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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Warren, Sir Peter 1702-1752 (search)
Warren, Sir Peter 1702-1752 Naval officer; born in Ireland, in 1702; entered the British navy in 1727, and was commodore in 1745, when he commanded an expedition against Louisburg, joining the land forces from Massachusetts under General Pepperell. He took possession of Louisburg on June 17. Afterwards he was made a rear-admiral, and, in 1747, defeated the French in an action off Cape Finisterre, capturing the greater part of their fleet. Admiral Warren married the eldest daughter of Stephen De Lancey, of New York, and became the owner of a large tract of land in the Mohawk region, in charge of which he placed his nephew, William Johnson, afterwards Sir William. Sir Peter died in Ireland, July 29, 1752.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Watts, John 1715-1789 (search)
Watts, John 1715-1789 Legislator; born in New York City, April 16, 1715; married a daughter of Stephen De Lancey in July, 1742; represented New York City in the Provincial Assembly for many years, and was a member of the council eighteen years (1757-75), when, taking sides with the crown, he went to England. His property was confiscated; but the most valuable part of it was afterwards reconveyed to his sons, Robert and John, in July, 1784. He died in Wales in August, 1789.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Yorktown, siege of (search)
11299242300 Seventy-sixth Regiment161641113918628715 Eightieth Regiment1251731115020588689 Two Battalions Anspach21283212254259481077 Prince Hereditary11554113011425484 Regiment de Bose2521115016271349 Yagers13116874 British Legion168361177192241 Queen's Rangers1110151132245248320 North Carolina Volunteers15985114142 Engineers22 Pioneers2343342 Loyal Foresters2125 Third New Jersey Volunteers1124 New York Volunteers1113 Virginia Volunteers112 King's American Regiment112 General De Lancey's Battalion224 North Carolina Ind. Company112 ——————————————————— 5963707380 ——————————————————— Taken 14th and 16th inst.122127684 —— 7157 Thomas Durie, Deputy Commissary of Prisoners. Camp near Yorktown, October 27, 1781. N. B.—Since finishing the above return, I find unaccounted for: 1 Ensign Loyal Foresters, 1 Wagon Master, 6 Conductors, 5 Artificers, 1 Clerk to the Deputy Quartermaster-Gener