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I have done some research at the NJ ARchives. It is not complete, but here are the results to date supplemented with info obtained from local history books. From the following, it appears that Captain Adam Hope was at the Battle of Monmouth, and was stationed in Elizabeth where he saw some action. We can surmise that he was probably at the battles of Springfield and Connecticut Farms. THere is also some records I found regarding alleged outstanding debts based on a few lawsuits (I have more of these at home but have not imputted them). There is one reord from his church included as well. Not all sources are listed. If you wan them for any item, please e-mail me.
MILITARY HISTORY
The History of Hunterdon County, by Snell, p. 189 noted that Adam Hope was "distinguished on the battlefield."
In August 1775, Colonel Charles Stewart called a meeting at Bonnell's tavern in Clinton. At this place and time, the Second regiment, Hunterdon County Militia was formed. After Stewart was elected Colonel, other received their comissions. Adam Hope was ranked as a Captain. It is believed that the regiment drilled and trained until May 1776, when it marched off to join the Continental Army under Gen. George Washington. The regiment fought in the battles around New York City. The Genealogical Society of New Jersey and the New Jersey State Archives reflect the following dates of service for Adam Hope.
The archives begin his service with uncertainty. There is a notation of him being in the militia in either the summer of 1775 or 1776 at Amboy.
They also reflect three months of service from June 1776 under Col. Taylor's Regiment.
There is a subsequent notation of one month's service Under Col. John Taylor for one month after the fall of 1776; "Washington was retreating through New Jersey."
February 1777, he was the mustering/recruiting officer at Somerset County Courthouse.
In April 1777, he was attached to Colonel Frederick Frelinghusen's First Battalion, Somerset County Militia for one month.
In a record, sometime in 1777, Adam is ordered to serve for one month. Another record, June 1777, shows that he served for two months under Col. Bonnell.
There is a record for a one month tour of duty in August 1777; there is a subsequent record which enlarges the one month to six months.
August 5, 1777 he was in Capt. Edward Cliffords Co. and went into Somerset Co. in search of gun powder.
On Oct. 22, 1777, he was ordered by the Council of Safety to gather four other men to arrest 19 other men (tories?)
A May 25, 1778 record shows Adam Hope presenting himself to Major Jacob Dunn with "substitutes and recruits" enlisted the 21st of May from Col. Jos. Beavers.
In May and June 1778, he marched his men to the New Jersey Brigade at Mount Holly. At this time, Adam Hope was serving under Col. Joseph Beavers.
One record notes that he was at the Battle of Monmouth, June 28, 1778.
There is a payroll record dated Agust 1, Aug. 31, Oct. 31, Nov. 1, Dec. 15, 1778 for service at Elizabethtown. There is a notation that he resigned for one month in August 1778 due to illness whereby he was succeeded temporaily by Capt. Snowden of the Third Regiment.
The winter of 1778-1779 show six months serves but the exact dates are not listed.
In March 1779, Capt. Hope is recruited for a one month tour of duty.
In April 1779, he was attached to Col. John Taylors's Fourth Regminent for three months starting April 1.
He also served June 2, 1779 until Dec. 15, 1779; this tour he may have been associated with a division known as the "Flying Camp." Regardless, he was under Major Sidney Berry's Battalion. He served at Elizabethtown under Lt. Col. John Taylor and Col. Silvanus Seely from July 1779 until Dec. 1779. Payroll Records reflect him at Elizabethtown in August 1, Aug. 31, Oct. 31, Dec. 15, 1779 under Lt. Col. Taylor. Other records reflects a paymenst on Aug. 23, Sept. 26, Nov. 16, Dec. 16, 1779 for service in the continental army.
In August 25, 1779, there is an order from Lt. Col. Taylor for a delivery of a horse to Sergeant Gary of Adam Hope's unit in Elizabethtown.
In Dec. 1779, his company consisted of 1 Captain (himself), 1 lieutenant and 27 men. Among his orders during Dec. 1779 was to deliver wood to the encampment in Elizabethtown.
There is a notation during this service under Seeley that the unit had an "engagement at Elizabeth Point, with British gun-boats."
In June 1780, there is a payroll record for Adam Hope.
In a petition from Springfield, dated June 19, 1780, capt. Adam Hope is one of fifteen officers making an official complaint against the conduct of Col. Beavers and Bonnell, "as we think that we can furnish ample proof that they have not acted nor conducted according to the rank they bear, and have been the instrumental cause of the general desertion of ye men from this post this day." The Battles of Springfield and Connecticut Farms (later called Union), occurred throughout the month of June 1780 . The towns are adjacent to each other and within a few miles of Elizabeth. Apparently Adam Hope had also been a part of these battles.
In July 1780, Capt. Seeley's records reflect Adam Hope shall serve under him for six months, attached to the Morris County Militia. However, another, apparently subsequent, record reflects that Capt. Hope marched his men to Sussex in July 1780. Ordered to do so by Col. Beavers, he is now under the command of Capt. Cornelius Johnston and is ordered to continue to be so until Jan. 1781.
In the winter of 1780-1781, he served one month with Major Samuel Growendyke's Battalion, under Col. Joseph Beavers.
One of he last records shows service from June 1781 until December 16, 1781 under Col. Seeley.
SUNDRY MILITARY STORIES FROM LEQUEAR'S TRADITIONS OF HUNTERDON COUNTY, from pages 38-9:
"Capt. Adam Hope, Judge Foster's maternal grandfather, came here from the 'Forks of the Delaware,' at an early period. He commanded a company of New Jersey militia at the battle of Monmouth and described that battle as very disasterous to the British. He went over the field the day after the fight, and counting among the killed, five British to one American."
"After Gen. Lee's capture, his army came through Clinton on their way to Easton. Forty of them stopped at Capt. Hope's House, and Mrs. Hope got breakfast for them. And so it was that these devoted women, though they could not all stand by the guns like brave Molly Pitcher, yet they could keep the men in heart by their tender care and sacrifices. Many an old soldier has told his grandchildren how good Mrs. Hope ministered to their wants that morning, and how her kind attention and bountiful repast made them feel this visit to be one bright spot in the dark oasis of war...."
"Some Tories once came to Capt. Hope's barn, on the farm now occupied by John Race, and lodged there, waiting for an opportunity to escape to the British. While they were in the barn, Capt. Hope passed by to a pasture field to bring in a horse. The Tories laid a plot to carry him off with them, but concluded the country was already too hot for them, and quietly stole away"
CIVIL MATTERS
In July 1767, Adam Hope is brought to answer Joseph Stout on a debt incurred by Adam and acknowledged by him in court a year prior. The debt amounted to nineteen pounds, eight shilling and six pence.
In 1767, Cornelius Snolow sues on a promisory note of eight pounds, fifteen shilling.
In August 1782, Adam Hope is sued by John Van Middlesworth for a debt. Adam acknowledges this debt in court.
During the courts' August term of 1783, Jacob Hoffman sued Adam Hope on a debt.
RELIGIOUS MATTERS
In pamphlet entitle "To Whom Much is Given, Much is Expected" Bethlehem United Presbyterian Church, Grandin, NJ (1730-1980), by Rev. Reba H. Bloom, it is noted that in 1772, Adam Hope paid a fixed rate for his pew at the church (also noted is Elias Wyckoff).
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