Daniel Piatt (1745-80) in 1776 commanded the 7th company, 1st battalion, New Jersey Line, and, 1778, promoted major, serving in the 1st regiment.
Of the five brothers, Daniel rose highest in rank in the Revolution. At the outbreak of the War he raised one of the two Somerset Co.Companies from around Raritan Landing, NJ. This company was later joined to the Continental Line Army. Gen. Washington sent him from Morristown HQ in the frigid winter of 1779-80, to personally plead with the Somerset Co. justices and people for 100 head of cattle and 600 bushels of grain to sustain his starving and dwindling Army. Daniel accomplished the mission. He also suffered from exposure in so doing and contracted pneumonia from which he died shortly after.
Source: Flieger, 2000Daniel Piatt (1745-80) in 1776 commanded the 7th company, 1st battalion, New Jersey Line, and, 1778, promoted major, serving in the 1st regiment. Died in camp near Morristown, N.J.
Daniel Piatt (1745-1780)
b. December 12, 1745, Six Mile Run, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
d. April 16, 1780, Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey, USADaniel Piatt (1745-1780)
Of the five brothers, Daniel rose highest in rank in the Revolution.At the outbreak of the War he raised one of the two Somerset Co.Companies from around Raritan Landing, NJ. This company was later joinedto the Continental Line Army. Gen. Washington sent him from Morristown HQin the frigid winter of 1779-80, to personally plead with the SomersetCo. justices and people for 100 head of cattle and 600 bushels of grainto sustain his starving and dwindling Army. Daniel accomplished themission. He also suffered from exposure in so doing and contractedpneumonia from which he died shortly after.
Source: Flieger, 2000Field Officers of Regiments of the Continental Line:
New Jersey Line, First New Jersey, page 42
Major Daniel Piatt, 4th January, 1778, to 16th April, 1780.
Source: Field Officers of Regiments of the Continental LineAlphabetical List of Officers of the Continental Army
Fifteenth Virginia, page 440
Piatt, Daniel (NJ) Captain 1st New Jersey
16th December, 1775: Major, 4th January, 1778; died 16th April, 1780.
Source: Alphabetical List of Officers of the Continental ArmyAbstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots
Name: Daniel Piatt
Burial: Morristown NJ 51
Source: Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots, Vol.3, Serial:11587;Daniel Piatt (1745-1780)
b. December 12, 1745, Six Mile Run, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
d. April 16, 1780, Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey, USANotes from "direct descendant" of Daniel [email protected] Also page of documentation.
"Daniel Piatt served in the Revolutionary War. He raised andcommanded the 7th Company, 1st Battalion, New Jersey Line, and, 1778,promoted to Major, serving in 1st Regiment. He was sent from MorristownHQ by General George Washington in the winter of 1779-80 to plead withthe Somerset County Justices for 100 head of cattle and 800 bushels ofgrain to sustain his starving army. Daniel accomplished the mission buthe was over-exposed to the elements. On Sunday the 16th ult. died, atthe camp near Morristown, after a long and painful illness, Daniel Piatt,Esquire, Major of the first Jersey regiment; in which he served from thefirst raising of the same. He was a gentleman of sound understanding,great personal bravery, with a strong desire of excelling his hisprofession, which, joined to a handsome soldierly exterior, rendered himat once the good and graceful officer. His death is justly lamented as avery heavy loss to the regiment. He was an original post-mortem memberof the Society of the Cincinnati."
Judith K. Arthur lists wonderful documentation for her Daniel andCatharine Sherrard Piatt.............
DAR Patriot Index
Kearney, Joseph N. - Ye Colonial Kinsmen from Plymouth Rock to YorkTowne
War Record of Capt. Daniel Piatt, microfilm from the DAR Library
Edited by Wm. Nelson, "Documents relating the the RevolutionaryHistory of the State of New Jersey
27th Congress, 2nd Session, Revolutionary Records from CongressionalReports, p. 226
Bryce Metcalf, Original Members & other officers eligible to theSociety of the Cincinnati, 1783-1938
Orra Eugene Onnette, "First Settlers of Ye Plantations of Piscataway &Woodbridge, The Leroy Carman Press., LA, CA, 1933, pt. five, p. 762
"Last Will and Testament of Catharine McHenry," In the possession ofJudith K. Arthur.
John L. O'Brien, Tombstone Inscriptions of the Mansfield-WoodhouseCemetery, Washington, Warren Co., N. J.
James P. Sn4ell, "History of Warren Co., N. J., GenealogicalResearchers, Washington, N. J., p. 564-569
Information about the husbands of Catharine and her place of burial froman e-mail message sent, Sept. 30, 2001, from Judith K. Arthur......
Judith's e-mail address is: [email protected]Judith says, "As far as I know, Cath
arine Sherrard was only married twice. First to Daniel Piatt and then toCharles McHenry. She is buried in the Mansfield-Woodhouse Cemetery withthe name, Catharine McHenry. She is buried next to her daughter, FrancesPiatt Strader and her husband, John Strader. Catherine did leave a Willand does mention her children."Also from Judith K. Arthur on Dec. 14, 2001 ........................."In 1817, Catherine was a member of Mansfield Woodhouse Church where herbrother, John, was a long-time trustee. In her Will, she named herdaughter, Frances Piatt Strader, her daughter, Margaret, married toSamuel McHenry, and Catharine's son, William. She also mentioned agrandson, Daniel Piatt, and a granddaughter, Catharine Wheeler."
Died unmarried
Attained the rank of MajorDied unmarried.
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<<John Piatt, fife, 1st New Jersey - 66 years old in 1832 (10 years in 1776)"...
he enlisted as a Fifer at the age of ten years in the Company of Daniel Piatt
(who was his Father) in the first New Jersey Regiment... in the latter part of
the year 1775... [and] was marched to Brunswick upper landing - thence to
Elizabethtown and joined the Regiment, under Lord Stirling... Marched thence to
New York and lay in Barracks till the following spring opened then was ordered to
March to Long Island and from thence to Canada (the Rigement at this time was
commanded by Colo. Win's) and proceeded towards Quebeck as far as the three
rivers, there had an engagement with the British, and retreated to Ticonderoga
and lay there till late in the fall, or begining of Winter, and then returned to
the state of New Jersey - directly after my Father Capt. Danl Piatt recruited his
Company again and was soon promoted to the rank of Major in the New Jersey line -
The officers was in Pensylvania recruiting a new Company at the time Genl
Washington attacked the Hessians at Trenton - the deponent attending the
rendezvous as a Musician. The Company wasmarched to the Delaware to aid Genl.
Washington in the battle - was prevented crossing the river till next day after
the Capture of the Hessians - from thence was marched on to [Princeton?] - saw
the dead and wounded in the collidge - The company quartered one Winter at
Elizabethtown, part of the 1st. regt. - The deponent thinks the regt. was
commanded by Colo. Matth Ogden - after that the regiment was marched to the
Westward under Genl. Sullivan - The deponent was kiked by the horse of Colo
Brearly and disenabled to continue his march with the regiment - The troops
returned in the fall of 1779 - and went into Winter quarters at Mendham near
Morristown placed under the immediate comd. of Genl. Washington - here the
deponent joined his compy and continued with them through the Winter - The
regiment was Marched to Camptown in the summer of 1780 at the time Genl
Kniphausen marched the British army to Springfield on his way (as was supposed)
to attack Genl Washington at Morristown - was then marched to Springfield was
engaged in the battle - Young Ogden was killed a considerable number more killed
& wounded The deponent was in the house of Parson Coldwell saw his Wife a Corps,
shot by the British - at Springfield - Was taken a prisoner at pluckemin by the
British and released afterwards being a Youth...">>
Fifer John Piatt is mentioned twice in the general notes about musicians at:
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The front page of this site is at:
<http://www.revwar75.com/>John D. Piatt (1766-1837)
b. March 17, 1766, Pluckemin, New Jersey, USA
d. February 09, 1837, Morris County, New Jersey, USAJohn D. Piatt (1766-1837)
His father Daniel rose to the rank of Major in the Army and was withGen. Washington in the area of Morristown, NJ during the AmericanRevolution. Daniel died from pneunonia during the war. John at age 10,marched with his father, Daniel, to the Battle of Three Rivers-Revolutionwhere he was taken prisoner. He was classed as a fifer. He and Jane livedat Pequannock in Morris County, NJ
Source: Flieger, 2000New Jersey Pensioners, 1835:
County: Bergen Co.
Name: John D. Piatt
Rank: Fifer
Annual Allowance: $88.00
Sums Received: $264.00
Description of service: New Jersey militia
When placed on the pension roll: August 11, 1834
Commencement of pension: March 4, 1831
Age: 75
Source: New Jersey Pensioners, 1835
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<<John Piatt, fife, 1st New Jersey - 66 years old in 1832 (10 years in 1776)"...
he enlisted as a Fifer at the age of ten years in the Company of Daniel Piatt
(who was his Father) in the first New Jersey Regiment... in the latter part of
the year 1775... [and] was marched to Brunswick upper landing - thence to
Elizabethtown and joined the Regiment, under Lord Stirling... Marched thence to
New York and lay in Barracks till the following spring opened then was ordered to
March to Long Island and from thence to Canada (the Rigement at this time was
commanded by Colo. Win's) and proceeded towards Quebeck as far as the three
rivers, there had an engagement with the British, and retreated to Ticonderoga
and lay there till late in the fall, or begining of Winter, and then returned to
the state of New Jersey - directly after my Father Capt. Danl Piatt recruited his
Company again and was soon promoted to the rank of Major in the New Jersey line -
The officers was in Pensylvania recruiting a new Company at the time Genl
Washington attacked the Hessians at Trenton - the deponent attending the
rendezvous as a Musician. The Company wasmarched to the Delaware to aid Genl.
Washington in the battle - was prevented crossing the river till next day after
the Capture of the Hessians - from thence was marched on to [Princeton?] - saw
the dead and wounded in the collidge - The company quartered one Winter at
Elizabethtown, part of the 1st. regt. - The deponent thinks the regt. was
commanded by Colo. Matth Ogden - after that the regiment was marched to the
Westward under Genl. Sullivan - The deponent was kiked by the horse of Colo
Brearly and disenabled to continue his march with the regiment - The troops
returned in the fall of 1779 - and went into Winter quarters at Mendham near
Morristown placed under the immediate comd. of Genl. Washington - here the
deponent joined his compy and continued with them through the Winter - The
regiment was Marched to Camptown in the summer of 1780 at the time Genl
Kniphausen marched the British army to Springfield on his way (as was supposed)
to attack Genl Washington at Morristown - was then marched to Springfield was
engaged in the battle - Young Ogden was killed a considerable number more killed
& wounded The deponent was in the house of Parson Coldwell saw his Wife a Corps,
shot by the British - at Springfield - Was taken a prisoner at pluckemin by the
British and released afterwards being a Youth...">>
Fifer John Piatt is mentioned twice in the general notes about musicians at:
<http://www.revwar75.com/library/rees/musician1.htm>
The front page of this site is at:
<http://www.revwar75.com/>John D. Piatt (1766-1837)
b. March 17, 1766, Pluckemin, New Jersey, USA
d. February 09, 1837, Morris County, New Jersey, USAJohn D. Piatt (1766-1837)
His father Daniel rose to the rank of Major in the Army and was withGen. Washington in the area of Morristown, NJ during the AmericanRevolution. Daniel died from pneunonia during the war. John at age 10,marched with his father, Daniel, to the Battle of Three Rivers-Revolutionwhere he was taken prisoner. He was classed as a fifer. He and Jane livedat Pequannock in Morris County, NJ
Source: Flieger, 2000New Jersey Pensioners, 1835:
County: Bergen Co.
Name: John D. Piatt
Rank: Fifer
Annual Allowance: $88.00
Sums Received: $264.00
Description of service: New Jersey militia
When placed on the pension roll: August 11, 1834
Commencement of pension: March 4, 1831
Age: 75
Source: New Jersey Pensioners, 1835
Editor for Flagstaff Arizona Newspaper in 1918
Information about the husbands of Catharine and her place of burial froman e-mail message sent, Sept. 30, 2001, from Judith K. Arthur......
Judith's e-mail address is: [email protected]Judith says, "As far as I know, Cath
arine Sherrard was only married twice. First to Daniel Piatt and then toCharles McHenry. She is buried in the Mansfield-Woodhouse Cemetery withthe name, Catharine McHenry. She is buried next to her daughter, FrancesPiatt Strader and her husband, John Strader. Catherine did leave a Willand does mention her children."Also from Judith K. Arthur on Dec. 14, 2001 ........................."In 1817, Catherine was a member of Mansfield Woodhouse Church where herbrother, John, was a long-time trustee. In her Will, she named herdaughter, Frances Piatt Strader, her daughter, Margaret, married toSamuel McHenry, and Catharine's son, William. She also mentioned agrandson, Daniel Piatt, and a granddaughter, Catharine Wheeler."