Patriot Ancestor: Samuel Quick
Submitted by Compatriot David M. Paretti (Member #199064)
Samuel is my 3rd great-grandfather, born in Hunterdon county New Jersey on the 5th of February, 1760. He is the son of Petrus (Peter) Quick and Johannes Consalus Duk (married November 17, 1748, they had 11 children and resided at a homestead farm in Serepta, Warren County, New Jersey). Samuel married Mary Tice, in 1810, in Sussex County, New Jersey. He died July 1834.
Samuel Quick volunteered as a private. His first tour of duty was under the command of Captain Jacob Winters' Company for the New Jersey miltia. He marched to Amboy, NJ on August 1776 and remained there for a month under the command of Major Robert Hoops.
On his second tour Samuel volunteered for a month under the command of Captain Samuel Flikendalin (early January 1777). He then marched to Springfield and was in the Battle of Springfield.
For his third tour, he volunteered for six weeks under Captain Joseph McKay, then marched to Bound Brook, NJ. He was part of a scrimmage where the company took from the enemy field pieces and baggage wagons.
Samuel's next tour began on April 1778 with the Pennsyvaniz militia. He was supposed to have served for six months but remained for eight. He was involved in a scrimmage with the PA Indians.
In Aug of 1779, under the command of his father, Peter Quick, who served under Cornel Hooper of Easton, his task was to help clear the route from Easton, PA to New England.
His next tour was for eight months in 1780 after which he then enlisted for six additional months under Captain Funston in North Hampton, PA. He served under the command of French General Marquis de Lafayette, He marched from Easton to Newburgh and was home by Christmas. Samuel Quick is listed in the Roll of Honor in the Revolutionary War, along with his Father Peter Quick and siblings Peter, Manuel, James, Philip and Benjamin.
Reference: Arthur C Quick, Genealogy of The Quick Family in America (1625-1942).