THIRD REGIMENT

 

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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