▁Carolina ▁and ▁Kentucky ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁being ▁among ▁the ▁first ▁families ▁to ▁arrive ▁in ▁Jenn ings ▁County , ▁Indiana . ▁ ▁Of ▁his ▁twelve ▁children , ▁his ▁son ▁H ick man ▁New ▁was ▁a ▁minister ▁of ▁the ▁Dis ci ples ▁of ▁Christ ▁and ▁his ▁son ▁Robert ▁New ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Indiana ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁following ▁Indiana ' s ▁ad mission ▁into ▁the ▁U . S . ▁ ▁His ▁son , ▁John ▁Bow man ▁New , ▁was ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁John ▁C . ▁New , ▁Tre as urer ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 5 ▁to ▁ 1 8 7 6 . ▁ ▁His ▁young est ▁son ▁J ep tha ▁D . ▁New ▁served ▁for ▁one ▁term ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives , ▁where ▁he ▁represented ▁Indiana . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Born ▁in ▁Kent ▁County , ▁Del aware , ▁he ▁en list ed ▁in ▁the ▁Cont inental ▁Army ▁during ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution ary ▁War . ▁Ser ving ▁under ▁Captain ▁Rh odes ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Del aware ▁Regiment , ▁he ▁saw ▁action ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Cow p ens , ▁the ▁Sie ge ▁of ▁York town ▁and ▁was ▁present ▁at ▁the ▁execution ▁of ▁British ▁sp y ▁Major ▁John ▁André ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 0 . ▁Capt ured ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁at ▁one ▁point , ▁he ▁was ▁tied ▁to ▁a ▁horse ▁and ▁forced ▁to ▁walk ▁several ▁miles ▁on ▁mud dy ▁roads . ▁After ▁his ▁release , ▁he ▁became ▁an ▁a ide ▁to ▁General ▁George ▁Washington ▁at ▁Valley