Story: Divided Loyalties

Thomas Okerson

1749-1792? I was a Loyalist whose dedicated service was not rewarded. I was born into a well-established Dutch family in Monmouth County in 1749. During the Revolution, when Washington’s army

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Joseph Mulliner

???? – 1781 I was a raider at the center of a sensational trial. My family came from England to Little Egg Township sometime before the Revolutionary War. There isn’t

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Joseph Moore

1732-1793 I was Quaker minister who suffered for my religious beliefs. I was born in Woodbridge Township – now Rahway – in 1732 into a family that came to New

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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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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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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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