The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
It is considered a research aid and is intended to assist in locating sources that can be used as proof.
State of Service: NJ
Qualifying Service: Private
Birth: Jan 1719 Raritan / Somerset / NJ Death: bef 20 Feb 1799 / Somerset / NJ
Qualifying Service Description:
Private within the Somerset County NJ Militia
Additional References:
Stryker, William S., Official Register of the Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Revolutionary War, New Jersey. Trenton: Wm. T. Nicholson & Co, 1872, pg 520
Biographical Source: Reynolds, Cuyler, Genealogical and Family History of Southern New York and the Hudson River Valley, Volume 1, New York City: Lewis Historical Publishing Co, 1914, pg 464
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Additional Information:
No DAR Ancestor found - Jul 2021
NOTE: there is no proof this man served in the Revolution. There are two pensions by men named Isaac Brokaw from Somerset County, New Jersey - S803 and S602. One of these is this man's son, who does not mention his father serving. None of the records show two Isaac's in the same company. Current approved applications reference sources that are vague and could easily be applied to this man's son.