The Names of the Deputies Appointed in the Several Township of the County of
Monmouth, to take a List of All and every Free & Able Bodied White Male Citizen,
between the ages of Eighteen and forty-five years – Residing within their
respective Townships. Agreeably to the directions given, in an Act for Organizing
and Training the Militia of this State
Passed at Trenton November 30th 1792
|
Township |
First Name |
Surname |
|
Middletown |
John |
Stillwell |
|
Freehold |
Samuel |
Holmes |
|
Shrewsbury |
James |
Green |
|
Upper Freehold |
James |
Cox |
|
Dover |
George |
Cook |
|
Stafford |
Israel |
Pennington |
|
|
|
6 |
in Middletown 480
Freehold 559
Shrewsbury 640
Upper Freehold 511
Dover 171
Stafford 45 Total: 2,406
Middletown 9
Freehold 2
Shrewsbury 64
Upper Freehold 34
Dover 5
Stafford 72 186
No. males between 18 & 45: 2,592
I do hereby Certify that the foregoing Entreys Made in this Book are agreeable to the Returns
I received from the Several Deputies Respectively Appointed in each Township in this County.
Asher Holmes, Commissioner
May 13th 1792 <sic>
The Division of the Militia of Monmouth County into Regiments
Middletown one Regiment including
22 Light infantry and eight artilery
men that are in Freehold
Eight Companies, two Battalions
4 Companies in each 508
Freehold one Regiment & Battalion
eight Companies, four companies in
each including the Horse 2 of Which
are in Middletown 531
Shrewsbury one Regiment, two
Battalions, 10 Companies, five
Companies in each Battalion 640
Upper Freehold, Dover and Stafford
one Regiment two Battalions
and ten Companies,
5 Companies in each Battalion
Exclusive of their Troop of Horse 692
Troop of Horse 35
Total 2406