Biography of Peter Nix

Peter Nix of Bergen County, NJ is mentioned as a loyalist by public notice 1 Jul 1779 [New Jersey Archive Newspapers vol 3].

Muster Roll of Capt. Peter Ruton's Company, 4th Battalion New Jersey Volunteers, under Lt. Col. Abraham Bushkirk; Staten Island, March 1778
Peter Nix, absent from muster, reason DEAD [New Jersey State Archives, Loyalist Muster Rolls, Reel #232, Vol 4, p 1225]

(editor's note: Peter Nix and Christopher Nix are in this same unit. Both are shown as Dead on the muster roll for March 1778)