Seventh Generation

980. William S. Stryker was born on 16 December 1838 in Princeton, Mercer, NJ. He served in the military Major in the Signal Corps from 1861 to September 1865 in Union Army - Army of the Potomac. He died on 17 April 1885 at the age of 46 in Morrisania, NY. William was buried at Princeton Cemetery in Princeton, Mercer, NJ. From Stryker Book 1887:
In 1853 he commenced his business life in New York. In 1857 he went to McGregor, Iowa, but returned to New York the following year. Prior to and at the commencement of the war, he was a member of the Ninth Regiment, New York National Guard, and as First Sergeant of Company D of that Regiment, he commenced his military career. He was on the Rockville Expedition, under General Stone, in June and July, 1861, and down into Virginia with Patterson at the time of the first Bull Run battle. In June, 1861, he was made Second Lieutenant of his company, and in August was transferred to signal duty, becoming one of the original corps. In December, 1861, he was made Adjutant of the corps. He served with the Staff of General McClellan during the Peninsular campaign, as well as at the battle of Antietam. He was permanently on duty at the headquarters of the Army of the Potomac during the administration of Generals Hooker, Burnside and Meade, acting a great portion of the time as Chief Signal Officer, as well as Adjutant. In March 1863, he was appointed First Lieutenant in the Sig­nal Corps of the Regular Army, and in December, 1864, was brevetted a Captain by President Lincoln for faithful and meritorious services. In March, 1865, he was sent as Chief Signal Officer to the Department of Pennsylvania, and remained at Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, until September, 1865, when he was honorably discharged from the service. He served in every battle in which the Army of the Potomac was engaged, with the exception of the affair at Appomatox. After the war he returned to New York City.

Mary Rodgers Dubois (private).

William S. Stryker-30189 and Mary Rodgers Dubois-30190 had the following children: