Here is a small list of men whose surname was Parr who were from NJ: Casualties of Rev. War listed by David C. Nunn, "Rev. War Casualties" Kediah Parr d 24 Aug 1777 Pvt. William Parr d April 1778-served in Capt. John Polhemus' Co of 1st Regt., NJ CL >From "Official Registers of the Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Rev. War" by Stryker, Rev. by Campbell (Pages 140-318= Continental Army; p. 712 = State Troops and Militia Thomas Parr of Middlesex Co. p. 712 Matthias Parr p. 712 John Parr* p. 712, Western Btln., Morris; also State Troops; also Continental Army Jesse Parr, p. 712 Benjamin Parr- same as John Parr information above* *John and Benjamin both appear on p. 263 also as Pvt. in Capt. Luce's Co., 2nd Btln., second establishment, also militia. War of 1812 to 1815: >From "Records of Officers and Men of NJ in Wars" 1791-1815, NJ Adjutant General's Office, ublished by Genealogical Publishing Co., 1970 Joseph Parr, Pvt. enrolled 19 Sept. 1814 until 22 Dec 1814 in Capt. Isaac Kelley's Co. of Light Infantry; Major Samuel J. Read's Battalion, NJ Detailed Militia stationed at Billingsport, NJ p.135 John L. Parr, Pvt. enrolled 8 Sept 1814 until 7 Dec 1814 in War with Great Britain 1812-1815 in Capt. William Swayze's Co. Infantry, 2nd Regt. War with France 1798-1901: none >From "Pension Roll of 1835 Vol II - Middle Atlantic States"-- Genealogical Publishing Co. R973.34: Jesse Parr, of Warren Co., Annual Allowance = 58 33; Sums Received 174 99; description of service- NJ Militia. Placed on Pension Roll 12 June 1833; commenced 4 March 1833; age 74 (=b. ca 1757) These notes were taken about 20 yrs ago. I also have Civil War lists that I will share at another time and DAR lists. Nancy Parr in NJ
Nancy, Have you run into John Parr, the Torie Robber, apprehended hiding in the Great Swamp ( near Morristown ) ? I have that reference somewhere - will pass it on when I locate it. I am not as organized as you! Liz At 10:42 PM 1/14/2002 -0500, you wrote: >Here is a small list of men whose surname was Parr who were from NJ: > >Casualties of Rev. War listed by David C. Nunn, "Rev. War Casualties" > Kediah Parr d 24 Aug 1777 > Pvt. William Parr d April 1778-served in Capt. John Polhemus' Co of 1st >Regt., NJ > CL > > > >From "Official Registers of the Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Rev. >War" by Stryker, Rev. by Campbell >(Pages 140-318= Continental Army; p. 712 = State Troops and Militia >Thomas Parr of Middlesex Co. p. 712 >Matthias Parr p. 712 >John Parr* p. 712, Western Btln., Morris; also State Troops; also Continental >Army >Jesse Parr, p. 712 >Benjamin Parr- same as John Parr information above* > >*John and Benjamin both appear on p. 263 also as Pvt. in Capt. Luce's Co., >2nd Btln., second establishment, also militia. > >War of 1812 to 1815: > >From "Records of Officers and Men of NJ in Wars" 1791-1815, NJ Adjutant >General's Office, ublished by Genealogical Publishing Co., 1970 > >Joseph Parr, Pvt. enrolled 19 Sept. 1814 until 22 Dec 1814 in Capt. Isaac >Kelley's Co. of Light Infantry; Major Samuel J. Read's Battalion, NJ Detailed >Militia stationed at Billingsport, NJ p.135 > >John L. Parr, Pvt. enrolled 8 Sept 1814 until 7 Dec 1814 in War with Great >Britain 1812-1815 in Capt. William Swayze's Co. Infantry, 2nd Regt. > >War with France 1798-1901: none > > > >From "Pension Roll of 1835 Vol II - Middle Atlantic States"-- Genealogical >Publishing Co. R973.34: > >Jesse Parr, of Warren Co., Annual Allowance = 58 33; Sums Received 174 99; >description of service- NJ Militia. Placed on Pension Roll 12 June 1833; >commenced 4 March 1833; age 74 (=b. ca 1757) > >These notes were taken about 20 yrs ago. > >I also have Civil War lists that I will share at another time and DAR lists. > >Nancy Parr in NJ > > >==== PARR Mailing List ==== > _______ PARR Resource Center at RootsWeb _______ >To search the list archives, transcription projects, >links, queries and more, visit the PARR Resource Center at >http://resources.rootsweb.com/~clusters/surnames/p/a/PARR/ > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 Elizabeth Parr-Johnston President and Vice-Chancellor University of New Brunswick Fredericton & Saint John, NB Visit our website at www.unb.ca