At the time of the Revolutionary War, many were driven from their homes in New York by the British soldiers. Aid and relief were given to those who had to flee by representatives of the State of New York. This is a document stating such.
 

        The poor who came out of the city of New York: (on who was listed) SARAH ENNIS
 

        Sarah Ennis; POOR AND DISTRESSED INHABITANTS; out of New York City and the Counties of Ulster, Dutchess, and Westchester. In convention of the Representatives of the State of New York, Kingston, May 8, 1777, dicate the Propriety of adopting some mode of Relief for such of the Inhabitants, of this State as have been driven from their Habitations and deprived of their Subsistence.
 

The following items are taken from NEW YORK IN THE REVOLUTION, Volume I:
 

Ulster County Militia (land Bounty Rights)—Third Regiment—PETER ENNES (p.262)

Dutchass County Militia—Second Regiment—JAMES ENNESS (P.136)

The Levies under Col. Albert Pawling—CORNELIUS ENNIS; PETER ENNIS; WILLIAM ENNIS

(P. 83)

The Line—Second Regiment, Col. Philip Van Cortland—DAVID ENNIS; PETER ENNIS (P. 32)

The Line—First Regiment—Enlisted men: HENRY ENNIS (p. 21) He Is also shown in The Line—Third

Regiment (p. 42)

Suffolk County Militia—First Regiment of Minute Men—GEORGE ENNIS (p* 169)

The Militia—Ulster County—Fourth Regiment (Hardenburgh’s) Enlisted Men: JAMES ENNIS (p. 201)

The Militia—Dutchess County—Fifth Regiment—Enlisted Men P. Ennis

The Line—Fourth Regiment—Enlisted Men—PETER ENNIS (p, 50)

The Levies (Col. Frederick Weissenfels)—PETER ENNIS (P. 71)

The Levies—Independent Corps of 1000 Men; Raised under Act 33, passed March 13, 1779; under Col. Fred Weisenfels. Enlisted men—PETER ENNIS

Persons by the name of Ennis and Innis:
 

ENNIS, ABRAHAM; R.I.ENNES, LEONARD; Md.

ENNIS, ENOCH; Md. ENNIS, PAUL; R.I.

ENNIS, HENRY; N.Y. ENNIS, RICHARD, Hazen’s Regt.

ENNIS (or INNIS)  JOHN: Md. ENNIS, WILLIAM; R.I.

ENNIS, JOHN: Penna. INNIST  JAMES, Penna

INNIS (or ENNES)  POLLY—See John

Innes (or Ennes); Md.