Manifest
of the
Loyalist Transport Vessel
Eagle
New York to Saint John, New Brunswick
September, 1783.
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[ The transport vessel 'Eagle' arrived at Saint John, New Brunswick, in September, 1783, carrying Capt. John Smith's militia company. The company included 73 men, 41 women, 63 children above age ten, and 63 children under that age, for a confirmed total of 240 persons. The only identified members of the company were Captain Smith and Lieutenants Thomas Treadwell Smith and Albert Van Nostrandt.
The vessel seems to be H.M.S. 'Eagle,' flagship of the Royal Navy.
While the list seems authentic, its history is murky; some forgotten correspondent provided a copy about twenty years ago, and the location of the source document is unknown. Checking that copy, on a name-by-name basis, permitted some corrections and an alphabetical sort of the passenger names. All else is cited as received, and the accuracy cannot be confirmed. - RWH]
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Name
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Occupation
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Residence
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M
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W
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Ch. +10
|
Ch.
-10
|
Svt.
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Total
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Abbott, Joseph
|
shoemaker
|
Dutchess, NY
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
|
7
|
[Bailless], William
|
farmer
|
Long Island, NY
|
1
|
1
|
6
|
2
|
|
10
|
Baxter, Stebbins
|
shoemaker
|
Dutchess, NY
|
1
|
|
|
|
1
|
2
|
Belding, Daniel
|
farmer
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Bell, Jacob
|
farmer
|
New Jersey
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Bell, John
|
carpenter
|
New Jersey
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
|
2
|
Bergan, James
|
tallow chandler
|
New York
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
8
|
Bidell, Daniel
|
farmer
|
Long Island, NY
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Blair, James
|
mariner
|
Pennsylvania
|
1
|
|
|
|
1
|
2
|
Blizzard, William
|
shoemaker
|
Dutchess, NY
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
|
|
4
|
Bond, Abraham
|
weaver
|
Long Island, NY
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Bond, Jacob
|
farmer
|
Long Island, NY
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Booth, Joseph
|
farmer
|
Connecticut
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Brill, David
|
farmer
|
Dutchess, NY
|
1
|
|
|
|
1
|
2
|
Brill, Jacob, Jr.
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shoemaker
|
Dutchess, NY
|
1
|
|
|
|
1
|
2
|
Brill, Jacob, Sr.
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tailor
|
Dutchess, NY
|
1
|
1
|
5
|
1
|
2
|
10
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Brill, Joseph
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tailor
|
Dutchess, NY
|
1
|
|
|
|
1
|
2
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[Bull], Philip
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farmer
|
Long Island, NY
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
1
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Burt, David
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shoemaker
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Connecticut
|
1
|
1
|
|
3
|
|
5
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Burtis, Thomas
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blacksmith
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Long Island, NY
|
1
|
|
|
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1
|
2
|
Bush, Gilbert
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shoemaker
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Long Island, NY
|
1
|
1
|
|
2
|
1
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5
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Butler, Thos.
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farmer
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Philadelphia
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
1
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Cain, Barney
|
farmer
|
Pennsylvania
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
3
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Carman, Elkanah
|
farmer
|
Long Island, NY
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
|
2
|
Carman, Willett
|
farmer
|
Long Island, NY
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Carroll, Daniel
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clothier
|
Philadelphia
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
|
1
|
7
|
Collard, William
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ship carpenter
|
Pennsylvania
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
4
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Combs, Nathaniel
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carpenter
|
Long Island, NY
|
1
|
1
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3
|
|
|
5
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Combs, Noah
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weaver
|
Long Island, NY
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1
|
1
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2
|
2
|
|
6
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Combs, Thomas
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carpenter
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Long Island, NY
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
|
5
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Combs, William
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farmer
|
Long Island, NY
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1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
|
6
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Compton, John
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shoemaker
|
Dutchess, NY
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
7
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Corie, Gilbert
|
farmer
|
Long Island, NY
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
1
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Corie, Sarah
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widow
|
Long Island, NY
|
|
1
|
5
|
2
|
|
8
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Cornwell, Charles
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farmer
|
Long Island, NY
|
1
|
|
5
|
1
|
4
|
11
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Cornwell, Samuel
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carpenter
|
Long Island, NY
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
1
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Dier, Henry
|
farmer
|
Connecticut
|
1
|
1
|
1
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|
|
3
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Dier, James
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farmer
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Connecticut
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
1
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Dingee, Solomon
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carpenter
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Long Island, NY
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1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
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5
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Dives, Robert
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farmer
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Virginia
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1
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1
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2
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1
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|
5
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Doughty, Nathaniel
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farmer
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Maryland
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1
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|
|
|
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1
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Downie, Margaret
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widow
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South Carolina
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|
1
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3
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2
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6
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Durlon, Joseph
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carpenter
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Long Island, NY
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1
|
1
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2
|
4
|
|
8
|
Dusenberry, Henry
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clothier
|
New York
|
1
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
3
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Edwards, Edward
|
farmer
|
Europe
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
1
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Effee, John Caspar
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gunsmith
|
Waldeck, Germany
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1
|
|
|
|
1
|
2
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Ellsworth, John
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shoemaker
|
Dutchess, NY
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1
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
|
6
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Glover, Elias
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farmer
|
Connecticut
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1
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
7
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Golder, John
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carpenter
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Long Island, NY
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1
|
1
|
|
|
|
2
|
Grawburgh, John
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shoemaker
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Orange, NY
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
5
|
Griffin, Obadiah
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farmer
|
Dutchess, NY
|
1
|
1
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1
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3
|
|
6
|
Hallett, Moses
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carpenter
|
Westchester, NY
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
3
|
Handyside, George
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clerk
|
Maryland
|
1
|
|
|
|
1
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2
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Harned, Phineas
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shoemaker
|
New York
|
1
|
1
|
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
Hawleys, Abigail
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widow
|
Long Island, NY
|
|
1
|
4
|
1
|
|
6
|
Hawley, Henry
|
farmer
|
Westchester, NY
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Hawley, John
|
farmer
|
Westchester, NY
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
1
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Hawley, Samuel
|
farmer
|
Westchester, NY
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
1
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Hays, William
|
farmer
|
Long Island
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1
|
|
|
|
|
1
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Holmes, John
|
shoemaker
|
Long Island, NY
|
1
|
1
|
1
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2
|
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5
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Hubbs, Joseph
|
shoemaker
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Westchester, NY
|
1
|
1
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1
|
1
|
|
4
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Hulmes, John
|
farmer
|
Connecticut
|
1
|
1
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3
|
|
|
5
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Jamison, Benjamin
|
blacksmith
|
Long Island, NY
|
1
|
1
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3
|
2
|
1
|
8
|
Jamison, Bulson
|
gunsmith
|
Long Island, NY
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
3
|
Jamison, Gasper
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carpenter
|
Long Island, NY
|
1
|
1
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|
|
1
|
4
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Jewell, Abraham
|
farmer
|
Dutchess, NY
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
|
|
4
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Jewell, Ezekiel
|
farmer
|
Dutchess, NY
|
1
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
3
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Jones, John
|
farmer
|
Pennsylvania
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1
|
1
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1
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1
|
1
|
1
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Jones, John
|
mason
|
Dutchess, NY
|
1
|
1
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1
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1
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1
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5
|
Jones, Jonathan
|
farmer
|
Long Island, NY
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
1
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Lawson, John
|
farmer
|
New York
|
1
|
1
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1
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3
|
2
|
8
|
Layhouse, James
|
fisherman
|
Ulster, NY
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
1
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Leaster, Thomas
|
farmer
|
Dutchess, NY
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
|
1
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Linkletter, George
|
farmer
|
Connecticut
|
1
|
1
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|
3
|
|
5
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[Longdon], John
|
shoemaker
|
Long Island, NY
|
1
|
1
|
|
2
|
|
4
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Lukins, Eli
|
blacksmith
|
Virginia
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
1
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Marsh, John
|
farmer
|
Westchester, NY
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
3
|
Marsh, Richard
|
blacksmith
|
Perth Amboy, NJ
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
3
|
3
|
12
|
Mason, Andrew
|
farmer
|
Long Island, NY
|
1
|
|
|
|
1
|
2
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Mays, James
|
farmer
|
Orange, NY
|
1
|
1
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|
1
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1
|
4
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McCarrick, Peter
|
farmer
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Hackinsack, NJ
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
|
2
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McCloskey, Michael
|
farmer
|
Pennsylvania
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
1
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McColum, Malcolm
|
weaver
|
England
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
3
|
5
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McPherson, Hugh
|
cooper
|
Long Island, NY
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
1
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Morehouse, James
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carpenter
|
Connecticut
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
4
|
Morehouse, Noah
|
farmer
|
Connecticut
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
1
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Mott, Jonathan
|
farmer
|
Long Island, NY
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
|
6
|
Nash, Samuel
|
farmer
|
Dutchess, NY
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
1
|
|
7
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O'Neal, Michael
|
seaman
|
Ireland
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
1
|
4
|
Orr, William
|
farmer
|
Westchester, NY
|
1
|
|
|
|
2
|
3
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Parent, Daniel
|
farmer
|
Westchester, NY
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
|
8
|
Pearsall, Henry
|
shoemaker
|
Dutchess, NY
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Pearsall, Mott
|
farmer
|
Dutchess, NY
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Pearsall, Thomas
|
carpenter
|
Dutchess, NY
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
1
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Place, Aaron
|
currier
|
Long Island, NY
|
1
|
1
|
|
2
|
|
4
|
Please, Benjamin
|
farmer
|
Connecticut
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
1
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Please, Jacob
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carpenter
|
Westchester, NY
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
1
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Porter, John
|
weaver
|
Orange, NY
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
1
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Powell, Caleb
|
farmer
|
Dutchess, NY
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
3
|
Powell, James
|
shoemaker
|
Dutchess, NY
|
1
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
3
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Powell, James [Amos ?]
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carpenter
|
Long Island, NY
|
1
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1
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2
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|
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4
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Powell, Jesse
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saddler
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Dutchess, NY
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1
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1
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2
|
4
|
|
8
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Powell, Reuben
|
shoemaker
|
Dutchess, NY
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
3
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Powell, Thomas
|
farmer
|
Long Island, NY
|
1
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|
|
|
|
1
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Prescott, Joseph
|
painter
|
Massachusetts
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
3
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Purdy, Elias
|
farmer
|
Westchester, NY
|
1
|
|
|
|
1
|
2
|
Purdy, Nehemiah
|
farmer
|
Westchester, NY
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
8
|
Reed, William
|
farmer
|
South Carolina
|
1
|
|
|
|
1
|
2
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Robbins, Scuder
|
farmer
|
Long Island, NY
|
1
|
|
2
|
|
|
3
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Rogers, Izrael
|
shoemaker
|
Long Island, NY
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
4
|
Searing, Samuel
|
farmer
|
Long Island, NY
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
|
6
|
Shaw, Moses
|
shoemaker
|
New York
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
5
|
Shaw, William
|
shoemaker
|
Long Island, NY
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
|
6
|
Sloat, John
|
shoemaker
|
New Haven, Conn.
|
1
|
1
|
5
|
4
|
|
11
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Smith, Hezekiah
|
farmer
|
Westchester, NY
|
1
|
1
|
|
3
|
|
5
|
Smith, Capt. John
|
merchant
|
New York
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
3
|
5
|
Smith, Jonathan
|
farmer
|
Long Island, NY
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
7
|
Smith, Joseph
|
farmer
|
Long Island, NY
|
1
|
|
|
|
2
|
3
|
Smith, Lieut. Thomas Treadwell
|
farmer
|
Long Island, NY
|
1
|
|
|
|
2
|
3
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Smith, William
|
farmer
|
Westchester, NY
|
1
|
|
|
|
2
|
3
|
Smith, William H.
|
shopkeeper
|
Connecticut
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
3
|
Southward, Abell
|
farmer
|
Westchester, NY
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Spicer, Ebenezer
|
carpenter
|
Connecticut
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
|
6
|
Sprick, Frederick
|
baker
|
New York
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
4
|
States, William
|
potter
|
Connecticut
|
1
|
1
|
|
1
|
2
|
5
|
Stephens, Andrew
|
farmer
|
Hackinsack, NJ
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
3
|
Strang, Elizabeth
|
|
Westchester, NY
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
1
|
Straws, Dederick
|
farmer
|
Hanover
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
|
2
|
Street, Samuel
|
shoemaker
|
New Haven, Conn.
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
3
|
Thorn, Robert
|
carpenter
|
Dutchess, NY
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
9
|
Thurston, John
|
weaver
|
Dutchess, NY
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
8
|
Turnbull, James
|
ship carpenter
|
Dutchess, NY
|
1
|
1
|
|
2
|
|
4
|
Van Cott, Johannes
|
farmer
|
Long Island, NY
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
3
|
|
9
|
Van Nostrandt, Lieut. Albert
|
farmer
|
Long Island, NY
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
2
|
4
|
Van Norstrand, Daniel
|
farmer
|
Long Island, NY
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Van Norstrand, John
|
farmer
|
Long Island, NY
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Van Norstrand, Peter
|
weaver
|
Long Island, NY
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
|
|
4
|
Verner, Edward
|
schoolteacher
|
Philadelphia
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
3
|
Wanser, Henry
|
blacksmith
|
Long Island, NY
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
4
|
Ward, Billias
|
farmer
|
Connecticut
|
1
|
1
|
|
1
|
2
|
5
|
Weeks, Nathaniel
|
farmer
|
Dutchess, NY
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
2
|
|
8
|
Wells, Nathaniel
|
millwright
|
Pennsylvania
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
|
1
|
7
|
Wells, Nathaniel
|
miller
|
Westchester, NY
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Wright, Gilbert
|
mason
|
Long Island, NY
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
140
|
87
|
131
|
117
|
77
|
552
|
David Bell's Early Loyalist Saint John contains the names of some sixty heads of families, or individuals, who were passengers on the 'Eagle.' The following do not appear in the above manifset:
Name
|
Occupation
|
Residence
|
M
|
W
|
Ch. +10
|
Ch.
-10
|
Svt.
|
Total
|
Coombs, Nathaniel, Jr.
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Corey, Thomas
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Fairchild, Abigail
|
|
|
|
1
|
2
|
|
|
3
|
Loosey, Sarah
|
|
New Jersey
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
1
|
Norton, Elias
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Street, John/Mary
|
|
|
1
|
1
|
5
|
4
|
|
11
|
Webber, William
|
carpenter
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
1
|