Abraham Schenck orderly book, 1776-1777.

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Abraham Schenck orderly book, 1776-1777.

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The Abraham Schenck orderly book contains orders at the brigade, division, regiment, and company level, recorded by Captain Schenck of the Duchess County Minute Man militia for 1776-1777.

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Schenck, Abraham, 1720-1790.

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Abraham Schenck was born August 6, 1720, in Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York. He was the son of Johannes Schenck, a Dutch immigrant who worked as town clerk of Flatbush, and his wife, Maria Lott; like his father, Abraham worked in local government. Around 1740, he married Elsie Vandervoort. After the outbreak of the American Revolution, Schenck enlisted in Colonel Jacobus Swartout's Regiment of Minute Men in Duchess County, New York, primarily recruited from the Fishkill area. Because of his age, he...

New York (State). Militia

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Levies were special regiments recruited under provisions of the legislature which entitled recruits to plots of unappropriated land. From the description of Levy certificates issued record book. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122617529 ...