William Roark's pension application gave the name as Maxfield (which was incorrect):
"The next tour of a similar service was under Capt. Mark Thompson, during which time we were marched to a place called Bound Brook. The next tour was under Capt. John Maxfield. These several tours comprised a time of..."
"I do not recollect many of the United States officers excepting those mentioned and General Washington who was about this time in New Jersey and General William Maxfield the brother of my captain."
"Brig. Gen. William “Scotch Willie” Maxwell usually receives scant attention in books covering the American Revolution.""Maxwell also commanded men in New Jersey during the winter of 1777 and at the battles of Brandywine, Germantown, and Monmouth Courthouse.""An examination of the wartime correspondence between Brigadier General Maxwell and the commander-in-chief, Gen. George Washington, shows a close, productive working relationship until Maxwell’s sudden resignation from service in the summer of 1780."
"The last half of the year 1778 was an eventful period in the history of the war for freedom in America. The plains of Monmouth, in New Jersey, had just been the scene of a fierce conflict on a hot Sabbath day, between the Continentals and the British Line, and the royal army had disappeared by a midnight flight."
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