American Revolutionary War
Includes Men from Bergen County, New Jersey
Muster Roll of Captain Peter Rutan's Company in the 4th Battalion of New Jersey Volunteers commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Abraham Buskirk Esq.- No place mentioned, but date is March 19, 1780:
| Rank | Names | Enlistment | Reason Absent |
| Captain | Peter Rutan | Under arrest | |
| Lieutenant | James Servinear | Prisoner with the Rebels | |
| Ensign | Cortland | With leave | |
| Sergeant | Samuel Van Geesen | ||
| Sergeant | William Bell | ||
| Sergeant | George Webb | ||
| Corporal | John Hopper | ||
| Corporal | Philip Henselbecker | ||
| Corporal | Peter Wannemaker | ||
| Drummer | Joseph Sithes | ||
| Private | Peter Ridner | ||
| Private | William Ridner | ||
| Private | Jacob Romaine | ||
| Private | Jacob Himmion | ||
| Private | Henry Wannemaker | ||
| Private | Nicholas Himmion | ||
| Private | Stephen Foster | ||
| Private | George Smith | ||
| Private | Peter Ramsay | ||
| Private | John Belyou | ||
| Private | Francis Beatty | ||
| Private | Barthus New Housen | ||
| Private | Samuel Demarest | ||
| Private | George Cope | ||
| Private | Samuel Conklin | ||
| Private | John Van Zile | ||
| Private | George Himmeon | ||
| Private | John Wannemaker | ||
| Private | Timothy Collins | ||
| Private | Lewis Fisher | ||
| Private | Abraham Ackerman | ||
| Private | John Sickels | ||
| Private | Ignatius Staker | ||
| Private | Davod Degroot | ||
| Private | Peter Smith | Taken prisoner Aug. 19, 1779 Joined the Battalion again | |
| Private | Conrad Henselpecker | ||
| Private | John Page | In Regiment Hospital Taken prisoner Aug. 19, 1779 Joined the Battalion again | |
| Private | John Conolly | With Major Browne | |
| Private | John Wilkenson | On Expedition with The Commander in Chief | |
| Private | Robert Clighorne | On Expedition with The Commander in Chief | |
| Private | Mathew Kneght | Died Jan. 22, 1780 | |
| Private | William Smith | On Command Recruiting | |
| Private | Jacob Ackerson | On Command Recruiting | |
| Private | Richard Ackerman | On Command Recruiting | |
| Private | John Abel | Prisoner with Rebels | |
| Private | William Stor | Prisoner with Rebels | |
| Private | Nicholas Wannemaker | Prisoner with Rebels | |
| Private | Richard Wannemaker | Prisoner with Rebels | |
| Private | Fredrick Bruce | Prisoner with Rebels | |
| Private | Conrad Frysiner | Prisoner with Rebels | |
| Private | William Browne | Prisoner with Rebels | |
| Private | Peter Fisher | Prisoner with Rebels | |
| Private | Abraham Rutan | Prisoner with Rebels | |
| Private | Jacob Montanye | Prisoner with Rebels | |
| Private | William Winter | Prisoner with Rebels | |
| Private | David Bayard | Prisoner with Rebels | |
| Private | Henry Laback | Prisoner with Rebels | |
| Private | Mathew Bennit | Prisoner with Rebels | |
| Private | William Ramsay | Prisoner with Rebels Taken Jan. 15, 1780 |
Note on Richard Wannemaker: Richard Wannamaker died in gaol in Philadelphia in 1780. His widow, Elizabeth, married a John Post, and settled in the Maugerville, New Brunswich, Canada area.
Transcribed by Donna Ristenbatt. From the New Jersey State Archives, Trenton, NJ. Loyalist Muster Rolls, Reel #232, Vol. 4, pg. 1249.
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