Isaac Halsey, fourth son of Joseph and Mary (Armstrong) Halsey, was born May 15, 1757, died April 26, 1820, being buried at Springfield, New Jersey. He was not of age when the revolutionary war broke out, but he enlisted and served as a private for one year, being quartered near Canada. He enlisted in the winter of 1776 for one year under Captain Samuel Potter, in the Third Battalion, commanded by Colonel Elias Dayton, and marched to the frontier of Canada. He was in the battle at Connecticut Farms, June 6, 1780, and led his company at the battle of Springfield, June 23, 1780. He married, January 26, 1778, Sarah Smith, born November 8, 1760, died July 19, 1847, daughter of Walter Smith, a Hollander, who owned a large tract of land at what is now Short Hills.
Children:
1. Mary, born at Springfield, October 26, 1778, died April 24, 1876, at Newark;
2. David, born June 18, 1781, died May 11, 1859;
3. Elizabeth, born July 23, 1783, died September 7, 1832;
4. William, born December 21, 1785, died December 6, 1814;
5. Havilah Smith, born August 3, 1788, died June 21, 1868;
6. Isaac, born May 1, 1791, died May 29, 1791;
7. Isaac, born December 9, 1792, died December 7, 1797;
8. Joseph Armstrong, born January 15, 1796, died January 27, 1884; 9. Samuel, born at Springfield, Essex county, October 11, 1801.
~Genealogical and Family History of Southern New York and the Hudson River Valley: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Building of a Nation; William Richard Cutter; Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913; pg. 364.
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Children:
1. Mary, born at Springfield, October 26, 1778, died April 24, 1876, at Newark;
2. David, born June 18, 1781, died May 11, 1859;
3. Elizabeth, born July 23, 1783, died September 7, 1832;
4. William, born December 21, 1785, died December 6, 1814;
5. Havilah Smith, born August 3, 1788, died June 21, 1868;
6. Isaac, born May 1, 1791, died May 29, 1791;
7. Isaac, born December 9, 1792, died December 7, 1797;
8. Joseph Armstrong, born January 15, 1796, died January 27, 1884; 9. Samuel, born at Springfield, Essex county, October 11, 1801.
~Genealogical and Family History of Southern New York and the Hudson River Valley: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Building of a Nation; William Richard Cutter; Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913; pg. 364.
[Richard H. L. Chichester, III (#46953186)]
Isaac Halsey, fourth son of Joseph and Mary (Armstrong) Halsey, was born May 15, 1757, died April 26, 1820, being buried at Springfield, New Jersey. He was not of age when the revolutionary war broke out, but he enlisted and served as a private for one year, being quartered near Canada. He enlisted in the winter of 1776 for one year under Captain Samuel Potter, in the Third Battalion, commanded by Colonel Elias Dayton, and marched to the frontier of Canada. He was in the battle at Connecticut Farms, June 6, 1780, and led his company at the battle of Springfield, June 23, 1780. He married, January 26, 1778, Sarah Smith, born November 8, 1760, died July 19, 1847, daughter of Walter Smith, a Hollander, who owned a large tract of land at what is now Short Hills.
Children:
1. Mary, born at Springfield, October 26, 1778, died April 24, 1876, at Newark;
2. David, born June 18, 1781, died May 11, 1859;
3. Elizabeth, born July 23, 1783, died September 7, 1832;
4. William, born December 21, 1785, died December 6, 1814;
5. Havilah Smith, born August 3, 1788, died June 21, 1868;
6. Isaac, born May 1, 1791, died May 29, 1791;
7. Isaac, born December 9, 1792, died December 7, 1797;
8. Joseph Armstrong, born January 15, 1796, died January 27, 1884; 9. Samuel, born at Springfield, Essex county, October 11, 1801.
~Genealogical and Family History of Southern New York and the Hudson River Valley: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Building of a Nation; William Richard Cutter; Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913; pg. 364.
[Richard H. L. Chichester, III (#46953186)]
Children:
1. Mary, born at Springfield, October 26, 1778, died April 24, 1876, at Newark;
2. David, born June 18, 1781, died May 11, 1859;
3. Elizabeth, born July 23, 1783, died September 7, 1832;
4. William, born December 21, 1785, died December 6, 1814;
5. Havilah Smith, born August 3, 1788, died June 21, 1868;
6. Isaac, born May 1, 1791, died May 29, 1791;
7. Isaac, born December 9, 1792, died December 7, 1797;
8. Joseph Armstrong, born January 15, 1796, died January 27, 1884; 9. Samuel, born at Springfield, Essex county, October 11, 1801.
~Genealogical and Family History of Southern New York and the Hudson River Valley: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Building of a Nation; William Richard Cutter; Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913; pg. 364.
[Richard H. L. Chichester, III (#46953186)]
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