Three Rivers
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Documents Relating to The
Colonial History of the
State of New York
Edited by Berthold Fernow
Volume XV.
State Archives, Vol. I
Albany N.Y.
Wood Parsons and Company, Printers, 1887
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THE MILITIA.
SECOND REGIMENT
SCHENECTADY DISTRICT.

Colonel, Abraham Wemple.
Lt. Col., Jacob Schermerhorn.
1st Major, Abraham Swits.

1st Company.
Capt., Jillis J. Fonda
1st Lt., Andrew V. Petten ) re-appointed
2d dLt. Myndert A. Wemple ) June 20, 1778.
Ens'n, Nicholas Yates

2d Company.
Capt., John Myndertse
1st Lt., Cterrit N. Veeder
2d Lt. Solomon Pendleton
Ens'n, Lawrence Myndertse

2d Major, Nicholas Veeder.
Adjutant, Arent N. Van Patten.
Qr. Master, John Peck.

3d Company.
Capt., John Van Patten
1st Lt,, Cornelius Mabey
2d do Simon F. Van Patten
Ens'n, Daniel Toll

4th Company.
Capt., Abraham Wemple
1st Lt., Tho's B. Banker
2d Lt. Abraham Swits
Ens'n, John B. Vrooman

 

Changes in the Regiment.
June 20, 1778.

Abraham Wempel, Colonel to succeed himself.

Christopher Yates, Lieut. Colonel.

Abraham Swits, first Major,

Myndert M. Wemple, second Major,

Adjutant, John Van Driesen.

Qr. Mr., Christ'n Peake.

John Van Patten, Captain of the Company of the Beat, wherein he resides.

Teunis Swart, 1st Lieut.

Philip Veder, 2d Lieut.

Daniel Toll, Ensign.

John Myndertse, Captain

Lawrence Myndertse, 1st Lieut

Jacobus Peake, 2d Lieut.

Abr'm Truex, Ensign.

Thomas B. Banker, Captain.

John B. Vrooman, 1st Lieut.

Arent S. Veder, 2d Lieut.

Freeman Schermerhorn, Ensign.

Thomas Wasson, Captain.

John Little, lst Lieut.

John Thornton, 2d Lieut.

Jacob Solivan, Ensign.

Abraham Oothout, Captain.

John Rooseboom, 1st Lieut.

Nic's Barheyt, 2d Lieut.

Corn's Van Santfort, Ensign.

Abraham Van Eps Captain.

Jellis Yates, 1st Lieut.

Philipp Van Vorst, Jun., 2d Lieut.

Arent I. Van Antwerpen, Ensign.

Jesse Van Slyck, Captain.

Walter Jacob Vrooman, 1st Lieut.

Francis Veeder 2d Lieut.

Jellis Abr'm Fonda, Ensign.

Febr'y 25, 1780.

Myndert A. Wemple, 1st Lieut. in Capt. John Myndertse's Comp., vice Lawrence Myudertse, declined.

Nicholas Yates, 2d Lieut. in Fonda's Co., vice Wemple, promoted.

Lawrence Vrooman, Ensign same Co., vice Yates, promoted.

John Thornton, 1st Lieut. in Wasson's Company, vice John Lytle, removed out of beat.

Wm. Moore, 2d Lieut., vice Thornton, promoted.

Alex'r Crawford, Ensign, vice Solivan, deceased.

John Vedder, Ensign, Van Eps' Co., vice Van Antwerpen, declined.
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