Some Revolutionary War Records - 2

 From New York in the Revolution as Colony and State:

    "In [1781] a bounty of "Land Rights" - so-called - (a "Right" being 500 acres) was offered to officers and men.... and to a non-commissioned officer or a private, one Right."

    This is undoubtedly how some people had land as most, before the war and after, were itinerant farm laborers or farmers.  Many in my family worked in quarries, on railroads, in tanneries and acid factories and other rural industries.  One of the censuses shows that either the Beesimer or the Vandermark family (I'm not looking it up just now) owned nearly 500 acres in the Debruce area at one point; it's surely the land surrounding the Vandermark/Beesimer/Hogancamp family cemetery off Mongaup Rd.

Background of New York Line, 1st Regiment:  "1st New York Regiment was raised on May 25, 1775 at Albany, New York for service with the Continental Army under Colonel Van Schaick. The regiment would see action in the Invasion of Canada, Battle of Valcour Island, Battle of Saratoga, Battle of Monmouth, the Sullivan Expedition and the Battle of Yorktown. The regiment would be furloughed June 2, 1783 at Newburgh, New York and disbanded November 15, 1783."  from http://www.americanwars.org/ny-american-revolution-fernow/new-york-line-first-regiment.htm

The Line, 2d Regiment:  

Background:  " The 2nd New York Regiment was raised, on May 25, 1775, at New York City, New York for service with the Continental Army under the command of Colonel Philip Van Cortlandt. The regiment would see action in the Invasion of Canada, Battle of Valcour Island, Battle of Saratoga, Battle of Monmouth, the Sullivan Expedition and the Battle of Yorktown. The regiment would be furloughed, June 2, 1783, at Newburgh, New York and disbanded November 15, 1783."  from https://revolutionarywar.us/continental-army/newyork/#:~:text=1st%20New%20York%20Regiment%20was%20raised%20on%20May,the%20Sullivan%20Expedition%20and%20the%20Battle%20of%20Yorktown.

Family surnames (my spelling) included:  DeWitt, Van Wagenen, Wood, Swartwout, Bailey, Barnhart, Beismer, Beach, Bivens, Buckhout (which may have been the origin of Barecolt), Carle, Chase, Crandle/Crandell, Curry/Currie, Ennest, Ferris, Gardiner, Hoyt, Lord, More, Odell, Oliver, Tyler, Vandemark/Vandermark, Ward, Waring/Warring, Wood, 

The Line, 3d Regiment:

Background:  "The 3rd New York Regiment was authorized under Colonel James Clinton on June 28, 1775 for five months service in Canada. The regiment was reraised between February 1776 and Mary 1776 at Albany, New York for service with the Continental Army under Colonel Rudolphus Ritzema. The regiment was raised for the third time in December, 1776 under the command of Peter Gansevoort.

The regiment would see action in the New York Campaign, Fort Stanwix and the Sullivan Expedition. During the winter of 1779 - 1780 it encamped with the New York Brigade at Morristown, New Jersey. The regiment was merged into the 1st New York Regiment, on January 1, 1781."  from https://revolutionarywar.us/continental-army/newyork/#:~:text=1st%20New%20York%20Regiment%20was%20raised%20on%20May,the%20Sullivan%20Expedition%20and%20the%20Battle%20of%20Yorktown.

Family surnames (my spelling) included:  DeWitt, Swartwout, Bailey, Baptiste, Beagle, Butler, Carle, Chase, Crandle/Crandell, Gardiner, Odell, Oliver, Swartwout, Vandemark, Van Deusen, Van Loan, Van Wagoner, Ward, Wood, 

The Vandemark here is listed as Cornelius Vandemark, private.  But, not the one in my database who wasn't born until 1860, the son of Simeon Vandemark and Mary Jane Hogancamp, but, possibly an ancestor.  This web site - http://www.americanwars.org/ny-american-revolution-fernow/new-york-line-second-regiment.htm - doesn't list him in this regiment.

The Line, 4th Regiment:

Background:  "The 4th New York Regiment was raised on May 25, 1775 at Albany, New York for service with the Continental Army. The regiment would see action in the New York Campaign, Battle of Saratoga, Battle of Monmouth and the Sullivan Expedition. The regiment would be merged into the 2nd NY on January 1, 1781 and furloughed June 2, 1783 at Newburgh, New York and disbanded November 15, 1783."  from https://revolutionarywar.us/continental-army/newyork/#:~:text=1st%20New%20York%20Regiment%20was%20raised%20on%20May,the%20Sullivan%20Expedition%20and%20the%20Battle%20of%20Yorktown.

Family surnames (my spelling) included:   Bailey, Baptiste, Barnhart, Carle, Chase, Curry/Currie, Dougherty, Ferris, Hoyt, Swartwout, Tyler, Vanetten, Ward, Waring/Warring, Wood, 

The Line, 5th Regiment:

Background:  "The 5th New York Regiment was raised on November 30, 1776 outside of New York City, New York for service with the Continental Army. The regiment would see action in the Sullivan Expedition. The regiment would be merged into the 2nd New York Regiment on January 1, 1781 and be furloughed June 2, 1783 at Newburgh, New York and disbanded November 15, 1783."  from https://revolutionarywar.us/continental-army/newyork/#:~:text=1st%20New%20York%20Regiment%20was%20raised%20on%20May,the%20Sullivan%20Expedition%20and%20the%20Battle%20of%20Yorktown.

Family surnames (my spelling) included:  Swartwout, Bevins, Chace, Chase, Dickinson, Gardiner, Hendrickson, Ingram/Ingraham, More, Osterhout/Ousterhoudt, Vandemark/Vandermark, Ward, Wood.

Again, Cornelius Van Der Mark and, also, Gysbert Van Demarken, privates.

That's it for now.  Next post will be the remaining units in the New York Line