Rev. War Vet.
DAR Patriot A013990 NJ. PATRIOTIC SERVICE, PRIVATE 4TH REGT, NJ LINE
SAR Patriot P-120463 NJ. PATRIOTIC SERVICE, PRIVATE 4TH REGT, NJ LINE
On December 10, 1776 John enlisted in Monmouth, New Jersey as a private in Captain William Bond's company, in the 4th Battalion, 2nd Establishment in New Jersey Continental Line. His Colonel was Ephraim Martin. On December 24 (or 14 ), 1776 he was taken prisoner between Brunswick and Princeton on a march from Monmouth to Morris Town. John is listed on the Muster Roll for the month of May 1777 In 1779, an army of about 4,500 Continentals led by Major General Sullivan battled with the Iroquois Confederacy (Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca and Tuscarora tribes) and destroyed their crops, which were being used to supply the British. The expedition found Indian lands that had been cultivated for years, including apple and peach orchards. The soil exhibited a high degree of cultivation. Although their systems were crude, they were superior to any of the other Indians occupants of the country.
John, age 40, was in the expedition commanded by Major General Sullivan against the Six Nations of the Iroquois. John's brother Henry Breese (29 Aug. 1753-3 Jun. 1835) was also a Revolutionary War soldier, and was also in Sullivan's campaign under Colonel Israel Shreeve . On Sunday August 29, Henry Brees celebrated his 26th birthday in a successful encounter against the Iroquois. On September 1, 1779, the army passed over the ground where Horseheads now stands.
On September 24, 1779 Major General Sullivan mercifully disposed of as many as 300 of his pack horses which were weary and worn from the campaign. The village of Horseheads was named after the bleached skulls found by later settlers [4; 17, pg. 28].
Husband of Hannah Gildersleeve - married Jan. 30, 1769
the arrival of John Breese on the flats about two miles below Elmira, to have been June, 1787. 'In 1789 he, with his family moved to Horseheads. On the 18th of February, in the same year, Mrs. Breese gave birth to a daughter who was named Sarah, who is still living, -1868-and is the widow of the late John Jackson.' She was probably born on the Lebeus Hammond place below Elmira before the removal to Horseheads. 'She was undoubtedly the first white child born in the Chemung Valley"
Children of John Breese & Hannah Gildersleeve were:
Elias, Samuel, Lewis, Azariah, Silas, Hannah, Sarah, Stephen, Deborah, Phoebe, & John Breese Jr.
Rev. War Vet.
DAR Patriot A013990 NJ. PATRIOTIC SERVICE, PRIVATE 4TH REGT, NJ LINE
SAR Patriot P-120463 NJ. PATRIOTIC SERVICE, PRIVATE 4TH REGT, NJ LINE
On December 10, 1776 John enlisted in Monmouth, New Jersey as a private in Captain William Bond's company, in the 4th Battalion, 2nd Establishment in New Jersey Continental Line. His Colonel was Ephraim Martin. On December 24 (or 14 ), 1776 he was taken prisoner between Brunswick and Princeton on a march from Monmouth to Morris Town. John is listed on the Muster Roll for the month of May 1777 In 1779, an army of about 4,500 Continentals led by Major General Sullivan battled with the Iroquois Confederacy (Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca and Tuscarora tribes) and destroyed their crops, which were being used to supply the British. The expedition found Indian lands that had been cultivated for years, including apple and peach orchards. The soil exhibited a high degree of cultivation. Although their systems were crude, they were superior to any of the other Indians occupants of the country.
John, age 40, was in the expedition commanded by Major General Sullivan against the Six Nations of the Iroquois. John's brother Henry Breese (29 Aug. 1753-3 Jun. 1835) was also a Revolutionary War soldier, and was also in Sullivan's campaign under Colonel Israel Shreeve . On Sunday August 29, Henry Brees celebrated his 26th birthday in a successful encounter against the Iroquois. On September 1, 1779, the army passed over the ground where Horseheads now stands.
On September 24, 1779 Major General Sullivan mercifully disposed of as many as 300 of his pack horses which were weary and worn from the campaign. The village of Horseheads was named after the bleached skulls found by later settlers [4; 17, pg. 28].
Husband of Hannah Gildersleeve - married Jan. 30, 1769
the arrival of John Breese on the flats about two miles below Elmira, to have been June, 1787. 'In 1789 he, with his family moved to Horseheads. On the 18th of February, in the same year, Mrs. Breese gave birth to a daughter who was named Sarah, who is still living, -1868-and is the widow of the late John Jackson.' She was probably born on the Lebeus Hammond place below Elmira before the removal to Horseheads. 'She was undoubtedly the first white child born in the Chemung Valley"
Children of John Breese & Hannah Gildersleeve were:
Elias, Samuel, Lewis, Azariah, Silas, Hannah, Sarah, Stephen, Deborah, Phoebe, & John Breese Jr.
Inscription
John
Brees, died
March 24
1829,
AE 90 Y.
Gravesite Details
Section C Lot #345. Deed dated March 4,1874. Cost $15.00 for 6 graves. Purchased by John Breese (died May 28, 1882.. perpetual care $100 paid on Feb 1,1945.
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