1, p. 167. Smith's undated memorial to the Pennsylvania council of safety is in PHarH: Records of Pennsylvania's Revolutionary Governments, 1775-1790.James Smith (1737-1812), who was born in the Conococheague settlement in what is now Franklin County, Pa., was a celebrated Indian captive who at this time was living as a farmer on Jacob's Creek in Westmoreland County. Whitcomb's Rangers. Comptroller-General's Office, American Revolutionary War, 1775-1783 Office of the Comptroller General, Revolutionary War Militia 3A Accounts: Washington County Operations, 1781-1793 to Westmoreland County Operations, 1791, Moorehead's Rangers. 1st Lt. William Evens (Wm. Rutland Historical Society, Vol VIII, No. GRAVES OF REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIERS. REVOLUTIONARY WAR SOLDIERS Ohio County, West Virginia. Old Washington County included Greene County. Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States Lemmons 25 April 1778) 2nd Lt. Wm. Pennsylvania Military Records. It was named after John Proctor, Westmoreland County's first sheriff. Pennsylvania: 2d Battalion of Westmoreland County Militia, 1777 (55); Pennsylvania: 3d Battalion of Chester County Militia, 1776-77 (56); Pennsylvania: 3d Battalion of Cumberland County Militia, 1776 (57); Pennsylvania: 3d Battalion of Lancaster County Militia, 1776 (58); Pennsylvania: 3d Battalion of Northumberland County Militia, 1779 (59); His second major move westward was in 1798 to South Point which was part . 3rd Battalion of Chester County Militia, 1776-77. White Historic Art. Harris, Samuel; Northumberland county, captain of a company of rangers on the frontiers, 1776 and 1777. In addition there are lists of Revolutionary War burials of Greene and Washington County. British Line Infantry. SOURCES. Ranger, a free man from Northumberland County, served for nine years on four vessels, staying on after the end of the war. War of 1812-1814, returns of 13th division (included in volume 7 of Pennsylvania . John Lydick (Private, Capt. Keelboating in 1798 to the southern tip of the future state of Ohio was the second major move westward by William "Ranger" Davidson. Publisher Pennsylvania. as "Ranger" because of his Revolutionary War service in Pennsylvania's Westmoreland County Militia, Continental Line, known as the "frontier rangers." As a young man he moved from Delaware to the Pennsylvania frontier where land holdings are recorded in his name. Eighty years after becoming the United States of America, the nation suffered a Civil War. War with the Rangers of the Frontier from Westmoreland,Pa. Muster rolls of the navy and line, militia and rangers, 1775-1783:198-220 Intemediate Sources: USGENwebArchives Transcribed by Christina Hunt Archive.org, OCR Transcription. James Christy of Westmoreland County, Pa: Ranger on the Frontier, During the Revolutionary War B.H. Revolutionary War Frontier PA Rangers. 3-23-204. Served from Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania on the Crawford Expedition of 1782. The first part examines the motivations and experiences of these men in the East. (to see more about the death of Margaret, Peggy, Shaw and . Revolutionary War Pensions, 1820-1834 - Cumberland County Pennsylvania State Archives Revolutionary War pensions, 1820-1834 Family History Library Soldiers discharge, vol. He married Mary Morton Welsh (1762-1836) in 1782; children: Morton, b. 1988, 8.5" X 11", paper, 53 pp. Royal Fencible Americans. Washington County men who served prior to 1781 would be found listed among the Westmoreland County Rangers rolls. Continental Army Regiments - Partisan Corps. His father . Based on the English system, colonial militias were drawn from the body of adult male citizens of a community, town, or local region. Washington Co Revolutionary War Militia; Westmoreland Co Revolutionary War Militia; York Co Revolutionary War Militia; Tom Wolf, Governor Nancy Moses, Chair Andrea Lowery, Executive Director. 4th Battalion of Philadelphia County . Revolutionary War Soldiers. Volume Reel 0808 American Revolutionary War Service Records; Soldiers--United States--Registers Pennsylvania, Fifth Battalion, Fifth Battalion (Chester County Militia) Fifth Battalion (Cumberland County Militia), Fifth Battalion (Philadelphia County Militia), Fifth Battalion (York County Militia), Fifth Regiment: A. Special presenters . (Old Washington County included Greene County). Pennsylvania Militia Returns, 1809-1850 - Westmoreland County Pennsylvania State Archives. 1758 - May 16, 1813. He married Mary Polly Burnsides, daughter of John Burnsides who had been born in Scotland and by whom he had eight children. Pioneer farmer and early settler of Westmoreland County, PA. At age 11, came with family, in 1772, to the wilderness, just south of the present city of Greensburg. Hamill, Robert; Westmoreland county; in frontier service, December, 1776, two months; served in various tours up to September, 1781. The troop was given the nickname frontier rangers. British Military Units. Graves, Etc. Continental Army Regiments - Provost Corps. Appointed January 14, 1777. He served with Delaware in the Revolutionary War. . Largely forgotten, a 1782 Indian raid destroyed a thriving frontier settlement whose taverns served soldiers, settlers headed west, and other travelers along the Forbes Road in Western Pennsylvania. Hamill, Robert; Westmoreland county; in frontier service, December, 1776, two months; served in various tours up to September, 1781. HENRY OVERHOLTZER Born 2 May 1739 - Died 5 Mar 1813 Event Details. 23, p. 328). Served as a private in Robert Johnson's Company of Westmoreland County, PA. Rangers on the frontier from about 1780 to 1782. It was named after John Proctor, Westmoreland County's first sheriff. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1971). He served as a Ranger with PA in the Revolutionary War, under Lieutenant Richard Johnston's Company on Frontier of Westmoreland County. USA (1,235,301) > Pennsylvania (64,823) > Pennsylvania Military Records (1,445) Statewide Military Records. John B. McClelland (1734 -1782) was an officer in the American Revolutionary War. (Proctor's Militia), 8th Pennsylvania Regiment, Fort McIntosh Garrison, 60th Royal Americans, and Rangers of the Ohio Company. U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900. Book 15, pg. Frontier Court Days 2022 9:00 am - 5:00 pm (GMT-04:00) View in my time Historic Hanna's Town. John settled in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania on two tracts of land, "Union" and "Chester" located on the west bank of the Youghiogheny Old Westmoreland : a history of western Pennsylvania during the Revolution by Hassler, Edgar W. (Edgar Wakefield), 1859-1905. British Cavalry. Eliezer Miers had been named a captain in the 8th Pennsylvania Regiment in September 1776. . Located by the Daughters of American Revolution . 4, Fall 1978. . Valentine McDaniel-McDonald (spelling variants), in his Revolutionary War pension papers, says he was born 11 Jan 1760 at South Branch of the Potomac River (an early frontier settlement area now in WV ), that he moved with his parents when very young to Baltimore Co. MD and thence to what was then called Westmoreland Co. PA (c1774 or earlier.) Calendar GoogleCal. Robert Rogers' Rules of Ranging: Used to This Day by the US Military. 3rd Battalion of Cumberland County Militia, 1776. Revolutionary War Service: Robert Boyd, SR., 1762-1849; Pivate Capt. Comptroller-General's Office Department Office of the Comptroller General Date 1777-1794 To each of her line soldiers, who served to the end of the war, Pennsylvania granted Donation Land in certain western counties, land that remained free from taxation so long as the soldier lived and retained ownership. Westmoreland County Bureau of Parks and Recreation, . of his Revolutionary War service in Pennsylvania's Westmoreland County Militia . REVOLUTIONARY WAR VETERAN MARKER. STATE AND MILITIA UNITS. IRWIN, JOHN (Butler County) [39.4942017-84.6746979] Born on May 24, 1757. William was often called "Ranger" later in his life. Royal Deux Ponts Regiment #104. Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. In the Revolutionary War, private in Christopher Truly's Company of the Westmoreland County Rangers. Westmoreland County Militia, 1st Battalion. John Van Mater's company rangers in Westmoreland County, Pa. He died on July 31, 1835 and buried at Darrtown Cemetery, Memorial Highway, Darrtown, Butler Co., OH45056. Today the towns of Connecticut's former Westmoreland County lay within Pennsylvania's Luzerne County, established 1786. John Morrow, who resided on the frontier, probably in Westmoreland County, served in George Vance's Company, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, of the Rangers on the Frontier. He married Mary Huston(1765-1830) in 1786; children: Susannah b. Historic Hanna's Town 809 Forbes Trail Rd, Greensburg, PA 15601. Private. A brief history of the Fourth Pennsylvania Veteran Cavalry, embracing organization, reunions, dedication . 1783 & Nancy b. Served as an Ensign in the Rev. The first shift was the establishment of the 'old revolutionary (or provincial) government'. 9:00 am 5:00 pm. Thomas Fletcher's Co of Rangers on the Frontier, Westmoreland County Militia) . These men are believed to have served as Frontier Rangers until the end of hostilities in late 1782. 1841 Revolutionary War Pensioner Census Ancestry . [3] 1st Ulster County Militia. Burial Places. save hide report. Finally, the experiences of these soldiers offers a new perspective on the meaning of violence in early America.3 This essay compares the two distinct wars within the Pennsylvania backcountry soldiers' Revolution. 1st New Market Militia. Also listed as a Frontier Ranger. Working with the British, about 60 Canadian Rangers and 100 Seneca Indians fighting; under Guyasuta, attacked the small fort during the Revolutionary War. *Estimated delivery dates - opens in a new window or tab include seller's handling time, origin ZIP Code, destination ZIP Code and time of acceptance and will depend on shipping service selected and receipt of cleared payment. Submitted by Gary Timmons. William served with the Pennsylvania Westmoreland County Militia, Continental Line during the Revolutionary War. A raid by Guyasuta-led Seneca Indians accompanied by Canadian rangers burned Hannastown, the original Westmoreland County Seat north of Greensburg, in 1782. Carter also describes British ships off the Virginia coast, and . 3rd Battalion of Lancaster County Militia, 1776. every resident of South Point until the . The 10th Continental Regiment was commanded by Colonel Samuel Holden Parsons from 1 January to 9 August 1776. 2nd Regiment, Albany County Militia (BVMA) 3rd Battalion, Tryon County Militia (BVMA) 3rd Tryon County Militia Regiment (BAR) 4th Middlesex, Mass. Robert Boyd was born in 1762 in Cumberland Twsp., York County (now Adams County), PA., on the old place patented by his grandfather, William Boyd. 3rd Battalion of Washington County Militia, 1779-83. Helped lay out the town of West Liberty. Parsons became a brigadier general in the Continental Army on the latter date. Simcoe's rangers attacked Daniel Morgan's rifle corps and the Maryland militia under Colonel Mordecai Gist, forcing them to retire. William served with the Pennsylvania Westmoreland County Militia, Continental Line during the Revolutionary War. William "Ranger" Davidson was born on November 20, 1747 in Suffex County, Delaware. Mother Bedford refers to a part of the region in south-central Pennsylvania which was erected as a county on 09 March 1771 out of lands obtained by treaty from the Indians in 1754 and 1768. During the Revolutionary War, Western Pennsylvania saw much fighting between American soldiers and British rangers and their Indian allies. The area surrounding the courthouse became the original borough of Greensburg, named for Revolutionary War General Nathaniel Greene and . 1775-1783 Cape Girardeau County Soldiers The following list of soldiers who fought on the Colonial side and their information was compiled from the individual pension applications found in the Cape Girardeau County Court Books and the County Clerk's records available at the Cape Girardeau County Archive Center in Jackson, MO. 18 jun. 1775 - ca. At the outset of the war, the only Battalion of our county which has a recorded number of men is the Second, which by the return dated January 24, 17763 reported 47 officers and 713 private soldiers, which read-ily confirms the above estimate; while in the report of May 1, 1778 after many had enlisted in the various com- . Contrary to common belief, none of the lands granted to veterans by the federal government were located in Pennsylvania. Revolutionary War Militia Accounts (Roll 176) Pennsylvania. 1800 - ca. British American Establishment. For the campaign of 1776 Connecticut was to provide the 10th, 17th, 19th, 20th, and 22d Continental Regiments. Old Washington County included Greene County. Revolutionary War Pensions, 1820-1834 - Cumberland County Pennsylvania State Archives Revolutionary War pensions, 1820-1834 Family History Library Soldiers discharge, vol. He died in 1844 in Butler County, OH and buried at Darrtown Pioneer Cemetery . Township (if known) Company. (Lancaster County), 1776 (75) Artillery and Artificers, Commissary General of Military Stores Department, 1777-1781 (69) Artificers, etc., Employed by General Clinton at Forts Clinton and Montgomery (75) Brown's Detachment of New Hampshire . At some point, the settlers at Hannastown erected a stockade, fashioned of logs placed upright in the ground, around a spring and a blockhouse at the edge of town. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1971). Hamill, Robert; Westmoreland county; in frontier service, December, 1776, two months; served in various tours up to September, 1781. 1800, Ann, George, William, Abraham, Walter b. Ancestors Of Compatriot Members Of The Frontier Patriots Chapter, SAR Patriots H-L . He was then 51 years old and born November 20, 1747, in Suffix County, Delaware, . Henry is among several of the reenactors who have a personal interest in portraying the 18th century militia unit. ISBN: -933227-85-X Add to Cart Buy Washington County, Pa., Frontier Rangers, 1781-1782 Washington County, Pa, Rangers, Revolutionary War Burials of Greene County, Pa, Revolutionary War by Paul W. Myers at TextbookX.com. Himrod, Simon; sergeant in Captain . Revolution in the West to that in the East. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Revolutionary War Series . Newtown became the new county seat in 1785. . Book 1987, 8x11, paper, 53 pp. More. This data collection contains an estimated 80,000 application files from officers and enlisted men who served in the Revolutionary War in all branches of the American military: army, navy, and marines. 1791and Jacob. Private in Capt. Forgotten Warrior of the American Revolutionary War: Colonel Thomas Knowlton. Revolutionary War PA Colonial Rangers 14 memorials Pvt James Chambers 19 May 1761 - 16 May 1780 Lewis Cemetery Mifflinburg, Union County, Pennsylvania, USA PVT George Etzweiler unknown - 26 May 1780 Pvt George Etzweiler Burial Site Mifflinburg, Union County, Pennsylvania, USA PVT John Forster Jr. unknown - 16 May 1780 Lewis Cemetery 148, and 258. Rangers committed to prolonged enlistment periods and rather than fight the war for independence, they patrolled Pennsylvania's western frontier, often fending off Indian attacks. AbeBooks.com: Washington County, Pa., Frontier Rangers, 1781-1782: Washington County, Pa., Rangers, Revolutionary War burials of Greene County, Pa., Revolutionary War burials of Washington County, Pa (9780933227859) and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. He was captured by American Indians during the Crawford Expedition and tortured to death at the Shawnee town of Wakatomika, which is currently located in Logan County, Ohio, about halfway between West Liberty, Ohio and Zanesfield, Ohio. Henry is among several of the reenactors who have a personal interest in portraying the 18th century militia unit. 1st Company: Capt. Information of the Revolutionary War's impact on Virginia and its plantations is found in both the letter books and day books, including militia affairs in Westmoreland County and Captain Lane's Company of that county. as an officer in the Continental Line during the Revolutionary War although many other Van Meters were enlisted men or officers in militia units. John Hopkins. The attack on the Westmoreland Co. seat of Hannah's town July 13, 1782 was just that. Comment: Adapted here with some reformating, and standardization, Links to person articles to be added as they come available. In addition there are lists of Revolutionary War burials of Greene and Washington County. ISBN/UPC: 9780933227859. The Battle of Wyoming (also known as the Wyoming Massacre) was an encounter during the American Revolutionary War between American Patriots and Loyalists accompanied by Iroquois raiders which took place in the Wyoming Valley of Pennsylvania on July 3, 1778, in Exeter and Wyoming, Pennsylvania.More than 300 Patriots were killed in the battle . Presumably most of their members are thankful they . British Local Volunteer Corps. Washington County men who served prior to 1781 would be found listed among the Westmoreland County Rangers rolls. Joseph was promoted to Ensign while . This time, the question of military service was no longer optional. Wilde Weavery. Comptroller-General's Office, American Revolutionary War, 1775-1783. In addition there are lists of Revolutionary War burials of Greene and Washington Counties. Click on the icon to the left for information on how to purchase one. Ferreis' Battalion of Militia. Office of the Comptroller General, Revolutionary War Militia 3A Accounts: Northampton County Operations, 1777-1793 to Northampton County 2nd Btn., 2nd Co., 1780-1783. Historical groups like the Wyoming Commemorative Association and the 24th Connecticut Militia Regiment keep the history alive with annual celebrations and reenactments. British Artillery. By 1782, Hannastown consisted of the jail . share. Between June and November of 1774, counties throughout Pennsylvania saw the rise of patriot Committees of Correspondence, made up of local activist community leaders. Save an average of 50% on the marketplace. 4th Battalion of Chester County Militia, 1776. Simmon (John Lemmons 25 April 1778) Ensign John Lemmon (Joseph Hopkins 25 April 1778) 2nd Company: Capt. Served as a 5th class private in his brother William . Step back in time to when Hanna's Town served as the seat of government for Westmoreland County! Huffnagle served on the frontier in the ranger service after leaving the Continental army in July 1778, and in January 1779 he was admitted to the Westmoreland County bar. The "DAR Patriot Index" includes the following numbers 2, 3, 4 and 5. . Sunday, March 14, 2021. American Archives, Series Five, Vol. Revolutionary War Militia Accounts (Roll 187) Office of the Comptroller General, Revolutionary War Militia 3A Accounts: Washington County Operations, 1781-1793 to Westmoreland County Operations, 1791, Moorehead's Rangers., This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER LIBRARY: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which . Robert Knox. Regiment of Foot (BAR) (CTL) The Eleventh Regiment of Connecticut Militia. American Revolutionary War, 1775-1783 Description Office of the Comptroller General, Revolutionary War Militia 3A Accounts: Washington County Operations, 1781-1793 to Westmoreland County Operations, 1791, Moorehead's Rangers. DAR3 lists Thomas P. Cherry saying he was a ranger of the frontier in Pennsylvania dying in Va. in 1829 and buried in Walnut Twp, Fairfield Co., Ohio. Benjamin Whitcomb's Independent Corps of Rangers. An icon used to represent a menu that can be toggled by interacting with this icon. Bedford County Revolutionary War Militia. Estate Settlement; Deed Books : 1821 & 1822. Because the government could not afford to pay him in cash, William received a one square mile plot of land in southern Ohio. Formed in nearby Historic Hanna's Town, site of the first English court west of the Allegheny Mountains, Proctor's Militia served from 1775-95. Revolutionary War Records / Pennsylvania Revolutionary Soldiers. Home; . Thomas Cherry from the Simpson list may be the man above-settled in 1774 on Raccoon Creek - is on the 1781tax list in Smith Twp.- and in 1783 was in Mount Pleasant Twp. Andrew Hood's Co., Washington Co. Rangers, 1778-1783. James Christy of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, ranger oN the frontier, during the Revolutionary War. Drum major Tenth Pennsylvania Continental Line. ISBN: 093322785X 109-318 William Anderson Downard abt 1756 Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania - 18 Apr 1848 Johann Philip Drum Jr abt 1752 Northampton, Pennsylvania - 10 Jun 1845 E Jacob Evins before 1758 F Samuel Finley before 1758 John Forsyth abt 1753 - 7 Apr 1813 F cont. Acquired 196 acres in Hempfield Township, part of his father's original homestead. Access the United States, Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 records. Each of the Thirteen Colonies that became the United States when they declared their independence in 1776 had militia units that served on the Patriot side during the American Revolutionary War.The history of militia in the United States dates from the colonial era.