Began his service in the Revolutionary War as 2nd Lieutenant in Captain Thomas Reading’s Company in the 3rd Regiment NJ Line 2 Apr 1776. 1st Lieutenant 29 Nov 1776 in Captain John Doughty‘s Company. Captain on 26 Oct 1777. Transferred to the 2nd Regiment NJ Line 1 Jan 1781. Served to Apr 1783. Vice-President of the Society of the Cincinnati in New Jersey 1822-1823. Born in Sep 1748 and died in Elizabeth, NJ on 4 Sep 1825. Major in the New Jersey Militia. Recorder of Elizabeth, NJ 1796. Deputy Mayor of Elizabeth, NJ 1801. Mayor of Elizabeth, NJ for nearly 30 years 1796-1823 and Magistrate of Union County, NJ for over 30 years. Chief Magistrate of Elizabeth, NJ.