Brielle in Monmouth County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Captain Samuel Allen

Photographed by John Intile

1. Captain Samuel Allen Marker

Inscription. To perpetuate the memory of
Captain Samuel Allen
Organizer and leader of
a regiment of Volunteer Minute
Men of the New Jersey coast
during the Revolutionary War
1775 — 1783
This stone marks the spot
where Capt. Allen executed
six Tories and their chief.

Monument erected by Allen’s descendants
Tablet placed by Governor William Livingston Chapter DAR
1927

Erected 1927 by Governor William Livingston Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR).

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1775.

Location. 40° 6.225′ N, 74° 4.66′ W. Memorial is in Brielle, New Jersey, in Monmouth County. It is on Mariners Bend (New Jersey Route 70) south of Morningstar Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 16 Mariners Bend, Manasquan NJ 08736, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in New Jersey’s Central Jersey,

specifically on the Jersey Shore,

and in the New York City Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Van Wickle Pottery (approx. ¾ mile away); Manasquan Fire Bell (approx. 1.9 miles away); 1st Sgt. Leonard G. Lomell

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(approx. 2.1 miles away); Point Pleasant Beach World War I Memorial (approx. 2.1 miles away); “They Shall be Known by Their Deeds Alone” (approx. 3.4 miles away); Sea Girt Lighthouse (approx. 3½ miles away); 100th Anniversary of the Sea Girt Lighthouse (approx. 3½ miles away); Thomas Black 3rd (approx. 3½ miles away).

Photographed by John Intile

2. Captain Samuel Allen Marker

Photographed by John Intile

3. Captain Samuel Allen Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 2, 2022, by John Intile of Toms River, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,858 times since then and 134 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 4, 2022, by John Intile of Toms River, New Jersey. 2. submitted on July 2, 2022, by John Intile of Toms River, New Jersey. 3. submitted on July 4, 2022, by John Intile of Toms River, New Jersey. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.