I believe the owner of the gun is a FReeper, can't recall his name.
Yes i am a FReeper,user name is Musketfinder.
I appreciate the interest in the find, but the family history behind the musket is so more facinating. A Lt. Colonel Josiah Hillman that served in the New Jersey Militia and who's name is engraved on the stock is responsible for helping Gen. Washington to his first victory, "The Battle of Trenton" by way of his cat and mouse skirmmishes with Hessian troops under the Command of British Officer Colonel Dunop. So, that by the time Washington and his men were reportedly coming, Higher level British officers enjoying some Christmas Eve cheer dimissed the hand delivered reports of Washingtons advancements as just another irritating and threatless taunt by the back woods militia boys. Henceforth, you snooze you lose, and as history shows/reports they did. Just one of many of the Hillman stories.....