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This transcript of a 1758 muster roll for Suffolk County responds to a need to meet a quota of troops in the militia for each province. It appears that there is a requirement to provide 2680 militia men, but it is not clear if the men are just from Suffolk County or from the colony of New York, or perhaps even Long Island. A list of officers under each captain is provided, along with enlisted men. The captains are Alexander Smith, Thomas Terry, and Elias Hand. Several individuals are identified with a last name of "Indian," which was used to identify Native Americans, particularly ones who frequently interacted with English settlers.

This transcription of the 1715 Muster Roll for the Suffolk County Regiment was released by the New York State Historian's Office in 1897 as part of a series of Colonial documents. The original title of the publication was "Second Annual Report of the State Historian of the State of New York, Appendix H [Volume I, Colonial Series]." It was reprinted in 2001. This muster roll provides lists of men who served as soldiers from colonial Suffolk County, New York, which extended to the modern Queens County line. Regiments from East Hampton Town to Huntington Town, including men from the towns of Bridgehampton, Southampton, Southold, and Smithtown.

This transcript of a 1759 militia muster roll includes comapnies from Westchester and Suffolk Counties. The Westchester County muster roll includes many individuals from Connecticut and Long Island. Descriptions of the physical appearance of the soldiers are noted, along with their name, trade, and place of birth. Some of the individuals are clearly described having very dark skin coloring, suggesting they are African Americans or formerly enslaved people, or American Indians. The Westchester comapny was under the command of Captain Joshua Bloomer, with lieutenants Henry Bayeau and Joseph Bull. There were three companies from Suffolk County. The first company, commanded by Captain Gilbert Potter had lieutenants Joseph Brewster and Jesse Platt. The second company, captained by Barnabas Tuthill had lieutenants Daniel Gouldsmith and Daniel Griffen. The third company was captained by Stephen Sayre with lieutentants Elias Aasley and Jonathan Baker. Muster masters were George Muirson and Nathaniel Woodhull, who was probably the same General Nathaniel Woodhull considered a Revolutionary War martyr.