This house, which was built circa 1765, was the home of Revolutionary War soldier Jacob Gearhart. Map / Directions to the Captain Jacob Gearhart House / Smokehouse Ĭaptain Jacob Gearhart House and Smokehouse Charles' daughter Martha married a Revolutionary War soldier named Robert Wilson the couple owned a house in Hackettstown, where officers including George Washington were entertained during the war. He is buried at the Bethlehem Presbyterian Church in Pittstown. After the war ended, he remained politically active: in 17 he served as a member of the Continental Congress.On June 18, 1777, he was appointed Commissary General of Issues of the army by the Continental Congress.On February 15, 1776, he was commissioned colonel of a battalion of Minutemen.Between May 1775 and March 1776, he served as a deputy (delegate) for Hunterdon County at four sessions of the Provincial Congress of New Jersey.He served in a number of roles, both political and military, during the Revolutionary War era:
Please respect the privacy and property of the owners.Ĭharles Stewart was born in County Donegal, Ireland, in 1729 and immigrated to the United States in 1750.
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Commissary-General Charles Stewart Mansion
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