He was thrice wounded while on a scout to Morisauia on the 14th of Dec. 1779. Stephen son of Wolfert, was a pensioner by reason of being wounded once on his chin, once iii his gullet, and the third in his right shoulder; and on the 1st day of May, 1780, being again ordered out by Col. Hammond on a scout to Sing Sing, he received another wound on his left shoulder, by a broadsword in the hands of one of the enemy. Attested by Capt. Gilbert Dean.

Abram Acker, 3d, who was a patriot soldier in the Revolution, being a member of Capt. Martling's Co., was taken prisoner May 1, 17S0 mid incarcerated in the Old Sugar House, New York, where he was kept until Jam 1, 1781, when he was exchanged. The recollection of his arrival home on a Sunday morning after his release, hatless, if not bootless, is still a vivid reminiscence cherished by his descendants.

In a list of officers chosen for a Tarrytown Company date of Oct. 23, 1775, Sybout Acker's name appears as Ensign. He was afterwards Captain of a Company, and was much of the time in active service on the Lines in this neighborhood, as is evidenced by the statements of many applicants for pension, including Samuel Youngs. His marriage does not appear on the records, but Sybout (probably Capt. Sybout) and Engeltie his wife had Elizabeth, born May 28, 1779, and Jacobus born

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