Robert Ladner (abt. 1755 - 1830)

Born about 1755 in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey

Husband of Elizabeth (Martin) Ladner — married 11 Aug 1774 in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex, New Jersey

Descendants

Died 15 Feb 1830 at about age 75 in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States

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Biography

Private Robert Ladner served with 1st Regiment, Middlesex County Militia, New Jersey Militia during the American Revolution.

Robert Ladner is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A067788.

Robert Ladner was born around 1755 in Middlesex, New Jersey.^[1] The identity of his parents is not yet known.

On 11 Aug 1774, he married Elizabeth Martin.^[2][1] Robert and Elizabeth may have had several children, but only one child is proven through the DAR applications of her descendants:

• Nancy, m. Daniel Keve^[1]

Robert was a soldier of the American Revolution.^[1] Enlisted in mid-1776 as a Private, he served five months in Captain Webster's New Jersey Company; he was in the battles of Long Island and White Plains. He also served, during 1777 - 1781, on short tours amounting to at least fourteen months in all, in the 1st Regiment, Middlesex County Militia, New Jersey. He served under Captains Thomson Stelle, William Lupardus, Hugh Dunn, and Ross; Colonel Webster commanding. He was in the battles of King's Bridge and Monmouth.^[2][3]

In 1793, he is listed in the June Tax List for Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey.^[4]

Robert Ladner passed away on 15 Feb 1830 in Piscataway Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey.^[1][2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 28 Nov 2023), "Record of Robert Ladner", Ancestor # A067788.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Pension Application W.9110
3. ↑ Ancestry Record 1116 #84933 Robert Ladner in the U.S., Revolutionary War Pensioners, 1801-1815, 1818-1872
4. ↑ Ancestry Record 3562 #18825543 Robert Ladner in the New Jersey, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1643-1890; Database: NJ Tax Lists Index 1772-1822

See also:

• American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI). Vol. 99, page 35. Official reg. Of officers and men of NJ. In the Rev. War. Ed. By Will. S. Stryker. Trenton, NJ. 1872. (878p.):657.
• Compiled Records of the Middlesex County, New Jersey Militia, 1791-1795. Part II: The Militia, page 110.
• Compiled Records of the Middlesex County, New Jersey Militia, 1791-1795. Compiled Index, page 208.
• Index of the Official Register of the Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Revolutionary War. Surnames K-L, page 71.
• U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970.