452 HISTORY OF BROOKLYN.

APPENDIX XI.—(PAGE 409.)

BROOKLYN VETERANS OF 1812. Muster Roll of a Company of Infantry, under the command of Captain Joseph Dean, in the Consolidated Regiment of Militia, commanded by Lieut.-Col. John A. Ditmars, from Sept. 2, 1814, when last mustered, to the 13th of Nov. 1814, in the service of the United States.

[The letters R. and F., affixed to some of these names, are to designate them as members of the Rifles or of the Fusileers, two uniform companies at that time belonging to Brooklyn. These are affixed on the memory of Capt. Dean, and although generally correct, it is possible that one or two may be wrong. Those with this ¥ mark were part of a detachment of substitutes sent to relieve Lt. Spader, at Ft. Swift, Oct. 5, 1814.]

  • Joseph Dean, Captain, Sept. 2, 1814.
  • John Spader, Lieutenant, Sept. 2,1814.
  • Charles J. Doughty, Lieutenant, Sept 1, 1814
  • Wm. A. Mercein, Ensign, Sept. 2,1814.
  • Garret Duryea, Orderly Sergeant, Sept Sept. 2, 1814.
  • Michael Vanderhoof, Orderly Sergeant, 2,1814.
  • David Storms, Orderly Sergeant, Sept. 2,
  • Thomas Chadwick, Orderly Sergeant, Sept. 2, 1814.
  • Wm. R. Dean, Orderly Sergeant, Oct. 31,1814.
  • James Gildersleeve, Corporal, Sept. 2, 1814.
  • Joseph Pettit, Corporal, Sept. 2, 1814.
  • Wm. Kirkpatrick, Corporal, Sept. 2, 1814.
  • Wm. Bennet, Corporal, Sept. 2, 1814. Sick at home with typhus fever.

Privates.

  • John Smith, R., Gowanus.
  • Jas. C. Provost, R., Bushwick.
  • Uriah Ryder, F.
  • Joseph Butler. † Subsdtute for Isaac Selover.
  • Michael Mapes, F.
  • Ben.j. J. Waldron, R.
  • Luke Covert. † Substitute for John Selover
  • Samuel Vail.
  • Carman Seaman. Deserted.
  • Thomas Lain.
  • David Hillyard. † An Irish deserter from the British army in Canada, a drummer, and acting as substitute for Winant P. Bennet.
  • John Sharpe.
  • Wm. Thomas.
  • Jamb Coupe.
  • Samuel Hart. On furlough, by permission of General. Nathan Furman.
  • Jas. McFarlan.
  • Samuel McGrady.
  • Joseph Stringham.
  • Joseph Robinson.
  • Gilbert Reid.
  • Elijah Raynor.
  • John Swinburn (English).
  • John Thurston.
  • John Ward.
  • John Rogers.
    Nicholas Covert.
  • Stephen Austin. Substitute for William C. Bright.
  • Thomas Furman.
  • Zachariah Clevenger, R., Bushwick.
  • David Craven, R.
  • Josiah Applegate, F.
    Francis Meserole, R., Bushwick.
  • Jacob Nostrand. Not on list of present.
  • Peter Colyer, R., Bushwick,
  • Jas. McDonough, R.
  • Stephen R. Boerum, Wallabout.