THIRD REGIMENT
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FERNOW, Berthold, and Edmond B. O'Callaghan, ed. New York State Archives: “Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New York, Vol XV, New York in the Revolution, vol I.” Albany, NY State Library University: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1887. (I standardized the abreviations of ranks for consistency, though the names are has entered by Fernow. I also used a different lay out for ease of reading. The 3d-6th Reg'ts were all Rensselaerwyck Battalion's) pp263-264, Levies and Militia
THIRD REGIMENT -- (1st Rensselaerwyck Battalion) The appointments made Oct. 20, 1775 in the 3d, 4th, 5th and 6th Albany County Regiments, were considered as irregular, and at the request of the County Committee a new arrangement was made February 20th, 1776 and commissions issued accordingly.
THIRD REGIMENT -- (1st Rensselaerwyck Battalion, as arranged in October, 1775) Col Abraham Ten Broeck Lt. Col Francis Nicholl 1st Major Henry Quackenbush 2d Major Barent Staats Adjutant John P. Quackenbush } re-appointed June 22, 1778 Qr. Master Christopher Lansingh } re-appointed June 22, 1778
1st Company Capt Henry Quackenbush 1st Lt Jacob J. Lansingh 2d Lt Levenies Winne Ens'n John Van Woert
2d Company Capt Abraham D. Fonda 1st Lt Henry Oothoudt, Jun. 2d Lt Levenus F. Lansingh Ens'n Jacob J. Lansingh
3d Company Capt Peter Schuyler 1st Lt Abraham Witbeck 2d Lt Henry Ostrum Ens'n Peter S. Schuyler
4th Company Capt Barent Staats 1st Lt Dirck Becker 2d Lt John Van Wie Ens'n George Hogan
5th Company Capt Gerrit G. Vanden Bergh 1st Lt Peter Wie 2d Lt Wouter Becker Ens'n Abraham Slingerlandt
February 20, 1776 3d Company (The former 3d Co. had become the 1st of the Reg't and the new 3d had been 5th Company of the 4th Reg't). Capt Jacob Ball 1st Lt John Warner 2d Lt Peter Dietz Ens'n Josh. Shaver
4th Company (Compare original 1st Co of this Reg't) Capt Jacob J. Lansingh } re-appointed June 22, 1778 1st Lt Levinus Winne } re-appointed June 22, 1778 2d Lt John Van Woert Ens'n Peter Dox
5th Company (Originally 4th Co., 4th Reg't) Capt Jacob Van Aernam 1st Lt John Groot 2d Lt George Wagener Ens'n Fred'k Crantz
6th Company (new) Capt Abr'm Veeder 1st Lt Jas Burnside 2d Lt John Voorhuyse Ens'n Andries Ten Eyck Francis Nicoll, Col vice Ten Brock
June 22, 1778 Philipp P. Schuyler, Col vice Nicoll, lately resigned Barents Staats, Lt Col Abraham Fonda, Major Henry Ostrum, Capt of the Company of the Beat, wherein he resides Jacob Weaver 1st Lt. Philipp Heamstraet 2d Lt Peter S. Schuyler, Ens'n Coenradt Sharp, Ens'n in Lansingh's Company Henry Oothoudt, Capt. Levinus Lansingh, 1st Lt. Jacob Lansingh, 2d Lt. Timothy Hutton, Ens'n John Groat, Capt. Barent Myndersen, 1st Lt. Levy Van Aaken, 2d Lt. Dirck Hamstraet, Ens'n Joost Shaver, 1st Lt. of the Company of the Beat, wherein he resides. Wm. Teets, 2d Lt. Peter Whitman, Ens'n Jacob Van Aernam, Capt. George Wagener, 1st Lt. John Eaker, 2d Lt. John Van Aernam, Ens'n
March 4, 1780 Gerrit B. Van Den Bergh, 2d Lt, in Lansingh's Co, vice John Van Woert, cashiered. Wm. Tillman, Ens'n, vice Sharp, resigned. Peter S. Schuyler, 2d Lt. in Ostrum's Co, vice Hamstraat, declined. Gerrit Gerrison, Ens'n, vice Schuyler, prom'd Levinus F. Lansingh, Capt, vice Oothoudt, resigned. Jacob John Lansingh, 1st Lt. vice J. J. Lansingh. John Shaver, Ens'n, vice Hutton. Wm. Deatz (Dietz), Capt, vice Peter Dietz, deceased. Mathias Shultes, 1st Lt. vice Whitman, declined. Adam Deatz, Jun'r 2d Lt, vice Shultes.
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