was an active participant in the struggle for independence and served with the Colonial Army on Long Island. In retaliation for his patriotic services the Tories burned his house and store. Prior to the Revolution he was one of the Commissioners appointed by the British authorities to lay out public lands. All of his family sided with the Colonists during the War of Independence.
David Hays and Jacob Hays,
father and son, fought in various of the battles for independence.
Colonel Isaacs,
of North Carolina Militia; wounded and taken prisoner at Camden August 16, 1780; exchanged July, 1781.
Moses Isaacks,
one of the early settlers of Newport, R. I., was an active supporter of the Army of the Revolution. He had the honor of receiving General Washington as a guest at his house.
Solomon Isaac
enlisted as a private in the 6th Pennsylvania Battalion, company of Capt. Robert Adams, February 6, 1776.