 

David Wisner, Ensign. 

Nath'l Finch, Adjutant.

March 4, 1780. 

Kich'd Bailes (Bailey), Captain, vice John Sayre, resigned. 

Colonel: Isaac Nicoll, of (Joshen. 

Lt. Colonel: Gilbert Cooper, of Haverstraw. 

1st Major : Hendrick Vanderlinden Verbryck, of 

Tappan. 

Commissioned January 5, 1776. 

Blooming Grove Company. 

Captain, Thomas Moffat ~ 

1st Lieut., Seth Marvin 

apr,t Bept> 19 1Q 1775 177* 

2d do James Little 

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Ensign, Nathan Strong 

Ensign, Win. Bradley, comm'd Mar. 7, 1776. 

1 Orange Town Company. 

Captain, Job's Jas. Blauvelt ~] 

1st Lieut., James Lent I elected March 13, 

gd do James Smith f 1776. 

Ensign, Johannes T. Haring J 

Cornwall Prec't Company. 

Captain, Samuel Raymond 

1st Lieut., David Reynolds ! comm'd Novb'r 

3d do Rich'd Landou f 1775. 

Ensign, Jeremiah Fowler 

A Report of the State of Capt. Seth Marvin's 

ing of 56 Men, NovVr 6, 1776. 

Seth Marvin, Capt. 

Abraham Hanford, Lieut. 

William Bradley, j Si g k .' 

Stephen Holsey, Serg't, 

Rodnick Beeby, Sergt. 

Daniel Smith, do 

Brewster Helms J 

David Cady [• Corporals. 

Timothy Little ) 


Orange County Minute Men. 

absent, left Comp. Sept. 

without leave. 

(Sick, absent, left Comp. 

\ Nov'r 1st. 

Cornelius Metune, Drum'r, missing Sept. 15. 

William Davis, missing Sept. 15. 

Jesse Marvin, sick, absent Sept. 20. 

Samuel Parshe], absent Aug. 27. 

Theophilus Jackson, absent Sept. 17. 

Abr'm Cory, absent Oct. 27. 

Win. Hodge, absent Oct. 27. 

Isaac Kelly, left at King's Bridge. 

John Dickerson, do 

John Mapes, do 

Samuel Taylor do 

John Weed, sick, absent Oct. 27. 

Isaac Putchen, sick, absent Oct. 27. 

Francis Tuthill 

Joseph Davis 

Benj'n Howell 

Thomas Scott 

John Rogers 

Nathan Miller 

Captain, Benj'n Edsall. 

1st Lieut., Rich'd Willing. 

John Wood, 1st Lieut., vice Kennedy, refused. 

Jonas Wood, 2d Lieut., vice Bailey, promoted. 

Daniel Veal, Ensign, vice Wood, promoted. 

2d Major : Hezekiah Howel, Jun'r, of Blooming 

Grove. 

Adjutant: Eben'r Woodhull, Blooming Grove. 

Qr. Mr.: Nehemiah Carpenter, of Goshen. 

Same (C. P.) Company, March 28, 1776. 

1st Lieut., Rich'd Langdou 

2d do Vincent Helleins 

Ensign, Mathew June 

South Side Company. 

Captain, Benj'n Coe "j 

1st Lieut., Abr'm Onderdonk I comm'd Feb. 

2d do ' Paulus M. Vander Voort [ 26, 1776. 

Ensign, Dan'l Coe, Jun'r 

Purling Brook Company. 

Captain, John Wisner, Jun'r ~\ 

1st Lieut., Geo. Luckey {comm'd Octb'r 13, 

2d do John Button [ 1775. 

Ensign, David Armstrong 

Florida and Warwick Company. 

Captain, John Wisner 

1st Lieut., Abr'm Dolson LU-J-J Mnwli fi 177R 

2d do Nathan Sayre '^cteA March 6, 1776. 

Ensign, Asa Wisner 

Company in Colo. Sam'l Drake Beg't, Consist- 

(N. T. Col. MSS., C. /.,/., 144.) 

Amos Miller 

Niard Curtice 

Rich'd Herriman 

James West 

Joseph Dickerson 

Zebud Tame 

John Ferren 

Jeremiah Griffith 

Elijah Skeels 

Asbad Root 

David Root 

Mathias Taylor 

George Long 

Derrick Johnson 

Abr'm Doran 

Benj'n Lord 

John Hugbson 

David Chapman 

Ezekiel Chapman 

Andries Gordinier 

Jedediab Fuller 

John Marvin 

John Mury 

John Cole 

Obediah Helms 

Caleb Ashly 

Amos Travis 

Joseph Lord 

Henry Johnson, deserted. 

Jer'e Robeson, deserted. 

GOSHEN PRECINCT COMPANY OF ASSOCIATED EXEMPTS. 

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2d Lieut., John Vance. 

Ensign, Anth'y Finn.

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