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From: john newman <>
Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Rev War: BELLIS/CURREN/MAXWELL/BARTON in 2ndRegiment Hunterdon
Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2004 07:07:44 -0700 (PDT)
In-Reply-To: <NEBBJKHBKLBGAKADEDJHCELNEIAA.bellisgenealogy@verizon.net>


Strykers is on the NJ State Library Website:
http://www.njstatelib.org/NJ_Information/Digital_Collections/Digidox22.php

Good luck on the unit level. Since many revolutionary records were lost or destroyed, it might be the best you can get. Another route, if you are looking for info on a unit and know the commander(s) is to look up the commanding officers at the Archives. They will list some more details about their service based on different sources (e.g., pension records of soldiers, pay recs, etc.) It's difficult to build a reliable record this way for an officer or soldier. You may not know when they mustered, if a soldier mustered when called upon to do so, how long their service was (3 mos, 6 mos. 9 mos.), also regiments were not usually called up in their entirety. There is a lot to be considered.

Good luck. I have tried to research the 2nd battalion of Hunterdon, and put together a list of soldiers and units based on records from Strykers and some primary sources I have come across. It is not comprehensive and only adds a bit more than what Strykers did.

Roz Bellis <> wrote:
STRYKKER's "Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Revolutionary War" lists
these individuals

2nd Regiment Hunterdon, Capt Maxwell's Company:

Capt John MAXWELL, Commander (apparently served in Sussex County militia as
a Lieutenant, if I'm reading Strykker's info correctly)
Lt Robert MAXWELL
Pvt Andrew BELLOS (BELLIS)
Pvt Richard CURREN

2nd Regiment Hunterdon, Staff:

Lt. BARTON (fnu) served on the staff of the 2nd Regiment Hunterdon

Could anyone help to answer these questions:

1. Is this the same John MAXWELL whose name is in the Sussex Co. Deed Books
as having deposed witnesses James BISHOP & Robt ALLISON on 28 February 1797.
This was with regard to the December 1796 transfer of land from the heirs of
Isaac SWAYZE of Oxford to the heirs of Joseph LEMON, also of Oxford. This
land was located near the Beaver Brook, presumably in the vicinity of
Swayzes Mills.
2. Was Robert MAXWELL related to his company commander, John?
3. Was Richard CURREN's name mispelled? Was he actually a CURRENT?
4. What was Lt. BARTON's first name?

Does anyone know if STRYKKER's book comes in digital format? It lists
soldier's names in alphabetical order, but I would love to be able to query
his data by military unit level (the book does this for officers, but not
enlisted men.)

Thanks!

Roz BELLIS
Alexandria, VA


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