Squire HARRIS ^{2 3 4 5 6 7 8}

  Noted events in his life were:

• Military Service: Revolutionary War. He enlisted on May 6, 1777 at Fort Montgomery, New York. He served 4 years and was discharged on May 6, 1781. He served in Captain John Doughty's company, in Colonel Lamb's Regiment of Artillery and under General Knox. ^{9 10}

• Research Notes: SAR Application of David M. Harris #6102. ⁷ Squire Harris. Born in Salem Conn. 28th April 1762, removed in infancy with his parents to Goshen, Orange Co., N.Y. He enlisted as a drummer in the Revolutionary Army in 1776 when only 14 years old, became a drum major and served to the close of the war in 1783 when 21 years old. He then settled in Newark, N.J. as a farmer where he afterward resided. He married there Mary Davis, 13 January 1784, who was born 10th June 1761 and died 11th October 1851, aged 90. He died 4 July 1825, aged 63 years. All their eleven children were born in Newark and all those who married were married to parties residing there.
The above is copied and printed history of James Harris of Boston, Mass., and his descendents, 1640 to 1878, compiled by the late Nathaniel Harris Morgan of Hartford, Conn.
Squire Harris was in that portion of the Revolutionary army which was under the direct command of Washington. He was the drummer boy who stood beside the canon when Molly Pitcher took the place of her husband at the Battle of Monmouth.
He was in the ranks of the paraders at the reception of Lafayette on his visit to Newark in 1824 when the parade was halted in Military Park. He was recognized and greeted with a hand shake by Lafayette.
During the War of 1812 he acted as recruiting officer, he paraded through town with a drum, recruits falling in line and parading to headquarters which were at present No. 36 Bridge St.
He often remarked he could go to a certain hickory tree in Trenton and take from among its roots a bag of bullets which he had there buried to prevent them from falling into the hands of the enemy.
He was represented in the War of 1812 by his son Russel D. and the was of 1861 by several including myself, of his grandsons and great-grandsons

• Research Notes: DAR Application for Ella Harris Smith #93271. ⁴ Record and Pension office war department:
Squire Harris served as a musician (fifer) in Capt. John Grahams company of N.Y. troops selected from the militia of Ulster Co. for defence of the state of N.Y. Time of enlistment - Aug. 4th. 1776. 14 years old. The records show that he served as fifer and drummer in Capt. John Doughty's Co. 2nd Artillery Regm't Continental troops commanded by Colonel John Lamb (also called the N.Y. Artillery Regm't.) He then reenlisted May 1st 1777 for three years, was at Valley Forge May 1778 and Morristown, was discharged from service 1780. Participated in battle of Trenton, Princeton and Monmouth, said after the war that he could go on the Trenton battlefield and find among the roots of a certain tree on the field a bag of bullets secreted there by himself (they being too heavy to carry) to prevent them from falling in the hands of the enemy. Traditions say he took the place of Molly Pitcher in carrying water, on her taking the place of her husband at the gun when he fell. He also served in a regiment commanded by Colonel Weisenfels from 1781 to 1782. He also served as drum-major in Capt. Joseph Burn's Co. (Dodd) 1st. Regm't. N.J. militia 1812. His name appears on the rolls Dec. 7th 1814.

Squire married Mary DAVIS on 13 Jan 1784 in Wallkill, Ulster County, New York.¹ (Mary DAVIS was born on 10 Jun 1761 in New York and died on 11 Oct 1851 in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey.)