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Shreve, Israel, 1739-1799
Revolutionary War soldier, of Gloucester and Burlington Counties, New Jersey; married his second wife, Mary ("Polly") Cokely [or Cokley?], in 1773; was commissioned lieutenant colonel, Second Battalion Infantry, New Jersey Continental Line, upon its organization in November 1775 and subsequently participated in the Quebec Expedition; was commissioned colonel of the Second Battalion upon the Jersey Line's reorganization in November 1776 and was later wounded at the Battle of Brandywine; fought at the Battle of Monmouth, participated in General Sullivan's Indian Campaign and was present at the Battles of Connecticut Farms and Springfield; with reorganization, became colonel, Second Regiment, New Jersey Continental Line, in September 1780; resigned from military service in 1781, having been out of favor with General Washington for some time; served in the New Jersey Assembly, 1781-1783, as a representative from Burlington County; removed to western Pennsylavania in 1788, subsequently purchasing land there from Washington, whose death date (December 14, 1799) he shared.
From the description of Papers, 1741-1813 (bulk 1775-1794). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122570751
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Shreve, Israel (Trenton, N. J.)
http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6dg9jw2 (person)
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Shreve, Israel
http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w63w5x4k (person)
Colonel Israel Shreve was born in 1739 in New Jersey. Before rising to a position of military leadership in General George Washington's Continental Army during the American Revolution, he worked as a farmer in Gloucester County. On Oct. 31, 1775, Shreve was appointed Lieutenant Colonel of the Second Regiment of New Jersey troops. On Nov. 28, 1776, he was promoted to Colonel for the reorganized line, which was now known as the Second New Jersey Regiment, Second Establishm...
