The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1926-12-16
LOyaIists in Monmouth Grand and Petit Juries.
JOHN LoNqsrREEr. Dr., Captain

JOHN LoNGsTREET, JR., Captain
HI was born about 1746 Ia Monmouth
county, New Jersey, and lived at Free
hold as a farmer. His confiseated prop
erty of which there is schedule, was
sold for CO, 780 In the spring Of l776 he
joined company Of over 70 Inhabitants,
mostly Loyalists of Freehold. with the
declared intention of opposing the Brit
ish army under Sir William Howe
a device adopted to avoid beng called
ont in the American militia. Many OF
these Loyalists were afterwards officers
IN the British forces. In August of the
same year he was captured by General
Sullivan on Staten Island He was APP
poiated Captain in the New Jersey
Volunteers, July Is, 1776. With his
papers is copy of the inquisition into
his affairs and political views.
Captain Longstreet attempted in
l1l9 TO raise men SO as to be appointed
on full pay in Colonel Robert Rogers
Kings Rangers, but failed and lost
two years half pay He was however
placed on the half-pay list Of this Corps
ia 1872. He settled at Peterborough,
Novia Scotia. His claim Of 81, 1910 was
met by grant Of e1010.
According to William Taylor, his
father, John Longstreet, Sr., who re-
manned in New Jersey during the War
was not of General good character"
which is another way OF saying he was
man who was not Loyalist.
CORNELIUS McCLREsE, or
MCLEOD (cAPTA1N)
He was of the New Jersey Volunteers,
who was on the Second list of officers
in 1888. Stry ker SAYS he was Captain
Mcleod in the 2nd Battalion until 1880.
But under the name of McCleese he had
an estate forfeited In Monmouth usoun-
ty, N. J Feb 8, 1884. .
THOMAS mcknight
A farmer in Monmouth County, New
jersey, where his property was left bv
him in charge of his brother. Robert. j
He served during the War and was
taken prisoner several times.
SAMUEL OSBORNE.
He was born in New Jersey. but set
tied for time in Ouch ess county. New
York, where he was esteemed as one Of
the neatest farmers. In I774 and 1775 he
was collector Of the township OF Free
hold, IN New jersey and was neighbor
OF Daniel VanMater.
a the peace be returned to his former
home in New Jersey in the hope Of re-
covering his property, which had been
forfeited in 1779, but on the advice of
friends be quilted the place immediate
ly. According to one report he withdrew
his claim for his property, which had
not yet been sold. but, according to
another, he was awarded Ell 1856 from
his claim of e1 947.
Ia letter of December, 1888, to the
Commissioners, he alleges that Daniel
Van Mater, sold his real estate for gf, 750
In New York currency in 1875. and at
the same time, owed e20O, and that. in
1888, when VanMater was about to
leave New York he was arrested for
debt of e300. Osborne is informed that
the heirs of VanMater were to receive
e., 800 sterling as compensation for his
confiscated property from the British
Government. As to the real estate Of
Henry VanMater it was mo better
than his GOsborne's] and was in debt
and yet he was to be compensated
over 5000 sterling more than himself,
though Osborne personally was salts
he'd with the amount of his compensass
tIon. The letter further alleges that one
Gozen Rlyerson, claimant for 91 200
or 400 pounds, far from being a loser
by the War was great gamer. to the
amount OF thousands Of pounds.