Records, 1814-1815.

New Jersey. Militia. Morris Brigade

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The Morris County Militia was called into service on September 3, 1812 and consisted of four infantry regiments and one squadron of cavalry. The commanding officers of the four infantry regiments were: Lieutenant Colonel Silas Axtell, Lieutenant Colonel John Smith, Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Jackson, and Lieutenant Colonel Lemuel Cobb. From the description of Morris Brigade military records, 1812. (New Jersey Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 53935230 ...

Colfax, William, 1756-1838

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Anderson, John

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John Anderson, a native of County Down, Ireland, emigrated from Bally Bay, Monaghan County to Germantown, Pa. in 1793. He later moved to New Castle, Delaware, where he was a music instructor. Samuel Harkness was one of Anderson's vocal students. From the description of Music workbook, ca. 1793. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122474730 Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), Socialist Workers Party and United Auto Workers member. President of UAW Loc...

New Jersey. Militia. Essex Brigade

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Vanderhoof, Cornelius

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Cornelius Vanderhoof (b. 1780) lived in Morris County, New Jersey where he was a laborer. In 1812, Vanderhoof enlisted for five years with the Fifteenth Infantry or New Jersey Regiment of the United States Army. From the description of Cornelius Vanderhoof military record book, 1812. (New Jersey Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 53362342 ...

Kearny, Lawrence, 1789-1868

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Naval officer commandant; Norfolk, Va. and New York City. From the description of Lawrence Kearny sketchbook, 1817-1818. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122557313 Frank Ellery was a nephew of William Ellery, a Deputy Governor of Rhode Island and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. From the description of Letter, July 9, 1818. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 18168900 Lawrence Kearny, the son of Elizabeth Lawrence and Michael Kearny, was b...

Seward, John, 1730-1797

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Dunham, Hampton.

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Randolph, Reuben.

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Vroom, Peter Dumont, 1791-1873

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New Jersey lawyer, politician, and diplomat. In 1838 he was elected to Congress, but because of irregularities in the returns, he and several other winning candidates were not confirmed. The dispute, which became known as the Broad Seal War, was finally settled in their favor by the courts. From the description of ALsS : Trenton, N.J., to Aaron Ogden Dayton, 1839-1845. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 145506970 Attorney in Trenton, N.J., Governor of New ...

Rosenkrans, Benjamin.

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Thompson, Lawrence E.

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Darcy, John S. (John Stevens), 1788-1863

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Measurrall, Peter.

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Pennington, William S. (William Sandford), 1757-1826

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William Sanford Pennington, the sixth of the nine children of Mary Sanford (1725-1805) and Samuel Pennington (1725-1791), was born in 1757 in Newark, New Jersey. He was probably trained as a hatter, but at the outbreak of the Revolution joined the Continental Army and became in 1777 a sergeant in the 2nd Regiment of Artillery under Colonel John Lamb and Major General Henry Knox. He advanced to the rank of 2nd lieutenant in 1780, and at the end of the war was brevetted Captain by a s...

Heath, David S.

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Roub, Samuel.

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Reading, Alexander.

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Scott, John M., -1839

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John M. Scott was a Captain in the Fifteenth Infantry Regiment (also known as the New Jersey Regiment) of the United States Army during and after the War of 1812. He was the original commissioner of the Morris Canal and Banking Company and was a director of that company in 1825. In 1832, he left the company and became the president of the Union Bank of Dover. From the description of John M. Scott letters, 1812-1818. (New Jersey Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 5410505...

Coleman, Benjamin A.

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Benjamin Coleman was a leading British spiritualist and author of Spiritualism in America (first published 1861.) From the description of Benjamin Coleman papers, 1855-1887. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 729065320 ...

New Jersey. Militia. Regiment, 2nd

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The Second Regiment (Infantry) of Brigadier General William Colfax's brigade of the New Jersey Militia was mustered into service in September 1814. Until December 1814, the Second Regiment was a detached militia unit in service of the United States in its war effort against Great Britain during the War of 1812. The Second Regiment was stationed in Paulus Hook, New Jersey (now Jersey City, New Jersey). Hostilities between the two nations were at a stalemate by 1814, however, Great Britain went on...

Beardslee, George.

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Moore, Vancleve.

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