He served in the Revolution (Stryker's "Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Revolutionary War," p. 511).
Here is some info I found on a James Bordine/Burdine which seems to match this James Bodine. It comes from his Revolutionary War pension files.
PENSION FILE #S.2389
I had to run through this one quickly, but it doesn't appear to have anything interesting. It talks about a James Bordine/Burdine who was born March 10, 1755. I think he may have been born in South Amboy, Middlesex Co., NJ, but I'm not sure about that. It was hard to read.
Jacob Wyckoff (Wicoff) was one witness saying that he knew James Bordine had been a soldier in the Rev. War. Jacob was also from South Amboy, but the name of the county might have changed.
This James Bordine could be the James Bodine I have in my records who married Gittee Wyckoff. My info does say that he was a soldier in the Rev. War.
End of info from pension file.
From Ronny Bodine (June 10, 2020):
The baptism of James, son of Vincent Bodine of Cranbury, on 8 May 1757 was recorded in the register of Christ Church, Shrewsbury, Monmouth County, New Jersey.
James Bodine appears on the tax lists for New Brunswick, Middlesex County from 1772 to 1789. In 1793 he served as a Private in the 3rd Regiment, Middlesex County Militia during the Revolutionary War. In 1793, he was also listed as age 40 and a resident of South Brunswick Township. (Dutcher, Russell K. III, Compiled Records of the Middlesex County, New Jersey Militia 1791-1795, p. 62, 83).
From Middlesex County, NJ Land Records:
7: 367. 5 Mar 1808. Joseph & wife Elizabeth Story, Joseph Story Jr & Garrett Story, all of East Windsor Twp., to James Bodine & Vincent Bodine of South Brunswick Twp., for $5000 sells 171 acres in East Windsor Twp. Rec. 17 Mar 1808.
7: 556. 5 Mar 1808. James & wife Kitty Bodine and Vincent & wife Elizabeth Bodine of South Brunswick Twp. to Joseph Story Jr. of same, for $5000 sells 50 acres in South Brunswick Twp. Signed with "X" by all as James Bodine & Gertrude Bodine and Vincent Bodine & Elizabeth Bodine. Rec. 14 Sept 1808.
8: 661. 10 Sept 1810. James & wife Gertrude Bodine of East Windsor Twp. to Vincent Bodine of the same, for $2000, sells 87 acres in East Windsor Twp. being his share of the Story land, and 5 acres in South Amboy Twp. Rec. 30 Jan 1811.
In 1830, James and Gittee Bodine were living with their son James Jr. in South Amboy Township, Middlesex County.
The will of James Bodine, of South Amboy Township, Middlesex County was written 10 May 1836 and proved 14 June 1836. Therein, he named his wife Gertrude and three children, Vinson, Peter and Anne Eliza Dey. Executors were his wife and son-in-law, Peter W. Dey. An inventory of his estate was taken on 13 June 1836 (New Jersey Wills, File 11786L).
James and Gertrude Bodine were buried in the First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Cranbury, Middlesex County. The grave markers read James Bodine died June 8, 1836 age 82 and Gertrude Bodine died Feb. 7, 1846 age 72.
Gertrude 'Gittee, Kitty' Wyckoff was the daughter of Peter and Elizabeth (Hampton) Wyckoff (see "Somerset County Historical Society Quarterly," IV.) See also "The Wyckoff Family in America," the Wyckoff Association of America, Rutland, VT: the Tuttle Pub. Co., Inc., 1950, p. 283.