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Muster Roll of Capt. Benjamin Walker’s Company
In the 4th N. York Regiment in the Service
of the United States Commanded by Fred Weissenfels
Esq’r. Lt Colo. Commandt for the Month of Sept. Oct’r Nov’r & Dec’r 80
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Nov’r 21st 1776 |
Benjamin Walker Capt. |
AD Camp to Major Gen’l B. Stuben |
Commissioned |
Nov’r 9th 1777 |
Thomas Hunt Lieutenant |
Deputy Muster Master PT |
Appd |
Jan’y 1st 1778 |
Joseph Morrell Ensign |
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Appd |
Serjeant Major |
Term |
Remarks |
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Patrick Sinnott |
War |
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Qr Master Serjeant |
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Nov’r 12th 1778 |
John Duguid |
3 years |
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Serjeants |
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Thomas Pollard |
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Daniel Tapping |
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John Damolds |
Join’d Sept’r 1st 1780 Furloughed Dec’r 27th, 1780 |
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Corporals |
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Andrew Rose |
Reduced 1st Sept’r 80 |
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Thomas Dnnniston |
Do Do Do |
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George St. Lawrence |
Promoted Sept’r 1 80 |
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Sick at Conohahary |
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Drum Major |
Term |
Remarks |
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Robt. Ward |
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Fife Major |
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John M. Charlesworth |
Promoted Octob’r 15th 1780 |
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Drummer |
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Fifer |
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Privates |
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William Burham |
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Francis Budine |
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Furloughed by Colo Weisenfles Exp Servant waiter to Mr. Genl McDougal |
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Richard Cothill |
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Edward Collins |
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Simion Cox |
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Anthony D. Rush |
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John Dunnavan |
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Thomas Deniston |
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Thomas Holms |
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Samuel Johnson |
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William Johnson |
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Jacob Spicer |
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Micajah Sherwood |
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On his Excell’s G’d |
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Samuel Mitchell |
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Samuel Willson |
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Eleiser Youmans |
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Timothy Smalley |
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Deserted 27th Oct’r 1780 |
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David Ogden |
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Minard Vm D Bogard |
5 mo (1) |
Discharg’d Dec’r 15 |
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Stephen Burges |
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Elijah Cuney [Curry] |
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Deserted 10 Oct’r 1780 |
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Peter Ennis |
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Discharg’d 15th Dec’r 80 |
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Peter Fosburgh [Vosburgh] |
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William King |
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Jese Kenney |
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Deserted Octob’r 10th 1780 |
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Francis Mason |
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Disch’d 15 Dec’r 1780 |
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John Pill [Pell] |
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Aron Roft |
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John Wheeler |
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Andrew Rose |
War |
Reduced Sept 1st 80 |
Fort Schuyler December 31st 1780 then mustered Capt Ben Walkers Company as specified in the above roll. Thos Hunt LTDMPT
Proof of the Effectives
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Capt |
Lieut |
Ensign |
Serjt Majr |
Qmr Serjt |
Prest |
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1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Abst |
1 |
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Total |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
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Drum Major |
Fife Major |
Sergt |
Cropl |
Drummer- Fife |
Prest |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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Abst |
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1 |
1 |
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Total |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
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Privates |
War |
3 years |
Draughts |
Non effectives |
Prest |
15 |
20 |
1 |
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Abst |
3 |
5 |
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12 |
Total |
18 |
25 |
1 |
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12 |
I do swear that the within Muster Roll is a True State of the Company without fraud to the United States or any Individual According to my best knowledge. Joseph Morrell Ensign
Sworn before me this 1st Day of January 1781
Fred Weisenfels Lt Colo Comnd’t
Revolutionary War Rolls 1775-1783, Roll 71. Series M-246, National Archives, Washington, D.C.
End Notes—Captain Benjamin Walker’s Company
Stephen Burgess—Private—Captain Lathrop Allen’s Company
Peter Vosburgh—Private—Captain Isaac Bogart’s Company
John Wheeler—Private—Captain Walter Vrooman’s Company.
These three men were all from Lieutenant-Colonel John Harper’s Regiment of New York state Levies. Others from this regiment were in other companies of the Fourth NY Regiment.
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