Person:Aaron Longstreet (2)

At battle of Monmouth, CT farms & Springfield? In militia of NJ.

Commanded a company in Col. John Neilson's 3rd regiment.

42. AARON LONGSTREET. (F=11), b. 1741, d. 5-25-1829 (cem. inscr. Kingston, NJ) In the "Ratables" for the "South Ward" of New Brunswick Tp. "Aaron Jr" is listed with "Aaron" from 1780 to year of death of the latter (#11 Awrie) in 1793 . The designation "jr" is also used in signing a claim for damages by British troops during the Revolution, the claim is dated 10-24-1782, and is for "two tons of hay, 300 bu. of coal, iron and steel, small tools of smith shop: etc. (Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State of New Jersey). In SAR applications #36022 and #45468, the applicants identify their Revolutionary ancestor as "Jr" and further identify him with will #113511, dated 12-11-1826, South Brunswick Tp. and with the cem. inscr. in the Presbyterian Churchyard in Kingston, NJ, and with that of his wife Ann Wetherill who d. 4-17-1832 in her 90th year. She was probably the dau. of George Wetherill of the same Tp, whose will #10086L, proved 11-30-1805 names Ann as youngest of four children, and names also a grandson William Longstreet. The executors of Wetherill's will were his daughter and his son-in-law, Aaron Longstreet. (Misc. 14) gives Aaron Jr. as a Captain of the Revolutionary Army in 1776, in the 3rd Reg. of Middlesex County Militia, and as having been in the battles of Monmouth (6-28-1778), of Connecticut Farms (8-7-1780), and of Springfield (6-23-1780). He was a member of the general courts martial in New Brunswick 1-28-1782. (See SAR papers.) The A.G.O. in National Archives Bldg in Washington, DC, has a file on Aaron Jr. - 6431 1/2, dated 12-10-1851) - which reveals that there was no evidence of his service in the Continental Line of NJ "in any capacity or at any time", and that therefore the claim of a son of Aaron Jr when he d. was denied. This file contains a deposition by William, son of Aaron Jr. giving residence as South Brunswick and age as 84, and names of surviving children of Aaron (referred to as "Captain"), and names the places of military service and the battles of which he had heard his father speak. Thus it seems conclusive that Aaron Jr was only in the militia of New Jersey. His will #11361L dated 4-11-1826 names the children below. The married names of daughters are in parenthesis: 89. William, b. 7-10-176_ (SAR papers) 90. Catherine (Gulick), bp. 5-10-1767 (SCHQ 8:228) "Eron Longstraat and Anne had Cate baptized at Sixmile Run". There was a Dutch Reformed Church at this point on a brook (a "run") six miles from the town of New Brunswick. 91. Betsy (Rule) 92. Ann (Bestedo) 93. Aaron b. 3-3-1775 (letter from descendant) 94. Euphemia (Bestedo), b. 1781 (cem. inscr. Kingston, NJ) 95. Samuel, b. 11-3-1782 if cem. inscr. at Kingston, NJ, belongs here, and d. 8-6-1839, aged 56.9.3

1.   Longstreet, Rubert James: "A Longstreet Family History.".

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