This is something that I have always wondered about so here goes the silly question. Is there a website where you can read or find out what information that has been submitted and accepted by the DAR or do you have to go to their library to find this information? It seems that at one time Ancestry.com had some DAR information but I didn't become a member when they started to charge to read the information that had been donated to them. Thanks for any information that can be given. Mary Ellen Campbell Mathers ----- Original Message ----- From: "margecam52" <margecam52@valornet.com> To: <CAMPBELL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 10:51 PM Subject: [CAMPBELL] Ellis Campbell b 1756 NJ > Ok.. I am going to post this info again. Just wondering if anyone can > connect to any of the names in the Application to the DAR submitted by > Gladys Requa FREY in 1958. > > National DAR App # 461561 > Eagle Rock chapter in Montelair? NJ > > Mrs. Gladys Requa Frey, wife of George White Frey, resided in Verona NJ, and > was a descendant of: > Ellis Campbell, the undersigned have investigated and approved the applicant > and her application. Ruth A Pilger, Virginia Lindridge, 23 Sep 1958, fees > rec'd 23 Sep 1958, Application examined & approved 7 Oct 1958, Mary > Ainsworth Kennedy, 15 Oct 1958. > > Endorsed in handwriting by, Isobel Campbell Harmon-Ashley, Mary H A ???? > > Ancestor's Services: > Ellis Campbell was selected by General Washington while the American Army > was in the Jerseys, on accounto f his superior horsemanship to be one of his > express-riders, and in tha capacity he served six months, making many > hairbreadth escapes through the lines of the British, which he was enabled > to do from his great knowledge of the highways and byways of the State. He > also participated in the Battle of Monmouth as aSergeant in Captain Mathew > Freeman's Company, First Middlesex Regiment of NJ. Although not wounded > himself, his comrades were shot down all around him. (Extract from > prodceedings at a family gathering of Campbell, in NY, Feb 4, 1852, at which > Ellis Campbell's widow was present.) The Pension Dep't gives the length of > his service as two years; and that he enlisted in 1776 in above Regiment and > Company. > > The said Ellis Campbell is the ancestor who assisted in establishing > American Independence while acting in the capacity of Sergeant with Col. > Sheldon's Regiment, and Capt. Matthew Freman's Company, during part of the > war. > Give references by volume and page to the documentary or other authorities > for- Military record: where reference is made to unpublished or inaccessible > records of service, tha applicant must file the official copy. > Vol. P -The records of the Pension Dep't at Washington DC verify Regiment > and Company in which Ellis Campbell served, and show payment of a pension to > his widow. The following I take to be a memorandum of record: "Rev War No. > 406 Wid. Ellis Campbell." > Verified by National Number 122810 > > The follwing form of acknowledgement is required: Applicant further says > that the said Ellis Campbell (name of ancestor from whom eligibility is > derived) is the ancestor mentioned in the foregoing application, and that > the statements hereinbefore set forth are true to the best of her knowledge > & belief. Signed Gladys Requa Frey (Requa is her maiden name). > Lineage: > I, Gladys Requa Frey being of the age of 18 years and upwards, hereby apply > for membership in the Society by right of lineal descent in the following > line from Ellis Campbell who was born in Metuchen, NJ on the __ day of __, > 1756 and died in Metuchen, NJ on the 10th day of Feb 1814. Hgis place of > residence during the Revolution was Middlesex county NJ. > > I am the daughter of > 1. Herman Monarque Requa born on 2 Sep 1850 at Maine died at Verona NJ on > 28 May 1928 and his wife Sarah Finch Requa born on 26 July 1852 at NY City, > died at Manasquan NJ on 28 July 1923. They married on 29 May 1873. > > 2. The said Sarah Finch Requa was the child of Ellis Campbell Finch born on > 21 Mar 1824 in Metuchen, NJ & died at NY City 25 Feb 1892 and his wife Ann > Maria Van Natter born 20 May 1830 at NY City and died at NY City on 15 Apr > 1916. They married on 20 Feb 1851. > > 3. The said Ellis Campbell Finch was the child of John Carter Finch born on > 12 Aug 1795 at Metuchen NJ & died at Metuchen NJ on 15 feb 1832, and his > wife Sarah Martin Campbell born on 25 May 1797 at Metuchen NJ and die4d at > Metuchen NJ on____. Married on 13 Sep 1818. > > 4. The said Sarah Martin Campbell was the child of Ellis Campbell born on > 1756 at Metuchen NJ & died at Metuchen NJ 10 Feb 1814, and his wife Nancy > Clawson born on 1757 at Metuchen NJ & died Metuchen NJ. They were married > on 31 Dec 1775 (or 1781). > NOTE: Marge Campbell added the following from old records located at Rutgers > College in NJ: > > 5. The said Ellis Campbell was the child of Dugal Campbell Jr. born 1732 at > Woodbridge twp NJ and died at Woodbridge NJ in 1809 and his wife Sarah > Bloomfield born 1734 at NJ(family lived in Somerset co NJ). > > 6. The said Dugal Campbell Jr born ___ at Perth Amboy NJ and died in > Woodbridge NJ in 1734 and his wife Rodey ____ born at NY... Rodey died in > NY. > > 7. The said Dugel Campbell Sr was the child of John Campbell, Jr born in > Woodbridge twp NJ and died in Woodbridge twp NJ and his wife Mary Garrietta > born at NJ and died in NJ. > > 8. The said John Cambpell Jr was the child of John Campbell Sr (Mason) born > bef 1684 at Scotland and died at Woodbridge NJ and his wife Mary ___ born at > Scotland, died in NJ. > > 9. The said John Campbell Sr (mason) was the child of ... > > References for lineage > 2nd generation: Genealogical record in family bible in possession of > applicant. DAR no 32180. > > 3rd generation - > > 4th generation - Excerpt from Brooklyn newspaper article published 4 Feb > 1852 of the Campbell gathering. > > Give, if possible, the following data: My Revolutionary ancestor was maried > to Nancy Clawson at Metuchen NJ 31 Dec 1775 (1781 crossed out) NOTE: Marge > Campbell has Ellis R Campbell's Rev War Pension file. The way the birth of > the children are listed has caused the different years for the marriage. > > Children of Revolutionary ancestor: > Freeman Campbell > Sarah Martin Campbell b 25 May 1797, md John Carter Finch > Edward Campbell > Matthius Campbell > Ellis Campbell > Lutetia Campbell (in NY by 1852) > Mary Campbell > Alexander Campbell > Cornelius Campbell > Ann Freeman Campbell > Joel Campbell (Ellis R's will says Joel the youngest). > > Does any of this look familiar to anyone? > > What happened to Cornelius, Alexander, Freeman and Joel? I think the other > sons stayed in NJ and raised family there. > > There was a Henry Freeman & Joel Campbell who came to CA during the gold > rush.. Were they from this line? > > Marge Campbell > > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >