Capt Adam Huylar

The records of The First Reformed Church show that Adam Huyler is buried in the cemetery but the location of his burial is unknown.

Those records also indicate that there is one grave holding the remains of 96 veterans and 2 Indians. The Pastor of the church indicates that a horse is also buried in that mass grave. It is possible that he is interred in that mass grave, although any conclusion to that effect would be speculative at this time.

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The following was received from fellow Graver
D. L. Tunison:

It is believed that his death was a result of accidentally shooting himself in the leg, But I ran across a couple of references saying that Loyalists wanting to get rid of Adam, poisoned him. Also, this group, Marriner, Hyler, and Captain John Storer, and others, were the forerunners of the Coast Guard.
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The following is taken from www.rutgersrarities.com:

Captain Adam Huyler and Captain William Marriner were New Brunswick privateers, who independently protected the local waters by attacking or fighting off the British during the American Revolution. According to Pirate Scripts, they "blocked supplies from reaching British troops and rescued American prisoners of war by capturing British citizens and Tories to use in prisoner exchanges." The account also mentions that they "even had the skill and audacity to attack a Tory fort on the coast - not just once but twice. The first raid gained us 6 prisoners. In the second raid we captured the captain of the fort and all of his officers."

In another account in the Star Ledger, a privateer ship named Blacksnake was captured by the British in New York Bay. Captain William Marriner set out in a whaleboat, recaptured the ship and set sail. He then attacked the British ship the Morning Star, which surrendered after eight of its 33 crewmen were killed or wounded.

The account from Captain Adam Huyler in Pirate Scripts also mentions that, "The British were so wounded by my attacks that they thought to take me prisoner and rid themselves of my privateers. They sailed into the port of New Brunswick one fine morning and marched off their boat toward my home. They took control of the city in the name of the crown. Ah, but they couldn't hold it. The citizens of New Brunswick, ever ready to defend their city and their freedom, quickly formed a militia larger than the mass of British troops and counterattacked. No Americans were killed in the ensuing battle but the injuries to the British troops were grave."

The following is taken from Wikipedia:

Adam Hyler (1735–1782), born in Wurttemberg, Germany, was a privateer and whaleboat captain during the American War for Independence. He harassed the British fleet in the New York harbor area, destroying ships and capturing crews. Hyler lived in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

Adam Hyler made several major raids on Sandy Hook and New York Harbor. On the evening of Friday, October 5, 1781, he led 6 whaleboats with his Sloop "Revenge" and captured British Prisoners, provisions and burnt many ships[1]

The Monmouth County Chapter of Hudson River Sloop Clearwater operates a Tuckerton Bay Sailing Garvey that is named after Adam Hyler.

Sea Scout Ship 24, a unit of Sea Scouting (Boy Scouts of America), based in Staten Island, NY is named in honor of Adam Hyler.
∼American privateer and whaleboat captain during the American Revolutionary War. He led numerous raids on British shipping around Sandy Hook, NJ and New York Harbor.

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