RUE, John^[1]

• Name	RUE, John
  Gender	Male
  Person ID	I2351	Hugh Byrne and Nanette Asimov Lines
  Last Modified	17 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	RUE, Matthias,   b. 1747   d. 28 Feb 1777, New York (Age 30 years)
  Mother	GASTON, Elizabeth
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Family ID	F869	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S224] Albert L Stokes, The Rue Family, (1970, The Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey, Vol 45, No. 3, #171), Matthias (shown as Matthew in transcript, but believe this is a typo - h.b.) Rue, son of William, was a private in Capt. Kenneth Hankinson's Company, First Regiment, Monmouth Militia. He and Seargeant william Johnson were taken prisoners at the Battle of Navesink, Feb 28, 1777 and conveyed to New York, where Matthias died in prison Feb. 28, 1777 (records of Adjutant Gen. of NJ). On Mar 22, 1777, his wife Elizabeth (Gaston?) was appointed administrator of his estate with James Gasto.