Military: Rev War: Deposition of Ebenezer Ker, 19 April 1777: Monmouth Co, NJ  

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  Source:  Deposition of Ebenezer Ker, 19 April 1777; Department of
  Defense, Revolutionary War Numbered Manuscripts [Series # SDEA10011];
  Folio #10593, NJ State Archives, Trenton, New Jersey.
  
  
  New Jersey
  Monmouth
  
  Personally appeared before Kenneth ANDERSON Junr Clerk of Monmouth
  Ebenezar KER and being on Oath with Declare that on the twenty first
  day December last that thes Deponent in company with William JOHNSON,
  George TINNEY and Peter SMITH and William HALL in going across the
  farm of Coll David FORMAN in the County of Monmouth were taken
  prisoners by John THOCKMORTON, Edmund HARRIS, Daniel VANMATRE,
  Hendrick VANMATRE, Jacob WEST, Israel BRITTON, William LAWRENCE Junr
  and other in arms and this Deponent further saith that after he was
  with the others abovesd. George TINNEY, William JOHNSON, Peter SMITH,
  and William HALL taken prisoners there were carried -- said Coll
  FORMANS house where this Deponent saw Edmund HARRIS and John
  THROCKMORTON taking Inventory of som Coll FORMANS effects and
  likewise saw said HARRIS and THROCKMORTON mark with a piece of lime
  or chalk each of them a Different Door with the Letter G.R. and this
  Deponent saith the above named person by whom he this Deponent and
  others were made prisoners did more than once Huzza for King George
  and further this Deponent saith not.
  Ebenezer KER
  
  Freehold 19 April 1777
  Sworn before me
  Kenn. ANDERSON Junr, Clk