William Livingstone, First Governor
of the state of New Jersey, elected in 1776, and re-elected EVERY
year until his death in 1790 . Elected governor 14 times is some
kind of record!
William Livingstone, First Governor
of the state of New Jersey, elected in 1776, and re-elected EVERY
year until his death in 1790 . Elected governor 14 times is some
kind of record!
http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/B/livingst/livingst.htm
His Excellency,
General George Washington. May His Immortal Name never fade!
Richard Stockton
( Statue at the Capital Building), signer of the Declaration.
Stockton was captured and mistreated by the British, and forced
to sign loyality papers to King George III. He signed abjuration
papers after his release, but was considered a broken and sick
man. He died of cancer during the war.
http://www.rebelswithavision.com/RichardStockton.net/
http://www.colonialhall.com/stockton/stockton.asp
Signer of the Declaration
of Independence for NJ, creator of the first "Stars and Stripes"
flag, approved by the Admiralty Committee of the Continental Congress,
June 14th, 1777.
http://www.usflag.org/francis.hopkinson.html
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/signers/hopkinson.htm
William Alexander,
"Lord Stirling", Major General under Washington, from
Basking Ridge, NJ.
John Witherspoon, signer of the Declaration, President of Princeton University, politican.
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/signers/witherspoon.htm
http://www.colonialhall.com/witherspoon/witherspoon.asp
An artist conception
of what Signer John Hart MAY have looked like, based on
pictures of his grandchildren, and their family resemblence. Hart
would have been older than this drawing during the war. He was
known as "Honest John", and was in his sixties when
the war started. See my web page on John
Hart
General Mercer,
mortally wounded at the Battle of Princeton, for whom Mercer county
is named.
Major General Philemon
Dickerson, leading General of the Militia of New Jersey. His home
was used as the advance post by the Hessians while at Trenton.
Major General Nathaniel
Greene- One of Washington's best generals, who also acted as Quarter
Master General for a couple of years, while the Army was in New
Jersey.
Major General Sullivan,
one of Washington's generals, who lead the march into the Iroqouis
country in 1779, which included the New Jersey Brigade.
Jane McCrea, daughter
of Bedminster Preacher James McCrea, who was killed by the Indians
while going to meet her fiance', a British officer with Burgoyne'.
The outrage from this event - even Loyalist were targets- was
used in bringing the settlers of upstate New York forward to oppose
the British advance, which resulted in their defeat at Saratoga.
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