Joseph Louis Cook or Akiatonharónkwen (died October 1814) (Mohawk) was an Iroquois leader and soldier for the Continental Army during the American Revolution. Born to a black father…
Henry Rutgers (October 7, 1745 – February 17, 1830) was a United States Revolutionary War hero and philanthropist from New York City, New York.Born in New York City,…
Simeon De Witt (December 25, 1756 – December 3, 1834) was Geographer and Surveyor General of the Continental Army during the American Revolution and Surveyor General of the…
Colonel Sampson Sammons (December 24, 1722 — October 17, 1796) was an American officer in the American Revolutionary War. It is said that the first shot of the…
Lewis DuBois was an American Revolutionary War commander. A descendant of Louis Dubois, who founded the early Huguenot settlement of New Paltz, which is preserved today as Historic…
Joshua Sands (October 12, 1757 – September 13, 1835) was an American merchant and politician. He was a U.S. Representative from New York.==Life==He was born in Cow Neck…
Nicholas Fish (1758–1833) was an American Revolutionary soldier, born in New York City. He attended Princeton but left before graduating to pursue the study of law at King’s…
Philip John Schuyler (November 20, 1733{spaced ndash}November 18, 1804) was a general in the American Revolution and a United States Senator from New York. He is usually known…
Peter Gansevoort (July 17, 1749 – July 2, 1812) was a Colonel in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He is best known for leading the…