List of New Jersey military officers in the American Revolution

Tombstone of Simon Addis
Tombstone of Peter Pumyea

Lieutenants

Captains

Simon Addis (1745–1834)

Captain Simon Addis (1745–1834) Revolutionary War Veteran (December 30, 1745, Northampton, Bucks County, Pennsylvania – June 23, 1834, Six Mile Run, New Jersey) Simon was the son of Richard Addis and Maria Wyckoff. He was married to Mariah Hollingshead (c. 1745 – 1766); and after her death, on December 15, 1766, he married Eleanor Vliet (1744–1792). After her death he married Maria Van Cleef (1756–1796) aka Mary Van Cleef; and after her death he married Nellie Voorhees (c. 1760 – 1832) aka Nelly Voorhees. Eleanor and Simon had a son: Daniel Addis (1768–1832). Simon and Mariah were buried in Elm Ridge Cemetery, North Brunswick and a new marker was placed on their graves by the Daughters of the American Revolution in 1932. He is listed in the Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots, Volume 1, Serial Number 9787; Volume 5. Simon Addis received his Revolutionary War pension on March 4, 1831, at a rate of $369.97 per year.

Andrew Drake (1684–1743)

Captain Andrew Drake (1684–1743) was the son of Captain George Drake (1651–1709), aka George Drake I, and Mary Oliver (1657 – c. 1709). He married Hannah FitzRandolph (1689–1742), and their children include: Johanna Drake (born 1705), who married Tristum Manning; Jeremiah Drake (1707 – c. 1759), who married Martha Dunn; George Drake II (1709–1776) who married Elizabeth Stelle (1711–1768); Mary Drake (born 1710) who married Gershom B. Lee; Edward Drake (born 1713), who married Mary Vail; David Drake (1715–1747), who married Sarah; and FitzRandolph (Randolph) Drake (1717–1791), who married Rachel Drake, who was his cousin. His will was recorded on September 16, 1742, in Piscataway, New Jersey. He was buried in the Stelton Baptist Church Cemetery, Edison.

John Outwater (1746–1823)

John Outwater (1746–1823) aka Jan Outwater; Captain in Revolutionary War of Outwater's Bergen County Company (September 17, 1746, Moonachie, Bergen County, New Jersey, US – May 18, 1823, Moonachie, Bergen County, New Jersey, US) Son of Jacob Franszen Oudewater (born c. 1660) aka Jacob Outwater and Martyntje Berthoff (born 1666). He was baptised on December 26, 1746, at the Hackensack Dutch Reformed Church. He married Hendrikie Lozier (1745–1828) on October 4, 1768, and had the following children: Jacob Outwater (born c. 1769); Niclaus Outwater (born 1770); Pieter (Peter) Outwater (born 1773); Elizabeth Outwater (born 1775); Richard Outwater (1777 – after 1850); John J. Outwater (born 1781); and Abraham Outwater (born c. 1783).

Melody of outwatersmilitia.com writes:

Captain John Outwater's Company of the Bergen County Militia Regiment was one of twenty-five companies of Militia raised by Act of the New Jersey Assembly in 1776. However, due to the demoralizing retreat of the Continental Army across New Jersey after the Fall of New York and the surrounding American positions, the Company did not actually form until early 1777. When the Company was assembled in Hackensack, the Company elected its Company Commanders: John Outwater as Captain; Adam Boyd, Lieutenant, and Abraham Allen, Ensign. Outwater's Company one of several companies in the Bergen County Militia Regiment, commanded by Colonel Theunis Dey. The Company was composed of Jersey Dutch farmers and tradesmen who attempted to protect their property from British foraging parties. Because of the proximity to the British in New York City and the large Tory or Loyalist population, Bergen County was dangerous for those in rebellion. Unlike other militia, it was often unsafe for these men to return to their homes and because of this, the men of the Outwater's Militia Company were often on constant duty, much different from the men of New England. When not actively moving against raiding British parties, the group of approximately twenty some men concentrated on interdicting Loyalist trade with the British in New York. Goods were often sent down the Hackensack River and the goods and prisoners would be seized by Outwater's men. The Justice of the Peace would then award the goods to the captors. In December 1780, the State legislature commissioned the company Outwater's Company, New Jersey State Troops. State Troops were considered a cut above militia; the comparative stability of their long-term enlistment allowed them to be assigned more important and intensive duties.

Peter Pumyea (1739–1802)

Peter Pumyea (March 27, 1739 – September 21, 1802) was a captain in the New Jersey militia during the American Revolutionary War. He was born in Six Mile Run, Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey. He married Ida Rycken Suydam (1744–1824) on June 10, 1762. Ida was the daughter of Ryck Suydam. Ryck's father, Hendrick Rychen was from Suydam, Holland. Peter and Ida had a child: Peter Pumyea III (1768–1826) who married Sarah Addis. Sarah was the daughter of Simon Addis. In the Census of 1765–72, Peter is recorded as "Peter Pommieeje" with his wife and children and two slaves: Caesar and Sam. As "Peter Pommieeje", he served in the Revolutionary War as captain of the 2nd Battalion, Somerset County, New Jersey militia. Both he and his wife lived and died at Six Mile Run in Somerset County, New Jersey. He was buried in Elm Ridge Cemetery, North Brunswick. The inscription reads: "Peter Pumyea, Died September 21, 1802, aged 63 years, 5 months and 25 days" and "Ida Pumyea buried November 20, 1824".

John Mott (1734–1804)

John Mott (June 18, 1734 – January 31, 1804) was a captain in the 1st Hunterdon Regiment of the New Jersey Militia and served as a guide to General George Washington and the Revolutionary War army on the march down along the Delaware River prior to the Battle of Trenton. Capt Mott lead the division under General Sullivan down the River Road passing his own farm and grist mill. He was the one who discovered that their powder was wet, which he reported to General Sullivan and General Washington. Captain Mott was in the 1st Hunterdon County Militia throughout the Revolutionary War under Col. Isaac Smith (June 1776 – February 1777) and Col. Joseph Phillips (February 1777 – Nov 1781).

Benjamin Weatherby (1749–1818)

Benjamin Weatherby (April 13, 1749 – April 20, 1818) was commissioned lieutenant, 1776, 3rd battalion, Gloucester County, New Jersey militia, Lieut.-Col. Richard Somer's State troops, and, 1777, captain in Col. Oliver Spencer's regiment of infantry. He was born in Billingsport, New Jersey; died in Gloucester County, New Jersey.

References

  1. ↑ "Lieutenant Nicholas Morgan | Morgan, New Jersey". Morgan-nj.org. 2012-07-04. Retrieved 2014-04-26.
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