Gender: Men

Abraham Hunt

1741 – 1821 Was I a Patriot? Was I a Loyalist? Either way, I was a critical actor at the Turning Point of the Revolution. In 1776, I was a

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Jacob Francis

1754 – 1836 I started life in servitude and ended it in freedom. I was born in Amwell Township, Hunterdon County in 1754. My mother was a black woman and

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Joseph Ellis

c. 1730 – 1796 I was a sheriff faced with difficult responsibilities in my county. I was born around 1730 in a family of prosperous Quaker farmers in Gloucester County,

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Thomas Brown

1760 – ???? During the Revolution I fought in ships along the New Jersey Coast. I was born in 1760 and was living in Forked River – now part of

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John Bacon

???? – 1783 I was a Loyalist raider who attained a terrible distinction. My origins are a mystery. The first anyone knows anything about me is in 1775, when I

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Joseph Borden

1719 – 1791 I was a Patriot whose home got caught in the cross-fire of war. I was born August 1, 1719, into the family of Joseph and Ann Borden,

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John Aldington

c1750 – 1825 I was an English immigrant who provided special services to the British army. I arrived from England at Bergen County in 1768, hoping to establish the first

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