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→Continental Congress: His son James was a Major in the Army; was killed by the British at Germantown.
He was a strong advocate of the [[Declaration of Independence]] and grew impatient as congress members debated the merits of the document. Witherspoon voted affirmative for independence on July 2, 1776. During the British occupation, they took over large parts of New Jersey, including Princeton and surrounding areas. During this time, they deliberately vandalized buildings at the college and burned its library to the ground.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=xaMwDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA290 John Witherspoon's American Revolution]</ref> In the waning hours of the [[Battle of Princeton]], British forces barricaded themselves in Nassau Hall. It took Witherspoon years to rebuild the college after the battles ended.<ref>[https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Presbyterians/BQpN_G2h4TEC?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA213 The Presbyterians]</ref>
He was a strong advocate of the [[Declaration of Independence]] and grew impatient as congress members debated the merits of the document. Witherspoon voted affirmative for independence on July 2, 1776. During the British occupation, they took over large parts of New Jersey, including Princeton and surrounding areas. During this time, they deliberately vandalized buildings at the college and burned its library to the ground.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=xaMwDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA290 John Witherspoon's American Revolution]</ref> In the waning hours of the [[Battle of Princeton]], British forces barricaded themselves in Nassau Hall. It took Witherspoon years to rebuild the college after the battles ended.<ref>[https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Presbyterians/BQpN_G2h4TEC?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA213 The Presbyterians]</ref>
After the [[Battle of Germantown]] in 1777, Witherspoon received the sad news that his son James, a major in the Continental Army, had been killed.<ref>[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Proceedings_and_Collections/l57g55sRMjYC?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA43 Proceedings and Collections], Wyoming Historical Society</ref><ref>[https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Battle_of_Germantown/7Kg-AAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA55 The Battle of Germantown]</ref><ref>[https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Piety_of_John_Witherspoon/AzWyLklnT24C?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA211 The Piety of John Witherspoon]</ref>
==Later life==
==Later life==