Sunday, July 12, 2009

66 Patriots



In the old Dutch church yard, here in the Village of Second River, Belleville, NJ, are buried 66 patriots from the Revolutionary War. We owe them our freedom.

The Roll Call
John Bayley
Henry Brown
Isaac Brown
John Brown
Henry Cadmus
Isaac Cadmus
John P. Cadmus
John H. Cadmus
Peter Cadmus
Lt. Col. Thomas Cadmus
James Campbell
Minard Curen
Capt. Amos Dodd
Thomas Doremus
Anthony Francisco
John Francisco
Jacob Freeland
John Garland
Garrabrant Garrabrants
John Gilliland
John Harrison
James Hornblower
Josiah Hornblower
James Jacobus
John Jacobus
Henry Jacobus
Richard Jacobus
Capt. Henry Joralemon
Helmich Joralemon
Lt. Capt. James Joralemon
Capt. John Kidney
Abram King
Aurey King
William King
John King
Isaac Kingsland
John Kingsland
John Luker
Joseph Miller
William Nixon
Ensign John Peer
Jacob Pier
Jacob Riker
Daniel Rutan
Capt. Anthony Rutgers
Gerard Rutgers
Robert Rutgers
Capt. Thomas Seigler
Capt. Abraham Speer
Capt. Cornelius Speer
Capt. Henry Speer
Francis Speer
Lt. Herman Speer
James Speer
John Speer
John Spier
Lt. John Spier Jr.
Christian Stimets
Capt. Steven Van Courtlandt
Daniel Teurs
Thomas Van Riper
Simeon Van Winkle
Michael Vreeland
Capt. Ezekial Wade
Samuel Ward
John Winne



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