My Ancestors in the American Revolutionary War: JOHN FELTON Sr, 9th New Hampshire Militia; The Saratoga Campaign and Surrender of Gen JOHN BURGOYNE

Surrender of Gen John Burgoyne by John Trumbull

Corporal JOHN FELTON Sr was born 9 November 1741 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, the son of JACOB FELTON and his 1st wife, SARAH BARRETT.  JOHN married on 23 January 1766 PERSIS ROGERS of Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts. The couple migrated in September 1766 to the town of Marlborough, Cheshire County, New Hampshire.  All of their nine children were born there.

JOHN FELTON enlisted first in Jun 1777 as a Private in the 9th New Hampshire Militia (Volunteers) under Col ENOCH HALE, in  Capt JAMES LEWIS' Co.  He enlisted for a 2nd tour of duty in September 1777 as a Corporal in Capt JAMES LEWIS' Co, Col DANIEL MOORE's Regiment.  The 9th New Hampshire Militia served as reinforcements for the Continental Army during the Saratoga Campaign, and joining forces with General HORATIO GATES to help defeat British General JOHN BURGOYNE in northern New York.

After the war, JOHN FELTON moved his family to Montgomery County, New York (1790), Otsego County, New York (1800), and finally by 1804 Newstead, Niagra County, New York (now in Erie County).   JOHN FELTON was one of the original settlers at Newstead, which was part of the Holland Purchase in Western New York; his wife PERSIS became a founding member of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Newstead in 1807. 

From there, the family moved to Clarence (Clarence Hollow), Niagra County New York. The area became part of Erie County in 1821.

According to a burial card, Corporal JOHN FELTON died in 1820 in Clarence, New York, likely during an epidemic, and is buried in the Hillcrest Cemetery (now known as Schopf Cemetery).  The cemetery apparently has been abandoned.

Corporal JOHN FELTON Sr is in the lineage of my maternal grandfather R B MARTINE.

Sources:

--DAR Patriot Index

--A Genealogical History of the Felton Family by Cyrus Felton

--History of the town of Marlborough, Cheshire County, New Hampshire by Charles Austin Bemis

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Betty

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My Ancestors in the American Revolutionary War: ALBERT CAMPBELL, 2nd New York Militia, of Clarkstown, Rockland County, New York

ALBERT CAMPBELL was born about 1748 in Clarkstown, Orange County, New York, the son of WILLIAM CAMPBELL II and GEERTJE STEPHENSEN.  WILLIAM was the son of an immigrant from the Isle of Man; both men married wives who were descended from  early Dutch settlers in the colony of New York. Orange County would later be known as Rockland County by 1798.  Because the family lived in an area with many Dutch settlers, their  surname was often phonetically spelled "CAMMEL" in records.  

ALBERT married, in about 1772, CATHARINA VAN HOUTEN.  The births & baptisms of their five children can be found in the records of the Tappan and also Clarkstown Dutch Reformed churches. 

During the Revolutionary War, ALBERT CAMPBELL/CAMMEL served as a Private in the 2nd Orange County Militia, in GILBERT COOPER's Regiment, under Captain ONDERDONK, and also in HAYS Regiment under Captain JOHANNES BELL.  The 2nd Militia was actively involved in defending the Hudson River against British incursions  with frequent skirmishes at Haverstraw, Nyak and Piermont.  ALBERT's  three brothers, WILLIAM (III), STEPHEN & LUKAS CAMPBELL/CAMMEL also served in the same regiment(s).  ALBERT's last recorded paydate for the Militia was 23 February 1786. 

By the 1790 census, ALBERT CAMPBELL/CAMMEL was living in Haverstraw, Orange County, New York, near his three brothers, and his father.

On the 12 August 1794 his father WILLIAM CAMPBELL/CAMMEL II wrote his will; he lists his children as WILLIAM, STEPHEN, ALBERT, LUKAS and MARY KEMPE.  ALBERT CAMPBELL was listed in the will as his executor.  The will was brought to court 4 January 1799.

That is the last known record found for ALBERT CAMPBELL/CAMMEL.  He was not listed in the 1800 census.  His brother WILLIAM  CAMPBELL (III) is listed in the 1831 Revolutionary War Pension roll for Clarkstown, Rockland County, New York, 4 March 1831.  

ALBERT CAMPBELL/ CAMMEL likely died before 1800 in Orange County, New York. 

ALBERT CAMPBELL/CAMMELL is in the lineage of my maternal grandfather RB MARTINE.

 **ALBERT CAMPBELL of Clarkstown is NOT the same person as " ALBERT OLIVER CAMPBELL", a Loyalist, who emigrated to Nova Scotia Canada in 1783 from NYC, lived Shelburne, Nova Scotia  on May 2, 1784, and migrated to Kingston, Ontario, Canada in 1796. See my blogpost here for documentation. **

Sources:

-New York in the Revolution by Berthold Fernow p 338

-History of Rockland County, New York by Rev David Cole p 64

-Abstracts of Wills of Rockland County by Minnie Cowen p 13

-1790 Census of Haverstraw, Orange New York

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Betty

© Betty Tartas 2026