John Brokaw (1736 - 1777)

Born 5 May 1736 in Raritan, Colony of New Jersey

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Died 4 Oct 1777 at age 41 in Germantown, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Lieutenant John Brokaw served with 1st Battalion, Somerset County Militia, New Jersey Militia during the American Revolution.

Lieutenant John Brokaw was Killed in Action during American Revolution.

John Brokaw is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A014807.

John Brokaw is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 121651
Rank: Lieutenant

1777 Lieutenant John Brokaw Junior served Captain Jacob Ten Eyck's Company, Colonel Frederick Frelinghuysen's 1st Regiment of Somerset County Militia, for the State of New Jersey. He was killed in the Battle of Germantown, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Spouses: 1) X X 2) Maria Van Der Veer. Children: Henry, Mary, Simon, Anne, Phoebe, Ferdinand. ^[1]

1777 Rosters of Soldiers and Sailors: Lieutenant John Brocaw of the New Jersey Militia was killed at Germantown, October 4th, 1777. ^[2]

Military Service: BET 23 June 1775 AND 4 October 1777 Died Battle of Germantown, Pennsylvania. Served with the Militia under General Philemon Dickinson.

"On the East side of the North Branch of the Raritan, about a mile below the Church, stand a brick house, still in the state of good preservation. In it resided a farmer, John Brokaw. He answered the call of his country in the Revolutionary War, enlisting in the Company Commanded by Captain Peter D. Vroom, and at the battle of Germantown, Pennsylvania, he fell while leading his men. By his side stood Joseph Stull, a friend and neighbor, who carried him from the front, and many years later became the husband of his daughter Phebe," and "In the spring of 1779, while Washington was yet residing in the Wallace House in Somerville, he rode to this house, five miles away, and called on Mrs. Brokaw to express his sympathy." ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed May 23, 2017), "Record of John Brokaw Jr", Ancestor # A014807.
2. ↑ "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSFF-L9XP-T?cc=2546162&wc=WD6Q-R9N%3A1597372301 : 29 August 2019), Connecticut-Virginia, Historical register of officers of the Continental Army > image 121 of 690; citing various published state rosters, United States.
3. ↑ History of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties, New Jersey", by Snell.

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Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Brokaw-57 created through the import of Reffler-Brokaw-Sprague-Norton .ged on Jul 14, 2012 by Jessica Turner. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Jessica and others.
• Military service detail inserted by Meehan-411 23 May 2017
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