Individual Details
Ryer Ryerson
(1743 - 1817)
If this was the Ryer Ryerson who lived in the western part of Bergen County, he was counted among the patriots of that area during the Revolution.
See: ''The Revolutionary War in the Hackensack Valley'' (Adrian C. Leiby) 1962 ISBN 0-8135-0898-3
He was either a captain or lieutenant in the patriot militia
page 128
source HBP 71,72 Pension Records passim ''HIstory of Bergen and Passaic Counties, New Jersey'' W. Woodford Clayton and William Nelson editors (Philadelphia 1882)
See: ''The Revolutionary War in the Hackensack Valley'' (Adrian C. Leiby) 1962 ISBN 0-8135-0898-3
He was either a captain or lieutenant in the patriot militia
page 128
source HBP 71,72 Pension Records passim ''HIstory of Bergen and Passaic Counties, New Jersey'' W. Woodford Clayton and William Nelson editors (Philadelphia 1882)
Events
| Birth | 1743 | ||||
| Death | 1817 |
Families
| Father | Johannis Ryerson (1716 - 1802) |
| Mother | Cathalyna Berry (1721 - ) |
| Sibling | Martin Ryerson (1751 - 1837) |