22 Sep 1777 - Muster of Captain Laing’s Company, First Regiment, Essex County Militia, New Jersey

Date: 22 Sep 1777 [unknown]
Location: Essex, New Jersey
Surname/tag: Laing-1799

Below is an alphabetized list of people whose names appear in a muster of Captain Benjamin Laing's Company of the First Regiment, Essex County Militia, New Jersey dated 22 September 1777. Note that the spelling of the names is based on how they appear in the record and should not be corrected if they were written incorrectly in the actual muster.

Isaiah Blackford, Private 28
James Clark, Private 26
Henry Demoney, Sergeant 22
Cornelius Drake, Sergeant 23
Jacob Drake, Corporal 22
Thomas Force, Private 22
Cornelius Frazee, Private 28
Elijah Hand, Private 28
Stephen Hand, Private 29
Dennis Jennings, Private 22
Levi Laforge, Private 29
Levi Lenox, Private 23
Cornelius Little, Private 25
William Little, Private 25
Jacob Ludlam, Private 22
David Lumbard, Private 25
Samuel Lumbard, Private 28
Enoch Mannon, Private 23
Colon Maxfield, Private 28
John Osborn, Private 22
Squire Osborn, Private 22
Isaac Pack, Private 25
Melvin Pance, Private 23
Michael Pierce, Private 28
Neamiah Randall, Private 23
John Rogers, Private 28
Nathaniel Rouleson, Private 29
Elijah Stites, Private 28
Enoch Terrill, Corporal 22
Isaac Terrill, Private 22
Abraham Tucker, Private 25
Jacob Tucker, Lieutenant 23
Moses Tucker, Private 25
Eder Vermeule, Lieutenant 23
Richard Waller, Private 23
Aaron Whitehead, Private 22
Stephen Woodruff, Private 28

The number after the person’s name is likely the day that they came, based on the following notes below the list:

“William Little come on the 25th day of September and got his clearance on the 29th day, 1777.” Next to his name on the roster, there was a note that he “went away 29.”

“Cornelius Little come on the 25th day of September and got his clearance on the 28th day, 1777.” Next to his name on the roster, there was a note that he “went away 29.”

Another note on the page stated:

“September the 16 Day, 1777.

Cartridges dealt out to Aaron Whitehead and Dennis Jennings.”

The muster was found in a muster book headed, “Captain John Scudder’s Muster Roll Book – October 4th, 1777” and contained in the case of Mary Demoney – Widow #20, 976 at the Pension Bureau, Washginton, D.C. A certified copy was made and filed at the New Jersey State Archives. Also included in the Muster Roll book is a muster roll of Captain Scudder’s Company dated 1 October 1777. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Revolutionary war manuscripts, New Jersey numbers 1-10811, FamilySearch Catalog with access restricted to FamilySearch Center (formerly Family History Center) or FamilySearch Affiliate Library, Film 007724451, Image 34. Original data: New Jersey State Archives. Dept: Genealogical Society. Rec: Revolutionary War Manuscripts. MSS# 254.