Militiamen of 1778

Morris County, New Jersey

Morris County Militiamen of 1778

The following list was found in The Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey, XXXIX:3 Whole Number 153, Sept 1964, pp107-110 by Harold I. Meyer.

It is the minutes (May-June 1778) of the commissioners for classifying the privates in the Eastern Battalion of Morris County militia, together with their rosters of the classified militiamen.

The commissioners were appointed in consequence of a New Jersey act of April 3, 1778, "for the . . . recruiting of four New-Jersey Regiments." Essentially it provided a selective-service machinery through which the needed Continental Line soldiers were secured, either as volunteers or by draft, from among the men already enrolled in the various militia companies. The commissioners designed for each area drew up lists of the militiamen in 18-man groups or classes, each of which was required to produce one recruit for Continental service.

The militia lists prepared by the Eastern Morris County commissioners include names which are not found in W. S. Stryker's Official Register of the Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Revolutionary War (1872). The original manuscript is at the National Archives with a photostatic copy in the Rutgers University Library. In certain cases where a similar name (but differently spelled) appears in Stryker, Dr. Meyer has inserted the variant in parentheses.

Name	Militia Company
Acorn, John	Bates
Airs, Phenihas (Ayres, Phineas)	Keen
Allen, Prudden (Alling, Prudden)	Kitchell
Ammerman, Derrick	Carter
Anderson, Cornelas	substitute
Anderson, Cornelias	Hail
Anderson, Walter	Baley
Armstrong, Nath'l	Baley
Baird, Jonathan	Laton
Ball, Ephriem	Henman
Bayles, William	Lindly
Beach, Abner	Henman
Beach, Abra'm	Bates
Beadell, William	Laton
Bears, Joseph	Beach
Bebout, Will'm	Laton
Beedle, Reuben	Laton
Billings, Will'm	Henman
Billings, Jno.	substitute
Bradey, Dannel	Beach
Brewen, Joseph	Carter
Broadwell, Ezra (Brawdwell, Ezra)	Kitchell
Broadwell, Nath'l (Brawdwell, Nath'l)	Arnol
Broadwell, Semion (Brawdwell, Simion)	Lindly
Bullman, Joseph	Laton
Bunn, James	Laton
Bunnell, Gilbert (Bonnell, Gilbert)	Laton
Bunnell, Henry (Bonnell, Henry)	Ward
Bunnell, Nath'l (Bonnell, Nath'l)	Laton
Bunnell, Nath'l, Jun. (Bonnell, Nath'l, Jun.)	Laton
Burnett, Lindly	Bates
Carrel, Abra'm	Hall
Carter, Calep	Carter
Carter, Jacob	Carter
Carter, Nicholes	Baley
Carter, Ruben	Ward
Castemore, Ephrime	Keen
Chappel, Richard	Crane
Clark, Josiah	Henman
Cobb, Edward	Crane
Comson, Thomas	Crane
Conger, Benj'n	Carter
Conger, Benj'n	substitute
Conklin, Stephen, Jun.	Lindly
Conner, Andrew (Connard, Andrew)	Henman
Cooper, Ebenezer	Kitchell
Cooper, Gorge	Laton
Copertwate, John	Bates
Cortland, Stephen	Crane
Cory, Benj'n (Corey, Benjamin)	Laton
Cory, David, Jun. (Corey, David)	Crane
Cory, Isaac (Corey, Isaac)	Kitchell
Cory, Jacob (Corey, Jacob)	Kitchell
Cranmore, John (Cranmer, John)	Carter
Cranmore, Noadiah	Carter
Crowel, Enos	Carter
Crowel, Enos	substitute
Crowle, Benj'n	Carter
Crowle, Seath	Carter
Curtis, Jeptha	Hall
Dalglish, Joseph	Kitchell
Dalglish, Nath'l	Kitchell
Darling, Sam'l (Durling, Samuel)	substitute
Darling, Will'm	Carter
Day, Jeduthen	Baley
Day, Nath'l	Ward
Day, Robert	Baley
Day, Semeion	Carter
Day, Will'm (Dey, William)	substitute
Debo, David	Carter
Deboe, David	Keen
Decamp, Joseph	Keen
Dill, Thomas	Hall
Dixerson, Jesse	Beach
Doty, Joshua	Laton
Dyken, Geradis	Lindly
Easton, John	Carter
Ennis, James (Innes, James)	Laton
Fairchild, Calep	Keen
Fairchild, David	Beach
Fairchild, Isaac	Bates
Fairchild, Lent W.	Kitchell
Fairchild, Phenihas	Beach
Fairchild, Sherred	Lindly
Fairchild, Sollomon	Kitchell
Fanning, Ebenezer	Henman
Fanning, Sam'l	Henman
Foredice, Abra'm	Keen
Forse, Squier (Force, Squire)	Kitchell
Forster, Filetas (Foster, Philetis)	Ward
Forster, Ransler	Ward
Foster, Ellehanson	Ward
Frasey, Josiah	substitute
Frazee, Jacob	Lindly
Freeman, Dannel	Baley
Frost, Ezekel	Carter
Frost, Jedediah	Carter
Gabett, Robert	Carter
Gardner, Christopher	Carter
Gardner, Jacob	Kitchell
Garner, Janiah	Carter
Garrel, Fits (?)	Carter
Gavit, Robart	substitute
Gelleson, Robert	Laton
Genung, Benj'm	Ward
Genung, Jeremiah	Ward
Gifford, _____	substitute
Gildersleves, Silas	Baley
Grommon, Aaron	Lindly
Guard, Garshem	Keen
Guard, Moses	Keen
Gurin, Eppenethes	Baley
Gurnyo, Charles	Laton
Hall, Joseph	Keen
Halsey, Calep	Lindly
Hambelton, Will'm (Hamilton, William)	Arnol
Hambleton, Benj'n (Hamilton, Benjamin)	substitute
Hambleton, Will'm (Hamilton, William)	substitute
Hans, Fradrick	Crane
Harty, Dennis	Hall
Hatheway, Abra'm	Beach
Hatheway, Benj'n	Bates
Hatheway, Clemon	Beach
Hatheway, Job	Beach
Hatheway, Zophe	Beach
Haydon, Jeremiah	Lindly
Hayton, Zakeriah	Hall
Heath, Nevil	Kitchell
Hedges, Gideon, Jun.	Ward
Hedges, Jonathen	Ward
Hedly, Isaac	Hall
Henman, Azel (Hinman, Asabel)	Lindly
Hill, David	Crane
Hinds, Sam'l	Carter
Hollenshead, Gorge	Crane
Hollet, Jonathen	Lindly
Holleway, Joseph	Carter
Hoof, Benjamin (Huff, Benjamin)	Bates
Horten, Foster	Carter
Howel, Nathen	Baley
Humberfield, Timothy (Humphrevil, Timothy)	Baley
Hunt, Abija	substitute
Huntington, Gilbert (Hunterdon, Gilbert)	Hall
Husk, Nicholes	Hall
Hutcherson, James	Henman
Hutson, Will'm	substitute
Johnson, Charles Fredrick	Laton
Joline, Antheny	Crane
Jones, Phenihas	Kitchell
Keepers, Will'm	Crane
Kent, John	Keen
Kilpatrick, John	Beach
Kinnan, Thomes	Laton
Lambert, Joshua	Beach
Larence, David	Ward
Laton, Andrew	Baley
Leaington, Thomas (Lennington, Thomas)	Laton
Lee, Peter	Keen
Lindly, Aaron	Hall
Lindly, Elihu	substitute
Looper, Lyon	Ward
Losey, Stephen	Keen
Lutman, Edward	Beach
McGee, Joseph (Magee, Joseph)	Ward
McMinds, Will'm	Laton
Mascoe, John	Laton
Mash, Aaron	Hall
Meeker, Gaberal	Baley
Meeks, John	Bates
Miller, Ebenezer	Lindly
Miller, Hesekiah	substitute
Mills, Gorge	Beach
Minnit, Sam'l	Hall
Minthorn, Jacob	Ward
Minton, Gorge	Carter
Minton, Lemmul (Minthorne, Lemuel)	Crane
Minton, Peter	Crane
Minton, Sam'l	Beach
Mirrick, Sam'l	Crane
Morehouse, Jeptha	Laton
Muer, John (Muire, John)	Keen
Mulford, Timothy (Mullford, Timothy)	Kitchell
Munson, Albra'm	Carter
Munson, Calep	Lindly
Munson, Ezekel (Monson, Ezekeal)	Carter
Munson, Joshua	Carter
Mure, David	Lindly
Name, Sam'l	Arnol
Narris, Garshem (Norris, Gershom)	Carter
Nichols, Lewis (Nicholds, Lewis)	Carter
Norris, Robert	Beach
Norris, Shadrick	Keen
Ogden, Charles	Bates
Oharrow, James	Beach
Osborn, Borzely	Hall
Orsborn, Cabeb	substitute
Palmer, Jacob	Hall
Perry, James	Beach
Person, Aaron (Pierson, Aaron)	Arnol
Person, Sam'l (Pierson, Samuel)	Keen
Phillips, Gorge	Lindly
Pitney, John	Lindly
Price, Enoch	Ward
Prudden, Benj'n	Carter
Ramsey, John	Carter
Ramson, Henry	Baley
Reves, Nathen	Baley
Riggs, Aaron (Riggs, Arund)	Lindly
Riggs, Josiah	Lindly
Right, Daniel	Lindly
Riter, Jesper	Crane
Roberts, David	Bates
Roff, Nath'l	Laton
Rogers, Semeion	Laton
Rose, Stephen	Carter
Ross, Eckebud	Crane
Rude, Abner	Carter
Rude, Calep	Carter
Schudder, Isaac	Lindly
Shipman, Jabes	Laton
Spinnidge, Ichobud	Ward
Squier, Thomas	Laton
Stagg, Henry	Crane
Stoten, John (Stouten, John)	Laton
Sturge, John	Carter
Sturge, Jno.	substitute
Talmedge, Abra'm	Lindly
Tappen, Jacob	Bates
Totten, Joseph	Laton
Towt, Robert	Beach
Trobridge, Dan	Beach
Tucker, John	Bates
Turner, Stephen	Keen
Turnman, Aaron	Lindly
Tuttel, Barnebus	Bates
Van Winckel, Abra'm	Hall
Varsels, Abra'm	Hall
Veal, David	Keen
Veal, Henry	Keen
Veal, John	Keen
Vradenborgh, Jacob	Ward
Wade, Eli	Carter
Wade, Isaac	substitute
Walker, David	Beach
Walker, Daniel (1 Daniel Walker listed in Stryker)	Ward
Ward, Dan'l	substitute
Ward, Josua	Lindly
Ward, Josua	Carter
Weake, Abel	Bates
Whealer, John	Keen
White, Edward	Laton
Wiggens, Garshem	Lindly
Wighthead, Nathan	Baley
Wilkeson, Moses	Keen
Willis, Nath'l	Kitchell
Wilson, Josiah	Bates
Winthrup, Peter	Ward
Witeanack, Benj'n	Lindly
Wood, Sam'l	Carter
Woodroff, Mathias	Carter
Woodroff, Simon	Crane
Woodruff, Matt's	substitute
Youngs, Joseph	Keen
Youngs, Moses	Ward

Name	Militia Company	Count
Broadwell, Nath'l (Brawdwell, Nath'l)	Arnold	1
Hambelton, Will'm (Hamilton, William)	Arnold	2
Name, Sam'l	Arnold	3
Person, Aaron (Pierson, Aaron)	Arnold	4
Anderson, Walter	Baley	1
Armstrong, Nath'l	Baley	2
Carter, Nicholes	Baley	3
Day, Jeduthen	Baley	4
Day, Robert	Baley	5
Freeman, Dannel	Baley	6
Gildersleves, Silas	Baley	7
Gurin, Eppenethes	Baley	8
Howel, Nathen	Baley	9
Humberfield, Timothy (Humphrevil, Timothy)	Baley	10
Laton, Andrew	Baley	11
Meeker, Gaberal	Baley	12
Ramson, Henry	Baley	13
Reves, Nathen	Baley	14
Wighthead, Nathan	Baley	15
Acorn, John	Bates	1
Beach, Abra'm	Bates	2
Burnett, Lindly	Bates	3
Copertwate, John	Bates	4
Fairchild, Isaac	Bates	5
Hatheway, Benj'n	Bates	6
Hoof, Benjamin (Huff, Benjamin)	Bates	7
Meeks, John	Bates	8
Ogden, Charles	Bates	9
Roberts, David	Bates	10
Tappen, Jacob	Bates	11
Tucker, John	Bates	12
Tuttel, Barnebus	Bates	13
Weake, Abel	Bates	14
Wilson, Josiah	Bates	15
Bears, Joseph	Beach	1
Bradey, Dannel	Beach	2
Dixerson, Jesse	Beach	3
Fairchild, David	Beach	4
Fairchild, Phenihas	Beach	5
Hatheway, Abra'm	Beach	6
Hatheway, Clemon	Beach	7
Hatheway, Job	Beach	8
Hatheway, Zophe	Beach	9
Kilpatrick, John	Beach	10
Lambert, Joshua	Beach	11
Lutman, Edward	Beach	12
Mills, Gorge	Beach	13
Minton, Sam'l	Beach	14
Norris, Robert	Beach	15
Oharrow, James	Beach	16
Perry, James	Beach	17
Towt, Robert	Beach	18
Trobridge, Dan	Beach	19
Walker, David	Beach	20
Ammerman, Derrick	Carter	1
Brewen, Joseph	Carter	2
Carter, Calep	Carter	3
Carter, Jacob	Carter	4
Conger, Benj'n	Carter	5
Cranmore, John (Cranmer, John)	Carter	6
Cranmore, Noadiah	Carter	7
Crowel, Enos	Carter	8
Crowle, Benj'n	Carter	9
Crowle, Seath	Carter	10
Darling, Will'm	Carter	11
Day, Semeion	Carter	12
Debo, David	Carter	13
Easton, John	Carter	14
Frost, Ezekel	Carter	15
Frost, Jedediah	Carter	16
Gabett, Robert	Carter	17
Gardner, Christopher	Carter	18
Garner, Janiah	Carter	19
Garrel, Fits (?)	Carter	20
Hinds, Sam'l	Carter	21
Holleway, Joseph	Carter	22
Horten, Foster	Carter	23
Minton, Gorge	Carter	24
Munson, Albra'm	Carter	25
Munson, Ezekel (Monson, Ezekeal)	Carter	26
Munson, Joshua	Carter	27
Narris, Garshem (Norris, Gershom)	Carter	28
Nichols, Lewis (Nicholds, Lewis)	Carter	29
Prudden, Benj'n	Carter	30
Ramsey, John	Carter	31
Rose, Stephen	Carter	32
Rude, Abner	Carter	33
Rude, Calep	Carter	34
Sturge, John	Carter	35
Wade, Eli	Carter	36
Ward, Josua	Carter	37
Wood, Sam'l	Carter	38
Woodroff, Mathias	Carter	39
Chappel, Richard	Crane	1
Cobb, Edward	Crane	2
Comson, Thomas	Crane	3
Cortland, Stephen	Crane	4
Cory, David, Jun. (Corey, David)	Crane	5
Hans, Fradrick	Crane	6
Hill, David	Crane	7
Hollenshead, Gorge	Crane	8
Joline, Antheny	Crane	9
Keepers, Will'm	Crane	10
Minton, Lemmul (Minthorne, Lemuel)	Crane	11
Minton, Peter	Crane	12
Mirrick, Sam'l	Crane	13
Riter, Jesper	Crane	14
Ross, Eckebud	Crane	15
Stagg, Henry	Crane	16
Woodroff, Simon	Crane	17
Anderson, Cornelias	Hail	1
Carrel, Abra'm	Hall	2
Curtis, Jeptha	Hall	3
Dill, Thomas	Hall	4
Harty, Dennis	Hall	5
Hayton, Zakeriah	Hall	6
Hedly, Isaac	Hall	7
Huntington, Gilbert (Hunterdon, Gilbert)	Hall	8
Husk, Nicholes	Hall	9
Lindly, Aaron	Hall	10
Mash, Aaron	Hall	11
Minnit, Sam'l	Hall	12
Osborn, Borzely	Hall	13
Palmer, Jacob	Hall	14
Van Winckel, Abra'm	Hall	15
Varsels, Abra'm	Hall	16
Ball, Ephriem	Henman	1
Beach, Abner	Henman	2
Billings, Will'm	Henman	3
Clark, Josiah	Henman	4
Conner, Andrew (Connard, Andrew)	Henman	5
Fanning, Ebenezer	Henman	6
Fanning, Sam'l	Henman	7
Hutcherson, James	Henman	8
Airs, Phenihas (Ayres, Phineas)	Keen	1
Castemore, Ephrime	Keen	2
Deboe, David	Keen	3
Decamp, Joseph	Keen	4
Fairchild, Calep	Keen	5
Foredice, Abra'm	Keen	6
Guard, Garshem	Keen	7
Guard, Moses	Keen	8
Hall, Joseph	Keen	9
Kent, John	Keen	10
Lee, Peter	Keen	11
Losey, Stephen	Keen	12
Muer, John (Muire, John)	Keen	13
Norris, Shadrick	Keen	14
Person, Sam'l (Pierson, Samuel)	Keen	15
Turner, Stephen	Keen	16
Veal, David	Keen	17
Veal, Henry	Keen	18
Veal, John	Keen	19
Whealer, John	Keen	20
Wilkeson, Moses	Keen	21
Youngs, Joseph	Keen	22
Allen, Prudden (Alling, Prudden)	Kitchell	1
Broadwell, Ezra (Brawdwell, Ezra)	Kitchell	2
Cooper, Ebenezer	Kitchell	3
Cory, Isaac (Corey, Isaac)	Kitchell	4
Cory, Jacob (Corey, Jacob)	Kitchell	5
Dalglish, Joseph	Kitchell	6
Dalglish, Nath'l	Kitchell	7
Fairchild, Lent W.	Kitchell	8
Fairchild, Sollomon	Kitchell	9
Forse, Squier (Force, Squire)	Kitchell	10
Gardner, Jacob	Kitchell	11
Heath, Nevil	Kitchell	12
Jones, Phenihas	Kitchell	13
Mulford, Timothy (Mullford, Timothy)	Kitchell	14
Willis, Nath'l	Kitchell	15
Baird, Jonathan	Laton	1
Beadell, William	Laton	2
Bebout, Will'm	Laton	3
Beedle, Reuben	Laton	4
Bullman, Joseph	Laton	5
Bunn, James	Laton	6
Bunnell, Gilbert (Bonnell, Gilbert)	Laton	7
Bunnell, Nath'l (Bonnell, Nath'l)	Laton	8
Bunnell, Nath'l, Jun. (Bonnell, Nath'l, Jun.)	Laton	9
Cooper, Gorge	Laton	10
Cory, Benj'n (Corey, Benjamin)	Laton	11
Doty, Joshua	Laton	12
Ennis, James (Innes, James)	Laton	13
Gelleson, Robert	Laton	14
Gurnyo, Charles	Laton	15
Johnson, Charles Fredrick	Laton	16
Kinnan, Thomes	Laton	17
Leaington, Thomas (Lennington, Thomas)	Laton	18
Mascoe, John	Laton	19
McMinds, Will'm	Laton	20
Morehouse, Jeptha	Laton	21
Roff, Nath'l	Laton	22
Rogers, Semeion	Laton	23
Shipman, Jabes	Laton	24
Squier, Thomas	Laton	25
Stoten, John (Stouten, John)	Laton	26
Totten, Joseph	Laton	27
White, Edward	Laton	28
Bayles, William	Lindly	1
Broadwell, Semion (Brawdwell, Simion)	Lindly	2
Conklin, Stephen, Jun.	Lindly	3
Dyken, Geradis	Lindly	4
Fairchild, Sherred	Lindly	5
Frazee, Jacob	Lindly	6
Grommon, Aaron	Lindly	7
Halsey, Calep	Lindly	8
Haydon, Jeremiah	Lindly	9
Henman, Azel (Hinman, Asabel)	Lindly	10
Hollet, Jonathen	Lindly	11
Miller, Ebenezer	Lindly	12
Munson, Calep	Lindly	13
Mure, David	Lindly	14
Phillips, Gorge	Lindly	15
Pitney, John	Lindly	16
Riggs, Aaron (Riggs, Arund)	Lindly	17
Riggs, Josiah	Lindly	18
Right, Daniel	Lindly	19
Schudder, Isaac	Lindly	20
Talmedge, Abra'm	Lindly	21
Turnman, Aaron	Lindly	22
Ward, Josua	Lindly	23
Wiggens, Garshem	Lindly	24
Witeanack, Benj'n	Lindly	25
Anderson, Cornelas	substitute
Billings, Jno.	substitute
Conger, Benj'n	substitute
Crowel, Enos	substitute
Darling, Sam'l (Durling, Samuel)	substitute
Day, Will'm (Dey, William)	substitute
Frasey, Josiah	substitute
Gavit, Robart	substitute
Gifford, _____	substitute
Hambleton, Benj'n (Hamilton, Benjamin)	substitute
Hambleton, Will'm (Hamilton, William)	substitute
Hunt, Abija	substitute
Hutson, Will'm	substitute
Lindly, Elihu	substitute
Miller, Hesekiah	substitute
Orsborn, Cabeb	substitute
Sturge, Jno.	substitute
Wade, Isaac	substitute
Ward, Dan'l	substitute
Woodruff, Matt's	substitute
Bunnell, Henry (Bonnell, Henry)	Ward	1
Carter, Ruben	Ward	2
Day, Nath'l	Ward	3
Forster, Filetas (Foster, Philetis)	Ward	4
Forster, Ransler	Ward	5
Foster, Ellehanson	Ward	6
Genung, Benj'm	Ward	7
Genung, Jeremiah	Ward	8
Hedges, Gideon, Jun.	Ward	9
Hedges, Jonathen	Ward	10
Larence, David	Ward	11
Looper, Lyon	Ward	12
McGee, Joseph (Magee, Joseph)	Ward	13
Minthorn, Jacob	Ward	14
Price, Enoch	Ward	15
Spinnidge, Ichobud	Ward	16
Vradenborgh, Jacob	Ward	17
Walker, Daniel (1 Daniel Walker listed in Stryker)	Ward	18
Winthrup, Peter	Ward	19
Youngs, Moses	Ward	20