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Muster Roll of Capt. Dirck Hansen’s Company in the Battalion of Forces in the Service of the United States of America Commanded By Colo. James Livingston (1)
Commissioned December 18th Capt. Dirck Hansen.
Commissioned May 6, 1777, 1st Lt. William Wallace (2). December 18, 1776, 2d Lt. Duncan Campbell (sick at Albany)

No	Appointed	Serjeants	For What Term	Remarks
1	January 1th, 1777	Birch, John	During the War
2	Do--1--Do	Hawkins, William	Do
3	Do –1—Do	Matthews, Peter	Do	Sick at Johnstown
4	June 10—Do	Swayer, Lambert (3)	3 years

No	Appointed	Corporals	For What Term	Remarks
1	January 1, 1777	Hubbart, Joseph	During the War
2	Do—1—Do	Porter, William	Do
3	August 1 – Do	Maule, Alexander

No	Appointed	Drum	For What Term	Remarks
1	March 30—Do	Caylor, Fradrick	During War

No	Appointed	Fife	For What Term	Remarks
	Dec’r 30, 1776	Cook, Nicholas

Captain Dirck Hanson’s Company—Colonel James Livingston

No	Inlisted	Privates	For What Term	Remarks
1	March 21, 1777	Abbot, Joseph	During War
2	Do—20--Do	Aitkinson, George	Do
3	January 1—Do	Barns, David	Do
4	Do—3—Do	Barret, Peter	Do	On Command to Fort Schuyler
5	Do—1—Do	Balding Zeriah	Do
6	June 2—Do	Conner, Henry	Do
7	January 1—Do	Daskham, John	Do
8	June 23—Do	Fletcher, John	Do
9	January 1—Do	Hosmer, John	Do
10	Do—1—Do	Hall, David	Do
11	Do—1—Do	Jerrel, John	Do
12	June 5—Do	Moke, Garardus	Do
13	January 5—Do	Mitchell, Barnabas	Do
14	Do—1—Do	Jerrel, Ezekiel	Do
15	May 20—Do	Vrooman, Peter	Three Years
16	May 12—Do	Wilsell, Abel	During War
17	June 17—Do	Hany, Abraham	Do	Sick at Caughnawaga
18	January 14—Do	Adams, John	Do	Desarted 14 Jany 1777
19	Do—1—Do	Bouly [Bailey], Henry	Do	Desarted 25 March
20	Do—13—Do	Garrison, Peter	Do	Do—5 April
21	Do—13—Do	Banomy, Gardner	Do	Do—Do
22	March 6—Do	Darmouth, James	Do	Do—7 March

Campt near Loudon’s Ferry Sept’r 7, 1777. Mustered then Capt. Dirck Hansen’s Company as specified in the above role. Richard Lush Dep’y MM. Rich’d Varick D. MM Genl
Proof of Effectives

	Captain	1st Lieut.	2d Lieut	Ensign	Serjeants
Present	1	1			3
Absent			1		1
Total	1	1	1		4

	Corporals	Drum	Fife	Privates
Present	3	1	1	15
Absent				2
Total	3	1	1	17

We do swear that the within Muster Roll is the True State of the Company without Fraud to the United States or to any Individual according to the Best of our knowledge. Dirck Hansen Capt.
Sworn before me in Camp near Still Water this 14th Sept’r 1777. Ebenezer Learned B[brigadier] G[eneral]
Muster Roll of Dirrck Hansens Compy. Colonel James Livingston’s Battalion, From Dec’r 18 to Sept 7, 1777.
Revolutionary War Rolls 1775-1783, Series M-246, Roll 132, Folder 218. National Archives, Washington DC.

End Notes—Capt. Dirck Hansen’s Company

James Livingston was the Colonel of the First Canadian Continental Regiment. This regiment had several Canadians that enlisted and fought for American Independence.
William Wallace from Johnstown, NY. He had served as a private and Sergeant in theThird Regiment of Tryon County Militia, William also served as a Lieutenant in Colonel Lewis DuBois’ Regiment of New York State Levies, in 1780.
Lambert Sawyer served as a Sergeant in the Colonel Goose VanSchaick’s New York Continental Regiment in 1776 in Captain Andrew Finck’s Company. He served 3 years in this regiment and was discharged on June 10, 1780. He served as a sergeant in Captain Garret Putman’s Company in Colonel Marinus Willett’s Regiment of New York State Levies in 1781. He then served as a private in Captain Jellis A. Fonda’s Company in Colonel Willett’s Regiment in 1782.

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