Martin Ryerson (1755 - 1781)

Born 5 Nov 1755 in Somerset, New Jersey colony

Ancestors

Died 7 Feb 1781 at age 25 in Savannah, Georgia, USA

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Biography

Martin Ryerson was born on November 5, 1755, in Jersey City, New Jersey to Joris Ryerson Jr and his wife, Marytje Dubois. He had five brothers and three sisters. He died on February 7, 1781, in Savannah, Georgia, at the age of 25.

A British Loyalist. Served as a Lieutenant in the 4th Battalion, New Jersey Volunteers (Loyalists),

Birth

• Martin Ryerson was born on November 5, 1755, in Jersey City, New Jersey, to Marytje (Mary) Dubois, age 33, and Hon. Joris (George) Ryerson, age 52.^[1][2]

Death

• Martin Ryerson died on February 7, 1781, in Savannah, Georgia, when he was 25 years old.^[1][2]

Military

• Martin Ryerson was a British Loyalist during the Revolutionary War, serving as a Lieutenant with the 4th Battalion, NJ Volunteers (Loyalists).^[1][3][2][4]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} RYERSON, Albert Winslow., Alfred L. HOLMAN, Adriaen REYERSZ, and Martin REYERSZ. The Ryerson Genealogy: Genealogy and History of the Knickerbocker Families O Ryerson, Ryerse, Ryerss ; Also Adriance and Martense Families ; All Descendants of Martin and Adriaen Reyersz (Reyerszen), of Amsterdam ... Edited by Alfred L. Holman. Chicago: Privately Printed for E.L. Ryerson, 1916. Page 21.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Ryerson, Louis Johnes. The Genealogy of the Ryerson Family in America, 1646-1902. New York: Jenkins & McCowan, 1902.
3. ↑ Stryker, William S. The New Jersey Volunteers (Loyalists) in the Revolutionary War. Naar, Day and Naar, Book Printers; Trenton, NJ ; 1887. Printed for Private Distribution. Page 59.
4. ↑ Scott, William Winfield. History of Passaic and Its Environs ...: Historical-biographical. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1922. Multiple volumes.

Acknowledgments

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