Westchester County, New York, During the American Revolution
' James Miller appears to have held offices, subsequently, in the New York Regiments, commanded by Colonels Ritzema, Gansevoort, and Van Cortlandt ; but, inasmuch as there were several persons bearing that name-- two, at the same time, in the same Regiment, bearing exactly opposite characters -- it is not, now, known which, if either, was the particular James Miller who is named in the text.
kiah Grey, for its First Lieutenant ; 8 Ephraim Raymond, for its Second Lieutenant ; and Gabriel Higgins, for its Ensign.
The District of Poundridge elected Joseph Lockwood, for its Captain ; Noah Bouton, for its First Lieutenant; William Fausher, for its Second Lieutenant; and Gilbert Reynolds, for its Ensign. 9
The District which included the southern portion of Salem elected Abijah Gilbert, for its Captain ; 10 Jacob Hait, for its First Lieutenant ; Sands Raymond, for its Second Lieutenant; and Joseph Coley, for its Ensign.
, The District which included, the northern portion 'of Salem elected Thaddeus Crane, for its Captain ; " Jesse Truesdale, for its First Lieutenant; Ezekiel ■ Halley, for its Second Lieutenant ; 12 and Ebenezer 1 Brown, for its Ensign. For some reason, the Captainelect and the Ensign-elect. " did not take their Com- , " missions ;'' and on the eighteenth of December, 1775, i a new Election resulted in the choice of Jesse Truesdale for Captain ; Ezekiel Hawley, for First Lieutenant ; Solomon Close, for Second Lieutenant ; and Elijah Dean, for Ensign. 13