Muster Roll of Captain Peter Rutan's Company in the 4th Battalion of New Jersey Volunteers commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Abraham Buskirk Esq.- No place mentioned, but date is March 19, 1780:
| Rank | Names | Enlistment | Reason Absent |
| Captain | Peter Rutan | Under arrest | |
| Lieutenant | James Servinear | Prisoner with the Rebels | |
| Ensign | Cortland | With leave | |
| Sergeant | Samuel Van Geesen | ||
| Sergeant | William Bell | ||
| Sergeant | George Webb | ||
| Corporal | John Hopper | ||
| Corporal | Philip Henselbecker | ||
| Corporal | Peter Wannemaker | ||
| Drummer | Joseph Sithes | ||
| Private | Peter Ridner | ||
| Private | William Ridner | ||
| Private | Jacob Romaine | ||
| Private | Jacob Himmion | ||
| Private | Henry Wannemaker | ||
| Private | Nicholas Himmion | ||
| Private | Stephen Foster | ||
| Private | George Smith | ||
| Private | Peter Ramsay | ||
| Private | John Belyou | ||
| Private | Francis Beatty | ||
| Private | Barthus New Housen | ||
| Private | Samuel Demarest | ||
| Private | George Cope | ||
| Private | Samuel Conklin | ||
| Private | John Van Zile | ||
| Private | George Himmeon | ||
| Private | John Wannemaker | ||
| Private | Timothy Collins | ||
| Private | Lewis Fisher | ||
| Private | Abraham Ackerman | ||
| Private | John Sickels | ||
| Private | Ignatius Staker | ||
| Private | Davod Degroot | ||
| Private | Peter Smith | Taken prisoner Aug. 19, 1779 Joined the Battalion again | |
| Private | Conrad Henselpecker | ||
| Private | John Page | In Regiment Hospital Taken prisoner Aug. 19, 1779 Joined the Battalion again | |
| Private | John Conolly | With Major Browne | |
| Private | John Wilkenson | On Expedition with The Commander in Chief | |
| Private | Robert Clighorne | On Expedition with The Commander in Chief | |
| Private | Mathew Kneght | Died Jan. 22, 1780 | |
| Private | William Smith | On Command Recruiting | |
| Private | Jacob Ackerson | On Command Recruiting | |
| Private | Richard Ackerman | On Command Recruiting | |
| Private | John Abel | Prisoner with Rebels | |
| Private | William Stor | Prisoner with Rebels | |
| Private | Nicholas Wannemaker | Prisoner with Rebels | |
| Private | Richard Wannemaker | Prisoner with Rebels | |
| Private | Fredrick Bruce | Prisoner with Rebels | |
| Private | Conrad Frysiner | Prisoner with Rebels | |
| Private | William Browne | Prisoner with Rebels | |
| Private | Peter Fisher | Prisoner with Rebels | |
| Private | Abraham Rutan | Prisoner with Rebels | |
| Private | Jacob Montanye | Prisoner with Rebels | |
| Private | William Winter | Prisoner with Rebels | |
| Private | David Bayard | Prisoner with Rebels | |
| Private | Henry Laback | Prisoner with Rebels | |
| Private | Mathew Bennit | Prisoner with Rebels | |
| Private | William Ramsay | Prisoner with Rebels Taken Jan. 15, 1780 |
Note on Richard Wannemaker: Richard Wannamaker died in gaol in Philadelphia in 1780. His widow, Elizabeth, married a John Post, and settled in the Maugerville, New Brunswich, Canada area.
Transcribed by Donna Ristenbatt. From the New Jersey State Archives, Trenton, NJ. Loyalist Muster Rolls, Reel #232, Vol. 4, pg. 1249.
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