American Revolutionary War
Includes Men from Bergen County, New Jersey
Muster Roll of Captain Peter Rutton Esq.'s Company in the 4th Battalion of New Jersey Volunteers commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Abraham Buskirk - Governor's Island, October 29, 1779:
| Rank | Names | Enlistment | Reason Absent |
| Captain | Peter Ruton | ||
| Lieutenant | James Sarvenier | Prisoner with Rebels | |
| Ensign | Philip Van Cortland | Not joined (?) | |
| Sergeant | Samuel Van Giesen | ||
| Sergeant | William Bell | ||
| Sergeant | George Webb | ||
| Corporal | John Hopper | ||
| Corporal | Philip Hanselpacker | ||
| Corporal | Peter Wannemaker | ||
| Drummer | Joseph Sights | ||
| Private | Peter Ramsey | ||
| Private | William Ramsey | ||
| Private | Francis Beaty | ||
| Private | Peter Ridner | ||
| Private | George Smith | ||
| Private | Jacob Romine | ||
| Private | Nicholas Himmeum | ||
| Private | David Degroot | ||
| Private | Abraham Ackerman | ||
| Private | Francis Smith | ||
| Private | Mathew Kneght | Sick in Hospital | |
| Private | Lewish Fisher | ||
| Private | Henry Wannemaker | Sick in Camp | |
| Private | John Wannemaker | ||
| Private | Timothy Collins | ||
| Private | Stephen Foster | ||
| Private | George Hemmeum | ||
| Private | Jacob Hemmeum | ||
| Private | Robert Cleghorn | ||
| Private | John Van Zyle | ||
| Private | Samuel Demorest | ||
| Private | Samuel Conklin | ||
| Private | John Blaufelt | ||
| Private | William Fox | ||
| Private | George Cope | ||
| Private | Nautis Staker | ||
| Private | Joseph Nash | ||
| Private | John Blew | ||
| Private | John Wilkeson | ||
| Private | John Connelly | With Major Brown | |
| Private | Coenrad Hanselpacker | ||
| Private | John Sickels | ||
| Private | William Smith | In the Country | |
| Private | Jacob Ackerson | In the Country | |
| Private | Richard Ackerman | In the Country | |
| Private | Abraham Ruton | Prisoner Before last muster | |
| Private | John Abel | Prisoner Before last muster | |
| Private | Peter Smith | Prisoner Before last muster | |
| Private | John Page | Prisoner Before last muster | |
| Private | William Sturr | Prisoner Before last muster | |
| Private | Nicholas Wannemaker | Prisoner Before last muster | |
| Private | Richard Wannemaker | Prisoner Before last muster | |
| Private | Frederick Bruce | Prisoner Before last muster | |
| Private | Coenrad Frisener | Prisoner Before last muster | |
| Private | Peter Fisher | Prisoner Before last muster | |
| Private | Jacob Montonye | Prisoner Before last muster | |
| Private | William Winter | Prisoner Before last muster | |
| Private | David Byard | Prisoner Before last muster | |
| Private | Henry Laubock | Prisoner Before last muster | |
| Private | William Brown | Prisoner Before last muster | |
| Private | Matthew Bennet | Prisoner Before last muster |
Note on Richard Wannemaker: Richard Wannamaker died in gaol in Philadelphia in 1780. His widow, Elizabeth, married a John Post, and settled in the Maugerville, New Brunswich, Canada area.
Transcribed by Donna Ristenbatt. From the New Jersey State Archives, Trenton, NJ. Loyalist Muster Rolls, Reel #232, Vol. 4, pg. 1245.
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