"The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time;
the hand of force may destroy, but cannot disjoin them."
- Thomas Jefferson
the hand of force may destroy, but cannot disjoin them."
- Thomas Jefferson
GJB Chapter Patriots
GJB Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution. Members of our Chapter are descended among the following Patriots.
Note: Biographical details come from (a) written notes contributed by the GJBSAR member, documents of the GJB Chapter, or (b) notes & bios abstracted from the National SAR Patriot Research System. Updated 4 November 2024
Note: Biographical details come from (a) written notes contributed by the GJBSAR member, documents of the GJB Chapter, or (b) notes & bios abstracted from the National SAR Patriot Research System. Updated 4 November 2024
James Alcorn (P-102061)
State of Service: VA; Qualifying Service: Private; Birth: 1755; Death: 15 Mar 1781 Guilford Court House / Guilford / NC
Qualifying Service Description: Private, Botetourt County, VA Militia; killed at Guilford Courth House
Spouse: Jane Mills; Children: James Lusk; Nancy
GJBSAR Descendant: Rodger Allen Salzman (170673)
Moses Allen (P-102709)
Moses Allen enlisted at Fauquier Courthouse, Virginia in April 1776. He was in the company commanded by John Chilton. The enlistment was for two years. Shortly before the enlistment was to expire, he enlisted for two more years. He served until 1780 when he was taken prisoner at the siege of Charleston. Part of the time he was a prisoner he was held on a prison ship. The balance of the time he was made to work on a fort which was built by the British on a small island in Charleston Bay. During high tide the island was under water. He was a prisoner until sometime in 1781 when he was exchanged for British prisoners held by the Americans. His health was so destroyed that he was not able to return to the army. He applied to General Muhlenburg for a discharge which he received. He was in the battles of Brandywine, Germantown, Monmouth and at the siege of Charleston.
GJBSAR descendant: Raymond Paul Owens (174375)
Derick Ammerman (P-103227)
State of Service: NY; Qualifying service: Staff Officer; Birth: 28 Sep 1759 New York City / New York / NY; Death: 04 Mar 1826 Newburgh / Orange / NY
Qualifying Service Description: DAR cites Assistant Quartermaster, NY
Spouse: Mary Belknap
Children: Anna Eliza, Isaac, John, Peter, Hugh.
GJBSAR descendant: Robert E Jones II (137844)
Robert Armstrong (P-104549)
Born on May 27, 1760 in North Carolina. He married Nancy Greene in North Carolina on June 22, 1787. During the Revolutionary War, Robert Armstrong was living with his parents on Crowder's Creek at Hornet's Nest, near King's Mountain, in Tryon County, North Carolina. This area, later in Lincoln County, is now in Gaston County, near the South Carolina border. Robert Armstrong enlisted in 1778 as a substitute for his father, a not uncommon practice. He fought in the Battle of Brier Creek on 3 March 1779 (where he lost his horse, his saddle and bridle, and his greatcoat) as well as other battle engagements.
GJBSAR descendant: Charles N Erickson (215775)
Levi Ashbrook (P-104913)
Born Frederick Co., VA circa 1738, died 15 October 1794 in Hampshire Co., VA. He furnished supplies for the troops. He married twice: 1) Mary Pentecost 2) Mary Chenoweth.
GJBSAR descendant: David Kenly Ashbrook (163506, deceased)
Samuel John Atlee (P-105263)
Birth: 1739 Trenton Twp / Hunterdon / NJ; Death: 25 Nov 1786 Philadelphia / Philadelphia / PA
Colonel of Lancaster County Regt, PA Militia; achieved fame at Battle of Long Island Aug 27, 1776; taken Prisoner of War, confined to prison ship, exchanged Oct 1, 1778; member/delegate of Continental Congress, Nov 20, 1778 to Oct 28, 1782; Oct 1783 elected Supreme Executive Counselor Lancaster Co, PA; died a member of General Assembly.
GJBSAR descendant: Drake H. Zimmerman (179679)
Richard Bailey/Bayley (P-334149)
Born in Mass., 9 May 1745; died in New Hampshire 1828. He was a private in N.H. Capt. Reuben Dows Company of Minute Men and in Capt. Archealeus Town's Co. Col Bridges 27th Regiment. He was married to Hannah Burbank.
GJBSAR descendant: Alvin Richard Abbott Jr. and III (169861, 169862)
John Baldwin (P-333499)
State of Service: VA; Qualifying Service: Patriotic Service; Birth: abt 1730 / / VA; Death: bef 16 Dec 1799 / Prince Edward / VA
Qualifying Service Description: Rendered Material Aid
Spouse: Susanna Peak; Children: Agnes; Robert; Elizabeth; John.
GJBSAR descendant: Jeffrey Scott Kretlow (190739)
Gen. Joseph Bartholomew (P-109965)
Born in New Jersey, about 1766; died 3 Nov 1840 near Clarksville, McLean Co., IL. He was a general in the Indiana militia. He married 1) Christiana Peckinpaugh; 2) Miss McNaught.
GJBSAR descendant: K. Lee Wilder (116173, deceased)
Elisha Beall (P-334016)
Elisha Beall served as a Lieutenant in the Maryland Battalion of the Flying Camp (a Reservist or Home Guard) under Captain Reasin Beall at the Battle of Long Island. He also served as a Captain in the 5th Maryland Regiment.
GJBSAR descendant: Harry E. Hoit (118133, deceased)
Lt. Jacob Blasdel/Blaisdell (P-115847)
Born Amesbury MA, Feb. 8, 1754; died April 25, 1831 Cambridge, IN. Entered Revolutionary War on May 25, 1775 serving in Captain Phillip Tilton's Company & Captain Enoch Page's Company on march to Rhode Island.
GJBSAR descendant: J Gordon Bidner (137194)
Asa Briggs
State of Service: VT/NH; Qualifying Service: Private; Birth: abt 1758, VT; Death: 08 Jul 1842 Canton, St Lawrence, NY
Qualifying Service Description: GREEN MT. BOYS, Captain SEELEY, Colonel WARNER CL 1775-8
Spouse: Olive Simmons; Children: Luther; Charlotte
GJBSAR descendant: Albert J Day (210446)
Thomas Brown (P-123113)
State of Service: VA; Qualifying Service: Patriotic Service; Birth: 29 May 1730, Cardiganshire, Wales; Death: 27 Sep 1818, Bethel, Claremont, OH
Qualifying Service Description: Furnished Supplies, Hampshire County, Virginia
Spouse: Mary Osborn Ball; Children: George; Joseph; Rebecca; Mary Ball; Sarah; Rachel; Hanna.
GJBSAR descendant: William Armand White (167705)
William Browning (P-123390)
The Browning Family was originally from England and came to America in 1622. William Browning was born at Culpepper, Virginia in 1747. He assisted in establishing American Independence while serving as a Corporal, 2 Virginia State Reg. (War Dept. 55.1). William married Mildred Roberts in 1766. He joined up at an early age although married and with several children. He was badly wounded in battle soon after joining. His wife was a remarkable woman and true pioneer, keeping the home going, and when learning of his illness at camp in 1777, she armed herself, rode 75 miles on horseback to the camp and nursed him back to health. He recovered, was discharged and she brought him home. They had 11 more children. Between them, they had 21 children. William died in 1809 at age 62. (Author: Warren Wayne White)
GJBSAR descendant: Lyle E. White (117736, deceased) & Warren W. White (157012)
Isaac Clason (P-346561)
Isaac Clason was born 18 April 1763 in Stamford, Connecticut to Stephen and Martha Whelpley Clason. Isaac’s 2nd great-grandfather, Stephen Clason first settled in Stamford in 1654. Isaac married Rachel June on the 3rd of January 1787 in Stamford. Private Isaac Clason served from 1780 to 1783. His service records were lost and years after his death his wife Rachel and his daughter Susan Clason Buxton made an appeal for his pension. According to testimony he served in coast guards under Capt. Charles Smith, a regiment of militia commanded by Col. Canfield in General David Waterbury's Division. During the final years of the War until April 1783 he was among those stationed at Fort Stamford, CT. Isaac Clason died 27 November 1829 and was buried in the Roxbury Cemetery, Stamford, as a Revolutionary Patriot.
GJBSAR descendant: David Brian Williams (227828)
Roger Clements (P-134657)
Roger Clements was born in Augusta County, Virginia on January 1, 1762, and died July 31, 1835, and is buried in Mt. Sterling, Montgomery County, Kentucky, the son of John R. Clements (1725 VA) and Elizabeth Keturah Thompson. Roger enlisted in the Revolutionary Army as a Private in the Spring of 1780 and served three months under Capt. Davidson and Col. Davidson in North Carolina, then one month under Capt. James Hogan and Col. Charles McDowell and for a short time under Capt. Hart and Col. Brisby. Roger at the age of 20 fought in Ranson Mills and in the Famous Battle of Blue Licks as a Kentuckian. (Author: Leyton Todd Pitzer)
GJBSAR Descendant: Jeffrey Robert Clements (229395)
James Cochran (P-135455)
State of Service: VA; Qualifying Service: Ensign; Birth: 1751, Scotland; Death: 13 Nov 1840, Harrison, VA
Qualifying Service Description: Ensign in Capt Scott's Company, Colonel Russell's 13th VA Regt, Harrison County, VA
Spouse: Temperance Morgan
GJBSAR descendant: Robert Charles Reardon (207343)
Luther Colvin/Calvin (P-330828)
State of Service: PA; Qualifying Service: Private, Patriotic Service; Birth: 1747, Hunterdon, NJ; Death: Oct 1831, Mason, KY
Qualifying Service Description: Capt Thomas Parkeson, LCol Thomas Crooke, Washington Co Militia; Suffered Depredation
Spouse: (1) Priscilla La Farge; (2) Ruth XX/Corwine; Children: James; Sarah
GJBSAR Descendant: Dustin Ashley Geier (229141)
Francis Cossart (P-139277)
Born circa 1713 in Bergen Co., N.J.; died after 1795 in Woodstock, York Co., PA. He was a member of the Committee of Correspondence for York Co., in 1775 and a member of the Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention in 1776. He was married to Margaretta Van Nest.
GJBSAR Descendant: William Albert Owens (172242)
Captain John Dougherty, Sr. (P-336298)
Born 1743 in Augusta County, Virginia and organized the first militia in Kentucky, having been ap-
pointed by Governor Benjamin Harrison. He served under General George Rogers Clark. Captain
Dougherty died in February 1828 and a memorial is placed at Stampers Creek Cemetery in Orange
County, Indiana. GJBSAR descendant: Stephen Ray Kern (209690)
LTC Henry Enoch II (P-154981)
Born 12 May 1732 in Virginia; died 14 July 1797 in Washington Co., PA. He served in the 1st Battalion PA Militia. He was married to Sarah Enoch and Elizabeth Tegard. Henry met George Washington as a young surveyor and surveyed several tracts of land for Washington in Hampshire County, Virginia.
GJBSAR Descendant: William Russell Miller (150895, deceased)
Henry Flesher (P-159321)
Henry Weston Flesher was born on November 12, 1734, in Ober-Seemen, Hesse, Germany, his father, Balthasar, was 42 and his mother, Ann, was 41. He married Elizabeth Susanna Bush in 1759 in Virginia and they hey had 16 children during their marriage. Their son Adam Flesher served as a scout and ranger against the northwestern Indians. Henry Weston Flesher Henry Flesher enlisted as a private in Capt. Michael Bowyer's Co. F. 12th Virginia Regiment on 7 Aug 1776, also known as 4th and 8th Regiment, commanded by Col. James Wood. He enlisted 6 Mar 1777 for two years. He was promoted to Sergeant 21 Aug 1777. His pay increased to $8 per month. His enlistment was over on 19 Aug 1778, when he was commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant in Capt. John McCoy's Co. of the Virginia Militia. He qualified as Ensign 10 June 1781 and was appointed Mayor of the Militia in Pendleton County, Virginia in Dec 1788. (Author: Gary Baldwin Parriott)
GJBSAR Descendant: Robert Lee Flesher (143192)
Aaron Freeman (P-161838)
State of Service: NC; Qualifying Service: Sergeant; Birth: 30 Jan 1758, Bertie, NC; Death: 26 Nov 1821, Livingston, KY
Qualifying Service Description: Capt Thomas Armstrong, Colonel Archibald Lytle, NC Line
Spouse: Judith Ann Fleetwood; Children: Delilah; Ann; Jersy
GJBSAR Descendant: Hadley Peter Welsch (229140)
Capt. Henry Garrett (P-164351)
Born in Caroline Co., VA in 1745; died in Fayette Co., KY in 1815. He served in the Louisa Co., VA Militia and was a Clerk of the Committee of Safety in 1775.His wife was Mary Johnson.
GJBSAR descendant: Jay L Cummins (173467)
Benjamin Hammitt (P-329688)
Born circa 1750; died 6 April 1790. Signed Oath of Allegiance in Oct. 1877. Served under Captain William McMechen in the Ohio County, Virginia Militia. He was married to Ruth Van Meter.
GJBSAR Descendant: William Christopher Hammitt (130784)
William Hamilton (P-173893)
State of Service: SC; Qualifying Service: Private / Civil Service; Birth: 1742 Hamilton Grange, Scotland; Death: 1781 or bef Feb 1784 Williamsburg, SC or Battle of Cowpens, SC or Fishing Creek, Camden Dist, SC
Qualifying Service Description: Pvt in Capt Mills Troop H, Colonel Hamton's Regt, Gen Sumpter's Brigade, also in Capt Campbell's Company, 1780, Died in hospital (prob Camden) of wounds/disease incurred in service, served as a petit Juror Camden District 1778-1779
Spouse: Mary Margaret McGlamory McCrea; Children: Nancy Agnes.
GJBSAR Descendant: William Christopher Hammitt (130784)
Uriah Hanks (P-334096)
Born 4 May 1736 in Plymouth, Mass.; died 4 July 1809 in Mansfield, CT. He provided patriotic service by making gun locks in Mansfield. He was married to Irene Case.
GJBSAR Descendant: David James Dougall (185020)
John Hawes I (P-177728)
Birth: abt 1759 Wittenberg, Germany; Death: 19 Nov 1812 Mt Eden, Shelby, KY; Qualifying Service Description: Pvt 5th Class in Capt William Rose's 8th Company, Colonel Benjamin McVeagh's 3rd Bn, Philadelphia County Militia, 1777, was with Gen George Washington at Valley Forge - winter of 1777-1778.
GJBSAR descendant: Leonard Lance McCormick (109205, GJB Charter Member)
Christian Hoffman (P-182917)
State of Service: PA; Qualifying Service: Private; Birth: 1756, Northampton, PA; Death: 13 Dec 1822 North Fork Hills, Pendleton, VA
Qualifying Service Description: Pvt - Capt Withington; Col Cook, 12th PA Regt, Aug 1775 for 2 1/2 years; Also, Capt Henderson, Col Craig, 3rd PA Regt; Also, Capts Samuel Craig and Simpson, Col Chambers, 1st Regt PA Line, 1777; Battles of Monmouth, Brandywine, Germantown, & Paoli, 3 years; Discharged, Trenton, 17 Jan 1781
Spouse: Catherine Colaw;Children: George C; Mary; Solomon; Catherine; Daniel; Laban
GJBSAR Descendant: John W. Frisch (110586, deceased)
John Hoit/Hoyt (P-183133)
Born circa 1752; died 1832. He served as a corporal in New Hampshire. He was married to: (1) Hannah Rogers; (2) Abigail Clark
GJBSAR Descendant: Harry E. Hoit (118133, deceased)
William Hollis (P-340352)
Born in 1748. Enlisted in the South Carolina Militia in May of 1776 to serve under Capts. Francis Marion, Francis Boykins and Colonel Thomson and was in the battle at Sullivan’s Island. In 1777, he enlisted and served six months under Capt. Charles Lewis and Colonel Lacy. Afterwards, he volunteered on many occasions. At the battle of Cowpens, he was wounded by a saber. He was also with Colonel Cleveland on the Broad River and General Marion on the Pee Dee River. He received pension # S10 847 in Autauga County, Alabama for his service.
GJBSAR Descendant: Roger Neal Hollis (201378)
Jonathan Houghton (P-185564)
State of Service: MA; Qualifying Service: Captain; Birth: 07 Nov 1737 Lancaster, MA; Death: Dec 1829 Bolton, MA
Qualifying Service Description: Lieutenant, Capt Benjamin Hasting's Company; Colonel Whitcomb's Regiment which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775 to Cambridge, service, 8 days; on list of officers belonging to Colonel Asa Whetcomb's regt; Captain, 4th co., Colonel Josiah Whitney's regt., commissioned Mar 20, 1776; Captain, Colonel Jonathan Smith's regt.; Captain of company of 78 men which marched to the northward or Canada Department: July 22, 1776 under command of Colonel Smith;
Spouse: Susannah Moore; Children: Rufus; Abigail; Jonathan; Susannah; Unity;
GJBSAR Descendant: Kevin Scott Roberts (230466)
John Killingsworth (P-172031)
Born February 19, 1750; died after October 25, 1833. Served as musician Col Edward Buncombe’s 5th Regiment in the Continental Line; became a private in January 1778 and served for the duration of the war, regiment was captured by the British Army on May 12, 1780 at Charlestown, South Carolina and was officially disbanded on January 1, 1781. He was married to Sarah in ca. 1783 and had 8 children.
GJBSAR Descendant: Clark Spencer Killingsworth (172031)
Jesse Kirby/Kerby (P-230509)
State of Service: VA; Qualifying Service: Private, Patriotic Service; Birth: 23 Oct 1757, Halifax, VA; Death: 17 Dec 1852, Warren, KY
Qualifying Service Description:; Pvt - Capts George Waller, James Terrance, James Conden, Cols. Faulkner, Lyon, Holcombe & Penn; Took Oath of Allegiance 1777
Spouse: Sophia Choice; Children: Nancy; Lucy; William; Elizabeth; David; Tully; Cyrus/Sirus; Jesse; John; Polly
GJBSAR Descendant: James Russell Herrman (230226)
John Akers Knight (P-334132)
Birth: abt 1749 Falmouth, York Co ME Dist, MA; Death: 10 Jul 1834 Windham, Cumberland, ME
Military service date of February/March 1778 in the Massachusetts 1st Regiment as a private in rank. Additional military information: raised to serve in the Continental Army from Col. Peter Noyes's (1st Cumberland Co.) regt.; residence, Falmouth; engaged for town of Newburyport; term, 3 years; also, list of men raised to serve in the Continental Army from 2d Essex Co. regt., as returned by Maj. Ralph Cross; residence, Newburyport; engaged for town of Newburyport; joined Capt. Moses Greenleaf's co., Col. Ebenezer Francis's regt.; term, 3 years; also, reported discharged; also, Capt. Greenleaf's co., Col. Francis's regt.; subsistence allowed from date of enlistment, Feb. 6, 1777, to time of arrival at Bennington; credited with 52 days allowance; 260 miles travel allowed said Knight; also, Capt. Greenleaf's co., Col. Tupper's regt.; return dated Jan. 25, 1778; mustered by County and Continental Muster Masters. Ref. MA01. Spouse: Keziah Morrell; Children: Peter. (Author: Donald E. Hyland).
GJBSAR Descendant: Donald Edward Hyland (178887)
Jonathan Kidwell (P-229312)
In 1777 Jonathan Kidwell moved his family to Rowan County, North Carolina. There he enlisted in the army in 1779 and served tweve months as a private in Captain Douglas Hayden's Company, Colonel Francis Locke's Regiment. He was transferred and served under Deputy Quartermaster General Edmund Gamble as an artificer. He was discharged December 22, 1781. He died as a Methodist minister in 1835 in Hardin County, Kentucky; his wife, Rebeckah, died in 1836 in Hardin County.
GJBSAR Descendant: Ricky James Woith (147214)
Peter Lobach (P-342252)
State of Service: PA; Qualifying Service: Patriotic Service; Birth: Jan 1720, Switzerland; Death: 20 Jan 1785, Berks, PA
Qualifying Service Description: DAR citesrendering aid to poor of twp under instructions from committee of safety
Spouse: (1) Helen Palio; (2) Susanna Betz; Children: Daniel; Andrew; Abram/Abraham
GJBSAR Descendant: Anthony Kirk Norman (229587)
John Wolfgang ODaffer (P-332934)
John Wolfgang Odaffer was born in Ansbach, Germany in 1747, son of Marcus Ohdorfer (1714) and grandson of Hans Ohdorfer (1669) of Grub, Germany. He died ante 28 March 1816 in Washington Co., Maryland. He was a private in Virginia serving in the American Light Horse Division under French General Armand. In Germany at that time, people who were in need of money were ripe for being conscripted by the Crown Prince of their region to serve as mercenary soldiers to fight for other countries.nJohn Odaffer was conscripted against his will into service as a Hessian soldier, and came to America in 1777. (According to Stadtarchiv Ansbach Am 1041, " he had spent all of his estate and, therefore, had to enter military service.“) On October 12, 1782, John Odaffer deserted the British Army in Winchester, Virginia, and joined Brigadier General Armand’s 1st Partisan Corps (Light Horse Division) to fight for the American army. He was married to Elizabeth X. (Author: Phares G. O’Daffer)
GJBSAR descendant: Phares Glyn O'Daffer (187957)
Richard McKay (P-244832)
State of Service: MD; Qualifying Service: Private, Patriotic Service; Birth: 1750, MD; Death: 08 Dec 1823 Bardstown, Nelson, KY
Qualifying Service Description:; Captain John Watts, 1st Regt Light Dragoons, Cont Troops; Colonel Jordan, St Marys Co Militia; Took Oath of Allegiance, St Marys Co, 1778
Spouse: (1) Nancy Ann Hebb; (2) XX Shumate; (3) Mary Murphy; Children: Rachel; Uriah/Hugh; William; Katherine; Richard; Samuel; Eleanor Nelly
GJBSAR Descendant: Walter Kelly Gray, Jr. (175002, deceased)
Jonathan McNeil (P-245207)
Jonathan McNeil, 1759-1823, served in the Revolutionary War under General George Rogers Clark on the frontier.
GJBSAR Descendant: John Leon McNeil (139961, deceased)
William Mannerback/Manbeck (P-241212)
State of Service: PA ; Qualifying Service: Soldier; Birth: 04 Aug 1762; Death: 15 Jul 1838 Reading, Berks PA; Qualifying Service Description: Artificer, Capt. Minge, Col. Benjamin Flowers; Spouse: Catherine Levan; Children: Elizabeth.
GJBSAR Descendant: Richard Lee Milner (225887)
Jourdon Maschil Mannering (P-241213)
Private Jourdon Mannering was born about 1760 in Kent County, Delaware. Mannering was residing in Kent County in 1777 when he enlisted in the Militia in Captain Paul Queenall's Company. He was released from service in Delaware in 1778 and the same year married Elizabeth Clark. They moved to Surry County, North Caroline where he again served in the army and continued service until the end of the war.
GJBSAR Descendant: Darryl T. Manring (109203, GJB Charter Member)
James Moore (P-251565)
State of Service: PA/VA; Qualifying Service: Lieutenant Colonel; Birth: 1756, Chester, PA; Death: 20 May 1813, Northumberland, VA
Qualifying Service Description: Captain: 7th Co, 4th PA Battalion & 5th PA Regiment; Major: 1st Regiment; Brevet Lieutenant Colonel
Spouse: Sarah/Sally Sharp Delany; Children: Margaret Delany; Bertha Ann; Catherine Ann; Rachel Sharp
GJBSAR Descendant: William J. Dawkins (165483)
Isaac Parmenter (P-265983)
State of Service: MA; Qualifying Service: Private; Birth: 27 Mar 1756 Oakham, Worcester, MA; Death: 26 Apr 1826 Coshocton, Stuben, NY
Qualifying Service Description: Private, Captain Reeds company, Colonel Aldens 8th MA Regiment; Wounded in thigh, shoulder and waist in fight with indians at Coveskill, NY; Taken prisoner at Cherry Valley, NY by indians, then by British and exchanged 1780
Spouse: Lydia Furnace/Furness; Children: Craig; Sarah; David; Lydia; Isaac; Adin; Abigail; Mary; Benjamin;
GJBSAR Descendant: Steven Eugene Runyan (190852) & Chistopher Allen Runyan (190853)
James Peyton (P-347902)
State of Service: VA; Qualifying Service: Private; Birth: bef 1762 / Amherst / VA; Death: bef 26 Jun 1817 / Casey / KY
Qualifying Service Description: Priviate in Capts James Franklin, Clough Shelton, Cols Edward Stevens, William Russell, John Green, 6th & 10th Va Regts
Spouse: Elizabeth Cox; Children: Louis/Lewis; Peter
GJBSAR Descendant: Robert Todd Smith (230449)
Valentine Peyton (P-269349)
Birth: 19 Mar 1749 Overwharton, VA; Death: bef 26 Dec 1831, Lincoln, KY
Qualifying Service Description: Qualified as Ensign, Sep 1782, Amherst County, Virginia; Served as Captain, 3rd Virginia Continental Army
Spouse: Mary Edwards; Children: Rhoda; Lucinda; Delia; Vincent
GJBSAR Descendant: Kevin Peter Crutcher (230447)
Joseph B. Phillis II (P-339043)
Born in Ireland on February 9, 1744 and died on April, 26, 1831. Private Phillis received land gifted to him from George Washington. He is buried at Burgettstown, Washington County, Pennsylvania. Phillis served as a private, 4th class, during the period of 1781-1783 under Captain Peter Kidd's 7th Company, 4th Battalion, Washington County Militia.
GJBSAR descendant: Milton George Rudsinski (217515) & Kurtis Milton Rudsinski (231044)
Absolem Pollard (P-328699)
Born in Virginia in 1760; died 29 29 Aug 1835 in Lancaster, Garrard Co., KY. He was a private under Captains Jones and Valentine. He was married to Leanna Banks.
GJBSAR descendant: David Lynn Edwards (192683)
William Probus (P-273984)
State of Service: VA; Qualifying Service: Sergeant; Birth: 10 Feb 1752, Stafford, VA; Death: 11 Jan 1856 Elkhart, Elkhart, IN
Qualifying Service Description: Sergeant in Capt Nathaniel Ashby's Company, Colonel ELias Edmund's Rget, VA Militia & Continental Line; enlisted Fauquier County, VA 1777 for 3 year enlistment; served in battles of Brandywine, Stoney Point, Cowpens, & Yorktown
Spouse: (1) Rebecca Spangler; (2) Elizabeth Hudnall; Children: John; Nathan
GJBSAR descendant: Alex Frederick Harris (219982)
John Edward Proctor (P-274011)
GJBSAR Descendant: Edward Leroy Proctor (152630, deceased)
Zadock Putnam (P-274623)
Born 29 Dec 1752 in Sutton, Worcester Co., Mass.; died 2 Oct 1819 at Grafton, Worcester Co., Mass.
He served in Mass. (1) Capt. Joseph Warren, Lt Col Wheelock; (2) Also, fifer Minuteman in the Lexington Alarm, Capt. Luke Drury, Col Jonathan Ward. He was married to Abigail Elliott.
GJBSAR descendant: Franklin Putnam Lewis Jr. (185103)
Captain Nathan Rawlings (P-275865)
Some family records state that Nathan Rawlings was born in Baltimore County, Maryland, in October 1750, the son of a Quaker couple, Michael and Mary Rawlings. Other records indicate that his birth could have been later than that date, around 1765. In 1774, the family moved from Maryland to what would become Washington County, Pennsylvania. During the American Revolution, Nathan Rawlings served in Captain Andrew Swearingen's company of Washington County, Pennsylvania militiamen, and was a ranger on the frontier (1778-1783) serving in Captain Charles Bilderbeck's Company from the same county. Nathan also served in Captain Eleazer Williamson's Company from Washington County in 1782. When he received his pension for his services, he is listed as Captain Nathan Rawlings. This rank could either have been granted near the end of the War, or in later Indian Wars. His government-issued head stone gives his rank as Captain. Nathan was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Kentucky militia from Bourbon County in November 1790. The following year he became a captain in October 1791. He married Mary Rankin, the daughter of David and Hannah Provence Rankin, by about 1784-5. Nathan and Mary were the parents of eight children, five boys and three girls. The sons were Michael, Nathan Jr., Provence, James, and Benjamin Scott. The daughters were Letitia, Jane, and Sarah. Nathan Rawlings, the patriot, died on May 10, 1821 and is buried in the Spring Hill Cemetery near Bridgeport, Illinois. (Author: J. Ronald Bogart)
GJBSAR Descendant: J. Ronald Bogart (96943, GJB Charter Member)
James Hoomes Sherrill (P-289003)
State of Service: VA; Qualifying Service: Private; Birth: 1762 / Culpeper / VA; Death: 15 Nov 1859 / Green / KY; Qualifying Service Description: Pvt in Capt Stribling's Company, Colonel Samuel Hawes 2nd VA Regt, joined the Continential Army at Culpeper Court House, Culpeper County, VA in 1780, served until January 1782, fought in the Battle of Camden, Seige of 97 & Battle of Eutaw Spring; Spouse: Francis Davis; Children: Mary Elizabeth; John; Mary Polly.
GJBSAR Descendant: Howard Donald Lush (180701, deceased)
Jacob Short (P-289480)
Born uncertain date but thought to have been around 1739 in Germany and settling what is now Berkley, West Virginia (then Fredrick County, Virginia). He provided patriotic service by donating to the American Forces within Botetourt County, Virginia during 1781. He was married to Eve Gottschalk.
GJBSAR Descendant: Virgil Delano Short (178165, deceased)
Robert Smith (P-292957)
Birth: 01 Apr 1751, Johnston, NC; Death: 03 Jan 1838, Hawkins, TN
Qualifying Service Description: Alops Pvt, Captains John Ashe, Bradley, Colonels James Moore, James Hagen
Spouse: Elizabeth Lee; Children: Redden; Susan; Susannah; Zelphia; Edith; Allen.
GJBSAR Descendant: Roland Wayne Crews (228650)
Stewart Starrett (P-328328)
Born 1762 in Londonderry, Northern Ireland; died 28 Aug 1839. He is buried in the Hull Cemetery, just south of Terre Haute, Vigo Co., Indiana. He was married to Rebecca Evans. When his father was called to serve for six months of service in the army, Stewart answered the call and served as his substitute, serving with the Militia of Maryland.
GJBSAR Descendant: Robert Harvey Starrett (163969) and Robert Scott Starrett (163970)
Job Stout (P-299051)
State of Service: NJ; Qualifying Service: Private; Birth: 21 Feb 1763 Hopewell, NJ; Death: 28 Feb 1833, Franklin, IN
Qualifying Service Description:; Capt Mackey's Co. 1779
Spouse: Rhoda Howell; Children: Rebecca; Ira; Elizabeth; Anna; Jonathan; David; Joab; Rachel; Mary; Abner; Sarah; Rhoda; Margaret; Aaron
GJBSAR Descendant: Jeffrey Kent Stout (230399)
Samuel Strain (P-299279)
Samuel Strain was born August 17, 1762 at Augusta County, Virginia. During the American Revolutionary War, he was a North Carolina militia volunteer, serving in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. Strain enlisted as a Private in the Continental Army and served during the Siege of the Ninety Six District, SC. He married (first) Hannah Watts (1762-1798) in 1782, (second) Elizabeth Miller about 1798, (third) Martha Wilson (1774-1824) in 1805, (and fourth) Nancy (Johnson) (1791-1846) in 1826. Strain's children include: Thomas, Hannah, Samuel, Andrew, Cyrus and Benjamin. He died April 29, 1845 and was buried at Rocky Spring Cemetery, New Petersburg, Ohio. (Author: Thomas Alexander Blackmon)
GJBSAR Descendant: Robert Harshbarger (229589), Timothy Harshbarger (231042), Michael Harshbarger (231043)
Sylvester Tipton (P-328747)
Born in Virginia (now Hampshire County, West Virginia) around 1753. First married to Mary Stark said to be a niece of General Stark. Died about 1843. He was a school teacher by profession.
GJBSAR Descendant: Michael Rex Tuttle (179836)
Solomon Tuttle (P-308361)
Born on September 3, 1757, in Salisbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, son of Capt. Thomas Tuttle, Solomon Tuttle entered the service in May, 1775 with Captain Peleg Suderland’s Company. He was at the taking of Ticonderoga with Ethan Allen and was at Fort St. Johns under General Montgomery. He also served in Captain Robert Correghan’s Company in Colonel Eastman’s Regiment and served as a Minute Man for 3 years. He was prisoner 1 year, 9 months, and 3 days by a party of Indians under British direction. He Married 1) Deborah Strong (1760-1814), about 1777, 2) Anna Pugsley, and 3) Sarah Lowe Seamons; Children: Almira, Chandler, Solomon, Cyrus, Lydia, Cyrena & Benjamin; one daughter by his 3rd wife was Cyrena, see Natl No 48113, Vol 49, D. A. R. Lin. He died on November 30, 1830, in Trimble Township, Athens County, Ohio and is buried at Boudinot Cemetery, Bell Road Millfield, Athens County, Ohio. (Author: Michael B. Gunn)
GJBSAR Descendant: Steven Glenn Shipley (229586)
Jacobus Van Etten (P-347715)
State of Service: NY; Qualifying Service: Private; Birth: bpt 13 Aug 1738 Rhinebeck, Dutchess, NY; Death: aft 01 Jul 1820 Rochester, Ulster, NY
Qualifying Service Description:; Capts Cornelius Hardenburgh, Edward Lounsbury, Col Philip Van Courtland
Spouse: Elizabeth Oosterhoudt; Children: Teunis; Maria
GJBSAR Descendant: Calvin Keli Lunny (229822)
Isaac Van Orman (P-309768)
Isaac was born in Lower Smithfield Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania in 1764 to Joseph and Elizabeth Wybern Van Orman. There were eleven children in the family of Joseph and Elizabeth. Isaac, along with his brother, Ephraim - and his father Joseph - all served in the Revolutionary War - by service in the Pennsylvania Militia and in the Wyoming Valley Controversy. They were involved in protection of the early colonists during the Iroquois Indian and Tory wars. He was married (1) Elizabeth Sarah Trusdale and (2) Patty Hickox. Isaac Van Orman is last shown in the 1850 census, taken August 23, as living in Bath, Summit County, Ohio and being 86 years of age.
GJBSAR Descendant: Robert Harvey Starrett (163969)
Ezra Washburn, Jr. (P-314105)
Born 1745, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., Mass.; died 16 April 1793 in Stafford, Windham Co., Ct. He was private in Mass. under Captain John Crawford, Col. James Converse. He was married to Lucy Fuller.
GJBSAR Descendant: Alan Craig Washburn (181680)
Archibald Wilson, Sr. (P-321663)
Br Jan 13, 1749, Shenandoah, Va. Parents : William Wilson and Elizabeth Beachburn. Made Capt 1777. Served in Virginia as a captain in the Virginia militia commanding troops at the time of Cornwallis' surrender in Yorktown, VA in October 1781 . Mar Anna Claypool, June 12, 1775, (1st wife), Nancy Newman, Aug 31, 1791, (2ud wife). Children: 28 children, 24 of whom attended his funeral. William B, (mar Margaret Stadden), Enoch, (mar Mary Ann Bishop), Elizabeth, (mar Andrew McMillen). He Died on Nov 27, 1814 near Newark, OH. Bur Wilson burying plot ; re-interred at Cedar Hill Cemetery, 275 N Cedar Street, Newark, OH 43055. (Author: Michael B. Gunn)
GJBSAR Descendant: Michael Lloyd Wilson (210564)
Benjamin Winslow (P-322631)
Served as a sergeant in Captain George Rogers's Company; service for four days; Company detached from 2nd Cumberland Company Regiment by order of Colonel Jonathan Mitchel to work on the fort at Falmouth in November 1775. Note: Benjamin would have been 58 years old.
GJBSAR Descendant: Donald Edward Hyland (178887)
George Wunder (P-325416)
George Wunder arrived from Germany on the ship Neptune on Sept 24, 1753 with his wife and two children. He performed Patriotic Service in Pennsylvania in the American Revolution. George Wunder took the Oath of Allegiance 1778 in Pennsylvania. Birth: 09 Sep 1718, Germany; Death: 27 Sep 1803 Reading, Berks PA
GJBSAR Descendant: Terry Lynn Willis (230227)
State of Service: VA; Qualifying Service: Private; Birth: 1755; Death: 15 Mar 1781 Guilford Court House / Guilford / NC
Qualifying Service Description: Private, Botetourt County, VA Militia; killed at Guilford Courth House
Spouse: Jane Mills; Children: James Lusk; Nancy
GJBSAR Descendant: Rodger Allen Salzman (170673)
Moses Allen (P-102709)
Moses Allen enlisted at Fauquier Courthouse, Virginia in April 1776. He was in the company commanded by John Chilton. The enlistment was for two years. Shortly before the enlistment was to expire, he enlisted for two more years. He served until 1780 when he was taken prisoner at the siege of Charleston. Part of the time he was a prisoner he was held on a prison ship. The balance of the time he was made to work on a fort which was built by the British on a small island in Charleston Bay. During high tide the island was under water. He was a prisoner until sometime in 1781 when he was exchanged for British prisoners held by the Americans. His health was so destroyed that he was not able to return to the army. He applied to General Muhlenburg for a discharge which he received. He was in the battles of Brandywine, Germantown, Monmouth and at the siege of Charleston.
GJBSAR descendant: Raymond Paul Owens (174375)
Derick Ammerman (P-103227)
State of Service: NY; Qualifying service: Staff Officer; Birth: 28 Sep 1759 New York City / New York / NY; Death: 04 Mar 1826 Newburgh / Orange / NY
Qualifying Service Description: DAR cites Assistant Quartermaster, NY
Spouse: Mary Belknap
Children: Anna Eliza, Isaac, John, Peter, Hugh.
GJBSAR descendant: Robert E Jones II (137844)
Robert Armstrong (P-104549)
Born on May 27, 1760 in North Carolina. He married Nancy Greene in North Carolina on June 22, 1787. During the Revolutionary War, Robert Armstrong was living with his parents on Crowder's Creek at Hornet's Nest, near King's Mountain, in Tryon County, North Carolina. This area, later in Lincoln County, is now in Gaston County, near the South Carolina border. Robert Armstrong enlisted in 1778 as a substitute for his father, a not uncommon practice. He fought in the Battle of Brier Creek on 3 March 1779 (where he lost his horse, his saddle and bridle, and his greatcoat) as well as other battle engagements.
GJBSAR descendant: Charles N Erickson (215775)
Levi Ashbrook (P-104913)
Born Frederick Co., VA circa 1738, died 15 October 1794 in Hampshire Co., VA. He furnished supplies for the troops. He married twice: 1) Mary Pentecost 2) Mary Chenoweth.
GJBSAR descendant: David Kenly Ashbrook (163506, deceased)
Samuel John Atlee (P-105263)
Birth: 1739 Trenton Twp / Hunterdon / NJ; Death: 25 Nov 1786 Philadelphia / Philadelphia / PA
Colonel of Lancaster County Regt, PA Militia; achieved fame at Battle of Long Island Aug 27, 1776; taken Prisoner of War, confined to prison ship, exchanged Oct 1, 1778; member/delegate of Continental Congress, Nov 20, 1778 to Oct 28, 1782; Oct 1783 elected Supreme Executive Counselor Lancaster Co, PA; died a member of General Assembly.
GJBSAR descendant: Drake H. Zimmerman (179679)
Richard Bailey/Bayley (P-334149)
Born in Mass., 9 May 1745; died in New Hampshire 1828. He was a private in N.H. Capt. Reuben Dows Company of Minute Men and in Capt. Archealeus Town's Co. Col Bridges 27th Regiment. He was married to Hannah Burbank.
GJBSAR descendant: Alvin Richard Abbott Jr. and III (169861, 169862)
John Baldwin (P-333499)
State of Service: VA; Qualifying Service: Patriotic Service; Birth: abt 1730 / / VA; Death: bef 16 Dec 1799 / Prince Edward / VA
Qualifying Service Description: Rendered Material Aid
Spouse: Susanna Peak; Children: Agnes; Robert; Elizabeth; John.
GJBSAR descendant: Jeffrey Scott Kretlow (190739)
Gen. Joseph Bartholomew (P-109965)
Born in New Jersey, about 1766; died 3 Nov 1840 near Clarksville, McLean Co., IL. He was a general in the Indiana militia. He married 1) Christiana Peckinpaugh; 2) Miss McNaught.
GJBSAR descendant: K. Lee Wilder (116173, deceased)
Elisha Beall (P-334016)
Elisha Beall served as a Lieutenant in the Maryland Battalion of the Flying Camp (a Reservist or Home Guard) under Captain Reasin Beall at the Battle of Long Island. He also served as a Captain in the 5th Maryland Regiment.
GJBSAR descendant: Harry E. Hoit (118133, deceased)
Lt. Jacob Blasdel/Blaisdell (P-115847)
Born Amesbury MA, Feb. 8, 1754; died April 25, 1831 Cambridge, IN. Entered Revolutionary War on May 25, 1775 serving in Captain Phillip Tilton's Company & Captain Enoch Page's Company on march to Rhode Island.
GJBSAR descendant: J Gordon Bidner (137194)
Asa Briggs
State of Service: VT/NH; Qualifying Service: Private; Birth: abt 1758, VT; Death: 08 Jul 1842 Canton, St Lawrence, NY
Qualifying Service Description: GREEN MT. BOYS, Captain SEELEY, Colonel WARNER CL 1775-8
Spouse: Olive Simmons; Children: Luther; Charlotte
GJBSAR descendant: Albert J Day (210446)
Thomas Brown (P-123113)
State of Service: VA; Qualifying Service: Patriotic Service; Birth: 29 May 1730, Cardiganshire, Wales; Death: 27 Sep 1818, Bethel, Claremont, OH
Qualifying Service Description: Furnished Supplies, Hampshire County, Virginia
Spouse: Mary Osborn Ball; Children: George; Joseph; Rebecca; Mary Ball; Sarah; Rachel; Hanna.
GJBSAR descendant: William Armand White (167705)
William Browning (P-123390)
The Browning Family was originally from England and came to America in 1622. William Browning was born at Culpepper, Virginia in 1747. He assisted in establishing American Independence while serving as a Corporal, 2 Virginia State Reg. (War Dept. 55.1). William married Mildred Roberts in 1766. He joined up at an early age although married and with several children. He was badly wounded in battle soon after joining. His wife was a remarkable woman and true pioneer, keeping the home going, and when learning of his illness at camp in 1777, she armed herself, rode 75 miles on horseback to the camp and nursed him back to health. He recovered, was discharged and she brought him home. They had 11 more children. Between them, they had 21 children. William died in 1809 at age 62. (Author: Warren Wayne White)
GJBSAR descendant: Lyle E. White (117736, deceased) & Warren W. White (157012)
Isaac Clason (P-346561)
Isaac Clason was born 18 April 1763 in Stamford, Connecticut to Stephen and Martha Whelpley Clason. Isaac’s 2nd great-grandfather, Stephen Clason first settled in Stamford in 1654. Isaac married Rachel June on the 3rd of January 1787 in Stamford. Private Isaac Clason served from 1780 to 1783. His service records were lost and years after his death his wife Rachel and his daughter Susan Clason Buxton made an appeal for his pension. According to testimony he served in coast guards under Capt. Charles Smith, a regiment of militia commanded by Col. Canfield in General David Waterbury's Division. During the final years of the War until April 1783 he was among those stationed at Fort Stamford, CT. Isaac Clason died 27 November 1829 and was buried in the Roxbury Cemetery, Stamford, as a Revolutionary Patriot.
GJBSAR descendant: David Brian Williams (227828)
Roger Clements (P-134657)
Roger Clements was born in Augusta County, Virginia on January 1, 1762, and died July 31, 1835, and is buried in Mt. Sterling, Montgomery County, Kentucky, the son of John R. Clements (1725 VA) and Elizabeth Keturah Thompson. Roger enlisted in the Revolutionary Army as a Private in the Spring of 1780 and served three months under Capt. Davidson and Col. Davidson in North Carolina, then one month under Capt. James Hogan and Col. Charles McDowell and for a short time under Capt. Hart and Col. Brisby. Roger at the age of 20 fought in Ranson Mills and in the Famous Battle of Blue Licks as a Kentuckian. (Author: Leyton Todd Pitzer)
GJBSAR Descendant: Jeffrey Robert Clements (229395)
James Cochran (P-135455)
State of Service: VA; Qualifying Service: Ensign; Birth: 1751, Scotland; Death: 13 Nov 1840, Harrison, VA
Qualifying Service Description: Ensign in Capt Scott's Company, Colonel Russell's 13th VA Regt, Harrison County, VA
Spouse: Temperance Morgan
GJBSAR descendant: Robert Charles Reardon (207343)
Luther Colvin/Calvin (P-330828)
State of Service: PA; Qualifying Service: Private, Patriotic Service; Birth: 1747, Hunterdon, NJ; Death: Oct 1831, Mason, KY
Qualifying Service Description: Capt Thomas Parkeson, LCol Thomas Crooke, Washington Co Militia; Suffered Depredation
Spouse: (1) Priscilla La Farge; (2) Ruth XX/Corwine; Children: James; Sarah
GJBSAR Descendant: Dustin Ashley Geier (229141)
Francis Cossart (P-139277)
Born circa 1713 in Bergen Co., N.J.; died after 1795 in Woodstock, York Co., PA. He was a member of the Committee of Correspondence for York Co., in 1775 and a member of the Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention in 1776. He was married to Margaretta Van Nest.
GJBSAR Descendant: William Albert Owens (172242)
Captain John Dougherty, Sr. (P-336298)
Born 1743 in Augusta County, Virginia and organized the first militia in Kentucky, having been ap-
pointed by Governor Benjamin Harrison. He served under General George Rogers Clark. Captain
Dougherty died in February 1828 and a memorial is placed at Stampers Creek Cemetery in Orange
County, Indiana. GJBSAR descendant: Stephen Ray Kern (209690)
LTC Henry Enoch II (P-154981)
Born 12 May 1732 in Virginia; died 14 July 1797 in Washington Co., PA. He served in the 1st Battalion PA Militia. He was married to Sarah Enoch and Elizabeth Tegard. Henry met George Washington as a young surveyor and surveyed several tracts of land for Washington in Hampshire County, Virginia.
GJBSAR Descendant: William Russell Miller (150895, deceased)
Henry Flesher (P-159321)
Henry Weston Flesher was born on November 12, 1734, in Ober-Seemen, Hesse, Germany, his father, Balthasar, was 42 and his mother, Ann, was 41. He married Elizabeth Susanna Bush in 1759 in Virginia and they hey had 16 children during their marriage. Their son Adam Flesher served as a scout and ranger against the northwestern Indians. Henry Weston Flesher Henry Flesher enlisted as a private in Capt. Michael Bowyer's Co. F. 12th Virginia Regiment on 7 Aug 1776, also known as 4th and 8th Regiment, commanded by Col. James Wood. He enlisted 6 Mar 1777 for two years. He was promoted to Sergeant 21 Aug 1777. His pay increased to $8 per month. His enlistment was over on 19 Aug 1778, when he was commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant in Capt. John McCoy's Co. of the Virginia Militia. He qualified as Ensign 10 June 1781 and was appointed Mayor of the Militia in Pendleton County, Virginia in Dec 1788. (Author: Gary Baldwin Parriott)
GJBSAR Descendant: Robert Lee Flesher (143192)
Aaron Freeman (P-161838)
State of Service: NC; Qualifying Service: Sergeant; Birth: 30 Jan 1758, Bertie, NC; Death: 26 Nov 1821, Livingston, KY
Qualifying Service Description: Capt Thomas Armstrong, Colonel Archibald Lytle, NC Line
Spouse: Judith Ann Fleetwood; Children: Delilah; Ann; Jersy
GJBSAR Descendant: Hadley Peter Welsch (229140)
Capt. Henry Garrett (P-164351)
Born in Caroline Co., VA in 1745; died in Fayette Co., KY in 1815. He served in the Louisa Co., VA Militia and was a Clerk of the Committee of Safety in 1775.His wife was Mary Johnson.
GJBSAR descendant: Jay L Cummins (173467)
Benjamin Hammitt (P-329688)
Born circa 1750; died 6 April 1790. Signed Oath of Allegiance in Oct. 1877. Served under Captain William McMechen in the Ohio County, Virginia Militia. He was married to Ruth Van Meter.
GJBSAR Descendant: William Christopher Hammitt (130784)
William Hamilton (P-173893)
State of Service: SC; Qualifying Service: Private / Civil Service; Birth: 1742 Hamilton Grange, Scotland; Death: 1781 or bef Feb 1784 Williamsburg, SC or Battle of Cowpens, SC or Fishing Creek, Camden Dist, SC
Qualifying Service Description: Pvt in Capt Mills Troop H, Colonel Hamton's Regt, Gen Sumpter's Brigade, also in Capt Campbell's Company, 1780, Died in hospital (prob Camden) of wounds/disease incurred in service, served as a petit Juror Camden District 1778-1779
Spouse: Mary Margaret McGlamory McCrea; Children: Nancy Agnes.
GJBSAR Descendant: William Christopher Hammitt (130784)
Uriah Hanks (P-334096)
Born 4 May 1736 in Plymouth, Mass.; died 4 July 1809 in Mansfield, CT. He provided patriotic service by making gun locks in Mansfield. He was married to Irene Case.
GJBSAR Descendant: David James Dougall (185020)
John Hawes I (P-177728)
Birth: abt 1759 Wittenberg, Germany; Death: 19 Nov 1812 Mt Eden, Shelby, KY; Qualifying Service Description: Pvt 5th Class in Capt William Rose's 8th Company, Colonel Benjamin McVeagh's 3rd Bn, Philadelphia County Militia, 1777, was with Gen George Washington at Valley Forge - winter of 1777-1778.
GJBSAR descendant: Leonard Lance McCormick (109205, GJB Charter Member)
Christian Hoffman (P-182917)
State of Service: PA; Qualifying Service: Private; Birth: 1756, Northampton, PA; Death: 13 Dec 1822 North Fork Hills, Pendleton, VA
Qualifying Service Description: Pvt - Capt Withington; Col Cook, 12th PA Regt, Aug 1775 for 2 1/2 years; Also, Capt Henderson, Col Craig, 3rd PA Regt; Also, Capts Samuel Craig and Simpson, Col Chambers, 1st Regt PA Line, 1777; Battles of Monmouth, Brandywine, Germantown, & Paoli, 3 years; Discharged, Trenton, 17 Jan 1781
Spouse: Catherine Colaw;Children: George C; Mary; Solomon; Catherine; Daniel; Laban
GJBSAR Descendant: John W. Frisch (110586, deceased)
John Hoit/Hoyt (P-183133)
Born circa 1752; died 1832. He served as a corporal in New Hampshire. He was married to: (1) Hannah Rogers; (2) Abigail Clark
GJBSAR Descendant: Harry E. Hoit (118133, deceased)
William Hollis (P-340352)
Born in 1748. Enlisted in the South Carolina Militia in May of 1776 to serve under Capts. Francis Marion, Francis Boykins and Colonel Thomson and was in the battle at Sullivan’s Island. In 1777, he enlisted and served six months under Capt. Charles Lewis and Colonel Lacy. Afterwards, he volunteered on many occasions. At the battle of Cowpens, he was wounded by a saber. He was also with Colonel Cleveland on the Broad River and General Marion on the Pee Dee River. He received pension # S10 847 in Autauga County, Alabama for his service.
GJBSAR Descendant: Roger Neal Hollis (201378)
Jonathan Houghton (P-185564)
State of Service: MA; Qualifying Service: Captain; Birth: 07 Nov 1737 Lancaster, MA; Death: Dec 1829 Bolton, MA
Qualifying Service Description: Lieutenant, Capt Benjamin Hasting's Company; Colonel Whitcomb's Regiment which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775 to Cambridge, service, 8 days; on list of officers belonging to Colonel Asa Whetcomb's regt; Captain, 4th co., Colonel Josiah Whitney's regt., commissioned Mar 20, 1776; Captain, Colonel Jonathan Smith's regt.; Captain of company of 78 men which marched to the northward or Canada Department: July 22, 1776 under command of Colonel Smith;
Spouse: Susannah Moore; Children: Rufus; Abigail; Jonathan; Susannah; Unity;
GJBSAR Descendant: Kevin Scott Roberts (230466)
John Killingsworth (P-172031)
Born February 19, 1750; died after October 25, 1833. Served as musician Col Edward Buncombe’s 5th Regiment in the Continental Line; became a private in January 1778 and served for the duration of the war, regiment was captured by the British Army on May 12, 1780 at Charlestown, South Carolina and was officially disbanded on January 1, 1781. He was married to Sarah in ca. 1783 and had 8 children.
GJBSAR Descendant: Clark Spencer Killingsworth (172031)
Jesse Kirby/Kerby (P-230509)
State of Service: VA; Qualifying Service: Private, Patriotic Service; Birth: 23 Oct 1757, Halifax, VA; Death: 17 Dec 1852, Warren, KY
Qualifying Service Description:; Pvt - Capts George Waller, James Terrance, James Conden, Cols. Faulkner, Lyon, Holcombe & Penn; Took Oath of Allegiance 1777
Spouse: Sophia Choice; Children: Nancy; Lucy; William; Elizabeth; David; Tully; Cyrus/Sirus; Jesse; John; Polly
GJBSAR Descendant: James Russell Herrman (230226)
John Akers Knight (P-334132)
Birth: abt 1749 Falmouth, York Co ME Dist, MA; Death: 10 Jul 1834 Windham, Cumberland, ME
Military service date of February/March 1778 in the Massachusetts 1st Regiment as a private in rank. Additional military information: raised to serve in the Continental Army from Col. Peter Noyes's (1st Cumberland Co.) regt.; residence, Falmouth; engaged for town of Newburyport; term, 3 years; also, list of men raised to serve in the Continental Army from 2d Essex Co. regt., as returned by Maj. Ralph Cross; residence, Newburyport; engaged for town of Newburyport; joined Capt. Moses Greenleaf's co., Col. Ebenezer Francis's regt.; term, 3 years; also, reported discharged; also, Capt. Greenleaf's co., Col. Francis's regt.; subsistence allowed from date of enlistment, Feb. 6, 1777, to time of arrival at Bennington; credited with 52 days allowance; 260 miles travel allowed said Knight; also, Capt. Greenleaf's co., Col. Tupper's regt.; return dated Jan. 25, 1778; mustered by County and Continental Muster Masters. Ref. MA01. Spouse: Keziah Morrell; Children: Peter. (Author: Donald E. Hyland).
GJBSAR Descendant: Donald Edward Hyland (178887)
Jonathan Kidwell (P-229312)
In 1777 Jonathan Kidwell moved his family to Rowan County, North Carolina. There he enlisted in the army in 1779 and served tweve months as a private in Captain Douglas Hayden's Company, Colonel Francis Locke's Regiment. He was transferred and served under Deputy Quartermaster General Edmund Gamble as an artificer. He was discharged December 22, 1781. He died as a Methodist minister in 1835 in Hardin County, Kentucky; his wife, Rebeckah, died in 1836 in Hardin County.
GJBSAR Descendant: Ricky James Woith (147214)
Peter Lobach (P-342252)
State of Service: PA; Qualifying Service: Patriotic Service; Birth: Jan 1720, Switzerland; Death: 20 Jan 1785, Berks, PA
Qualifying Service Description: DAR citesrendering aid to poor of twp under instructions from committee of safety
Spouse: (1) Helen Palio; (2) Susanna Betz; Children: Daniel; Andrew; Abram/Abraham
GJBSAR Descendant: Anthony Kirk Norman (229587)
John Wolfgang ODaffer (P-332934)
John Wolfgang Odaffer was born in Ansbach, Germany in 1747, son of Marcus Ohdorfer (1714) and grandson of Hans Ohdorfer (1669) of Grub, Germany. He died ante 28 March 1816 in Washington Co., Maryland. He was a private in Virginia serving in the American Light Horse Division under French General Armand. In Germany at that time, people who were in need of money were ripe for being conscripted by the Crown Prince of their region to serve as mercenary soldiers to fight for other countries.nJohn Odaffer was conscripted against his will into service as a Hessian soldier, and came to America in 1777. (According to Stadtarchiv Ansbach Am 1041, " he had spent all of his estate and, therefore, had to enter military service.“) On October 12, 1782, John Odaffer deserted the British Army in Winchester, Virginia, and joined Brigadier General Armand’s 1st Partisan Corps (Light Horse Division) to fight for the American army. He was married to Elizabeth X. (Author: Phares G. O’Daffer)
GJBSAR descendant: Phares Glyn O'Daffer (187957)
Richard McKay (P-244832)
State of Service: MD; Qualifying Service: Private, Patriotic Service; Birth: 1750, MD; Death: 08 Dec 1823 Bardstown, Nelson, KY
Qualifying Service Description:; Captain John Watts, 1st Regt Light Dragoons, Cont Troops; Colonel Jordan, St Marys Co Militia; Took Oath of Allegiance, St Marys Co, 1778
Spouse: (1) Nancy Ann Hebb; (2) XX Shumate; (3) Mary Murphy; Children: Rachel; Uriah/Hugh; William; Katherine; Richard; Samuel; Eleanor Nelly
GJBSAR Descendant: Walter Kelly Gray, Jr. (175002, deceased)
Jonathan McNeil (P-245207)
Jonathan McNeil, 1759-1823, served in the Revolutionary War under General George Rogers Clark on the frontier.
GJBSAR Descendant: John Leon McNeil (139961, deceased)
William Mannerback/Manbeck (P-241212)
State of Service: PA ; Qualifying Service: Soldier; Birth: 04 Aug 1762; Death: 15 Jul 1838 Reading, Berks PA; Qualifying Service Description: Artificer, Capt. Minge, Col. Benjamin Flowers; Spouse: Catherine Levan; Children: Elizabeth.
GJBSAR Descendant: Richard Lee Milner (225887)
Jourdon Maschil Mannering (P-241213)
Private Jourdon Mannering was born about 1760 in Kent County, Delaware. Mannering was residing in Kent County in 1777 when he enlisted in the Militia in Captain Paul Queenall's Company. He was released from service in Delaware in 1778 and the same year married Elizabeth Clark. They moved to Surry County, North Caroline where he again served in the army and continued service until the end of the war.
GJBSAR Descendant: Darryl T. Manring (109203, GJB Charter Member)
James Moore (P-251565)
State of Service: PA/VA; Qualifying Service: Lieutenant Colonel; Birth: 1756, Chester, PA; Death: 20 May 1813, Northumberland, VA
Qualifying Service Description: Captain: 7th Co, 4th PA Battalion & 5th PA Regiment; Major: 1st Regiment; Brevet Lieutenant Colonel
Spouse: Sarah/Sally Sharp Delany; Children: Margaret Delany; Bertha Ann; Catherine Ann; Rachel Sharp
GJBSAR Descendant: William J. Dawkins (165483)
Isaac Parmenter (P-265983)
State of Service: MA; Qualifying Service: Private; Birth: 27 Mar 1756 Oakham, Worcester, MA; Death: 26 Apr 1826 Coshocton, Stuben, NY
Qualifying Service Description: Private, Captain Reeds company, Colonel Aldens 8th MA Regiment; Wounded in thigh, shoulder and waist in fight with indians at Coveskill, NY; Taken prisoner at Cherry Valley, NY by indians, then by British and exchanged 1780
Spouse: Lydia Furnace/Furness; Children: Craig; Sarah; David; Lydia; Isaac; Adin; Abigail; Mary; Benjamin;
GJBSAR Descendant: Steven Eugene Runyan (190852) & Chistopher Allen Runyan (190853)
James Peyton (P-347902)
State of Service: VA; Qualifying Service: Private; Birth: bef 1762 / Amherst / VA; Death: bef 26 Jun 1817 / Casey / KY
Qualifying Service Description: Priviate in Capts James Franklin, Clough Shelton, Cols Edward Stevens, William Russell, John Green, 6th & 10th Va Regts
Spouse: Elizabeth Cox; Children: Louis/Lewis; Peter
GJBSAR Descendant: Robert Todd Smith (230449)
Valentine Peyton (P-269349)
Birth: 19 Mar 1749 Overwharton, VA; Death: bef 26 Dec 1831, Lincoln, KY
Qualifying Service Description: Qualified as Ensign, Sep 1782, Amherst County, Virginia; Served as Captain, 3rd Virginia Continental Army
Spouse: Mary Edwards; Children: Rhoda; Lucinda; Delia; Vincent
GJBSAR Descendant: Kevin Peter Crutcher (230447)
Joseph B. Phillis II (P-339043)
Born in Ireland on February 9, 1744 and died on April, 26, 1831. Private Phillis received land gifted to him from George Washington. He is buried at Burgettstown, Washington County, Pennsylvania. Phillis served as a private, 4th class, during the period of 1781-1783 under Captain Peter Kidd's 7th Company, 4th Battalion, Washington County Militia.
GJBSAR descendant: Milton George Rudsinski (217515) & Kurtis Milton Rudsinski (231044)
Absolem Pollard (P-328699)
Born in Virginia in 1760; died 29 29 Aug 1835 in Lancaster, Garrard Co., KY. He was a private under Captains Jones and Valentine. He was married to Leanna Banks.
GJBSAR descendant: David Lynn Edwards (192683)
William Probus (P-273984)
State of Service: VA; Qualifying Service: Sergeant; Birth: 10 Feb 1752, Stafford, VA; Death: 11 Jan 1856 Elkhart, Elkhart, IN
Qualifying Service Description: Sergeant in Capt Nathaniel Ashby's Company, Colonel ELias Edmund's Rget, VA Militia & Continental Line; enlisted Fauquier County, VA 1777 for 3 year enlistment; served in battles of Brandywine, Stoney Point, Cowpens, & Yorktown
Spouse: (1) Rebecca Spangler; (2) Elizabeth Hudnall; Children: John; Nathan
GJBSAR descendant: Alex Frederick Harris (219982)
John Edward Proctor (P-274011)
GJBSAR Descendant: Edward Leroy Proctor (152630, deceased)
Zadock Putnam (P-274623)
Born 29 Dec 1752 in Sutton, Worcester Co., Mass.; died 2 Oct 1819 at Grafton, Worcester Co., Mass.
He served in Mass. (1) Capt. Joseph Warren, Lt Col Wheelock; (2) Also, fifer Minuteman in the Lexington Alarm, Capt. Luke Drury, Col Jonathan Ward. He was married to Abigail Elliott.
GJBSAR descendant: Franklin Putnam Lewis Jr. (185103)
Captain Nathan Rawlings (P-275865)
Some family records state that Nathan Rawlings was born in Baltimore County, Maryland, in October 1750, the son of a Quaker couple, Michael and Mary Rawlings. Other records indicate that his birth could have been later than that date, around 1765. In 1774, the family moved from Maryland to what would become Washington County, Pennsylvania. During the American Revolution, Nathan Rawlings served in Captain Andrew Swearingen's company of Washington County, Pennsylvania militiamen, and was a ranger on the frontier (1778-1783) serving in Captain Charles Bilderbeck's Company from the same county. Nathan also served in Captain Eleazer Williamson's Company from Washington County in 1782. When he received his pension for his services, he is listed as Captain Nathan Rawlings. This rank could either have been granted near the end of the War, or in later Indian Wars. His government-issued head stone gives his rank as Captain. Nathan was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Kentucky militia from Bourbon County in November 1790. The following year he became a captain in October 1791. He married Mary Rankin, the daughter of David and Hannah Provence Rankin, by about 1784-5. Nathan and Mary were the parents of eight children, five boys and three girls. The sons were Michael, Nathan Jr., Provence, James, and Benjamin Scott. The daughters were Letitia, Jane, and Sarah. Nathan Rawlings, the patriot, died on May 10, 1821 and is buried in the Spring Hill Cemetery near Bridgeport, Illinois. (Author: J. Ronald Bogart)
GJBSAR Descendant: J. Ronald Bogart (96943, GJB Charter Member)
James Hoomes Sherrill (P-289003)
State of Service: VA; Qualifying Service: Private; Birth: 1762 / Culpeper / VA; Death: 15 Nov 1859 / Green / KY; Qualifying Service Description: Pvt in Capt Stribling's Company, Colonel Samuel Hawes 2nd VA Regt, joined the Continential Army at Culpeper Court House, Culpeper County, VA in 1780, served until January 1782, fought in the Battle of Camden, Seige of 97 & Battle of Eutaw Spring; Spouse: Francis Davis; Children: Mary Elizabeth; John; Mary Polly.
GJBSAR Descendant: Howard Donald Lush (180701, deceased)
Jacob Short (P-289480)
Born uncertain date but thought to have been around 1739 in Germany and settling what is now Berkley, West Virginia (then Fredrick County, Virginia). He provided patriotic service by donating to the American Forces within Botetourt County, Virginia during 1781. He was married to Eve Gottschalk.
GJBSAR Descendant: Virgil Delano Short (178165, deceased)
Robert Smith (P-292957)
Birth: 01 Apr 1751, Johnston, NC; Death: 03 Jan 1838, Hawkins, TN
Qualifying Service Description: Alops Pvt, Captains John Ashe, Bradley, Colonels James Moore, James Hagen
Spouse: Elizabeth Lee; Children: Redden; Susan; Susannah; Zelphia; Edith; Allen.
GJBSAR Descendant: Roland Wayne Crews (228650)
Stewart Starrett (P-328328)
Born 1762 in Londonderry, Northern Ireland; died 28 Aug 1839. He is buried in the Hull Cemetery, just south of Terre Haute, Vigo Co., Indiana. He was married to Rebecca Evans. When his father was called to serve for six months of service in the army, Stewart answered the call and served as his substitute, serving with the Militia of Maryland.
GJBSAR Descendant: Robert Harvey Starrett (163969) and Robert Scott Starrett (163970)
Job Stout (P-299051)
State of Service: NJ; Qualifying Service: Private; Birth: 21 Feb 1763 Hopewell, NJ; Death: 28 Feb 1833, Franklin, IN
Qualifying Service Description:; Capt Mackey's Co. 1779
Spouse: Rhoda Howell; Children: Rebecca; Ira; Elizabeth; Anna; Jonathan; David; Joab; Rachel; Mary; Abner; Sarah; Rhoda; Margaret; Aaron
GJBSAR Descendant: Jeffrey Kent Stout (230399)
Samuel Strain (P-299279)
Samuel Strain was born August 17, 1762 at Augusta County, Virginia. During the American Revolutionary War, he was a North Carolina militia volunteer, serving in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. Strain enlisted as a Private in the Continental Army and served during the Siege of the Ninety Six District, SC. He married (first) Hannah Watts (1762-1798) in 1782, (second) Elizabeth Miller about 1798, (third) Martha Wilson (1774-1824) in 1805, (and fourth) Nancy (Johnson) (1791-1846) in 1826. Strain's children include: Thomas, Hannah, Samuel, Andrew, Cyrus and Benjamin. He died April 29, 1845 and was buried at Rocky Spring Cemetery, New Petersburg, Ohio. (Author: Thomas Alexander Blackmon)
GJBSAR Descendant: Robert Harshbarger (229589), Timothy Harshbarger (231042), Michael Harshbarger (231043)
Sylvester Tipton (P-328747)
Born in Virginia (now Hampshire County, West Virginia) around 1753. First married to Mary Stark said to be a niece of General Stark. Died about 1843. He was a school teacher by profession.
GJBSAR Descendant: Michael Rex Tuttle (179836)
Solomon Tuttle (P-308361)
Born on September 3, 1757, in Salisbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, son of Capt. Thomas Tuttle, Solomon Tuttle entered the service in May, 1775 with Captain Peleg Suderland’s Company. He was at the taking of Ticonderoga with Ethan Allen and was at Fort St. Johns under General Montgomery. He also served in Captain Robert Correghan’s Company in Colonel Eastman’s Regiment and served as a Minute Man for 3 years. He was prisoner 1 year, 9 months, and 3 days by a party of Indians under British direction. He Married 1) Deborah Strong (1760-1814), about 1777, 2) Anna Pugsley, and 3) Sarah Lowe Seamons; Children: Almira, Chandler, Solomon, Cyrus, Lydia, Cyrena & Benjamin; one daughter by his 3rd wife was Cyrena, see Natl No 48113, Vol 49, D. A. R. Lin. He died on November 30, 1830, in Trimble Township, Athens County, Ohio and is buried at Boudinot Cemetery, Bell Road Millfield, Athens County, Ohio. (Author: Michael B. Gunn)
GJBSAR Descendant: Steven Glenn Shipley (229586)
Jacobus Van Etten (P-347715)
State of Service: NY; Qualifying Service: Private; Birth: bpt 13 Aug 1738 Rhinebeck, Dutchess, NY; Death: aft 01 Jul 1820 Rochester, Ulster, NY
Qualifying Service Description:; Capts Cornelius Hardenburgh, Edward Lounsbury, Col Philip Van Courtland
Spouse: Elizabeth Oosterhoudt; Children: Teunis; Maria
GJBSAR Descendant: Calvin Keli Lunny (229822)
Isaac Van Orman (P-309768)
Isaac was born in Lower Smithfield Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania in 1764 to Joseph and Elizabeth Wybern Van Orman. There were eleven children in the family of Joseph and Elizabeth. Isaac, along with his brother, Ephraim - and his father Joseph - all served in the Revolutionary War - by service in the Pennsylvania Militia and in the Wyoming Valley Controversy. They were involved in protection of the early colonists during the Iroquois Indian and Tory wars. He was married (1) Elizabeth Sarah Trusdale and (2) Patty Hickox. Isaac Van Orman is last shown in the 1850 census, taken August 23, as living in Bath, Summit County, Ohio and being 86 years of age.
GJBSAR Descendant: Robert Harvey Starrett (163969)
Ezra Washburn, Jr. (P-314105)
Born 1745, Middleborough, Plymouth Co., Mass.; died 16 April 1793 in Stafford, Windham Co., Ct. He was private in Mass. under Captain John Crawford, Col. James Converse. He was married to Lucy Fuller.
GJBSAR Descendant: Alan Craig Washburn (181680)
Archibald Wilson, Sr. (P-321663)
Br Jan 13, 1749, Shenandoah, Va. Parents : William Wilson and Elizabeth Beachburn. Made Capt 1777. Served in Virginia as a captain in the Virginia militia commanding troops at the time of Cornwallis' surrender in Yorktown, VA in October 1781 . Mar Anna Claypool, June 12, 1775, (1st wife), Nancy Newman, Aug 31, 1791, (2ud wife). Children: 28 children, 24 of whom attended his funeral. William B, (mar Margaret Stadden), Enoch, (mar Mary Ann Bishop), Elizabeth, (mar Andrew McMillen). He Died on Nov 27, 1814 near Newark, OH. Bur Wilson burying plot ; re-interred at Cedar Hill Cemetery, 275 N Cedar Street, Newark, OH 43055. (Author: Michael B. Gunn)
GJBSAR Descendant: Michael Lloyd Wilson (210564)
Benjamin Winslow (P-322631)
Served as a sergeant in Captain George Rogers's Company; service for four days; Company detached from 2nd Cumberland Company Regiment by order of Colonel Jonathan Mitchel to work on the fort at Falmouth in November 1775. Note: Benjamin would have been 58 years old.
GJBSAR Descendant: Donald Edward Hyland (178887)
George Wunder (P-325416)
George Wunder arrived from Germany on the ship Neptune on Sept 24, 1753 with his wife and two children. He performed Patriotic Service in Pennsylvania in the American Revolution. George Wunder took the Oath of Allegiance 1778 in Pennsylvania. Birth: 09 Sep 1718, Germany; Death: 27 Sep 1803 Reading, Berks PA
GJBSAR Descendant: Terry Lynn Willis (230227)
