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Transcript of Ofthe Society Sons of the American Revolution
Comm i t t e e o n P u b l i c a t i o n0 M A R S D E C K E R
REV. W ILLIAM A . STANTON, D .D.
THOMAS S TE PH EN B R O W N
Printed by S P AH R R I T S C H E R
61 17-19 Kirk wood St . , Pittsburgh , Pa.
t ab le of Gontents.
Character and Origin of the SocietyConstitution
By-Laws
Catalogue o f Books in the Society ’s LibraryOfficers and Managers from Organization of SocietyDelegates to Annual Congresses
Ofiicers and Committees, 1903-
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Offi cers and Managers of Local ChaptersOfiicers of Nati onal Society , 1903
H istorical SketchNew Castle Chapter— H istorical SketchProceedings of Annual Meeting , 1903Report of Board of ManagementReport of TreasurerReport of H istorianRevolutionary Troph ies received by the Society from U . S .
War Department , May 23 , 1902
Address of Hon . John Dalzel l , M . C
Address of Rev . W . J . Hol land , D.D LL .D
Re-Interment of Remains o f Revolutionary Sold iersAddress of Rev . R ichard S . Holmes
,D.D
Address of Rev . Matthew B . R iddl e , D.D. , LL.D
Address of Rev . Maitland A l exander , D.D
Pittsburgh Times’ Report of the CeremoniesAddress of Gen . A . W . Greeley , at First AnnualRol l of Members
In Memoriam
Index of Ancestors
Character ano ®rigin of the Society.
THE SOCIETY OF SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION is a Nationa lorganization composed of State societies i n the several States and Territories of the Union . Its membersh ip consists o f l ineal descendants of thepatriots
, who ,by their services and sacrifices i n the war o f the Revolution ,
ach ieved American independence . Among itsmembers are to be found themost eminent and honored men of the presen t day in al l the ranks andcal lings of l i fe . And its rol ls prove the fact , wh i ch is a matter of pride tothe society
,that the characteristics and endowmen ts for wh ich the men of
that distinguished generation are honored and beloved did not perish withthem , but have been transmitted to the generations o f their posteri ty , andare yet influential and use ful i n promoting the wel fare Of our country .
The Society is the outgrowth of the publ ic celebrations wh ich tookplace in every part of the United States, beginn ing in 1876, of the 100th
anniversary of prominen t even ts of the American Revolution . The firstState Society was proposed at a meeting held i n San Francisco , Cal . , i nOctober , 1875 , and was actual ly organized there , July 4 ,
1876. A largenumber of Societies were formed in other States i n subsequen t years. TheNational Society was organized by representatives of the v arious StateSocieti es
,at a meeting held in New York city , Apri l 30 , 1889, the moth
ann iversary Of the inauguration of Wash ing ton as first President of theUnited States
,and during the great publ ic celebration Of that event . The
meeting was held in the identical “ long room” in Praunce ’s Tavern , sti l li n existence
,in which “f ashington bade farewel l t o his oflicers at the Close
of the Revolution .
OBJECT .
The organization is purely patrioti c and social . In no respect is itpart isan , pol i tical or commercial . The members are un ited b y a bond Ofpatrioti c and fraternal sentimen t . The obj ects of the Society are to perpetuate the memory Of the men , who ,
by their services or sacrifices duringthe War of the American Revolution
,ach ieved the indepen d ence of the
American peopl e ; to unite and promote fel l owsh ip among their descendants ; to inspire them and the community at l arge wi th a more profoundreverence for the principles of the government founded b y our forefathers ;to encourage h istorical research i n relation to the American Re volut ion ; toacquire and preserve the records of the individual se rvi ces O f the patriotsof the war , as wel l as documents, rel ics and landmarks ; to mark the scenesof the Revolution by appropriate memorial s ; to cel ebrate the anniversariesof the prominent events of the war ; to foster true patriotism ; to maintain
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and extend the institution of American freedom,and to carry out the pur
poses expressed in the Preamble to the Consti tu tion of our Country and thei nj unctions of Wash ington in his farewel l address to the American people .
REQUISITES FOR MEMBERSHIP .
THE APPLICANT must be of l awful age .DESCENT from Revolutionary ancestor must be LINEAL , but it may be
on either paternal or maternal l ines,and the ancestor need not have resided
in Pennsylvania,nor need his services have been rendered in Pennsylvania .
ELIGIB ILITY is based on services rendered in the cause of AmericanIndependence , either as a soldier, seaman , civil Offi cer or recognized patriot ,in the Revolutionary War .
THE APPLICANT must file his appl ication IN DUPLICATE on the b lanksfurnished by the Society , and must make affidavit to the statement thereincontained
,and should cite in the appl ication the authori ties rel ied upon to
prove the services of his ancestor .AUTHORITIES to prove services must be recognized h istorical works,
publ ic reports,documents, etc . A certificate from the Record and Pen
sion Ofiice of the U . S. War Department , wh ich can always be Obtained onappl ication i f the ancestor ’s services are recorded there , is always sufficien tproof . Proof by any evid ence not of such publ ic character can be heldsufficient only in exceptional cases and under severe scrutiny .
M E ACCEPTAB ILITY of the appl icant must be attested by the endorsement Of his appl ication by two members of the Society,
and by a personalletter of recommendation from at least one of the endorsi ng members.
APPLICATIONS may be sent either to the Reg istrar or the Secretary ofthe Society .
FEES AND DUES. The ini tiation fee is The National Society ’sCertificate of Membersh ip , handsomely engraved and eng rossed , wh ich isfurnished to each member , costs $ I .50. These charges are to be paid inadvance on the fil ing Of an appl ication for membersh ip , and wi ll be t eturned if the application is not approved . Annual dues are yer year ,and in case of new members are apportioned at the rate Of 25 cents permonth
,for the remainder Of the current year , wh ich ends on the 22d of
February .
C ONST I TU T I ON
flbennsvlvania Society.
Constitutton.
ARTICLE I .
NAME.
The name of this Society shall be the Pennsylvan ia Society of the Sonsof the American Revolution .
ARTICLE I I .
OBJECT.
The objects of the Society shal l be: To keep al ive the patriotic spiritand perpetuate the memory of the men who , i n mil itary, naval or c ivilserv ice , by their acts or counse l , ach ieved American Independence .To collect and preserv e the records, memorials, traditions and rel ies t e
lating to the War of the Revolution , and to promote social i ntercourse andgood fee ling among itsmembers now and hereafter , and to cherish , maintain and extend the i nstitutions of American freedom , and to foster truepatriotism and love of country among al l our people .
ARTICLE I II .
MEMBERSH IP .
Any man is el ig ible for membersh ip who,being the age of twenty-one
years or over , is l ineally descended from an ancestor who, with unfailingloyalty , rendered materia l aid to the cause o f American Independence as asoldier or a seaman , or a civil off icer in one o f the several Colonies or States,or of the United Colonies or States, or as a recogn ized patriot, providedthat the appl i cant shal l be acceptable to the Society.
ARTICLE IV .
OFFICERS AND MANAGERS.
The ofi cers of the Society shal l be a President, one or more Vice Presidents , a Secretary, a Treasurer , a Registrar, a Historian , and such others asmay be deemed necessary , who shal l be elected by a vote of the majority ofthe memb e rs present at the annual meeting of the Society , and who shallhol d office for one year , or unti l their successors shal l be e lected , and who,with seven other members, shall consti tu te the Board of Management.
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Delegates to the Congress o f the Society shal l be elected at each annua lmeeting , i n accordance with the requirements of the Constitution of theGeneral Society .
An Executive Committee of five , of wh ich the President of the Societyshall be the chairman , the other members of wh i ch may be appointed bythe President from the Board of Management
,shal l , in the i nterim between
the meetings of the Board , transact such business as shal l be delegated to itby the Board of Management.
ARTICLE V .
FEES AND DUES.
I . The i nitiation fee shal l be five dol lars ; the annual duesthree dollars
,or the payment at one time of fifty dol lars
shal l consti tute a l ife member, wi th exemption from payment of dues there
after . When a member is el ected after the annual meeting his dues for theremainder of that year shal l be at the rate of twenty-fiv e ( 25 ) cents permonth .
2 . The annual dues shal l be payable in advance on the twenty-secondday of February in each year .
3 . A member who shal l remain in arrears for dues for three monthsafter notice of his i ndebtedness has been sent h im ,
may be dropped fromthe rol ls by the Board of Management .
4. The receipts each year from initiation fees, l i fe-membersh ip fees anddues, constituting the aggregate annual resources of the Society, shal l bedevoted by the Board of Management to the fol lowing obj ects, and noother , viz . :
First. Payment of the annual dues to the National Society.
Second . Payment of current expenses.
Third . Publication of such documents as may be deemed advisable .Fourth. Payment of such special expenses as may be authorized by the
v ote of two-th irds of the Board of Management.
ARTICLE VI .
MEETINGS AND ELECTIONS.
I . The Annual Meeting , for e lection of Officers and transaction ofbusiness, shal l be held at such hour as shal l be designated by the Board ofManagers, on the twenty-second day of February— the anniversary of thebirth of George Wash ington —in every year , except when that date shallfal l on Sunday , i n wh ich case the meeting shal l be held on the followingday .
2 . Special meetingsmay be called by the President of the Board of Man
agement at any time for business purposes or for the purpose of celebratingevents of the Revolution or other patriotic events, or devising means for theprosecution of patriotic work . The President shall call a special meetingwhenever requested , in wri ting , so to do by five or more members .
3 . General business may be transacted at any special meeting .
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4 . Seven members shal l constitute a quorum at al l meetings, exceptthat three members shal l be a quorum of the Executive Committee .
5 . Al l nominations for officers shal l be made from the floor , and notby committee
,and al l elections to office shal l be by bal lot . The persons
receiving the majority of al l the votes cast shal l be declared elected , andshal l hold office for the ensuing term and unti l their successors shall beelected .
ARTICLE VII .AMENDMENTS.
Amendments t o th is Const itut ion may be offered at any meeting of theSociety,
but shal l not be acted on unti l the next meeting . A copy of everyproposed amendment shal l be sent to each member, wi th a no tice of themeeting at which the same is to be acted on , at l east one week prior to saidmeeting .
A vote of two-th irds of those present shal l be necessary to the adoption o f any amendment .
ARTICLE VII I .LOCAL CHAPTERS.
I . Upon the petition of five or more members residing in th e samelocal ity , the Board of Managers may , at its discretion , authorize th eformation of a local Chapter , to be known as
“ The Chapter of th ePennsylvania Society of the Sons o f the American Revolution .
”Such
Chapter may enact such By-Laws and Regulations as do not confl ict wi ththe Constitution or By-Laws of the National or State Society . No membershal l be admit ted to any such Chapter who is not a member of the Pennsylvania Society of the Sons of the American Revolution
,and a resident o f
such distr ict contiguous to the seat o f said Chapter as shal l be indicated bythe Board of Managers. Any member who shal l be suspended , expe l led ,or in any way lose membersh ip i n the State Socie ty , shal l thereupon ceaseto be a member of such Chapter. The President of each Chapter shal l be ,ex-ofi cz
'
o, a member of the Board of Managers o f the said Society ; b ut i n case
of his inabil i ty to attend any meeting of the Board of Managers,he may
delegate some other member of his Chapter then to act for and in his behal f,
wh ich said member shal l , for the purpose of said meeting , be an ex -ofi oio
member of the said Board of Managers. There may , at the option o f theBoard of Managers, be two or more Chapters i n any County .
2 . NO appl icat ion for membersh ip i n th e State Socie ty , from any person residing with i n the j urisdiction of any Chapter , shal l be acted upon bythe Board of Managers of the State Society until i t has been referred to theofficers of such Chapter and recommended by them . But i f they re fuse torecommend the appl icant
,the Board of Managers of the State Society may
approve the appl ication i f they see proper so to do but the appl ican t shal lnot thereby become a member of such Chapter .
3 . After the organization of a local Chapter the State Society wil l remit to said Chapter two-th irds o f the annual dues paid by members of saidChapter .
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SECTION I .
ELECTION OF MEMBERS.
Members shal l be e lected as follows Candidatesmay send their applications, together with documents with other proofs of qual ification formembersh ip, * to the Secretary ; a nd , upon a favorable report from the
Board of Management, and upon payment of the initiation fee , shall b ecome members of the Society .
SECTION I I .
THE PRESIDENT .
The President, or, in his absence , the V ice President, or , in his absence ,a Chairman pro-tempore, shall preside at all meetings o f the Society andBoard of Management, and have a cas ting vote . He shal l exercise theusua l functions of a presiding officer, and Shall enforce a strict observanceof the Constitution and By-Laws of the regulations and rules of the Society.
SECTION III .
THE SECRETARY .
The Secretary shall conduct the general correspondence of the Society,
and such other matters as may be directed by the Society. He shal l hav echarge of the seal , certificate of i ncorporation , by-Iaws and records of theSociety , and , together with the presiding officer, shal l certi fy al l acts of theSociety.He shal l keep fair and accurate records of all the proceedings and
orders of the Society , and shal l give notice to the several officers of all
It is required that all applications shall b e made upon the standard form of Appli.
cation for M embership , issued b y authority o f the Executiv e Committee , N . S . , S . A . R a
which prov ides forI . A statement o f the serv ices o f the ancestor of the applicant in aid of the estab
lishment of American Independence .
2. A detailed statement of the intermediate generations o f his pedigree, with f ullnames of maternal and paternal ancestors in each generation, and , if possible . datesandp laces o f birth and death , and places o f residence .
3 . A recommendation o f the candidate b y two members of the Society, and a
letter from one o f the recommending membe rs.
4. Au amd av it b y the applicant in support o f the statements contained in hisapplication.
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votes, orders, resolves and proceedings of the Society aff ecting them or appertaining to their respective duties.
He shal l notify al l membe rs of their election , and shall , under thedirection of the President or Vice President, give due notice of the time andplace of al l meetings of the Society, and attend the same .
SECTION IV.
THE TREASURER.
The Treasurer shal l collect and keep the funds and securities of theSoc iety ; they shal l be deposited in some bank or saving i nstitute in th iscity , to the cred it of The Pennsylvania Society of the Sons of the AmericanRevolution , and shal l be drawn thence on the check of the Treasurer , forthe purposes of the Society only . Out of these funds he shal l pay suchsums on ly as may be ordered by the Society , or by the Board of Management.He shal l keep s true account of his receipts and payments, and , at each
a nnual meeting, render the same to the Society , when a committee shall beappointed to audi t his accounts.
I f, from the annual report of the Treasurer , there shal l appear to be ab alance against the Treasurer , no appropriation of money shal l be madefor any obj ec t but the necessary current expenses of the Society until suchbalance be paid .
SECTION V .
THE REGISTRAR .
The Registrar shal l keep a rol l o f members, and in his hands shal l belod ged al l the proofs o f membersh ip, qual ification , and al l the historicaland genealogical papers, manuscript or other , of wh ich the Society may become possessed ; and , under the direction of the Board of Management ,shal l keep copies of such similar documents as the owners thereof may notbe wil l ing to leave permanently in the keeping of the Society . He shal lverify al l sta tements of the revolutionary services of ancestors that may bemade in the appl ications for membersh ip , and make report to the Board ofManagers.
SECTION VI .
THE H ISTORIAN .
The Historian shal l keep the records of the h istorical and commemorative meetings of the Society , and shal l supervise the preparation and printing of al l its h istorical publi cat ions, other than those of the membershiprolls.
He shal l submit, at each an nual mee ting , a l ist of the members whomay have died during the year, accompanied by biograph ica l memoirs.
Cata logue of JBooks in the mennsnlvania Society’
s
l ibrary, at RCQISII‘
RI’
S ®ff fC€.
S tate iRolls.
Dub liebeo by authority of the warious State Governments fromState 1Recorbe.
ARCH IVES OFMARYLAND , VOL . XVIII . Muster rol ls and other recordsof service of M aryland troops i n the American Revolut ion .
STATE PAPERS OF NEW HAM PSH IRE . 5 Vols.
MASSACHUSETTS SOLDIERS AND SAILORS OF THE REVOLUTIONARYW AR .
NEW YORK IN THE REVOLUTION AS COLONY AND STATE.
OFFICERS AND MEN OFNEW JERSEY IN THE REVOLUTIONARY W AR .
PENNSYLVAN IA ARCH IVES. Complete .PENNSYLVANIA IN THE REVOLUTION . Complete .RECORD OF CONNECTICUT MEN IN THE W AR OF THE REVOLUTION .
Dub lisheb
meat JBooRs.
the v arious State Societies, Sons EmericanR evolution.
CONNECTICUT SOCIETY, S . AMASSACHUSETTSM INNESOTADIST . COLUMBIAWISCONSINILLINOISNEW YORKNEW HAMPSH IREKENTUCKYNEBRASKAMARYLANDRHODE ISLANDWEST VIRGINIAISLAND OF HAWA I IM ICH IGANCALIFORNIAVIRGIN IAOREGONMAINEM ISSOURI
Cata logue OI JBOORS . 2 1
G enea log ica l W orks .
STANTON FAM ILY .
-A record genealogical,biological
,statistical , of
Thomas Stanton , of Connecticut , and his descendants— 16354 89 1 . ByWill iam A . Stanton , Ph .D. ,
D .D.
THE SPANGLER FAM ILIES of York County , Pa . ,and vici ni ty .
GENEALOGY AND HISTORY OF WATERTOWN ,MASS.
PENNSYLVAN IA PENSIONERS .
HISTORICAL REGISTER OF OFFICERS on THE CONTINENTAL ARMYHeitman .
THE AMERICAN GENEALOGIST , BEING A CATALOGUE OF FAM ILY HISTORIES FROM 177 1 To 1897
— b y Munsel l Sons.
INDEX To AMERICAN G ENEALOG IES AND To GENEALOG ICAL MATER IALCONTAINED IN ALL WORKS —b y Munsel l 8: Sons.
THE DESCENDANTS OF VEACH WILLIAMS , OF LEBANON Co— b y Alexander H . \Vright .
SCOTCH -IRISH BIBLIOGRAPHY OE PENNSYLVAN IA— b y Will iam Crawford Armour .A HISTORY OF THE ALLERTON FAM ILY— b v Walter S . Al lerton .
OLD RICHLAND FAM ILIES . ( PA) .
sournals, l etters, E tc.
M ILITARY JOURNAL OF MAJOR EBENEzER DENNY .
DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION— byFrances Wharton . 6 vols.
CHRISTOPHER GIST ’S JOURNALS.
WASH INGTON ’S JOURNAL OFHIS EXPEDITION IN THE WEST.
WASHINGTON-IRVINE CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN GENERAL WASHINGTON AND GENERAL W M . IRVINE INWESTERN PENNSYLVAN IA , 178 1 -83 .
BOUQUET ’
S LETTERS— EXPEDITION AGAINST THE OHI O INDIANS IN
1 764 .
ORDERLY BOOK OF G EN. G EO . WASHINGTON AT VALLEY FORGE .
EXTRACTS FROM DIARY OF CHR ISTOPHER MARSHALL , 1 774- 178 1 .
h istorica l W orks.
FRONTIER FORTS OF PENNSYLVAN IA . 2 vols .
FORT PITT— b y Mary Carson Darl ington .
OLD WESTM ORELAND— b y Edgar W . Hassl er .HISTORY OF PITTSBURGH— by Nevi l le B . Craig .
THE OLDEN TIME— b y Nevil l e B . Craig .
2 2 5 0115 Of the Slmerican lRevolution
LIFE OF JOSEPH BRANT, INCLUD ING THE INDIAN WARS OF THE
AMERICAN REVOLUTION— by Wm . L . Stone . 3 vols .
ANNALS OF BUFFALO VALLEY , PENNSYLVANIA— by John Blair Linn .
BRADDOCK ’
S EXPEDITION AGAINST FORT DUQUESNE— b y Sargeant .
SABBEL ’S RECORDS OF THE REVOLUTIoN.
HISTOR ICAL COLLECTIONS OF GW YNNEDD .
PLYM OUTH MEETING .
FRENCH SOLDIERS AND SAILORS IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONParis
, 1903 .
p amph lets.
THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE TREATED IN ITS RELATION To THE CON
STITUTION OF THE UN ITED STATES AND THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE- by James Denton Hancock .
THE WYOM ING COMMEMORATIVE ASSOCIATION— PROCEED INGS AT
THE I 23D ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE AND MASSACRE OF WYOM ING .
HISTORY OF THE OCTORARA PRESBYTER IAN CHURCH , CHESTER , PA.
1720-1870— 1. Smith Fretheg .
OHIO VALLEY IN COLON IAL DAYS— by Frenow.
Request .
The Pennsylvania Societv , Sons of the American Revolution , requeststhe privilege of preserving any Old or rare books or manuscripts of in terestand value h istorical ly .
Any such material,i f acceptabl e to the Society , wi l l be duly recorded
as presented or loaned to the l ibrary , and the donor ’s name wil l be givenproper mention .
THE C ROSS
O F THE
S O C lETY O F THE SONS O F THE
AMERIC AN R EVO LUTION
MADE AND SOLD EXCLUS IVELY BY
J . E . C ALDW ELL C O .
PHILAD E LPHIA
O FFIC IAL J EW ELERS
p ennsglvama S o ciety", 5 . B . R.
Of f icers anoManagers f romthe ®rgant3attonof tbe Society to thep resent Etme.
PRESIDENTS.
WILLIAM A. HERRONALBERT J . LOGANWILLIAM L . JONES
VICE-PRESIDENTS.
GEORGE M . LAUGHLINROGER SHERMAN .
DR . HUGH HAM ILTONJOSEPH D. WEEKS .
WYNN R . SEWELL .
ALBERT J .ALFRED E. HUNTJAMES DENTON HANCOCKWILLIAM L . JONESM . L . LOCKWOODJOHN A. HARPER .
WILLIAM SPENCERCLARE P. DU SHANEREV E. D. WARFIELD, D.D. , LL .D
HENRY A . LAUGHLIN 1901— 1903
CHAMBERS MCKIBBENALEXANDER E. PATTON 1903
REGISTRAR.
HENRY D. SELLERS 1893— 1903
SECRETARY.
THOMAS STEPHEN BROWN 1893— 1903
TREASURER .
HENRY W . GLEFFER 1902— 1903
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H ISTORIAN .
BENJAM IN PAGEALEX . S . GUFFEYREV. W . A. STANTON , D .D Ph .D
CHAPLAIN .
REV. W . A. STANTON , D.D
REV. R ICHARD S. HOLMES, D.D
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY .
JOHN M . KENNEDY , JR 1897— 1900
MANAGERS.
ALBERT J . LOGANJOSEPH D . WEEKSOLIVER 0 . PAGEDR . HUGH HAM ILTONALFRED E. HUNTROGER SHERMANE. G . PATTERSONMANSFIELD A . ROSSHENRY S . SWEITZERJOHN S . HARPERWYNN R . SEWELLJOHN M . CHAPLINDR . GEORGE W . ALLYNCORNELIUS E. RUMSEYWILLIAM L . JONESJOSEPH ALBREESAMUEL E. GILLREV. R . S. HOLMES,
D .D.
WILLIAM Y . BRADY 1899— 1901
EDWIN M ILESCHARLES A . BINGAMANROBERT C. HALLALBERT D . ALLENDR . A . T . VEEDERJOHN W .
FRANK G . PAULSON I90 1 , I903
JOHN P . PENNEYJOHN C . PORTERJOHN REEDA . P . BURCHFIELDR . W . GUTHRIEHOWARD B . OURSLEROMAR S. DECKERWILSON A . SHAW
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DELEGATES W HO HAVE REPRESENTED PENNSYLVAN IA SOCIETY INCONGRESS OF THE NATIONAL SOCIETY .
Congress o f 1894, at Wash ington , D. C . , Maj . Howard Morton , Hon . JosephD . lVeek s .
Congress of 1895 , at Boston , Maj . Howard Morton , Henry D. Sel lers.
Congress of 1896, at Richmond , Hon . Joseph D. Weeks, Hon . M . L . Lockwood , Robert C . Hall .
Congress of 1897 , at Cleveland , Thomas S . Brown , Samuel S . Bryan .
Adj ourned Congress of 1897 , at C incinnati , Hon . James Denton Hancock,
Henry D . Sel lers, Thomas S . Brown .
Congress of 1898 , at Morristown , Hon . James Denton Hancock , Maj . How
ard Morton .
Congress of 1899, at Detroit , Hon . James Denton Hancock , Henry D. Sel
lers, Thomas S. Brown .
Congress of 1900 , at New York , Hon . James Denton Hancock,Rev . Dr.
Ethelbert D. W arfield , Col. Albert J . Logan , Henry D. Sel lers, ThomasS. Brown .
Congress of 190 1 , at Pittsburgh , Hon . James Denton Hancock, Col. Albert
J . Logan , Henry D. Sel l ers, Will iam L . Jones, Hon . James B . Neale ,Henry R . Ewing , H . K . Gregory, Harry Blynn , Maj . Frank K . Pat
terson .
Congress of 1902 , at Wash ington , D . C . , Hon . James Denton Hancock , Col.Albert J . Logan , Will iam L . Jones, Henry D. Sel l ers, Thomas S . Brown ,H . K . Gregory , Harry Blynn , Col. John P . Penney , R . W . Guthrie ,Rev . Will iam S . M il ler , D. D Albion E. Best .
Congress o f 1903 , at New Haven , Hon . James Denton Hancock , Wi l l iam L .
Jones,Henry D . Se ll ers, R . W . Guthrie , Omar S. Decker , Samuel E.
Gill, Samuel W . Dana .
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names Of Gbarter members Of mennsglvaniaSOCICIQ , 5 . El. IR.
MAJ. HOWARD MORTON ,
CAPT . ALFRED E. HUNT,
DR . HARVEY B . PLUMB ,
THOMAS STEPHEN BROWN ,
JOSEPH D. WEEKS,
HENRY D. SELLERS,
COL . WILLIAM A . HERRON ,
MANSFIELD A . ROSS ,
DR . HUGH HAM ILTON ,
DR . ROBERT B . MOWRY,
W ILLIAM A . MILCHSACK ,
GEORGE H . BAILEY,JOHN H . PAGE,
JOHN H . PAGE, JR . ,
BENJAM IN PAGE.
OLIVER 0. PAGE,
ERASTUS G . PATTERSON ,
WILLIAM G . PARK ,
HON. ROGER SHERMAN ,
MAJ . GEORGE;M . LAUGHLIN ,
JAMES LAUGHLIN , JR . ,
HENRY A . LAUGHLIN ,
ROBERT C . HALL,
JOHN CRAW FORDiPORTER ,
MAJ. ALBERT J . LOGAN ,
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®tticers ano Gommittees tor the meat
PRESIDENT .
WILLIAM L . JONES 315 FOURTH AVENUE , PITTSBURGH
VICE PRESIDENTS.
JAMES DENTON HANCOCK FRANKLINALBERT J. LOGANHENRY A . LAUGHLIN PITTSBURGHSAMUEL E.
J . S . DUSHANE NEW CASTLEREV. ETHELBERT D . WARFIELD, D.D. , LL.D
ALEXANDER E. PATTON CURWENSVILLE
REGISTRAR .
HENRY D. SELLERS 237 FOURTH AVENUE , PITTSBURGH
SECRETARY .
THOMAS STEPHEN BROWN DIAMOND STREET , PITTSBURGH
TREASURER .
HENRY W . CLEPPER 337 FOURTH AVENUE , PITTSBURGH
H ISTORIAN .
REV. W . A . STANTON ,D .D PITTSBURGH
CHAPLA IN.
REV. RICHARD S. HOLMES, D .D PITTSBURGH
BOARD OF MANAGEMENT .
ROBERTw. GUTHRIE, JOHN P . PENNEY ,
HOWARD B . OURSLER , JOHN REED SCOTT ,FRANK G . PAULSON , OMAR S . DECKER ,
WILSON A . SHAW .
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DELEGATES TO ANNUAL CONGRESS .
THOMAS STEPHEN BROWN , HENRY D. SELLERS,ROBERT W . GUTHRIE, H . K . GREGORY,
ALEX . E. PATTON , HARRY BLYNN ,
JOHN REED SCOTT, HENRY S. SWEITZER ,
ALTERNATES.
SAMUEL D. HUBLEY, HARRY ALVAN HALL ,C . A . BINGAMAN , H . B . GILL ,SAMUEL E. GILL , LEWIS E. BEITLER ,
FRANK E. LOUIS. REV. W . S . M ILLER , D. D
SAMUEL W . DANA , FRANK G . PAULSON ,
Committees.
EXECUTIVE COMM ITTEE.
WILLIAM L . JONES, C/zaz'
rman ex-ofi cz’
o ;
ADBERT J . LOGAN , SAMUEL E. GILL ,
THOMAS STEPHEN BROWN , WILSON A . SHAW .
COMM ITTEE ON ADVANCEMENT.
JOHN REED SCOTT , Chairman ;
JOSEPH C. SLOUGH , THOMAS WYNNE,
CHARLES S. CLARKE, H . K . GREGORY .
COMM ITTEE ON LIBRARY .
REV. W . A . STANTON , D.D . , Chairman
HENRY D . SELLERS, OMAR S. DECKER ,
W ILLIAM Y . BRADY, ALEX . E. PATTON .
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Obapters
WAYNE CHAPTER , ERIE.
Charierea’
1 899 .
Dr. David N . DennisJohn W . L ittleGeorge Burton
BensonWill iam SpencerCharles S . Clarke
I I members.
NEW CASTLE CHAPTER, NEW CAsTLE.
Chartered 1900.
Samuel W . DanaRobert G . A llenHarry K . GregoryCharles P . Shaw
45 members.
PH ILADELPH IA CHAPTER, PH ILADELPHIA .
Chartered 1901 .
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I6 members .
Harry B lynnGeorge R . Randal l
H . B . Gil lThomasWynne
Edward Heston HardingDr. John V . Allen
Officers of R ational S ociety
Officers of R ationa l S o ciety, 1903— 1904 .
President GeneralV ice President General
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ELECTED APRIL 30,1903 .
Gen . Edwin S. Greeley , of Conn .
Ira N . Ev ans, of TexasDr. John W . Bayne , of Dist . Of Col.
Arthur W . Dennis, of R . I .
Daniel M . Lord , of Il ls.
John J . Hubbel l , of N . J .Edward Payson Cone , o f N . Y .
.Nathan Warren , of Mass.
A . Howard C lark , of Dist. of C01.George W . Bates, Of M ich .
Rev . Rufus W . C lark , D. D. ,of M ich .
1b istorical Sketch
of tbe
IDennsylvania Society, S ons of the Zlmerican
Revo lution.
HE National Society o f Sons of the American Rev olution was organ ized in the year 1889 . At that t imethere was a considerable Society of Revolutionarydescendants existing in the eastern part Of the State ,but
,in the misguided division Of sentiment wh ich
developed at the time of the attempt , in that year,to or
ganize a national society Of such descendants, that societycast its lot W ith the faction wh i ch a fterwards developed into theGeneral Society Of Sons Of the Revolution . The sentiment of
Pennsy lvania was, however , by no means al l in favor of thatdecision , and , there being no State Society of Sons of the American Revolution in Pennsy lvania
,many of those who desired to
ente r that organization , most of them resident in the westernpart Of the State
,became members Of the District of Columbia
Society , Sons of the American Revolution . In 1 892 the number
of members resid ing in and about Pittsburgh was such thatthey began to feel the desire for a local organization , and duringthat year steps began to be taken toward that end . Severalmeetings were had
,and a committee was appointed to promote
the enterprise , with the ful l approval and CO-Operation of theDistrict of Columbia Society . In these prel iminary efiorts Maj .
Howard Morton and CO1. Wil liam A . Herron were the primemovers, and were enthusiastic and untiring .
Histo rica l S ketcb of the Society. 33
In the autumn Of the year 1 893 the movement was perfected ,
and at a meeting , held at C01. Herron ’ s residence , in Pittsburgh ,the society was formal ly organized with twenty -fiv e members ;a consti tution was adopted ,
O ffi cers elected,and an appl ication
was made to the National Society of S . A . R . for its approval o f
th is as the Pennsy lvania Socie t y Of that organization ,wh ich
approval was promptly and cordial ly given .
The first annual meeting and banquet of the Society onFebruary z2ud ,
1894 , was an occasi on Of great in terest to our
infant organization . It was held at the Duquesne Cl ub , Pittsburgh , and was signal ized by a number of notable features.
Maj . Howard Morton , the First V ice President , presided . Col.
Albert J . Logan was toast-master . The Speakers and their sub
j ects were as fol lows : Gen . A . W . Greel y , The Sons O f theAmerican Revolution ; Rev . W . A . Stanton ,
D .D. ,By
-W'
aysof the American Revolution Dr. Hugh Hamilton ,
The DutyWe Owe Posterity ;
” Hon . Joseph D. Weeks ,“ The Spiri t Of
’
76 .
The principal address was that Of Gen . Greely— the distin
guished Arcti c explorer , and Ch ie f Of the U . S . Signal Serv ice,
who,as Chairman of the Commi ttee on Adv ancement of the
National Society Of Sons of the American Revolution ,represented
that Society , on th is,the occasi on Of our State Socie ty ’ s first
appearance before the publ ic . His excellent speech is printed inful l at the l atter part of th is volume .
The menu for th is Banque t was printed on parchment paper ,wh ich itse l f was a re l ic O f Revolutionary days
,being
,according to
tradition,some Of the remnants O f a cargo of such paperwh i ch , at
the outbreak Of hosti l ities i n that war , was seized by the colonistsin the harbor of Ph i l adelph ia . Th is menu was adorned wi th abeauti ful steel engraved portrait of Wash ington ,
from Col.
Trumb all’s portrait.
At the same hour that our Society was banqueting for
the first time together,the Society o f the Loyal Legion was
also banqueting in another room Of the same house ; theyvery courteously sent to us a committee
,bearing congratulatory
hopes for the welfare Of our new-born society,from the i r
kindred hereditary patrioti c organization . Th is complimen t was
h igh ly appreciated and a committee from our Society returnedour thanks and greetings . Many of those who participated in
34 S ons of the Smerican Revo lution .
tha t first gathering have passed into that l ife in wh ichno note of anniversaries is kept where time has ceased to be but
those of us who remain cherish the memories of that occasion ,with those of the compatriots who sat with us at that table and
the interesting souvenir menus are among our most h igh lyprized rel ics.
Its career , thus happily begun , the Society grew in membersh ip and influence steadily , b ut rather Slowly
,for a number
of years. But in the years 1900 and 190 1 , owing to the
meeting Of the National Congress at Pittsburgh i n 190 1 ,
and to the more V igorous efiorts wh ich the approach ofthat event cal led forth , great accessions were mad e in the
Society,from wh i ch it is sti ll receiving benefit. As must
be expected in the case O f any such society,ours has frequently
been cal led to mourn for the loss,by death
,of esteemed and
useful members ; others have resigned , or been dismissed to
other State Societies ; and some have been dropped from the
rol ls for fai lure to comply w ith the conditions of membersh ip .
The statistics in respect to membersh ip , to November Ist. ,1 903 , are as fol lows
Number Of Charter members
Elected since organization
Total
Losses by deathOther losses, by dismission , etcTotal active members enrol led
A review of the work done by the Society along the l ines Ofits avowed objects during the ten years Of its existence is con
fined by the l imits Of the space al lowed for th is arti cle , to arather meager outl ine though , in some features, it is expandedelsewhere in th is volume .
The fact that the field of operat ions of the Society has been,
for the most part , confined to the western part Of the State , hasprevented the accomplishment of much work in the l ine of marking sites or col lecting documents or other mementos of theRevolutionary War .
One of the important obj ects of our association has, however , been very careful ly and intel l igently carried out. The
Historica l Sketch of the S ociety. 35
registry of membersh ip Of our Society , from the beginning of
the Society ’ s existence,has been made up by most carefu l selec
tion . We are satisfied that no person is enrol led thereon whoseel igibi l i ty and qual ifications in al l respects wi l l not bear the
Closest and most critical inspection . The papers thus fi led bymembers form a most valuable and interesting col lection O f historical and genealogica l material and are care ful ly preserved .
With the rol l of membersh ip ,in th is volume , brie f, b ut compre
hensiv e ,abstracts Of these papers are printed , and indicate the
Character and value of the matter thus col lected and preserved .
The Society has always taken its part in patriot ic and C ivicactivities in the community ; i n wh ich connecti on mention maybe made Of the annual exercises for the ch i ldren of the publ icschools
,on the occasions of Memorial Day and Flag Day,
wh ichare conducted under the auspices of the Grand Army Of the Republ ic , b ut in wh i ch our Society has been regularl y participating for some years
,in Conj unction w ith the G . A . R . Associa
tions.
Our New Castl e chapter deserves especial mention for thecampaign of patrioti c education wh i ch it has been conductingamong the school ch i ldren
,in connection w ith the marking Of
graves of Revol utionary Soldiers,in that chapter ’s territory ,
wh ich graves , when marked , are pl aced under the care Of theCh i ldren attending the schools nearest to them .
The Society has consistently ad vocated the promotion of
the spirit o f respect for the National Flag ,and has repeatedly
taken measures to secure the Observance of existing l aws in relation thereto .
The action taken in the matter of securing custody Of thecannon , troph ies O f theWar for Independence— wh ich were aboutto b e removed from the Arsenal at Pittsburgh— is d escribed in
detai l at another place in th is volume ; and the same is true w ithrespect to the ceremonies attending the removal of the remainsof Revolutionary soldiers from the grave -yard Of the First Presbyterian Church at Pi ttsburgh . Both O f these occasionswere important and interesting
,and ful ly in con formity w ith the spirit
and purposes of the Society .
The annual Observance of Wash ington ’
s B irthd ay , by themeeting of the Society on that day
,fol lowed by a banquet in the
evening , has been the only regular observance O f days or events
36 S ons of the Simerican Revo lution .
o f Revolutionary h istory wh i ch has been attempted . These occasions have always been very profitable and agreeable to the
members.who have attended , and a number of very able and v aluab le addresses have been made by members of the Society
,and
by others invited to be present at these t imes.
The most notable feature of the socia l l i fe of the organiza
t i on was, undoubtedly , the entertainment of the National Congress at Pittsburgh in the year 1 901 . It required great faithand courage on the part of the members of the Society in 1900
to extend the invitation to the Congress to hold its next session
here . The amount of eff ort and expense involved were we l lunderstood
,and recognized as a heavy load for a Society
,so smal l
as ours then was,to assume . But the spirit of hospitality was
strong among us, and the invitation was given and accepted mostcordial ly . The result j ustified the confidence wh ich had inSpired the eff ort . It was a great gratification to us al l to entertain our V isiting compatriots that our efforts in that behal fwere satisfactory to our guests was shown in numerous unmis
takable ways. The kindly assistance of our sisters, the Daughtersof the American Revol ution , on that occasi on , deserves especialmention . Much of the interest of several features of our
entertainment resulted from thei r presence and good offi ces. A
ful l report of the proceedings of that Congress was printed inthe Year Book of the National Society for that year , copies ofwh ich were p rocured by our State Society and distributed to allmembers.
We have accumulated a very good working l ibrary of bookson h istorical and genealogical subj ects, with Special relation to
Revolutionary and Colonial days. Th is l ibrary is under the careOf a special committee , and is kept in the custody of the Registrar , and is open to al l members, and to others interested in theSociety .
There is now in progress an efiort to locate the burial places
of the ancestors of members of the Society , and of other Revolutionary soldiers and patriots throughout the State , for the purpose Oi making an accurate and permanent record thereof , wh ich ,when completed , w i l l be of great h istorica l value . Th is workis in charge of the H istorian of the Society , and in it he shouldhave the hearty co- operation of al l members .
Another l ine of eff ort whi ch is being taken up is an attempt
38 Sons of the Simerican Revo lution
R eva Gastle Chapter , S . 21. R.
HIS was the second chapter organized in the Commonwealth of Pennsy lvania . The first meeting was heldApril sth ,
1900 , with the fol lowing compatriots en
rol led as charter members
Jonathan Smith Dushane , R i chard C. Clarke ,William A . Stritmeater
, Cl are Ph i l l ips DuShane ,Charles Pearson Shaw , Harry Knight Gregory .
The growth of the chapter has been steady , its memb ersh iphaving increased since its organization from six to forty -fiv e . InV iew of the fact that Lawrence County , in wh i ch the Chapter islocated
,does not contain a large popu lation ,
its growth must b econsidered satisfactory .
The active work of the chapter has been along practicall ines. Through the courtesy of Compatriot Robert G . A l len
,
Superintendent of Common Schools of the county , a period wasal lotted to the chapter at the l ast Teachers’ Institute
,at wh ich
time Compatriots Samuel W . Dana and Jonathan S . DuShane
presented the work of the society to the teachers o f the county ;each teacher was requested to have his pupils care for each Revolutionary patriot
’
s grave that may be located in the school d istriet , and the names of the Revolutionary patriots and the location of the graves were given , wherever possible . Subsequentlyseveral of the schools in the V i cinities of these graves were visitedby some of the compatriots and considerable interest awakenedamong the school ch i ldren in th is matter . It has resulted in manypatriots’ graves now being care ful ly marked and cared for thath itherto had been neglected .
The Chapter has, upon al l possible occasions , kept its workprominently before the publ ic through the medium of the press,the New Castle papers very considerately off ering their columnsf or th is purpose .
R eva Cast l e Chapter 39
At each annual meeting a banquet has been given , and othersocial meetings held from time to time .
At the last annual meeting , held January 8 th, 1903 , o fficers
were elected for the current year , as fol lows :
President Samuel W . Dana
V ice President Robert G . Al lenSecretary Harry Knight GregoryTreasurer Charles Pearson ShawRegistrar Jonathan Smith DuShane
fibroceeoingsof theElnnualflheetingof the
lDennsylvania S ociety of Sons of the Smerican Rev
olution at lDittshurgh, e bruary 230, 1903 .
MINUTES.
PITTSBURGH ,Pa . ,
February 23d , 1903 .
HE annual meeting of the Society of Sons of the American Revolution was held at the Pittsburg Club th isevening , at six o
’ clock , President W . L . Jones in theChair .
In the absence of the Secretary , the Chair appointedS . E. Gill , Secretary pro fem.
At the opening of the meeting th irty members were present ,wh ich number was increased to about eighty before the close ofthe meeting . The reading of the minutes of the previous meetingwas, on motion , dispensed w ith , there being no unfinished business.
The President read his Annual Report , and on motion thesame was ordered to be received and , w ith sl ight corrections, tobe fi led .
The report of the Registrar , after being read , was also , onmotion , received and fi l ed .
The report of the H istorian was next read , and , on motion ,was ordered to be received and fi led , as was also the report ofthe L ibrarian .
A motion was then made that a committee of three be ap
pointed to nominate officers to serve for the ensuing year . Th isbeing unanimously agreed to, Compatri ots Logan , Oursl er and
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IRCDOI‘
IS llbresenteoat the annua l meeting , 1903 .
Report of the JBoarooi M anagement.
HE Board of Management of the Pennsy lvania Societyof Sons of the American Revolution herewith submitsa summary of the th ings done , or attempted , by theSociety during the past year .
I . The War Department , having decided to d ismantl e the Arsenal at Pittsburgh , ordered certain Revolutionary
troph ies transferred to the Watervl iet Arsenal in New York .
Among these troph ies were brass cannon , captured at Saratogaand elsewhere , wh i ch had been in Pittsburgh probably for ahundred years.
Your Society immediately took steps to secure the custodyof these guns. The War Department , having been appl ied to,
re
fused our request .
Th is was the Situation— The order for immediate remova l
was imperativ e . Our Congressman was lost in the Adirondacks.
Our Senator was i n Florida . Mr . George Ol iver telegraphed toSenator Quay in Florida for assistance , and the Senator w ired
the War Dept . to postpone the removal ,— another friend forwarded a letter to Postmaster General Smith , asking his influence
,and he also visited the War Dept . asking for and securing
a postponement .
Then Hon . John Dalzel l , our Representative in Congress,by his personal influence , secured the unanimous adoption by theHouse of Representatives and Senate , of a j oint resolution loaning one four-pound bronze gun— French two th ree-pound bronzeguns— Engl ish ; four Six-pound bronze guns, Engl ish , to the
Penna . Society S . A . wh ich resolution was approved by thePresident , March 1 2 , 1902 .
These guns are more ful ly described as fol lows, v iz
annua l {meeting Reports . 43
One three -pounder bronze , inscribed Surrendered by theConvention of Saratoga Oct . 1 7 ,
1 777 , ( incised ) , also 1 81. P .
Verb raggen Fecerunt , 1776 , in rel ief around the breech . A lsoone three -pounder bronze— mate Of above — sanie maker — I 775
( surrendered at same time ) . A lso two six -pounders ( bronze ) ,w ith the Engl ish Crown and “
2 G . R .
”
( in monogram ) , al l inrel ief on top O f gun ,
— also L” encircled, with motto
“ Tria
juncta in uno ,” in rel ief below same
,and a rose and shamrock
and th istle , incised at muzz le ; also ,“ W . Bowen
,fecit
,in
rel ie f around the breech . A lso two six - pounder bronze gunsw ith “
3 G . R . ( in monogram ) , Engl ish Crown and“ L
,
” in rel ie f ou top , and
“W . Bowen,fecit , 1 76 1 ,
in re l ie f around thebreech . Also one four -pounder French ( bronze ) , wi th
“Derier
Freres Paris ,
” incised on end of the breech . A lso one six
pounder bronze gun with no inscription . At the War Department at Wash ing ton there are guns of simi lar description
,made
by W . Bowen and inscribed “surrendered by the convention of
Saratoga Oct . 1 7 ,—and five Of these guns answer to de
scription of certain guns provided for Burgoyne ’
s Expedition , ascontained in Burgoyne ’
s defense before the Engl ish House o fCommons .
The six-pounders weigh about 600 pounds each— the four
pounders 500 pounds, and the three -pounders about 200 poundseach .
In Carnegie Music Hal l , on the evening of May 2 3 , 1892 ,
your Board of Management, surrounded by the staff and l ine of
ficers Of the 18th Regimen t , Pennsy lvania Volunteers, and O f
Batte ry B , and CO1. Bope’
s Company , Boys’ B rigade
,in ful l
dress, and w ith their regimental and compan y colors, formal lyreceived these guns from Hon . John Dalzel l ( a ) . CO] . HarryAlvan Hal l ( b) responded for the Society , and transferred themto the custody of Rev . W . J . Hol land , LL .D. , ( C ) , director of the
Carnegie Museum . They now occupy the most prominentposition at the main entrance of the Carnegie Library .
On one of our v isits to the Arsenal , we found four h istori cguns weigh ing eight tons each —the last remain ing of thosewh ich John B . Floyd
,then Secretary of War , ordered to be
sh ipped on the Steamer S i lver Wave,to New Orleans, i n De
(a ) See p . 56. (b) Unable to secure ms. (0) See p . 66 .
44 S ons of the Simerican Revo lution .
cember, 1 860 . His action cal led forth a great outburst of patrioti c indignation from the enti re C ity ; so great that after the gunssurrounded by soldiers, had been hauled to the Monongahelawharf
, the order was countermanded , and they were returned tothe Arsenal . Hundreds of Obsolete cannon and thousands ofshot and shel l had been sold at publ ic auction ; these fourwere al l that remained , and they were owned by the Westinghouse Mach ine Company . At our suggest ion
,Mr. Westing
house presented these four cannon to the C ity of Pittsburgh,
They were taken , two to Schenley Park , and two to H igh landPark
,where they sti l l remain unmolested .
II . Our Society sent representatives to the Park and the
Publ ic Schools,on “
Flag Day.
”
I II . Learning that the Decl arat ion of Independence wouldbe read
,at the publ ic reception to President Roosevelt in Schen
ley Park.July 4th , we suggested to the committee in charge
,
that as our society represented the men who wrote and published
that document , it would be eminently proper to have us furnisha person to read it , and , by request , Compatriot Gen . Wi l l is
J .Hul ings memorized it , and electrified the vast audience by his
magnificent del ivery of it .
That same even ing our Society colors, with the President’
s
personal flag ( then used for the first time) , were the sole decora
tions at the dinner g iven to the President by Attorney General
Knox .
IV . We have,at diff erent times, warned the publ ic by
l etter , and through the newspapers, against the misuse or abuse
of the flag,and in one case invoked the law against the Ofiend ers.
Just previous to the 4ih of July , a very large poster , in theform of an American flag , was displayed throughout the City ofPittsburgh , for the purpose o f advertising the business of one
of the large retai l establ ishments. On the first day of Julyyour president wrote to the advertiser and called attention to thel aw on the subj ect , stating that th is poste r seemed to be a
violation of both its letter and spirit. Thereupon the advertiservery courteousl y and promptly repl ied , with thanks for havingattention called to the matter , stating th at it should beremedied at once . That was done , and the next da y found eachposter completely covered by a sheet of wh ite paper .
annua l {meeting Reports. 45
V . The Pi ttsburgh Gazette of November 8 th , contained
the fol lowing: “Freeport , Pa . , Nov . 7 .
— Hal lowe ’ en j okes generally go , b ut about 20 you ths ,
between the ages of 1 2 and 1 8 ,
have got themselves into the clutches of the law,and what they
though t to be a j oke may turn out very costly . Hal lowe ’ en acrowd of boys proceeded to Louisvil le School House
,South Buf
falo Townsh ip,Armstrong Coun ty , broke into the building and
destroyed the conten ts . They first tore d own the American flagand decorated themselves w i th sashes from it . They destroyeda new chart
,costing broke up the chai rs and desks .
emptied al l the ink ,broke in the windows and fi l led them ful l of
fence rai ls . The school had to suspend for a time,unti l it could
b e put into shape . The School Directors went before Justice
J . M . Boyd , made in formation against the boys ,and Officer John
Duff notified thei r parents to appear last night be fore the Squireand enter bail
,wh ich they d id
,for a hearing next week . It is
alleged that several girls were participants in the misch ie f .At our suggestion Judge James B . Neale ,
of K ittanning ,engaged Attorney Rush Ful lerton to appear for our Society atthe hearing before Justice Boyd . The Justice and our a ttorne yare descended from the same Revolutionary ancestor , and havea warm sympathy for our Society .
The boys ’ parents paid al l damages and costs ; also , paid theOrd er of American Mechanics for a new flag
,in place o f the
original wh ich had been presented by them . And it is presumed that the parents and boys had the usual conference in thewood-Shed
,made and provided for such occasions .
VI . The headquarters of our Society being west of themountains
,where no revolutionary battles were fought , we hav e
no battle-field s to mark . As we establ ish Chapters to the eastward ou r progress w i l l doubtless be traced by monuments andmarkers . But Pennsy lv ania ’s dead were scattered from Saratogato Yorktown , as our men were being led by Wayne and Butler
,
from the former pl ace to the l atter .
Col. Richard Butler,of Pi ttsburgh , was the rival in valor
Of Daniel Morgan at Saratoga , and o f Anthony W'ayne at Stony
Point , and his ensign,young Ebenezer Denny , was chosen to
plant our flag over Yorktown . Genera l Steuben ,th ink ing Denny
too young for such aservice , snatched the flag from his hand s ,
and for th is act received a Chal lenge from Butler,and it required
46 Sons of the Elmerican Revo lution.
the united efiort o f Wash ington and Rochambeau to keep thesetwo fighters from kil l ing each other . Butler was killed at St .
C lai r’ s De feat ;”his body was not recovered . We hel d a mem
orial serv ice to his memory October 23d ,1902 ,
in the First Presbyterian Church , Pittsburgh .
The service was brought about in th is mannerThe First Presbyterian Church
,incorporated in 1 787 ,
having among its e leven incorporators and trustees nine who had“served in the American Revoluti on ,
” found itsel f , one hundredand fifteen years l ater
,w ith a property enormously increased in
value , and a membersh ip decreasing in numbers . They sold
their Wood street frontage— sixty feet in d epth , al l they couldlegal ly sel l— and leased
,for a term of 999 years, an additional
fi fty feet in the rear , intend ing to tear down the existing churchand build a new one in the Space now used as a graveyard . Th isrequired the remova l of the remains of al l who were sti l l in
the bury ing ground . Of the many Revolutionary soldiers originally interred therein , some had been removed at various times
i n former years,and a few sti l l remain . The burial records have
been lost or destroyed . Many of the gravestones have d isap
peared ,and on others the inscriptions have become i l legible .
Our Society determined that no irreverent hand should d is
turb our sacred dead,and
,with the consent and approval of the
descend ants of these soldiers,arranged to have them taken up
and re- interred in the“ A l legheny Cemetery ,
” and to hold amemorial and mil itary service for all sold iers of the AmericanRevolution who had ever been connected w ith the Church , orburied in its graveyard . Three of them we could find , GeneralJohn Nevil le
,Maj or Isaac Craig and CO1. James Johnston . Three
more could not be found , Col . Stephen Bayard , Captain JohnGuth rie
,and his brother
,Robert Guthrie . A memorial and mil
itary burial service was held on the afternoon of October 23d ,
1902 ,in the First Presbyterian Church , of Wood Street , Pitts
burgh,over the fol lowing soldiers
COL . STEPHEN BAYARD ,of Th ird Pennsy lvania Regiment . In
corporator , Trustee and Elder of Church .
MAJOR ISAAC CRAIG ,of Proctor ’s Artil lery . Incorporator ,
Trustee and Elder o f Church .
COL . RICHARD BUTLER ,
Elder of church .
Incorporator , Trustee and
annua l meeting Reports. 47
MAJOR EBENEZER DENNY , o f Col. Butler’
s Regiment . Trustee ,and first Mayor of Pittsburgh .
COL . JOHN G IBSON,Th irteen th , N inth and Seventh Virginia
Regimen ts. Incorporator and Trustee of church .
CAPT . JOHN GUTHR IE ,under Gens. Armstrong and Lacy .
( IROBERT GUTHR IE ,
CAPT . JOHN IRW IN,First Continental Infan try and Second Penn
sy lvania wounded at Paol i .
ENSIGN JAMES JOHSTON,N inth Pennsy lvania , commanded by
his brother .
G EN. JOHN NEVILLE , Colonel Twel fth , Eigh th and Fourth ,Virginia l ine .
G EN. JAMES O’HARA ,
Quartermaster General . Trustee of
Church .
MAJOR ADAMSONTANNEHILL ,Rowl ing ’s and Continental Regi
ments . Incorporator and Trustee .
GEORG E WALLACE ,First President Judge of A l legheny County .
Incorporator and Trustee .
COL . JOHN WILKINS , SR . , Col. Spencer’
s Regiment . Incorpo t ator
,Trustee and Elder .
G EN. JOHN W’ILKINS , JR . ,
Quartermaster General , U . S . A.,
Trustee of Church .
A lso , over remains of Wini fred Oldham ,w i fe o f General
J ohn Nevi l le . Her six brothers were Off icers o f the Revol ution ;one ki l led at Eutaw Springs, another ki l led at St . Clair ’s De feat.She married an officer ; her sister married Maj or A b raham K irkpatrick— her only daughter married Maj or Isaac Craig— her onl yson was Col. Pressly Nevil le
, of Lafayette’
s stafl'
. And,because
o f her family record,it was decided that she also was entitled to
a mil itary funeral . Our sisters of the D. A . R . were asked totake charge of th is part of the ser vi ce
,and they se lected Rev .
Dr. Matthew B . R iddle ( a ) as thei r representative .
Rev . Dr. Maitl and A l exander . ( 6) as pastor of the Fi rst
Presby terian Church , had enti re charge of the serv ice . Rev .
Dr . Richard S . Holmes, ( e) Chaplain of S . A . R . conducted the
service over these soldiers who were re- interred .
(a ) See p . 81 . ( 6) See p . 84 . (c) See p . 70.
48 Sons of the Simerican Revo lution.
In front of the pulpit were the four caskets, draped in the
national colors, and guarded by soldiers. Descendants of theserevolutionary heroes fi l led the pews.
At the end of a beauti ful and solemn service , taps weresounded for those who had been removed in former years, andfor those who could not be found . The caskets were carriedupon the shoulders of the soldiers down the aisle . The remainsof Col. Johnston ’
s son and his w i fe , who had also lain in thegraveyard awaited us outside . The unusual sight of six hearses,drawn through the streets , attracted much attention , and manyuncovered as the cortege passed . At the A l legheny Cemetery ,the l ovely
,h az y autumn day
,the solemn burial service , the v ol
l eys fired,the taps sounded ,
” al l combined to make th is one ofthe most unique and impressive services ever held in Pittsburg .
VII . Arrangements were made to place a marker at thegrave of Samue l V . Waldron , a private in the New Jersey Minutemen, at Central Town ,
now Grove City ; the time was fixed,
an honor guard of sold iers from G en . Hul ings’ regiment hadagreed to be present ; but j ust before the appointed day arrivedthe enti re State Guard was ordered to the coal regions, and the
matter , to our great regret , was postponed indefinitely .
VIII . Our New Castle Chapter is enthusiastic and pro
gressiv e ; it is doing much valuable work of a kind not yet attempted here . Your President was a guest of th is Chapter atits last annual meeting
,and w i l l long remember its Charming
hospitality .
During the year 35 copies of the Naiz'
onalReg ister have beenpurchased , and distributed to as many public l ibraries throughout the State .
We have admitted 38 new members.
We have demitted one member to another State society .
One member has resigned .
The total number of active members is now 384 . We haveduring the year lost by death four members , Viz Dr. Asher H .
Bennett,of Brusse ls
,Belgium ; Frankl in A . Dean , of A l legheny ;
Charles T . Neale , of Pittsburg , and C01. Thomas N ichols ,of
A l legheny— the most sorel y afliicted yet cheerful and enthusi
astic of our members, a West Point graduate . We had “taps”
sounded at his funeral , and for th is action our society received
50 Sons of the Simerican Revo lution
Report of C reasurer
f or themeat JEnOing sf eb ruary 22, 1903 .
Balance received from retiring Treasurer $1 ,329 70
RECEIPTS.
Membersh ip feesCert ificates of membersh ipAnnual duesTickets for February, 1902 , banquetInterest on daily balances
EXPENDITURES.
R . W . Guthrie , Chairman Banquet Committee , balancedue account Banquet
, February , 1902 $259 05
C . A . Pugsley , Treasurer General , Annual dues of 353members at 250 each
Flowers sent to homes of deceased membersExpenses of Exercises upon occasion
‘
of presentation toState Society of Revolutionary Cannon from oldArsenal
Books purchased for Society LibrarySubscription to Greater Pittsburgh Fourth of July Cel ebration Fund , 1902
Illustrations in National Register35 copies of National RegisterAttorneys fees for prosecuting case against desecrators of
Flag at Freeport IO 00
Expenses of burial services at First Presbyterian Church . 87 80
New Castl e Chapter , return of two-th irds of dues originally paid by members upon admission to 1 2 49
Salary—S ecretary ’s, Stenographer and Clerk 102 00
Postage , stationery and printing 245 63
Return of overpaid fee s 6 50 88
58
PITTSBURGH ,PA. , February 2 1 , 1903.
The Committee appointed to audi t the report of the Treasurer hasperformed that duty and finds same to be correct.
Very respectful ly submitted ,A . D. ALLEN ,Comm i ttee HOWARD B . OURSLER .
Histo rian's Repo rt 5 :
Histo rian ’
s Report .
W here Cur R evolutionary ancestors a re JBurieo.
HROUGH its h istorian the Pennsyl vania Society hasbegun a record of the burial places of soldiers of theAmeri can Revolution whose graves are in Pennsyl
vania . The h istorian rece ives and fi les al l recordsof such graves
,i rrespective of the State in wh ich
they may be,but we publ ish here only those in our own
State . In time th is record w il l become very valuable and veryl arge . It w i l l have an educational result , graves w i l l be lookedup and marked , committees wi l l be aroused to preserve and carefor them ,
patriotic and h istoric sentiment wi l l be fostered,the
purposes of our Society w i l l b e emphasized and the memory ofour heroic dead wi l l be honored . A l l reports should be sent tothe h istorian
,the Rev . W . A . Stanton , D.D. ,
6340 Marchandstree t
,Pittsburgh .
G RAVES IN ALLEGHENY COUNTY .
Beulah Church,W ilkins Townst ,
an Philadelphia Pz'
he.
Charles Bonner , died 1833 , at Turtle Creek Pa. , age 89 , en
l isted at Carl isle , Pa .
Col. Robert Cunningham ,died 1 8 22 , at Pi ttsburgh , age 63 .
John Hughey,Maj or Thomas Sampson a nd Captain Peter
VVhi‘
tesid es, no records.
Private Matthew Long , died 1858 , age 89 .
Doctor John McDowell, died at Turtle Creek ,Pa . ,
on TroyFarm .
”
Capt . John McMasters,died 1805 ,
age 54 .
Capt . Peter Perchment,died 1 844 ,
at Pittsburgh , age 95 ,Maj or Denny ’ s command .
52 S ons of the Simerican Revo lution
William Powel l,died 1 839 , age 73 , Commissary Dep
’
t.
Capt . Nathaniel Poyntz , died 18 19 , age 63 .
Private Samuel Tay lor,died 18 1 5 .
Alleg heny Cemetery ,Pittsburg h.
Capt. James C low , born 1 730 ; died about 1794 , at Pi ttsburgh .
Gen . John Nevi l le , born in Virginia , July 26 , 1 73 1 ; died on
Nevi l le Isl and,July 29 , 1 803 .
Col. Isaac Craig , born in Ireland , 1 74 1 ; died May 14 , 1826,
on Nevil le Isl and .
James Johnston , born June 2 2 ,1758 , Chester county ; died
September 19 ,1842 ,
A l legheny City .
Col. John Gibson , died Apri l 16 , 1 82 2 ,at Braddock ’s Field ,
aged 82 years. Served through the war .
Tm’
nity Church-
yard .
Sergt . John Hull , died about 1805 . Served seven years inSeventh and Th irteenth V i rginia Regiments.
Union Cemetery,Alleg heny City.
Capt. James Sample .
Baptist Cemetery ,L ibrary .
Private Joseph Dawson , born in Massachusetts; died inWash ington county , Pa . Served four years .
Capt . David Ph i l ips, born in Wales; died 1 829 , at Peter’s
Creek , Pa. ,Penn M i l itia .
Private Daniel Townsend , born in New Jersey ; died inWash ington county , Pa . Served four years .
Other Cemeteries.
John Gil l,born 1748 , in Ireland ; died in 1 822 , i n Al legheny
county,Pa . grave at Presbyterian Church , Monroevi l le .
Ensign Joseph Ph i l ips, born in Pennsy lvania ; died 1832 ;
grave at Bethel Church .
Histo rian’
s Repo rt 53
OTHER COUNTIES .
Armstrong county , Lieut . John Craig , born in New Jerseydied near Freeport , Pa . ; grave in the Old Grave Yard ,Freeport .
Beaver coun ty,Sampson Pearsall , born in Pennsy lvania ;
died in Beaver county ; grave at Mt . Pleasant , Marion townsh ip .
Bedford county , Henry Horn ,born 1 758 ; died 1845 ; grave
at Horne 's Church .
Bradford county , Private Richard'
Vaughan,born in Dela
ware ; grave at Wyalusing .
Chester County , L ieut . John Ph i l ips , born 1 750 , in Wales ;died 1 790 ; grave at V incent .
Chester county , L ieut . Josiah Ph i l ips , born 175 1 , i n Wales ;died 18 1 7 ; g rave in Vincent townsh ip .
Dauph in county , Capt . John B risban , born in Ireland ; d ied
182 2 ; grave at Paxtang , near Hornsburg .
Favette county , Sergt . Robert Hustead , born 1 755 ,in New
York ; grave at Smithfield .
Indiana county,Private Samuel B rady , born in Pennsyl
vania ; grave at Gilgal Church , near Marion .
Lawrence county , James Squires , born in New Jersey ; gravein Greenwood Cemetery , New Castl e .
Lawrence county,A lexander Long
,born in Pennsy lvania ;
grave in Old Seceder Cemetery , New Castl e .
Lawrence county,John Manning , born in Ireland ; grave in
U . P . Cemetery , S-henango townsh ip .
Lawrence county , Sebastian Mershimer , born in Pennsyl
vania ; served through war ; grave on Mershimer farm,Shenango
townsh ip .
Lawrence coun ty, Capt . John Pearson ; grave in U . P . Ceme
tery ,Neshannock townsh ip .
Lawrence county , John Moore , born in Pennsy lvania ; gravein Seceder Cemetery , Fourth ward , New Castle .
Lack awana county , Samuel Cal lender , born 1 7 56 , in V i rginia ; d ied 1 830 ,
in Pennsy lvania ; grave in Scott Val ly Cemetery,
Brown ’s Hollow .
Lancaster county , Capt . Bernard Hubley , born 1 7 19 ,in Ger
man y ; died 1803 ,in Pennsy lvania ; grave in Trinity Lutheran
Cemetery , Lancaster .
54 Sons of the Simerican Revo lution .
Lancaster county , Adj t . John Fred erick Earnst , born 1748 ,
i n Germany ; died 1 805 ,in Pennsy lvania ; grave at Manheim .
Mercer county , Samuel Van Ness Waldron , born 1752 , i n
New Jersey ; died 1849 , in Pennsy lvania ; grave four miles eastof Grove City , near Centertown .
Mifliin county,Private Wi l l iam Sankey ; grave in Potter
townsh ip .
Perry county , Drummer R i chard Knight , born in Pennsylvania ; died in Pennsy lvania ; grave at Liverpool .Somerset county , Private Noah C lark , born in New Jersey
died 1 847 , at Stoney Creek ,Pa . ; grave on Clark farm ,
threemil es from Rock sb erry.
Westmoreland county , General Arthur St . C lair ; grave in
Old” Grave Yard , Greensburg .
Westmoreland county , Ensign Brintnel Robbins, born inConnecticut ; died at Greensburg , Pa . ; grave atHarrold
’
s Church ,three miles south of Greensburg .
Westmoreland county , A lexander Craig ; died at New Alexandria
,Pa. ; grave at Congruity .
Wash ington county , Private Wil li am Wallace , born inMary l and ; died in Pennsy lvania ; grave on Wal lace farm ,
B entleysv ille ,
now pl owed over .Th is record of 5 1 Pennsy lvania graves can be multipli ed
many times i f those who know of other graves wi l l send thereports to W . A . STANTON.
56 S ons of the Simerican Revo lution .
Hooress of 1hon. Sohn Ealsell, (DC .
I look on th is splendid audience I am moved bymingled feel ings of pleasure and Of pain . By feel ingsof pleasure because I recognize so universal a desire
to participate in a ceremony that excites the l ivel iestfeel ings of patriot ism and love of country ; by feel
ings of pain because of memories that the surroundingssuggest . It has been my honor and my pleasure to Speak
on more than one occasion from th is platform . I had an humbleplace in the dedication of th is l ibrary . I am now most impressedw ith the fact that the last time I stood here to make an address was when I shared the privi lege of
“
speech w ith that beloved man whose memory is hallowed to—night wherever civi lization extends in the h earts of al l peoples, the marty red President ,my friend , William McKinley. For me his charming personalityperv ades th is place . I seem to hear again the ringing tones ofhis sympathetic voice , his inspiring cal l to h igh endeavor andto noble purpose , and for the moment I am fain to th ink it anunhealthy dream that anyth ing so atrocious can be a part of
American h istory as his death at the hands of a cowardly assassin .
He was so brave , so manly , so gently and humane that the deepdamnation of his taking Off is almost beyond human conception .
Fact in his case outruns fiction . Surely the poetic genius of al lthe agesmust have had h im in prophetic conception when he putinto the mouth of the eulogist of Brutus the touch ing and immortal words
“His l i fe was gentle , and the elements so mixed in h im thatnature might stand up and say to al l the world , th iswas a man .
”
The burning text of the hour is patriotism our country,its
glorious past , its prosperous present , and its pregnant future ;its h istory , its institutions, its dominant and inspiring dut ies andresponsibi l ities. It is a good th ing for us to be here to-night
, to
w ithdraw for a moment from the heat and burden of the d ay,
from the haunts of trade , from the d izzy round of the exchange,
Booress Of Hon. Sohn E 8 136“, 57
from the depressing influences of money getting and sordid
views of l ife , to take a draught at the fountain of sentiment andrenew our tribute of devotion to our coun try and its flag .
It is a healthy sign O f American l i fe that we have suchassociations as the Sons and Daughters of the American Rev olution . They are not alone the custodians , they are also the
present embodiment of the spiri t of ’
76 . It is not h istory thatthey stand for ,
b ut the i nspiring spi ri t o f h istory . From si re to
son,from matron to maid , down through the generations runs
the fire that blazed in answer to Paul Revere ’s rid e , and burnedLexington and Concord in large letters upon the l uminous pageof great ach ievemen ts .
What a story that is,the story of the American Rev olu
tion " Th i rteen little colonies against the power of Imperia lB ri tain ; the story that stretches from Bunker H i l l to Yorktownand embraces in its reach of suff ering and Courage that terriblewinter at Val ley Forge . It is simply match less in h istory . A
story of successes,of defeats
,of envyings and j ealousies , of
conspiracies, of despair at times , of hopes and fears ,
but above
al l o f a never- fai l ing h igh purpose ; its central figure at al l timesthe calm
,determined and peerless Wash ington , whose hand was
on the helm . How admirable it al l is and how, despite the inter
v ening years , it yet thri l ls our blood at th is very hour"My special mission here to-night is to place in the custody
of the Pennsy lvania Society o f the Sons of the American Revolution these guns
,troph ies of that great struggle . They have
remained for more than three quarters o f a century in the A l le
gheny Arsenal , h idd en from V iew and serving no useful purpose.Henceforth they are to be in the publ ic gaze to tel l the storyand enforce the lesson of patriotism to young and old al ike .
The A l legheny Arsenal,dear to al l Pittsburghers, seems to have
served its purpose and to be no longer necessary in the mili taryestabl ishment of our government . I have not yet abandoned a
hope that for many years I have Cherished , that the means maybe found whereby it may become
,as a lasting memoria l of its
former use fulness and a continuing b eneficence ,a publ ic park for
the enj oyment of our citizens.
There is l ittle of romance attendan t upon its h istory . It
does not reach back to Revolutionary times , though it is a d istinct l ink w ith the now rapidly receding past .
58 Sons of the Simerican Revo lution .
It was founded in 1 8 14 , and embraced a reservation of th irtysix acres. The amount expended for the purchase of l and ,buildings and improvemen ts from 18 14 to 1860 was l ess than hal fa mil l ion of dol lars. In 1 898 the estimate of its value by theWar Department was 542 . From the time of its estab
lishment it was used for the storage of cannon,the repair o f
muskets, the manufacture of equipments for in fantry , cavalryand artillery soldiers. Large quan ti ties of proj ecti les for fieldand siege cannon , and ammunition for small armswere there manufactured during the civ i l war . During that war and the warwith Mexico it bore a large part in furnish ing suppl ies for thesoldiers in the field . Surrounded as it is now by a th ick ly bui l tsection of a rapidly growing city ; furnaces, mil ls and factories al l around it ; it is d iflicult for us to conceive of it as it was
original ly a conspicuous feature in the midst of green fields inthe beauti fu l A l legheny Val ley— one of the most charmingval leys in the world .
It had the honor of a visit from Lafayette in 1 825 . Thereis so much of quaintness in the story of that V isit
,so much of
the atmosphere of other days. that you w i l l perhaps bear w ithme when I recite it in the language Of a local author
Monday,the 29th of May, 1825 , was a gala day in Pitts
burgh,for on that day , Lafayette , the idol of the people , ar
rlv ed in the city in the course of his tour of the United States.
He had been invi ted by President Monroe , at the request ofCongress , to be the Nation
’
s guest . Forty years had passedsince he had been in America , and he was now a venerable manof three score and ten . A fter visiting Uniontown andthe residence of A lbert Gal latin , Lafayette , on the 28th day ofMay,
proceeded to El izabeth , where he , w ith his party , embarked in a four-oared boat and were rowed down the Mononga
hela to Braddock ’
s Fie ld , wh ich they reached about sunset .
Some time was spent in view ing the famous battle field and d iscussing the memorable acti on that had transpired there j ust seventy years be fore . Even at that l ate day the plough could not
trace a furrow w ithout turning up bones wh itened b y time , andfragments of arms corroded by rust . At B raddock ’s Field he
was entertained by George Wall ace , Esquire , at his e legantmansion
,who rece ived h im w ith the utmost cordiality . A l arge
deputation of citizens of Pittsburgh here greeted the General ,
Bohress of Hon. Sohn Ealsell, (DC . 59
and next morning at d ay l ight Captain Murray ’s troop o f l igh tdragoons arrived to serve as an escort to the city .
W e have no minute detai ls of that great occasion ,but
enough is on record to enable us to g et a pre tty cl ear idea of theaffair . The enti re route from Braddock ’
s Field to Pittsburgh ,
we are in formed , was covered with people , in the midst o f whom
the cavalcade advanced sl owl y toward the city . On the way theArsenal was visi ted and a discharge of twenty - four guns an
nounced the arriva l of Lafayette . Maj or Church i l l and the Offi
Cers Of the garrison entertained the distinguished visitor at
breakfast . Upon leaving the Arsenal he was conducted to
Bel l ’s C lover field where the local mil itary companies undercommand of General Wilkins were drawn up to rece iv e h im .
How much o f romance the years have added to that simplenarrative . Lafayette
,the young and dash ing Frenchman whose
love of l iberty induced his abandonment of home and friends,to
risk his l i fe in the cause of the struggl ing colonists,and who he
came the bosom friend of Wash ington ; La fayette , gra y andwrinkled by the storms o f three score years and ten
,but in whose
heart there yet burned the you th ful love of freedom ,a survivor
of the French Revolution , returning to V iew the country that hehelped to save . Lafayette pay ing respectful homage to the
home of Gal l atin,the greatest of al l our earl ier financiers , save
Onlv Hamilton . The stage ride from Uniontown to El izabeththe row boat ride on the placid waters of the Monongahel a
,its
virgin forests on e ither hand , to Braddock’
s field,where even
then the farmer turned up with his plow the wh itening bones of
the ill- fated victims Of Braddock ’
s i l l - fated expedition . VVallace ’
s
splendid mansion at wh ich he stopped . The cavalcade windingunder that May day sun through the ferti le East Liberty Val leyto the Arsenal the hospitable meal , the salute of honor and thenon to the City with anxious suspense awai ting his coming . Thestop at Be l l ’ s clover field . \Vhere was it " YI
'
hO can answer "
Naught do we know Of it save its perfume as it Cl ings to thestory of Lafayette ’
s ride to Pittsb urgh . How real it al l seems,
and yet how unreal Two days from Uniontown to Pi ttsburgh I
The forests have gone,save the forests O f stacks , pil lars O f
smoke by day and of fire by night , that point the ma rch of giantind ustries . No plows now penetrate the soil of Braddock '
s Field
occupied by the great works created by the genius of Andrew
66 Sons of the Simerican Revo lution .
Carneg ie . T ime and distance have succumbed to the ever ad
v ancing i nventive genius o f man , and nature even assumed newaspects in answer to new conditions .
In years gone by I have many t imeswandered in the Arsenalgrounds, b ut it w i l l always be associ ated in my memory w ith aboy ish recol lection . The year was 1860 . James Buchanan wasPresident of the United States . John B . Floyd was his Secretaryof War . The Secretary sent an order that would have strippedthe A rsenal o f its guns and sent them south . Secession was inthe air . The order created the most in tense indignation amongstthe Citizens Of Pittsburgh . Wh i le the guns were on their waydown Wood street to the Monongahela wharf to be sh ipped onboats there await ing them , the C itizens rose in arms. They senta protest to Wash ington . They held an indignat ion meetingand from the steps of the Old court house I l istened to the impassioned eloquence of Thomas Will iams , then or afterwards amember of Congress from th is district , arguing against violenceand appeal ing to a reverence for law. The Secretary ’s order waswithdrawn and the guns remained where they belonged , w ithus . Grand old ThomasWil l iams" A l legheny county never hadan abler or more faith fu l representative i n the National Congress"He was one of the Committee of the House of Representativesto prosecute on its part Presi dent Johnson in the impeachmentproceedings against h im , and , in my j udgment , his argumentwas the ablest of al l made on his side of the case in that remarkable trial .
But whether the Al l egheny Arsenal is h istorically conspicuous or not , it is sti l l humbl y a part of Pennsy lvan ia
’
s h istory,
and there is no single chapter in the story of l iberty on th iscontinent in wh ich Pennsy lvan ia is not entitled to honorablemention .
It was at the j unction of these rivers, the headwaters of
the Oh io , that Saxon and Latin engaged in a death struggle for
the possession of a continent . It was here that final ly thel i l ies of France gave place to the Lion of St . George and Fort
Duquesne became Fort Pitt , in honor of the great English statesman who was our friend . It was on Pennsy lvania soi l that theproclamation of the equal ity of man and of the Independence ofthe Colonistswas made , when the Old Liberty Bel l rang out the
tidings of freedom to the land and to al l the inhabitants thereof .
BODress of Hon. Sohn Ealsell, M .C . 6 1
It was on Pennsy lvania soil that in that aw ful w inter at Val leyForge the bare footed soldiers of Wash ington proved throughou tal l hardsh ips their continued loyal ty to the cause O f thei r countryand of l iberty and strengthened the arm of their great ch ief .And when the time came for uniting in Closer bonds the original
S tates,for forming a more perfect union
,it was in Pennsy lvania ’ s
h istoric hal l tha t the framework of governmen t was conceived
and consummated that throughou t all our h istory has proved thesheet anchor of our safety . And when again in more recen t v earsthe warring principles of l iberty and sl avery engaged in their inevi table death struggle
,itwas on Pennsyl vania soil , on the heights
of Gettysburg ,that the wave o f rebe l l ion crested and broke ,
amid such slaugh ter as exhausts the tears of pity , amid suchheroism as makes us proud to know that the men on either sidewere Americans . Pennsy lvania ’s re l ations to the cause ,
not of
the Revol ution alone,b ut to its very principles and to the course
of human progress,is as exhaustless as it is a fascinating theme .
The American Congress, recogniz ing a proper sentiment inour people o f Pittsburgh l ooking toward the retention in our
midst of these revolutionary troph ies,generously passed a law
at its present session ,al lowing us to have them stored in the
Ca rnegie Institute , to be in the custody of the Pennsy lvaniaSociety of the Sons of the American Revol uti on .
And so to-night they recal l to us the great struggle that t e
sulted i n found ing on this continent a Republ ic where al l menare free . I take no part i n the criticisms of those who mournour al leged fai l ure to real ize the ideals of the fathers . There isnoth ing human that is perfect and w ithout defects ; and I doaflirm that a more perfect government than ours in the interest
of universal and individual l iberty was never dreamed of by thew i ldest of theorists. In practical good to the masses and to the
man it outruns the dreams of any Utopian,the w i ldest ideals of
Rousseau , or Bacon ,or S i r Thomas Moore .
One of these cannons bears an inscripti on Surrenderedby the Convention of Saratoga
, October 1 7th , 1777 . How sug
gestiv e that is " It is a voice reach ing us from a far distant
past , and cal l ing us to l isten to its story . In the l ong rol l of theevents that throughout the ages have been decisive of the courseof h istory , the Burgoyne campaign ,
ending with the surrender
at Saratoga , bears a conspicuous part . What Ma rathon was to
62 Sons of the Simerican Revo lution.
Greece , whatWaterloo was to the al l ied forces , Saratoga was tothe struggl ing Colonists. I f th is dumb bronze had speech to
night,it would tel l us in detail of the ambitious proj ect that
contemplated final overthrow of the Revolutionists and the re
tenti on of their territory under British ru le it would tel l us i n
detai l O f the incidents o f that decisive campaign when the bril
l iant Burgoyne met his fate at Saratoga. Compared w ith the
battles of modern warfare,or
,indeed
,w ith those of earl ier war
fare , the fight at Saratoga was insignificant . In the number of
men engaged,in the weapons o f sl aughter , it is not to b e com
pared with battles that have since been fought . But it was greatin results . In that aspect it fi l ls a broad page in the world ’s history , in the h istory of ach ievements ,
in the cause of humanl iberty and Republ ican Government .
There was onl y one way in wh ich it was possible for Engl and to separate the New England colonies from the others, andthat was by possession o f the Hudson R iver . To obtain th is ane ffort was made in the summer of 1 7 76 . The British general ,Carleton
,descended from Canada , and S ir Wil l iam Howe was to
advance from New York ,j oin the Northern army and thus gain
control of the Hudson and the l akes running up to Canada . Thatproj ect fai led . General Howe was delayed and baffl ed by Washing ton unti l the time wen t by when he might have been successful . In the next year
,however
, the Brit ish ministry organizeda new expedition and placed it in Charge of S ir John Burgoyne .
In June, 1 777 , he opened his campaign . He had an army of
nearly e ight thousand men,a l ittle more than hal f Engl ish , a lit
tle l ess than hal f German mercenaries,over five hundred Indians
and less than two hundred Canadians . With th is force he wasto move direct l y South , and , having won his way,
to consol idatehis forces with those of General Howe . A smaller expedition
was sent West to reduce Ft . Stanw ix and then by way of theMohawk Val ley j oin the main army at A lbany . At first al l wentwel l . Ft. Ticonderoga was taken by the B ritish ; then Ft . Ed
ward . But then troubles beg an . Gen . Schuy ler , in command at
Ft . Edward of l ess than five thousand men , retreated , destroy ingthe roads
,burning bridges , fi l l ing up water ways and stripping
the country of cattle and provisions. Meantime Burgoyne ’ sIndian al li es had been practicing the barbarities of Indian warf are and had raised such a spirit of indignation that the Ameri ‘
64 Sons of the Simerican Revo lution .
that the result was l argely due to the conspicuous and reckless
bravery of Benedict Arnold , who , subsequentl y a traitor to hiscountry ,
is ranked w ith Iscariot who betrayed his Lord andMaster .
Saratoga was a decisive battl e because it convinced the
American soldier that he knew how to figh t , and how ,in fight
ing,to take advantage of al l his natural resources. It was a
decisive battl e because it in fused a new courage in the hearts ofthe whole American people . It was a decisive battl e because ittaught Europe the lesson that the colon ists could not be con
quered , and because it brought to them European encouragementand aid . I t brought to them Lafayette and DeKalb and Kosciusk o and Baron Steuben , natural l overs o f l iberty and v olun
teer soldiers in her cause .
But it was especial ly a decisive battle because it opened thewelcome door to our diplomatists and to an European al l iance .
Arthur Lee and S i las Dean , John Adams and the greatest of
them al l,Benj amin Franklin
,caught the ear of the French
Court.
There is no more Charming chapter in the h istory of American diplomacy abroad than that wh ich records the story of Benj amin Frankl in ’s experience in France . Senator Lodge says i nhis h istory of the American Revolution Statesmen l istened toh im respectful l y , the great l adies of the bril l iant and frivolouscourt flattered and admired h im
,the crowds cheered h im in the
streets, and when the Academy received Voltaire the audience ,comprising al l that was most distinguished in arts and letters,demanded that he and Franklin should embrace each other intheir presence . Both were Ch i ldren of the century , bothrepresented the great movement of the time for intellectuala nd
political freedom then beginning to culminate . TheDemocrati c movement, sti l l h idden in the shadows and the
depths,but none the less beginning to move and l ive in France ,
recognized instinctively the meaning of the same movement
wh ich had started into ful l l i fe in America w ith arms in itshands . Th is was the deep underly ing cause of the French al
liance when the surrender of Burgoyne said , not merely to ministers intent on pol icy , but to a nation w ith V isions in its brain ,here is an armed people , not only fighting for the rights of man ,
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b ut figh ting V ictoriously and bringing to wreck and extinction a
king ’s army wh ich had been sent against them .
”
Gen tl emen of the Pennsy l vania Society of the Sons of theAmerican Revolution , I give un to your keeping these troph ies ofthe great struggle that brought forth the American Republ ic .
Deposited here where al l may see them they wi l l ever serve to
be reminders o f a warwh ich had for its purpose the h ighest goodof the individual man ,
and let us hope w il l ever prove a presentand convincing lesson in patriotism . Patriotism may be hard todefine . It is always love of country , and of such institu
tions as mean the wel fare of country . There may be degreesand kinds of patriotism L
’
Etat , C’est moi ” said Louis the
Fourteenth .
“ I am the State . The patriotism of that daywas l oyalty to the king . Our patriotism is of another kind . It
is loyalty to the great principles Of English l iberty and to the
institutions that are their fru its. It finds its emblems in thatmost beautiful of al l the banners that float upon the w indswhether they b e the winds of peace or the w inds of war— the
stars and stripes.
Among the nations , bright beyond compare ;“that were our lives wi thout thee "We reck not what we gave th ee ;We wil l not dare to doubt thee
,
But ask whatever else and we wi l l dare .
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Empress of Rev .w 3 . thollano, D.D 1 1 . E .
R . President , Ladies and Gentlemen : These th ings havethroats of brass— remind ing us Of some of those whoon the hustings and in the halls of legislative debateurged their mission to th is country . They came byorder Of an insensate king , confirmed in his fol ly by the
obsequious flatterers of his court,deaf to the counsels, the admon
itions and the warnings of that great man whose name is proudlyborne to-day by th is great city . They came to rudely roar downwith their brazen throats the voice of l iberty and the rights of man .
Across the blue lakes of the north land , through the primeval
forests, where the pine trees sighed as they passed , the men whobore them laboriously made the i r way , unti l on the field of Saratoga they met the embattled l ines of American freemen ; and
then they became dumb ; or , i f the y l i fted up their voices againamidst the turmoil of confl ict
,it was as converts to the cause
against wh ich their throats had been bidden to speak . For manyyears they have lain in mute
,inglorious si lence , annual ly daubed
w ith coats of disfiguring pain t , to boil wh i ch away , and to restorethem to their true appearance
,re l igi ously preserving al l the
nicks and dents of battl e and of use,has required much patience
and much skil l . They l ie before you with al l the scarsO f the yearsthat have passed uneffaced , freed simply from fi lth , wh i ch tendsnowhere either to preserve or to beauti fy , whether in the domainof physics or of morals.
You have asked me, sir
,whether these memorials of the
past , committed to the custody of the insti tution , wh i ch I havethe honor of representing , shal l forever be d umb , or whether itis our purpose herea fter to cause them to speak lessons of instruc
tion to the people of th is ci ty and of our land . I w i l l answer
you.
The Carnegie Museumwas founded by the man , whose nameit bears , for the purpose of teach ing truth , as wel l as for the
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purpose of preserving for those who love the truth , the th ingswh ich are the embodimen t of lessons taugh t alike by humanh istory and the Operation of natural laws . The Carnegie
Museum is intended to be a treasure -house , in wh ich shal l beaccumulated in the l apse of years col lections , wh ich shal l notmerely i l lustrate to the curious the wonderful story o f thedevelopment of the material universe , b ut wh ich shal l also il lustrate the process of human h istory . In the great addition to
th is structure wh ich the founder is impatient to erect , and to theerection of wh ich he has consecra ted mil lions of doll ars— (Oh ,
that the weary years of unnecessary waiting for the fulfi lmen tof his hopes may soon be ended")— there is provided a large hal lwh ich in our plan is designated as the Hal l of H istory
,and in
th is we shal l be proud to pl ace these cannon . Here they w i l lsi lently teach to the mil l ions, who wi l l pass them with admiringeyes
,lessons of patriotism and of loyalty to those h igh princi
pl es wh ich guided our forefathers as they l aid the foundations o fgreater England , the flag of wh ich to-day
,l ike the flag of that
elde r England , is kissed in every hour of the twen ty - four by theglori fy ing l ight of the sun.
These guns wi l l teach not merely lessons of patriotism , but
lessons of faith . They wi l l declare to those who look upon them,
reading the past in the l ight of the present , that He who is theGod of Battles,
”the supreme Arbiter of human even ts
,is able
to‘make even the wrath of man to praise H im ,
’ and,so to over
rule acts planned by human fol ly , as to work outHis own maj estic purposes of l ove and mercy to the sons of men . Long yearshave passed since the hands
'
of our Anglo-Saxon breth ren wereraised in hosti le confl ict against us. The passions and the preju
dices then awakened have been in large measure subdued ,and
we are coming to rea lize that the mission of Engl ish -speakingmen , cal led in the providence of God to positions of greater
power and of influence the world around,is to stand in advocacy
of j udgment unto mercy and for the maintenance of j usti ce ,righteousness and peace among the kindreds of the earth .
Lessons of l oyal ty to that flag wh ich we lov e,lessons of
faith in H im whom we cal l our fathers ’ God ,lessons of calm
confidence in the ultimate triumph of right over wrong , of just i ce over inj ustice , of truth over error , wi l l be taught , we bel ieve ,by these h istoric rel ics, wh ich on behal f of th is insti tution I
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tod ay , as its representative and ch ief executive officer , receive asa sacred trust del ivered at your hands from the people of theUnited S tates i n Congress assembled . Rest assured , sir, that weshal l take good care of that wh ich you have committed to our
charge . Know that we are profoundly grateful to you and to al lwho have been concerned in securing to our city the preservationin our midst of those valued memorials
,and that th is hour w i ll
abide in grateful recollection .
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mes tnterment of tb e Remains of mevoluttonargSolb ters.
T is a wel l known fact that the bodies of manysoldiers o f the Revol utionary War were
,at the ir
deaths,buried in the ol d grave - yard o f the Fi rst
Presby terian Church , on Wood street , in the Cityof Pittsburgh . Man y of the bodies
,so buried
,were
afterwards moved by their friends to other resting places , but itwas known that some , ( and among them those of some of themost disting uished of those old heroes) , sti l l remained in the oldbury ing-ground in the year 1902 . During that year the Fi rst
Church made arrangements for grea t and important changes i nits property wh ich would make necessary the remova l o f al l thebodies sti l l remaining there .
It seemed prope r that th is Society should interest itsel f tosee that removal of the remains of any Revoluti onary soldiersshould be conducted in an appropriate manner , and the matter
was placed in charge of a committee , who found and iden tifiedthe burial places of three eminent soldiers and ci tizens
,v iz
,Gen .
J ohn Nevil le,Maj . Isaac Craig and C01. James Johnston ,
also
that of Mrs . Winfred Nevil le , wi fe of Gen . Nevi l le,who was
buried b y his side . A number of other interments could not beidentified .
With the consent of the famil ies o f the deceased heroes, the
removal and re - interment of the ir remains wasmade the occasionof impressive , rel igious and patriotic ceremonies at the old
church and at the A l leghen y Cemetery , on October the twentyth ird
,1902 .
A ful l account of these ceremonies is found in the Report ofthe Board of Managemen t at the Annual Meeting of the Society
,
page 46 .
The addresses,made by distinguished speakers
,upon the
occasion,are printed here ; and also a newspaper accoun t , taken
from the Pittsburgh Times of the fol low ing day .
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{memorial fl ooress of Rev. R . S . b o lmes, D.D.
occasion o f removing the remains of Soldiers of the AmericanRevolution from the Old Burial Ground of the First Presbyterian Church i n Wood street , Pittsburgh , Pa . (See page
To touch the graves where sleep the dead mustalways awaken pecul iar emotions in a reverent heart .
To reverence , the dead are sacred . Our fathers, aye our grandfathers l aid to rest here those for whom we gather to-day to rendera service made necessary by the progress of events. How greatare the changes of the years . How l ittl e we foresee them . Whenhere long ago one spoke the words forasmuch as it hath pl easedA lmighty God to take out of th is world the sou l of our departed
brother we now commit his bod y to the ground ,” none could have
thought the hour would ever come when for that body anotherearth ly resting place must be sought . But that time has come .
The demand of tumultuous l i fe is i rreverent when it wants aspot where even the dead of its own past generation l ie . Business
,the modern j uggernaut , rol ls its car straight onward over
our cherished traditions , leveling to the ground the obstacles in
its way , even though they be h istoric structures for wh ich ourforbears died . The growth o f a great city is remorseless . In itthere is no pity . The church bui lding of to-day g ives place tothe horse-market of to-morrow . The old g rave yard as ourfathers cal led the spot where they l aid the forms of their lovedones must del iver up al l that it holds that was mortal
,and must
see its grave stones vanish , that a mighty modern wonder ofsteel and stone may rise as temple of a ceaseless energy . To us
,
and to th is sacred spot that t ime has come . Sacred " Yes ; it is
the bury ing ground of four nations . How l ittle thought theIndian who buried his braves here in the deep forest two hundredand fi fty years ago , that the Frenchman would take the pl ace ,and in it l ay to rest his sold iers from beyond the sea,
who farfrom home and native land died in the w i lderness. How l ittlethought that Frenchman as he fired the salute over his departed
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named for a soldier of the American Revolution whose l i fe wasconnected inseparably w ith the early years of th is city
,and of
the v al ley of the Oh io , and is in honored remembrance of hisservice to the cause of American l iberty .
’ That would be a nobleth ing for th is city to d o . Th inking such thoughts , I am gladthe hour has come when , though we disturb the ashes of thedead
,we may
,because of our act
,emphasize to the l iving who
they were who have so l ong lain here , and what they did , andwhat we owe to them . I am glad the l ast quarter of a centuryhas seen a revival of interest in American h istory glad so manyAmericans have sought their ancestry glad civic societies witha holy
,patriotic purpose have begun eff orts to secure a perpetua
tion of the memory of those who laid the foundations of the Republi c . It is sometimes said of these two civic societi es
,the
Daughters of the American Revolution ,and the Sons of the
American Revolution , that they have done noth ing to warranttheir existence , b ut are simply reminders that their members hadancestors who did mighty d eeds of valor in the name of l iberty .
Well,that is true . And to that we answer
,that very th ing is the
warrant for the existence of such societies. We did have aucestors who did great deeds, and we do not mean that their greatdeeds shal l be forgotten and i f we succeed in our purpose , history wi l l owe much to us. To protect the monuments of theRevolutionary period wh ich have survived the ravages of time
from the Vandal Spirit of modern commercial ism ,is warrant
enough for our existence .
“Old Glory ,
” with its stars and
stripes, is the greatest monument of the Revolutionary period ,and though it is in no danger of destruction , it has been in danger of desecration by the commercial spirit , and wh i le the Sonsof the American Revolution shal l maintain their organization
,
the y wi l l spare no eflort to keep it from such desecration to low,
cheap uses. The street names wh ich I have already men tionedare monuments of the Revolut ionary period , and citv councilswil l change those names onl y after hearing vigorous protestingwords from these civic organizations. It is th is spirit of intenselove for those long departed heroes that brings us together onth is occasion , when church pol icy and business interest unite todemand that the ground where sleep h istoric dead be surrendered .
It is meet as we remove these ashes to some consecrated spotW here they can l ie , to be disturbed no more unti l the resurrection
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at the l ast day , that we pause for a moment from our ceaselessactivi ty to off er the tribute of honor to their memory .
It has fal len to my lot as a member of the Society of the Sonsof the American Revolution to speak briefly in memory of threeof these Revolutionary heroes.
The first of whom I am to speak is General John Nevil lewho was buried in th is old burial place on the last day o f July
,
1 803 ,about ninety -nine years and three months ago . He was
the son of George Nevil le , and Ann Burroughs, and was on hismother ’s side descended from the Engl ish nobil ity , as she was a
cousin of Lord Fairfax . He was born in the Colony of Virginia,
near the head waters o f Bul l Run wh ich is a smal l tributary ofthe Occoquare river , and the name of wh ich was destined to b ecome one never to be forgotten in United States h istory . From
an earl y age his fortunes were identical w ith those of his country,
and his service to his coun try extended from the New Engl and coast to the Oh i o val ley . Wh i le not h imsel f a pioneer inthe settlement of the west , he was in the wake of those hardymen who invaded the w i lderness , who cleared it , and won for theyoung nation its vast western domain . In 1755 ,
when onlytwenty - four years of age , he marched with the army o f Braddock ,
in company wi th George Wash ington , who was his early andl ife long friend . On his return to V irginia he was made sheri ffof Frederick County and , accepting the office
,entered upon a
long and useful oflicial career . As both soldier and civi l ian herendered valuable service to his country . When Lord Dunmorecrossed over the mountains in 1 774 to aid ,
against the Indians,
the scattered settlers, who under Boone and his pioneer associateshad al ready begun to fi l l up the parts of Kentucky adj acent to
the Oh io River , Nevil le was a member of the expedition . Longprevious to th is and no doubt as a resul t of his expedition withBraddock
,taken with the beauty of the region
,he had by pur
chase and entry become posessor of l arge tracts of land on Chartiers Creek ,
and his intention seems to have been to make th issection his home , for he bui lt a house upon his property wh ichwas st i l l standing and occupied in 1 886 , and ,
for aught I know to
the contrary , may b e standing and occupied yet . On his return
to Vi rginia after Lord Dunmore ’ s expedition . he found the colon
ies in too great turmoil to carry out his purpose o f removal westof the Al legheny Mountains . The restless spirit of the period
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seems to have characterized h im also , as he changed his residenceoften . In 1 775 he had moved from Frederick County , the mostnortherly county of the Colony , to Augusta County in the cen
ter of the Colony,and from that county he was in that year
,1775 ,
a delegate to the Provincial Convention of Vi rginia . On the 7th
of August of the same year he was ordered to march w ith a company of soldiers to take possession of Fort Pitt wh ich the Engl ish had abandoned . Two days before Christmas
,1 775 , he was
commissioned Justice of the Peace for Yohogania County , butdeclined the appointment because in command of Fort Pitt . In
1776 he was back near his old home in Virginia , where he raiseda company of soldiers wh ich he equipped at his own expense ,
and w ith it marched to Boston to j oin Gen . Wash ington . From
that time he was active in theWar of the American Revolution .
On November 1 2th ,1 776 , he was Lieutenant Colonel of the
Twel fth Regiment of the Vi rginia Line one year later on December 1 1 th ,
1 777 , he was Colonel of the Eighth Regiment of the
same service ,and on September 14th , 1 778 ,
he became Colonel
of the Fourth Regiment of Virginia troops , and w ith it foughtunti l the close of war . He took part i n the battl es of Trenton
,
Princeton , Monmouth and Germantown , and doubtl ess in manyothers, as he seems to have continued with the army of Wash
ing ton ,as was natural because of their close friendsh ip .
When the war was ov er his patriotic activity did not cease .He helped to found the Virginia Society of the Cincinnati , wasa member of the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsy lvaniafrom November 1 1 th,
1 783 , unti l November 20th ,1 786 ; was a
delegate to the Pennsy lvania Convention of 1 787 that ratified
the Federal Constitution ; was a signer of the ratification , andfrom that hour unti l his death was identified w ith the interestsof th is Commonwealth . His home at Woodvil le , Pennsy lvania ,in Al legheny county , was the temple of hospital ity to wh ich al lrespectable strangers repaired . He was elected to the LegislativeGeneral Assembly of the Commonwealth in 1 788 , and served for
three years , and unti l after the adoption of the State Constitution
of 1 789- 1 790 .
There fol lowed then an unpleasant episode in
the h istory of G en . Nevil le . In 1 790 Alexander Hamilton , Sec
retary of the Treasury under President Wash ington ,secured the
passage of a law placing a tax on the dist i l lation of wh iskey,
and the famous Wh iskey Insurrection ” fol lowed . Gen .
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Nevil l e , at the earnest solicitation o f Wash ington and Hamilton ,
accepted the post of Inspector o f Revenue for \Vestern Pennsylvania . His act brought h im for a time into great unpopularity .
He was insul ted,and mobbed and final l y his home at Wood v i l l e
was burned to the ground on July 16th,1 794 ,
after a stubborn
defense by his serv ants. G en . Nevi ll e had been appointedB rigade Inspector of Pennsy lvania M il itia by Governor Mifflin ,
and should have received the support o f the Governor in hisattempts to enforce law , but he was instead left defense less , and
su ff ered great l oss i n the destructi on of his \Vood v ille mansion ,
because the Governor on v arious pretexts refused to al low the
militia to be cal led to quel l the insurrection . A fter the burningof his Woodville home ,
Gen . Nevil le removed to Pi ttsburgh,
where he purchased the residence of C01. Georg e Morgan , at the
corner of Wa ter and Ferry streets . Here for a time he l ived,
b ut final ly pre ferring the open coun try went down the Oh i o ashort distance to Montour , now Nevil l e Island ,
wh ich he pur
chased,and there spent the remainder of his days. He died
July 29th ,1 803 ,
aged seven ty - two years and three d ays . Hewas buried in Pi ttsburgh in the old burial ground wh i ch hadserved as final resting place for four national i ties in four d iff eren tepochs of our country ’ s h istory . The sl ab wh ich marked hisgrave bore th is inscription :
In memory o f G en. John Nevil le who departed th is l i fe July 29 ,
1803, aged seven ty-two years and three days . During his long l ife h efi l led many importan t ofiices both civi l and mi l i tary i n the formerhe was virtuous and disin terested in the latter he was patriotic andbrave . He enj oyed the friendsh ip and confidence of the i l lustriousWash ington . The d ay of his death wi tnessed the most pleasing tribute that can be paid to the memory o f a mortal , the sincere regrets ofhis friends
,and the tears of the neighboring poor . He was a consist
en t member of the Protestant Episcopal Church , and the first churcho f that denomi nation west of the Al legheny Mountains was buil t athis expense on the site of the present stone church at Woodvil le ,Al legheny County .
"
An obituary at the time of his death says He was the
mode l of a perfect gentleman,as elegant i n his person , and fin
ished in his manners,as he was generous and noble in his fee l
ings .
” He left two ch i ld ren . a son and a daugh ter . The son
was G en . Presley Nevil le who was also a distinguished soldier of
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The Ameri can Revolution , a member of the staff o f Gen . Lafayette. The daughter was Ame l i a Nevi l le , who became the w i feof Maj or Isaac Craig , who is the second of the soldiers in whosememory we are to-day rendering the service made necessary bythe changes wrought by time .
Isaac Craig was an Irishman . His father was agent managing the estate of the Earl o f H il lsborough , and Isaac was bornnear H i l lsborough , County Down , I rel and , in 174 1 . He emigrated to America in 1 765 , and settled in Ph i ladelph ia
,where he
l ived unti l the outbreak of the Revol utionary War . He entered
the service ai his adopted country , and was by the vicissitudesof war brought at last to Pittsburgh , near wh i ch . on Montour
Island , a fter a l i fe of usefu lness he died May i 4th ,1 826
, agedeighty-fiv e years . He was buried in the graveyard of the FirstPresbyterian Church seventy -six years ago . His first mil itaryappointment he received in 1 775 , when he was made rankingLieutenant of Marines in the infant American Navy . His firstservice was on the vessel Andrew Doria ,
” under the command
of the gal l ant Captain N icholas B iddle , who had h imself been aseaman under Lord Ne lson . L ieutenant Craig took part in theexpedit ion of Commodore Hopkins wh ich captured the two Forts,Nassau and Montague , on the island of New Providence in theWest Indies, and wh ich made prisoner of the Governor , andsecured a large number of cannon , and a quantity of mil itarystores , then much needed by the Colonial troops. These gunswere subsequently used in the forts in Rhode Island and on theDel aware River . Returning from th is expedition
,Lieutenant
Craig received a Captain ’ s commission , bearing date October 2 2d ,1 776 , and in the follow ing November w ith his marines was or
dered to j oin the army to thereafter do duty as Infantry . It
thus happened that the naval captain was present , and took parti n the battles that fol lowed the crossing of the Delaware
,Tren
ton w ith its capture of the Hessians, and Princeton . On the
th ird day ofMarch , 1777 , he was again transferred in the service ,th is t ime from the in fantry to the arti l lery service
,in wh ich he
came under the command of Col. Thomas Proctor,and in th is
capacity continued to serve through 1 777 and 1 778 . On the
eleventh of September , 1 777 , he was severely wounded in thebattle of Brandywine , b ut i n the fol lowing month , December , hewas back w ith his battery , took part in the battle o f German
78 Sons of tb e Emerican Revo lution .
Maj or Craig was identified also with the early re l igiousinterests of the place where the fortunes of war had cast his lot .
The Presbyterian congregation o f the town of Pittsburgh wasincorporated by an act of the Legisl ature of Pennsy lvania inSeptember , 1 787 , and Isaac Craig was one of the eleven trusteesnamed in the act. It is noteworthy that , of the eleven , nine hadbeen officers i n the Revolutionary Army .
A l though the war was over , the relat ions of Maj or Craig tothe mil itary service of the government did not cease . At the
organization of the National Government under the Constitution , Gen . H enry Knox became the first Secretary of War , andin February
, 179 1 , he off ered the position of Quartermaster andM i l itary Storekeeper at Pittsburgh to Maj or Craig ,
who had beenunder his command . It was by Maj or Craig ’s advice that in thesame year ol d Fort Pitt was demolished , and on December 16th ,
three months after,he was directed by the War Department to
procure materials for a block house,and picketed fort
,to be
erected in Pittsburgh in a position to cover the town , and protectthe publ ic stores. He bui lt Fort Fayette at the corner of Penn
avenue and N inth street . It was completed in May ,1 792 .
When war was declared again w i th England , in 18 1 2 , Maj or
Craig was an old man past seventy years of age,but his services
were again sought for to prepare mun itions of war for the arm yin the north-west . Th is was his l ast service to his country .
When the war closed he removed to Nevi l le Isl and,where his
w i fe ’ s father , Gen . Nevil le,had d ied
,and there he breathed his
l ast May 14th ,1 826 ,
aged 85 years.
It remains to mention sti l l one other soldier of the AmericanRevolution whose ashes we remove to-day . It is un fortunatethat there are almost no records concerning th is hero .
Col. James Johnston was a native Pennsy lvanian . He wasthe fourth ch i ld of Al exand er Johnston
, Esq .,of Chester county,
Pennsy lvania . He was b d rn at New London Cross Roads ,Chester county , on the 22d o f June
,1758 , and he died in the
city of Al legheny,Pennsy lvania
,on the 19th of September ,
1 842 . He was buried in the grave yard of the Fi rst PresbyterianChurch of Pittsburgh . At the t ime of his death he was agedeighty - four years
, two months and twenty -seven days.
The Revolutionary War broke out when he was but seven
teen years old,a nd he entered the army with al l the ardor of
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youth . At nineteen he was ensign and reg imental paymaster inthe Fi fth Regiment of the Pennsy lvania l ine , of wh ich his
brother Francis Johnston was the Colonel , and another brother ,A lexander Johnston , was a captain o f one o f its companies. Healso served
,unti l near the close o f the war , i n the N inth Regi
ment of the Pennsy lvania l ine .
He was twice married . His first w i fe was Mary Ke lso , towhom he was married in 1 783 . She was the daughter o f Capt .
John Kelso and Katherine Graham Kelso , his wi fe . Mrs . Johnston died in 1 789 ,
on the da y a fter Christmas ,in her twenty
eighth year . His second w i fe was a Miss Cathcart , who diedonly four months a fter her marriage . In 1798 Col. Johnston soldhis estates in Chester county and remov ed to Pittsburgh , wherethe whole of the l ast hal f o f his l ife was passed . He l ived withhis son
,Alexander Johnston
, Jr .,in the resid ence part of the
Bank of Pittsburgh ,on the south west corner of Th ird and
Market streets , of wh ich bank Mr . Johnston was at that time thecash ier .
In 1 832 Mr. Al exander Johnston , Jr. ,died
,and from that
time unti l the time of his own death,i n 184 2 ,
ten years later ,Col. Johnston resid ed w ith his grand son
,Mr. Robert Cassatt , at
first in the house sti l l standing on the east corner of Penn ave
nue and Fourth street,and afterward in the city of Al legheny
,
to wh ich Mr . Cassatt removed .
There is st i l l l iving a lady,far advanced in years
,who
remembers Col. Johnston wel l . This is Mrs . Sarah McCand less ,
the widow of Judge Wilson McCand less. To the President ofthe Society of the Sons of the American Revolution she said
,
Col. Johnston was a famil iar figure on the streets,known by
a l l the ch i ldren,and famil iarl y called ‘ old C01. Johnston .
’ He
was a gentleman of le isure,and his manner
'
of l iving indicatedthat he had retired from active l i fe w ith su fficient means to feel
comfortably independent. He was a genial old gentleman , whovisited o ften at the houses of his acquaintances and was wel
comed wherever he went .
”
Mrs . McCand less said also that on the occasion of Lafayette’ svisi t to Pittsburgh , in 18 24 , Col. Johnston came to her mother
’
s
house , on the banks of the Monongahel a river , between Ferryand West streets. to tel l them that the General would stop therea few moments to see the house that had been the home of Col.
80 fions of tb e Emerican Revo lution .
Pressly Nevil l e , an aid-de -camp on his staff during the Revolution.
And so we say farewel l once more to these great men of abye-gone d ay. It is not too much to have spent the time wehave taken to-day out of our busy l ives to pay th is tribute of
respect to their memory . We owe to them our country and ouropportunities . They could not foresee how mighty these wouldbe . It remains for us, their descendants , to see to it that wenever prove recreant to the g reat trust they left us. Wh i le theRepubl ic shal l last , the soldiers of the Army of the AmericanRevolution must never be forgotten .
Hebress of Rev . Matthew 38 . Rib b l e 8 1
Booress of Rev . matthew38 . 11210616 , D.E
Representing the Daughters of tbe BmericanR evolution .
HEY also serve who only stand and wait , muchmore they who only stand and weep .
‘Nar is in
many respects harder on women than on men . Someo f those present can testi fy as to th is from the i rown experience .
It is fi tting then,in speak ing to—day on behal f o f the
Daughters of the American Revolution that I should al l udebriefly to the pecul iar hardsh ips of the women during the Revolutionary period , before discharging th is special duty of pay inga tribute to the memory of one of them , whose remains areabout to be consigned to another [and we trust , final] restingplace .
In those early days the distances separating the soldiers and
their famil ies were o ften practical l y greater than from here to
the Ph i l ippines . No road s in many cases,no regular mails for
most of them ; no trustworthy intel l igence,save at very long
intervals . How much of uncertain ty and anxiety th is impl iedin the homes of the soldiers The womenmust wait , and weepwh i le waiting ; ofter to weep most bitterly when the waitingended .
Then in their homes there were greater d angers and privations than in more later wars . In th is region the Indians were
sti l l w ith in striking distance . In the Susquehanna vall ey wholecounties were deserted in consequence of threatened invasi on bythe red men . Some cases of pecul iar d anger and tria l are wel l
known to me . Very often al l the adul t male members of thefami ly were absent on serv ice
,and added to the anxiety and nu
certainty was unusual labor . The crops must be cared for ; thel ittl e ones must be provided for ; al l th is o ften in l onely cabins
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and sometimes in deep poverty . There were no such organizedmethods of helping the wives and mothers as existed in l ater
wars . Nor should it be forgotten that the war lasted for eightyears
,that frequent l evies of mi l iti a were made
,so that unex
pected partings as wel l as long separations occurred . W e cannot honor the fortitude of these women too h igh ly . Hence it isfitting that to the record of the Revolut ionary heroes whoseremains are now to be removed to the Al leg heny Cemetery thereshould be added the record of the wi fe of one of them
,not the
least distinguished— a record moreover worthy of publ ic attention i n th is community where her descendants have beennumerous.
WINIFRED OLDHAM ,daughter of John Ol dham and Ann
Conway , grand daughter of Col. Samuel Oldham ,of West
moreland Co ., Va . ,
and his wi fe El izabeth , daughter of JohnNewton
,son of Captain Wil loughby Newton and Sarah Eskridge
and great grand daughter of John Oldham ,who came from
England to V irgini a in 1635 .
Married at Winchester , Va .,August
,1754 ,
John Nevi l le .She had six brothers who were ofi cers in the Revolutionary War,one of whom was kil led at Eutaw Springs . She married anofi cer
,her sister married an officer , Maj . Abraham K irkpatri ck .
Her one son was an officer , Colone l and aid-de -camp to GeneralLafayette
,her on ly d aughter married an officer , Maj . Isaac Craig .
She died Apri l 3rd ,1 797 . Her tombstone bears th is inscription
Beneath th is stoneare deposited the remains of
VVinney Nevil lewho was born Nov . 9th , 1736,
and died April 3rd , 1 797 ,
aged 60 years, 4 mos. 14 days.
Here in j ust hope above th is stone to riseThe mortal part of Winney Nevil l e l iesIn whom those beauties of a spotless mindFaith and good works were happily combined .
A patient,careful , constant , loving wi fe ,
The foe of scandal and domestic stri fe .The tender mother , undissembling friend ,Who graced those virtues wi th a pious end .
Who stil l preserving an unblemished name ,Did never strive to taint a neighbor ’s fame .
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Who played as al l who l ive should do her partWith i nward peace and recti tude o f heart ,Who christian - l ike resigned her final breathAnd dying free from censure smiled at death .
That these were her husband ’s real sen timents is indicatedby the last w i l l and testament of Gen . John Nevi l le
,made in
1 80 1 , in wh ich he says:My body I d esire , i f I should die in any place convenient to
the tomb of my l oving wi fe , to be buried by her side,
that inal l humil ity pray ing that as we have l ived in perfect unity andhappiness, we may together have a part in the resurrection of thej ust .
”
To th is may be added the statement that from the days o fthe Revolution unti l now ,
some of the descendants of Mrs . Nevi ll ehave been in the Arm y or Navy , or in both . S urely as her remains are now to be removed to what may be the last restingplace of the sacred dust
,it is fitting to pay th is publ ic and specia l
tribute to her memory .
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Hotness of Rev . lib aitlano Ellexanoer, 1M ) .
OR more than a century the gravey ard of th is h istoricchurch has held the remains of many of those who ,from th is vicinity and others, f
'
gav e their services, andin some instances their l ives, to their country i n herstruggle for freedom . From time to time these remains
have been removed to other places of buria l by their descendants.
Al l that remain are about to be removed , and it seems fittingthat as th is is done , there shoul d be a service of a memorial
character in wh ich we should refresh our minds concerning theirdeeds, and the place they occupy in the h istory of their country .
Th is parish of the old First Presbyterian Church can boastmany of them as among its most staunch supporters, and amongthose who laid its first foundation . The l ist is long and a mosti l l ustrious one .
A short h istorical statemen t may not be out of place . On
the 27th of March , 1 769 , the square between Wood Street ,Smithfield Street , S ixth Street and V irgin Al ley , was reservedfor a graveyard . The Rev . Samuel Barr , Jno. Mather , Robt .Galbraith
,Stephen Bayard , Al exander Fowler , George Wal lace ,
David Duncan,Adamson Tanneh i l l
,John Gibson , R ichard
Butler and Isaac Craig were the Trustees of the property , nameswh ich we shall speak of in a moment , as honored names i n bothChurch and State .
As far as the records can be authenticated , there are 26
names of wh ich we must speak . The rol l is as fol lows:
Col . John Gibson ,Gen . James O ’Hara
,
Capt. Jno . Wilkins,Gen . Wm . Butler ,Col. Stephen Bayard ,Col. James Johnson ,Maj . Geo . McCully,
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Capt . John Irw in was born in Ireland in the year 1 752 ,Of
Scotch parentage . His great g randfathe r , John Irwin , emigratedfrom Scotland in 1 690 to volunteer in the cause of the Protestantsunder King W illiam,
fighting in the battle o f the Boyne , July firstof that year . The famil y settled at Donaghmore
, County o fMonaghan , where the succeeding two generations were born andwhence John
,afterwards Captain I rw in , emigrated to America .
Landing at Phi l adelph ia in the year 1 772 w ith a youngerbrother James, then only nine years of age ,
the two workedthere as carpenters unti l the breaking out of the RevolutionaryWar . John Irwin j oined theFirst Pennsy lvani a Regimentw ith acommission as l ieutenant , but was afterwardsmade captain of acompany wh ich he raised in Ph i ladelph i a and was known as Capt.John Irwin throughout the war . He was intel l igent and a manof good education , and on many occasions he served as maj or oradj utant and. in various other responsible positions. In January
,
1 777 , his regiment was ordered to Quebec to rein force Arnold .
Wh il e there he underwent a severe il lness resulting from the
hardsh ips of the campaign b ut , thanks to the care and attentionof the Roman Cathol i c S isters, he recovered his health . He
then succeeded in persuading his nurse to forsake her re l igiousvows and become his w ife . It was on the retreat of Arnold ’ si l l - fated expedition from Quebec that Captain Irwin lost theB ible containing many family records of great interest and value
,
incl uding the record of his own birth , the exact date of wh ich isnow not known by his descendants. He continued with his regiment as adj utant and captain of a company unti l the unfortunateattack by the British troops under General Greig
,at Paoli
,on
the night of September 2oth , 1 777 . On the morning after thebattl e , or massacre , Captain Irwin was found on the field . sup
posed ly dead , having been knocked down with the butt o f a
musket and received twenty-two bayonet wounds, but his l i fe
was wonderful ly preserved by a book containing the regimentalorders wh ich , placed over his breast , prevented three distinctthrusts of the bayonet from penetrating the vital parts of thebody . Th is field book , w ith its bayonet stabs, is an interestingand much-valued possession of the family of the late John Irw in ,Jr. ,of Sewick ley , Pa . , a grandson of Captain Irwin .
After Paol i the wounded officer was given the best of careby order of General Wash ington , and in a short time was again
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fit for service , but for a time he was given easier duties at headquarters . When ful ly able to resume the field he received anappointment on the staff o f General Wash ington , where heserved unti l the end of the war , taking part in the Vi rginia cam
paign wh ich culminated in the surrender of Cornwall is at York
town,in wh i ch crowning event of the Revolu tionary War Captain
Irwin was a participant .
The war over , he returned to Ireland , a widower , and in 1 785
obtained in marriage the hand o f Mary Pattison , a fai r Cookstown , County Tyrone , girl whom he had met in Dubl in ,
and who,
when she had become his bride , said farewel l to home and
kindred and accompanied h im to the l and of his ad option .
They l ived in Ph i ladelph ia for one year and from there removed to Chester County , Pennsy lvania , in 1 786 ,
and a year l aterhe brought his family to Pittsburgh , where he l ived unti l the timeof his death ,
wh ich occurred on the 5 th of May,1808 .
Col . John I rwin establ ished a rope manufactory i n 1 794 on
the property now occupied by the Monongahe l a House , Waterand Smithfield Streets, Pittsburgh . The firm name was [01m
Irwin and Is e. His wounds prevented his personal atten t ionto the business ,
wh ich was conducted by his w i fe and son .
John Irwin ’
s name is recorded in the register of Pennsylvania officers of the Revol ution as Captain John Irwin , and also
in the l ist of members of the Society of the C incinnati . The
fol lowing is a noti ce of his d eath,copied from the {Mercury o f
May 1 1 th ,1 808
DIED on Thursday last , the 5th inst .,in the 56th year
of his age,MAJOR JOHN IRWIN , for upwards of twen ty
years a respectabl e inhabitant of th is borough . His remainswere interred on Friday
,i n the Fi rst Presby terian Church bu ry
i ng ground with mil itary honors,by the Volunteer Corps
,aecom
panied by the Masonic Lodge , o f wh ich h e was a member,and
a very l arge concourse o f his fel low ci tizens . Maj or Irwin was
a patriot of ’
76 , and during the arduous struggle for l iberty b etween th is country and Great B ritain he faith ful ly adhered to thecause of freedom
,and after serving his coun try w i th un
common reputation, as an o fficer
,he reti red to private l i fe
, re
spected and esteemed .
”
His body was a fterwards removed from the Fi rst Presbyterian Church bury ing ground to the A l legheny Cemetery .
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Over his grave , wh ich is in Section 1 1,lot 40 , 4 1 , a commemor
ative stone has been pl aced by his descendants.
GEN. JOHN G IBSON was born at Lancaster,Pa . ,
May 23 ,
1 740 . His first campaign was under General Forbes,in the ex
ped ition against Fort Duquesne , in 1 758 . He then settled at
Pittsburgh as an Indian trader . In 1 763 war broke out with theIndians , and Gibson , with two other men , was taken prisoner at
the mouth of the Beaver R iver wh i le descending the Oh io in acanoe .
One of the men was immediately tortured at the stake,and the
other shared the same fate as soon as the party reached the
Kanawha . Gibson , however , was preserved by an aged squaw,
and adopted by her in place of a son who had been kil led inbattle . In 1 764 he was given up by the Indians to C01. Boquet ,when he again settled at Pittsburgh , resuming his occupation oftrading w ith the Indians.
In 1 774 Gibson acted a conspicuous part in the expedition
against the Shawnees, under Lord Dunmore (Governor of V irginia) . It was upon th is occasion , near the waters of the SciotoRiver , i n wh at is now Pickaway County , Oh io , that Logan , theM ingo ch ief , made to h im the speech so celebrated in h istory .
Early in 1 776 he entered the Con tinental service , rising ,final ly
,to the command of the 13th Virginia Regiment , trans
ferred from Valley Forge to Fort Pitt in the summer of 1 778 .
He remained at the l atter post unti l the close of the war,having
been for a short time temporari l y in ch ief command of the fort .
He made A l l egheny County his home during the remainder
of his l ife , serving in various positions of honor and trust . He
was a member of the convention wh i ch framed the State constitution in 1 790 , and subsequently became one of the CountyJudges.
-He obtained the rank of a general by being promotedMaj or General of M i l itia .
In 1 80 1 Presiden t Jeff erson appointed h im Secretary of theTerritory of Indiana , wh ich position he fi lled until the Territorybecame a State , of wh ich he was acting Governor from 1 8 1 1 to
1 8 13 .
He died at Braddock ’s Field April 1 6th ,1 822
,in the eighty
second year of his age , and is interred in A l legheny Cemetery .
STEPHEN BAYARD , Captain 2md Penn ’ a Battal ion 5th
January,
1 776 Maj or 8th Penn ’a 1 2th March,1 777 , to rank
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cortege came down the Monongahela River from El izabeth inbarges
,stopping over night at the mansion o f Judge Wal lace on
the Site of Braddock ’s defeat , where the committee from Pittsburgh met them next morning and escorted them to th is city .
Judge Wal lace married a daughter of Col. John Gibson andleft no ch i ldren .
JOHNWILKINS , SR . Born in Donegal,Lancaster County ,
Pa . ,June I st , 1 738 ; died in Pittsburgh , Pa. ,
1808 . Buried in
the First Presby terian Church graveyard .
In 1 776 he was appointed Captain in Col . Spencer's Regiment
,advancing the money from his private funds to equip his
company,only a portion of wh i ch was afterwards refunded to
h im,and then in depreciated currency . After the Revolutionary
War Mr. Wilkins was elected a member from Bedford Countyof the convention to frame the first State Constitution . He moved
to Pittsburgh November l oth ,1 783 . He was instrumental in
organiz ing the First Presbyterian Church here .
“ A log houseof worsh ip ,
”the bui lding of wh ich he personal ly superintended
after securing a charter and a deed from the Penns for lots for agraveyard and to bui ld upon . He was ord ained an Eld er at thefirst establ ishment of the Church , and elected a Trustee , servingunti l his death . He was President of the Board of Trustees agreat part of the time . Mr. Wilkinswas appointed
,at the organ
ization of A l legheny County , a Justi ce of the Quar ter Sessionsand Common Pleas .
He was Chi ef Burgess of Pittsburgh after its incorporation ,Treasurer of Al legheny County from 1 794 to 1 803 ,
and also for
the counties of Beaver , Mercer, Armstrong , Crawford , Warren ,Erie and Venango .
JOHN WILKINS, JR . Born in Donegal,Lancaster County ,
Pa December 23rd , 1 76 1 . Died in Pittsburgh,Pa . ,
April 29th ,
1 8 16 . He entered the army as Surgeon Mate in the company of
his father , Capt . John Wilk ins, Sr . , at the age o f 1 5 years, serving throughout the War of the Revolution . He settled in Pittsburgh after the war and was appointed by President Wash ingtonQuartermaster General of the United S tates Army , wh i ch posi
tion he held unti l his death , in 18 16 .
His wi fe was Catherine , daughter o f Judge George Steven
son,of Carl isle , Pa . , a prominent patriot during the Revolution .
HOOress of Rev. maltlauo l exanOer. 9 1
General \Vilk ins and his w i fe were both buried in the Fi rstPresby terian Church graveyard . Their remains
, together w i ththose o f John Wilkins
,Sr .
, were removed to Homewood Cemetery April 15 th ,
188 2 .
COL . R ICHARD BUTLER was one o f the original Trustees ofthe Fi rst Presby terian Church , of Pi ttsburgh ,
in 1 787 .
Maj or of 8 th Regiment Penn ’ a Line 2oth Jul y, 1776 ;
L ieu tenant Colonel 1 2 th March,1 777 ,
to rank from z8 ib September
,1 776 ; Colone l o f 9th Penn
’ a 7th June , 1 777 transferred
to 5 th Penn’ a 1 7th January , 1 78 1 transferred to 3rd Penn
’ a
I st January , 1 783 ,served to 3rd November , 1783 Brevet Briga
d ier General U . S . Levies in 179 1 .
Col. Ri chard Butler was the close second to and riva l o f thefamous Col. Daniel Morgan at Saratoga . The secon d to
Anthony \Vayne in the desperate capture of S tony Point .
Took an active part in suppressing the mutiny of the Pennsylvania soldiers in 1 78 1 . W as present and active at Yorktown
,
where his ensign, Ebenezer Denny , was detai led to plant the
American flag over the town at its surrender , b ut Genera l
S teuben se ized it from young Denn y and placed it in position .
For th is Col . But ler sen t Steuben a challenge,and it required
the combined eff orts of Wash ington and Rochambeau to preventa due l between these two fighters .
Col. Butler, Ol iver Wolcott and Arthur Lee were the Com
missioners of the Uni ted S tates to negotiate a treaty w ith the“ S ix Nations at Fort Stanwix ( now Rome , N . in 1 784 .
He was kil led in action November 4th ,1 79 1 , in St . C la i r ’ s
defeat at Fort Recovery, Oh io . The last seen of h im ,
he was
wounded and leaning against a pile of flour w ith a load ed pistolin his hand .
CAPT . JOHN GUTHRIE . Born in Lancaster , Pa . , January1 1th
,1 749 ; died in Pittsburgh ,
Pa. , August 1 2 th ,1 832 ; buried in
Fi rst Presby terian Church Yard . He was a sold ier of the Revolution . His early l i fe was spent in Carl isle . He was a v olunteerunder General Armstrong in 1 774 ,
and again under General
Lacey in 1 776 ,in the i r campaigns on the \Vestern frontie r .
A fter the Revolutionary War began , Guthrie j oined the regimentof Col. B rodhead , known as the 8 th Penn ’ a , serving throughoutthe war. He also served wi th distinction in the Border troublesIn 1 79 1 .
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A local paper,in a notice of his death
, says: He invariablysustained the character of a brave soldier and an honest man .
He was buried with mil itary honors.
ROBERT GUTHRIE was a brother of Capt . John Guthrie . He
was also a soldier of the Revolution and later on the Frontier ,where he was kil led by the Indians in 1804 . He was buried in theFirst Presbyterian Church Yard . He le ft no family .
ADAMSON TANNEHILL (Mary l and ) , zud Lieutenant Stephenson
’s Mary l and and V irginia R ifle Regiment , 1 1th July , 1 776 ;
I st Lieutenant of Rowl ings ad d itional Continental Regiment ,January
,1777 . Captain 2oth July
,1 779 , to rank from Ist Apri l ,
1 778 ; retired 1st January,1 78 1 ; Brigadier -General Pennsy lvania
Volunteers in 18 1 2 ; died 7th July , 18 1 7 ; buried on his ownproperty in Pittsburgh and re - interred in Lot 50 ,
Section 2,
owned by C01. James B . Morgan,A l legheny Cemetery ,
Pittsburgh .
In Cumin ’s Sketches of a Tour,
1 808,Pub . 18 10 by
Cramer , Spear Eichbaum , Pittsburgh Grant ’s H i l l isunited to Quarry H il l by a plain , at first flat , then rising gradual ly ,over the middle of wh ich , on a very commanding situation , is seen
the handsome cottage of Mr . Tanneh i l l,a Continental Army
Officer during the Revolutionary War , who now enj oys the
evening of l i fe in the shade of the finest fru it trees of th iscl imate , of his own planting . What adds to the beauty of th isseat is a handsome grove of about two acres of young blackoaks, northwest of his dwell ing , through the midd le of wh i chruns a long frame bowery , on whose end fronting the road isseen th is mott0 "
“1808 . Dedicated to V irtue
,Liberty and
Independence . Here a portion of the Citizens meet on each 4thof July to hai l with j oy ful heart the day that gave birth to thel iberties and happiness of thei r Country . On the opposite side
of the road to the bowery is a spring issuing from the side of theh i l l whose water trickles down through a rich clover patch
through wh i ch is a deep hol low w ith several smal l cascades,
overhanging w ith w i l low , and fruit trees of various kinds.
”
He was one of the original incorporators of the Bank ofPittsburgh , and an original trustee of the First Presbyterian
Church in 1787 .
Maj or Tanneh i l l married Miss Heth of Virginia , whose
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L ike the writer of the Epistle to the Hebrews , t ime wouldfai l me to tel l of the men who subdued kingdoms, wroughtrighteousness
,obtained promises
,waxed val iant in fight
,escaped
the edge of the sword,out of weakness were made strong , and
turned to fl ight the armies of the al iens.
”
It is in al l respects fitting that these bodies should be laid ina permanent resting-place . After al l , their deeds are imperishable
,and their country has set her seal upon their d evotion .
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IRCDOI‘
I Of the Ceremonies.
From the P illsbury/2 Times {f October 24111 , 1902 .
HILE musketry and bugle notes woke the echoes fromthe surrounding h i l ls ,
the bones of three Revolutionaryheroes were yesterday afternoon interred in A l l eghenyCemetery . Borne on the shoulders of boys fiv e generations removed from the struggle for independ euce ,
the
flag- covered caskets were carried to the graves , where after words
of prayer and benedict i on had been said , three volleys were firedand taps were blown by members of the Th ird Regiment of theBoys’ B rigad e . With bowed heads members of the Sons andDaughters of the American Revolu tion stood in reverent si lence
during the rites and tw i l ight was deepening before they were at
an end .
The services at the cemetery were preced ed b y a memorialmeeting in the Fi rst Presby terian Church ,
Wood Street , and theafternoon w i l l long be notable in the annals of patriotic displayin Pittsburgh . The services at the church began at 2 o ’ clock .
Ful ly peopl e were there,from wh ite-haired men and
women to boys and girls not wholly conscious of why they werepresent .
With in the a ltar stood the four flag -draped caskets contain
ing the remains of Gen . John Nevi l le,Maj . Isaac Craig , Col.
James Johnston and Mrs . Wini fred Nevi l l e . At e ither side o fthe pulpit were stands of flags
,the National tri-color intertwined
w ith the flags of the Sons and Daughters of the AmericanRevolution . Before the caskets stood an honor guard from the
Boys’ Brigade of the Church of the Ascension ,under command
of Lieut . Howard Steen .
MUSIC WAS A FEATURE .
Rev . Maitland A lexander, D.D. ,
pastor of the Fi rst Church ,presided . With h im in the pulpit were Rev . R ichard S . Holmes
,
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D.D. , chaplain of the Pennsy lvani a Society S . A . R . ,and Rev .
Matthew B . R iddle , D .D., LL .D . ,
of the Western Theologica lSeminary . Music was furnished by the First Church quartet
,
two anthems ,“ I Know That My Redeemer Liveth and “ The
Day of Freedom , being finely rendered . Hande l ’s “ Largo”
was the organ prelude . Dr . Holmeswas the first speaker,eulo
gizing on behal f of the S . A . R . G en . Nevi l le , Col . Johnston and
Maj . Craig . Dr . Riddle fol lowed,speak ing for the D . A . R .
and taking the women of the Revolution as his theme,the mem
ory of Mrs . Nevi l l e be ing the ch ief feature of his address.
Dr. A lexander was the th ird and last speaker,recounting
vividly the deeds of valor and the later ach i evements of the 23
members of the First church who fought for independence . Of
the 1 1 original trustees of the church nine were oflicers in the
Cont inental army . Fi fteen of them were buried in the church .
Eight have already have been removed , three graves have beenlost , and four are yet to be opened during the present month .
In his peroration Dr . Alexander said
AN APPEAL FOR PATRIOTISM .
I f there is one th ing that we need more than another , i fthere is one th ing more than another that th is meeting shoulddo th is afternoon
,it is the reviving and quickening of the spirit
of patriotism in the men and women of America . Patriotism is
not of war alone . It is not of battle alone . It should not need
the sound of guns and the roar of cannon to be aroused . Thesemen whose memory we honor to -day
,how great and strong and
splendid they were in the civic and ecclesi astic walks of l i fe "Our hearts should be sti rred w ith the patriotism that l ives by thehour
,the patriotism that stands for what is strong and true in
our daily l i fe .
”
In the moment of si lence that fol lowed Dr . Alexander’ s ad
dress Sergt . Howard Boas stepped with in the altar inclosure
and,raising his bugle to his l ips , blew taps . The mel low notes
in the strange surroundings formed a dramatic close to the
service .
The members of the Boys’ Brigade acted as pallbearers in themarch from the church to the hearses and carriages on the streetw ithout . The march was made to the strains of Chopin ’s fu
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that occas ioned it made many a man bare his head wh i le the cortege passed .
In the crowd that took in the serv ices at the cemetery andat the church were many in whose veins flowed the blood of themen who were honored . Among these was Robert K . Cassatt ,whose father , President A lexand er Johnston Cassatt , of thePennsy lvania Rail road Company is a great grand -son of Col.J ames Johnston . Mr. Cassatt
’
s w i fe accompanied h im and tooka deep interest in the exercises , being hersel f a member of theD. A . R . Mr. and Mrs. Cassatt are guests of Robert Pitcairn .
EDDI‘CBS Of 6 611. 21. w . 99
Empress of G ene ra l 21. “
Gill . G re e l ey, m. 5 . 21.
(District of Columb ia Societv , 5 . 21. R . )
JBeiore tbe Dennsplvania Society of Sons of the f imerican R evo"
lutton , at its f irst annual M eeting . if eb ruarp 22m, 18 94 .
President,Members of the Society of the Sons of the
American Revolution and Gentl emenMany are prone to associate or restrict Pennsyl
vania patriotism to Ph i ladelph i a and the Liberty Bel l ,but in establ ish ing th is representative society of the
Keystone S tate you men of Pittsburg have again demonstratedthat Westward the Star of Empire takes its way .
” Honored indeed are these associations of Ph i l adelph ia w ith the Revolution ,
b ut when wi th peals of j oy ful sound the L iberty Bel lgave token of the birth of a new nation ,
it proclaimed freedom
to al l the land , and the l arge and distinguished assemblage hereto night indicates that its echoes are resounding sti l l and thatyour hearts are attuned to its memorable sound .
What more appropriate home than the h istoric ci ty of Pittsburgh is possible for a society wh i ch adheres to the patrioti c utterances of Wash ington ’ s farewel l address " Here that youngAmerican gave evidence of the sagacity and abil ity that causedhis selection as Commander of the Revol utionary forces . Here ,later ,W ashing ton
’
s valor placed h im in the advance that occupiedFort Duquesne , and destroyed forever the success of Ib erv ille ’
s
sagacious scheme that l ooked to the restriction of Engl ish col onies to the Atl antic coast by an encircl ing l ine of French ou tposts .
hank G od for the valor of Wash ington and his colonist com
rades he re displayed for the continued occupancy of Fort Duquesne by France
,w ith the vicious Louis and shame less Pompa
d our as rulers,would have marred the future of Ameri ca and
retarded for ages the progress of civil righ ts and poli ti ca lfreedom .
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Again Pittsburgh was inspired with that spirit of noble d iscontent wh i ch culminated in the conquest through George RogerCl ark of the great Northwest territory . Th is gave tne UnitedStates its foothold in the M ississippi val ley , establ ished its claimto the upper l akes , insured the later extension of our domain to
one of trans- continental area and inspired the doctrine of mani festdestiny , America for Americans.
The revolutionary patriots,men though they were of h ero ic
mould and sagacious minds , bui lt far better than they knew ,and
the more that th is and kindred societies study thei r l ives andthe ir actions, the more the world wonders at the w ide import oftheir glorious deeds.
It is not my purpose to set forth the deeds of men of a cen
tury since , b ut rather to dwel l upon the duties of the present
and the possibil ities o f the coming time,and see how in deal ing
with them we may best prove our right to b e called loyal andworthy Sons of the American Revolution . As regards our revo
lutionary ancestors we can not surpass them in courage , virtueor patriotism ,
b ut we can do as they did,our very best . As
the w idened resources of th is time give greater personal possib ilit ies
,so let us look to it that our best Shal l be better than
theirs. Our ancestors dealt , as we may say ,w ith local matters
only,wh i l e to us is in a manner left the sol ution of the various
industrial and social problems that involve the future wel fare ofthe world . They fanned into a Spark of flame the spirit of
human freedom l ighted for America alone,but it is for us to so
control the fierce flames of modern progress that they destroynot the entire social fabric of the human race . The AmericanRevolution was especial ly an era of l imitations ; then obtainedthe tedious l ength of time , the weary space of distance wh ichhampered and narrowed the faculties o f man in every conceivabl emanner . India was then a name , Africa covered wi th the fabledmountains of the moon , the S iberian plains id entified w ith the
Khengis Khan rather than with commercial interests. Even in
America there was but a fringe of settl ements along the Atl anticsea-board the rest a primeval forest, an untrodden land save to
a few adv enturous frontiersmen , who from th is very spot dared
to voyage to the U ltima-thule of America , on hazardous j ourneyssouthward to the Gul f and northward to the Fal ls of St . Anthony .
The greater portion of these United States, the trans-Mississippi
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alone,touched only at isolated points those of mother England
and capricious France . Now the world stands or fal ls together
its commercial , and we may say almost its social interests, so
inextricably interlaced that the industrial prosperity of thenations h ighest in the scale of civilization hangs on nations barbaric or semi -barbaric , wh ich our forefathers thought , i f they
thought at all , only as fit subj ects for proselyting . Witness thefound ing of the Congo Free State in 1 877 the existence of theregion and its inhabitants unknown to the world ; five yearsl ater , fourteen nations, of wh i ch the United States was one ,
defining its l imits , guaranteeing its commercia l freedom andwelcoming it into the community o f nations. Again note the hal fmestizo Argent ine Republ ic , whose commercial interests pul leddown the great house of Barings, and disarranged the financialconditions of the world . Instance also the beg inning of the
financial depression wh ich now hangs l ike a deep pal l over usal l . One week a series of boastful speeches of a kind famil iar toyou
,setting forth the ent ire independence of the United States of
other nations , and hardly had the v ibrating echoes of sonorous
Speech died upon our ear when a brief message sped under thesea and across lands ,
saying that only yesterday in the counci lboard of heathen India an order had passed closing its mints tosi lver . Despite the b oastful speeches, the industrial and financiali nterests of the United Stateswere substanti al ly paralyzed , with ina week hal f its Si lver mines were closed for years to come
,thou
sands oi business men faced financial ruin,and workmen by tens
of thousands cl amored in vain for that toi l wh ich Should insure
their daily bread .
Whether art , commerce , education or any other factor ofmodern civ i l ization is in question , the progress of the UnitedStates in its 1 1 8 years chal lenges comparison . We pride our
selves j ustly on vast wealth , improved lands , speedy transportat ion , an inventive genius that has enriched humanity
,an nu
equal led individual munificence for charitable,educational and
re l igious purposes, and a spirit of humanity that strives earnest lyfor the advancement of the race .
As a people we have grown from less than three to Sixtyfour mi l l ions , and our national domain has increased from eighthundred thousand to th i rty -eight hundred thousand squaremiles. But not alone in increase of population and by extension
HOOress of (Ben. 21. w . (Breeiep. 19 3
o f domain ,have we become a nation . Ci rcumstances made us
independent and self- re l iant in colonial d ays , and out of the fre
quen t Indian w ars and our struggles with Great B ri tain andMexico came the feel ing that the con federacy , bound togetherin its early days as by a rope of sand ,
was slowly developing intoa g reat people . These experiences w ith those connected w i ththe peaceful conquest of the great west , wh i le serving to give
individual ity and sel f-confid ence to the States , yet only in partfash ioned us into typical patriotic citizens. Our character-building experiences were completed by the fiery struggle of the civi lwar
,a war that cost mil l ions o f treasure and shortened hundreds
of thousands of l ives but it was worth more than it cost, since it
welded into an indissoluble nation of freemen a confederacy ofstates, struggl ing w ith each other and w ith thei r mil l ions ofbondsmen .
Yes, we feel that the war was good,and the poet
, as does
the true poet ever , put in words our unshaped thought whenhe said
And blessings on the fall ing outThat al l the more endears,When we fal l out wi th those we loveAnd kiss again wi th tears.
”
Not alone in materi al interests and in moral re forms havewe advanced
,but also in art and l iterature . The ph i losophy o f
an Emerson ,the subtl e humor o f a Holmes
, the pol ished essaysof a Lowel l
,the rhythmic strains of a Longfel low
,the weird
beauty of a Hawthorne take the sting from the query Whoreads an American book In art such has been our prog ressthat a great French artist , who came with frankly con fessed b el ief that democracy , the sl ave of u ti l ity , could not create an ideal ,found that in the city wh ich is held to b e the personification ofimplacable uti l itarianism the dominating element had knownhow to j usti fy the dictum of Emerson that Beauty
, conv en
ience , grandeur of thought are as near to Americans as to any .
”
Bourget with wondrous surprise l ooked ,and on departing said
In spite of the moral and mental transformation the humanheart is undergoing , it need not fear for its most precious gems.
The del igh tful grace of the '
\Vhite City proves tha t democracy isnot incapable or conce iving , loving ,
creating an idea l . ”
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In th is great evolution of modern industrial methods of civilization
,an evolution wh ich owes its extent more largely to
ideas of American freedom than to any other source , the trueSons of the American Revolution have done wel l their part , andnow what purpose in end have you men of the Pennsy lvaniaSociety of the Sons of the American Revolution" Nature ’s l awsare inexorable ; it is either progress or retrogression , and it is foryou
,and men l ike you , to say wh ich it shal l be .
There is no need of urging on the members of th is Societythe importance Of patriotism and love of country or pride in itsach ievements, be they either mental or moral b ut to th ink andtheorize on these l ines is not Americanism ,
for of al l th ings weprid e ourselves not so much on the idea as its elaboration and
perfection . Your coming together in an association l ike th is ind icates you have the true spirit o f the day
, that every citizenowes part of his time to the genera l publ ic .
Tod ay more than ever we owe a debt to our fel lows, sym
pathetical ly as human beings, social ly as neighbors, pol itical ly ascitizens and re l igiously as ch ristians. Whoever se lfish ly enj oysthe rich fruitage of modern civi l ization w ithout putting hisShoulder to the wheel of progress , is in eff ect a parasite .
The first great and patrioti c duty of Americans is attentionto matters of publ ic weal . It is easy to die for one ’s country
,
as its selected and accredited representative , but it is‘
hard to l ivefor it in the smal l duties of successive days. The common d ustand dai ly heat of the endless road overcome us before the battleis fought .
Many of us l ive in ideals, striving in sympatheti c thoughtw ith the creations of fiction , fai l ing to real ize the greater fieldwh ich is under our hand in the social
,moral or pol itical condi
tions of our town or state . Is it not needful that we persevereand be faith ful in the l ittle th ings of every day , or , when occasion demands, be impressed w ith a noble anxiety as to the out
come of perturbed conditions wh ich involve the whole nation,
now as to finance , again as to other phases of politi ca l economy ,or of some moral vita l import " Is it not true that th is is b ecomi ng less and less a government of the American people
,by the
American people and for the American people " And by the
American people I mean al l those who have the love of civic,
rel igious and political freedom in their hearts.
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among the foreign -born is four times as great and of criminal
tw ice as great as among the native born .
In a way it is fortunate that these elements have settled inour cities where they are more easi ly watched , control led andelevated . It is yet more fortunate that the headwork of thecountry is almost as ful ly done by native Americans as a centuryago
,and to the maintenance of trained minds and Skil led hands
of our native born we may turn as one method Of insuring for
the future that supremacy wh ich ou r ancestors l eft us as one of
their many valuable legacies.
The danger from monopoly of oflices by the fore ign bornappears to have been exaggerated . It is safe to say that thedirection of national aff airs not only rests , but w i l l always do so ,
i n American hands. None of the Justices of the Supreme Courtand only two of the eighty -fiv e Senators are non -Americans bybirth , and b ut eighteen of the three hundred and forty -fiv e
Representatives, being only four per cent . , wh i le those of foreignbirth number fi fteen per cent. of the entire population . It is
needless to say that th is smal l percen tage of foreign born citizensin Congress contain representatives unsurpassed by any of the irfel lows in l iberal ity of thought, l ove of freedom and devotion toAmerican institutions, qualifications wh ich mark the man whomwe cal l the American .
Another reported danger , overrated in my opin ion , l ies in theone per cent . of American citizens whose wealth equals that of
the other ninety -nine per cent . ; a class described by violent criticsas corrupt , ostentatious, selfish , w ithout honor , devoid ofpatriotic fee l ings and strangers to h igh and noble aim . Whi l e
such statements are a l ibel of American plutocrats, who numberamong them men as noble , humane and sympathetic as any of
thei r kind , yet the dangers from vast wealth distributed mostunequal ly demand thoughtful consideration . We can hardly cal l
th is one percentum a class, certainly not a coherent class ,and
,in
any event,safety l ies in two directions first , in the truth of the
dictum that in America it is only three generations from sh irtSleeves to sh irt-sleeves and secondly , in the resolute common
sense manner in wh i ch the typical Ameri can deals with suchproblems when they become a menace to the country . It is the
business class wh ich real ly dominates every country and i f inAmerica it devotes its energy in an unequal degree to acquiring
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fortunes , it does not fol low that its intel lectual activiti es are soabsorbed in th is direction as to al low a plutocracy to dominatethei r l ives and destroy thei r interests. In th is connecti on it isimportant to recal l that the American Revolution establishedonce for al l that man
,individual man ,
is the true social and
pol itical unit. The rights of the world are no greater than thoseo f any single man , and th is axiom combined w ith a Sister truth ,that the l iberty of one man ends where it begins to infringe
on the l iberty of another ,— are the safe corner-stones of
American government .
Who can fortell the wonders o f the coming twenti eth century " We only bel ieve that it wi l l be as much beyond the n ineteenth as our day is beyond that of our Revolu tionary ancestors.
As the earth is man ’ s so the best thought of that new age w i l lbe for the amel ioration of human existence . Universal civ ilization is not simpl y a hope or a dream
,but in the l ight o f modern
science is an evident possibi l ity . Rel igion is becoming lesstheological and more practi cal , certainly among the AngloSaxons . The insane , the sick , the pauper find help now thatwas universal ly denied a cen tury since , and when the genius of
devouring labor turns its efl'
orts from materia l interests to moral
improvement , and the extension of the Golden Rule , may we notexpect in that field also a modicum of the success that has everattended us"
The question of classes appears to be unduly thrust upon thepubl ic stage . From the nature of the case there always hasbeen and always w i l l be classes ; partly from interest , partly fromchoice . The vicious and virtuous , the educated and ignorant ,the bigoted and the l iberal minded , the artistic and the utilitar
ian natural ly amliate w ith their own and shun thei r opposites .
Pol iti cs and religion have been singularly ineflectual , and wepray God they may ever be so ,
in bui lding up cl ass distinction in
America . A certain type of practical pol iticians, h owever , isstriving to cultivate the idea that distinctions of weal th and di fferences of occupation necessarily restri ct the l aborer and the
capital ist , the trader and the transporter , to such continual andintimate association with those of kindred employment or equalweal th as to make them distinct classes. The attempt has so farfai led
,save to emphasize the material contrast between the very
weal thy and the very poor , and between the masters of greati ndustrial establ ishments and the day - laborers under them .
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Th is idea of antagonistic capital and labor can not b ut be
harmful to the entire country , and every man who does his bestto rel ieve the somewhat strained relations between t he twain isdoing a publ ic good
,for it is acknowledged that the present in
dustrial condit ions of the world have brought about an anomolous state o f feel ing , wh ich may perhaps be cal led by extremistsa crisis in modern civi l iz ation .
Every thought ful and sensible man realizes that the interestsof the capitalist and laboring man are identical , a truth wh ich somecapital ists and some laborers admit , and wh ich it is to be hopedparticularly on the part of the capital ist , may bear seasonablefruit. The grave soci al problem of to-day can be solved only bythe exercise to an extraordinary degree , of abnegation , charityand patience , coupled w ith wisdom and consideration . Suchgreat and pressing problems natural ly present diff erent phases tod iflerent minds, and in concerted action for industrial rel ief itw i l l require the w isest and clearest leader to assimilate anduti l ize the clash ing energies of co -operat ing humanitarians.
I am not unmindful that I am speak ing in a city wh i ch isreputed to b e doing more to j ustify democracy from a humanitar
ian standpoint than any other industrial centre of the world .
Here I am told theological discussions are abandoned by al l religious bodies for the moment in a generous rivalry to improve
the moral and material interests of the un fortunate . Further ,that both city officials and generous hearted individuals arebending their energies to furnish even , at a temporary financialloss
,work for the unemployed , so as to tide over the emergencies.
AS the uti l itarian city of Ch icago raised up to the gaze of
the astonished world an artistic ideal of unequal led excellence,
so the iron city of Pittsburgh , w ith its abounding wealth o f com
miserating human hearts, is thus erecting an enduring monument to the humanity of d emocracy . And so as your fore- fathers turned back the tide of French aggression , successful ly defiedB ritish tyranny and laid deep and secure the foundations of civi lfreedom and personal rights , you the later Sons of the AmericanRevolution are doing , and must continue to do , your part to justify the immortal words of Abraham Lincoln uttered on Pennsylvania soi l that “
th is government of the people,by the people and
for the people shal l not perish from the face of the earth .
”
Roll of members.
State No . NationalNo.
JAMES ADA IR . 6298
Officer Pennsylvan ia Title 8: Trust Co . Residence , Edgeworth , Pa .Born July 16, 1839.
Will iam Alexander Adair Mary Irwin .
John I rwi n Hannah Tayler.JOHN IRWIN Mary Pattirson.
JOHN IRWIN . Born Ireland , 1752 ; died Pittsburgh , Pa . , May sth,
1808 . Ensign Ist Continen tal Infantry , January I , 1 776 ; 2nd Li eutenant ,August
, 1776 ; Captain -L ieutenant zud Penn ’a Line ; Captain , May 16,
1 779 . Entered Revolutionary War in its beginning , and served with honorand distinction throughout the struggle
,served in Arnold ‘s Expedition to
Quebec,was badly wounded at Paol i , and was presen t at the surrender at
Yorktown .
MARCELLIN C . ADAMS . 14027
Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born same place , January 26, 1872 .
S . Jarv is Adams Emma V . Adams.
Calvin Adams Cynth ia Gi ff ord .
Thomas Adams Anna Thorp .
AARON THORP Mary Curt is.
See S. Jarvis Adams, No . 295 .
S . JARVIS ADAMS . 13920
Retired Manufacturer . Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born Renselaervi lle , Albany County , N . Y . ,
Apri l 2 1 , 1837.
See above for ancestry .
AARON THORP . Born June 12 , 1746 ; died 18 19 . Enlisted September1,1777 , for the period of the Revolutionary War, in M il ls ’ Company of zudRegiment . Connecticut Li ne , and was afterwards transferred to Capt .Parson ’s Company . Aaron Thorp
, Sergean t , arrived i n camp August , 1776,discharged September 10
, 1776, i n Capt . Hick ock ’s Co . ,
13th Regimen tM il itia . October , 1779, Th is Assembly do establish Aaron Thorp to beLieu tenan t of the Second Company
,or trainband in the 13th Regiment in
the (Conn . ) State .
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State No. NationalNo.
CHARLES HENRY AKENS. 15709
Lawyer. Residence , New Castle , Pa . Born North Shenango Township , Crawford County , Pa . , September 13 , 1855 .
Hamilton John Akens Hannah Sweeting .
John Akens Mary Manning .
JOHN MANN ING Nancy Woodel .JOHN MANN ING. Born 1 727 , died Lawrence County , Pa. ,
June 14,
1837 . Enl isted January, 1 776, i n Col. John Haslett ’s De laware Regiment ,and served one year . R e-enlisted March , 1777 , in Capt . Al len McClain
’s
Company , Col . Adam Hub ley’
s Pennsylv ania Regiment , and served to January , 1 780 . Pensioned .
JOSEPH ALBREE.
*
Allegheny , Pa . Born Pittsburgh , Pa . , September 15 , 1835 . DiedNovember 7th , 1898, in London , Eng . , wh i l e a tourist .
George Alb ree Martha Curl ing.
JOHN ALBREE .
JOHN ALBREE. Born died Served as a private in Capt .Caleb Brook ’s Company , Col . Dike ’s Regiment, in 1776. He was one ofthose men from Medford who contributed money for the expedition toCanada .
ALBERT D . ALLEN . 6590
Salesman . Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born Copenhagen , N . Y . ,
September 29, 1848.
Dr. Ebenezer Stanton .
Dan iel Stanton Dorcas Corbin .
JOHN Freeman .
Daniel Stanton Mrs. Dinah (Galusha ) Starkweather .John Stanton Mary Starkweather.John Stanton Hannah Thompson .
Thomas Stanton Ann Lord .JOHN STANTON . Born Preston , Conn . , Nov . 20, 1746 ; died Hornby,
N . Y . , March 16,18 18 . Sergean t Capt . Joseph Boardman ’s Company , 8th
Regiment of Connecticut , Lieu t . Col . Ol iver Smith , from September 8 to
November 17 , 1 776, atNew York .
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State No. National No.
JOHN E. ALLEN . 10339
Retired Soldier . Residence , Copenhagen , N . Y . Born Copenhagen,
N . Y . ,August 5 , 1856.
Dr. Ebenezer Stanton .
Daniel Stanton Dorcas Corbin .
JOHN STANTON Huldah Freeman .
Daniel Stanton Mrs. Dinah (Galusha ) Starkweather .John Stanton Mary Starkweather.John Stanton Hannah Thompson .
JOHN STANTON . See Albert D. Al len , No . 1 15 .
JOHN VINCENT ALLEN , M .D . 6597
Physician . Residence , Ph iladelph ia , Pa . Born Frankford , Pa. , December 1 7 , 1860.
Edward H . Al len M ary McCafferty.
John Al len Al ice Ann Schultze .J ohn Schultze El izabeth Krewson .
JOHN KREWSON Lara Ph i l l ips.
JOHN KREWSON . Born in Bucks County , Pa. ,1750 ; died in Krewe
town , Bucks County , Pa. , in 1800 . First Lieutenan t in Capt . John Folwell’sCompany ; C01. 105 . Hart ’s Battal ion Bucks Coun ty (Pa. ) Associators inJuly
, 1 776. Th is Battal ion was i n service in the Jerseys with the “FlyingCamp , and participated in the Battl e of Long Isl and .
ROBERT GILLILAND ALLEN . 14440
Teacher . Residence , New Castl e , Pa . Born Plain Grove , Pa . ,
February 23 , 1864 .
John Al len El izabeth Gill iland ,Samuel Allen Margaret Al len .
EPHRAIM ALLEN .
EPHRAIM ALLEN . Born Chester County , Pa . , 1 748 ; died same place,
1820 . Served during War of the Revolution as Captain , 2nd Company , 1stBattal ion , Chester County , Pennsylvania , M i l itia .
ROBERT KIRKWOOD ALLEN . 6274
Bookkeeper . Residence , Dixmont, Pa . Born Bridgeport, BelmontCounty , Oh io , September 15 , 1835 .
David Al len Ann Steel e Kirkwood .
Joseph Kirkwood Margaret Emily Gil lespie .CAPT . ROBERT KIRKWOOD Sal l ie England .
CAPT . ROBERT KIRKWOOD . Born M i l l Creek Hundred , near Newark ,Del. , 1 750 ; died in action at St. Clair ’s defeat , November 4 , 1791 . Lieutenant in Col. John Haslet ’s Regiment , at Brooklyn and Wh ite Plains.
Ro l l of Members. 1 15
September , 1776, his Company was the second to j oin the new regimen t inresponse to cal l of September , 1776, for men to serve during the war. Theregiment
, wi th Capt . Kirkwood i n command of zud Company , j oi ned Washing ton i n 1777 , and part icipated in battles o f Brandywi ne , Germantown andMonmouth ; was wi th Wash ington at Val ley Forge . April 16, 1780 ,
th isregiment
, with two others, marched south under Baron DeKalb , and tookpart in the battle o f Camden where it was commanded by Capt . Kirkwood .
Afterwards served under Gen . St. Cl ai r , being the oldest captain of theoldest regiment of Revolutionary veterans. His commission as Captaindated December I , 1776.
State No. National No.
WILLIAM HERVEY ALLEN . 14042
Broker. Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born near Covington , AlleghenyCounty , V irgini a , July 22 , 1860 .
Col. Edward Jay Al len El izabeth Wilson Robinson .
Will iam Robinson Mary Enoch Wilson .
David Wilson El izabeth Enoch .
WILLIAM WILSON El izabeth Robinson .
WILLIAM WILSON . Born Pennsylvania , died Mary land ,In June , 1 776, as Agent of the Continental Cong ress, he was en
trusted wi th the mission Of proceeding from Ft . Pitt through the hostilewil derness to the Bri tish M i l i tary Post of Ft . Detroit , to induce the severalIndian t ribes to leave Ft. Detroit , wi thout making a treaty wi th the British ,and to j ourney to Ft . Pitt and there make a treaty wi th the representativesof the Continental Congress . Gov . Hamil ton , the Bri tish Commandant
,
had off ered reward for the scalp o f every patriotic American settler,and had
influenced the Indians against the American cause . But Wil l iam Wilson,
by his influence wi th the Indians,averted these atrocities, induced the
Ch iefs to leave Ft . Detroit and come to Ft. Pitt , where they made a treatywi th the Congress. His success prevented a bloody war on the defencelessborder at a time when such a one would have been a serious blow to thecause of American Independence .
GEORGE WASH INGTON ALLYN . 6256
Physic ian . Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born , Plymouth , M ich igan ,November 28 , 1845 .
Horace Al lyn Frances Cory .
Freeman Al lyn Irene Beckwith .
NATHAN ALLYN Sarah Freeman .
Robert Al lyn Abigai l Avery .
(Rober t Avery Deborah Avery . )John Al lyn El izabeth Gayer.
NATHAN ALLYN . Born June 5 , 1 740 ; died Granvi ll e , Oh io , June 2 .
18 14. Served on board Privateer “Marquis de Lafaye tte on a voyagefrom New London to Virginia ; thence to Amsterdam ,
Holland , furn ishedwi th Letter of Marque , Capt . El isha Hinman , Commander.
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ISAAC ELIHU AMSDEN . 15270
Civi l Engineer . Residence , Guthrie , O . T. ; born Fremont, SanduskyCounty , O . ,
November 26,1868 .
Isaac El ihu Amsden Cornel ia Birdseye .Thomas Gates Amsden Lydia Chapman .
ISAAC AMSDEN Elizabeth Gates.
ISAAC AMSDEN . Born Deerfield , Mass. ,January 10
,1 755 ; died On
tario County , N . Y. Enl isted at Conway , Mass. ,as private . Actual ser
vice fifteen months , most of the time in Capt. Ol iver ’s Company , CO1. D00l ittle ’s Regiment of the 24th Massachusetts Continental Troops. Engagedin Battles of Saratoga and Bunker Hill . Pensioned .
M ICHAEL CHAPMAN ,father of Lydia Chapman , wi fe of Thos. Gates
Amsden , born Fairfield , Conn . , 1758 ; died Huron , Oh io . Private i n Capt .Smith ’s Company , Col. Bradley Wadsworth ’s Brigade of ConnecticutTroops. Nine months actual service .J OSEPH BIRDSEYE , ancestor o f Cornelia Birdseye , wi fe o f Isaac El ihu
Amsden . Born Stratford , Conn . , February 4, 1739 ; died same pl ace May
26, 18 17 . Marched wi th his Company October 5 , 1 777 . Captain in Col.Wh iting ’s Regiment
, 4th Connecticut M i l i tia . Under Lieut. Col . Dimon atPeekskil l
, October 3 1 , 1 777. Discharged October 3 1 , 1777 . Marched incommand of his Company July 5 , 1779, to repel Tryon ’s Invasion , NewHaven Alarm
,July 5 , 1779. New Haven to Fairfield , July 4, 1779.
ALEXANDER HOPKINS ANDERSON . 1571 1
Lawyer . Residence , Venetta , Pa. ; born Finl eyvil le , Wash ingtonCounty , Pa . ,
July 3 , 1866.
David M . Anderson Charity Sauns Wrigh t .Joseph Wrigh t Catherine Hopkins .
THOMAS HOPKINS Catherine Hurd .
THOMAS HOPKI NS. Born died Pike Run Township , Wash ington County, Pa . , about 1820 . Enl isted as a private February 13 , 1780 ,
i nsth Maryland Regiment of Infantry during the Revolution , and was honorab ly discharged November 1 , I780.
NORWELL T. ANNESLEY . 1 1621
M erchant. Residence , Pittsburgh ; born Annesley Farm, near EastL iverpool
, O . , March 28, 1850 .
John Annesl ey El izabeth Li ttel l .James Li ttel l Anne Calhoun .
WILLIAM LITTELL El izabethWalker .James Alice Mofli t.
John Moflit .
WILLIAM LITTELL . Born Hazelhatch , Ireland , about 1742 died Service , Beaver County , Pa . , about July , 1825 . He enlisted in 1775 , Capt .Courtney ’s Company in the 8th Regiment Penn ’a Li ne
, Col . Thomas Proc
1 18 Sons of tbe Emerican Revo lution .
made Paymaster , and September I , 1778, was commissioned Brigade Maj or.W as wi th Wash ington at the Battle of Trenton , and at Val l ey Forge , 1777
78 . W as with Gen . McIntosh at Fort Laurens, and 1782 was Brigade Maj orand second in command at Crawford ’s Defeat , where he saved the forcesf rom utter destruction .
MOSES ATWOOD— See No . 2 28 fol lowing .
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MOSES ATWOOD. 13578
Manufacturer. Residence , Al legheny , Pa . Born Pittsburgh , Pa . ,
November 14 , 1848 .
Moses Atwood Harriet Potter Jones.
MOSES ATWOOD Mary Tenney .
Joseph Atwood Sarah Chresd ee .
John Atwood Hannah Bond .
John Atwood Sarah Atwood .
Harmon Atwood Ann Capp .
MOSES ATWOOD , Born Bradford , Mass. , November 13 , 1761 diedHaverh i l l
,Mass. , May 8 , 1808 . Enl isted September 9 , 178 1 , as a private in
Capt . Isaac Gage ’s Company, Col . Joseph Webb ’s Regiment . DischargedDecember 3 , 1781 service , three months, 6 days. Company detached fromCol. Dana ’s Regiment to rein force Continental Army stationed near WestPoint
,N . Y .
Harmon Atwood came from England 1642 .
Moses Atwood Harriet Potter Jones.
Rev . John Jones Harriet Potter.COLONEL DAVID POTTER Mary Mason .
COL . DAVID POTTER . See Henry Dickson Atwood , No . 2 16 ante .
GEORGE'GHOBART BAILEY . 6905
Manufacturer . Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born Pittsburgh , November
, 30 ,1869.
Henry J . Catherine Graydon McFad en.
John El iza M cGunnegh Davis.
JOHN DAVIS Mary McG unnegh .
Will iam Davis Mary Means.
JOHN DAVIS. Born Bucks County , Pa . , August 25 , 1764 ; diedDeputy Quarter-Master, 1 780. In 1 780 , publ icly thanked by Gen .
Washington for promptitude in del ivering team wh ich had been impressed bythe Army . Took part i n the Bat tle of Trenton .
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GEORGE BA IRD .
‘ 6252
Bank C lerk . Born Wash ington , Pa October 6, 1862 . Died Al legheny.
Pa Ju ly 9. 1903 .
John Baird Harriet S . Clark .
George Baird Jane Wilson .
ABSALOM BAIRD Susanna BrownJohn Baird Catharine McLean.
ABSALOM BAIRD. Born Kennett , Chester County , Pa . ,July 1 5 ,
1755 ; died Wash ington , Pa. , October 27 , 1805 . Enl isted in Companyraised by Dr. Scott , under whom he had studied medicin e , and was ap
pointed Ensign . Soon after was appointed Surgeon ’s Mate in the Hospitalat Fishkill , N . Y . He continued in th is posi tion unti l the latter part o f1779 . March 20,
1780 ; commissioned Surgeon in Col . Jud ithan Baldwin ’sRegiment of Artificers of Continental Army , and served in that capacityuntil the regiment was reduced i n 1781 .
ARTHUR LABAN BATES. 6268
Lawyer , M . C . Residence , Meadvil le , Pa . Born Meadvil l e , June 6,
Samuel Penniman Bates Sarah Joseph ine Bates.
John Bates , J r Sarah Prince FisherAbijah Fisher Rosanna Fairbanks .
L IEUT . JOSHUA FAIRBANKS Lydia El l is .
Dr. Jonathan Fairbanks, Jr. Hannah Cool idge .Dr. Jonathan Fairbanks Sarah
JOSHUA FA IRBANKS. Born Sherborn , Mass April 5 , 1727 ; diedDouglas, Mass . ,
1 78 1 . Appears with rank of Lieutenant on LexingtonAlarm Rol l of Captain Caleb Wh i ting ’s Company
,marched on alarm o f
Apri l 19 , 1775 , from Douglas to Roxbury . Served 10 days . Appears amongl ist o f officers of Massachusetts M i li tia as I st L ieut . 8th Company 3rd
Worcester (Mass ) County Regimen t , Col. Ezra W'ood . Commissioned July
9 , 1776. Gave generously toward equipping and support ing troops.
ROBERT SM ITH . (Maternal great -great-grand father of Arthur L .
Bates . ) Responded to Lexington Alarm , Apri l 19 , 1775 , Capt . Jesse Holbrook ’s Company , Col . Wheelock ’s Regiment . Marched to Warwick
,R
. I . ,
December 8 , 1776 ; served eigh t months .
ROBERT SM ITH . (Great-great-great -grand father of Arthur L .Bates . )
Served as Captain Company 4 , Ist Suffolk (Mass ) Regiment , Col . Wil liamM cintosh , April 19, 1 775 , to May 10 , 1 776 . Assisted in taking DorchesterHeigh ts under Wash ington , February and March , 1776 .
1 2 9 Sons of the Emerican Revo lution
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JOSEPH SHIPLEY BAYARD . 6282
Residence , Dauph in , Pa . Born Dauph i n County , Pa. ,November
14 , 1853Henry M . Bay ard Emma Dixon .
James Asheton Bayard . Anne Bassett .JAMES ASHETON BAYARD Ann Hodge .James Bayard Asheton .
Samuel Susannah Bouchelle .
Petrus Bayard Kierstad t .
JAMES ASHETON BAYARD . Born 1 738 ; died Charl eston , S. C . ,1 781 .
Surgeon in Revolutionary Army , and died of yel low fever , wh i le attachedto the Army .
James Asheton Bayard Anne Bassett.
RICHARD BASSETT Mary Annalls.
M ichael Bassett Jud ith Hermann .
RICHARD BASSETT . Born 1 745 ; died 18 15 . Captain in ContinentalArmy under Gen . Wash ington , and also in the Civi l Service as member ofExecutive Council of Delaware throughout the Revolutionary War ; sub sequently member of Convention that framed the Federal Consti tu tion , andalso o f Delaware State Conven tion by wh ich that i nstrumen t was ratified .
Governor of Delaware , Senator in Congress, and Judge of Supreme Court ofthe United States.
ALBERT G . BEESON . 15717
Upholsterer . Residence , Uniontown , Pa. Born same p lace,January
I 3 , 1844 .
Issac Beeson Mary Ann Kennedy .
John Kennedy M ary Creigh .
JOHN CREIGH Jane Huston .
JOHN CREIGH . Born Carnmoney , Ireland , August 30 ,174 1 ; died
Carl isle , Pa . , February 1 7, 18 13 . Commissioned Apri l 29, 1 776 ; SecondLieu tenant in First Battal ion of Cumberl and County Associators of Pennsylvania . Took an active part in New Jersey Campaign . Mentioned as
Lieutenant Colonel i n Penn ’a Arch ives. June 1 8,1 776 was a member of
Provisional Conferees, wh ich met in Carpenter Hal l , Ph i ladelph ia , andadopted a Declaration o f Independence for the State of Pennsylvania .
LEWIS EUGENE BEITLER . 15271
Deputy Secretary of the Commonweal th of Pennsylvania . Residence ,Ph il adelph ia
,Pa . Born same place , October 4, 1863 .
Daniel Brower Beitler Mary Ann El izabeth Merk lee .
Abraham Beitler Mary Brower .JOHN BEITLER (or Beidler ) Hannah Buchwal ter.
JOHN BEITLER . Born Chester County , Pa . , 1747 died same place , 1823 .
Private i n Captain Harris ’ Company , sth Battalion Berks County Penn ’aM i l itia, 1778 ; Col. Jacob Weaver ; and his brother , Abraham Beitl er , was aprivate in Capt . David Strouse ’s Company , I st Battal ion Berks CountyM il itia , Col. Danie l Hunter , 1 777.
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ALB ION E. BEST. 13293
Lawyer . Residence , Pi ttsburgh , Pa . Born Wash ington , Pa. , February
John A . Best Jennie Roberts.
John Eno Roberts Deborah Blakesley .
*
JUDAH ROBERTS (or Robert ) Mary Eno .
JOEL ROBERTS ( or Robert ) Esther Lorimer .JOEL ROBERTS (Robert ) . Private in Capt . Gil lett ’s Company of Col .
Eno ’s Regiment , Connecticut M i l itia , and was discharged from same inCamp , August 24, 1778 .
JUDAH ROBERTS, son of Joel , enlisted on the discharge of his father ,“ in room of his father . Pensioned .
*Samuel Blakesley Silence Church .
URIAH CHURCH , Martha Cowdry .
URIAH CHUR CH , Deborah Hungerford .
URI AH CHURCH , SR . Born Lyme , Conn . , February 20, 1 740 ; diedMarch 8 , 1822 . Responded to Lexington Alarm of Apri l , 1775 ; from EastHaddam
, Conn . , service seven days. Also served as First Lieutenant i nCapt . W ood b rid ge
’s Company , Col. Elmore ’sRegiment , i n garrison at St .
Schuyl er , or Stanwix , April , 1776. Pensioned .URIAH CHURCH , JR . Born East Haddam , Conn . ,
July 10,1762 ; died
April 29, 1824. Enlisted March 1 5 , 1777 , at East Haddam , Conn . , i nHolmes ’ Company, I st Regiment Connecticut Line , promoted from corporalto sergeant , and discharged March 5 , 1780 . Pensioned .
SAMUEL BLAKESLEY. Soldier in the Revolutionary War .
GRATTAN G . BEST. 13294
Manager . Residence , Washington , Pa . Born Pittsburgh , Pa. ,June 9,
1864.
John A . Best Jennie Roberts .
John Eno Roberts Deborah Blakesley .
JUDAH ROBERTS ( or ROBERT) Mary Eno .
JOEL ROBERTS ( or ROBERT ) .Esther Lorimer .See above .
Samuel Blakesley Si lence Church .
URIAH CHURCH , JR Martha Cowdry .
URIAH CHURCH , SR Deborah Hungerford .
See above .SAMUEL BLAKESLEY. See Albion E. Best , No. 2 18 .
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CHARLES WILLIAM BIER . 144 58
Arch i tect . Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born Portsmouth , Oh io , September 2 1 , 1862 .
John Bier Mary Decker .M ichael Decke r Mary Stoner .AUGUSTUS STONER Sarah With ington .
PETER WITH INGTON Ev e Schepler .
PETER VVITHINGTON. Born in England . Emigrated to Lancaster ,Pa . ,about 1 760 ; died Reading , Pa . , ( about ) 1 777- 1783 . At the ou tbreak of
the Revolutionary War he fitted out at his own expense a ful l mil i tarycompany of wh ich he was Captain , 1 zib Pennsylvania Volunteers.
AUGUSTUS STONER . Volunteered when very young as Drummer Boyi n the Revolutionary War , and con tinued i n various capacities until theclose of the War ; but no record of his services can be found .
PETER AUGUSTUS BIER . 13902
Physician . Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born Newport , Ky. ,Apri l 1 1 ,
1858 .
Rev . John Bier Mary Decker .M ichael Decker Mary Stoner .AUGUSTUS STONER Sarah With ington .
PETER WITH INGTON Ev e Schepler.
PETER WITH INGTON . See CharlesWill iam Bier , No . 383 anteAUGUSTUS STONER n 1 . 1 .
MATTHEW BIGGER . 14461
G as Company Oflicial. Residence , Edgewood , Pa . Born Wash ingtonTownsh ip , Montgomery County , Oh io , September 3 , 1842 .
ames Bi .Eval ine Ham i l l .OHN .Mary Bl er .gg
JOHN BIGGER . Born County An trim ,Ireland
,1 760 died VVashiugton
Townsh ip , Montgomery Coun ty , Oh io , December 30, 183 1 . Enlisted as
private i n Capt . Waller McVinnie ’s Company , Fourth Battal ion , Cumber
land County Associators of Pennsylvania , Col. John Scott .J ames Bigger .EWaline Hamil l .Joseph .Margaret Samal i .ROBERT HAM ILL . Jennett Becket .
ROBERT HAMI LL . Born 1 732 ; died near McConnelltown , Pa . , Apri l8 , 1799 . Enl isted as private in Capt . Noah Abraham '
s Company FirstBattal ion Cumberland County (Peun’
a ) Associators, Col. James Dunlap .
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CHARLES ARTHUR BINGAMAN . 19 349
Contractor . Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born Fairfield , Iowa , Sept ember 1 , 1874 .
Joseph Ph i l l ips Bingaman Fanny Slagle .Frederick Bingaman Amanda Ph i l l ips .
Joseph Ph i l l ips Rebecca Dennison .JOSIAH PH ILLIPS Sarah Thomas.
JOSIAH PH ILLIPS . Born i n Wal es, 1 75 1 ; died Chester County, Pa. ,
March 1 , 1817. Served in Revolutionary War as Second Lieutenant ofzud Company , 7th Battal ion Associated M i l itia of Pennsylvania , the Company being oflicered by four Ph i ll ips brothers.
Joseph Ph il l ips Bingaman Fanny Seward Slagle .Christian W . Slagle Nancy M aria Seward .Amos Seward Sarah Hubbard .Timothy Seward Rebecca Lee .SAMUEL LEE Agnes Dickinson .
SAMUEL LEE . Born October 1 , 1 742 ; died May 31 , 1819 . Captain inthe War of the Revolution , from Connecticut .
WALTER S. BINGAMAN . 15723
Physician . Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa. ; born Pittsburgh , Pa. ,Novem
ber 25 , 1876.
Joseph Ph il ip Bingaman Frances Slagle .Frederick Bingaman Amanda Ph i l ips.
Joseph Ph i l ips Rebecca Dennison .JOSIAH PH ILIPS Sarah Thomas.
Joseph Ph i l ips MaryJOSIAH PH ILIPS. Born Wales, (Pembrokesh ire ) , March 29, 1751 died
Chester County , Pa. ,March 1 , 1817 . The said Josiah Ph il ips
, with histhree brothers, viz David Ph i l ips, John Ph i l ips and Joseph Ph i l ips, comprised the ofi cers of the Second Company , Seventh Battal ion , ChesterCounty , Penn ’a M il i tia , their commissions dating from May 5 , 1 777 . Thesaid David Phi l ips being Captain , John Ph i lips First L ieut. , JOSIAH PHILIPSSecond Lieut. ,
and Joseph Phil ips, Ensign .
Owing to the invasion of Chester County, Pa. , during that year and theoccupation of Ph i ladelph ia by the British , the M i l itia of that County werealmost constantly under arms. By reason o f their location the M i l itia werepresent at the battles of Brandywine and Germantown , and actions at
Chestnut Hil l and other points, and were encamped and in acti ve servicealong the Schuylkil l river, and at various defences establ ished to guard theDelaware and Chesapeake shores.
1 26 S ons of tb e Zlmerican Revo lution
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HARRY BLYNN . 8750
M erchant . Residence , Ph iladelph ia , Pa . Born same place , June 7 ,
M ichael Blynn Eliza Richardson .
Henry Blynn Lydia Jul ia Goodwin .
M icah Goodwin Sal ly C lark .
OZIAS GOODW IN Hannah Vail .Ozms GOODWIN . Born Litchfield , Conn . ,
‘
November 27 , 1735 ; diedsame place M arch I , 1 788 . January I , 1777 , commissioned Ensign of Company of Volunteers
, Capt . Nathaniel Goodwin . He was one of the troopsthat ral l ied to the defense of Danbury , Conn . ,
Apri l , 1 777 .
LLOYD ROSS BLYNN .
Residence,Ph il adelph ia
,Pa . Born Ph il adelph ia , September 7 ,
Henry Blynn Ida Ross.
M i chael Blynn El iza Richardson .
Henry Blynn Lydia Goodwin .
M icah Goodwi n Sal ly C lark .
OZIAS GOODWIN Hannah Vai l .OZIAS GOODW IN . See Harry Blynn , No . 291 .
THOMAS BUNTING BLYNN .
Reporter . Residence,Ph i ladelph ia
,Pa . Born same October 8,
M ichael Blynn El iza A . Richardson .
Henry Blynn .Lydia Julia Goodwin .M icah Goodwin Sal ly Clark .
OZIAS Hannah Vail .OZIAS GOODWIN . See Harry Blynn , No . 291 .
WILLIAM MARSHALL BOGGS. 1 1609
Lawyer . Residence , Charleroi , Pa . Born , Lancaster County , Pa.July 25 , 1844 .
Rev . Thomas Marshal l Jane Cunningham .
Gen . John W . Cunningham El izabe th Ross.
ALLAN CUNN INGHAM Abigai l Hawthorne .Will iam Boggs.
James Boggs .
ALLAN CUNNINGHAM ,Born diedNew London
, Chester County ,Pa . ,
1801 . May 5th , I777 ; Commissioned Captain of the and Company,Elk Battal ion ,” ( formerly 4th
‘ Battal ion ) Cheste r County , Pa . , M i l itia ,Colonel Evan Evans, Commander , also Captain of the London Grove Company
,zud Battal ion Chester County M i l itia , participated in battle of
Brandywine and subsequent campaigns.
”Ro l l of flb embers. 1 27
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GEORGE SAMUEL BORDEN . 14435
Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born Pittsburgh , Pa . , February 16,1868 .
Morris Borden , Jr . Mary Sands .
Morris Borden El izabeth Blackburn .
JOSEPH BORDEN MaryJOSEPH BORDEN . Colonel First Regiment , Burl ington County, New
Jersey, M i l itia resigned September 28 , 1 776 also served as Paymaster in
1778 , New J ersey State Tr00ps, d uring Revolut ionary War.
W ILLIAM YOUNG BRADY . 6290
Arch itect . Residence,Pittsburgh
,Pa . Born Frankl in , Pa . , February
James Watt Brady M inerva Young .
John Brady Eleanor W att .SAMUEL BRADY Jane Brady .
SAMUEL BRADY . Born Sh ippensburg , Pa . ,1734 died Indiana County ,
Pa . ,18 1 1 . Served in French and Indian War
,first in Capt . John Steel ’s
Company , State M i l i tia , Sh ippensburg , 1755 ; later i n Capt . Armstrong ’sCompany of Col . John Armstrong ’s Regiment , 1 756. Assisted in captureand burning of Indian town of Kittanning . Served later in Forbes ’ Army ,Company of his brother
, Capt . John Brady , 1 760 . Later , j oined garrison atFort Ligonier (Pa . ) and served until near the c lose of the war . 1776, j oinedhis brother ’s Company (Capt . John Brady ) Wayne ’s Brigade , ContinentalArmy . Served in al l engagements until af ter the battle of Germantown ,when Capt . Brady ’s company defended the frontier , and after his death bythe Indians, 1 779 , Samuel Brady assumed informal command of his brother
’s
Company , and did duty at Forts Muncy , Freeland and Bedford Garrison .
Subsequently served in Indian W ars under Generals St . Cl air and Wayne .Named among the Revolutionary soldiers surviving in 1806. Pensioned byState of Pennsy lvania , under Act of 1809 .
EDWARD HEATON BRAINARD. I4OSO
L ive Stock Dealer . Residence,Pittsburgh , Pa . Born Salem , Oh io ,
April 2, 1867 .
Ira F . Brainard . A . Heaton .
Ca l vin Cone Brainard Sophia Fitch .
David Fi tch Marcia Porter .Lockwood .
HAYNES FITCH . Born Norwalk , Conn July , 1 735 ; died El lsworth ,
Oh io , July 14 ,18 15 . Served 10 months as private i n Capt . Jabez Gregory ’s
Company , Connecticut M i l i tia ; discharged December 29 , 1 777 . In consid
eration of his services,and the loss of his property , destroyed by the British
at Norwalk , Conn Congress granted h im a thousand acres of land southeast oi Cl eveland , Oh io .
1 28 Sons of tb e Bmerican “
Revo lution
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IRA FITCH BRAINARD .
Live Stock Dealer and Banker . Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa .Canfield , Oh io , January 8 , 1840.
Calvin Cone Brainard Soph ia Fitch .
David Fitch Marcia Porter .HAYNES FITCH Hannah Lockwood .
HAYNES FITCH . See Edward Heaton Brainard , No . 325 .
HENRY ATWOOD BREED . 14039
Real Estate . Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born same , August I , 1842 .
George Breed Rhoda Edwards.
Jonathan Edwards Lucy Woodbridge .TIM OTHY EDWARDS Rhoda Ogden .
Rev . Jonathan Edwards, D.D. Sarah Pierpont .
Rev . Timothy Edwards Esther Stoddard .
Richard Edwards El izabeth Tuth i ll .TIMOTHY EDWARDS. Born July 25 , 1738 ; died Stockbridge , Mass .
,
October 27 , 1813 . Member of Counci l of Massachusetts, 1772- 1780. Judgeo f Probate and Member o f Coun ty Congress, 1 778- 1787. Private in Capt .
Jonathan Allen ’s Company of M inute-men , Gen . Pomeroy ’s Regiment,wh ich marched April 20, 1 775 , reported returned home May 15 , 1775 ; ser
vice 20 days. Also private in Capt. Lyman ’s Northampton Company ,march ing to East Hoosack on Alarm of August 1 7, 1 777 ; service 7 days.
Also enl isted September 20 , 1777 , i n Capt . Lyman ’s Company , Col . EzraMay ’s Regiment ; discharged October 14 ,
1777 , serving 30 days on anexpedition to Sti l lwater and Saratoga . His principal service was
'
as amember of Committee of Public Safety of Massachusetts, and as furn isherof supplies to the Continental Army . In th is latter service he impoverishedh imsel f , advancing large sums i n behalf of the government , wh ich werenever repaid . W as a Deacon in the Congregational Church , and openedthe first store in Stockbridge , Mass.
WILLIAM FRANK BRODHEAD. 14069
Druggist. Residence , Kittanning , Pa. Born same place May 24 , 1862 .
Edgar Augustus Brodhead Lavinia C . Harkness.
George Brodhead Hannah Daugherty.Colonel Brodhead Ann Gorton Heiner .Casper Heiner Ann Gorton Brodhead .
DAN IEL BRODHEAD El izabeth De Pue .DANIEL BRODHEAD . Born Ulster County , N . Y . , 1736 died M ilford ,
Pa. ,Nov . 15 , 1809. L ieut. Colonel commanding 2nd Battal ion of M i les’ Pa .
Rifle Regiment,March 13 , 1 776 , unti l his transfer to 4th Penn ’a Regi
ment, October 25 , 1776. Colonel of 8th Penn ’a Regiment from September
29, 1777. By Act of Congress Oct. 27 , 1779, it was resolved that the thanks
1 30 Sons of the Emerican Revo lution .
New York in 1 765 . Conspicuous i n opposition to the Stamp Act and otheracts of British Tyranny . Equal ly an opponent of domesti c slavery . VicePresiden t and Acting President o f Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania from 1777 to 1 779. Also credited wi th the authorsh ip of thePreamble of the Abol ition Act of 1780. Fil led several important ofiicesduring the Revol ution , and for the l ast 1 1 years of his l i fe was one of theJudges of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania . Also Commissioner (oneof three ) from Pennsylvania , who ,
on August 3 1 , 1779, met at Baltimore asimi lar Commission from Virginia and Maryland , and agreed upon theboundaries of the States mentioned .
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JOHN K . BRYDEN . 10331
Broker . Residence,Pittsburgh , Pa . Born Frankl in , Pa . ,
March 2,
James Bryden Eleanor Purviance .John Purviance . Annalanah Anderson .
JOHN PURVIANCE El izabeth Thomson .
JOHN PURVIANCE. Born North Ireland , 1 742 ; died Wash ington ,Pa . , Served as private i n Capt . Wm . Findley ’s Company of the 8thBattal ion
, Cumberland County M il i tia, Penna . In service M arch , 1778 .
JOHN M . BUCHANAN . 14464
Lawyer . Residence , Beaver, Pa . Born Fl orence , Wash ington County ,Pa. ,Apri l 25 , 1850.
Thomas Chalmers Buchanan Eliza A . Mayhew.
John El izabeth Jackson .
RICHARD MAYHEW .R ebeccaRICHARD MAYHEW . Born New Jersey ; died Wash ington County , Pa . ,
( about ) 1834. Enlisted as a private i n Capt . Peter Di ckerson ’s Company,Third Battal ion
, First Establ ishment , New Jersey Continental Line , February,
1776, for one year o f the Revolutionary W ar.
Thomas Chalmers Buchanan El iza A . Mayhew.
John Buchanan Margaret Chambers.
JAMES BUCHANAN Margaret Ross.
JAMES BUCHANAN . Born Li ttle Britain Townsh ip , Lancaster County ,Pa . ; died Hanover Townsh ip , Wash ington Coun ty , Pa . ,
1823 . Enl isted asprivate i n Capt . James Morrison ’s Company , Porter ’s Battal ion , Pennsylvania Infantry. serving during the Revolutionary War .
ALBERT HORNE BURCHFIELD. 14454
Merchant . Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born Allegheny , Pa . , Apri l 6,
Albert P . Burchfield Sarah Mcwh inney .
Robert Cochran Burchfield Susan Rebecca Burchfield .
Adam Burchfield Mary Cochran .
Samuel Cochran M ary Sherer .JOSEPH SHERER Mary McClure .
JOSEPH SHERER . See Albert P . Burchfield , No . 381 .
Ro l l of Members. 13 1
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ALBERT P . BURCHFIELD. 14456
Me rchant . Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born Al legheny , Pa. , January
Robert Cochran Rebecca Burchfield .
Adam Burchfie ld Mary Cochran .
SamuelJOSEPH SHERER Mary McClure .
JOSEPH SHERER . Born in or near Londonderry , Ireland , 1 730 ; diedPaxtang Townsh ip , (now Dauph in County ) , Pa . , December 1 , 1 776. Com
mand ed one of the companies of Col . James Burd ’s Battal ion of Associationof Dauph i n County . Member of the Committee of Observation in Lancaster (now Dauph in ) County , Penna . , and was elected a member of the FirstConst itutional Conven tion o f Pennsylv an ia , wh ich met at Ph i ladelph i aJuly 15 , 1 776. Wh i le i n atte ndance there he became il l , returned home ,and died . At the meeting of Patriots of Lancaster County (now Dauph in )Capt . Sherer off ered the resol ution for American Independence of th emother country , Great Bri tai n .
JOHN H . K . BURGW IN. 1405 1
Broker. Residence , Pit tsburgh , Pa. ; born same,June 19 , 1856.
Hil l Burgwin Mary Ph i l l ips.
Geo . Will iam Bush Burgwm Maria Nash .
A BNER NASH .
John Nash .
John Nash , Templeton Manor , Va .Abner Nash
,Tenley
,Wales .
ABNER NASH . Born Prince Edward County , Va . ; died Newbern , N .
C . ,1 786. Member of Provincial Congress of North Carolina in 1 774 , and
appointed member of Committee on Publ ic Safety . Member of ProvincialCongress of N . C .
, i n 1776. Second Governor of North Carol ina , 1779 to178 1 . Member of Continen tal Congress from 1782 until his death i n 1786.
ALFRED HUNTINGTON BURNHAM . 1 1470
Manufacturer . Residence,Ph i l adel ph ia
, Pa . ; born at Norwich , NewLondon Coun ty , Connecticut , September 1 2 ,
1872 .
Henry Harrison Burnham Soph ia Lydia Bennett .El isha Huntington Bennett Lydia Kent Burnham .
El isha Pendleton .
JOSHUA PENDLETON .
JOSHUA PENDLETON . Born at W'esterly ,
R . I . , May 6 , 1 744 ; died at
S ton ington , Con. , Apri l 9 , 1824 . Served as Ensign , First Li eutenant andCaptain in Col . Joseph Noys ’ Regiment , on duty July 24 , 1 778 , until August , 1 778 , also Lieutenant in Angel l ’s 2nd R . I . Battal ion , M ay 29 , 1 777 .
Pensioned . Family tradition shows that Joshua Pendleton had sometimescommand of one Company and sometimes more , and guarded the coast ofWesterly , R . I . , at Watch Hill and other places along the coast .
1 32 Sons of the Emerican Revo lution
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GEORGE BURTON . 1 0344
Merchandise Broker. Residence , Erie , Pa . ; born Canaj oharie , N . Y. ,
September 24, 1829.
Daniel Burton Susan Maria Brown .
Nathan Burton Molly Smith .
JUDAH BURTON Hulda Stanton .JUDAH BURTON . Born June 9, 1 739 ; died M arch 1 , 1813 . Appointed
Ensign i n Capt . Moses Harris ’ Company of Foot in 2nd Battal ion , Col.Leonard Van Kleck ’s Regiment of M i l itia , Dutchess County , N . Y . , May
24, 1773 . Commiss ioned 1st Lieutenan t , 2nd Company o f M i nute Men,
Dutchess County , N . Y . ,November 3, 1 775 . Served with distinction
throughout the War . Having also been appoin ted by the Government “ anAgent to sol icit Funds for conducting the War . ” Served also as Commissary General , and at the close of War was given a grant of land one milesquare , for serv ices rendered , on wh ich he founded the town of Burtonvil le .Served as an Associate Exempt i n the Platt Regiment
,
” of DutchessCounty, during the months of October and November , 1779.
JOHN HERRON BURTON . 10350
Superintendent . Residence , Erie , Pa . ; born , Erie , Pa . , September 27,1 850.
John H . Burton Mary Ann Herron .
Daniel Burton Susan Maria Brown .
Nathan Burton Mol ly Smith .
JUDAH BURTON Hulda Stanton .
JUDAH BURTON— See George Burton , No . 144 ante .Q
JOHN W . BYERS . 14437
Superintendent of Farms, H . C . Frick Coke Co. Residence , Fairchance
,Pa . born Pulaski Townsh ip . Lawrence County , Pa . June 23 , 1856 .
Ebenezer Wiley Byers Hannah McClain.
Joseph McClain Sarah Bebout .
JOHN BEBOUT Mary Agnew.
John Bebout , Sr Mary Thurman .
JOHN BEBOUT . Born New Jersey , January 20 , 1 752 died Pennsylv ania , March 9, 1835 . Enl isted as private M inute Man
, Somerset County ,New Jersey M i l itia , 1775 and 1776, Capt. Platt Bayles’ Company
, Col. Stephen Hunt ’s Battal ion , Brig . Gen . Nathaniel Heard ’s Brigade
,N . J . State
Troops. W as at the battl e of Long Isl and , August 27, 1776 and , as privatein Capt . Gavin McCoy
’s Company, Ist Battal ion , Somerset County M i l itia ,
was at the battle of Monmouth June 28, 1778 . Also served in Capt. JohnParker ’s Company , and in Capt . Corey ’s Company I st Battal ion , SomersetCounty M i l itia .
1 34 Sons o f tb e Emerican Revo lution .
County , with his hal f-brother Patrick Henry . Also member of Rev olutionary Conventions of 1774-
76. Captain of l oth Virginia Regiment fromDecember 3 , 1 776, to January 3 , 1 778 , and he , together with Robt. Nelsonand Judge Peter Lyons, was captured by Tarleton . C01. Syme was a d istinguished patriot and pol i tician o f V irgin ia , possessing great wealth andinfluence , and made great sacrifices i n aid of the Revolution , from 1776
to
CAPT . JOHN SYME, son of C01. Syme , was also an oflicer in the V irginiaContinental Line during the Revolution .
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JAMES SHAW CAMPBELL . 13768 .
Lawyer. Residence , Sewickley , Pa born Monongahela City, Pa. ,
December 8 , 1871 .
Wi l l iam 0. Campbel l . . Mary Louisa Shaw.
James Shaw Nancy MurrayWilson .
James Wilson Mary McLure
ABDIEL MCLURE Cummins.
ABDIEL MCLURE. Born Cumberlan d County , Pa . , June diedWheel ing , W . Va . June 14 , 1828 . First Lieutenant in the Flying Camp ,Pennsylvania Troops, Revolutionary War , during the years 1776, 1777
and 1778.
PATRICK COCHRANE CAMPBELL . 14038
Real Estate . Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born Louisville , Ky. ,July
4 , 1871 .
Wm. Pendel ton Campbel l Nannie Cochrane .Dr. Patrick Henry Cochrane Mary Jeanet Meaux .
Dr . Wil l iam Cochrane M ildred Meriweather Syme .CAPTAIN JOHN SYME Sal l ie Overton .
COLONEL JoHN SYME, JR M i ldred Meriweather .Colonel John Syme Sarah Winston .
Isaac Winston Mary Dabney .
CAPTA IN JoHN SYME, JR . See Argy le Campbell , No, 387.
WILSON ALEXANDER CAMPBELL . 13770
Bank Clerk . Residence , Sewick ley , Pa . Born Monongahela City , Pa. ,
October 15 , 1877 .
Wil l iam Ol iver Campbel l Mary Louisa Shaw.
James Shaw Nancy Murray Wilson .
James Wilson . . M ary McLure .
ABD IEL MCLURE . Cummins.
A BDIEL MCLURE. See James Shaw Campbel l , No . 268.
Ro l l of members 135
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CLAIR LEE CARSON . 15264
Merchant . Residence , New Castle , Pa . Born North Beaver Township , Lawrence County , Pa . ,
January 7 , 1877.
Leander Carson Lucinda Reynolds.
John Carson Mary McMillen.
WILLIAM CARSON .
WILLIAM CARSON— Born Northumberland County , Pa . ,1748 ; died ,
Beaver (now Lawrence ) County , Pa . Enl isted July , 1 776, as private inCaptain Casper W e itze l
’
s Company , Pennsyl van ia Rifle Regiment , Colone lSamue l M iles. Served two years , and participated in battles of Long Isl and and Germantown . Pensioned .
EDWARD G . CAUGHEY .
Clerk . Residence , Bellevue , Pa . Born Al legheny , August 1 , 1865 .
John A . .Mary L . Cooke .Charles Chauncey Cooke Mary El ford Lott Sal ter.Chauncey Cooke Eun ice Dutton .
AM BROSE COOKE Esther Peck .
ISAAC COOKE Sarah CurtisAMBROSE COOKE. Born Wal l ing ford , Conn . , March 17 , 1 744 ; died
Wal l ingford , Conn Served in War of the Revolution, as private in
Capt . ISAAC COOK ’
S Company from Wall ingford , for the rel ief of Boston onthe Lexington Alarm , April , 1 775 .
ISAAC COOKE . Born Wal l ingford , Conn . , January 27 , 1 7 10 ; died March16 , 1790 . Captain of Company from Wall ingford , wh ich responded to
Lexington Alarm,Apri l , 1 775 .
JAMES CROSSAN CHAPLIN . 14035
Banker. Residence , Sewickley , Pa . Born Pittsburgh , Pa . , September7 , 1863 .
Lt . Com. James Crossan Chapl in , U . S . N Martha Harris .
Lt . Will iam Craig Chapl in , U . S . N Sarah Jane Crossan .
John Huntington Chapl in , U . S . N Harrie t Craig .
MAJOR ISAAC CRAIG . Amel ia Nevil l e.
G EN. JOHN NEVILLE Winifred O ldham .
MAJOR ISAAC CRAIG . Born Ballyk eel Artfinny, near Bel fast , Ireland ,1 74 1 ; died Pittsburgh , Pa . , May 14 , 1826 . November
, 1775 ,appointed
Lieutenant of Marines i n American Navy ; served 10 months on the“ Andrew Doria , ” commanded by Nicholas Biddl e . Commissioned Captainin 1 776, and ordered to join the Army . W as presen t at Crossing of theDelaware , battles of Trenton and Princeton . Transfe rred to the Arti l l eryMarch 3 ,
1 777 , under C01. Thos. Proctor , i n wh ich regiment he continuedduri ng the war , and was wounded at the battl e of Brandywi ne , 1 777. W as
136 S ons of the Emerican Revo lution .
at the battle of Germantown , and at Val l ey Forge i n 1778. Commandedthe Fort at Bi ll ington on the Delaware in 1779. W as wi th Sul l ivan in theexpedition against the Six Nations i n 1779. In 1 783 , after peace wasratified , ordered to Ft. Pitt wi th arti llery and mili tary stores . M arch 12 ,1782 , was promoted to be Maj or . Af terwards engaged in business i n Pittsburgh , and was married there .
GEN. JOHN NEVILLE. Born Virginia, July 24, 173 1 died Pittsburgh ,Pa. ,July 29, 1803 . August 7 , 1 775 , ordered by Provincial Convention of
Virgin ia with his Company to take possession of Ft . Pi tt . November 1 2,
1776, Lieutenant 12 th Va . Line . December 1 1,1 777 , Col. of 8th Va . Line .
September 14, 1 778 , transferred to 4th Va . Line , and served therein unti lcl ose of the War . September , 1 783 , was Brevet Brig . General . Member ofBoard of Property of Pennsylvan ia , member Supreme Execut ive Counci l o fPennsylvania , and member of Pennsylvania Convention wh ich ratified Federal Consti tution and was U . S . Col lector of Revenue for Western Penn ’aduring the Wh iskey Insurrection . Built at his own expense the firstEpiscopal Church west of the AlleghenyMountains, atWoodvi l le , Al leghenyCounty, Pa .
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JOHN M . CHAPLIN .
Banker. Residence , Nevi lle Island , Allegheny County , Pa . BornMemph is, Tenn . , January 5 , 1849.
Lieutenant Wm . Craig Chapl in , U . S. N J . Crossan .
John Huntington Craig .
MAJ. ISAAC CRA IG .Amel ia Neville .GEN. JOHN NEVILLE Winifred O ldham .
Richard Nevil l e . Ann Burroughs (Cousin of Lord Fairfax . )
MAJ . ISAAC CRAIG . Captain of Marines, 1776 Captain 4th ContinentalArti l lery , M arch 3 , 1 777 Maj or , October 7 , 1781 served to June 17 , 1783 .
W as at battles of Trenton , Pri nceton , Monmouth , Brandywi ne , and tookan active part i n Gen . Sul l ivan ’s expedition against the Indians. W as
ordered to Fort Pitt i n 1 780.
GEN. JOHN NEVILLE, Born V irginia , July 24, 1731 ; died Pittsbugh ,
Pa. ,July 29, 1803 . November 1 2 , 1 776, Lieut. Col. 1 2 th Va . Regt. Decem
ber 1 1 , 1777 , Col. 8th Va . September 14 , 1 778 , transferred to 4th Va . ,and
served to close of war. Brevet Brig . Gen . , September 30, 1 783 . Electeddel egate to Provincial Conven tion of Va . , wh ich appointed Geo . Wash ington
,Peyton Randolph and others to I st Continen tal Congress. Inspector
of revenu e, 4th survey Penn ’a , 1791 , during Wh iskey Insurrection . Built
at his own expense first Episcopal Church west of the Al legheny Mountains.
138 Sons of tb e Bmerican Revo lution
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JAMES MURDOCH CLARK . 14043
Lawyer. Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa. ; born Wash ington , Pa December15, 1863 .
Will iam Cl ark M argaret Donaldson Mcvey .
James Cl ark Jane Henderson .David C lark Hannah Baird .JAMES CLARK Nancy Reed .
JOHN REED .
JAMES CLARK . Captain 5th Company , 6ih Battal ion Penn'a , i n serviceAugust 26, 1780 . Also Captain sth Company , 4th Battal ion , i n service July10 , 1777 , to December 7 , 1 777 .
JOHN REED . Captain of John Reed ’s Company during the JerseyCampaign o f 1 776-
77 .
RICHARD C . CLARKE. 1 2587
Oil Producer. Residence , New Castle , Pa . Born Petrol ia, ButlerCounty, Pa. , October 6, 1877 .
Charles S. Clarke . Clarke .Wm . S . Kennedy . Kennedy .
Abram Kennedy . . Thomas Kennedy .
Seth Thomas.
JOHN THOM AS .
JOHN THOMAS. Born Marshfield , Mass. ,1 725 ; died Chambly , Canada ,
June 2,1776. Joined Sons of Liberty , raised a regiment of volunteers, and
on February 9 , 1 775 , was appointed Brigadier General by the Prov i ncialCongress, and by resolution o f Congress was given precedence over all
brigadiers i n the Army . During the Siege of Boston he commanded abrigade on the Roxborough side
,nearest the British Lines. March 4 , 1776,
threw up works on Dorchester Heigh ts, and forced the British to evacuateBoston on M arch 17 , 1776. M arch 6 , 1 776, was appointed Maj or General .On death of Gen . James Montgomery was appointed to command inCanada.
Abram Kennedy . Lydia Thomas Kennedy .
JOHN KENNEDY .
JOHN KENNEDY . Adj utant and Lieutenant. (See Bancroft’s Historyof United States. )
CHARLES WAYNE COLLINS . 1 1620
Dentist . Residence , Malone , N . Y . Born Col l insvi lle , N . Y January
Wayne L . Col l ins M ira Capron .
Anthony Wayne Col l ins Sophronia Wedge .JONATHAN COLLINS .Sarah Couch ,
JONATHAN COLLINS. Born Wall ingford , Conn . , May 3 , 1 755 diedWest Irwin , N . Y . , Apri l 6, 1845 . Private in Capt . Couch ’s Company, Col .Wadsworth commanding , Connecticut Troops ; enl isted at Wal lingford ,Conn . By promotion became Sergeant , and later served under Col. Hooker.Assigned to various special duties; 18 months service . Pensioned .
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WILLIAM MILLER COOPER . 6588
Dentist . Residence , Port Perry , Pa . Born Uniontown , Pa . , December
Daniel F. Cooper Phoebe M il ler.Will iam L . M i l ler Jane Torrence .NOAH M ILLER Sarah Ludlum .
NOAH M ILLER . Born New Jersey , August 6, 1756 ; died Rising Sun ,
Indiana, Septembe r 1 2 , 1838 . Private soldier i n Col . Matthew Ogden ’s
(New Jersey ) Regiment under Capt . Isaac Morrison , from May,1 778 , to
November,1779. Enl isted Essex County , N . J . Participated in battle of
Monmouth . Pensioned .
D. PORTER CORWIN . 12578
Retired . Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born Fal lston , Wyoming County ,Pa. ,July 18, 1838 .
David Corwin Hester Totten .
Abner Corwin Sarah Overton .
JOSHUA CORWIN Anna Paine .JOSHUA CORWIN . Born Aquebogue , Long Isl and , N . Y . , March 5 ,
1 735 ; died Mt . Hope . N . Y . , July 6, 18 12 . Served as private,April
, 1 758 ,
in the Company of Captain Thomas Terry ; also as private in Capt . Pau lReeve ’s Company , Col. Josiah Smith ’s Regiment , Sou thold , L . I . ,
August
ALBERT E . CROUCH . 15269
Nurseryman . Residence , Rochester , Pa. ; born McKean , Erie County ,
Pa November 4 , 184 1 .
Ludim Crouch Ph il ina Stancl ift .LEMUEL STANCLIFT Meh i tabel Goff .
LEMUEL STANCLIFT . Born Sangersfield , Conn . ,Apri l 9, 1764 ; died
McKean , Erie County , Pa . , Apri l 3 , 1848 . Enl isted February 26, 1 78 1 , forthe war, as private i n 2d Company , 3d Connecticut Regiment , Commandedby C01. Sam ’ l B . Webb , and served until his discharge , December 3 1 , 1 783 .
FRANK S . DAG GETTE . 1 5267
Salesman . Residence,Ingram
,Allegheny County , Pa. ; born , El iza
beth , Pa . , November 15 , 1866.
John Morton Dagge tte Mary McCollyKelly .
George Dagget t Rachel Morton .
JOHN DAGGETT Sarah Hawkins.
JOHN DAGGETT . Born Lebanon, (now New London ) , Conn Septem
ber 1 1,1 753 ; died Girard , Erie County , Pa . , February 1 2 , 1837 . Enlisted
146 S ons of the Emerican Revo lution.
April , 1775 ,with Capt . James Clark ,who immediately marched to Cambridge,Mass . ,
Where he j oined Col. Starr ’s Connect icut Regiment. D ischargedJanuary
, 1776, on the close of the campaign . May,1 776, again entered the
service wi th Capt. James Clark , marched to Norwich , Conn . , embarked onthe brig “ Nancy
,
” Capt . Pierce , forNew York Ci ty, where they were stationed on Broadway , i n the command of Col. Sage of Connecticut , for a f ewdays ; were then ordered to Governor ’s Island , where they remained unti lafter the battl e o f Long Island , August 27, 1776. John Daggett was i n theengagement of Harlem Plains, September 16, 1776, and was then moved toWh i te Plains, and part icipated in the battl e , October 28 , 1776. W as d is
ch arged January , 1777 . June , 1 777 , en l isted for six months under Capt.John Skinner, under C01. Latimer , of Connecticut they proceeded to Sti llwater , Saratoga County , and were in the battle of Bemis Heights, Septemember 19, and October 7 , 1 777 , preceding surrender of Gen . Burgoyne , October
,1 777 . Daggett later removed to Vermont
,and served as Sergeant
under Capt . Sexton and C01. Walbridge , June , 1782 , at Sk eeneb oro,Lake
Champlain , and discharged soon after the evacuation of Crown Point by theBritish , December , 1 782 . Pensioned .
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SAMUEL WORCESTER DANA . 1 2594
Lawyer . New Castle , Pa . ; born Amherst, M ass. , March 14, 1828.
Joseph Dana Cl ara Beriton .
AMARIAH DANA Ruth Will iams.
AMARIAH DANA . Born Pomfret, Conn . , May 20,1 738 died Amherst,
Mass. , October 30, 1830. Responded to the Lexington Alarm as privateunder Capt . James Hendricks, rol l dated January 13 , 1776 and again , underLieut. Dickinson ’s command , alarm at New Providence , August 18 , 1777 ,
responded as private , serving four days. Tradition is, that he was at the
taking of Ft . Ticonderoga under Ethan Al len , May 10, 1775 .
LLOYD JEWETT DAVIS. 14451
Salesman . Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa. ; born Burl ington , Vt May 5 ,
1876.
Lester M . Davis Adelaide L . Jewett .
M ial Davis, J r Harriet M . Sherburne .M ial Davis, Sr Lucy Hutch ins.
Thaddeus Davis Bridget Wright .
BARNABAS DAVIS Ol ive Farwel l , (second wi fe ) .BARNABAS DAVIS. Born Li ttleton , Mass September 14, 1733 ; died
in the Continen ta l Army , August 3 , 1775 . Enl isted May I , 1 775 , in
Capt. Joseph Butler ’s Company , Col. John Nixon ’s Regiment, 5th Massachusetts Volunteers. Time of service , three months and eight days.
142 Sons of tb e Zlmerican Revo lution
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GEORGE WASH INGTON DEAN . 6270
Insurance . Residence , Allegheny , Pa . Born Pittsburgh , Pa . , June 8 ,
Capt . Wil l iam Dean Amel ia Butler .John Dean El izabeth Dock .
PHIL IP DOCK Elizabeth Kill ian .
PH ILIP DOCK . Born East Earl Tp . ,Lancaster County , Pa August 2 ,
1 757 ; died Newvi l le , Cumberland County , Pa . ,July 15 , 1830. Enl isted
June , 1776, Capt . Peter Deckert, sth Regiment , Col . Robt . M egraw; after
wards appointed 1st Sergeant of same Company . At Fort Wash ington ,York Isl and , at time of surrender , and taken prisoner November 16, 1776;paroled , 1777. Pensioned .
FRANKLIN AUGUSTUS DEAN .
* I39O3
Gen ’ t Frt . Agt . Born Pittsburgh, Pa . , March 8 , 1850. Died Al legheny,
Pa November 29 , 1902 .
Samuel Dean Soph ia M inerva Stevens.
John Dean El izabeth Dock .
PH ILIP DOCK El izabeth Kil l ian .
PH ILIP DOCK . For birth and death see above . In M ay or June , 1776,h e enl isted for one year in Captain Peter Deckert ’s Company , 5th RegimentPennsylvania Troops
, Colonel Robert Magrew,from Reading , Pa. , and
soon afterwards was appoin ted Sergean t o f said Company , engagingfor three months in recruiting service
,after wh ich he was sent to Ft.
Wash ington on York Island , where he was at the time of its surrender tothe enemy , November 16, 1776; was made prisoner and kept in close confinement for four months when he was paroled in the Spring of 1777 .
Before being exchanged, two years and five months had elapsed . Pensioned .
See GEORGE W . DEAN , No . 70 post.
WILLIAM PIPER DEARMIT. 13586
Coal Operator . Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa. ; born Hol l idaysburg , Pa . ,
August 24, 1850 .
Alexander DeArmit Jul ie Ann Piper .John Piper Jul ie Ann Fletcher.Will iam Piper Sarah Thompson .
JAMES PIPER Lucinda Long.JAMES PIPER . March 13 , 1776, commissioned L ieut . Colonel I st Rifles
Penn ’a Line, Continental Troops. At battl e o f Long Island , August 27,
1 776, was wounded , captured , and died i n captivity .
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OMAR SCOTT DECKER . 10369
Iron Manufacturer . Pittsburgh , Pa . ; born same place , November 22 ,1856 .
Sol omon Decker Frances Hul l .John Hul l Sarah Carnahan .
JOHN HULL Jane Hastings .
JOHN HULL . Bor n Virginia ; died Pittsburgh , Pa . , 1805 . Enl istedJanuary 1 , 1777 , (or Apri l to serve during the War , i n Capt . JohnLemen ’s Company of 13th Virginia Regiment , commanded by CO1. Wil l iamRussel l ; rol l o f th is company dated September 6 , 1 777 , shows h im as Cor
poral . W as at Val ley Forge during the win ter of 1777-78 , as shown by rol lsof above compan y , dated November 10 and December 4 , 1777 , January 1 ;
February 1 , March 5 , Apri l 4 and May 4 , 1 778 . Also Sergean t i n Companyo f COL. JOHN GIBSON , 13th V irginia Regiment, commanded by Col. JohnGibson , as shown by rol ls dated Apri l 5 , 1779 ,
at Fort Pitt , and the other ,June 8 ,
1 779 ,at Pittsburgh . Name is also borne as Sergean t on rol ls of Col .
John Gibson ’s Company of 9th Va . Regimen t , commanded by Col. JohnGibson , d ated October 6 , 1 779 , at Fort Pitt , and February 13 , 1780 , at sameplace . Name also appears as Sergeant on rol ls of Capt .Benj .Briggs
’Company
of 7th Virginia Regiment , Col. John Gibson commander , dated November18 , 1781 , at Fort Pitt , to cover the year o f 1780 and January to October ,
Name also appears on subsequent rol ls at Fort Pi tt,where he
serv ed un ti l the close of the War . Discharg ed July 26, 1783 . Received
Land Warrant No . 1095 for 400 acres, wh ich he assigned to Thos. Rardin ,who patented it in the Virginia M i l itary District of Oh io ,” September 25 ,1 797 . He is buried in Trini ty Church yard .
DAVID NICHOLS DENNIS . 10326
Physician . Residence , Erie , Pa . ; born December 25 , 1858 , at Crafton ,hiass.
Ed ward Parker Dennis Jessie Nichols Moore .Rev . Rodney G . Dennis D»Iary;Park er .
ARTHUR DENN IS . .Mary Goodhue .Rev . John Dennis Martha W ilcom .
John Dennis Lydia Wh i te .Thomas Denni Grace Searle .
ARTHUR DENN IS . Born Ipswi ch , Mass. , December 25 , 1745 ; died inPhelps, N . H. , Apri l 24 , 1825 . Served as Sergeant i n Capt . Asa Lawrence ’sCompany at Lexington Alarm
,1775 .
Josiah Louisa Nichols.
David Nichols. Harris .
JOHN NICHOLS , ( 2 ) J emima Moore .John Nichols , ( I ) Hannah Tucker .
JOHN NICHOLS , also spel l ed Nickol ls . Born Oxford , 1 734 ; died Cxford , May 3 1 , 18 12 . Served as Captain , Regiment of Oxford , Mass . ,
men ;j oin ing the Army in 1777 , nearNew York . As Captain in Regimen t of Col.Jona Holmans , wi th his Company he reinforced the Continentals underGen . Gates , September 27 , 1777 . He also served asLieutenant in the Frenchand Indian W'ars.
144 Sons of tb e Emerican Revo lution
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RICHARD M ILES DEWHURST. 15701
Student. Residence, Al legheny , Pa . ; born same place , December 30,
James B . Dewhurst Amanda M iles.
Edwin M i les Susan E. Jones.
Nathaniel M iles Sarah Ph il l ips.
JOSIAH PH ILIPS Sarah Thomas.
Joseph Ph i l ips MaryJOSIAH PH ILIPS . Born Wales, 175 1 d ied Chester County , Pa . , March
I,18 17 . With his three brothers he served in 7th Battal ion of Chester
County , Penn ’a M il itia , they being the ofi cers of the 2d Company thereof,May 5 , 1777 ; Josiah Phi l ips being the Second Lieutenant.
W ILLIAM AMZI DICK . 13904
Electric Engineer . Residence , Wilkinsburg , Pa born Geneva, Oh io ,September 19, 1866.
Matthew Gray Dick Irene Joanna Barber.Rev . Amzi Dool ittle Barber Nancy Irene Bailey .
El iphalet Bailey Nancy Bradish .
DR . JAMES BRADISH Irene Townsend .
DR . JAMES BRADISH . Born , Hardwich, Mass. , October 2 1 , 1 752
died Floyd, Oneida County , N . Y. , September 18 , 1818 . W as Assistant
Surgeon in the 9th Conti nental Regiment of Massachusetts, Col. DavidBrewer .
DEACON JOHN BRADISH , father o f Dr . James Bradish , also assisted inestabl ish ing American Independence , being chosen on a Committee of Correspondence on Publ ic Safety , at a meeting held the 22nd day o f August
,
1774, and was re-elected,1775
-6-7 .
HENRY C . DIXON . 15715
Principal of Academy. Residence , Mt . P leasant, Pa. ; born near Tolesborough
,Lewis County , Ky. , September 18 , 1864.
Levi Dixon Mary Ann Towler .James Dixon Martha Dixon
,his cousin .
THOMAS DIXON Martha Arthur Gourd .
THOMAS DIXON . Born Bedford County , Va. ,1762 (or died Boyd
County, Ky. , Apri l 18 , 1846. A soldier of the Revolution,from his native
State of Virg i n ia , and was paid as such , December 20, 1784, the sum of 14pounds and 17 sh i l lings, under provisions of Act of Virgin ia Legislatureof 1781 .
146 Sons of the Emerican Revo lution
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PERCIVAL JAMES EATON . 14026
Physician . Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born Malden , Mass. , February13 , 1862 .
James Fl in t Eaton Helen Mar Webster .Charles Fl in t Eaton Mary Daggett.
Charles Henry Eaton El izabeth Fl int .
CHARLESEATON Rebecca Poole .CHARLES EATON . Born Reading , Mass. ,
August 6, 1 759 ; died sameplace , May 13 , 1829. Fifer in Capt. John Bachel ler ’s Company of M inutemen , Col . Ebenezer Bridge ’s Regiment , marched on alarm of April 19, 1775 ;service five days . Later , enl isted Apri l 24, 1775 , same company and regiment service three months and fourteen days .
JONATHAN WEBSTER . (Great-great-grandfather on maternal side ) .Of Massachusetts born December 13 , 1715 died July 4 , 1796. Served as asoldier in the Revolutionary War , as shown byM assachusetts arch ives.
JOHN HARVEY EDWARDS . 13592
Pharmacist . Residence , New Castle , Pa . Born Terre Haute , Ind . ,
January 15 , 1880.
Juo . Wesl ey Edwards M ary Stevenson .
Silas Stevenson Sarah Cracraft .JAMES STEVENSON Katharine Stevenson .
JAMES STEVENSON . Born Ireland , January 8 , 1755 ; died Poland , 0.
1834 . Enl isted July 1 , 1776, i n Capt . Henry Baker ’s Company , Col . EvansR egiment , Chester County , Pa . , M i l it ia , serving two months. Enl isted inthe fal l o f 1 776 as Sergeant in Capt . Scott ’s Company , Col. Evan ’s Regiment ,serving ten months . Taken prisoner November 17 , 1 776, at Darby, Paand held nine months at Ph iladelph ia and New York .
OGDEN M . EDWARDS. 14034
Insurance . Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born same place , November
Richard Edwards Catherine Pond May.
Jonathan Edwards Lucy Woodbridge .TIMOTHY EDWARDS Rhoda Ogden .
Rev . Jonathan Edwards Sarah Pierpont .
Rev . Timothy Edwards Esther Stoddard .
Richard Edwards El izabeth Tuth il l .TIMOTHY EDWARDS. Born July 25 , 1738 ; died Stockbridge , Mass. ,
October 27 , 18 13 . Member of Counci l of Massachusetts, 1772 to 1780.
Judge of Probate and Member o f County Congress, 1778 to 1 787. Private inCapt . Jonathan Al len ‘s Company of M inute-men , Gen . Pomeroy’
s Regiment
Ro l l of members. 147
wh ich marched April 20,1775 , reported returned home May 15 , 1775 ; ser
vice 20 days . Also private in Captain Lyman ’s Northampton Company ,marching to East Hoosack on alarm of August 17 , 1777 ; service of 7days. Also enl isted September 20
,1777 , in Captain Lyman ’s Company ,
Colonel Ezra May’
s Regiment discharged October 14 , 1777 , serving 30 dayson an expedition to Sti l lwater and Saratoga . His principal service was as amember of the Committee of Publ ic Safety of Massachusetts , and as afurnisher of suppl ies to the Continental Army . In th is latter service heimpoverished h imsel f , advancing large sums i n behal f of the Government ,which were never repaid .
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JAMES MONTGOMERY ELDER .
Residence, Clarion , Pa . Born C larion County , Pa . , 1869 .
Rev . James Sherer Elder Nancy Barnett .David Elder Jul iana Sherer .SAMUEL SHERER El izabeth Barrett .JOSEPH SHERER Mary M cclure .
JOSEPH SHERER . Born Londonderry , Ireland , 1 73 1 ; died November2 1 , 1776. Non- commissioned oflicer during French and Indian War , i nactive service as scout and ranger on frontier. An active patriot precedingthe Revolution , and influential at meetings held at Hanover and Hummelstown , Pa . , June , 1 774 . December , 1774 , elected for Paxtang Townsh ip onCommittee of Observation to promote loyal ty to Congress. In 1776 command ed a Company 4th Bat tal ion Penn ’a Associators, James Burd , Colonel .Member Committee of Safety , Lancaster County , Pa . ,
and secret agentSupreme Council o f Pennsylvania , and d uring its session was taken sick andreturned home .
SAM UEL SHERER . Born 1755 , died 182 1 . Enl isted , Ph il adelph ia ,1776, 2nd Company , 4th Battal ion , Captain Col l ins ( probably the Companyhis father had commanded ) . Promoted to Ensign . Engaged in battles ofLong Island , Whi te Plains, Brandywine , Trenton and Princeton , and waswi th General Wash i ngton at Valley Forge during wi nter of 1 777-78 .
JOHN WILSON ELDER . 6994
Physician . Residence , Albuquerque , N . M . Born Limestone Town sh ip ,Clarion County , Pa July 23 , 1864 .
Rev . James Sherer Elder Nancy Barrett .Dav id Elder Jul iana Sherer .SAM UEL SHERER El izabeth Barnett .J OSEPH SHERER.
JOSEPH SHERER . Born Londond ery,Ireland
, 1 73 1 ; died November2 1 , 1776. Se rv ed as non -commissioned oflicer during French and IndianWar, i n act ive service as scout and ranger on fron tier . W as an active
148 Sons of tb e Emeriean Revo lution .
patriot preceding the Revolution , and was influential at meetings held inHanover and Hummelstown , Pa. , in
' June,1 774 . December , 1774 , was
elected for Paxtang Twp . on Committee of Observation , to promote loyal tyto Congress. In 1 776, commanded a Company of 4th Battallion of Penn ’aAssociators, James Burd , Colone l . Member of Committee of Safety , Lancaster County, Pa. , and secret agent of Supreme Counci l of Penn ’a . Mem
ber of First Constitutional Convention of Penn’a , and during its sessionwas taken si ck and returned home .
SAMUEL SHERER . Born 1755 ; died 1821 . Enl isted in Ph i ladelph ia ,1 776, 2d Company, Capt . Col lins (probably the Company his father hadcommanded ) 4th Battal ion . Promoted to Ensign . Engaged in battles of
Long Island , Wh ite Plains, Brandywine , Trenton and Princeton , and waswith Gen . Wash ington at Val l ey Forge during the winter of 1777-78.
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THOMAS L . ELDER . 6576
Stenographer . Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . ; born Dayton , Pa. , November 22 , 1874.
McLeod M . Elder Hannah K . Elder .Rev . Thos. M . Elder Tirzah Mason .
ThomasEl der Mary McConnell,ROBERT ELDER M ary Wh i teside .David El der Hannah Anderson .Robert Elder Eleanor
ROBERT ELDER . Born Lancaster County , Pa. , 1751 died W estmoreland County, Pa. , October , 1837 . Served five years in Revolutionary Army ,first as private in Capt . Wm . Bel l ’s Company, 4th Battal ion , LancasterCounty , Pa Associators, Col . James Burd , and in service i n the Jerseys
,
1 776.
CAPT. ROBERT ORR . Great-great-grandfather of Thomas L . Elder ,raised a company of R iflemen i n Westmoreland County , Pa . ,
1781 , and ac
companied Col. Arch ibald Lochry down the Oh io River to j oin Gen . GeorgeRogers Cl arke . The party was surrounded by Indians
, Capt . Orr ’s armbroken
,and he taken prisoner
,remaining captive unti l end of war.
HENRY R . EWING . 1358 1
Lawyer . Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa. ; born same place , August 1 2 , 1860.
Thomas Ewing Julia R . Hufnagel .Samuel Ewing Jane Ly le .AARON LYLE Eleanor Moore .Robert Lyle Mary Gill eland .John Lyle .
AARON LYLE. Born Northampton County, Pa . , March 30 , 1756 diedWash ington County , Pa . , September 24 , 1825 . Enlisted as private in Capt .
Timothy Jayne ’s Company of Northampton County , Penn ’a M il itia , duringthe Revolutionary War. (Name also spelled Li l e in the records) .
1 59 S ons of tb e Emerican Revo lution .
member of Colonial Assembly ; member of Provincial Convention ; Capt .of Easton Company; Col. of First Battal ion ; 1776, Lt . Col. of NorthamptonCounty Battal ion at the battl e of Long Isl and August 27 ; 1780 Lieutenantof the County ; 1 787 , Judge of Court of Common Pleas; 1789, member of FirstConstitutional Conven tion . First Ch ie f Magistrate of Easton .
JACOB KACHLEIN. 1st Corporal of Arndt ’s Co. Penna . Associators.
Edward H . Eyerman Al ice S . Heller .Christian Hel ler Henrietta Detwiler.Jacob Heller Susanna Butz .JACOB HELLER .
JACOB HELLER . Captain Northampton Co . Penna . M il i tia .Capt . John Eyerman Anna M . Black .
Henry Eyerman Elizabeth Herster.
JOHN HERSTER .
ANDREW HERSTER .
JOHN HERSTER . Ensign Northampton Co . Penna . M il it ia .ANDREW HERSTER . Sergeant Arndt’s Co. Penna. Associators.
Jacob Hel ler Susanna Butz .
CHRISTIAN BUTZ .
CHR ISTIAN BUTZ . Private Buss’ Co . Penna . M i l it ia .Christian Henrietta Detwiler.Henry El izabeth Appel .Martin Appel Sibil la Bahl .JOHN PH ILIP BAHL .
JOHN PH ILIP BAHL . Lt . Col. Northampton Co. M il itia .
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CHARLES BUFFINGTON FAGER , JR . 13593
Teacher High School . Residence , Harrisburg , Pa . Born same placeSeptember 4, 1869.
Chas. Bufling ton Fager Susan Anna Hummel .John Henry Fager Mary Hayes Buifington.
John Fager Sarah Cleckner.JACOB FAGER Rosanna Lutz .
JACOB FAGER . Born Nassau , Germany , June 1 , 1 738 ; died Harrisburg ,Pa. ,
December 10 ,18 15 . Served in War of the Revolution as Matross i n
Col . Thos. Proctor 's Penna . Regiment of Artil lery , Apri l 26, 1 777 .
John Henry Fager Mary Hayes Buflington.
John Isabel la Fulton .
RICHARD FULTON Mary Wilson .
RICHARD FULTON . Private in Capt . Samuel Cochran ’s Company 4thBattal ion ( Penna . ) Col . Robt . Elder , August 12 , 1 777 .
John Isabella Fulton .
Thos. El izabeth Slaymaker .JOHN SLAYMAKER El izabe th Wh ite .
JOHN SLAYMAKER . Captain i n War of the Revolution, Col. Boyd ’s
Regiment, 7th Battal ion (Penna . ) 1777-78 .
Ro l l of members. 1 5 1
John Fager Sarah Cl eckner.Frederick Cleckner El izabeth Rotherme l.DANIEL ROTHERMEL Barbara Shaff er .
DANIEL ROTHERMEL . Private in Capt. Nicholas Shafier ’s Company,
Ist Battal ion Berks County (Pa . ) M i l i tia at Newton , January 20, 1777 .
Chas . Bufling ton Fager Susan Anna Hummel .Valentine Hummel Mary Jane Neilson .
Frederick Hummel Susanna Hamamak er.
Frederick Hummel Rachel Reichert .
FREDERICK HUMMEL RosinaFREDERICK HUMMEL . Private in Col. James Burd ’s Penna . Battal ion .
Participated i n battles of Tren ton and Princeton , and at close of the Warheld rank of Maj or .
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334 GEORGE WARREN FAVOR . 14059
Manager . Residence , Pi ttsburgh , Pa. Born Ch i cago , 111 March 1 ,
1870.
Otis Skinner Favor Al l ie M i les.
Zebulon Carr Favor Harrie t Hichborn.
Ph il ip Hichborn Betsey Hopkins.
Robert Hichborn Susannah El lenwood .
THOMAS HICHBORN Isannah Fad rie .
THOMAS HICHBORN. Born Boston , Mass .
,1708 ; died same
, 1776.
Elected and served as Member of the Committee of Correspondence,
Inspection and Safety , i n 1776, by the Freeholders and Inhabitants ofBoston .
ROBERT C . FERGUSON . 14438
Bank Tel ler. Residence , Wilkinsburg , Pa . Born Hampton Townsh ip,
Al legheny County , Pa .
,August 15 , 1870.
Robert Ferguson Sarah Sample .Robert A . Sampl e Mary Simpson .
JAMES SAMPLE Christina Taggart.
JAMES SAMPLE. Born Cumberland County , Pa March 9 , 1 756 ; diedAl legheny County , Pa .
, November 13 , 1830 . Served as Captain 6th Company 3rd Battal ion Cumberland County,
Pennsylvania M i li tia,during War
of the Revolution .
152 S ons of tb e Emerican Revo lution
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DR . B . RUSH FIELD. 10336
Physician . Residence, Easton , Pa . Born Easton , Pa. , November 3 ,
Dr. C . C. Field Susannah Freeman .
J acob Freeman Susannah Butz.George Butz Catharine Dreisbach .
M i chael Butz El izabeth Messinger.M ICHAEL MESSINGER El izabeth
M ICHAEL MESSINGER . Born Germany , November I O, 1 719 ; diedForks Townsh ip , Northampton County , Pa. , October 24 , 1 791 . Member ofthe Committee of Observation o f Northampton County, Pa . , formed at
Easton , December 2 1 , 1774.
JOSEPH PAULL FIFE. 13924
Lawyer . Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born Stirl ing , Whiteside County ,I ll . , June 15 , 1875 .
Rev . N . H . G . Fife Mary E. Paull .Joseph Paul l Eliza Lea .JAMES PAULL Elizabeth Rogers.
JAMES PAULL . Born Berkley County , Va. , September 1 7 , 1760 ; diedDunbar Townsh ip , Deer Park Farm , Pa July 9, 1841 . In 1778, when 18
years of age , he assisted in guarding the Continental Stores at old FortBurd
, where Brownsvil le , (Pa. ) now stands. In 1781 commissioned FirstLieutenan t , serving under Capt . Waley and CO1. Crockett i n the proj ectedcampaign against Detroit . Volunteered as a private in Col . Crawford ’scampaign against Sandusky in 1 782 , and was in the engagement of June 5thof that year ; during the fight his squad of five or six men were al l kil ledor made prisoners save Paul l . In 1 783-4, he was engaged in the Indian Wars,and in 1790 served as Maj or and Lieut . Col . under Gen . Harmer against theIndians in the Maumee country . Pensioned .
Rev . Noah Hal leck Gil lette Fife Mary El izabeth Paul l .Andrew Fi fe Sarah Robinson .
WILLIAM FIFE Margaret Boyd .
WILLIAM FIFE. Born County Tyrone , Ireland , 175 1 ; died Al leghenyCounty , Pa . ,
July 25 , 1808. W as, i n 1782 , a Captain in Col. Crawford ’s
Regiment,and , as such , took an active part i n the campaign against the
Indians during that year.
HOWARD SHREVE FISHER . 6271
Electrician . Residence , Swissvale , Pa. ; born Swissvale, Pa. ,July 25 ,
Samuel Jackson Fisher Mary Ann Shreve .Samuel Ware Fisher Jane Jackson .
Samuel Fisher Al ice Cogswel l .JONATHAN FISHER Catherine Avery .
JONATHAN FISHER . Born Massachusetts, November 25 , 1743 ; diedMorr istown , N . J. ,
March 10, 1777. Second Lieutenant sth Company ,
1 54 S ons o f the american Revo lution
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JOHN DOUGLAS FORSTER . 6577
C ivi l Engineer. Residence, Harrisburg , Pa . Born Harrisburg , Pa.,
October 1 2 , 1866 .
Benj amin Law Forster . . Ann Bul l Alricks.
General John Forster, 3rd Margaret Snodgrass Law.
JOHN FORSTER , 2nd . Catharine Dickey .
J OHN FORSTER , 2nd . Born Pennsylvania , 1725 ; died September , 1789.
W as a pri vate in Captain Bel l ’s Company, 4th Battal ion Lancaster CountyAssociators. His energy secured the home suppl ies to the Associators,and his patriotism impel led h im to take an active part in the struggle forliberty.
General John Forster , 3rd Margaret Snod grass Law.
Benj amin Law Rebbeca Lusk .
MATTHEW LAW Margaret Snodgrass.
MATTHEW LAW . W as a private inNew Britain Company 2nd Battal ion ,Colonel Dr . John Beatty, Penn ’a Associators.
Benj amin Law Rebecca Lusk .
DAVID LUSK Rebecca Culbertson .
DAVID LUSK . W as a private in Cumberland County , Pennsy lvaniaM i l itia , Colone l Fred Watts, Captain Walter Denny.
Benj amin Law Forste Ann Bul l Alricks.
J . Hamilton Alricks Carol ine Jacobs Bul l .Rev . Levi Bul l , D.D Ann Jacobs.
THOMAS BULL Ann Hunter.
COL . THOM AS BULL . Born Chester County, Pa . Col. Thomas Bul lvery early in the War associated h imsel f with Gen . Anthony Wayne in efforts to secure means to resist the tyranny of Great Britain . His furnacewas busy making arti l lery for the Continental troops. Commanded i nseveral capacities unti l he reached the rank of Colonel , viz Lieut. Col. 4thBattal ion , 1776 ; Col . 1st Battal ion , 1779 ; Col. 2nd Battalion , 1 780 ; and C01.of zud Battal ion of Light Horse, 1780-81 .
J . Hamilton Al ricks Carol ine Jacobs Bull .James Alricks Martha Hamil ton .
J OHN HAM ILTON Margaret Alexander.Hugh Alexander Martha Edmeston .
CAPT . JOHN HAM ILTON . Born Chester County, Pa . ,June 17 , 1749
died August 28, 1 793 . 1776, Captain 5th Company 4th Battal ion , Penn ’a. ;1776, Sergeant i n Capt. Gibson
’s Company, Armstrong ’s Battal ion . 1777 .
Captain of an independent volunteer Company of Ligh t Horse for the re
l ief o f Trenton . 1778, Captain of the 4th Company , Col. Anthony Beecham ’s
Battal ion .
Ro l l of members. 155
Benj amin Law Forster Ann Bul l Al ri cks.
J . Hamil ton Al ricks Carol ine Jacobs Bul l .James Al ri cks Martha Hamil ton .
Capt . John Hamil ton Margaret Alexander .HON. HUGH ALEXANDER . Martha Edmeston .
HON. HUGH ALEXANDER . Born Cumberland County , Pa January 23 ,1724 died March , 1777 . W as a member of the Provincial Conference at Ph iladelph ia i n 1776 ; signer of the Pennsylvania Declaration of Independence ,dated June 24 , 1776 member of the first Constitutional Convention of Pennsylvania .
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JOHN E. FOX . 6584
Lawyer. Residence , Harrisburg , Pa . Born Hummelstown , Pa. , NOv ember 27 . 186 1 .
Thomas G . Fox Diana Hershey .
George Fox El iza beth Fox .
JOHN FOX Margaret Rupert.
JOHN FOX . B orn Devonsh ire , England , 175 1 ; died Hummelstown ,Pa. ,Apri l 25 , 18 16. Private i n Capt . Thomas Kappenhefier
’s Company o f
M il itia , of Col . Timothy Green ’s Battalion , Lancaster County . Pa. , 011 the
march for the Camp in the Jerseys. Mustered in , Lancaster, August 1 2 ,
1 776.
GEORGE FRANCIS FREED. 14436
Manufacturer. Residence , Allegheny , Pa . Born W estfield , Mass. ,
August 23d , 187 1 .
Francis Henry Freed El i za Strong .
George Strong El iza Phelps.
Jonathan Strong Eunice Clark .
JONATHAN STRONG Rachel Lyman .
JONATHAN STRONG . Born Northampton , Mass . , March 4 , 1737 ;
died same place,December 18
,1803 . Served seven days as private in
Captain Ol iver Lyman ’s Company , Massachusetts M il i tia , march ing to EastHoosac on alarm of August 17 , 1777 . Also served as private in CaptainEbenezer Strong '
s Company , 2nd Hampsh ire County Regiment , Massachusetts M il i tia , payrol l dated September 27 , 1 784. Also served at Northhampton , Mass . , May 6 , June 16 and 1 7 , 1782 , and at Hadley , Mass. ,
June13 , 1 782, by order of El isha Porter , Sheriff .
JAMES HOWARD FREW . 13594
Merchant . Residence , New Castle , Pa . Born Lawrence Co. , Pa . ,
September 1 1 , 1870.
James M il ton Frew .Aleetha Mershimer.
Peter El izabethAdam Mershimer CatharineSEBASTIAN MERSHIMER Anna Catharine
SEBASTIAN MERSHIMER . Born Chester Co . ,Pa. , September 23 , 1755
died Lawrence Co . , Pa. ,June 3 , 1845 . Enl isted at Chester Co Pa . ,
i n 1 776and served to the end of the war
,first in XVayne ’
s 4ih Penn ’a Battal ion ,then in 3rd and sth Penn 'a Line .
1 56 Sons of tb e Elmeriean Revo lution
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CHARLES WOOD FRIEND. 6586
Iron Manufacturer. Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa. ; born Pittsburgh , PaOctober 5 , 187 1 .
James Wood Friend Martha Ann McClellan.
James Downing McClellan El izabeth Litzinb erg .
Joseph Parke McClellan Sarah Whelen .
JOSEPH MCCLELLAN Keziah Parke .James McClellan Caldwel l .RobertMcClellan El izabeth Ewing.
COL. JOSEPH MCCLELLAN . Born Chester County , Pa. , Apri l 28, 1741
diedOctober 13 , 1834 . Appointed Lieutenant , Company ofMusketeers, command ed by Abraham M arshal l , and July 15 , 1 776, appointed Captain inBattal ion commanded by C01. Samuel Atlee . Transferred to 9th RegimentPenn ’a Line , to serve during the war . M arch 22 , 1 781 , transferred to 2d
Regiment Penn ’a L ine , C01. Wal ter Stewart . Continued in service unti lJune 13 , 178 1 , when he resigned from a conviction of fi l ial duty , his parentsbeing of infirm age . Gen . Wayne endorsed h igh testimonial of merit onthe back of Capt. McClellan
’s commission . He was i n battles of Long Is
land,Brandywine and Monmouth .
JOHN HERRON FRIEND . 14447
Manufacturer . Residence , Al legheny , Pa . ; born Pittsburgh , Pa Sep
tember 24, 1855 .
Will iam C . Friend Margaretta D. Herron .
John Herron Clara Anderson .
WILLIAM ANDERSON Mary Ann Cann .WILLIAM ANDERSON . Born Ireland , 1 747 died 1820 . Corporal and
Orderly Sergeant in Capt . Rippey ’s Volunteer Company , Col. Irvine ’s Regiment , Penn ’a Volunteers, 1776. Marched to Canada , engaging in battle ofThree Rivers. Then entered the Commissary Department, commanded abrigade of wagons and of foraging parties under Gen . Wayne , unti l the endo f the War .
KENNEDY T . FRIEND. 10338
Lawyer. Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa born Pittsburgh , Pa . , October14 , 1853.
Will iam C . Friend Margaretta D. Herron .
John Herron Clara Anderson .
WILLIAM ANDERSON Mary Ann Cann .
WILLIAM ANDERSON .— See John Herron Friend , No. 372 ante.
I 58 S ons of tb e Hmerican Revo lution.
Camp as Quartermaster , about July, 1776, from York County , Pa. , and laterbecame attached to C01. Richard McAlliSter ’s Regiment . W as one of theg arrison defending Fort Wash ington during the Bri tish assault of November 16, 1776, and was i ncluded in the surrender . W as held a prisoner onparole in New York Ci ty and on Long Island , at least 2 1 months.
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ALBERT G . GILL . 15714
Law Student . Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa born same place , March 15 ,
Samuel E. Gi ll Katherine Wilson .
Samuel Gil l Rachel Elkin .Ebenezer Gil l Agnes M i tchel l .JOHN GILL Jean Gil l .
JOHN GILL— See Samue l E. Gil l , No . 33 post.
CHARLES NEWTON GILL . 14058
Clerk . Residence,Wilkinsburg , Pa . ; born Al legheny County, Pa. ,
February 1 2 , 1880.
Rowan Gil l El izabeth Patterson .Isaac Newton Ambrose Gill Mary Jane McDowell.
JohnJ OHN GILL Jean Shaw.
JOHN GILL .— See Samue l E. Gil l , No . 33 post .
HARRY B . GILL . 14041
Lawyer . Residence , Ph il adelph ia , Pa . ; born A l legheny , Pa. , June 18 ,1856.
Samuel B . W . Gi ll Annie E. Gill .Rev . Jonathan Gil l Rachel Moore Steen .
JOHN GILL Jean Shaw.
JOHN GILL —See Samuel E. Gil l , No . 33 post .
RALPH EKIN GILL. 14031
Dentist. Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born same , November 23 , 1878 .
Samuel E. Gil l Kate Wilson .Samue l Gill Rachel Ekin .
Ebenezer Gill Agnes M itchell .JOHN GILL Jean Shaw.
JOHN GILL—See Samuel E. Gill , No . 33 post.
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lRoll of members 1 59
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SAMUEL E. G ILL . 6233
Secretary and Treasurer M in ing Co . Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . BornPatton Townsh ip , Pa . ,
Apri l 23 , 1846 .
Samuel E. Gil l Rachel Ekin .
Ebenezer Gil l AgnesM itchel l .JOHN GILL Jean Shaw.
JOHN GILL. Born Ireland 1748 ; died Al legheny County , Pa . , January9, 1822 . Private in Capt . Isaac Seeley ’s Company , 5th Penn ’a Regiment »Continental Line , Col. Francis Johnston , 1777- 1 780. Dra fted into Armand ’sFirst Partisan Legion , 178 1 .
ALAN KIRK GILLESPIE. 13767
Merchan t . Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born Uniontown , Pa. , August
Wil l iam K . Gil lespie Ada Robin son .
Dr. Fred’
k Converse Robinson Susan Hol l ingsworth .
Eleazer Robinson Experience Downer.ELEAZER ROBINSON . Born New Hampshire 1736 ; died same place ,
1 822 . Private in Jonathan Chase ’s Regiment of New Hampsh ire M i l i ti a ,wh ich marched May 7 , 1777 , to re-in force the northern Continental Armyat Ticonderoga , under Maj . Gen . Folsom . Discharged June 18 , 1777 ; timeof service , one month and ten days.
HARRY W . C . GLEFFER . 6595
Secreta ry o f Trust Co. Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born Lancaster ,Pa. , December 1 1 , 1869 .
Prof. John Edward Martha A . Converse .Erastus Converse Harriet Wilson .
Hamblin Converse Mary Green .
PAIN CONVERSE, JR Mary Lee .PainSamuel Converse Dorcas Thompson .
PAIN CONVERSE, JR . Born Kil l ingly, Conn . , October 28 , 1 739 ; died ;
exact date unknown but after 1 790 ,in Vermont . Ensign Company of
M inute Men i n Lexington Alarm, 1775 . Lieutenan t 7th Company , 1 l th
Regiment , Connecticut State Troops, October , 1775 . November , 1776,
appo inted Captain 4th Battal i on Connecticut , Maj . Benj . C l ark , Col. JohnEly, and Generals Spencer and Wooster . May,
1777 , Captain 7th Company,1 l th Regiment , until March I , 1 779. July , 1 779, Counci l of Safety appointedh im Captain , Col. Levi Wells’ Regiment , b ut i l l heal th forced h im todecl ine .
166 S ons of tb e Emerican Revo lution
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W . J . GLENN . 6299
Superintendent. Allegheny County (Pa ) Home . Residence , Woodvi ll e
,Pa . Born St . Clair Townsh ip , Pa August 1 , 1839 .
James B . Glenn Rebecca AnnWill iamJAMES GLENN Jean
JAMES GLENN . Born near Lancaster,Pa . , 1750 died Al legheny
County , Pa . , (about ) March 25 , 18 13 . Private in Capt ain Jacob Ashmead ’sCompany , 2nd Pennsy lvania Regiment .
EDWARD MCKEE GOLDEN . 1 5255
Student. Residence , 6 Wh i tney Terrace , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born Saxonburg
,Butler County , Pa . , August 1 2 , 1881 .
John Golden Frances El izabeth MeKee .
Edward McKee Elizabeth Thompson Karns.
James McKee M ary Cox .
HUGH MCKEE El izabeth Thompson .James McKee .
James McKee .
HUGH MCKEE. Born Antrim County,Ireland
, 1752 ; died Perry Townsh ip , Pa . ,
Apri l 5 , 1822 . Second Lieutenant i n Capt . Samuel Patton ’s Company
,Th ird Class Battal ion , Cumberland County , Pa . ) M i l itia , Col. Wil
l iam Chambers, cal led out by order of Counci l , July 28 , 1777 . He becamea Captain before the close of the Revolution , and participated in the battl esof Brandywine , Germantown , skirmishes with Bri tish during encampmentat Vall ey Forge
,and a f ew figh ts i n New Jersey , unidentified .
JAMES MCKEE , father of HUGH MCKEE, served in the Penna . Li neduring the Revolution .
PHILIP FORD GOLDEN , Esq . ,ancestor of John Golden , was a patriot ,
and served in the Continental Navy as a Captain .
CHARLES WALTER GOODNOUGH . 1 2589
Merchan t . Residence , Bel levue , Pa . Born Pittsburgh , Pa. , September24, 1859
Frank Aurel ian Goodnough Mary Myers.
Jesse Goodnough Almira Robinson .CALVIN GOODNOUGH Betsey Parker .
CALVIN GOODNOUGH . Born New Hampsh ire ; died Sal isbury, Vt . ,
July 25 , 1853 . Enl isted Apri l , 1 777 , and served unti l May, 1783 , as aprivate under Captains Livermore and Monroe , NewHampsh ire troops, command ed by Col. Alexander Scammel . Participated in batt les of Hubbardton,Wh ite Plains, and several skirmishes, and was taken prisoner at
Ticonderoga in July, 1777 , and carried to Quebec , where he was held about
a year , unti l his exchange . He signed his name Goodno .”
162 Sons of tb e Bmerican Revo lution .
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JOHN WILLIAM GROVE. 13595
Manufacturers’ Agent . Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born Airvil le ,York County, Pa. ,
March 3, 1859.
Jacob Grove Martha Tosh .
Francis Grove Margaret Wi ll iamson .JACOB GROVE, OR GRAFF El izabeth Hepburn .FRANCIS, OR FRANZ , GRAFF El izabeth Rodgers.
JACOB GRAFF, ( afterwards cal led Grove ) . Born York County , Pa. ,
January 1 7 , 1753 ; died ( about ) 1 834. Private in 3rd Company (Capt. Kopenhafer) , 2nd Battal ion (Col . Wm . Rank in ) , York County (Pa. ) M i l itia i nWar of the Revolution
,1 776-77 , and fought at Brandywine and elsewhere .
FRANCIS (OR FRANZ ) GRAFF. Private in 1st Company (Capt. JacobBeaver or Beister) , 3rd Battal ion (Col . David Jamison ) , York County (Pa. )M il itia , War of the Revolution , 1775 to 1 778, and fought at Brandywine andelsewhere .
ALEXANDER S. GUFFEY . 6262
Lawyer. Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa. Born Westmoreland County,Pa. , February 6 , 1867 .
John Guff ey Barb aretta Hough .
Paul Hough Martha Crawford Cook .
James Crawford Cook Mary Bel l .COL. EDWARD COOK Martha Crawford .
COL. EDWARD COOK . Born Lancaster County , Pa . , 1738 died Washington Townsh ip , Fayette County , Pa . , November 27 , 1808. Justice ofPeace and Common Pl eas, Westmoreland County, 1 775 , styled PrecedentJudge ” for first time ; member Committee of Provincial Conference ,Philadelph ia
,June 18 , 1775 , and June 18 , 1776 ; delegate to Convention of
July 15 , 1 776 ; Commissioner from Pennsylvania to regulate pri ce of commod ities, New Haven , Conn . , November 22 , 1 777 ; Sub -Lieutenant M il i tiaWestmoreland County , March 2 1
,1777 ; December 16, 1777 , appointed to
take subscriptions for Continental Loan Commissioner of Exchange , April5 , 1779 County Lieutenant M i l itia Westmoreland County , January 5 , 1782President Judge Common Pleas and Quarter Sessions. Brevet t itle ofColonel given wh i le serving as County Lieutenant .
JOSEPH F. GUFFEY .
Secretary Ph iladelphia Co. Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Bornl ey
,Pa. , December 29, 1870 .
John G ufl’ey Barb aretta Hough .
Paul Hough M artha Crawford Cook .
James Crawford Cook Mary Bel l .COL . EDWARD COOK Martha Crawford .
EDWARD COOK . See Alexander S . G ufley, No . 62.
Ro l l of members. 163
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GEORGE WILKINS GUTHRIE. 14054
Lawyer . Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born same , September 5 , 1848.
John Brandon Guthrie Cathari ne Stevenson Murray .
James Verner Guth rie Martha Brandon .
JOHN GUTHRIE Sarah Davis.
JOHN GUTHRIE. Born Lancaster , Pa January 1 1 , 1749 ; died Pittsburgh
, Pa . ,August 12 , 1832 . Wh i l e l iving in Carl isle . Pa. , served i n
frontier campaigns against the Indians prior to the Revolution . Enl istedin 8th Penn ’ a Regiment under Colonel Daniel Brodhead on its organization ,serving through the grades of Ensign , Lieutenant and Captain , unti l closeof the Revolution . W as one of the first officers nominated by PresidentWash ington , and confirmed by the U . S . Senate , March 6, 1792 , as Captainin the New Army . The President in his letter names Capt. Guthri e ashaving “ previously served wi th reputation .
” Th is appointment Capt.
Guthrie decl ined . The h istory of the 8th Penn ’a Regiment is wel l knownits remarkabl e march from Fort Pitt to New Jersey in midwin ter of 1 777-78was unsurpassed . Capt. Guthrie served through al l the campaigns of theRegiment .
FRANCIS SELLERS GUTHRIE. 14047
Real Estate . Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born same place , May 6,
1869,
Robert Walker Benney Sel lers.
John Brandon Guth rie Catharine Stevenson Murray .
James Verner Guthri e Martha Brandon .
JOHN GUTHRIE Sarah Davis.
JOHN GUTHRIE. See George Wilkins Guthrie , No . 329 ante .
JOHN BRANDON GUTHRIE. 14053
Commercial . Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born same , November 7 ,1875 .
RobertWalker Guthri e Priscil la Benney Sel lers.
John Brandon Catharine Stevenson Murray .
James Verner Martha Brandon .
JOHN GUTHRIE Sarah Davis.
JOHN GUTHRIE. See George Wilkins Guthrie , No . 329 ante .
ROBERT WALKER GUTHRIE. 14055
Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa. Born Al legheny , Pa . ,March 28 , 1846.
John Brandon Guthrie Catharine Stevenson Murray .
James Verner Guth rie Martha Brandon .
JOHN GUTHRIE Sarah Davis.
JOHN GUTHRIE—See George Wilkins Guthrie , No . 329 ante .
1 64 Sons of the Emerican Revo lution.
John Brandon Guthrie Catharine Stevenson Murray .
Magnus M il ler Murrav Mary Wilkins.
John Wilkins, Jr Catharine Stevenson .
GEORGE STEVENSON Mary Cookson Thompson .
GEORGE STEVENSON . Judge of York County, Pa . , Commissioner for Cumberland County in 1 776 ; Chairman of Committee of Inspection and Observation of Cumberland County , 1 776-7. W as one of the mostactive patriots of his section during the en tire War of the Revolution . W as
one of the founders o f Dickinson College , and an LL .D.
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WILLIAM HOGGAN HAINES. 10337
Dentist . Pittsburgh , Pa . Born Loydsville , Be lmont County, Ohio ,October 18, 1866.
Lewis Gregg Haines Sarah Jones Hoggan .
Isaac Haines. Margaret Gregg .Nathaniel Rache l Engl e .JOHN HAINES Rachel Austin .
JOHN HAINES. Born died Private in Capt . AlexanderM i tchel l ’s Company , 1st Regiment NewJersey, Continental Line , duringRevolutionary War.
Lewis Gregg Haines Sarah Jones Hoggan .James Hoggan Mary Meadows.
Robert Carter Meadows Sarah Jones.
ISAAC JONES Mary Pond .
ISAAC JONES . Born Old M il ford , Conn . , May 6, 1 748 ; died January 4 ,1823 . Private in Capt. Ebenezer Hil l ’s Company , Col. Chas. Webb ’s Regimen t
,July 15 , 1775 , to December 22 , 1 775 . Re-en l isted in Capt. Abij ah
Savage ’s Company , Col. Henry Sherburne ’s Regiment , Apri l 20, 1777, to1 780.
HARRY ALVAN HALL . 14476
Lawyer. Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born Kar thaus, Clearfield
County , Pa. , Oc tober 7 , 1861 .
Benj amin McDowell Hal l Susan Geary .
John Geary Jul iana Carner .ANTHONY CARNER Catharine Stremb eck .
ANTHONY CARNER . Born ; died Center County , Pa . , June 17, 1834.
Enlisted at Hil lsborough , Orange County , N . C . ,1776, i n Captain John
Thompson ’s Company , First Regiment, commanded by C01. Thomas Clark ;promoted to be sergeant ; served at Wilmington , Cape Fair, Had rill ’s Point ,8 . C Trenton , N . J . Participated in the battles of Brandywine ,Monmouthand Germantown , Pa. , where he carried Gen . Francis Nash off the field toNorth Wales. W as superintendent of the Gun and Blacksmith Shop of theContinental Army ; was discharged by Gen . McIntosh at Valley Forge ;
166 Sons of tbe Emerican Revo lution.
Hugh Hamil ton, M .D . .Florence Wal lace .Rev . Benj . John Wallace , D.D. , Cochrane.W i l liam Wallace Macl ay.HON . WILLIAM Harris.
Charles Maclay Eleanor Query .
John Maclay Jean Hamil ton .HON. WILLIAM MACLAY . Born at New Garden , Chester County , Pa. ,
July 20, 1 737 died at Harrisburg , Pa. ,Apri l 16, 1804 . Served with d is
tinction in the French and Indian War. During the Revolution was a CivilOfficial of Northumberland County , Pa. , and was prominen t in the serviceof equipping troops in the Continental Army . 1 788, el ected f rom Penn ’ato the First U . S . Senate a fterwards served in the Penn ’a House of Representativ es, and was Judge of Dauphin County , Pa .
HON . WILLIAM MACLAY Mary Harris.
JOHN HARRIS, 2d El izabeth McClure.
John Harris, Ist Esther Say.
JOHN HAR RIS, 2d . Born at Harris Ferry , now Harrisburg , Pa. , August20, 175 1 died same place July 3 1 , 1791 . July 1 2 , 1775 , was a member ofthe Committee of Observation . June , 1776, member of Penn ’a Convention .
October 14, 1776, commissioned Captain 1 2th Penn ’a Continental Troops.
February 6, 1779, Justice of the Peace of Cumberl and County .
John Harris,2d , was the founder of the City of Harrisburg .
HON. HUGH ALEXANDER . (Great-great grandfather) . See Dr. HughHamil ton , No . 9 post.
HON. ADAM BOYD . (Great-great-great grandfather ) . See Dr. HughHamilton , NO. 9 post.
State No. National NO.
HUGH HAM ILTON . 4254
Physician . Residence , Harrisburg, Pa. ; born Phi ladelph ia , Pa. , May
Adam Boyd Hamilton Catharine Louise Nandain .
Hugh Hamil ton Rosanna Boyd .ADAM BOYD Janet McFarlane .
John Boyd Hon . El izabeth Young , (d r. Wm . Young , Bart ) .John Jane Craig .
ADAM BOYD . Born near Bath , Northampton County, Pa . , 1746 ; diedHarrisburg , Pa 18 14 . Commissioned 2nd Lieutenan t of armed boat “ BurkeJanuary 23 , 1 776 ; promote d Ist L ieutenant October 4 , 1 776. Honorablydischarged July 16, 1777 .
Hugh .Rosanna Boyd .
John . .Margaret Alexander .HUGH ALEXANDER Martha Edmeston .
John Margaret Glasson .Thos. Alexander Mary Douglas.
HUGH ALEXANDER . Born Cumberland County , Pa . ,January 23 , 1724
died 1777 . Member Provincial Con ference , Phi ladelph ia , Pa. , 1776, andsigner of Declaration of Independence dated June 24 , 1776. Member FirstConstitutional Convention of Penn ’a. Died at Ph i ladelph ia
, March 17 ,
1777 , wh il e serving as a member of First Pennsylvania Assembly.
Ro l l of members. 167
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NAUDAIN HAMILTON . 6281
Real Estate . Residence , Harrisburg , Pa . ; born Harrisburg , Pa. ,Feb
ruary 9 , 1857 .
Adam Boyd Hamil ton Catherine Louisa Nandain .
Hugh Hamilton Rosanna Boyd .
JOHN HAM ILTON , JR Margaret Alexander .John Hamilton Jane Allen .
James Hamil ton Katheri ne Potter.JOHN HAM ILTON , JR . ,
of Fermanagh .— See Adam Boyd Hamilton , No .
1 29 ante .Hugh Hami lton Rosanna Boyd .
ADAM Janet MacFarlane .
John Boyd , Jr El i zabeth Young .
John Boyd Jane Craig .
ADAM BOYD.—See Hugh Hami l ton , NO. 9 ante .
John Hamil ton , Jr Margaret Alexander .HUGH ALEXANDER Martha Edmeston .
John Alexander .Margaret Glasson .
HUGH ALEXANDER .— See Hugh Hamilton , NO . 9 ante .
JULIAN THEODORE HAMMOND, JR . 14469
Dentist. Residence , Frankford , Ph i l adelph ia , Pa . ; born Ph iladelph i a ,Pa. , March 16 ,
1867 .
Jul ian Theodore Hammond Matilda Read .
Moses Winchester Hammond Anna O ’
Brist.
THOMAS HAMMOND Sarah Winchester .DEACON ELHANAN WINCHESTER .
THOMAS HAMMOND . Born Newton , Mass. , November 1 2 , 1744 died atShaker Community near Ayre , Mass . , October 28, 1824 . As a private sol
dier , did volunteer duty in the War of the Revolution at battles of Lexington , Concord , Dorchester Heights, and guarding surrendered troops Of
Burgoyne .DEACON ELHANAN WINCHESTER . Born Brookl ine
,Mass . , 1 7 19.
InMarch , 1777 , he loaned to the town of Newton , Mass to aid i n cartying on the War for Independence .
JAMES DENTON HANCOCK . 6580
Lawyer . Resid ence , Frankl in , Pa . Born Plains Townsh ip , a cm eCounty , Pa .
, June 9 , 1837 .
James Hancock Mary Perkins.
David Perkins Perrier (or Farrier ) .JOHN PERKINS.
JOHN PERKINS. Born Connecticut died Wyoming Val ley, Pa. ,
July 6, 1777. One of the forty-six earliest settlers of Wyoming Val ley , then
168 Sons of tb e Elmertcan Revo lution.
claimed by Connecticut. Enl isted in Capt . Spalding ’s Company , Wyoming ,Pa. ,J anuary I , 1777 . Kil led by Indians July 6, 1 777 , i n M assacre of
Wyoming,the day after the battle at Forty Fort .
The Ferriers were an Old Colonial family from Orange Coun ty , N . Y
b ut no record is at hand Of their services.
Jonathan Hancock came to Wyoming Val ley directly after the massacrefrom the Eastern Shore of M arylandwhere the records of V irginia and Maryland show that his ancestors must have settled in the 1 7th century . Owin gto destruction by fire of records at Wilkesbarre , where he settled and died ,his genealogy is not accurately traced , but no doubt he or his father werein the War , as he was an enthusiastic patriot . His wi fe belonged to an Oldante-revolutionary family named Young , from Dauph in County , Pa .The last two paragraphs are written in the hope that they may meet the
eye of some person interested , and thus enable Mr . Hancock to secure,and
possibly to give , further l ight.
State NO. National No.
JOHN HANCOCK .
* 6957
Born Pittsburgh , Pa. , September 24, 1824. Died Pittsburgh , Pa. ,June
10, 1898 .
Crawford Cook Hancock Char lotte Peters.
John Hancock Jane Culbertson .
ROBERT CULBERTSON El izabeth L indsay.SAM UEL CULBERTSON EleanorJohn Culbertson .
ROBERT CULBERTSON . Captain 5th Battal ion , Cumberland County (Pa. )Associators, September , 1776 ; commissioned LieutenantColonel I st Battal ion ,Cumberland County Associators, July 3 1 , 1 777 ; recommissioned May 14 ,
1778 .
SAMUEL CULBERTSON . Born I reland died Captain inCol. Jos. Armstrong ’s Battalion , Cumberland County (Pa. ) Associators,December commissioned Colonel , 6th Battal ion , Cumberland CountyAssociators, July 31 , 1777 ; recommissioned May 14, 1780 . W as SergeantMaj or in Col . Hugh Mercer ’s 3d Battal ion o f Penna . Provincial Troops in1758, and took part in Forbes Expedition Of that year. Stationed at FortDuquesne wh ile with Mercer .
JAMES FRANCIS HANEY. 14442
Merchant. Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa. Born McKeesport , Pa Sep
tember 20,1854.
Lewis Haney .El iza Penney.James . Jane Sil l .JOHN PENNEY .Margaret Rutan .
JOHN PENNEY. Born County Down , Ireland , June IO , 1740 ; d iedMarch 3 , 1821 . Served as private in Capt. Abiel Clapp ’s Company , Col.Daggett’s Regiment, Mansfield , Massachusetts, Lexington Alarm of Apri l19» 1 775
176 Sons of the Emerican Revo lution.
Nathan Williams Metcal f Jerusha Clark .
Simon Clark Jerusha Chapin .
ZADOCH CHAPIN Jerusha Hubbard .
Benj amin Chapin Anna Howard .
Benj amin Chapin Hannah Cotton .
ZADOCH CHAPIN . Born Springfield , Mass. (supposed ) , July 2, 1 745 .
Private in Captain Abel Mason ’s Company, Colonel Jacob Davis’ Regimentof Massachusetts. Discharg ed August 8, 1780 .
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THOMAS HENRY HARTMAN . 13295
Bookkeeper. Residence New Castle , Pa . Born same , October 1 1 , 1879.
Geo . Wil liam Hartman Asenath McConnell.Capt. Thos . McConnell Jane Sarah McConnell.
James McConnell Rachel Lytel l .HUGH MCCONNELL Jane Ferguson .
HUGH MCCONNELL . En l isted May I , 1777, for the war, as private i nCapt. John M axwel l ’s Company, sth N . J . Regiment, Col. Ol iver Spencer.Ju ly
,1779, transferred to Capt. James Bonnell
’s Company , same regiment.
Transferred January , 1781 , to Capt . Jonathan Holmes’ Company , 2nd N . JRegiment
, Col. El ias Dayton . Trasferred June , 1782 , to 3rd Company ,same regiment. Transferred March , 1 783 , to I st Company Cumming ’s N .
J . Battal ion , and his name last appears on rol l of last mentioned Companyfor April , 1783 , dated May 20
, 1783 .
ODD JOHN HENRY HARTSUFF. 1443 1
Superintendent o f Steel Works. Residence , New Castle , Pa . BornNew Castle , Pa. , September 13 , 1869.
John Henry Hartsufi’
. Henrietta Riddle .John Riddle Mary Repsher.Peter Repsher Anna Smith .
JONATHAN SM ITH Anna Hol land .JONATHAN SM ITH . Born Fredericksburg , Va September 10, 1757
died New Castl e , Pa. , December 6, 1847 . Entered the service December,
1 776, as Cadet i n the 8th Virginia Regiment, Capt . Wm . Crogan , Col.Alexander Bowman . Commissioned Ensign , March 16, 1777. Takenprisoner at battle of Germantown , Pa October 4 , 1 777. Before rej oiningthe Army he was commissioned Lieutenant in 5th V irginia Regiment ,Col. Ol iver Towler , and served to the end of the War. CommissionedCaptain , date unknown .
lROll Of members. 17 1
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CHARLES HENRY HARVEY . 6583
Physic ian . Residence , Ph i ladelph i a , Pa . Born Blockley Townsh ip ,Ph i ladelph ia County , Pa . , October 3 1 , 1868 .
James Boyl e Harvey Julia Payne .Edward Harvey Margaret Boyle .JAMES Will iams.
David Wil l iams . Evans.
JOHN WILLIAMSJAMES BOYLE . Born Ireland , 1 754 ; died Ph i l adel ph ia , Pa. , 1825 . zud
Lieutenant, Chester County M i l itia , 3rd Company , 7ih Battal ion .
JOHN WILLIAMS. Born Chester County , Pa. , 1710 ; died 1793 . Volun
teer Light Horse , Chester County (Pa . ) Mi l itia , 1780 , 178 1 .
JOHN WILLIAM HAWES . 14072
Physician . Residence , Windber , Somerset County , Pa . Born NorthHector
, Schuyler County , N . Y . ,February 14 , 1870
M ahlon Desmond HawesHarvey Wrigh tLUTHER W R IGHT
Gideon Wrigh t .LUTHER WRIGHT . Born Wil l iamstown , Mass. , 1763 ; died Semphronius.
N . Y . , October 29, 1835 . Enl isted in 1778 i n CO1. Benj amin Simon ’s Regiment Massachusetts Troops, for one year , and re-enl isted in 1779, sameregiment for three months. Enlisted Apri l , 1781 , i n Capt . Sloan ’s Company ,Col. Clark ’s Regiment of Massachusetts, served one month . Re-enl istedJuly
,178 1 , in same Company and served three months .
GEORGE LIVINGSTON HAYS. 14045
Physician . Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born Ashton , MO July 16,
1869.
Al fred A . Hays El i zabeth M . Hays.
Robert Hays El iza Henderson .
CAPTAIN JOHN HAYS Jane Walker.John Hays Jane Love .
CAPTAIN JOHN HAYS . Born Ireland , 1728 died Meadvil le , Pa . , NO .
v ember 3 , 1796 . May 22 , 1775 , appointed Committeeman for Al len Townsh ip , Northampton County , (Pa. ) by the Committee of Correspondence .December , 1776, raised and commanded the company from the Irish settl ement in response to General Wash ington ’s requisi tion , and was presen twi th i t at the battles of Tren ton , Brandywine , Germantown and Princeton .
June 10 , 1780 , the Supreme Executive Counci l of Ph iladelph ia appointedJohn Hays, Jr. , sub -Lieutenant of Northampton County ; Col . Robert Lewis,Lieutenant of Northampton County , refers to John Hays as “ Colonel Hays, ”i n two letters to President Reed
,dated July 6 and October 2 , 1781 .
1 72 Sons of the Emerican Revolution
State N0. National NO.
THOMAS L. HAZZARD. 13906
Physician . Residence , Allegheny , Pa . Born Monongahela City , Pa. ,
April 26, 1855 .
Thos. R . Hazzard Harriet Morrow Hamilton .
Joseph Hamilton Margaret Ferguson .
WILLIAM HAM ILTON Magdalena Bittinger.NICHOLAS BITTINGER .
WILLIAM HAM ILTON . Born New Castle , Pa . , September , 1 745 ; diedSeptember 22 , 1822 . Served during the War of the Revolution as I st Lieutenant
,I st Company, 4th Battal ion Artil lery, Pennsylvania Troops . Captured
by the British at Ft. Wash ington . Pensioned .
NICHOLAS BITTINGER . W as one of the Committee of Safety of YorkCounty , Pa . W as Lieutenant and afterwards Captain in 20th Battal ionfrom York County, Pa. , in wh ich Wil l iam Hamilton was 1st Lieutenant.Captured by the British at Ft . Wash ington .
FRANK R . HEINE. 13596
Physician . Residence, Pittsburgh , Pa . Born Kirksville , Adair County ,Mo. , May 24, 1877 .
Benj . F. Heiny (German “ Heine Sarah Isabel Boyd .John Boyd Nancy Morrison .
Rev . James Boyd Isabell a Craig.CAPT . J OHN CRAI G Martha Cl ark .
LIEUT . SAM UEL CRAIG El izabeth McDonald .
CAPT. JOHN CRA IG . Enl isted in 1 776 as private in 9th Penn ’a Reg iment Continental Line . January , 1 776, commissioned 2nd Lieutenant , andJuly same year promoted to I st Lieutenan t , serving three years. He thenj oined the caval ry , cal led at that time the Ligh t Horse Brigade, i n wh ichhe served un ti l the end of the war. Soon after the close o f the war he wasordered to raise a company of 40 minute men to guard the frontier from theIndians
,commissioned Captain of Scouts, and served in that capacity for
many years. W as stationed at a fort near present site o f Freeport, Pacalled for h im Fort Craig . Died in Freeport, 1850.
L IEUT . SAMUEL CRAIG . A native of New Jersey, but i n 1 767 settled
in Westmoreland County , Pennsylvania . Enlisted in 1776, and in July ofsame year was commissioned Lieutenant of Col . John Proctor ’s Battalion ofWestmoreland County ( Pa. ) M il i tia . About November, 1 777 , wh i le servingin the Commissionary Department, was sent from Ft . Ligonier for suppl iesand was kil led by the Indians.
1 74 S ons of tb e Emeriean Revo lution .
Dr. Rufus Hills. Sal l ie Wh ite .CAPT . STEPHEN Anna Hil ls.
CAPT . STEPHEN HILLS. M ember Capt . Josiah Crosby ’s Company,Col. Jn0. Reed ’s Regiment ,New Hampsh ire Troops , to August 1 , 1 775 ;
member Capt . Popk ins’Company of Col . Richard Gridley ’s R egiment,New
Hampsh ire Artil lery,i n September, 1 775 ; 1777 marched to Saratoga asmem
ber of Capt. Moses Baker ’s Company , N . H . Volunteers, and W as present at
Burgoyne ’s surrender .
State N0. NationalNo.
RICHARD G . HERRON . 14445
Physician . Residence ; Pittsburgh , Pa. ; born Pittsburgh , Pa. ,Decem
Richard G . Herron Mary A . Tomlinson .
John Herron .Clarissa Anderson .
WILLIAM ANDERSON M ary Ann Cann .
WILLIAM ANDERSON .— See Will iam Anderson Herron , NO . 7 post .
RUFUS H . HERRON . 6276
Iron and Oil Business. Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . ; born at Pittsburgh ,Al legheny County, Pa . ,
Apri l 20,1849.
Col . Wm . A . Herron Louisa Jennette Hills.
John Herron Cl arissa Anderson .
WILLIAM ANDERSON Mary Ann Cann .
WILLIAM ANDERSON— See Wi ll iam Anderson Herron , NO. 7 post.STEPHEN HILLS — See John W . Herron , No . 73 ante .PH ILLIPSWHITE — See John W . Herron , NO . 73 ante .
W ILLIAM ANDERSON HERRON .
* 6207
Born Pittsburgh , Pa. ,August 7 , 182 1 died at Pittsburgh , May 6, 1900.
John Herron .Clarissa Anderson .
JAMES HERRON Nancy Davidson .
JAMES HERRON . Born Cumberland County , Pa. , 1754 ; died Cap
tain in C0] . Hazen ’s Regiment , Penn ’a L ine .John Herron Clarissa Anderson .
WILLIAM ANDERSON .
WILLIAM ANDERSON . Born Ireland , 1747 ; died at Pittsburgh , Pa1 820. In 1 776 was Orderly Sergeant , Capt . Rippey ’s Volunteer Company ,Col. Will iam Irwi n ’s Regiment , Penn ’a Troops ; marched to Canada , engaged in battl e of Three Rivers. Then entered the Commissary Department , commanded a brigade of wagons and of foraging parties under Gen .Wayne , unti l the end of the War .
Ro l l of Members.1 75
State No .National No.
FRED READER HERTZOG . 14455
Mechanical Engineer. Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa born Niagara Fal ls,N . Y . , October 17 , 1872 .
Ol iver GansHertzog Eleanor M . Reader .Francis Reader Eleanor Bentley Smith .
James Agnew Smith Martha Wal lace .WILLIAM WALLACE El izabeth Hopkins.
WILLIAM WALLACE. Born Montgomery County , ( then Frederic County, ) Md . , ( about ) 1750 ; died Monongahela , Wash ington County , Pa . , Apri l24, 182 1 . Served as private in M i l i tia Company O f Montgomery County ,Md . ,
for the service of the Flying Camp , " Capt. Richard Smith , fromSeptember 19, 1776, certified by Capt . Smith October 15 ,
1 776. Also servedas private among the Rangers on the Fron tiers, ” 1 778 to 1783 .
JOHN HARTWELL H ILLMAN . 13765
Iron Broker . Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . ; born Yel low Creek , Montgomery County , Tenn September 27 , 1842 .
Daniel Hil lman . . Ann Jones Marable .Daniel Hi l lman . . Grace Huston .
SAMUEL HILLMAN . Mary Hannold .
SAM UEL HILLMAN . Private in Capt . Richard Cheeseman’s Company
of Ligh t Horse,I st Battal ion
,Gloucester County , N . J . M i l i tia ; also pri
vate i n Capt . John Stoke ’s Company of 2nd Battal ion , Gloucester CountyM il i tia also private in Capt . Frankl i n Davenport ’s Company of Artil lery ,Gen . Silas Newcomb ’s Brigade of N . J . M i l i tia al so private i n Capt . Samuel Hugg ’
s Western Company o f Art il lery , N . J . , State Troops, durin g theRevolutionary War.
CARROLL OLMSTED HOLMES . 1 161 1
Clerk . Residence , Pi ttsburgh , Pa . Born Auburn , New York , Apri l
Rev . Richard Si l l Holmes, Pardee .Jacob Holmes
, Jr Lucretia Lord Harris.
Joseph Harris Lucretia Lord .
ISRAEL HARRIS Sarah Morse .John Harris Rachel Moss.
Daniel Harris, Jr Abigai l Harris.
ISRAEL HARRIS . See Richard Si l l Holmes, NO . 45 post .
176 Sons of the Emerican Revo lution
State No. National NO.
R ICHARD SILL HOLMES. 6245
Presbyterian M inister. Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born Brooklyn ,N . Y. ,
July 6, 1842 .
Jacob Holmes Lucretia Lord Harris.
Joseph Harris Lucretia Lord .
ISRAEL HARRIS Sarah Morse .J ohn Harris Rachel Moss.
Daniel Harris, Jr Abigail .Danie l Harris Abigai l Barnes.
ISRAEL HARRIS. Born at Cornwal l , Connecticut, February 16, 1746 ;
died at South Hart ford , New York , November 28 , 1836. Volunteered inMay, 1775 , under Colonel Ethan A llen , to seize Ticonderoga afterwardsserved as Orderly Sergeant under Captain Lemuel Stewart and others .
About July 1st, 1777, was engaged in an encounter with a detachment ofGeneral Burgoyne ’s Army near Fort Ann , New York ; and about a weeklater Gen . Schuyl er ordered his Company to Bennington , Vt . , where theyaided in the defeat of General Baum later served as L ieutenant underColonel Simonds, who was engaged in cutting ofi retreating stragglers andcommunications between General Burgoyne and Canada . Pensioned .
ALBERT A . HORNE. 13282
Merchant . Residence , Al legheny , Pa born Schellsburg , BedfordCounty, Pa. , October 2 1 , 1847 .
Nathaniel Horn El iza Ann Rock .
Daniel Horn Susan Hoyer .HENRY HORN.
HENRY HORN . Born Germany. Served as pri vate in company ofgrenadiers in Count Pulaski ’s Legion of Continental Troops, RevolutionaryWar . Name appears on rol ls of that organization , with remarks showingthat he served 10 months, 29 days from Apri l 2 , 1779. En l isted at Lancaster ,Pa and was engaged in skirmish at Long Isl and .
JOHN DAVIS HORNER* 6227
Born Wilkinsburg, Pa. ,August 14, 1838. Died Wilkinsburg , Pa
February 18 , 1898 .
John Horner MaryMeansDavis.
JOHN DAVIS Mary McGunnegIe .
WILLIAM DAVIS Mary Means.
JOHN DAVIS. Born in Bucks County , Pa . , August 25 , 1764; diedCrawford County, Pa.
,February 27 , 1839. Served as Deputy Quartermaster .
In 1780 a team of horses that had been given to h im by an uncle , after whomhe had been named
, was impressed for conveying stores to the army near
1 78 Sons of the Zlmerican Revo lution.
John Clark ’s Company , Ist Company , 4th Battal ion , Northumberland CountyAssociators. Afterwards promoted Captain of Company under Col . Potter,Commissary of Supplies from Northumberland County . One of the menre l ied upon by Gen . Potter i n Val ley of the West Branch during the war,both i n civil and mili tary capaci ty . Member Committee Of Safety, Northumb erland County, Pa . , wh ich committee assisted in organizing to opposeencroachments of Great Britain
,culminating in the Declaration of Inde
pend ence , July 4 , 1776 .
COL . THOMAS ABBOTT . Enl isted in Captain Nicholas’ Company, July18 , 1776.
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JOHN WINSLOW HUBBARD. 14037
Manufacturer . Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa. ; born same place , December
Charles Wh i te Hubbard Chloe Jane Winslow.
Orange Hubbard Lorana Boardman .
JOSIAH HUBBARD Mar‘y Hovey .
George Hubbard Mary Stocking.John Hubbard Joannah Wh ite .Nathaniel Hubbard Mary Earle .
JOSIAH HUBBARD . Born M iddletown , Conn . , April 15 , 1 755 ; diedThetford , Vermont , July I , 1833 . Member Lexington Alarm Rol l of 1775 ,and a member of 2md Company , Col Huntington 's Regiment , and of 22ndRegiment Of Continental Li ne . Awarded Pension under Act of Congress1818. Commissioned Colonel o f M i l i tia and rendered service during earlypart of the war of 1 8 1 2 , and i n 18 14 was chosen member of the Governor ’sCouncil .
WILLIAM POMEROY HUBBARD . 6291
Accountant . Residence , Ph il adelph ia , Pa . Born New Castle , PaJune 8, 187 1 .
Charles Pomeroy Drusil la McFarlin.
Frankl in Belding Maria Seymour.Ira Seymour El izabeth Paterson .
MAJ . G EN. JOHN PATERSON .
MAJ . GEN. JOHN PATERSON . Born Farmington, Conn . , 1743 ; died
L isle , N . Y . ,July 19, 1808. Representative from Lenox , Mass. , and
member Ist Provincial Congress, 1774 . February 1,1 775 , delegate 2nd
Provincial Congress, Cambridge , Mass. Organized and commissionedColonel of regiment of 5 compan ies from Berk sh ire , 4 from other parts ofMass. ,
and one from New York regiment transfered to Continental service known as 15th Regiment , Continental Infantry . Erected first fort forseige of Boston , and manned and defended it against attack of British
Ro l l of members. 1 79
Troops during battl e o f Bunker Hil l . Crossed the Delaware wi th Wash ington,and engaged in battles o f Trenton and Princeton . Participated in
bat tl e of Saratoga under General Gates , present at Burgoyne ’s surrender .Member General Court Martial whi ch tried Maj or Andre . Near C l ose ofWar
,raised by Congress to rank of Major General . One of original found
ers of Society O f Cincinnati . Elec ted for two term s to 8 th U . S . Congressfrom Southern N . Y . District .
State No . National NO .
SAMUEL DINSMORE HUBLEY . 14466
Mercantil e Agency . Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born Allegheny , PaMarch 16, 1850 .
George \V. Hubley Fanny McAllister .
Samuel Hubley Jane McCord .
BERNARD HUBLEY II Anna Maria Hubley (Cousi n ) .
BERNARD HUBLEY II . Born Maulb reen,Germany , October 18 , 17 19 ;
died Lancaster , Pa January 24 , 1803 . Commissioned Lieutenant i n theGerman Regiment of the Continental Army ; and afterwards promoted to therank of Captain . W as Brigade Inspector of Northumberland County , Paunder commission dated December 18 , 1 777 . During the War was engagedin a Battal ion commanded by C01. Morris , at Monmouth Court House
,
Princeton , Trenton and Red Bank Fort , against the Indians, destroyingth irty Indian settlements and 300 acres of corn . In 178 1 , while stationed atLancaster
,Pa . ,he wrote letters to the Presiden t relative to the exchange of
prisoners. Joined an expedition to the north of the Susquehanna to reconnoitre and place a chain o f sentry , an d erected Ft. Sul l ivan on Tioga Branch .
W as a member of the Pennsylvania Legislature in the years 1783 , 1785 , 1786and 1787; and Senator in 1796. He also wrote the first “History of theAmerican Revolution .
”
U . GRANT HUBLEY . 14465
Superintenden t of Shop . Residence , Pi ttsburgh , Pa . Born Al legheny ,Pa March 27 , 1865 .
George \V. Hubley Fannie McAllister.
Samuel Hubley . McCord .
BERNARD HUBLEY I I . Anna M aria Hubley (Cousin ) .BERNARD HUBLEY II . See Samuel Dinsmore Hubley , NO . 391 .
WILLIS JAMES HULINGS . 13907
Lawyer . Residence , Oil Ci ty , Pa . Born Remersburg , C larion County ,Pa July I , 1850.
Marcus Hul ings. Margaret McDermottMcElwee .
Marcus Hulings Sarah Mye i s.
John Hul ings Agnes Bel l .MARCUS HULINGS M assar Dougherty .
MARCUS HULINGS Rebecca Godfrey .
MAR CUS HULINGS. Born near Ph iladelph ia , Pa . , October 22, 17 13 ;
died Juniata County , near Lisch ’
s Run , Pa . ,1 788. \Vas a noted Indian
1 80 S ons of tb e Emerican Revo lution.
fighter. W as a member of the Committee of Safety of Wh ite Deer Townsh ip, Northumberland County , Pa . , February 8 , 1776, and was on e of thenoted scouts to whom was committed the safety of the frontier during theRevolution , and was driven out by the Indians and Engl ish in 1779.
MARCUS HULINGS , son of above , was an Ensign in 7th Company , 3rdBattal ion
,Northumberland County (Pa . ) M i l itia .
State No. National NO.
VALENTINE HUMMEL .
* 6578
Real Estate . Born Harrisburg , Pa. , May 4 , 1859. Died Harrisburg ,Pa. ,
December 22,1901 .
Richard Henry Hummel El iza Bucher .Hon . Valentine Hummel El izabeth Walborn .FREDER ICK HUMMEL .Rachel Reij ert .
Frederick Hummel .RosinaFREDERICK HUMMEL . Born Hummelstown , Pa. , October 4, 1758 ; died
same , December 7 , 1802 . Son of Frederick Hummel , Sr. , who came toAmerica about 1 738 from Germany , and founded i n Derry Townsh ip , Lancaster (now Dauph in ) County , Pa . ,
the town o f Hummelstown . Capt .Hummel , May 25 , 1776, headed the l ist of names to the Derry Resolves,and May 27 , 1776, was enrol led as a private on Capt . Fridley ’s Company ofC01. James Burd ’s (4th ) Battal ion . Participated in battles of Princeton andTrenton , i n the battl e of Long Island , and at Wh i te Plains, serv i ng unti lAugust 8 , 1777 . Ul timately became Captain . Took the Oath of AllegianceMarch 26, 1778 .
EDWIN SCHALL HUNSICKER . 6269
Clerk . Residence , Norristown , Pa . ; born Norristown , Pa June 24 ,
1866.
Hon . Charles Hunsicker Margaretta Schall .Gen . Will iam Schal l Carol ine Trexler .Reuben Trexler Anna Lesher.Jacob Lesher El izabeth Levengood .
JOHN LESHER Mary Johanna Yoder.NicholasLesher Catherine Dreeher.
JOHN LESHER . Born Hol land , January 5 , 171 1 died Oley , BerksCounty , Pa. , Apri l 5 , 1794 . Captain in Col. John Patton ’s Regiment ofPenn ’a Line
,and served through campaign commencing wi th the battl e of
Long Isl and , August 27 , 1776 . Member of General Assembly of Pennsylv ania , 1776 to 1 782 . In 1778 , appointed Commissioner for purchasing sup
pl ies for Continental Army and served in that capacity . Represented BerksCounty in first Constitu tional Conven tion of Pennsylvania at Carpenter ’sHall
,Ph i ladelph ia
,July 15 , 1776 ; and was member of Committee at th is
Convention to draw up an essay for a frame or system of Government.
1 82 Sons of the Emerican Revo lution .
probably lose everyth ing . Wil l ingly they agreed to devote themselves andal l they had to th is great cause . In 1776 was appointed one of two Maj orGenerals from Connecticut , and on the death of Gen . David Wooster ( the2nd general ) was appointed Maj or General over the entire ConnecticutM i l itia , and though he never took the field h imsel f in actual service , yet theexertions he made for his country destroyed his health , and nearly all hisproperty. His four sons were al l i n actual service , two of them Maj orG enerals, one a Colonel ; one , ANDREW HUNTINGTON (great-grandfather ofappl icant) being Brigade Commissary , upon whose services Gov . Trumbul lput great rel iance . The h istorian adds
“ If the annals of the Revolutionrecord the name of any family wh ich contributed more to that greatstruggle , I have yet to learn it. ”
State No. National No .
ALBERT M ILLER HUSTEAD. 14075
Civil Engineer. Residence , Uniontown , Pa . Born Fayette County ,Pa. ,
May 20 , 1876.
James M il ler Hustead Annabe l l e Wil lard .John Hustead . Jane M i l ler .ROBERT HUSTEAD Sarah McDonald .
ROBERT HUSTEAD . Born ( near ) Peekskil l , N . Y . , 1 755 ; died FayetteCounty , Pa . , June 26, 1838 . Private in Capt. Zadok Springer ’s Company ;also in Li eutenant Brown ’s Company , and Capt . Booth ’s Company , Penn ’aTroops. Also Sergeant in Company Penn ’a Troops, January , 1776, to 1780.
Pensioned .
JAMES MILLER HUSTEAD. 14074
Merchant. Residence , Uniontown , Pa . Born Fayette County , Pa. ,
September 18 , 1827.
John Jane M i ller.Sarah McDonald .
ROBERT HUSTEAD. See Albert M il ler Hustead , No . 350.
AUDLEY ALAN HUTCH ISON . 6258
Salesman . Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa born Pittsburgh , February 18 ,
Daniel Hutch ison El izabeth Davitt.Cornel ius Hutch ison Katherine Frye .James Hutch ison Jane Gordon .
CORNELIUS HUTCHISON Eleanor Maguire .CORNELIUS HUTCH ISON . Enl isted May, 1778, for three years as pri
vate i n Capt. Talbert ’s Company , Col. Stewart ’s Regiment , Penn ’a Line .Pensioned March , 1821 . Born Pennsylvania
, 1 757 ; died Indiana County ,Pa. , 1845 .
Ro l l of M embers. 1 83
State No. National No.
HENRY IRWIN , JR . 6297
Accountant . Residen ce , Sewickl ey , Pa . ; born Al legheny , Pa. ,August
Henry Irwin .El izabeth Peterson .
John Irwin .Hannah Taylor .JOHN IRW IN .Mary Patterson .
JOHN IRWIN . Born Ireland , I 7 died Pittsburgh , Pa. ,1808 . Ensign
I st Penn 'a Continental Infantry , January I , 1776 ; zud Lieutenant, August ,1776 ; Captain Li eutenant , 2nd Penn
’a ; Captain , May 16 , 1779 retired January I , 178 1 . Among the first at “Yorktown .
” W as at Quebec wi th Arnoldand at Massacre at Paol i . Member of Society o f C incinnati .
W ILLIAM GILBERT IRWIN . 14475
Journal ist. Residence , Toronto , Ont . ; born Cook Townsh ip , Westmoreland County , Pa .
, Septembe r 6 , 1873 .
John W . Irwi n A . Grov e .Benj amin Grove Mary Ankney .
J acob Grove Margaret Park .
ZEBULON PARKE . Margare t Burris.
ZEBULON PARKE . Born Scotl and , July 4 , 1746 died Ligon ier Townsh ip , Pa . ,
January 14 , 1836. Enl isted January , 1776 , for one year as priv atei n Capt . Thos. Patterson ’s 2nd Company , 3d Battal ion , Ist Establ ishment ,New Jersey Continental Li ne . Served in the expedition to Canada , andtook part i n operations before Quebec , May and June , 1 776. W as madeCorporal November 1 , 1776 ; discharged January , 1777. Re-en listed January IO ,
1 777 , for three years, as Corporal , same Company , 2nd Establishment
,and took part in the battl es of Brandywi ne , Crosswick ’s Bridge , N . J .
Promoted to be Sergean t July I , 1 779 ; served i n Maj . Gen . Sul l ivan ’s er pedition against the Six Nations i n Western Pennsylvania , May 1 1 to November 5 , 1779 . Took part in the battl e of Chemung . N . Y August 29, 1779.
Discharged at El i zabeth , N . J. , May 27 , 1 780 ,at expirat ion of term of ser
vice . Widow pensioned .
JOHN CUMMING JACKSON . 13285
Ci ty Clerk . Residence, New Castl e , Pa. ; born same place, August 18 ,
Hugh McConnell Jackson Henrietta Cumming .
Hugh Jackson Margaret McConnell.
Jas. Ferguson McConnell Rachel McConnell.HUGH MCCONNELL .
HUGH MCCONNELL . En l isted May I,1 777 , for the war, as private i n
Capt . John Maxwel l 's Company , sth N . J . Regiment , Col. Ol iver Spencer .Transferred July , 1779 , to Capt . James Bonnel l 's Company , same Regimen t .Transferred January , 1 781 , to Capt . Jonathan Holmes‘ Company , zud N . J .Regimen t
, Col. El ias Dayton . Transferred June , 1782 , to 3rd Company,
same Regiment . Transferred March , 1783 , to Ist Company, Cumming ’s N .
J . Battal ion , and his name last appears on rol l of last mentioned companyfor Apri l
, 1 783. dated May 20, 1 783 .
1 82 Sons of tb e Emerican Revo lution .
probably lose everyth ing . Will ingly they agreed to devote themselves andal l they had to th is great cause . In 1776 was appointed one of two Maj orGenerals from Connecticut , and on the death of Gen . David Wooster ( thezud general ) was appointed Maj or General over the entire ConnecticutM i l itia , and though he never took the field h imsel f in actual service , yet theexertions he made for his country destroyed his heal th , and nearly al l hisproperty . His four sons were al l in actual service , two of them Maj orGenerals, one a Colonel ; one , ANDREW HUNTINGTON (great-grandfather ofappl icant) being Brigade Commissary , upon whose services Gov . Trumbul lput great rel iance. The h istorian adds
“ I f the annals of the Revolutionrecord the name of any family wh ich contributed more to that greatstruggle , I have yet to learn it. ”
State N0. National No .
ALBERT M ILLER HUSTEAD. 14075
Civil Engineer. Residence , Uniontown , Pa . Born Fayette County ,Pa May 20 , 1876.
James M il ler Hustead Annabelle Wil lard .John Hustead . Jane M i l ler .ROBERT HUSTEAD Sarah McDonald .
ROBERT HUSTEAD. Born ( near ) Peekskil l , N . Y . ,1 755 ; died Fayette
County , Pa. , June 26, 1838 . Private in Capt . Zadok Springer ’s Company ;also in Lieutenant Brown ’s Company , and Capt . Booth ’s Company , Penn ’ aTroops. Also Sergeant in Company Penn ’a Troops, January , 1776 , to 1780.
Pensioned .
JAMES MILLER HUSTEAD. 14074
Merchant. Residence , Uniontown , Pa . Born Fayette County , Pa. ,
September 18 , 1827.
John Jane M il ler.ROBERT HUSTEAD Sarah McDonald .
ROBERT HUSTEAD . See Albert M il ler Hustead,No . 350.
AUDLEY ALAN HUTCHISON . 6258
Salesman . Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa born Pittsburgh , February 18 ,
Daniel Hutch ison El izabeth Davitt.Cornel ius Hutch ison Katherine Frye .James Hutch ison Jane Gordon .
CORNELIUS HUTCHISON Eleanor Maguire .CORNELIUS HUTCH ISON . Enl isted May, 1778 , for three years as pri
vate in Capt. Talbert ’s Company , Col. Stewart ’s Regiment , Penn ’a Line .Pensioned March , 1821 . Born Pennsylvania
, 1 757 ; died Indiana County ,Pa. , 1845 .
184 S ons Of tb e Emerican IRCVOIllt ll
State No. National NO.
ROBERT WATSON JACKSON . 15265
Real Estate . Residence , New Castle, Pa. ; born Pulaski, LawrenceCounty , Pa . , November 6, 1 866.
Jas. Ferguson Jackson Isabel Nancy Coyle .Hugh Jackson Margaret McConnell.
Jas . Ferguson M cconnell Rachel Lytle .HUGH MCCONNELL Jane Ferguson .
HUGH MCCONNELL .—See John Cumming Jackson , No . 2 10 ante .
209 WILLIAM EDW IN JACKSON . 13284
Dentist . Residence , New Castle , Pa born West M iddlesex , MercerCounty, Pa. , October 25 , 1866 .
Wm . P . Jackson Susan Strickler.Hugh Jackson Margaret McConnell.
James F. McConnell Rachel McConnell .
HUGH MCCONNELL.HUGH MCCONNELL-4 3 3 John Cumming Jackson , No . 210 ante .
SAMUEL WICKERSHAM JEFFERIS. 13597
Stock Dealer. Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born Baltimore County ,Md . ,August 14, 1848 .
James Jefieris, Jr Mary Ann Chalfant.
James Jefferis, Sr Esther Edwards.
Nathan Edwards . Moore .CAPTAIN TRISTRAM MOORE Sarah Moore .
CAPTAIN TR ISTRAM MOORE. Of West Malborough , Pa . W as commissioned Captain of 8th Company , 8th Battal ion , Chester County , (Pa. )M il itia , under Colonel Patterson Bel l , September 6, 1 777 . In 1780 was
Captain o f 4th Company , 8th Battal ion , Chester County Mil itia .
GEORGE S. JENKS. 1 2595
Clerk . Residence , New York City. Born St. Clair, M ich ., September
Bela Wh ippl e Jenks Sarah Carleton .
Jeremiah Wh ipple Jenks Hester Lane .JEREM IAH JENKS Lucy Wh ipple .
JEREM IAH JENKS. Born Smithfield , R . I . , November 29, 1739 ; diedNewport , N . H. , January 4 , 18 1 1 . Elected L ieutenant of Newport Volunteers, July 24 , 1 776, being among those who left June 9 , 1 777 , and tookpart in the capture of Ft. Ticonderoga . He was i n Colonel Bel lows’Regiment of New Hampsh ire M i l i tia wh ich on September 2 1 , 1 777, was
sent to reinforce the Northern Army at Saratoga under General Gates.
Ro l l of Members 1 85
Bela Wh ipple Jenks Sarah Carleton .
Jeremiah Wh ipple Jenks I iester Lane .JESSE LANE Hester W righ t .
JESSE LANE . Born Lebanon , Conn . , December 6 , 1746 died Newport ,N
. H. ,August 23 ,
18 19 . W as returned as Ensign o f Newport M il itaryCompany , March 15 ,
1 776, and was commissioned 2nd Lieutenan t the samedate
. Sig ned the Association Test June 20 ,1 776. W as on the rol l of
Lieutenan t Samuel Nichols ’ Company, Colonel Benj amin Bel lows ’ Regiment
, wh ich marched on the alarm from Newport to Ticond eroga , June 29,1777
State No . National No .
LEONARD EDGAR JOHNS . 13908
Insurance . Residence , Pi ttsburgh , Pa . Born same place,January 1 ,
Leonard Shryock Johns M ira Hul l Adams.
Dr. M i lo Ad ams Mary Johnston .
Samuel Adams El izabeth Plumer .BENJAM IN ADAM S Mary Harriman .
BENJAM IN ADAMS . Born Rowl ey , Essex County , Mass . ,November 20 ,
1733 ; died Wash ington , Pa . , December 23 , 18 17 . Appears wi th rank ofprivate on Lexington alarm rol l of Capt . El iphale t Spofford's Company , Col.Samuel G arish
’
s Regiment , wh i ch marched Apri l 19, 1 775 , to Cambridge ,t ime of service three day s. Commissioned Captain of Company in Colone lHuntington ’s Regiment ; commissioned February 3 , 1776 , in service atRoxbury Camp , December 2 , 1 775 . Captain Adams had commanded in thebattl e when General Burgoyne surrendered . His company captured a pieceof fie ld artil lery from the enemy , lost i t , and recaptured it on the sameday . W as elected Representative to the First Legislature of Massachusettsafter Independence had been won.
Leonard Shryock Johns M ira Hul l Adams.
Dr. M i l o Adams Mary Johnston .
Samuel Adams El izabeth Plumer .JONATHAN PLUMER M eh i table Harriman .
JONATHAN PLUMER . Born Newburyport , Mass .
,Apri l 13 , 1 724 ; died
St . Cl ai r Townsh ip , Allegheny County , Pa . , Enl isted as private i nCapt . Moses Newel l ’s Company , march ing on the al arm of April 1 7 , 1 775 ,
from Newburyport to Lexington , and served four days. Also private inCapt . Robt . Dodge ’s Company , Col. Ebenezer France ‘s Regiment , wh ichmarched to camp and home again length o f service three days rol l datedNovember 29 ,
1776 . Also private in Capt . John Noye ’s Company , Col. Samue l Johnston ’s Regiment , enlisting Augu st 24 , 1 777 . Also private in Capt .
Samuel Huse’
s Company , Col . Jacob G arish‘
s Regiment , en listing Apri l 5 ,1778 . Enl isted again in same company and regimen t , July 3 ,
1778 , and wasdischarged December 14 , 1778 . Service at Cambridge .
1 86 S ons of tb e Emerican Revo lution
State No . National No.
THOMAS C . JOHNSON 14457
Real Estate .,Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born Emporium , Pa. , Dec
ember 9 , 1869.
John C. Johnson Fannie A . Johnson .
Captain Cyrus Johnson Abigai lCAPTAIN JOHN JOHNSON .
CAPTA IN JOHN JOHNSON . Born Chatham ,M iddlesex County , Conn . ,
1 745 died Lisle , Broome County , N . Y May 1 , 1834 . Enlisted July , 1 775 ,as private under Captain Tyler , Colonel Huntington ’s Regiment of
Connecticut Volunteers. Promoted to be Sergeant i n Captain Blak er’s
Company, Colonel Wadsworth ’s Regimen t , in January , 1 776. Commissioned Li eutenant i n December , 1776, and served under Captain B lackman inColonel Eno ’s Regiment , unti l September , 1778, when he was promoted tothe rank of Captain , i n wh ich capacity h e continued , under Colone lWadsworth , unti l the close of the year 1781 . At Valley Forge he served asconductor of Transportation . Widow pensioned .
232 WILLIAM ALBERT JONES. 13582
Physician . Residence , Hope Church , Pa . Born Pittsburgh , Pa . ,July 23 ,
1 873 .
John Enoch Jones Amanda McClelland .
John McClelland Emily Lorain .JOHN LORA IN M ary Parker .
JOHN LORAIN . Born Irel and , 1753 ; died near Carnegie , Pa. ,1832 .
En l isted August 10 ,1 775 , Litt le York , Pa . , as private in Capt . James Bris
bane ’s Company , Col. John Johnston ’s Regiment , Penn ’a Troops. W as soonaf ter commissioned Ensign , marched to Quebec in October , 1775 ; takenprisoner there , detained one month , was paroled and went to New York ,where he was exchanged , and then j oined Capt . Samuel Culbertson ’s Company of his old Regiment. Transferred to Captain M oore ’s Company andserved as Ensign til l 1 783 . Engaged in battles of Quebec , Brandywine ,Monmouth and Long Island , and was wounded in leg at battle of Mon
mouth . Pensioned .
WILLIAM LEVERETT JONES. 6295
Insurance . Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born Pittsburgh , October 29,1840.
Wil l iam Potter Jones Jane El izabeth Huntington .
Rev . John Jones Harriet Potter .COL . DAVID POTTER Mary Mason .
Matthew Potter Jane McCreight.
COL . DAVID POTTER . Born Ph iladelph ia , Pa. ,November 27 , 1745 ; died
Bridgeton , N . J . , December , 10 ,1805 . Elected Captain mil i tary company,
formed at outbreak of Revolution ; and in autumn of 1 776,appointed Colonel ,
188 Sons of the Emeriean Revo lution.
moreland County , June 1 1 , 1777 , appointed to take subscriptions forContinental Loan ; Commissioner of Exchange ; Apri l 5 , 1779 ; County L ieut .
M il iti a Westmoreland County, January 5 , 1 782 ; President Judge CommonPleas and Quarter Sessions. Brevet t i tle of Colonel given wh i l e serving asCounty Lieutenant.
State No. National N0.
JOHN M ILLER KENNEDY, JR .
* 6293
Lawyer. Born Pittsburgh , Pa De cember 8 , 1872 . Died Pittsburgh ,Pa . ,
December 2 , 1901 .
Hon . Juo . M . Kennedy El izabeth Basye M i l ler .Hon . George Weare M i l l er Louisa Marshal l Basye .A lfred Basye Frances Robinson .
ELIZMONA BASYE Nancy McClannahan.
WILLIAM MCCLANNAHAN Mary M arshal l .THOM AS MARSHALL Mary Randolph Keith .
THOMAS MARSHALL . Born April 2 ,1 730 ; died Wash ington , Ky. ,
June22 , 1802 . M aj or 3rd V irginia Regiment , February 13 , 1 776. Lieut .
-Col .
13th Regiment , August , 1 776. Colonel February 2 1,1 777.
WILLIAM MCCLANNAHAN. Captain o f M i l itia at close of Revolutionary War
,i n the Virginia Service . Buried wi th mil itary honors.
ELIZMONA BASYE . Served in the Army of V irginia .Hon . Juo . M . Kennedy El izabeth Basye M il l er .Hon . John Weare M il l er Louisa Marshal l Basye .Hon . Juo . M i ller Nancy Weare .CAPT . JAMESM ILLAR . . Thompson .
CAPT . JAMES M ILLAR . Of South Carolina , kil led in the battle of Cowpens.
FRANK A KIMBALL . 1 2590
Accountant . Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa. ; born Warrenton , Oh io.Moses F. Kimbal l . .Mary El izabeth Presburg Reid .
Moses C . Kimball Tabitha Anderson .
LIEUT . MOSES Clement .LIEUT . MOSES KIM BALL. Born Hopkinton , N . H. ,
November 8, 1 747
died Tiltonv ille , Oh io , November 9, 1 828 . Fough t throughout the entireRevolutionary War in the capacity of Sergeant , Lieutenant and otherwise ,i n the Massachusetts Troops, probably enl isti ng at Hopkinton , N . Hunder Captain Baldwi n . W as at the battl e of Bunker Hil l as Orderly Sergeant
,and was at Gen . Warren ’s side when he was kil l ed . W as afterwards
sl ightly wounded . W as at Val ley Forge during the memorable winter , anden tered New York C i ty wi th the Army after the British evacuation . Hewent home a Lieu tenant Colonel . Widow pensioned .
Ro l l of Members. 189
State No . National No .
1 17 GEORGE OSCAR KING . 6592
Manufac turer . Residence , Corry , Pa . ; born Columbus, Pa March 8,
1842 .
Hol l is King .Sal ly Babcock .
Levi King Lyd ia Sartwel l .SYLVANUS SARTW ELI. . Hosley .
NATHAN IEL SARTWELL .Hannah Gunn .
NATHANIEL SARTWELL . Born Groton , Mass February 1 2,1729 died
Brattl eboro ', Vt . ,
August 5 , 18 16. Appears wi th rank o f Sergean t on Lexing ton Alarm rol l O f Capt . Israel Chapin
's Company , Col. John Fel low’
s
Regiment,marched Apri l 20
,1 775 , in response to the alarm . 1 778 , promot
ed 2nd Lieutenant 8th Company , Capt . Jos . Slarrow’s, Col . Sam ’ l \Villiams
’
Hampsh ire County Regiment . First Lieutenan t 8th Company o f 6th Hampsh ire County Regiment , MassachusettsM il i tia , commissioned July 6 , 1 778 .
SYLVANUS SARTWELL . Born Sunderland , Mass. ,November 10 ,
1757
died Bratt l eboro ’ , Vt .,November 2 1
,1842 . Appears wi th rank o f private
on Lexington Alarm rol l o f Capt . Israel Chapin ’s Company , Col . John Fell ow ’
s Regiment,wh ich marched Apri l 20
,1 775 , i n response to alarm , from
Hatfield , service seven days . As private,served on main guard at Cam
bridge , May 15 , 1775 , under Maj . Baldwin . His name is among signaturesto an order for Bounty Coat or its equivalent in money due for eigh t monthsi n 1 775 , Capt . Israel Chapin 's Company , Col. Fel low ’
s Regiment . Fifer i nCapt . JOS. Slarrow
’
s Company , Col . David Leonard ’s Regiment , February25 , 1 777, to Apri l 10,
1 777 . Marched on Expedition to Ticonderoga . FiferCapt . J eremiah Bal lard ’s Company , Col. David Wel l ’s Regiment , May 10
to July 20, 1 777 .
Hol lis King Sally Babcock .
Levi King Lydia Sartwel l .ADON IJAH KING .
WILLIAM KING Cush ing .
ADON IJAH KING . Born near Scarboro ‘ , Me . ,February 18
,1 757 ; died
Union Ci ty , Pa July 25 , 1825 . Enl isted as private in Capt . \Villiam Warner ’s Company , Col. Josiah VVhitney ’
s Regiment , May 12,1776 . Time of
service , two months, twenty d ays.
WILLIAM KING . Born Scarboro ’ , Me . ; died Brattleboro ’ , Vt . ,1 725 .
Enl isted June 9 , 1 777 , in Capt . John Grigg‘
s Company in Col. Alex . Scammel l ’s Regiment , ( 3rd New Hampsh ire Continental Reg iment ) . partof the time in Capt . Nicholas Gilman ’s Company . Time of servi ce , fourmonths , fourteen days.
JOHN HOLLIS KING .
880Travel ingSalesman . Residence
, Corry , Pa . ; born Corry , PaI
George Oscar King Amand a E . Vance .Hollis King Sal l y Babcock .
Lev 1 King Lydia Sartwel l .ADON IJAH KING .
WILLIAM KING .
ADON IJAH KING— See George Oscar King , No . 1 1 7 ante .WILLIAM KING— See George Oscar King , No . 1 17 ante .
196 Sons of tb e Emerican Revo lution
State No . National No.
RICHARD LEE KIRTLAND . 13583
Cash ier. Residence , Sewickley , Pa . ; born Brooklyn , N . Y . , M arch 1 2,
1865 .
Giles B . Kirtland . . M . Lee .Samuel Lee M . Young .
Jonathan Lee Frink .
DR . SAMUEL LEE Sarah Marsh .
Capt . Hezekiah Lee Sarah Porter .John Lee Loomis.
DR . SAMUEL LEE . Born Farmington , Conn . ,1744 died W eridgam,
Conn . , December 7 , 1805 . 1775 , Surgeon in Gen . Putnam ’s Regiment ;
Surgeon of 4th Regiment , Connecticut L ine , formation of 1777 to 1 781 .
Commissioned July 1 , 1777 , resigned April 3 , 1 778 , being wi th his Regiment i n battl e of Germantown , and sundry other bat tl es. Wintered at
Val ley Forge in 1 777 and 1778 . Later , Surgeon- ih -Ch ief on sh ip of war,bui l t by Colony of Connecticut , the Ol iver Cromwel l . ” M embe r of Examining Board o f Appl ications for post of Surgeon in the Army . His ser
vices extended through the War of the Revolution .
ALEXANDER BLACK KISER . 14029
Electric Engineer. Residence , Crafton , Pa . ; born Pittsburgh , January17 , 1873 .
David Ol iver Kiser Margaret Ann Black .
Alexander Black Anne Litte l l .James Li ttel l Anne Calhoun .
WILLIAM L ITTELL El izabeth Walker .WILLIAM LITTELL . Born Ireland , 1740 ; died Service , Pa . , July , 1825 .
Enl isted as private in 1775 , Capt.Courtney’s Company , 8th Regiment Penn ’a
Line , Col. Thos . Proctor , unti l the engagement of Bound Brook , where hewas taken prisoner and carr ied by the enemy to New York ; detained prisoner of war for about sixteen months, and discharged at Ph il ade lph ia,August 5 , 1778 . Time of service , three years. After the war was given agran t o f land in Beaver County , Pa . , for his services, a portion of wh ichland is sti l l i n the possession of his descendants.
ROBERT WILLIAM KISER . I31599
Coal Dealer . Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa. ; born same place , April 24,1878 .
David O l iver Kiser Margaret Anne Black .
Alexander Black Anne Li ttel l .James Li ttel l Anne Calhoun .
WILLIAM L ITTELL El izabeth Walker .James Littel l Alice Moflit.
John Moffit,
“Gentleman,
” “Hazelhatch Estate , ” nearDubl in , Ireland .
WILLIAM L ITTELL— See Alexander Black Kiser , No . 304 .
192 S ons of the Emerican Revo lution
State No . National No.
ARTHUR LOUIS LEE . 1309
Accountant . Residence , Al legheny , Pa . Born New Britain , HartfordCounty, Conn . ,
December 14 , 1876.
Charles Edwin Lee Augusta A . G ormand er .
Erastus Lee Jul ia Taylor.CAPTAIN MATTHEW LEE Rebecca Hotchkiss.
Joseph Lee Prudence Curtiss.
Thomas Lee Anna Camp .
John Lee Mary Hare .CAPTAIN MATTHEW LEE . Born Farmington , Conn . , June 1 1 , 1760 ;
died same place,April 27 , 1840 . Served as private in 1 775 ; and also in
1 777 i n Colonel Deming ’s Regiment at East Chester , N . Y . En l istedJanuary 1
,178 1 , i n Captain Robert Warner ’s Company of I st Regiment ,
Connecticut Line,i n the formation of 1 781 to 1 783 , and was discharged
December 3 1 , 1 78 1 . W as i n service in Peekskil l,N . Y . ,
and down theHudson . Shortly after became a Captain in the M i l itia . Pensioned .
JAMES MCM ILLEN LEE. 13771
Teacher . Residence,Pittsburgh
,Pa . Born Patterson ’s M i lls, Wash
ington County, Pa . , September 29 , 1855 .
Wm . M . Lee Carol ine Patterson .
Wm . Patterson Margaret Lyle .AARON LYLE Eleanor M oon .
Robert Lyle Mary Gil leland .
John Lyl e .AARON LYLE. Born Northampton County, Pa . ,
March 30 , 1 756 ;
died Wash ington County,Pa. ,August 1 2
,1860 . Private in Captain
Timothy Jayne ’s Company , Northampton County , (Pa . ) M il itia, during theRevolutionary War . (Name spe l led Li le in records. )
ROBERT M CW HA LEE. 14463
Clerk . Residence , Eri e , Pa . Born Hol l iday ’s Cove , Hancock County,West Va . , October 9 , 1876.
Albert Graham Lee El l a McW ha .
Will iam McM illeu Lee Caroline Patterson .
Will iam Patterson M argaret Lyle .Thomas Patterson El izabeth Findley .
WILLIAM PATTERSON Rosanna Scott .WILLIAM PATTERSON . Born Lancaster County , Pa. , March 14 ,
1733 ; died Wash ington County, Pa. , June 29, 18 18 . Enl isted as privatein Captain Thomas Wh itesides ’ Company , Colonel Thomas Porter ’sBattalion of Associators, of Pennsylvania , mustered Aug ust 13 , 1776. Col
onel Porter ’s Battal ion was at Germantown in 1777 , and in the campaign ofNew Jersey .
Albert Graham Lee El l a McW ha .
Will iam McM illeu Lee Caroline Patterson .
Will iam Patterson Margaret Lyle .AARON LYLE Eleanor Moon .
AARON LYLE . See James McMilleu Lee , No . 271 ante .
Ro l l of Members. 193
State NO . National No .
DR . JAMES A . LIBBEY . 13600
Dentist . Swissvale Pa . Born Moon Townsh ip , Beaver County , Pa. ,
August 29, 1846 .
Bennett Libbey Agnes Li ttel l .WILLIAM LITTELL El izabeth Walker .James Li tte l l Al ice Mo ffitt .
John Mofii tt
WILLIAM LITTELL . Born Ireland , ( about ) 1740 died Service , BeaverCounty , Pa . , ( about ) July , 1825 . Enl isted as a private
,in 1775 , Captai n
Courtney ’s Company , Pennsylvania Line , Colonel Thomas Proctor , and
under Colonel Strob uck ,until the engagement of Bound Brook , where he
was taken prisoner and carried by the enemy to New York , where he wasdetained as prisoner of war for about sixteen months. Discharged at Ph i ladelph ia
,August 5 , 1778 . Time of service , three years. After the war was
given a gran t of land in Beaver County , Pa for his services, a portion ofwhi ch land is st i l l in the possession of his descendants. Pensioned .
DR . JOHN EDGAR LIBBEY . 1375 1
Dentist . Born Mechanicstown , Ohio , June 4 , 1843 . Died at Pittsburgh ,Pa July 18 , 1903 .
Bennett Libbey Agnes Li ttel l .WILLIAM LITTELL El izabe th Walker .James Li ttel l Al ice Mofii tt.
John Moffitt.
WILLIAM LITTELL— See Dr. James A . L ibbey , No . 250 ante .
W ILLIAM THOMAS LINDSEY . 14472
Clerk U . S . District Court . Residence,Pittsburgh
,Pa . Born West
M iddletown , Wash ington County , Pa . ,August 6, 1845 .
James Evans Lindsey Mary Harris Pancoast .Thomas Li ndsey Permelia Wil l i ams.
John Lindsey Martha Guthrie .SAMUEL LINDSEY Agnes
SAMUEL LINDSEY . Commissioned I st Lieutenant Penn ’a Flying Camp ,September 6 , 1 776 taken prisoner at Ft . XVashing ton ,
November 16 , 1776,
where he l ost an eye , and was classed among the wounded , and was paroled . Had also some Colonial serv ice , having been commissioned Ensign ,
Capt . James Sharp ’ s Company, 3rd Battal ion , Penn ’a Provincial Regimen t ,
Col . Hugh Mercer . Pensioned .
194 S ons of the american Revo lution
State No . National No .
JOHN WEBB LITTLE. 10346
Wholesale Coal Dealer . Residence , Erie , Pa . Born Aurora , PortageCounty , Oh io November 14 , 1848 .
John Li ttl e Lucy Eggleston .
Warren Li ttle Susanna Spencer.BARZ ELIEL LITTLE.
BARZ ELIEL LITTLE. Born died December 3 1 , 1835 . Served asTrumpeter i n Capt . Joel Loomis’ Company , Maj . Backus’ Regiment , LightHorse . Th is command was ordered to the army near New York in September
,1776. November o f same year , Wash ington issued the fol lowing
general orders A relie f having come for his Ligh t Horse , under Maj .Backus, that corps is now dismissed with the General ’s thanks for theirfai thful services and the cheerfulness and alacri ty they have shown uponall occasions.
”
LOWELL M . LITTLE. 10347
Wholesale Coal Dealer . Residence , Erie , Pa. Born Aurora , PortageCounty , Oh io , January I , 1847 .
John Li ttle LucyEggleston .
Warren Li ttl e Susanna Spencer .BARZELIEL L ITTLE Betsey Blush .
BARZELIEL L ITTLE— See John Webb Li ttle , No . 146 ante .
JOHN RAYMOND LOCKE. 15263
Reporter. Residence , New Castle , Pa . Born Sharon , Pa. ,August 2 1 ,
1877 .
Ebenezer Bennett Locke . . .El iza JaneJohn Warren . .Emaline
W 111 . Hamil ton Locke SarahWILLIAM LOCKE Margaret McCoy.
WILLIAM LOCKE. Born Bel fast , Ireland , February 2,1756 ; died Law
rence County , Pa . , November 29 , 1823 . Enlisted February 2 , 1777, i n Capt .
Wm . Nicholson ’s Company , Col . Thos . Hartley ’s Regiment,Penn ’a Troops
of the Line , and served fiv e years as a private . Participated in battles ofBrunswi ck , Brandywine , Germantown and Paol i . Pensioned .
MARCUS LAFAYETTE LOCKWOOD. 6277
Oil Producer and Farmer . Residence , Ze l ienople , Pa . Born EastHamburg , N . Y . ,
December 5 , 1844.
Phi lo D. Lockwood Polly Ut ley .
Ebenezer Lockwood Betsey Seymour .TIMOTHY LOCKWOOD Abigai l M ead .
David Lockwood HannahRobert Lockwood MaryJonathan Lockwood Mary Ferris .
*Robert Lockwood SusannahTIMOTHY LOCKWOOD . Born Greenwich , Conn . , October 26, 1835 ; diedLieutenan t I st Company , Col . Waterbury ’s Regiment , 5th o f Con
1 96 Sons of the Emerican Revo lution
State No . National No.
HARRY A . LOGUE. 1 2581
Fire Insurance . Residence , Allegheny , Pa . Born Toby Townsh ip ,C larion County , Pa . , November 28 , 1874 .
Thomas M . Logue Mary A .
Charles M . Logue RachelJOHN LOGUE. .
JOHN LOGUE. See Charles MCC . Logue , No . 184 ante .
DAVID HENDERSON LONG . 15702
Clerk . Residence , New Castle , Pa . Born Lawrence County , December
Scott David Long Ev a FallsMoorhead.David Long Susan McCand less.
Joseph Long El le n Wh i t ing .
ALEXANDER LONG .
ALEXANDER LONG . Born Chester County , Pa. , October 3 , 1 756; diedLawrence County , Pa .
, Enl isted December 16, 1778, i n Capt. DavidDenny ’s Company , Col. G arv ier
's Regiment, Chester County Penn ’a
M i l itia ; served three months. He afterwards served three months i n Capt .Robert Byer ’s Company, same M i l i tia . Pensioned .
SCOTT DAVID LONG . 15703
Lawyer . Residence , New Castle , Pa . Born Lawrence County, Pa. ,
February 27 , 1847 .
David Long Susan McCand less.
Joseph El len Wh i ting .
ALEXANDER LONG .
ALEXANDER LONG . See David Henderson Long , No. 427 ante .
RALPH LONGENECKER . 13752
Lawyer . Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born Bedford , Pa ., October 6,
J . H . Longenecker Rebecca Russell .Samuel Lyon Russel l Nannie Reamer .J ames McPherson Russel l Rebecca Lyon .
ALEXANDER RUSSELL Mary McPherson .
ALEXANDER RUSSELL . Born Marsh Creek Settlement , York County ,Pa.
,February 26, 1 758 died Gettysburg , Pa. , April 15 , 1836. Left Prince
ton Col lege at the age of n ineteen to enter the Continental Army as avolunteer . W as commissioned 2nd Lieutenant and afterwards Ist Lieutenant of the Penn ’a Line , Colonel Wm . Irvine commanding . Remained inthe army from 1777 unti l Apri l 16, 1779 , and participated in the battles ofBrandywine , White Horse , Paoli , Germantown and Monmouth .
Alexander Russel l McPherson.
ROBERT MCPHERSON , JR M i l l er .ROBERT MCPHERSON , JR . Colonel o f Associators i n the Revolution
ary Army , 1776.
lROll Of Members. 197
State No . National NO .
FRANK ERNEST LOUIS . 14057
Edi tor . Residence , Braddock , Pa . Born Port Perry , Pa January 22 ,1857 .
Thos. Jefferson Louis Flora Jane Sadler .Rev . Isaac P . Sadler , D.D Sarah Carol ine .MAJ . ISAAC SADLER Jane
MAJ . ISAAC SADLER . Born York County , Pa . , May 14 , 1760 ; diedWestmoreland County , Pa . ,
June 20 ,1843 . Enl isted for one Year as pri
vate at Carl isle , Pa. , August , 1775 , Captain Stephen Stephenson’
s Company .
Served about 3 months in publ ic barracks at L i ttl e York , Pa . , thencemarched to Tren ton , N . J . ,
and during Spring and summer of 1776 was
wi th Maj or Campbell ’s Battal ion , Colonel McG aw’s Regiment . At ex
piration of term was honorably discharged , but re-en l isted September 13 ,
1 777 , in Captain S tephenson ’ s Company , j oining Battal ion of Maj or Mul l ,York County,
and,i n October fol lowing , Maj or Mul l having resigned ,
Isaac Sadler was elected Maj or as his successor , and was commissioned at
York,Pa . Under Colone l S tephenson his Battal ion marched to Brandy
wi ne , but on the way word was brough t that the Bri tish had taken upwin ter quarters in Ph iladelph ia , and that the intended attack upon Yorkand Carl isl e was abandoned un til spring ; therefore the companies weredisbanded October 12 , 1777 . Pensioned .
FRANK CHARLES LUTTON . 1572 1
Undertaker . Residence , New Castl e , Pa . Born New Castle , Pa June
Leander Warnock Lutton Rachel McKee .
John P . Lutton Nancy Warnock .
Will iam Lutton El izabeth Book .
JACOB BOOK Mary Book .
JACOB BOOK . Born Germany , December 27 , 1 761 ; died LawrenceCounty , Pa . , September 29 , 1852 . Served as private i n Capt . Wil l iam Semple ’s Company , 4th Regiment of Ph i ladelph ia M i l i tia , commanded byLieut . Col. Dean .
HENRY S. LYDICK . 14073
Lawyer. Residence , Pi ttsburgh , Pa . Born South Mahon ing Townsh ip
,Indiana County , Pa. , Apri l 23 , 1860 .
Joseph M . Lydick Hett ie El len Sil vis.
Isaac Lydick Lois Sutor .Patrick Lydick Mary McHenry.
JOHN LYDICK .
JOHN LYDICK. Died Westmoreland County , Pa . , Served as a private in Lieut . Thomas Fletcher 's Company of Rangers on the frontiers, fromWestmoreland County , Pa .
1 98 Sons of the Elmerican Revo lution
State No .National No.
WICKLIFFE BULL LYNE.
Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born same place , February 19, 1879.
W ick lifle Campbe l l Lyne Mary Vowel] .Robert Baylor Lyne M ary Ambrose Edwards.
Will iam Lyne El izabeth Baylor.COL . WILLIAM LYNE Lucy Foster.
COL. WILLIAM LYNE— See Wycl iff e C . Lyne , NO . 166 post .
COL. JOHN BAYLOR— See Wycl iffe C . Lyne , No. 166 post .
W YCKLIFFE C . LYNE. 1 1616
Li fe Insurance . Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born Henrico , Vt . , Sep
tember 22 , 1850 .
Dr. Robert Baylor Lyne Mary'Amb rose Edward .
Will iam Lyne El izabeth Baylor .COL . WILLIAM Lucy Foster.Will iam Lyne .
COL. WILLIAM LYNE. Col. Will iam Lyne represented his County inthe House of Burgesses from 1768 to 1 770. During the Revolution wasmember of Committee of Safety , and Colonel of King and Queen CountyTroops. M ember of Conven tion of 1 788 , wi th Madison , Jeff erson and Randolph
, when Virginia ratified the Federal Constitution .
COL. JOHN BAYLOR . Grandfather of Mrs. El izabeth Baylor Lyne ,served in the Revolutionary War, and was a member Of Gen . Wash ington ’sstaff .
JOHN DENNISTON LYON . 6275
Banker . Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born Al legheny, Pa. ,January 24,
Alexander Parker Lyon . , El iza Thaw Denniston .
George Armstrong Lyon Anna G . Savage .WILLIAM LYON Margaret Armstrong .
WILLIAM LYON . Born Irel and , March 17 , 1 729 ; died Carl isl e , PaFebruary 7 , 1809. Member Provincial M i l itary Service for defence of thefrontier against French and Indians ; and as I st Lieutenant Penn ’a Regiment , appointed December 6, 1757 , participated in Forbes expedi tion againstFort Duquesne in 1758 . On the opening o f the Revolution was appointedby Supreme Executive Counci l aZmemb er of Committee of Safety , October
200 Sons of tb e Emerican Revo lution
State No . National NO .
MALCOLM MCCONNELL . 13296
Lawyer . Residence , New Cast le , Pa . Born Wilmington Township ,M ercer County, Pa December 13 , 1850.
Thomas McConnell Jane Sarah McConnell.James McConnell Rachel Lytel l .HUGH MCCONNELL Jane Furguson .
HUGH MCCONNELL4 EC Thomas McConnell, No . 2 15 post.
THOMAS MCCONNELL . I 3290
Retired . Residence , Portersvil l e , Sl ippery Rock Townsh ip, Lawrence County, Pa . Born Shenango , Pa . ,
Apri l 1 2 , 1822 .
James McConnell . .Rache l Lytel l .HUGH MCCONNELL . . Jane Ferguson .
HUGH MCCONNELL . Enl isted May 1 , 1 777 , for the war , as private inCapt . John Maxwel l ’s Company , sth N . J . Regiment , Col . Ol iver Spencer.July
,1779, transferred to Capt . James Bonnel l
’
s Company , same Regiment .
Transferred January , 1 781 , to Capt . Jonathan Holme s’ Company,zud N . J .
Regiment, Col . El ias Dayton . Transferred June,1 782 , to 3rd Company,
same Regiment ; transferred March , 1783 , to I st Company, Cumming ’s N.J .
Battal ion,and his name last appears on roll of last mentioned Company for
April , 1783 , dated May 20,1 783 .
THOMAS MCGOUGH . 10341
Lawyer . Residence , Frankl in , Pa . Born Parker ’s Landing , Pa. ,No
v emb er 7, 185 1 .
Peter McG ough Sarah Marshal l .Samuel M arshal l Phoebe Perry .
Moses Perry Sarah Russel l .WILLIAM RUSSELL .
WILLIAM RUSSELL . Born Ireland , 1 7 died 1 802 . Private in Capt.M ichael Dond el ’s Company, enl isted June , 1775 . W as at the Seige of Boston . Commissioned Ensign of 3rd Penn ’a Regiment o f the Li ne . Wounded at Brandywine , transferred to Invalid Corps. Received depreciationpay for services to January 1 , 1 781 .
HARRY WRIGHT MCKEE. 14071
Physician . Residence , New Castle , Pa. Born same place, May 16,
James Blaine McKee . gnes Stewart McG own.
Andrew McKee El l en Blaine .ANDREW M CKEE Mary Bamfort .
ANDREW MCKEE. Born Ireland , 1747 ; died Armstrong County , PaMarch 1 1 , 1835 . Enl isted March , 1776, as private in Capt . Adams’ Company , Col . Irvine ’s Regiment, Penn ’a Troops. Served sixteen months.
Enlisted June , 1780 , i n Capt . Ziegler ’s Company, C01. Stewart ’s Regiment ,
Penn ’a Troops, and served unti l the end of the war. Engaged in batt les ofThree Rivers
, Saratoga and Yorktown . Pensi oned .
Roll of members . 20 1
State No . National No .
THOMAS M . T . MCKENNAN . 13753
Physician . Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born Wash ington , Pa . ,Janu
ary I3 , 1859 .
Thomas McKennan,M .D Margaret Stockton .
Lucius Witham Stockton , ( 2d ) Rebecca Moore .Lucius Witham Stockton , ( Ist ) El iza A . Coxe .REV. PHILIP STOCKTON .
REV. PH ILIP STOCKTON . Born July 1 1 , 1746 ; died He wasthe brother of Hon . Richard Stockton , S igner of the Declaration of Independ ence . W as an avowed adherent of the cause of American Ind ependence
,and served as Chaplain of the New Jersey Troops, and fought in the
battle O f Princeton .
Thomas McKennan, M .D Margaret Stockton .
Thomas M . T . McKennan Matilda Bowman .
WILLIAM MCKENNAN .
WILLIAM MCKENNAN . Residence at New Castl e , Delaware ; died February,
1803 . Commissioned zud L ieutenant of Capt . Thomas R eans’ Company
, Col. Samuel Patterson ’s Regiment of the Flying Camp,
” o f Delaware , ou November 29, 1 776. Apri l 5 , 1778, was commissioned I st Lieutenant of same Company . A fterwards he is said to have been Captain of aCompany of Recrui ts.
CHAMBERS MCKIBBIN . 6235
Secretary Duquesne Club . Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born same,
May 17 , 1848 .
Will iam C . McKib b in Jane Denny Brackenridge .Chambers McKib b in Jane Bel l .JEREM IAH McKIB BIN Mary Chambers.
JEREM IAH MCKIBB IN . Born Ireland ; died Pennsylvania , May 15 ,
1816. Enlisted i n 4th Company , 6th Regiment , Penn ’a Troops, January .1776, and was appointed Corporal , Captain Wm . Rippey , commanding . Inthe summer of 1 776, the Regiment was sent to Canada under Gen . Sul l ivan
,
and participated in the battles of Isle au Noix and Three Rivers.
HARRY SLOCUM MCKINLEY . 1444:
Lawyer . Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born West Brownsvi l le , Pa. ,
August 1 , 1876.
Wil l iam H . McKinley Rebecca Joliff .George W . Joliff Anna M il ler .Joseph Jolifi Harrie t Baker .\V1LLIAM JOLIFF Katherine Col l ins.
WILLIAM JOLIFF. Born near Uniontown , Pa . , May 30, 1 761 ; diedRivesvi l le , W . Va . ,
May 4 , 1827 . Se rved as private during latter par t ofRevolutionary War .
202 S ons o f tb e Zlmerican Revo lution
State No. National No.
254 JOHN BOYD McKOWN. 13754Bank Teller . Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born same place, August 1 1 ,
1874.
Will iam McKown. Mary Boyd .
John Boyd Nancy Morrison .Rev . James Boyd Isabel la Craig .
CAPT . JOHN CRAIG M artha C lark .
LIEUT . SAMUEL CRAIG El izabeth McDonald .
LIEUT . SAMUEL CRAIG . Born New Jersey , died Pennsylvania(about ) November I , 1777 . Enl isted in 1776; was commissioned Lieutenanti n July of the same year , i n Col . John Proctor ’s Battal ion of WestmorelandCounty M i l itia . About November 1 , 1777 , was serving i n the CommissaryDepartment , l eft Ft . Ligonier to g et suppl ies, and was kil led by the
Indians.
CAPT . JOHN CRAIG . Born died near Freeport , Pa . , 1850.
Enl isted in 1776 as private in the 9th Penn ’a Regiment of the ContinentalLi ne . Commissioned 2d Lieutenant i n January , 1776, and July of sameyear
,commissioned I st Lieutenant, serving three years . He then j oined
the Caval ry arm of the service ( then cal led Ligh t Horse Brigade ) servingun ti l the end of the War . Owes his ti tl e of Captain to the fact that soonafter the War he raised a Company of minute men to guard the f rontierf rom the Indians, commissioned Ca-ptain of Scouts, and served in thatcapacity for many years. W as in charge of a fort near the present town o fFreeport , Pa . ,
cal led for him , Fort Craig .
JOHN M . MCMASTER . 14427
Clerk . Residence , Coraopolis, Pa. Born Pittsburgh , Pa . , M arch 30,
Gi lbert M . McMaster Margaret Thompson .
John McMaster Joanette Maria McMaster.
Gilbert McMaster Jane Brown .
BENJAM IN BROWN .
BENJAM IN BROWN . Born Lancaster County , Pa. ,M arch 8 , 1 726 ;
died Canonsburg , Pa . ,1807 . Served as private in Captain Sherer ’s Com
pany, 4th Battal ion of Lancaster Coun ty.
JAMES EUGENE MCNARY . I3281
Contracting Engineer . Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born near Canonsburg
,Pa. ,
December 5 , 1868 .
Alexand er C . McNary Amanda Maud Burkhart .
John M cNary . Hil l .WILLIAM HILL .
WILLIAM HILL . Enl isted as private i n Captain Chas. Craig ’s Company
,First Penn ’a Regiment o f the Line, from Lancaster County , Pa . ,
July 20 ,1 776. Went wi th his regiment as a wagoner , taking with h im his
own team of horses and wagon . Wounded soon afterwards i n a battl e(possibly Brandywine ) and was sen t home died from his wounds about twomonths thereafter. Claim made in his case by Pennsyl vania against U . S .
Governmen t for depreciation pay of the Army .
204 Sons of tb e Elmertcan Revo lution
State NO . National No .
AUGUSTUS GROSS MACCONNELL . 14040
Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa. Born same place , September 1 7 , 1876.
Thomas MacConnell M athil da Gross.
Thomas MacConnell M ary Ann Gormly.John Gormly El izabeth Gil l .JOHN GILL . Jean Shaw.
JOHN GILL . Born Scotland , 1748 ; died Munroesv ille , Pa . , 1822 .
Private in Captain Isaac Seeley ’s Company , sth Penn ’a Regiment, Continental L ine .
THOMAS MACCONNELL .
Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born A llegheny, Pa . , July 29, 1844.
Thomas MacConnell Mary Ann Gormly .
John Gormly Gill.JOHN GILL . Shaw.
JOHN GILL . See Augustus Gross MacConnell, No . 3 15 ante .
WILLIAM MACDONALD. 15254
Engineer. Residence , Ph i ladelph ia , Pa . Born same p lace , September28 1851 .
Wm . S. MacDonald El izabe th Wynne .Samuel C . Wynne Sharp .
THOMAS WYNN El izabeth Reese .THOM AS WYNN . Born Ph iladelph ia County , November 21 , 1733 ; died
Ph i ladelph ia County , Pa . , 18 16 . Served in Penn ’a Flying Camp commissioned Lieutenant August 27 , 1 776. Taken prisoner November 16, 1 776, atFort Washington , and is mentioned in l ist of Penn ’a Prisoners of War , beingexchanged January 2 , 1 781 . Wh i le Lieut . Wynn was absent as a prisoner ,his home “Wynnstay ’ was attacked by a British foraging partyDecember 1 1 ,1 777, but was bravely defended by M rs. Wynn , assisted by her ch i ldrenand negro servants, unti l rel ieved by a detachment of Gen . Potter ’s Penn ’aM il itia . See C larence P . Wynne , No . 393 post .
DELANY SHARP , father of Phoebe Sharp , wi fe of Samuel C. Wynne, ofNew Jersey , was an apprentice on the “
Sh ip Speedwel l ,” a privateer, wh ichcaptured a British prize off the Capes of De laware in 1780.
See Clarence P . Wynne, No . 393 post.
THOMAS BYRON MACMILLAN , JR . 10348
Bookkeeper. Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born Idlewood , Pa October10, 1868.
Thomas Black MacMillan Indiana Totten .
Thomas Long MacM illan Jane Gormly .
SAMUEL M CM ILLAN Isabel la Long .
SAMUEL MCM ILLAN . Born 175 1 ; died Beaver County, Pa. ,
September 26, 183 1 . En l isted in 1776, Capt . Thos. Ewing ’s ( afterwardDaniel Bughey’
s) Company , Col. Smal lwood ’s Regiment , Maryland Line ,non-commissioned ofii cer. Taken prisoner at battle of Long Isl and ,removed to Halifax , escaped Apri l , 1777 , re-entered the service at Boston ,and continued until 1780. W as i n battles of Monmouth and Rhode Island .
Ro l l of members. 205
State No . National No .
JAMES CONWAY MACON. 15272
Merchant . Residence , Sewickley , Pa . Born Orange Court House , Va. ,
December 23 , 1875 .
Ruben ConwayMacon Emma R iely.
J ames Madison Macon Lucetta Newman .
Thomas Macon Sarah Madison .
JAMES MADISON , SR Nel l ie Conway .
JAMES MADISON , SR . Chairman of Committee of Publ ic Safety, ofOrange County , Va . , from 1775 down .
COL . THOMAS BARBOUR , of Orange County , Va . , grandfather o f LucettaNewman
,wi fe of James Madison M acon
, was a Colonel of the Line in theWar of the Revolution .
LATIMER SMALL MACON . 15273
Residence , Sewickley . Born Orange Court House , Va October 1 2 ,
1877 .
Ruben Conway Macon Emma Riely.
James Madison Macon Lucetta Newman .
Thomas Macon Sarah Madison .
JAMES MAD ISON , SR Nel l ie Conway .
JAMES MADISON , SR fi See James Conway Macon , No . 422 ante .COL . THOMAS BARBOUR .
— See James Conway Macon , NO . 422 ante .
CHARLES EDWIN MARTIN . 1 16 17
Agent . Residence,Titusvi l le , Pa . Born Canonsburg , Pa . , March 5 ,
Dr. John \Vhite Martin . .El izabe th Al lison .
Andrew All ison . . .El izabeth Morrison .
JAMES MORR ISON , Mary Gibson .
JAM ES MORRISON , SR . Born Chester County , Pa . ,1754 died Wash
ing ton County , Pa . , November 14 , 18 13 . Private 8th Penn a Regiment ,Continental Line , enl isted August , 1 776 ; appointed Sergeant September 26,1 776 ; commissioned Ensign , 8th Penn 'a Li ne , December 28 ,
1 778 . Rendered valuable service during latter part of the “far by defending the frontiers against the British Troops and their Indian al l ies, as Captain of sth
Company , 4th Battal ion , Associated M i l itia , o f Wash ington County , Pa .He l ived and died on a tract of land in Wash ington County ,
a l arge portiono f wh ich is sti l l in the possession o f his grandch i ldren bearing the familyname .
206 Sons of tb e Hmertcan Revo lution
State No. National No.
JESSE PENNEY MARTIN . 1 1614
Presbyterian M inister. Residence , Verona , Pa . Born El izabeth , PaOctober 1 5 , 1 873 .
Thomas Wilson Martin Margaret El la Penney .
Dr. Jesse Sil l Penney Susan Laugh l in Jackson .
James Penney, Sr Jane Si l l .
JOHN PENNEY, SR Margaret Ann Rutan .
JOHN PENNEY, SR . Born County Down , Ireland , June 10, 1740; diedMcKeesport , Pa . , ( about ) 1823 . Private in Captain Abiel Clap ’s Companyof M inute Men, Col . John Dagget
’s Regiment , wh ich marched on alarm of
Apri l 19 , 1 775 , from Mansfield . Length of service 1 1 days.
EARLE RUMSEY MARVIN . 15716
Supt . National Biscuit Co . Residence,Pittsburgh , Pa . Born Al
legheny, Pa . ,November 26. 1874 .
Syl vester Stephen Marvin Matilda Rumsey M arvin .
Thomas Osborne Rumsey . Matilda Earle .Cornelius Earle Maria Len t .Abraham Lent
,I II M argaret Waldron .
ABRAHAM LENT , I I Anna Brinckerhoff .
Ryck Cornel ia Len t .ABRAHAM LENT , I I . Born November 15 , 1 723 ; died 1786. Colonel of
Orange County , New York Regiment , during the War of the Revolution .
HENRY W . MAYS . 6589
Clerk . Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born Pittsburgh , Pa . , May 1 1 ,
Will iam M ays Frances Maria Lyon .
James Mays Nancy McKown.
WILLIAM MAYS M aryWil l iam Mays.
WILLIAM MAYS. Born Lancaster County , Pa . 1738 died ( near)Lancaster, Pa . ,
1809 . Private in Col onel Moses Hazen ’s Regiment , knownas
“Congress’ own Regiment , ” and wh ich acted for a time as Wash ington ’s
body-guard . Engaged in battles of Long Isl and (where the regiment wascomplimented by Wash ington ) , Brandywine , Germantown , and others ;encamped at Val ley Forge .
WILLIAM METCALF. 13773
M anufacturer . Residence , Pit tsburgh , Pa . Born same pl ace , September 3 ,
1838 .
Orlando Metcalf Mary M . Knap .
Charles Knap Betsey Loomis.
THOMAS LOOM IS .M ary Will iams.
THOMAS LOOM IS. Born Lebanon , Conn . , 1 756 ; died New Berl in , N .
Y . , September 5 , 1838 . W as i n Capt. James Clark ’s 6th Company , 3d Reg
208 5 0113 of tb e Zlmerican Revo lution
State No . National No.
JAMES CLIFFORD M ILLER . 15260
Bookkeeper . Residence , Coal Valley , Pa . Born same place , May 4 ,
1874.
Jno. M ilton M il ler El iza Ann Hod ill .
John A . M i l ler Margaret Penney .
Wil l iam Penney M artha Si l l .JOHN PENNY, SR M argaret Ann Rutan .
JOHN PENNY , SR .-See Dr . James L . Penney , No . 1 73 ante .
JAMES EDGAR M ILLER . 13755
Electri cal Engineer. Residence , London , England . Born Ch icago ,Ill . , July 7 , 1872 .
M ilton B . M il ler Harriet Isabel la Magee .James Sutton Magee Susan St . Clair Ter Boss.
HENRY TER BOSS (BUSH ) Martha Brower .NICHOLAS BRowER M ary Birdsall .
NICHOLAS BROWER . Born Fishki ll , N . Y . ,M arch 8 , 1747 died
Captain 2nd Regiment, Dutchess County M i l itia , (N . under Col .
Abraham Brinck erhofi ,commissioned September 2 1 , 1780, by Gov . Cl inton .
HENRY TER BOSS. Ran away from home at the age of sixteen to eu
l ist in the Continental service , wh ich he did under the name of Henry Bush ,se rving in an Ulster Coun ty , N . Y . , Regiment .
JOHN F. M ILLER . 6240
M anu facturer . Residence , Edgewood Park , Pa . Born Port Perry ,Pa .
,
February 28 , 1859.
George T . M il l er Mary J . Craig .
Wil l iam L . M il ler Jane Torrence .NOAH M ILLER Sarah Ludlum .
NOAH M I LLER . Born New Jersey , August 6, 1 756 died Indiana, September 1 2 , 1838 . Private soldier , from May,
1778 , to March , 1779, NewJersey Regiment
,Col. M atthew Ogden , Capt . Isaac Morrison . Resided in
Essex County . Participated in battle of Monmouth , N . J . Pensioned .
JOSEPH TORRENCE M ILLER . 6292
Clerk . Residence , Edgewood Park , Pa . Born Port Perry , Pa . , August
George T . M i ller Mary J . Craig .
Wil l iam L . M i l ler Jane Torrence .NOAH M ILLER Sarah Ludlum .
NOAH M ILLER — See John F. M i l ler , No . 40 ante .
Ro l l of members 200
State No . National No .
M ILTON CHENEY M ILLER . 1391 1
El ectrician . Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born Ch icago , I ll . , 1777 .
Capt . M i l ton Born M il ler Harrie t Isabel l e Magee .James Sutton Magee Susan St . C lai r Ter Boss .
HENRY TER Boss (BUSH ) Martha Brower .NICHOLAS BROWER Mary Birdsal l .
NICHOLAS BROWER . See James Edgar M i l ler , No . 255 ante .HENRY TER BOSS — See James Edgar M il ler , No . 255 ante .
MORTIMER C . M ILLER . 13925
Lawyer , Residence , Turtle Creek , Pa . Born Port Perry , Pa . , Septem
Geo . Torrence Jane Craig .
Col.Wm . Ludlum M i l ler J ane Torrence .
NOAH M ILLER Ludlum .
NOAH M ILLER — See John F. M il ler, No . 40 ante .
WILLIAM GREY M ILLER . 157 10
Physician . Residence , New Cast l e , Pa . Born same place, December
James Rose M il l er Sarah Olivia Morton .
James M . M il ler Hannah Rose .James Rose Martha McKinley.
DAVID MCKINLEY Sarah Grey .
DAVID MCKINLEY . Born York County , Pa . , May 16, 1 755 ; died Crawford County , O . ,
August 8 , 1840. Enl isted for the first t ime as a private inYork County, Penn ’a M i l i tia , in 1 776, for seven months , under Capt .McCask ey, Col . McAllister ’s Regiment ; an d thereafter enl isted on sevend ifl
'
erent occasions for short periods i n various regiments of York Coun tyM i l itia , unti l 1778 . W as engaged in the defense of fort at Paulus Hook
,
and skirmishes at Amboy and Chestnut Hi l l . Pensioned .
WILLIAM SIDNEY M ILLER . 6587
Presby terian M inister . Residence , Edgewood Park . Born Port Perry ,
September 20 ,1852 .
George T . M i l ler Mary J . Craig .
Will iam L . M il l er Jane Torrence .NOAH M ILLER Sarah Ludlow.
NOAH M ILLER— See John F. M il ler , No . 40 ante .
2 10 S ons of tbe Elmerlcan Revo lution
State No. NationalNo.
GEORGE WASHINGTON M INGUS, JR . 6596
Clerk . Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born Pittsburgh , Pa. , April 1 , 1871 .
George W ash ington M ingus Amel ia Ernst Wells-Webb .
Sedgwick Wel ls Hannah A . Dreher .John Adam Dreher Jul ia A . P . Ernst .
JOHN FREDERICK ERNSTJOHN FREDERICK ERNST . Born Strasburg , Germany, Apri l 16,
1 748 ; died Manheim , Pa . , October 24, 1805 . Adj utant, 6th Battal ion , BerksCounty Pa . ) M i l itia , commissioned November 10
,1 777 ; Col . Henry
Spycker . In active service during campaign fol lowing evacuation of Ph i ladelph ia by the British .
LAWRENCE LEWIS M INOR . 13913
Lawyer. Residence , Uniontown , Pa . Born same pl ace,February 13 ,
1854.
George Wilson Kramer M inor M ary D . Ramsey .
John M inor Rebecca Maxwel l .JOHN M INOR Cassandra Will iams.
S tephen M inor .JOHN M INOR . Born Virginia died Greene County, Pa .
Enlisted in Capt .ThomasHil l ’s Company , 7th V irginia Regiment of Foot , ofthe Continental Line , under Lieut . C01. Richeson , afterwards commandedby C01. Wm . Heth .
John M in or Maxwel l .CAPT . JAMES Grant .
CAPT . JAMES MAXWELL . Born County Armagh , Ireland , diedJefierson,
Greene Coun ty , Pa . , July Enl isted in October, 1 775 ,
New Jersey Continental Line . Commissioned I st Li eutenan t, Capt . John
B . Scott ’s Company , 2d Battal ion , I st Establishment , December 9, 1 775 ,
serving to November 10 , 1776. First Lieutenant , Capt . Wil l iam Shute ’sC0mpany,
2nd Battal ion , zud Establishment , N . J . Continental Line , November 29 , 1 776 ; transferred to Capt . Samuel Reading ’s Company February 5 ,1 777 . Promoted to rank of Captain , and resigned December I , 1777 ; butth is resignat ion was only from the Second Establ ishment , as he servedthroughout the War , and was present at surrender of General Cornwal l is atYork town .
JAMES K . M ITCHELL . 13912
Life Insurance . Residence , Wash ington , Pa . Born Bowl ing Green ,Pike County , Mo .
,August 15 , 1853 .
Zachariah .Ann Baird .
George Baird . . Jane Wilson .
DR . ABSALOM BA IRD .Susanna Brown .
Joh n Baird Catherine McLean.
DR . ABSALOM BAIRD . Born Chester County,Pa July 15 , 1755 ; died
Washi ngton , Pa. , October 27 , 1805 . Enl isted at the outbreak of the Revo
2 1 2 5 0115 of tb e Elmertcan Revo lution
State N0.National No.
JOHN MORRISON . 1 1613
Farmer . Residence , Houstonvil le , Pa . Born Frankl in Township ,Harrison County , Oh io , November 18, 1848 .
Guyon Morrison Jane Johnston .
JAMES MORRISON , SR M ary Gibson .
JAMES MORR ISON , SR . Born Chester County, Pa. ,1 754 died Wash
ington County, Pa. ,November 14, 18 13 . Private 8th Penn a Regiment,
Continental Line , August , 1776 ; appointed Sergean t September 26, 1776
Commissioned Ensign , 8th Penn ’a Line , December 28 , 1778 . After the warwas Ensign , Lieutenant and Captain Associated Battal ions, M i l itia , Washing ton County , Pa . His descendant now owns and resides on tract of landwhere he l ived and died , in Wash ington County, Pa .
Guyon Morrison Jane Johnston .
Richard Johnston Jane Bradford .
JAMES BRADFORD , JR El izabeth Gibson .
JAMES BRADFORD , JR . Born Ceci l County, Md . , 1752 ; died Wash ington Coun ty , Pa June 26, 180 1 . 1781 to 1 782 , en listed in Company of Lieut.John Fee
,Penn a Associated Battal ions. Served under Col . David Wil
liamson expedition against the Indians, 1782 . Ensign I st Company , 3rd Battalion
,Lieu t . CO1. Wil l iamson and Maj . John Wh i te . Also men
tioned i n connection with Capt . Andrew Swearingen ’s Company as Ensign ,
1 782-85 .
HOWARD MORTON .
* 6201
M erchant. Born Somerset County, Pa. ,January 22
, 1842 ; died Decemb er 4, 1898 , at Pittsburgh , Pa .
Randal l Morton Crissie Ann Wilson .
Dexter Morton Hannah Munson Bunce .SIMEON MORTON , JR . Syb el Gra v es.
SIMEON MORTON Mariam Dickinson .
Ebenezer Morton Sarah Belding .
Richard Morton RuthSIMEON MORTON . Born Whately, Mass. ,
on the 26th day of September
, 1723 , and died same place , on November 3 , 1798 . Served as private inCapt . Israel Chapl in ’s Company, in Col. John Fel low’
s Regiment, M il itiafrom Whately , M ass. He and his son en l isted at the same time
,Apri l 20,
1 775 , i n the above named company, the father served b ut a short time , buthis son had quite a lengthy term of service .
ROBERT B . MOWRY.
* 6902
Physic ian . Born at Pittsburgh , Allegheny County, Pa .,December 23,
1813 ; died at Al legheny, Pa . ,M arch 14, 1895 .
Ph i l ip Mowry Susan Boyl ( Boyle) .CHRISTIAN MOWRY .
CHRISTIAN MOWRY . Born died Serv ed as private inthe 8th Penn ’a Regiment , commanded by Aeneas Mackay .
Ro l l of m embers. 2 1 3
State No . National No .
CHARLES THOMPSON NEALE.
*13289
Iron Manufacturer . Born Kittanning , Pa. , November 6, 1830. DiedDecember 2 1 , 1902 , at Pittsburgh .
Dr. Sam ’ l S . Neale Margaret Brown .
Robert Brown Rebecca Brown .
JAMES BROWNJames BrownJames Brown (of Scotland )
JAMES BROW N . Born ( ab out ) 1742 ; died Kittanning , Pa November6 , 1830 . Enl isted December , 1776, as private in the 1 2th Penn 'a Regimen tof Continental Line , Col. Wm . Cooke , Capt . Alex . Patterson ’s Company .
Participated in battles o f Monmouth , Piscataway , Short Hil ls, and the batt le of Brandywine . Length of service , three and a half years.
FRANK C . NEALE. 13585
Sales Agent. Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born same place , August 3 1 ,1866.
Chas. Thompson Neale El iza Martin Clark .
Dr. Sam ’ l S . Neal e . Margaret Brown .
Robert Brown Rebecca Brown .
JAMES BROWN Mary Brown .
James BrownJames Brown
JAMES BROWN . Born ( about ) 1742 ; died Kittanning , Pa November6, 1830 . Enlisted as private December, 1776, i n 1 2th Penn 'a Regiment o fContinental Line , Col . Wm . Cooke , Capt . Alex . Patterson ’s Company, and
i n 3rd Penn ’a Regiment . Participated in battles of Monmouth , Piscataway ,Short Hills and Brandywine . Length of service , three and a hal f years.
JAMES BROWN NEALE.
*1 2599
Lawyer . Born Pittsburgh , Pa. , February 27 , 1837 ; died December 3 1 ,1903 , at Kittanning , Pa .
Dr. Sam ’ l S. Neale. Margaret E. Brown .
Robert Brown Rebecca Brown .
JAMES BROWNJAMES BROWN . Born ( about ) 1742 ; died at Kittann ing , Pa Novem
ber, 1830. Enl isted as private December , 1 776, in 1 2th Penn ’a Regimen t of
Continental Line , Col . Wm . Cooke , Capt . Alex . Patterson ’s Company,
Participated in battles of Monmouth,Piscataway , Short Hills, N . J and
the battle of Brandywine . Length of service , three and a hal f years. Pensioned .
2 14 S ons of tb e Elmertcan Revo lution
State No. NationalNo.
WILLIAM BELKNAP NEWBERRY . 13756
Commercial . Residence , Nazareth , Pa . Born C l eveland , Oh io , January 15 , 1867 .
John Strong Newberry Sarah B . Gaylord .
Henry Newberry El izabeth Strong .
G EN. ROGER NEWBERRY Eli zabethWolcott .
GEN. ROGER NEWBERRY. Born died CommissionedColonel,First Regiment , Connecticut Infantary,
i n 1777 , and Brigadier General of the First Regiment of Connecticut M i l itia in 1781 . W as ProbateJudge in 1782 and County Judge in 1804 .
THOMAS B . N ICHOLS, JR .
*I I979
Colonel U . S. A . Born Mystic , Canada , June 1 7 , 1848 . Died June 1 1 ,1902 .
Thomas B . Nichols M ary Walbridge .Solomon Walbridge El izabeth McKinstry.
SOLOM ON WALBRIDGE M ary Holmes.
SOLOM ON WALBR IDGE. Born Norwi ch , Conn . ,January 8
,1755 ; died
St . Albans, Vt . , September 15 , 18 14. Enl isted as a private in Capt . SamuelJ ohnson ’s Company , Colonel Hemmick ’
s Regiment , Vermont M i l i tia . Participated in the battle of Bennington , August 1 7 , 1 777 , and saw other service .
ANDREW AVORY NYE. 1447 1
Steel Worker , Residence , North Sewickl ey, Pa . Born Marion Townsh ip , Beaver County , Pa. , February 27, 1867 .
M ichael Barnett Nye . M axamelia Mace .Andrew Av ory Ny McFarland .
M ichael Pearsal l .SAM PSON PEARSALL . Kaster.
SAM PSON PEARSALL . Born Chester County,Pa . , 1 764 died Beaver
County , Pa . ,Augnst 8 , 1842 . March
,1781 , enl isted as a private , and served
six mon ths i n Capt . Joseph Sisseney’s Company ; March , 1782 , served three
months in same Company . June , 1 782 , enlisted in Capt . Andrew Hood ’sCompany , Col . Will iam Crawford ’s Regiment
,and was in the Sandusky
Campaign . In 1 782 he served two months again in Capt . Joseph Sisseney ’
s
Company
JOHN M . OAKLEY .
* 6287
Broker . Born Pittsburgh , Pa. , July 23 , 1 840 ; died Pittsburgh , Pa . ,
March 3 , 1897 .
John M i l ton Ok ely Katherine Seymour Murphy .
John Ok ely Allisan Wilson .
JOHN ORELY Margaret Moore .JOHN ORELY . Born Bed ford , England , May 26
, 172 1 died Lancaster ,Pa May 15 , 1792 . December 21 , 1774 , elected one of the th i rty membersGeneral Committee of Observation for the County
,
”(Northampton Coun
2 16 Sons of the Elmertcan Revo lution
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NEWTON FASSETT OSMER . 13283
Lawyer. Residence , Frankl in , Pa . Born same place , July 23 , 1868.
James H . Osmer Jennie Griggs.
Samue l Griggs Amy Church .
Luther Church Rhoda Darrin .
DANIEL DARRIN Martha Travis.
DANIEL DARRIN . Born Britain , Conn December 8 , 1756; died Troupsburg , Steuben County, N . Y . , November 4 , 1838 . Enl isted West Britain ,Conn . ,
June 24, 1 776, as private i n Capt. Gad Stanley ’s Company , Col.Fisher Gay ’s Regiment , 2nd Battal ion , Wadsworth ’s Brigade , ConnecticutVolunteers. The Battal ion was raised June , 1776 , to reinforce Wash ingtonatNew York . Served at Brooklyn Front j ust before and during the battl eof Long Island , August 27 , 1776, and in retreat from New York C i ty , Septemb er 15 , 1776, with main Army to Wh ite Plains . Time expiredDecember25 , 1776. Pensioned .
JOHN GR IGGS, ancestor of Jennie Griggs, wi fe of James H . Osmer, wasa soldier in the Revolutionary War, taking part i n the battle of Bunk erHill .
FRANK R . OTTO. 6250
Manufacturer. Residence , Wil l iamsport, Pa . Born there February 2,
John A . Otto Carol ine F. Mohr.John B . Otto Esther Wh itman .
JOHN AUGUSTUS OTTO Catherine Hitner.BODO OTTO , SR Catharine Dorathea Doek nik en.
Christopher Maria Magdalena Meneck en .
BODO OTTO , SR . Born Hanover , Germany , 1 709; died Reading , Pa. ,
June 13 , 1787 . Represented Berks County at Provincial Conference, Car
penter's Hal l , Ph i ladelph ia , Pa . , June 18, 1776. He and his two sons, acted
as surgeons i n the Revolutionary Army . W as wi th General Wash ington atVal ley Forge in 1778 . Decl ined al l compensation for his services. Certifi
cate extant , to the efiect that Bodo Otto , Sr. was senior surgeon from 1 776,etc . Signed , January 26, 1 782 , by John Cochran
, Director M il i taryHospitals.
JOHN AUGUSTUS OTTO . Surgeon in Revolutionary Army. At his
recommendation , a body of Hessians, captured at battle of Trenton , weretransferred to Berks County , he acting as escort. A German bible presentedto him by one of the prisoners sti ll i n possession of family.
Ro l l of Members. 2 1 7
State No . National No .
HOWARD BROOKE OURSLER . 1 1608
Superintenden t . Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born Pittsburgh , Pa . ,
J anuary 7 , 1874 .
Jacob H . Oursler Rebecca Sarah Morton .
Randal l Morton Crissie Ann Wilson .
Will iam \Vilson Sarah Clark .
NOAH CLARK . Crissia Ann Ross .
ABRAHAM CLARK Sarah Hatfield .
Thomas C lark .
ABRAHAM CLARK was born at El iza beth town , N . J February 15 , 1726 ;
died at Rahway , N . J . ,June
,1794 . W as High Sherifi of Essex County ,
N . J . Member of N . J . Provincial Congress and the Continental Congress ;was a Signer of the Declarat ion of Independence , and a member of the Constitutional Convention .
NOAH CLARK , with his three brothers , served in the New Jersey Art i ll ery
,and he took part i n the batt le of Long Island , and later served in Capt .
Marsh ’s troop of Ligh t Horse (New Jersey ) M i l i tia wh ich acted for a timeas General Wash ington ’s body guard . Afterwards he served in the EasternCompany of Artil lery where he remained unti l peace was declared . Hedied in 1847 , after a long residence at Stony Creek , Somerset County , Pa .
SIMEON MORTON , another ancestor ( see Howard Morton , No . 1 ante ) ,was born at Whately , Mass . , September 26, 1 723 , and died there November3 , 1 798 . He responded to the Lexington al arm , and afterwards served withhis son , Simeon Morton , Jr. , i n the exped ition to Fort Ticond erogo ,
and inexpeditions to Fort Edward and Moses Creek .
S IMEON MORTON , JR another ancestor ( see Howard Morton , No . 1
ante ) , was a member o f the unfortunate expedition of Benedict Arnold andGeneral Montgomery .
LT . COL . JOHN ROSS, also an ancestor , father of Crissia Ann Ross Clark ,served throughout the War in the New Jersey troops i n various ranks , vizFebruary 9 , 1 776 , Capt . 3d Battal ion , I st Establ ishment . November 29 ,1 776 , Capt . 3d Battal ion , 2md Establ ishmen t . Apri l 7 , 1779 , Maj or 2ndRegiment
,and Brigade Inspector . Afterwards Lieut . Col . 2nd Regiment,
Burl ington County (N . J . ) M il i tia . Served unti l the end of the War . DiedSeptember 7 , 1796 .
BENJAMIN PAGE . 6908
Banker . Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born Pittsburgh,July 1 7 , 1868 .
Benj amin Page , Sr E l len Strong Campbel l .John Harding Page Sidney O rmsby .
O l iver Ormsby Sarah Mahon .
JOHN ORMSBY Jane McAllister .
O l iver Ormsby Deborah Barry .
Robert Or msby Mary Blakeney .
JOHN ORMSBY . Born Ireland,1720 ; died Member of Augu sta
County (Va ) Standing Committee of Correspondence , appointed at meeti ng held in Pittsburgh , May 16 , 1775 ,
four weeks after the battle of Lexlugton .
2 18 S ons of tb e Emerican Revo lution
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OLIVER ORMSBY PAGE. 6909
Manufacturers’ Agent. Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born Pittsburgh ,Benj amin Page
, Sr El len Strong Campbe l l .John Harding Page Sidney Ormsby .
O l iver Ormsby Sarah Mahon .
JOHN ORMSBY Jane McAllister.
Ol iver Ormsby . . .Deborah Barry .
Robert O rmsby . .Mary Blakeney.
JOHN ORMSBY . Born Ireland , 1720 died Member AugustaCounty (Va . ) S tanding Committee of Correspondence , appointed at meeting held in Pittsburgh , Pa . May 16
,1 775 , four weeks after the battl e of
Lexington .
PARK PAINTER . 6272l
M anufacturer . Residence , Al legheny , Pa . Born Allegheny, Pa . , Oc
tober 10, 1849.
Jacob Pai nter Mary Hardin Hays.
Jacob Hays Jane Hardin .
THOMAS HARDIN Mary McG ee .
Wal ter Scot t HardinWalter Hardin Marv Scott.
THOMAS HARDIN . Born Ireland , 1 756 died C linton County, Oh io,1847 . Enl isted 1 775 , 9th Penn ’ a Continental Line , commanded by C01.Richard Butler
,and took a prominent part i n the capture of Stony Point .
Thomas Hardin was taken prisoner of war at Trenton , N . J . , b ut escapedbefore the end of the war.
WILLIAM GRAY PARK . 69
Manufacturer. Residence , New York City . Born Allegheny, Pa. ,
March 20 , 1848 .
James Park , JrRichard Gray Sarah Anderson .
WILLIAM ANDERSON .
WM . ANDERSON . Born Ireland , 1747 ; died 1820 . 1776, Orderly Serg eant Capt . Rippey ’s Volunteer Company , Col. Irwi n marched to Canada ,engaged in battl e of Three Rivers. Then entered Commissary Department ,comman ded a brigade of wagons and of foraging parties under Gen . Wayne ,unti l the end of the war.
2 20 Sons of tb e Emertcan Revo lution
State N0 . National No .
ERASTUS T. PATTERSON . 6261
Cash ier G as Fuel Co . Residence , Titusvil le , Pa . Born , Kenosha,W is. , September 30 , 1865 .
El isha Gilbert Patterson El len M aria Teff tErastus Patterson Sarah Gilbert.
Stephen Patterson Lucy Ad gate .
EPHRAIM PATTERSON Sarah Chandler.John Patterson Mary Curtis .
EPHRIAM PATTERSON . Born Stratford , Conn . , March 22 , 1739 ; diedNew Lebanon , N . Y . ,
May 3 , 1809 . Sergeant i n Hoisington ’s Rangers,New Hampshire Grants,” August 14, 1776. Ensign and Lieutenant , Post ’s
Company, Hobart ’s Regiment , Stark ’s Brigade , New Hampsh ire Troops,1 777 ; and in Ladd
’s Company , Bedel l ’s Regiment , same State , 1 778 .
ELISHA GILBERT . (Great-great grandfather , Erastus T . Patterson ) .Captain 8th Company , 17th (Wh iting ’s) Regiment , New York Troops,1 776 to 1 783 .
MATTHEW ADGATE . (Great-great grandfather, Erastus T . Patterson ) ,Chairman Committee Publ ic Safety , Albany County , N . Y . ,
during Revolutionary War .JACOB AMES. (Great-great grandfather, Erastus T . Patterson ) . Private
Spaulding ’s Company , Nichol ’s Regiment , NewHampsh ire Troops.
FRANK K . PATTERSON . 6236
Insurance . Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born Fawn Townsh ip ,Allegheny County, Pa . ,
April 19, 1848 .
John PattersonJohn B . PattersonRobert PattersonJOHN BRISBIN
J OHN BRISB IN . Born County Tyrone , Irel and , December 25 , 1730 ;
died near Harrisburg , Pa. , November 13 , 1822 . Lieutenant i n Engl ishArmy during French War ; served with General Wol fe i n Canada , and forhis services rece ived a gran t of acres of land in V irginia from GeorgeI II . He early espoused the cause of the Colonies, and , receiving a Captain ’sCommission in the 2nd (C01. St . Clair ’s) Penn ’a Battal ion , January 5 ,1 776 , raised a company , wh ich took part in the campaign in Canada . Transferred to 3rd Regiment Penn ’a Li ne ; resigned in 1777. Subsequently returned to the service and retired at the close of the War .
ALEXANDER ENNIS PATTON . 14036
Banker. Residence , Curwensvil le , Pa . Born same place, October 20,
John Patton Catherine Ennis.
Lieut . John Patton Susan Antes.
COL . JOHN PATTON J ane Davis.
COL . JOHN PATTON . Born Sl igo , Irel and , 1745 died Centre County ,Pa. , 1804 . Colone l of Additional Continental Regiment of Penn ’a
,January
120“ Of Members. 2 2 1
1 1 , 1777—January 13 , 1 779 . Th is was one of the 16 additional regiments
establ ished upon d ifl‘
erent footing from the 88 regiments wh ich were appo rtioned among the several states, the appoin tment of the o fficers being leftto the Commander-ih -Ch ie f, who was empowered to raise the men in any oral l of the United States. Colonel Patton being from Ph i l adelph ia , Pennsylvania , New Jersey and Delaware con tributed to his regiment , both i nofficers and men . Colonel Patton resided in Ph i ladelph ia when appointedMaj or of Colonel M il es ’ Battal ion . After his resignation , November , 1 777 ,he was employed to purchase flour for the Army . During the Revolutionary War a number of patriotic gentlemen gave thei r own bonds to theamount of pounds i n gold and si lver to procure provisions for theArmy , in order to preven t its dissolution . Col . John Patton was a contributor to the amount of 2000 pounds.
State No. National No .
JOSEPH ROGERS PAULL . 13288
Banker. Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born Dunbar Townsh ip , FayetteCounty , Pa . , December 14 , 187 1 .
J ames L . Paul l El izabeth Ann Galloway .
Joseph Paul l El iza Lea Rogers.
JAMES PAULL El izabeth Rogers.
George Paul . . Martha I rwin .
HughJAMES PAULL . Born Berkel ey County , Va . , September 17 , 1760 ; died
Dunbar Townsh ip, Pa. ,July 9 , 184 1 . M il i tary service began before he was
18 years old , i n 1778 , guarding Continen tal stores at Old Fort Burd . whereBrownsvil l e , Pa . , now stands . 1781 , commissioned First Lieutenant byThomas Jeff erson , then Governor of Virginia , serving under Capt . Whaleyand CO1. Crockett , iu the projected campaign against Detroi t . Volunteeredas private in Col. Crawford ’s Campaign against Sandusky , June , 1782 , andwas i n engagement of June 5 on Sandusky Prairie . In the retreat or fl igh t ,was with a squad of five or six men , who were surprised and al l save Paul lkil led or made prisoners. Again , in 1 783
-84 ,engaged in frontier Indian
wars. 1790 , served as Maj or and Li eut . Col . under General Harmer againstIndians i n the Maumee Country . Pensioned .
142 FRANK G . PAULSON . 1034 2
Merchant . Residence, Sewickley , Pa . Born Pittsburgh , Pa. , Apri l 28 ,
1850.
Charles H . Paulson El izabeth D. Gormly .
James Gormly Matilda Mowry .
Ph i l ip Mowry .
CHRISTIAN MOWRY ,
CHRIST IAN MOWRY . Enlisted as private i n 8th Penn ’a Regiment , Col .jEneas Mackay , Lieu t . Col. Daniel Brodhead , Maj . Stephen Bayard , Capt .Jas . Pigot . The Regiment marched 500 miles from the west to headquarters
222 S ons of tb e Emertcan Revo lution.
i n New Jersey , enduring great hardsh ip and privation ; being without sur
geons or medical attendance,many died wh i l e on the march . The Regi
ment was i n the battl es of Brandywi ne and Germantown , and at ValleyForge , serving throughout the entire War under the immediate commandof General Wash ington .
State No. National No .
GEORGE LOOMIS PEARSON . I37S7
Blast Furn ace Superintendent . Residence , New Castl e , Pa . Born samep lace , December 7 , 1856.
Thomas Pearson M aria Loomis.
George Pearson Sarah Reynolds.
JOHN PEARSON Sarah Johnson .
JOHN PEARSON . Born Darby , Pa . ,August 17, 1740 ; died Lawrence
County. Pa . , January 22 , 1829 . Commissioned I st Lieutenant , 1 1th Pennsylvan ia Line in 1776 ; promoted to the rank of Captain , September 7 , 1777.
He was expel led from membersh ip in the Society of Friends at Darby , Pa . ,
Decembe r 28 , 1775 , for “Joyning wi th the present commotion and taking uparms in an unlawful manner , etc .
” Later he was appointed one ot a Committee by Gen . Anthony Wayne to drive the l ive stock of Chester Countybeyond the reach of the British . Capt . Pearson ’s regiment suff ered so
severely at Brandywine that on July I , 1778 , it was consol idated with the l othRegiment , i n wh ich organization he was st i l l retained as Captain . January1 7 , 1 781 , was transferred to the 2nd Penn ’a Line , and January 1 , 1783 , helda commission in the 3rd Regiment , but appears to have resigned about thatt ime . In October , 1778 , he was assigned to recruiting service .
JAMES LOWRY PENNEY . 1 1623
Physic ian . Residence , McKeesport, Pa . Born L ibrary , Pa . ,March 7 ,
1838 .
Rev . Wm . Penney,M .D . .Sarah Lowry .
James Penney, Sr . . J ane Sil l .JOHN PENNEY , SR . .Margaret Ann Rutan .
JOHN PENNEY , SR . Born County Down , Ireland , June 10, 1 740 diedMcKeesport, Pa. , July 2 1 , 1826. Private in Company of M inute Men command ed by Captain Abiel C lap , Col . John Dagget ’s Regiment , wh ichmarched on Alarm of Apri l 19 , 1775 , fromMansfield , Mass. ,
and served withMassachusetts M i l i tia subsequent to the battle of Lexington .
JAMES LOWRY PENNEY, JR . 1 1624
Clerk . Residence , McKeesport , Pa . Born Coultersville, Pa. , February1 , 1875 .
James Lowry Penney , M .D Sarah Al len .
Rev . Wm . Penney , M .D Sarah Lowry.James Penney , Sr Jane Si ll .JOHN PENNEY, SR Margaret Ann Rutan .
JOHN PENNEY, SR .— See Dr. James L . Penney , No. 173 ante .
2 24 Sons of tb e Emertcan Revo lution
State No. National No.
355 (Oh i o Society ) . JAMES EVELYN PILCHER . 9545
Maj or and Brigade Surgeon , U . S . A. ,retired . Residence , Carl isle , Pa .
Born Adrian, M ich . ,
M arch 18,1857 .
El ij ah Holmes Pilcher Phebe Maria Fisk .
James Fisk Eleanor Ransom .
Joseph Ransom Phebe Smith .
PELEG RANSOM .
PELEG RANSOM . February 25 , 1778 , he was appointed Captain of acompany in the Th ird Ulster County Regiment , New York M il itia , Col.John Cantine . Said regiment was i n active service ti l l the end of the war .
James Fisk El eanor Ransom .
Ebenezer Fisk Abigai l Woodbury, she daugh ter of
JAMES WOODBURY .
JAMES WOODBURY. He was a member of a Committee “ for raisingtroops for the army at Amherst
,N . H. ,
in 1776. He was born in Beverly ,N . H. , and died in Francistown , N . H. , March , 1828 .
WILLIAM POLLOCK . IS259
Bank Cash ier . Residence , Kittanning , Pa . Born Perry Townsh ip ,Clarion County , Pa . ,
March 2 1, 1832 .
Charles Pollock Ann Stewart.Wil l iam Pol lock Sal ly Frui t .
M ’
Clure .
RICHARD M ’CLURE . Sage .
RICHAR D M ’CLURE. Born Ireland , emigrated prior to 1730 ; died
Derry , Pa. , February , 1820 . Sergeant in Capt. Joseph Shearer ’s Com
pany in 1776,ROBERT FRUIT . Born Londonderry , Ireland , 1 730 ; died M ember
of General Assembly of Pennsylvania , held at Ph i ladelph ia , November 28 ,1 776. Chairman of Committee of Safety in 1776. Private in Capt . Wm .
C lark ’s Company and Ranger on the Frontiers 1 778—1783 .
THOMAS PORTER , JR . 6294
Manufacturer . Residence , Chestnut Hi l l , Pa . Born Ph iladelph iaCounty , Pa . , July 1 2, 1850.
Thomas Potter Adal ine Coleman Bower .George Bower Catharine Cameron .
G EN. JACOB BOWER Rebecca Wood .
Conrad Bower Catharine Brigh t .JACOB BOWER . Born Reading, Pa. , September 5 , 1 757 died W omels
dorf,Berks County , Pa August 6 , 18 18 . Quarter Master ( age Capt .
Geo . Nagle ’s Company , Colonel Thompson ’s Rifle Battal ion , June 25 , 1775 .
Took part in battles of Bunker , Breed ’s and Ca lp ’s Hill . Lieutenan t IstPenn 'a Regiment , Continental Line , January 18
, 1776 ; Captain “Flying
‘
Ro l l of Members.2 25
Camp Regiment” balance of 1776 . Captain 6th Penn ’a Regiment Contineutal Line , February 15 , 1777 . Captain 2nd Penn ’a Regiment ContinentalLine to end of Revolutionary War , January 1 , 1783 . One of the Americanofficers who ,
on May 13 , 1783 , formed Society o f Ci ncinnati . Original member Pennsyl vania Society of C incinnati , October 4 , 1783 . One of fiv e del egates appointed by Pennsylvania Society C incinnati to First General SocietyCincinnati , held May,
1 784 ,i n Ph i ladel ph ia
,Gen . George Wash ington i n
the chair . Appointed Brig . Gen . , Ist Brigade , 6th Division , Penn ’a M i l i tia ,i n 18 1 2—13 , and took part in War of 18 12 .
State No . National NO .
JOHN CRAW FOBD PORTER . 6947
Manufacturer . Residence , Al legheny , Pa . Born West Deer Townsh ip ,Al legheny County , Pa. , November 3 , 183 1 .
Will iam Porter Mary W . PorterROBERT PORTER ,
. El izabeth Porter .ROBERT PORTER . Bor nEngland , or Frankl in County , Pa . ( uncertain ) ,
(about ) 1 763 ; d ied Ju ly , 1859 . Private soldier Pennsyl vania Line duringthe Revolution , i n service January 1 , 178 1 . Enl isted from Frankl i nCounty , Pa .
C . W . R . RADEKER . 1 2577
Lumberman . Residence , Warren , Pa . Born New Windsor , N . Y . ,
May 2 1 , 1845 .
Henry Rad ek er. . .Rache l Taylor .DAVID TAYLOR Henry .
\Villiam Taylor .DAVID TAYLOR . Born County Down , Ireland , 1 753 ; died Montgomery ,
Orange County , N . Y September 1 1 , 1828 . Enl isted October 6, 1 777 , asprivate in Col . Peter Van Ness’New York Regiment , AlbanyM i l i tia , orderedto hunt for and apprehend Tories in Kinderhook and King ’s Distri cts,Albany County , during the Revolution . He l eft the service October 16,1 776, serving e l even days . Apri l 24 , 1 777 , re
-enlisted in Col. Van Ness ’
Albany County Regiment ; pay receipt May 14 , 1790,signed b y h imsel f ,
identified by Col. Malcolm . Name of David Taylor appears again in Col .James Livingston ’s Additional Battal ion , for wh ich he received DepreciationPay Certific ate No . 40096 . Also served under Col. Aaron Burr , for whosewi fe , Nancy Sands , he named one of his daugh ters . David Taylor ’s widowreceived pension for two years ’ se rvice of her husband .
JUNIUS RAY HORTON RADEKER . 13299
Lumberman . Residence , Nicolette , W . Va . Born Sheflield ,Warren
County , Pa . , May 18 , 1879.
C . W . R . Rad ek er Evelyn Hale Lamkin .
Henry Rad ek er Rachel Taylor .DAVID TAYLOR Eli zabe th Henry .
DAVID TAYLOR—See C. W . R . Rad ek er, No . 177 ante .
226 Sons of tbe Elmerican Revo lution.
State No . National No .
GEORGE REESE RANDALL . 13758
M anufacturer . Residence , Ph i ladelph ia , Pa . Born Frankf ord , Pa. ,
January 6 , 1869.
Charles Shuster Randal l Anna Clarissa Edgar .John Martha Shuster .Charles Shuster . Sarah Kempt .PAUL SHUSTER .
PAUL SHUSTER , Born Germantown , Pa died Germantown ,Pa. . 1784. Private in Capt. Noah Townsend ’s Company, 7th Battal ion , Ph i ladelph ia County M i l it ia , in the Revolutionary War , and was wounded at thebattle of G ermantown , wh ich eventual ly caused his death .
RICHARD WOOD RANDOLPH . 15722
Civi l Engineer . Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born M i llville , N . J. ,
November 13, 1875 .
Richard Wood Randolph Mary Dutton Wi ll iamson .
Edward Taylor Randolph Mary Sharpl ess.
Edward Randolph , Jr Mary Taylor .EDWARD FITz RANDOLPH Anna Jul iana Stee le .
EDWARD FITz RANDOLPH . Born Perth Amboy , N . J . , February 20,
1 754 ; died Ph iladelph ia , March 1 2 , 1837 . Served as Ensign , 2d Lieutenantand Ist Lieutenant in 4th Regiment , Penn ’a Continental Line , from January 3 , 1777, to May 10 , 1779 . Fought i n the battl es of Trenton
,Princeton ,
Brand ywine , Germantown and Monmouth . W aswounded at Paol i . W as
with the army at Val ley Forge .
FRANCIS SM ITH READER . 14429
Ed itor Beaver Val ley News. Residence , New Brighton , Pa . Born CoalCentre , Wash ington County , Pa . ,
November 17 , 1842 .
Francis Reader Eleanor Bently Smith .
James Agnew Smith Martha Wal lace .WILLIAM WALLACE El izabeth Hopkins.
WILLIAM WALLACE. Born Montgomery County , ( then FrederickCounty ) Md . , ( about ) 1750 ; died Monongahel a , Wash ington County , Pa. ,
April 24, 1821 . Served as private i n M i l itia Company of MontgomeryCounty , Md . ,
for the serv ice of the Flying Camp ,” Capt . Richard Smith ,Lieuts. Walter Wh ite and Thos. Hayes, and Ensign Thos . Sprigg , fromSeptemb er 19, 1776, certified by Capt. Richard Smith , October 15 , 1776.
Also served as private among the Rangers on the Frontiers,” 1778 to 1783.
228 Sons of tb e Elmeriean Revo lution
State NO. National No.
THOMAS J . RENEKER . 6254
Live Stock Broker . Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born Cynth iana,Ky. , Sep tember 27 , 1 862 .
Jacob Renek er Elizabeth Way .
Wil liam Way Mary Ann Bennett .Joseph Bennett El izabeth Cl eveland .
JOHN CLEVELAND El izabeth Robinson .
JOHN CLEVELAND. Born Virginia , 1755 ; died Harrison County , KyAugust 5 , 1832 . Enl isted in Capt. Beall ’s Company , 13th Regiment VirginiaL ine
, Col . Gibson , 1 777, served three years. Wounded in the leg at battl eof Brandywine .
GEORGE EVANS RENO. 13759
Insurance . Residence , Sewickl ey , Pa . Born Rochester , Beaver County,Pa March 2 , 1845 .
Eli Reno El iza Ann Boles.
Wil l iam Reno Soph ia Ev ans.
FRANCIS RENO Lydia Sarver .FRANCIS RENO . Born Wash ington County , Pa. , February 7 , 1758 ;
d ied Rochester , Pa . , March 23 , 1836. Enl isted in 1777 as private in Capt.Zadock Wright ’s Company, Wash ingt on County (Pa. ) M il itia , leavingschool to do so .
JOHN BOLES RENO .
Insurance . Residence , Sewickley , Pa . Born Rochester , Pab er 3 , 1 843 .
Eli Reno El iza Ann Boles.
Will iam Reno Soph i a Evans.
FRANCIS RENO Lydia Sarver .FRANCIS RENO— See George Evans Reno , NO . 259 an te .
CHARLES ALLEN RICE. 13587
Rail road Cle rk . Residence, Sewickley, Pa . Born , Martins Ferry , O . ,
October 18, 1861 .
Albert D. Rice .Lutia Ann Al len .
David Al len Ann Steel e Kirkwood .
Joseph Kirkwood Margaret Emily Gil lespi e .CAPT . ROBT . KIRKWOOD Sal l ie England .
CAPT . ROBERT KIRKWOOD . Born M i ll Creek Hundred , near Newark ,Del. , 1750 ; died in action at St. Clair’s defeat , November 4 , 1 791 . Lieuten
ant in Col. John Haslet ’s Regiment of Del. Troops, served with it at Brook
“0“ Of members. 2 29
lyn and Wh i te Plains; afterwards j oined newRegimen t raised September ,1776, under cal l for men to serve duri ng the war, his company being secondto j oin the Regiment
,December 1 , 1 776. The Regiment j oined Wash i ng
ton ih Spring Of 1777 , participated in battles of Brandywine , Germantownand Monmouth
,and wintered at Val l ey Forge . Marched south April 16
,
1 780 , under Baron DeKalb,and served in al l battles under Green and Mor
gan . Capt . Kirkwood retired upon peace as Captain , b ut afterwards j oinedSt . C lai r to defend the west from the Indians.
State NO . National No .
ROBERT STURGEON ROBB . 13760
Manager . Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born Wash ington , Pa . ,August
Ebenezer Robb El iza Wal lace .Joseph Robb M ary Sturgeon .
Henry Sturgeon Jane Dickson .
HENRY STURGEON Leti tia Rice .HENRY STURGEON . Born Lancaster County , Pa . Commissioned Ist
Li eutenan t , Capt . David Foreman ’s Company , 7th Company , 3rd Battal ionYork County (Pa . ) Associators and M il it ia .
Joseph Robb,
Mary Sturgeon .
J OHN ROBB , SR BarbaraJOHN ROBB , SR . Born 1730 ; died in \Vash ington County , Pa . ,
i n1804 . He wi th his 5011 , JOHN ROBB , JR . , enl isted December 16 , 1778 , as
teamsters or wagonmasters in Capt . Wm . Steel ’s Company , 3rd Battal ionLancaster County (Pa . ) M i l i tia , taking wi th them from their farm i nDrumore Townsh ip , their teams of horses, for transporta tion Of baggage
,
army supplies,etc .
EDWARD EVERETT ROBBINS . 14060
Lawyer . Residence , Greensburg , Pa . Born Robbins Station , Westmoreland County , Pa . , September 27 , 1860.
Joseph Robbins Rachel T . Robbins.
Wil l iam Robbins Nancy Sloan .
BRINTNAL ROBBINS Mary Boardman .
Moses RobbinsRichard Robbins
,I I
SAMUEL ROBBINS . ( Served in King Ph il ip \Var) .
Richard RobbinsBRINTNAL ROBB INS . Born New London , Conn , , J anuary 13 , 1 756 ;
died Greensburg , Pa . , July 25 , 1836 . Enlisted as private in Capt . Samue lRobbins ’ Company , Connecticut Regiment , in Apri l , 1 775 , served one month .
Re-enl isted in Spring O f 1776 under Capt . Samuel Robbins, 2 15 t Connecticut
230 Sons of tbe Elmerican”
Revo lution .
Regiment , for eight months. Re-en l isted in same company and regiment i nSpring Of 1778 for six months. In Spring of 1780 enlisted as a private in Capt.Samuel Robbins’ Company , serving until fol lowingDecember , when he wascommissioned Ensign of said Company , in which capacity he served unti lthe close of the war . He engaged in battles of Concord , Wh ite Plains,Rhode Island and London . He also served in the War of 181 2 , and constructed vessels for Commodore Perry on Lake Erie .
State No. National No
198 JESSE GREGG ROBERTS. 1 2598
Clerk . Residence , Al legheny , Pa . Born El izabeth , Allegheny County ,Pa January 30 ,
1872 .
George Wash ington Roberts, J M . Penney .
Dr. Jesse Si l l Penney Susan Laugh l in Jackson .
James Penney , Sr Jane Si l l .JOHN PENNEY , SR Margaret Ann Rutan .
JOHN PENNEY , SR . Born County Down , Ireland , June 10, 1 740
died McKeesport, Pa . , July 21 , 1826. Responded to the Lex ington Alarm Of'
Apri l 19 , 1 775 , as private in Capt . Abiel Cl ap ’s Company , under Col . JohnDagget , wh ich marched from Mansfield , Mass. Length of service , elevendays.
EDWARD WARDE ROLFE. 1 2580
Oil Wel l Suppl ies. Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born Concord , N . HAugust 1 2 , 1849.
Hermon M . .Mary Ann LeBosquett .
Ebenezer LeBosquett Sarah Price .JOHN LEBOSQUETT Sarah Brooks.
Henry LeBosquett Lydia Scotton .
JOHN LEBOSQUETT. Born December 28 , 1 737 ; died Haverh ill , M ass. ,
February 8 , 1 803 . Enl isted in Continental Army , Lieu t. Stephen Hale ’sCompany , I st M iddlesex County R egiment (Mass ) , February 19, 1778,
term three years ; j oined Captain Bancroft ’s Company , Colonel Jackson ’sRegiment . Served through the War , unti l 1 780 , with rank o f private .Reported as serving at Springfield , July 30, 1 777, to M arch 30 , 1780,
as anARTIFICER .
WINFIELD SCOTT ROSE. 6266
Real Estate and Insurance . Residence , Meadvi lle , Pa . Born Ph i ladelph ia
,Pa . , March 3 1 , 1844.
Peter Rose . . Eliza A . Boyer .John Boyer . Mary Ann Abel .JAMES BOYER ( zud ) Ann Rees .
PETER BOYER Susannah Buckley.
James Boyer Mary Ann Johonnot .
Daniel Johonnot Susanna Sigourney .
JAM ES BOYER (zud ) . Boston , Mass. Served in Revolutionary Armyfrom Massachusetts, ( 1 ) as clerk i n War Office ( 2 ) as Deputy Field Com
232 S ons Of the Emerican “
Revo lution
State N0 . National No.
ROBERT GARRETT STEPHENS RUFFNER . 14065
Salesman . Residence , A l legheny, Pa . Born Indiana , Pa. , October 4 ,
J . A . C . Rufiner Huldah Stephens.
Robt . G . Stephens Martha Jones.
James Stephens El izabeth Garrett .
ALEXANDER STEPHENS Catharine Baskins.
ALEXANDER STEPHENS. Born England , March 1 7 , 1726 diedGeorgia , March 15 , 18 13 . Served as private i n 4th Company , sth Battal ion ,Cumberland County Associators of Penn ’a . Also , as private i n Capt . JosephSh ippen ’s Company , Col. Wm . Clapham
’
s Regiment , 1 756. Also,private
in 2nd Penn ’a Regiment, Continental Line . On his tombstone is th is inscription Captain in the first war for the Sovereign Righ ts of local sel fGovernment on the part Of the people Of the several States of th is Continent.
”
CORNELIUS EARLE RUMSEY. 6289
Secretary and Treasurer United States Baking Company . Residence ,Pittsburgh , Pa . Born Westchester, N . Y . ,
June 22,1844 .
Thomas Osborne Rumsey Matilda Earle .Cornel ius Osborne Rumsey Hannah Ph il l ips.
JAMES RUMSEY . .Elizabeth Osborne .DR . CORNELIUS OSBORNE Eleanor Parmentier .
JAMES RUMSEY . First Lieutenant , Haverstraw Precinct (N . Y. Regiment
,commissioned February 16 , 1 776.
DR . CORNELIUS OSBORNE . Born died August 23 , 1 782 , probably at Fishkil l , N . Y . Surgeon 2nd Regiment , M inute M en
, Col . JacobusSwartwort, New York ; commissioned October 17 , 1 775 .
Thomas Osborne Rumsey Matilda Earle .Cornel ius M aria Lent .Abraham Lent Margaret Waldron .
ABRAHAM LENT , Anna Brinck erhofi’.Ryck Lent Cornel ia Waldron .
Abraham Lent Anna Katrina Myers.
ABRAHAM LENT , I I . Born November 15 , 1 723 ; died 1 786. Co lonel ofOrange (N . Y . ) Regiment during the Revolution .
JAMES MCPHERSON RUSSELL . 13300
Banker. Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born same place,June 18
, 1864 .
John Lyon Russel l El izabeth Snowden Ogden .Jas. McPherson Russel l Rebecca Lyon .
ALEXANDER RUSSELL Mary McPherson.
ROBERT MCPHERSON Agnes M i l ler .ALEXANDER RUSSELL . Born (not given ) ; died Gettysburg , Pa . ,
April 16,1836. Enl isted inCol. Irvine ’s Regiment, Pennsyl van ia Line ; commissioned
Ro l l of members. 2 33
Ensign , and subsequently First Lieutenan t i n Capt . Alexander ’s Company ,and continued in service un ti l 1779, having borne his part i n the battles ofBrandywine , Wh it e Horse , Paol i , Germantown and Monmouth .
SAMUEL LYON ,father Of Rebecca Lyon , wi fe of Jas . McPherson
Russe ll , was appointed Justice of the Peace June 19, 1777 , by the SupremeExecutive Council . Apri l 3 , 1780 , appointed Commissioner of Purchases forthe Revolutionary Army for the County of Cumberland .
ROBERT MCPHERSON , father of Mary McPherson, wi fe of AlexanderRussel l . Born 1730. Captain 3rd Batta l ion , Provincial Forces, and servedunder Gen . Forbes i n his exped ition against Ft . Duquesne . On the out
break of the Revolution , was commissioned Colonel Of a York County (Pa . )Battal ion ; member of the Provincial Congress at Carpen ter ’s Hal l , June 18 ,1 776, and also the year fol lowi ng , during wh ich t ime he was i n active dutyin the Jerseys, and in subsequent campaign around Ph i ladel ph ia . After hisreturn from the field , was employed as Purchasing Commissary forwestern York County .
John Lyon Russel l El i zabeth Snowden Ogden .
George Ogden El izabeth Snowden .
John M . Snowden . El iza Moore .JOHN MOORE
JOHN MOORE . Member of the Convention of July 18 , 1776, andappoin ted by that body on the Committee o f Safety. In 1 777 , appointedJustice of the Peace ; i n 1779, commissioned Justice of one of several CourtsOf Westmoreland , Pa . , and in 1785 , Presiding Judge .
State No . National No .
OGDEN RUSSELL 15274
Bank Cash ier. Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born Pittsburgh , Pa .John Lyon Russel l El izabeth Snowden Ogden .
Tomes McPherson Russel l Rebecca Lyon .
ALEXANDER RUSSELL Mary McPherson.
ROBERT MCPHERSON Agnes M il ler .ALEXANDER RUSSELL — Se e James McPhersonRussel l
, NO . 225 ante .SAMUEL LYON— See James McPherson Russel l , NO . 225 ante .ROBERT MCPHERSON .
— See James McPherson Russel l, NO . 225 ante .
JOHN MOORE — See James McPherson Russel l , No . 225 ante .
ADIN L . SAILOR . 1445:
Merchant Tailor . Residence , Swissvale , Pa . Born Boil ing Springs,Cumberland County , Pa. , April 10, 1850.
George Sailor Soph ia Otto .George Sailor Catherine Wise .John Sailor SusanMATHIAS SAILOR Margare t Meyer .MATH IAS SAILOR . Born Switzerland , 1 725 ; died Monroe Town
ship , Cumberland County , Pa Septembe r 2 1 , 1826. Enlisted July 21 ,
234 Sons of tb e Bmertcan Revo lution.
1746, i n Capt . Sam ’ l Perry ’s Company , Pennsylvania Provisional Serv ice ,served five years in War Of British against Indians and French and withWolfe at the capture of Quebec . January 19, 1777, commissioned Captainof First Company, First Battal ion , Cumberland County (Penn ’a ) M i l itia .Commanded by General Shand er and C01. Ephraim Blaine .
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LUTHER HALSEY SAMPLE. 14070
Retired . Residence , New Castle , Pa. Born Al legheny , Pa. , July 3 1 ,1833 .
Thomas Sample Margaret Logan .
JAMES SEMPLE Christina Taggart .
JAMES SEMPLE. Born Cumberland County, Pa . , March 9 , 1756 ; diedAl legheny County , Pa . , November 13 , 1830 . Served in the War of theRevolution as Captain of 6th Company , 3rd Battalion , Cumberland County,Penn ’a M i l itia .
WALTER SCOTT SAMPLE.
Hardware Merchant . Residence , New Castle , Pa . BornPa. ,November 2 1 , 1879.
Luther Halsey Sample Mary JaneThomas Sample Margaret Ann Logan .
JAMES SEMPLE Christina Taggart .
JAMES SEMPLE.— See Luther Halsey Sample , No . 345 ante .
HARRY GILMORE SAMSON
Funeral Director . Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born July 1 1 , 1870,
Pittsburgh , Pa .Hudson Samson Susan Gilmore .Jonathan M . Samson El izabeth Draper .Samuel Samson Nancy Tabor .ICABOD SAMSON Ruth Burgess.
ICABOD SAMSON , of Wareham , Mass. Born Plymouth , M ass. , Apri l 12 ,1 742 died Wareham , Mass. , July 7 , 18 13 . Sergeant in Captain David Nye ’s(Fourth ) Company , Fourth Plymouth County Regiment , Mass. , ColonelSprout . December 7 , 1776, marched on alarm to defend El izabeth IslandDecember 10 ,
1776, marched to Rhode Isl and ; September 5 ,1778 , marched
to Dartmouth ; December 1 2 , 1778, and September 10 , 1779, marched to Falmonth ; July 30, 1780, marched again to Rhode Island , serving in RhodeIsland Company of Li eutenan t Colone l Whi te til l August 8, 1780.
236 S ons of the Emerican Revo lution
State No. National No.
JOHN REED SCOTT . 1 2596
Lawyer. Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born Ge ttysburg, Pa. , September 8
,1869 .
Hugh D. Scott Mary Harris.
John Scott Martha McAllister.
Hugh Scott El izabeth (Betsy ) Kerr.Abram Scot t Margaret McClean.
MOSES MCCLEAN Sarah Charlesworth .
MOSES MCCLEAN . Born Upper Dubl i n Townsh ip , Ph iladelph iaCounty, Pa . ,
January 10 , 1737 ; died Ch i l l icothe , Oh io , September 10,1810.
July 28 , 1775 , elected Maj or , 2d Battal ion , York County AssociatedBattal ions. January 9, 1776, commissioned Captain 4th Company
,6th
Penn ’a Lin e . June 2 1 , 1776 , taken prisoner at Isle an Noix, Canada ;
returned as Captain 7th Penn ’a Regiment of the Li ne (organized from 6thBattalion ) , March 9 , 1777 , designated
“ prisoner . ” March 20 , 1777 ,“ prisoner
on parole,and left out o f the arrangement . ” Exchanged March 27 , 1777 .
Remained as Captai n 7th Penn ’a Line , on Supernumerary l ist of Officers,Penn ’a Li ne
,as late as 1 780 . Wh il e so supernumerary was also Lieut .
Colon el , 2nd Battal ion , York County M i l i tia , commissioned June 17 , 1779,W as also member of the Assembly in 1 780 ,
178 1 , 1782 and 1 783 .
HENRY HARGER SCOVIL . 1 2585
Mechanical Engineer . Residence , Latrobe , Pa . Born Copenhagen ,Lewis County , N . Y . , January 16, 1875 .
George Rockwel l Scovi l Luel la Jane Sylvester.Carlos Phi l ander Scovi l Mary Rockwel l .Phi lo Rockwel l Abigai l Mart in .
Walter Marti n Sarah Turner .ADAM MAR TIN Abigai l Warren .
ADAM MARTIN . Born Sturbridge , M ass. , May 14 , 1743 died Martinsburg
,N . Y . , October 13 , 1849. Served wi th rank o f 1st Lieutenan t in Capt .
Timothy Parker ’s Company , Colonel Warner ’s Regiment , MassachusettsTroops, wh ich marched to Lexington from Sturbridge , Mass. , on the alarmof April 19, 1775 . Length of service three days. Appears with rank ofCaptain on Muster Rol l o f Capt. Adam Marti n ’s Company , C01EbenezerLeonard ’s Regiment, dated August 1 , 1 775 ; en l isted April 24, 1775 ; time ofservice three months and fifteen days . Also , served in Colonel Bigelow’
s
Regiment as Captain , from January 1 , 1 777 , to June 28, 1779. Enlisted forservice at Rhode Island as Captain , COl. Nathan Tyler ’s Regiment. Eu
l isted July 20, 1 779 ; discharged December 1 , 1779. Re-enl isted as Captain ,same regiment, and for same service , December 1 , 1779 ; discharged January 1
,1780.
Ro l l of Members. 237
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HENRY DOWNES SELLERS. 2 179
Real Estate . Resid ence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born same place , December
Francis Sel l ers Priscil l a Carmen Benney .
James Benney , Sr El izabeth Dough ty .
CHRISTOPHER DOUGHTY Margaret Morris .
Thomas Morris Dorothy Sadler .John Morris G rizell \Vallace .
CHRISTOPHER DOUGHTY . Born New J ersey , October 16, 1 755 ; diedAugust 8 , 1848 . Served in the Revolutionary War . Entered service 1776,i n Capt . Joseph St i l lwel l ’s Company , Colonel Furman 's New Jersey Regiment ; discharged 1778 . Took part i n the battl e of Springfield ; was prisonerof War i n the Hulks at New York , i n 1777 ; during imprisonment assisted in caring for the wounded ; made escape from imprisonment 1778 .
Pensioned .
W ILLIAM GASTON SERGEANT .
* 6264
General Passenger Agent . Born Somerv i l l e , Somerset County , N . J . ,
November 27 , 1837 . Died Meadvil le,Pa October 22 , 1898 .
Dr . Albert Sergean t El iza Gaston .
John I . Gaston Catherine Ammin .
JOSEPH GASTON Ida Van Arsdale .John Gaston El izabeth Kerr .
J OSEPH GASTON . Born Somerset County ,N . J . ,
May 29, 1 763 ; diedsame county , October 16 , 1 796. Served as Paymaster of the New JerseyState Troops and M i l itia in 1 78 1 . The good service performed by thoseBrigades is ful ly recorded in the h istory of the Stat e Troops of New Jersey .
At the figh ts of Q uiston Bridge , Hancock Bridge , Three Rivers, ConnecticutFarm , etc . , they bore an act ive part
, wh i l e at the battles Of Long Isl and ,Trenton , Assnmpink , Pri nceton , Germantown , Springfield and Monmouththey performed efficient service in supporting the Continental Army .
FRANK WARD SEVERANCE. 6594
Manufacturer . Residence , Allegheny , Pa . Born Al legheny , Pa . ,
November 30, 1870 .
Samuel Severance Arabel la Nelson M il l er.Levi Severance Hannah Bird .
EBENEZER SEVERANCE Lucy Nutting .
EBENEZER SEVERANCE . Born Temple , N . H. ,8th 1752 ; died
Lexington Alarm,Apri l 19, 1 775 , volun teered for eight months,
Capt . Israel Towne ’s Company, Col . James Reed ’s Regimen t . Stationed at
Charleston Neck , i n battl e o f Bunker Hil l . Participated in battl e O f Wh itePlains, 1776 . Discharged July 5 , 1 777 . Again volunteered for four months,July , 1777 , Capt . Stephen Parker , marched to Bennington , Vt . ,
and in battle August 16, 1777 . Stationed on Bemis Heigh ts and engaged in desperatefigh t Octobe r 7 , 1777 , receiving musket bal l wound in l eg and discharged asunfit for duty . Pensioned . Served also under Captain Smith and Colone lBaldwin i n 1 776, for four months .
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WYNN REEVES SEWELL* 6255
Lawyer . Born Al legheny , Pa. , September 27 , 1854 ; died December 9,1899 .
James Harrison Sewel l Mati lda Reeves.
James H . Sewe l l Lucinda Johnston .CAPTA IN JOHN SEWELL . Young .
CAPT . JOHN SEWELL . Born Maryland died Hanford County ,1805 . En l isted as private in Capt. Jonathan Morris’ Company , of the
Seventh Maryland Regiment , J une 8, 1778 , commanded by Col . John Gunby ,and later was promoted to Corporal , same company , and later acted incapacity of Captain at Fort Joppa at the mouth of the Gunpowder River ,M aryland . Discharged August 16, 1 780.
CHRISTIAN IHMSEN SHANNON . 13101
Manufacturer . Residence , Sewickley , Pa . Born Al legheny , Pa. ,
August 19, 1872 .
Peter C . Shannon Anna Elena Ihmsen .
Thomas Shannon El izabeth Conner.TIMOTHY CONNER
TIMOTHY CONNER . Born Ireland , 175 1 ; died Westmoreland County ,Pa . , August 29, 1815 . Enl isted abou t July I
,1 775 , as private in Capt .
Matthew Smith ’s Company of R iflemen i n Lancaster County , Pa . , Col. W .
Thompson ’s Battal ion . He accompanied Capt . Smith ’s command fromBoston to Quebec , and was captured at the siege of that city on the 3Ist ofDecember , 1775 , and subsequently served in the Revolut ionary Army.
CHARLES PEARSON SHAW . 1 2591
Clerk . Residence , New Castle , Pa . Born New Castle , Pa. , January 24 ,
James R . Shaw. Hannah R . Pearson .
George Pearson Sarah Reynolds.
JOHN PEARSON Sarah Johnson .
JOHN PEARSON . Born Darby , Pa . , August 17 , 1740; died LawrenceCounty , Pa . ,
January 22,1829 . Commissioned 1st Lieu tenant, 1 1th Penn
sylvania Line,i n 1776; promoted to the rank Of Captain , September 7 , 1777.
He was expel led from membersh ip i n the Society Of Friends at Darby , Pa. ,
December 28,1775 , for “Joyning with the present commotion and taking up
arms i n an unlawful manner, " etc . Later he was appoin ted one o f a Committee by Gen . Anthony Wayne to drive the l ive stock Of Chester Countybeyond the reach of the British . Capt . Pearson ’s Regiment sufl'
ered so
severely at Brandywine that on July I , 1778 , it was consol idated wi th the10th Regiment , i n wh ich organization he was sti l l retained as Captain .January 1 7 , 178 1 , was transferred to the 2nd Penn ’a Line
,and January 1 ,
1783 ,held a commission in the 3rd Regimen t, but appears to have resigned
about that time . In October , 1778 , he was assigned to recruiting service .
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JOHN ARCH IBALD SIMERAL . 1 2586
Merchant . Residence , Bellev iIe , Al legheny County , Pa . Born Bloomfield , Oh io , Apri l 13 , 185 1 .
Will iam Ferguson Simeral Nancy Davis .
Arch ibald Simeral Mary Ferguson .
ALEXANDER SIMERAL Martha McG rew.
ALEXANDER SIMERAL . Born Lancaster County , Pa . ; died Jeff ersonCounty , Oh io , abou t 1834 or 1835 , aged about 88 or 89 years. Commissioned2nd Lieutenan t in 8th Regiment , Penn ’a Line , Col. E neas Mackey
,
August 9, 1776. He seems to have left the Army in 1777 , probably after the‘campaign around Ph i ladelph ia . W aswounded at the battle Of Brandywine .
RICHARD W . A . SIMMONS. 6300
Printer . Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born Davenport, Ia Novembe r4 , 1860.
W il l iam F. Simmons Sarah Agnew.
Wi l l iam Agnew Jane McCay.
ROBERT AGNEW Esther Carnegie .ROBERT AGNEW. Born Irel and , 1 757 ; died Allegheny County, Pa. ,
1840. Private i n Capt. John Lacy ’s Company , 4th Penn ’a Battal ion , Col.Anthony Wayne ; also ( abou t four months ) private under Capt . John Nelson. Engaged in batt l e of Three Rivers, Canada , taken prisoner there anddetained on board prison sh ip at Quebec about three months.
Wil l iam F. Simmons Sarah Agnew.
Wil l iam Agnew Jane McCay.
DAVID MCKEAY ( or McCay)
DAVID MCKEAY . Born Scotland , 1744 ; died Beaver County , Pa. , 1831 .
Soldier i n Revolutionary Army at Crownpoint and Ticonderoga ; also atFort George , Ch imney Point and Independence Poin t . W aswounded atthe latter place and detained in hospital there . Member Capt . Jno. A .
Wilson ’s Company , 6th Penn ’a Battal ion .
VALENTINE SIMMONS.
Texti le Manufacturer. Residence , Frankford , Pa . Born June 2 1 , 1880 ,
Little Compton , R . I .Francis Wells Simmons Harriet M ilford Taylor.Valentine Simmons Mary Ann Lombard .
BENON I SIMM ONS Nancy Bai ley .
BENON I S IMMONS. Born August 4 , 1 755 , Portsmouth , R . I . ; died June15 , 1835 , Littl e Copton,
R . I . Enl isted in Apri l , 1775 , private under CaptainW yllys, Colonel Spencer ’s Connecticut Regiment, as a ci tizen of Glaston
Ro l l of Members. 24 1
bury, Conn . ; served nine months. Enl isted again January , 1776, Sergean t
under Capt . Ebenezer Stevens i n Colonel Knox 3 Mass. Regimen t , oneyear ; was detached to Capt . Seth Warren ’s gal ley Trumbul l ” i n theautumn and , wh ile acting as Master Gunner in engagemen t on Lake Champlain
, October 1 1 , 1 776, lost an arm . After that he enl isted as Mari ner underCaptain Barry , Of sh ip Al l iance ,” and in March 1779, he en listed as Sergean t under Captain Howe , Colonel El l iott ’s R . I . Regiment . Widow pensioned , September 20 ,
1838 .
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JOSEPH CONSTANTINE SLOUGH . 15262
Lawyer. Residence , Al lentown , Pa . Born Fogelsv i l le , Leh igh County ,Pa . , September 5 , 1875 .
Frank J . Slough Agnes Martha Helff rich .
John Henry He lfirich Hester Herman .
John Helfirich Salome Schantz .JACOB ScHANTz Maria Bortz .
JACOB SCHANTZ . Born Germany , Apri l 26, 1761 ; died South Wh i tehal l Townsh ip
,Northampton County , Pa . , September 1 1 , 18 16. Enl isted
Northampton County , Pa . ,as private ranger on the frontier
,1 778 to 1785 .
GEORGE GARDNER SM ITH . 14068
Presbyterian M i nister. Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born same place ,November 22 , 1838 .
Charles Gardner Smith M artha McDonald .
Aaron M . Smith Ann Gardner .GEORGE GARDNER Deborah Lawrence .
GEORGE GARDNER . Born (probably ) Orange County , N . Y . , 1759;
died Newburgh , New York . Entered the M inute Service in 1775 , at aboutthe age of 16 , under Capt . Peter Hi l l ; after a tour of duty i n that command , en tered in the year service in Capt . Wm . Jackson ’s Company,
Colonel C l in ton ’s Regiment . ” On exp iration Of enl istment he entered “the
fiv e -month service,
” and before the expi ration O f that term again enl isted forthree years i n Captain James Black ’s Company , Col Wm . Malcolm ’
s Regiment , and with th is regiment he was sundry times engaged with the enemy ,“ once under command of Colonel Burr in cutting off a picque t guard at theNew Bridge , about two mi les above Hackensack ; and again , under CaptainKeesl er , at Chestnut Hil l , Pa .
,and was wi th Colonel Butler , commandant
of the Bloody Ninth Penn ’a Regimen t at the bat tl e of Monmouth , ‘where Iwas five di ff eren t times engaged wi th the Bri tish i n the course of the day. ’“ In the year 1 779 ( says he in appl ication for bounty lands) I was one o fthose who composed the western army under command O f Maj or GeneralSul l ivan , wh i ch campaign we completed on hal f al lowance .” Afterwardserv ed in a northern campaign under Colonel W eisenfeld t .
“ And never receiv ed any compensation except a depreciation note of 80 pounds, wh ichbrough t h im 80 dol lars.
”
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ROBERT SAMPLE SM ITH .
Heating Contractor . Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa. Born Pittsburgh , PaMay 5 , 1860.
Robert J . Smith Sarah Crawford .
John Crawford Mary Sampl e .JAMES SAM PLE Christiana Taggart .
JAMES SAM PLE. Born Cumberl and County , Pa . ,M arch 9, 1756; died
Allegheny County , Pa . , November 13 , 1830. Served as Captain , 6th Company, 3rd Battal ion , Cumberland County (Penn ’a ) M i l i tia , during the Warof the Rev olution .
JOHN N. SPEEL .
Paymaster U . S. Nav y. Residence , Harrisburg , Pa . Born Harrisburg ,Pa July 30,
1853 .
John L . Speel Margaret Ramsey .
Thomas Ramsey El izabeth Kelker .Henry Kelker El izabeth Greenawalt.PH ILLIP L. GREENAWALT
PH ILLIP L . GREENAWALT . Born Hasslock,Germany
,June 10
,1 725 ;
died Lebanon,Pa . ,
February 28 , 1802 . At the outse t of Revolution,
commissioned Colonel 1 st Battal ion , Lancaster County, Pa . With Washington in Jersey Campaign , 1 776 , at Trenton and Princeton ; h igh ly commended by Commander in Ch ie f for efficiency and gal lantry at Trenton .
John L . Spee l Margaret Ramsey .
Thomas . .Elizabeth Kelker.ALEXANDER RAM SEY
ALEXANDER RAMSEY . Born died Lieutenant 4th
Penn’a Continental Line , Col. Wm . Butler , Commander .
John L . Speel . .Margare t Ramsey .
Thomas Ramsey El izabeth Kelker .Henry Kelker El izabeth Greenawal t .ANTHONY KELKER Maria Magdalen Meister.
ANTHONY KELKER . Born Henlib erg , Can ton Zurich , Swi tzerland ,December 30 , 1733 ; died Lebanon , Pa March 12 , 18 1 2. CommissionedL ieutenant Ist Battal ion , Lancaster County (Pa . ) Associators. In activeservice at Brandywine and Germantown . First Lieutenant 2nd Battal ion ,August 28 , 1775 . First Lieutenan t S . W . District , Lebanon Township , Lancaster County (Pa . ) M i l itia , May 7 , 1777 .
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EDWIN LIVINGSTON STEVENSON . 14446
Prin ter and Stationer. Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born Pittsburgh ,Pa . , September 28 , 1873 .
Wi l l iam Stevenson Helen Mar Haven .
William S. Haven Helen Mar Cooper .John Cooper Sarah Agnew.
ROBERT AGNEW Esther Carnegie .ROBERT AGNEW . Born Ireland , 1 757 . Died Al legheny County , Pa . ,
1840. Enl isted (probably at Ph i ladelph ia ) as a private in Capt . JohnLacey ’s Company , 4th Penn ’a Battal ion , Col . Anthony Wayne ; was also forabout four months a private under Capt . John Nelson . Engaged in battl eof Three Rivers, Canada , was taken prison er , and detained on board prisonsh ip at Quebec about three months. W as also at Crawford ’s defeat , at
Sandusky , Oh io , June 5 , 1782 , fighting the Indians and Renegade SimonGirty .
EDWIN STANTON STEVENSON . IS7O4
Plumber . Residence , New Castle , Pa . Born same place , August 17 ,
Si las Stevenson El iza Stevenson .
JAMES STEVENSON Katharine Stevenson .
JAMES STEVENSON Born Ireland,January 8 , 1755 ; died Poland , Oh io ,
May, 1834. Enl isted July 1 , 1776, at Chester County , Pa . Served a shorttime as Private i n Capt . Henry Baker ’s Company , Col. Evans’ Regiment ,Penn ’a Troops
,and ten months as Sergean t in Capt . Scott ’s Company , same
Regiment. He was taken prisoner November 17 , 1 776, at Darby , Pa . ,and
held for nine months at Ph i ladelph ia and New York . After the war wasappointed one Of three Auditors, by the Supreme Executive Counci l o fPennsylvania , to settle the “Depreciation Claims.
” Pensioned .
JAMES ALBERT STEVENSON . 13576
Master Plumber. Residence , New Castle , Pa . Born Mahoning Townsh ip , Lawrence County , Pa . , October 1 1 , 1858.
Silas Stevenson El iza Stevenson .JAMES STEVENSON
JAMES STEVENSON— See Edwin Stanton Stevenson , NO . 429 ante .
1 57 WALTER EVERETT STEVENSON . 1 1607
Salesman .Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa. Born same place , February 9,
1868.
Wil l iam Stevenson Helen Mar Haven .
Will iam S . Haven Helen Mar Cooper.John Cooper Sarah Agnew.
ROBERT AGNEW Esther Carnegie.ROBERT AGNEW—See Edwin Livingston Stevenson , No. 371 , ante .
Ro l l of members. 243
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W ILLIAM DAMON STEVENSON . 14450
Salesman . Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born Pittsburgh , Pa . , Decemher 5 , 1875 .
Will iam Stevenson Helen Mar Haven .
Will iam S . Haven Helen Mar COOper.
John Cooper Sarah Agnew.
ROBERT AGNEW Esther Carnegie .ROBERT AGNEW.
— See Edwin Livingston Stevenson , NO . 371 ante .
DAVID STEWART. 13774
Book -kee per . Residence , Sewickley , Pa . Born Stewart Station , Westmorel and County , Pa. , August 19 , 1870.
Samuel ShawStewart , M .D Jane Shaw.
John Stewart Margaret Shaw.
JOHN STEWART Jane Cavet t .JOHN STEWART. Born Cumberland County , Pa. , December 26, 1762 ;
died Westmorel and County , Pa . , July 24 , 182 1 . Served as Captain of Westmorel and County (Pa . ) Associators in the War of the Revolution .
John Shaw .Martha Smith .
Samuel . .Mary Greer .THOMAS G REEK . . .El izabeth Crawford .
THOMAS GREER . Born in Ireland . Served as private in CumberlandCounty (Pa . ) M il i t ia , under Capt . George Crawford . Cal led out by orderof Counci l July 28 , 1777 .
John Shaw Martha Smith .
DAVID SHAW Ekin .
DAVID SHAW. Born Ireland , 1760 ; died Al legheny County , Pa. , 1834.
He took the Oath of Al legiance to the United S tates afte r June 1 , 1 778 , i nLancaster County , Pa . ,
and served as private i n Capt . Hugh Robinson ’sCompany , 4th Company , l oth Battalion Lancaster County (Pa . ) M il itia ,during the War Of the Revolution .
SAMUEL BAKER STEWART . 10330
Clerk .Residence , Al legheny , Pa . Born Stewart Station , Westmore
land County , Pa . , October 24 , 1875 .
Samuel Shaw Stewart Jane Shaw.
John Stewart Margaret Shaw.
JOHN STEWART Jane Cavett .JOHN STEWART. Born Lancaster County , Pa. , December 26
, 1762 ;
died at Stewart Stati on , Westmoreland Coun ty , Pa. , July 24. 182 1 . CaptainWestmoreland County (Pa . ) M il i tia , i n service July ,
1 782 . Also among l istO f Revolutionary soldiers, 1 777 to 1 783 . (Al l records of serv iceW estmoreland
County M il i tia destroyed by burning of Hannastown ,
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JOEL T. M . STONEROAD. 13766
Coal Operator . Residence , Crafton , Pa . Born near Dunbar , FayetteCounty , Pa . , May 19, 1865 .
Rev . Joel Stoneroad Hannah Paul l .James Paul l , Jr Mary Cannon .
JAMES PAULL El izabeth Rodgers.
George Paul l Martha Irwin .
JAMES PAULL . Born Berkely County , Virginia , July 9 , 1760 ; diedDunbar Townsh ip , Deer Park Farm , Pa . ,
July 14, 1841 . In 1778 , when 18
years of age , he assisted in guarding the Continen tal stores at old FortBurd
, where Brownsvil le (Pa . ) now is. In 178 1 , commissioned First Lieutenant , serving under Captain Whaley and Colonel Crockett in the campaign against Detroi t . Volunteered as a private i n Colone l Crawford 'scampaign against Sandusky , 1 782 , and was i n the engagement of the sth ofJune o f that year ; during the fight his squad of five or six men were all
killed or made prisoners save Paull . In 1 783-4 he was engaged in the
Indian Wars,and i n 1 790 served as Maj or and Lieutenant Colonel under
G eneral Harmar , against the Indians in the M aumee Country .
JOSEPH WARREN STRITMATER . 13278
Real Estate and Insurance . Residence , New Castle , Pa . Born samep lace , October 23 , 1846.
John Stritmater Martha Jane Ramsey .
Wil liam Ramsey Mary Paisley .
Wil l iam Ramsey JaneWILLIAM RAM sEY .
WILLIAM RAMSEY . Born Irel and , died Pennsylvania , 1799 .
Enl isted as private in 3rd Penn ’a Regiment of the L ine , under Col. JosephWood and C01. Thomas Craig .
WILLIAM ANDREW STRITMATER . 1 2592
Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born Beaver County , Pa. , December 18 ,1841 .
John Stritmater Martha Jane Ramsey .
Will iam Ramsey Mary Paisl ey .
Wil l iam Ramsey JaneWILLIAM RAMSEY
WILLIAM RAMSEY.—See Joseph Warren Stritmater , No . 203 ante .
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CHARLES SULLIVAN . 13761
Publisher. Residence, Pittsburgh , Pa . Born Zanesvi l le , Oh io, February 13 , 1840 .
Alexander Sul l ivan Helena Louisa Clarke .John Cl arke . Rebecca Zane .COLONEL EBENEZER ZANE El izabeth McCOlloch .
COL . EBENEZER ZANE. Born Berkely County, Va . , October 7, 1747 ;died Wheel ing , Va. , November 19 , 18 1 2 . First participated in the defenseOf Ft. Henry at Wheel ing , Va . , September 1
,1777 , against the Indians,
wh ich was the first attempt Of the British and their savage al l ies againstthe western frontier, after the Revolutionary War began . On September1 1 , 1782 , was commander Of the defense o f said Fort Henry , against Britishand Indians
,during a siege of nearly three days, being the last battle in
wh ich a British soldier fired a gun in the War Of the Rev olut ion .
EDWIN R . SULLIVAN .
Born Zanesvi lle , Oh io .Alexander Sul l ivan Helena Louisa Clarke .
John Clarke . Rebecca Zane .COL. EBENEZER ZANE El izabeth Mccolloch .
COL. EBENEZER ZANE— See Charles Sul l ivan , No. 261 an te .
HENRY STEVENSON SWEITZER . 6237
Insurance . Residence , Al legheny , Pa . Born Pittsburgh , Pa . ,June 10
,
Gen . J . Bowman Sweitzer , U . S. Holmes Stevenson .
Henry Stevenson , M .D. , U . S . A El izabeth Darrah .
GEORGE STEVENSON , M .D Holmes.
Hon . Geo . Stevenson , LL.D Mary Thompson Cookson .
GEORGE STEVENSON , M .D. Born York , Pa. , October 22 , 1 760 ; diedMay 28, 1779 ; appointed Surgeon ’s Mate I st Regiment
, Pennsyl
vania Li ne . Resigned August 1 , 1 780. In 1 798, appointed Maj or Of 10th
U . S. Regiment.
JACOB BOWMAN SWEITZER . 6238
Lawyer. Residence , A llegheny, Pa . Born Pittsburgh , Pa. ,November
5 , 1865 .
Gen . Jacob Bowman Sweitzer, U . S. HolmesStevenson .
Henry Stevenson , M . D U . S . A . Darragh .
GEORGE STEVENSON , M . D. Mary Holmes.
Hon . Geo . Stevenson , LL. D Mary Thompson Cookson .GEORGE STEVENSON , M . D.
—See Henry Stevenson Sweitzer, No. 37ante .
“0“ Of members 249
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RAYMOND AUSTIN EDGAR SWENTZELL . 14443
Dentist . Residence , Ingram ,Pa . Born Pittsburgh , Pa December 28,
Edward Wil l iam Swentzell Marie Stahl .Christian SwentzellFREDER ICK SW ENTZELL
FREDERICK SW ENTZ ELL . B orn Germany , June 10 , 1 743 died Lancaster C i ty , Pa . ,
November 19, 1834 . Served as private i n Capt . Jasper Yeates’
Company , Col . Matth ias Sl ough ’s Battal ion of Lancaster , Pa . ,for six
months actua l service from Sep tember 9, 1776. Pensioned .
GEORGE BURTON TAYLOR . 1 1603
Residence , Erie , Pa . Born St . Thomas Province . Ontario , Canada,Nov . 24 , 1873 .
Matthew H . Taylor Clara Anderson .
John H . Burton Mary Ann Herron .
Daniel Burton Susan Maria Brown .
Nathan Burton Mol ly Smith .
JUDAH BURTON Stan ton .
JUDAH BURTON . Born June 9 , 1 739 died March 1 , 1813 . Com
missioned I st Lieut . Of the Second Company of M inute M en Nov . 3 , 1775 , i nAm . Precinct , Dutchess Co N . Y . , i n Capt . Roswel l Kinne ’s Company .
Judah Burton was one of the men who sol ici ted funds for conducting th ewar , was Commissary General and reached the rank of Maj or . Upon a grantof l and wh ich he had , now known as Ful ton County , N . Y . , he built adwel l ing , mil ls and a church . He died full of honors and was buried i n thechurch yard .
GEORGE MUIRSON TOTTEN TAYLOR . 13762
Merchant . Residence , Pi ttsburgh , Pa . Born Lansingburgh , RensselaerCounty , N ,
Y . , December 25 , 1843 .
John Taylor , M .D Grace Ann Totten .
COL . JOHN TAYLOR Jannet Fi tz Randolph .
Jacob Taylor Rachael Potter .COL . JOHN TAYLOR . Born Princeton , N . J . , August 1 , 1 75 1 ; died New
York C ity , November 5 , 180 1 . Captai n in Col . John Neilson ’s Battal ion OfM inute Men for th e defence of New Brunswick , N . J . , i n 1 775 ; Maj or inColonel Reed 's Battal ion O f State Troops ; L ieutenan t Colonel o f 4th Regiment of Hunterdon State Troops, in 1 777 ; and subsequently the Colonel O fanother regiment wh ich was en l isted from the Counties of Hunterdon andBurl ington to serv e for the War . Colone l Taylor crossed the Delaware atTrenton wi th General Wash ington , December 25 , 1 776 ,
participated with
250 S ons of tb e Bmerican Revo lution.
him i n the v ictory at Princeton , and shared the hardsh ips of thewi nter thatfol lowed . His reg iment took an active part i n the battl es of Germantown ,ConnecticutFarms and Somerset Courthouse , and formed a portion of thesmal l force of 1500 men wi th which Wash ington performed the feat ofkeeping many thousand British Troops pent up i n New Brunswick for morethan a year . In 1778 his regiment perfo rmed effi cient serv ice under General Maxwel l i n the battle of Monmouth , resul ting in an expulsion o f theBritish from New Jersey . During a sal ly against the enemy from NewBrunswick , Colonel Taylor was
‘
taken prisoner and confined temporarily inthe Presbyterian Church , b ut was rel ieved by Capt . Adam Huyler , o f theSchooner Revenge .” Acted as Maj or and Aide-de-Camp to Maj . Gen .
Ph i lemon Dickinson at the battle of Monmouth , June 28, 1778.
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JAMES CURRY TEBBETTS. 14459
Insurance . Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa, Born Harrodsburg , Ky. ,
March 20, 1875 .
C l inton H . Tebbetts Kate Curry .
James Andrew Curry Elizabeth Porter Lewis.
James Curry Catherine Stagg .
Danie l Stagg Mary Conover.JAMES STAGG Leah Brewer .
JAMES STAGG . Born Bergen County, N . J September 18 , 1738 ; diedMercer County , Ky. ,
May 3 , 1826. Enl isted as private in Capt. Isaac Halsey ’s Company, Eastern Battal ion of Morris County , New Jersey M il itia ,and was promoted to the rank Of sergeant of said Company , August 19, 1776.
ROBERT MAYER THOMPSON . 1 161 2
Rail road Clerk . Residence , Erie , Pa . Born Eri e , Pa. ,August 9 ,
1876
6201. James Ross Thompson Joseph i ne Mayer .Hon . James Thompson , LL .D Mary Parker Gustine Snowden .
Rev . Nathaniel Randolph Gustine .ISAAC SNOWDEN Mary Cox .
ISAAC SNOWDEN . Born died Served as Commissionerfor the issue of Continental currency . His name appears on many notes OfContinental money , one of wh ich is at present i n possession of the fami ly .
He was also , i n 1 775 , Quarter Master Of the 4th Battal ion of Ph i ladelph iaAssociators. His daugh ter-in-law , Sarah Gustin e Snowden , wi fe o f Rev.Nathaniel Snowden , was the l ast survivor of the Wyoming Massacre .
DR . SAMUEL GUSTINE , her father , was assistan t Surgeon of theWyomingCompanies attached to the Connecticut Line ; he was Surgeon in the M il itiaunder Colone l Dennison at Forty Fort ,” Wyoming Val ley , 1778-9, andSurgeon in General Sul l ivan ’s Expedition in I 779 He and his familyescaped down the river in a flat boat through the connivance of JosephBrant
,the Indian Ch ieftain , who was under Obl igations to Dr. Gustine for
professional services rendered .
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JAMES CAMPBELL TODD. 14064
Physician . Residence , Wooster, Ohio . Born Shreve , Wayne County,O . , March 17, 1874 .
Joe H . Todd , M .D Ophel ia C . Todd .
James Campbel l Anna Crane Robbins.
John Robbins El izabeth Crane .JOSIAH CRANE .Abigai l Hathaway .
JOSIAH CRANE. Born New Jersey , June 25 , 1 745 died M iddletown ,N . Y . ,
July 14 , 1822 . Served as L ieutenant in Capt. Isaac Halsey ’sCompanyin the Eastern Battalion , Morris County (N . J . ) M i l itia, August andSeptember , 1776, and as Captain of same Company during remainder o f theRevolutionary War.
CHARLES EDWARD TORRANCE. 10345
Cash ier . Residence , Wilkinsburg, Pa . Born New Have-n, Fayette Co.,
Pa. ,January 15 , 1875 .
Jeremiah Reed Torrance Mary Augusta McBeth .
Joseph Torrance . Peebles.
HUGH TORRANCE . Borland Gray .
HUGH TORRANCE. Born Cumberland or Frankl in County , Pa . , 1745 or46 ; died Westmoreland County , Pa. ,
June 23 , 1830 . Served as Ensign inCapt. Shannon ’s Company of Cumberl and County Associators i n 1776, andwas commissioned July 3 1 , 1777 , Adj utant of the I st Battal ion Of Cumberland County M i l itia in actual service .
J . REED TORRANCE. 10343
Insurance . Residence , Wilkinsburg, Pa . Born Derry Townsh ip , Westmoreland County, Pa. , February 18, 1847 .
Joseph Torrance Sarah PeeblesHUGH TORRANCE Mary Borland Gray
HUGH TORRANCE.— See Charles Edward Torrance , No . 145 ante .
JOSEPH B . TOWNSEND. 1 1604
Electrical Engineer. Residence , Venitia, Pa . Born Patton Townsh ip , Wash ington County , Pa . , May 6, 1873 .
El ij ah T . TownsendJoseph TownsendDANIEL TOWNSENDEl ij ah Townsend
DANIEL TOWNSEND . Born Li ttle Egg Harbor, N . J . , August 13 , 1747died Wash ington County, Pa . , July 30 , 1833 . Served as Private in theGloucester Battal ion under the command of Col . Richard Somers.
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WILLIAM TRUBY . 6257
Railway Superi ntendent. Residence , Painesvil le , Oh io . Born Sharpsburg , Al legheny County , Pa . , March 25 , 1845 .
Wil l iam Truby Susan Murphy .
SAMUEL MURPHY El izabeth Powers.
SAM UEL MURPHY. Born Virginia , May 1 2, 1758 ; died October 30 ,
185 1 . Enl isted Bed ford County , Va . , 1 775 , for one year , Capt . John Stephenson
’s Company, Co] . Peter Muh lenberg ’s Regiment (8th 1777 ,
enl isted for three years, Capt . Robert Bal l ’s Company , Col. John Gibson ’sRegimen t ( 13th 1 78 1 , enl isted for one year , Capt . Benj . Field ’sCompany,
Gen . Geo . R . Clark ’s Reg iment . During service l ast mentioned ,wounded and taken prisoner by Indians i n Ken tucky ; one month afterwardsold to the Brit ish , and removed to “ Prisoner ’s Island , ” St . LawrenceRiver , from wh ich he made his escape July 1 1 , 1782 . Pensioned .
Wil l iam Truby Susan Murphy .
John Truby Mary Reamer .CHRISTOPHER M UBY Isabella Bowman .
CHRISTOPHER TRUBY . Born Swi tzerland , 17 10 ; died Greensburg , Pa . ,
February 20, 1802 . Captain Westmore land County (Pa . ) M i l i tia , 1 778 .
Justice of the Peace Westmoreland County , 1 777 . Judge Common Pleas,Westmoreland County , 1784.
FREDERICK EARL VAN DYNE. 10333
Lawyer. Residence , Troy , Bradford County , Pa . Born Troy , Pa. ,
October 1 1 , 1874 .
Edward Van Dyne Laurinda Everi t t .Hovey Everi t t Cynth ia Lowman .
Eb e Everit t Mabel Elmore .SAM UEL ELMORE Mary Pardee .
SAMUEL ELMORE. Born June 19, 1 720 ; died Elmore , Vt August23 , 1805 . Maj or 4th Connecticut Regiment , May I st to December 20, 1775 ;Colonel Connecticut State Regiment , 15 th Apri l , 1776, to Apri l , 1777
CORNELIUS E. VAN HORNE.
Physician . Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born Meadvil l e , Pa August9, 1867 .
Thoman B . Van Horne MarthaJames Van Paul ineCORNELIUS VAN HORNE Sal ly
CORNELIUS VAN HORNE. Born December 16, 1750, New Jersey ; diedJuly , 1847 , Meadvi l le , Pa . He served as Private i n Col . Mark Thompson ’s(N . J . ) Reg iment , and later as Lieutenant in Captain Peppinger ’s Company ,see ing se rvice in the region about the Rar itan river .
254 5 0115 Of the Emerican Revo lution
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ANDREW TRUAX VEEDER . 6579
Physician . Residence , Pittsburgh ,Pa . Born Rotterdam ,
N . Y . ,April
Harman Veeder Eleanor Truax .
PETER VEEDER Jannetie Van Epps.
JOHN VEEDER Lena Vrooman .Mynd ert Veeder El izabeth Doww.
John S . W emp.
Simon Volk ertae Veeder
PETER VEEDER . Born November, 1760 ; died October , 1814 . En l isted
May 31 , 1778 , i n Capt . Jel les Fonda ’s Company , 2nd Battal ion Of M i l itia,Albany County , N . Y . , Col. Abraham W ampell, i n the service of the UnitedStates, Revolutionary War .
JOHN VEEDER , JR . Born July, 1734 ; died September 26, 1 793 . Eu
l isted September 17 , 1 776, Capt . John A . Brad t’s Company of Rangers, in
a reg iment raised for the defense of Albany County , N . Y . ,Revolutionary
War . “ Brown hair and we ll set, 5 feet 9 inches h igh .
Harman Veeder Eleanor Truax .
Truax . Maria Swart.
JOHN SWART . Born March 13 , 1760 ; died May 18 , 1826. Entered U . 8 .
service January 26,1779 (rank not shown ) , Capt . Nicholas Veed er ’s Com
pany o f carpenters employed at Fort George in bui lding barracks, batteaux,
etc Con tinental Troops, Revolutionary War . Discharged Apri l 16, 1779.
HERMAN GREIG VEEDER . 13772
M in ing . Residence , Allegheny , Pa . Born same place , May 24, 1867 .
Nicholas Veeder M ary J . Greig .
John Peter Veeder Rebecca Van Patten .PETER (VROOMAN ) VEEDER Jane Van Epps.
JOHN ( JOHANNES) VEEDER Lena Vrooman .
PETER (VROOMAN ) VEEDER . Born November, 1760 ; died October,18 14. En l isted May 3 1 , 1778, in Capt . Je l les Fonda ’s Company, zud Bat
tal ion,Albany County (N . Y . ) M il i tia , commanded by C01. Abraham
W ampell, i n the service of the United States.
JOHN VEEDER , JR . Born July, 1 734 died September 26, 1793 . Enl isted( rank not stated ) September 17 , 1776, i n Capt . John A . Brad t
's Company of
Rangers, i n a regiment raised for the defense of the County of Albany, NewYork
, in the Revolutionary War. Date on roll , October 3 , 1776.
256 Sons of the Emerican Revo lution
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LEWIS CLARK WALKINSHAW . 15252
Lawyer . Residence , Greensburg , Pa . Born Saltsburg , Pa August
Hugh Wi lson Walkinshaw Lottie Ann Ralston .Lewis W altemyer Ralston Nancy Sears .
Andrew Ralston Fanny Hesser .ANDREW RALSTON Soph ia W altemyer.
ANDREW RALSTON . Born Scotl and , February 25 , 1753 ; died Bloomfield , Jefferson County , Oh io , September 1 1 , 1827 . Came to th is countryfrom Scotland as a ch ild with his parents, set tl ed in the eastern part ofPennsylvania , and were all murdered by Indians, with the exception ofAndrew and a brother or sister ; they , having seen the Indians, h id themselves and escaped . Enlisted in Capt . Casper W eitzel
’s Company , Col.
Sam ’ l M i les’ Penn ’a Rifle Reg iment , as private, and is marked missingsince battle of Long Island
,August 27 , Later
, when the Rifle Regiment was merged into State Regiment of Foot, was a private i n Capt . JohnRobb ’s Company , COlS. John Bull and Walter Stewart .
FRANK LINN WALL . 1 2597
Residence,Harrisburg , Pa . Born Monongahe la City, Pa September
24, 1878 .
John Sutton Wal l Mary McG rew.
Brisben Wal l Hannah Sutton .
Garret Wal l Mary Sparks.
RICHARD SPARKS Frances Nash .
RICHARD SPARKS. Born Frederick County , Md died nearPort Gibson , M iss ,
July 1 , 1815 . Sergean t of Capt . Thomas B . Bowen ’sCompany , 9th Penn ’a Line , from its organization to Apri l 1 1 , 1780 , when hele ft the Army by reason of il l heal th . Soon after his return home he j oinedCapt. Thomas Moore ’s Company of “Rangers on the Frontiers, ” i n ForwardTownsh ip , Al legheny County, then credited to Westmoreland County , Pa .
,
and served wi th that organization unti l the close of the Revolution . In1791 he organized and command ed a Company of Infantry
,assigned to
Clark's Battal ion of Gibson ’s Regiment , under Maj . Gen . Arthur St . Clair ,in campaign against the Indians.
JESSE JAMES BRISBEN WALL . 13763
Civi l Engineer . Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born Forward Townsh ip ,Al legheny County , Pa . , August 16, 1873 .
John Sutton Wall Mary McG rew.
Brisben Wal l Hannah Sutton .
Garret Wal l Mary Sparks.
Frances Nash .
RICHARD SPARKS —See Frank Li nn Wall , No. 197 ante.
Ro l l OI members 257
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FRANK B . WARD. 10834
Secretary and Manager . Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born Al legheny ,
Pa July 1 1 , 1863 .
Will iam Wirt Ward Jane McCullough White .Will iam A . Ward Sarah Hughes.
John Hughes Margaret Leach .
CAPT . JOHN HUGHES Sarah Wiley .
Barnabas HughesCAPT . JOHN HUGHES . Born died Wash ington , Pa . , September
18 , 18 18 . July , 1775 , enlisted as private . Commissioned Second Lieu tenantunder Captain Hendricks, and First Li eutenant i n Capt . NehemiahStokely ’s Company , Col. Wm . Thompson 's Regiment , 8th Penn ’a Line .He marched to Canada , and there served in General Arnold ’s Brigade , taking part i n the attack on Quebec
,during wh i ch engagement he received his
Captaincy . Took part i n the battles of Princeton , Brandywi ne , Germantown and Monmouth . Resigned from the service , November 23 , 1778 .
ETHELBERT DUDLEY WARFIELD . 10606
Presbyterian M inister . President Lafayette Col lege . Residence , Easton, Pa . Born Lexington , Ky. , March 16, 1861 .
Will iam W arfield Mary Cabel l Breckinridge .Capt . Benj amin W arfield Sarah Caldwel l .ELISHA VVAR FIELD Ruth Burgess .
Benj amin \Varfield Rebecca Ridgeley .
John W arfield Ruth Gaither .Richard W arfield
ELISHA WARFIELD . Born Anne Arundel County , Md . , November 29,1741 died in Fayette County , Kentucky , July 18 , 1818 . W as one of theleaders i n Ann e Arundel County in en forcing the non-importation agreement in 1774 was active in the “ Peggy Stewart Aflair, ” 1774 served as a
O
memb er Of the Committee o f Observation in said County .
Wil l iam W arfield Mary Cabel l Breckinridge .Rev . Robert J . SOphronisb a Preston .
JOHN BRECKINR IDGE Mary H . Cabel l .JOHN BRECKINRIDGE . Born Augusta County , Va . , December 2 , 1760
died Fayette County , Ky. , December 14 ,180 1 . Served as a subaltern i n
the Virgin ia M i l i tia during the Revolutionary War and was a member ofthe Virginia House of Delegates.
Capt . Benj amin W arfield Sarah Caldwel l .SERGT . WILLIAM Ann Sutherl and .
SERGT . WILLIAM CALDWELL . Born i n Ireland about 1754 : died inBourbon County , Ky. , 1829 . Served as Sergeant in Capt . Wil l iam Lnsk
'
s
Company , 2nd Regiment , Penn ’a Li ne .
258 Sons of tbe american Revo lution.
Elisha W arfield Ruth Burgess.
CAPT . JOSEPH BURGESS. . El izabeth Dorsey.CAPT. JOSEPH BURGESS. Served as Captain of the Elkr idge , Maryland ,
Battal ion of M i l itia was a recruiting oflicer, and four of his sons served inthe Revolutionary War .
Rev . Robt . J . Breckinridge Ann SOphronisba Preston .
Gen . Francis Preston Sarah Buchanan Campbel l .G EN. WILLIAM Henry .
(Sister Of Patrick Henry )GEN. WILLIAM CAMPBELL . Born Augusta County , Va . , 1745 died
Hanov er County , Va. , August 22 , 178 1 . W as Captain in Colonel Henry ’sI st Regiment of Virginia Troops ; was Colonel i n command Of Rifiemen at
Gui ldford Church was General in command at King ’s Mountain was
thanked by Congress and Virginia Legislature , and died in the field . Healso held many civil ofi ces
,and was a member of Virginia Legislature .
Gen . Francis Sarah B . Campbel l .COL. WILLIAM PRESTON Susanna Smith .
John Preston El izabeth Patton .
COL . WILLIAM PRESTON. Born in Ireland December 25 , 1729
died Montgomery County , Va . , July 28 , 1 788 . W as one of the signers of
the “Halston Address” to Congress 1775 ; Colone l of V irgin ia M il i t ia 1775serv ed under General Greene at battle of Guildford Church , 1781 , where hereceived inj uries from wh ich he died . He was also very active in organizing troops for the Revolutionary War ; was County Lieutenant and CountySurv eyor .
Rev . Robert J . Breckinridge .Ann S. Preston .
John Breckinridge .Mary Hopkins Cabel l .COL JOSEPH CABELI. Mary Hopkins .
COL. JOSEPH CABELL . Born Goochland County , Va. , September 19,
1732 ; died Buckingham County , Va. , March I , 1798 . W as member of theVirginia House of Burgesses, wh ich elected delegates to the ContinentalCongresses, 1774 to 1775 ; member of Virginia House of Delegates 1776 to
I 78I , and of the Virginia State Senate 1781 to 1783 member of the FirstRev olutionary State Convention of Virginia , August , 1774 , and of the laterConven tions of 1775 and 1776 was County L ieutenan t o f Amherst County ,Va . ; special paymaster of troops 1 776 ; was member of Committee for M i l itary Affairs of V irginia House of Delegates was Colonel in command of aRegiment of V irginia M i l i tia a t the Siege of Yorktown .
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DAVID BARNETT WARNOCK . 15706
Printer . Residence , New Castle , Pa . Born Lawrence County, Pa. ,
November 24, 1863 .
James Woodle Warnock Anna El iza Barnett.
Hugh Warnock El izabeth Manning .JOHN MANN ING Nancy Woodle .
JOHN MANN ING . Born 1 727 ; died Lawrence County , Pa. ,
June I4, 1837 . Served one year ( 1776) as Private in Col . Hasl ett’s DelawareRegiment
,and almost one year ( 1777) i n Col . Adam Hub ley
’s Penn ’a Line
Regiment. W as i n the fol lowing battl es Flatbush , Wh ite Plains, Harlem,
Trenton,Princeton
,Brandywi ne and Monmouth . Pensioned .
260 Sons of tb e Emerican Revo lution.
Col . Wm . Crawford the lands of George Wash ington in Virgin ia andKentucky. April 17 , 1 776 , commissioned from Wil l iam and M ary Collegeto be Deputy Surveyor Of Augusta County , Va . Short ly thereafter , at therequest of General Wash ington , j oined the Revolutionary forces, and
January 1 , 1777 , became Quartermaster of the V irginia Contingent of theArmy , wh ich posi tion he hel d unti l October of same year , when he was
made Paymaster , and , September 1 , 1 778 , was commissioned Brigade M aj or .W aswi thWash ington at the battle of Trenton , and at Val ley Forge , 1777-78.
W as with General McIntosh at Fort Laurens, and in 1782 was a BrigadeMaj or i n Crawford ’s Campaign against the Sandusky Indians.
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JOSEPH DAME WEEKS .
* 2 128
Born at Lowel l , M iddlesex County, Mass. , December 3 , 1840 ; diedPittsburgh , Pa. , December 26, 1896 .
Jonathan Weeks Mary Dame Weeks.
Joseph Weeks Charity Hurd Weeks.
JACOB HEARDJACOB HEARD . Born died Served as a Private in
Capt. Waldron’s Company at Winter Hil l i n the siege o f Boston , 1775 .
PAUL WEYAND. 13915
M . E. M inister . Residence , Beaver , Pa . Born same place , October27. 1874
Jacob Weyand V ictoria Adams.
M il o Adams Cynth ia Darragh .
Robert Darragh Deborah Hart .
Jesse Hart .Martha Mattison .
JOHN HART .Deborah Scudder .JOHN HART . Born 171 1 ; d ied 1 779. W as a signer Of the Declaration
of Independence .M i l o Adams Cynth ia Darragh .
Samuel Adams . El izabeth Plumer .CAPT . BENJAM IN ADAMS M ary Harriman .
CAPT . BENJAM IN ADAM S. Born Rowl ey, Essex County , Mass. , November 20
,1733 ; died Wash ington , Pa . ,
December 23 , 18 17 . Private on Lexing ton Alarm Rol l of Captain Spofiord
’s Company , Col . Sam ’ l G arish ’
s
Regiment, wh ich marched to Cambridge Apri l 19, 1775 ; t ime of service
three days: Commissioned February 3 , 1776, Captain Of Company inColonel Huntington ’s Regiment , i n service at Roxbury Camp December 2 ,1 775 . Captain Adams had command i n the battl e when General Burgoynesurrendered . His company captured a piece of field arti l l ery from theenemy
,lost it, and recaptured it on the same day . W as e lected represent
ative to the General Court i n 1 778 and 1780.
Ro l l of members. 26 1
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ROLAND THATCHER WH ITE, JR . 6267
Physician . Residence , Al legheny , Pa . Born Al legheny , July 30, 1864 .
Roland T . .Mary J . Irwi n .
Hon . David N . Wh ite Diana Brown .
EBENEZERWH ITE Abigai l Wye .
EBENEZER WH ITE. Born M iddleborough , Mass. , January 5 , 1757 ;
died Tuscarawas County , Oh io , Apri l 27 , ( 824 . En l isted in Capt . JohnPorter ’s Company , Colonel Sargen t's Regiment, August I , 1775 ; servedthroughout the war. At battle Of Long Island , crossed the Delaware withWash ington , and was at bat tle of Trenton . Also , served i n Capt . Wm .
Tupper ’s Company , Colonel Sprou t ’s ( 4th ) Regiment, and in CaptainBald ish
's Company, Colonel Craft ’s Regiment .
ISAAC H . WHYTE. 1 1619
Clerk . Residence , Ph iladelph ia , Pa . Born Gal laghervil le , ChesterCounty, Pa . ,
February I,1877 .
Wm . H . Whyte El len A . Baldwin .
Abner C . Baldwin Hannah E. M ingle .Henry M ingle Hannah Shaner.PETER M INGLE Ev a Ruth .
PETER M INGLE . Born Kutztown , 1752 ; died Pri vate i n Capt.George Nagle ’s Company ,
Ist Battal ion R ifiemen, Col. Wm . Thompson
,
1 775 , and pa" icipated i n the Seige of Boston . Also member Capt . MorganConnor ’s Company , First Continental Troops, Penn a Division .
CHARLES W ILCOX . 14049
Secretary B . L . Association . Residence , Pittsburgh ,Pa . Born
same , J anuary 17 , 1859 .
Lemuel WilcoxLemuel WilcoxJOSIAH WILCOX .
DANIEL WILCOXJOSIAH VVILCOX . Born 1 750 ; died 1 796 . Private in Capt . Josiah Stod
dard ’s Company , Col. Noadiah Hooker ’s Regiment , Connecticu t M i l i tia ,M arch 25 , 1 777 , at Saratoga .
DANIEL WILCOX . Born 17 15 ; died 1789. Private Connecticu t M inuteMen i n Lexington Alarm , Apri l , 1775 . Private i n Capt . Aaron Stevens’
Company , 7th Regiment , Connect icut L ine , February 1 . 1 777 , to FebruaryI , 1780 .
Lemuel Wilcox Rhoda North .
JOSEPH NORTHJOSEPH NORTH . Served as Fi fer dur ing the Revolutionary War .
262 Sons of the Emertcan ”
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HAM ILTON AKENS WILKISON . 15708
Lawyer. Residence , New Castle , Pa . Born Lawrence County , PaOctober 10,
1872 .
J oseph McConahy Wilkison Sarah Akens.
Hamil ton John Akens Hannah Sweeting.
John Akens Mary M anning .
JOHNMANN ING Nancy Woodle .JOHN MANN ING . Born 1 727 ; died Lawrence County , Pa . , June
14, 1837. Enl isted in 1 776, as a private in Col. John Haslett’s DelawareRegiment, one year . He then enl isted March , 1 777 , i n Capt. Al len Mc
Clain’s Company , Col. Adam Hub ley’
s Penn ’a Regiment , and serv ed toJ anuary , 1 780 . W as in the fol lowing battles :Flatbush , Wh ite Plains,Harlem , Trenton , Princeton , Brandywine and Monmouth .
HARRY CAMPBELL WILSON . 13280
Real Estate . Residence , Bel levue , Pa . Born Tipton , B lair County ,Pa . , December 14, 1858.
M atthew Creswel l Wilson Campbel l .J ames Wilson Creswel l .CHARLES WILSON , Smith .
Charles Wilson Mary Weems.
CHARLES WILSON , I I . Born 175 1 ; died MounjoyTownsh ip , AdamsCounty , Pa . , February 1 7, 1826. Assisted i n defense o f Fort Washington ,and was included i n the surrender o f the same November 16, 1 776. Heldprisoner atNew York and on Long Isl and for several years by the British .
His name is included i n returns of American oflicers held prisoners i n thethe hands of the British , August , 1778 . Served as Quartermaster , Corps ofVolunteers, Revolutionary War .
ROBERT LEE WILSON . 10334
Electrical Engineer . Residence , “ The Gainsborough ,” New YorkCity. Born Shelbyville , I l l . , J anuary 29, 1871 .
Wi l l iam G . Frances Anna Lee .Wil l iam Dal lam Lee . Ann Wi lson .
PARKER HALL LEE El izabeth Dal lam .
Samue l Lee Mary Hal l .James Lee . El izabeth Gover .James Lee , First
PARKER HALL LEE. Born Harford County , Md . , July 14, 1759 ; diedEnsign , 4th Maryland Battal ion , January 1 , 1 777, Col. Josiah
Carv er Hal l . November 19, 1777 , 2nd Lieutenant ; October 16, 1 778, Ist
Lieutenant. Resigned February, 1 780. Widow pensioned .
264 Sons of the Emerican Revo lution.
N. J . Regiment , from October 30, 1 775 , to January 1 1 , 1 776. Name nextappears on rol l dated July I , 1778 , showing enlistment from June 1 , 1 7
for nine months; on rol l dated March 23 , 1779, reporting h im discharged .Member o f Capt. Nixon ’s Company o f New Jersey Horse , from wh ich heappears to have been discharged Apri l I , 1777 , b ut date of enrol lment notgiv en . Served in Capt . John Walton ’s Company Of Light Dragons, enlistedApril I
,discharged December 15 , 1 782 . Records are imperfect , but
he probably served throughout the war from 1775-82 .
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JOHN S. WRIGHTNOUR . 14063
Baptist M inister. Residence , Scranton , Pa . Born Penn L ine , Crawford County, Pa. , M arch 15 , 185 1 .
David C . W rightnour Jemima M . Spratt .
John W rightnour Margaret Coxson .
John Coxson Martha Cah i l l (or Kah i ll ) .JOHN CAHILL ( or Kah i l l ) Sarah
JOHN CAH ILL ( or Kah i ll ) . A soldier o f the Revolution , and for hisserv ices as such received south part of Donation Lot NO . 1020, sth DistrictDonation Lands, French Creek Townsh ip , Mercer County , Pa .
PARKER CAMPBELL WYETH . 6279
M erchant . Residence , St. Joseph , Mo. Born Harrisburg , Pa. ,June
FrancisWyeth Sarah Campbe ll Carson .
John Wyeth Louisa Weiss.
EBENEZER WYETH Mary Winsh ip .EBENEZER WYETH . Born Cambridge , M ass. , Apri l 8 , 1727 ; died Cam
bridge , August 4 , 1799. Private soldier Capt . Samue l Thatcher ’s Com
pany, Col. Gardner ’s Regiment , MassachusettsM il i tia , marched on alarm ,
Apri l 19, 1 775 , to Lexington . In th is company of 77 men , there were fiveWyeths of th is fami ly . Served throughout the war.
Francis Wyeth . .Sarah Campbel l Carson .Charles Smith Carson . .Mary Ann Campbel l .JOHN Margaret Duncan .
JOHN CARSON . Born Dauph in County , Pa . ,died Dauph in
County, Pa. , October , 1817 . Private i n Capt. James Cowan ’s Company , 4thBattal ion , Lancaster County (Pa . ) Associators, Col. J ames Burd , M arch 13 ,
1776. Financial Agent Supreme Executive Counci l of Pennsylvania inarming and equipping troops for Indian Campaign of 1779-81 .
Ro l l of members. 265
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CLARENCE PRYOR WYNNE. 14468
Manufacturer . Residence , Ph il adel ph ia , Pa . Born Ph i ladelph ia , Pa . ,
October 13 , 1876.
Thomas Wynne Sarah L . M i l lar .Joseph Sharp \Vynne El izabeth N . Matlack .
Samuel C . Wynne Phoebe Sharp .
THOMASWYNNE El izabe th Reese .THOMAS WYNNE. Born Phi ladelph ia County , Pa . , November
died same place,18 16 . Commissioned Lieutenant in the Penn ’a Flying
Camp , August 27 , 1 776 ; taken prisoner at Fort Wash ington , November 26 ,1 776 , exchanged January 2 , 178 1 . During his absence from home as aprisoner , his home at Wynnstay ,” Blockl ey Townsh ip , was attacked by aBritish foraging party , and bravely defended by Mrs . Wynne and her servants unti l rel ieved by a de tachmen t from General Potter ’s Penn ’a M il i t ia .
Samuel C . Wynne Phoebe Sharp .
DELANY SHARP Sal ly Gilman .
DELANY SHARP . Born New Jersey ; died Though but a l adin 1780,
he took part in an action by wh ich the “ Sh ip Speedwel l ,” on wh ichhe was an apprentice , captured a Bri tish prize .
THOMAS WYNNE. 6285
Librarian . Residence. Ph iladelph ia , Pa . Born Ph i ladelph ia , Pa. , Sep
tember I , 1849.
Joseph S . Wynne El i za b eth N . Matlack .
Samuel C . Wynne Phoebe Sharp .
THOMAS WYNNE El izabe th Reese .THOMAS WYNNE. Born Blockley Township , Ph iladelph ia , Pa , Novem
ber 2 1,1 733 ; died Blockley Townsh ip , 18 16. Commissioned Lieutenan t
Ph i ladelph ia Flying Camp , August 27 , 1776. Taken prisoner at Fort Washington ,
November 16, 1 776. Part of original grant of property to Dr.
Thomas Wynne , by Wil l iam Penn , sti l l i n possession of the family .
S. EDWARD YOUNG . 6172
Presbyterian M inister . Residence , Pittsburgh , Pa . Born Deep Cut ,Aug laize County , Oh io , June 6 , 1866 .
Rev. James Young Rosanna McAv oy.
Will iam Young Margaret Buchanan .
JAM ES YOUNG El izabeth Cooper.JAMES YOUNG . Born Derry County , Ireland , December 17 16 ; died
Brown County , Oh io , February , 1826. En listed (probably ) latter part O f1776, Pennsylvania Continental Line , and participated in the battles ofBrand ywine
,Germantown , Monmouth and Cowpens . Commissioned Cap
tain,August I , 1777 , in Col . Jed nthan Baldwi n ’s Artil lery Artificer Regi
ment,Penn ’a Line . Received “ depreciation pay for his services up to
J anuary I , 179 1 .
266 Sons of tbe Emerican Revo lution
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GEORGE BROWN ZAHNISER . 13596
Civi l Engineer. Residence , New Castle , Pa . Born Huntington , Pa. ,
November 1 , 1867 .
Geo . Wright Zahniser El izabeth Sergeant .
Dr . Albert Sergean t El iza Gaston .
John I . Gaston Catharine Annan .
JOSEPH GASTON Ida Van Arsdale .JOSEPH GASTON. Born Somerset County, N J May 29, 1 763 ; died
same place , Octab er I6, 1 796. Paymaster Of New Jersey State Troops andM i l it ia , during Revolutionary War. “At the figh ts o f Quinston Bridge ,Hancock Bridge
,Three R iv ers,C0nnecticut Farm , etc. ,
the Brigades of ,NewJersey bore attractive p arts, whi l e at the battl es of Long Isl and , Tren ton ,Assumpink , Princeton , Germantown , Springfield and Monmouth , they performed efiicient service in supporting the Continental Army.”
268 S ons of tb e Emerican Revo lution
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DWIGHT EMMONS HAMLIN . 544
Salesman . Residence , Uniontown , Pa . Born Auburn , SangamonCounty , 111 March 10, 1878 .
Frank L . Haml in Adele May M itchell .Henry Noble Ham l in Evelyn Scot.
Henry Noble Ham l in Laura Mason .ASA HAM LIN Hannah Nobles.
ASA HAM LIN . . Born Sharon , Conn", September 2 2 , 1 762 ; died Verona ,N . Y . , December 3 . 1831 . Served about three years in Colonel Wi llet ’sNewYork Regiment . Also nine months i n Captain Stoddard ’s Company,Colonel Voss’ M ass. Regiment . A pension was granted to h im for the latterserv ice . He appl ied for it as a resident o f Rome , N . Y . ,
June 17, 1819.
WILLIAM THOMSON MCKEE.
M inister . Residence , Dravosburg , Pa . Born Pulaski , LawrenceCounty, Pa . ,
March 9 , 1835 .
David A . McKee Sarah Thomson .
Robert Thomson Betsey McClain.
Joseph McClain Sarah Bebout .JOHN BEBOUT Mary Agnew.
JOHN BEBOUT . Born in New Jersey , January 20,1752 ; died in Pennsyl
vania,M arch 9, 1835 . For mi l itary record see John W . Byers, page 132 .
WILLIAM A . NEFF. 15725
Bond Salesman . Residence , Reading , Pa. Born February 1 , 1861 , at
Newtown , Pa .Rev . Henry Nefi Arabella Sadler.Rev . Isaac P . Sadler Sarah Caroline Philabar.
MAJOR ISAAC SADLER Jennie Hunt.MAJOR ISAAC SADLER was born at Carl isle , Pa . , May 14 , 1 760 ;
died in Westmoreland County , June 20 , 1843 . Enlisted about September1, 1775 , at Carl isle , Pa. , i n Company commanded by Captain Stephenson ,Colonel McG awy
’s Regiment ; marched to Little York , thence to Trenton ,
New Jersey . Honorably discharged at Trenton , New Jersey . Term of
service , one year . Re-enl isted September 13 , 1777, in Captain Stephenson ’sCompany, Maj or Mul l ’s Battalion of York County Volunteers, and marchedto York
, Pa . , where Maj or Mul l resigned and Isaac Sadler was elected andcommissioned M aj or ; thence marched to Brandywine . Afterwards
,
about October 1 2 , 1777 , his command returned to York County and was d isbanded . Pensioned .
ilnber of Revolutionary; ancestors.
Abbott,Thomas Bassett , Richard
Adams,Benj amin Baston , Winthrop .
Basye, Elizmona,
Adams,Jonathan Bayard , James Ashton
Adgate , Matthew Bayl or,
Agnew,Robert
Alb ree , JohnAlexander
,Hugh
Bigger,John
Birdseye,Joseph
Bittenger, Nicholas.
Al len,Amos Blakesley ,
Al len, Ephraim
Book,Jacob
Allen , Seth . . Borden,Joseph
Al lyn , Nathan Boss , Henry TerAmes, Jacob .
Amsden , Isaac Bower , JacobAnderson , Will iam Boyd
,Adam
Boyer,Peter
Boyer , JamesBoyle , JamesBradford
,James, Jr
Brad ish , JamesAtwood , Moses Bradish , John
Brady, Samuel
Auchmuty, Samuel Breckenridge,John
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Barbour,Thomas Brower , Nichol as
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Bebout, John 362
Beidler (or Beitler) , John. . 42 1
Bel l , Johannus 438
Bennett , Benj am in 437
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218
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360
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263
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198
198
132
268
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169
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208
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17 1
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173
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274 S ons of tb e Emerican Revo lution .
Brown , Benjamin Cooke , AmbroseBrown , James Cooke ,
Corwin ,Craig , Isaac
Brown , Ol iv erBryan, GeorgeBuchanan , JamesBull , Thomas
Burd , JamesBurgess, JosephBurton , Judah Crane , Josiah
Creigh , JohnCrutchlow, James .
Bush , Henry Culbertson ,Cu lbertson , Samuel
Butz , Christian Cunningham , Allan
Cabell , JosephCahill ( or Kahill ) JohnCaldwell , Rev . JamesCaldwell , WilliamCal lender, Samuel , SrCampbel l , W il liamCarner , Anthony
m
Carson , JohnCarson , W i l l iamCaughey , AndrewChapin, ZadockChapman,
M ichaelChapman, Uriah , J r
Doughty , Christopher
Cheney, NathanielDrew, Samuel
Church , Uriah , SrDugan , DanIelDunn , James
Church , Uriah , Ir Eddy , Nathan
Clark , AbrahamEdwards, Timothy
Clark , JamesClark , NoahClarke , Wil liamCleveland , John
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Col lins, JonathanConner , TimothyConverse , Pain , JrCook , Edward
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Dagge tt, JohnDana, AmariahDarrin , D anielDavis, BarnabasDavis, John
Davis, WmDay, LewisDennis, ArthurDixon , ThomasDock , Ph il ip
Elder , RobertElmore , Samuel .Ernst , John FrederickEaton , CharlesEwing , Alexander
Fairbanks, JoshuaFager, JacobFife , Will iamFiller , Frederick
276 Sons of tb e Emerican Revo lution.
I rish , Nathaniel , L ittle, Barzeliel
Locke , Wil liamLockwood , Thomas
I rwin , John
Jenks, Jeremiah Logue , J ohn .
Johnson , JohnJones, Long , Alexander
Jolifi , Will iam
Kachlein, PeterKachlein, JacobKelker
,Anthony
Kenny,James
Kennedy , JohnKimbal l
, MosesKing
,Adonij ah
Loomis. ThomasLorain
,John
Lyne , Wil l iamKing , W IllIam
Lyon , Samue lKirkwood , Robert
Lyon,Wil liam
Knight,Richard
Krewson , John
Lane , JesseLaw, MatthewLeBosquett , JohnLee , MatthewLee , Parker HallLee , Samuel
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Leet, Daniel
Lent,Abraham ,
2md McCully, George
Lesher, John .
L indsey , SamuelLi ttel l , Wil l iam
McClanahan, Wi ll iam 93
McClay, W i ll iam . . 1 29
McClean, Moses 196
McClellan, Joseph 1 1 1
McClure , Richard 409
McComb s, John . 1 18
McConnell, Hugh 220
210
4 15
209
221
2 15
20
22
2 1
285
McKeay ( orMcCay) David 100
McKee , And rew 346
McKee , Hugh 405
McKee , James 405
McKee, John 406
McKennan,Will iam 253
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166
236
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224
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183
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184
200
200
191
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Iub er ot Revo lutionary ancestors 277
McKib b in,Jeremiah
McKinley,David .
McLure ,
McM illan, SamuelMcPherson, Robert
McPherson , Robert , JrMadison , James, Sr
Manning , John
M arshal l , ThomasM artin , Adam . .
Marvin , JosephMathews, DavidM axwel l , JamesMayhew,
Richard .
M ays , W'i l l iamMershimer , SebastianM essinger , M ichaelM i l lar , JamesM il ler , NathanM il ler , Noah
M ingle , PeterM inor , JohnMorgan , GeorgeMoore , John
Moore , Tristram
Morrison , James, Sr
Morton , Simeon , Sr.
M owry , Christian .
Murphy, Samuel
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North,Joseph
Okely , John .
Ormsby , John
Orr , Robert . .
Osborne, Cornel ius
Otto,Bodo
, Sr
Otto , John Augustus. .
Parke , Zebulon
Part ridge, David
Paterson , John .
Patterson, Ephriam ,
Patterson , John .
Patterson , Will iamPatton , JohnPaul l
,James
Pearsal l , SampsonPearson , John
Pendleton , JoshuaPenney
,John
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Piper,
230
Plumer,Jonathan . 283
Porter,Robert 24
Potter , David 2 16
228
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95
298
297
296
Preston , Wil l iam 156
Purvi ance,John 131
Quimby,Moses 201
Ralston , Andrew 402
Ramsey , Alexander 84
Ramsey , Wi l l iam 203
192
202
Randolph, Edward Fitz 447
Ransom , Peleg 335
Reed,John 3 18
Reno , Francis 259
236
Rickey,John 135
Robb,John , Sr 260
Roberts (or Robert ) , Joel 2 18
2 19
Roberts ( or Robert ) , Judah 2 18
2 19
Robbins, Brintnal 335
Robinson , Eleazer 267
Root. 443
R oss, 28
8
Ross, John 158
Rothermel,Daniel 243
Rumsey,James 89
Russel l , Alexander 252
225
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Russel l ,William 141
Sadler, Isaac 332
450
Sailor, M atth ias. 377
Sample , James 363
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185
225
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203
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Sherman , James, SrSh ippen , EdwardShuster,Simeral , AlexanderSimmons, BenoniSlaymaker , JohnSmith ,Smith , James .
Smith , Jonathan
Smith , RobertSnowden , IsaacSparks, Richard
Spencer , IsraelSquires, James .
Stagg ,Stancl ift , LemuelStanton , John
Stephens, Alexander
Sampson , Icab od .
Sankey , William . .
Sargent, JohnSartwel l , Syl vanusSartwel l , NathanielSawyer, NathanielSchantz , JacobScudder , JohnSemple , James
