Individual Details
Nathaniel FITZRANDOLPH Capt.
(1747 - 28 Jun 1780)
Capt. Nathaniel Fitz Randolph was one of Woodbridge's Revolutionary heroes, and was called Capt. "Natty" by his friends and admirers. His tombstone indicates that he was born in Woodbridge in 1747/8 and that his death was caused by wounds received in the Battle of Springfield, NJ, on June 23, 1780. He was captain of the Middlesex Militia, then elected naval officer of the Eastern District of New Jersey on the 12th of December 1778. The day before his election the Council ordered that a sword should be purchased for him, as a fitting tribute to his patriotism, and this was later given to him.
On June 24, 1778 he, with fourteen men, made an attack on the enemy's guard, opposite Elizabethport. He had returned to his home, and in January 1779 was taken from his bed by his captors, and conveyed to New York and there imprisoned and cruelly treated, until May 26, 1780, a period of about a year and four months, at which time he was exchanged, it is supposed, for a Captain Jones of the British Army. FIELD NAME Page FIELD NAME Page FIELD NAME Page
On June 24, 1778 he, with fourteen men, made an attack on the enemy's guard, opposite Elizabethport. He had returned to his home, and in January 1779 was taken from his bed by his captors, and conveyed to New York and there imprisoned and cruelly treated, until May 26, 1780, a period of about a year and four months, at which time he was exchanged, it is supposed, for a Captain Jones of the British Army. FIELD NAME Page FIELD NAME Page FIELD NAME Page
Events
| Birth | 1747 | Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States | |||
| Marriage | 1772 | Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States - Experience INSLEE | |||
| Death | 28 Jun 1780 | Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States |
Families
| Spouse | Experience INSLEE (1750 - 1813) |
| Child | Nathaniel FITZRANDOLPH (1773 - ) |
| Child | Agnes FITZRANDOLPH (1775 - 1865) |
| Child | Nathaniel FITZRANDOLPH (1779 - ) |
| Father | Nathaniel FITZRANDOLPH (1714 - 1773) |
| Mother | Mary SHOTWELL (1722 - ) |
| Sibling | Mary FITZRANDOLPH (1746 - 1808) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth FITZRANDOLPH (1757 - 1834) |
| Sibling | Margaret FITZRANDOLPH (1750 - ) |
| Sibling | Living |
| Sibling | Edward FITZRANDOLPH (1754 - 1774) |