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"Our Patriots"
The Frederick Chapter National
Society
Daughters of the American
Revolution
Patriot Biographies
DAR member Patriot State
Baker, Karen Meadows, James Virginia
Bellucci, Laura Cecil, William Maryland
Houck, John George Maryland
Kemp, Gilbert Maryland
Michael, Andrew Maryland
Rice, William Maryland
Shittenhelm, Frederick Maryland
Shoup, Martin Maryland
Brown, Anna Lee Stark Porter, John Pennsylvania
Buckner, Deb Yoder, Conrad North Carolina
Burden, Wilma Jean Carpenter, Andrew Virginia
Cline, Ann Elizabeth Garst, Frederick Pennsylvania
Cunningham, Diane Porter, John Pennsylvania
Davis, Lorraine Crampton, Thomas Maryland
Delaplaine, Bettie Fitzgerald, Edmond Virginia
DuVall, Kimberly Griffith, Henry Maryland
Harris, Patricia DeMoss, Peter Virginia
Hunter, Rita Bond, Zachariah Maryland
Key, Philip Maryland
Pennifield, Thomas Maryland
Sothoron, Henry Greenfield Maryland
Ifert, Doris Jean Remberg Culler, Michael Maryland
Derr, John Maryland
Michael, Ludwick Maryland
Remsburg, John George Maryland
Souder, Anthony Virginia
Kuehl, Coralinn Ripley, Charles Connecticut
Meilleur, Anne Cecil, William Maryland
Houck, John George Maryland
Kemp, Gilbert Maryland
Michael, Andrew Maryland
Rice, William Maryland
Shittenhelm, Frederick Maryland
Shoup, Martin Maryland
Miletich, Kelly Griffith, Henry Maryland
Miller, Shirley Salmon, Edward Maryland
Olson, Dottie Lyman, Isaac Vermont
Rohn, Christopher Pennsylvania
Parmerlee, Ruth Bearse, Joseph Connecticut
Patton, Sarah Delano, Thomas Connecticut
Peterson, Anne Lee Ambrose, Robert
Eastman, Joseph New Hampshire
Eastman, Moses New Hampshire
Harrison, John Virginia
Hutchins, Gordon New Hampshire
Little, Moses Massachusetts
Ludington, Comfort New York
Tyler, Moses New Hampshire
Redmond, Pati Buker, Israel Hilton Ohio
Richardson, Deborah Lovelace, Thomas Virginia
Sauser, Leona Huff, Samuel Virginia
Schriml, Lynn Gidney, Daniel New York
Shade, Delores Friend, John Lewis Maryland
Messenger, Abner Connecticut
Ward, Cornelius Maryland
Shealer, Barbara Minor, Thomas Virginia
Stup, Anita Belt, Middleton Maryland
Stup, Mary Alice Purdum, John Maryland
Temple, Sue Aldrich, Asquire Rhode Island
Wachter, LeAnna Carmack, John C Maryland
Staley, Melchoir Maryland
Asquire (Squire) Aldrich Born: June 14, 1760 Cumberland, Rhode Island Died: January 15, 1837 (Age 76) St. Johnsbury, Vermont Buried: Unknown Service: At the age of 15 Asquire ran away from home to join Captain Dexter’s Company of Colonel Lippett’s Rhode Island Regulars. This was in January 1776. He served until January of 1777 when they were disbanded. His Regiment fought at the Battles of Trenton and Princeton. He rejoined in the fall of 1777, Captain James Parker’s Company, Colonel Crary’s Regiment Rhode Island Regulars serving 4 months. Served all of 1778 in Captain Parker’s Company, Colonel Tappan’s Rhode Island Regulars. He was taken prisoner. Family: Asquire married Mary Whipple March 3, 1778. They had 5 children. Asquire married his second wife, Abigail Whipple (a cousin of his first wife) May 15, 1796, they had one child. Asquire married his third wife Abigail Ide June 12, 1797. They had 6 children. Asquire married his fourth wife Phebe Calkins April 1st, 1832.
Joseph Bearse (Bearss) Born: 8 January 1756 in New Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut Died: 4 November 1835 in New Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut Buried: New Fairfield Cemetery, New Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut Service: Joseph Bearse served as Sergeant with the Connecticut Line under Captains Beardsley, Pardee, Hubbell, and Penfield, and Colonels Waterbury, Canfield, Silliman, and Cook. Family: Joseph was the son of Thomas and Abigail Pickett Bearse. He was married to Jemima Bebee. They had nine daughters and one son, Joseph Thomas Bearss. Joseph Thomas Bearss married Anna Hubbell, daughter of Captain Gideon Hubbell, who was in the same regiment as Joseph Bearss.
Middleton Belt Born: 1747 in Prince George’s County, Maryland Died: 15 January 1807 in Montgomery County, Maryland Buried: Service: Middleton served in Maryland as a member of the Grand Jury in 1781. Middleton served as a Captain in the Revolutionary War. Family: Middleton lived in Prince George’s County, Maryland with his wife Mary Dyer. Their children (and spouses) include: Clarissa (Joshua Stewart), James Harwick (Mary Ann Barron) and Middleton (William Smith).
Zachariah Bond
Born: circa 1712
Died: 1 February 1776 in St. Mary’s County, Maryland
Buried:
Service: Committee of Safety and Correspondence, St. Mary’s County,
Maryland
Family: Zachariah Bond married Margaret (unknown surname) circa 1735.
Zachariah was born in St. Mary’s as second generation and resided in that
county. Zachariah and Margaret had one daughter, Mary Bond, who married
Henry Greenfield Sothoron. Zachariah was an Anglican and a planter who
owned mills. He served in the Lower House of St. Mary’s County from 1745 to
1754; Justice 1746-1764; Court of Oyer and Terminer and Goal Delivery; Captain
by 1758 and Major by 1768; trustee St. Mary’s County Free School 1772.
Zachariah purchased 162 acres in St. Mary’s County in the 1750’s and patented
an additional 1,011 acres in 1768. His father was Zachariah Bond and mother
Ann.
Source: Biographical Dictionary of the Maryland Legislature 1635-1789 by
Edward C. Papenfuse et.al. Maryland Archives.
Isreael Hilton Buker Born: 17 April 1756 in Bridgewater, Massachusetts Died: Buried: Otsego Methodist Church cemetery, Otsego, Ohio Service: At age 19, Israel Buker joined a company of colonial militia in Maine. Israel enlisted in April 1775, in January 1776 and on March 22, 1777. All enlistments were at Bridgewater, Mass. Israel was a Private in Captain Allen’s 23rd, a Regiment of Colonel John Bixby’s Army of Continental Troops. Israel was at the battles of Trenton and Princeton in 1775. After 8 years of soldering, Israel was discharged as a Sergeant of the Third Massachusetts Regiment on June 9, 1783 in New Windsor, New York. Family: Israel Hilton Buker is Pati Redmond’s great, great, grandfather. Israel was the only son of Hilton Decatur Buker who was born around 1736 in England. Hilton Buker died when Isreal was about 18 months old. Israel was bound out to a farmer and tavern keeper at two years of age to become an indentured servant. After the war, Israel returned to Maine and married Sarah Bathsheba Carver in Bridgewater, Mass in June 1784. They established a home in Gray, Main and had 10 children.
John C. Carmack Born: 12 May 1742 in Prince George’s County, Maryland Died: after 1790 in Frederick County, Maryland Buried: Service: John C. Carmack was an Associator in Frederick County, Maryland and served on the Committee of Observation. John was directed to assemble the able bodied of the Manor Hundred at Frederick, Maryland on October 2, 1775. John served in the Maryland Militia in the 2nd and Catoctin Battalions of Frederick County which assembled in Frederick County, Maryland. John was promoted to the rank of Captain on November 14, 1775. John helped form the 2nd Battalion. Family: John C. Carmack was born to William Carmack and Mary Jane McDaniel. John married Sarah Wolfe, daughter of Paul and Margaret Wolfe, in Frederick County, Maryland before June 1775. John was a farmer and surveyor in Frederick County, Maryland. John froze to death while surveying property near Woodsboro, Maryland. Sarah administered his estate in Frederick County, Maryland on June 15, 1803. John and Sarah’s children (and spouses) include: Sarah (X Anders) and Paul (Catherine E. Stimmel). Source: Clements & Wright, Maryland Militia in the Revolution, p. 60; Maryland Historical Magazine, Vol. 10, No. 4, Dec 1915, p 305
Andrew Carpenter Born: 1727 in Rockingham, Orange County, Virginia Died: 1795 in Madison County, Virginia Buried: Service: In 1776, at the age of 49, Andrew Carpenter served in the Virginia Militia as a foot soldier. He also provided provisions and supplies for the Revolutionary War effort. Family: Andrew Carpenter married Anna Barbara Weaver in 1751 at the age of 24. He and Anna had nine children. Andrew Carpenter was one of six children born to John Carpenter and Anna Barbara Weaver. His parents and his wife’s family were some of the first German immigrants to Virginia, who, in the decade of the 1720s, settled in and around the Robinson River Valley of what is today Madison County. Robinson River Valley (Madison County, Virginia)
William Cecil Born: circa 1730 in Maryland Died: after 13 October 1807 in Montgomery County, Maryland Buried: Service: William Cecil served (Patriotic Service) in Maryland. William signed the Oath of Allegiance in March 1778. Family: William married Elizabeth (unknown surname). They had 10 children. His Will mentions daughters Mary Ball, Elizabeth Toole, Susannah Kirk, and sons Archibald, William, Thomas, George, Philip, John, and Benjamin. Archibald was married to Priscilla (unknown surname) and Susannah was married to William Kirk. Source: Maryland Genealogical Society Bulletin, Vol. 27, No 1, pp. 101 & 120; Peden, Revolutionary Patriots of Montgomery County, Maryland 1775-1783 pp. 61; Koch, 300 Years of Cecils in America; Malloy, Abstracts of Wills of Montgomery County, Maryland 1776-1825 pp. 29.
Thomas Crampton (Cramphin) Born: 4 July 1735 on the High Seas Died: 20 May 1819 in Pleasant Valley, Washington County, Maryland Buried: Crampton Estate Graveyard, Pleasant Valley, Washington County, Maryland Service: Thomas was a Lieutenant in the Maryland militia, serving under Captain Joseph Chapline. Thomas was appointed by the Committee of Correspondence to carry the association to all freemen resident in the Lower Antietam district of the middle district of Frederick County (now Washington County). In January 1776, Thomas was mustered into the first military company organized for the Revolutionary War in Hagerstown, Maryland in which he was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant. Thomas signed the Oath of Fidelity and Support in Washington County as shown by the Worshipfull Joseph Chaplin’s returns dated 17 April 1779. Family: Thomas was a Justice of the Peace in the first County Court in Washington County that was created in September 1776. Thomas married Ann Mary Maria Sabboth in 1760. Their children (and spouses) include: Ozias, Elias, Joshua, John (Elizabeth Clopper), Josiah, Ruth, Mary and Elizabeth.
Michael Culler Born: 11 December 1745 in Palatinate, Germany. Died: 13 February 1818 in Burkittsville, Frederick County, Maryland Buried: Service: Maryland. Michael Culler is on the list of Associators. Family: Michael Culler’s wife was Lenora Eleanor Smith. His children included Henry (married to Anne Fister) and Catharine Chatarina (married to George Peter Remsberg). Source: Maryland History Magazine, Volume 11, List of Associators, pages 163- 164.
Thomas Delano Sr. Born: 24 December 1726 in Tolland, Hartford County, Connecticut Died: 8 September 1803 in Sharon, Litchfield County, Connecticut Burial: Service: Thomas served as a Minute Man in 1776, served on the Committee of Inspection in 1776, as a Grand Juror in 1779 and a Surveyor of Highways in 1781. Family: Thomas Delano listed in Sharon, Litchfield County, Connecticut with his wife Lois (unknown surname). Their children (and spouses) included: Elisha (Mary Atherton), Thomas Jr (Olive Griswold), Reuben (Joanna Sackett), Hannah (Reuben Doty) and Benjamin (Saviah Clark). Source: Johnston, Connecticut men in the revolution, p. 611; Mullen, Connecticut town meeting records, Vol. 2, pp. 287, 288, 294, 296
Peter DeMoss Born: 11 Dec 1752 in New Jersey Died: 26 Sep 1841, Pendleton County, Kentucky Burial: Originally, Demossville, Pendleton County, Peter was buried in a cemetery near the Campbell County line on the banks of the Licking River. He was reburied in Grandview Cemetery, Mentor, Campbell County in 1965. Service: Peter enlisted as a Private on August 1775 at Winchester, Virginia under Captain John Nevelle in the 12th Virginia Regiment commanded by Colonel Charles Scott. Peter reenlisted at Philadelphia on August 14, 1776 when his original one year enlistment was up. Peter stated in his pension record (No. S.10558) dated October 19, 1818 at the age 66, that he wintered at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania with General George Washington and that he was in the battle of Monmouth, New Jersey and he continued service until shortly before surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown in 1781. Family: Peter DeMoss is the 4th Great Grandfather of Patricia Menser Harris and 5th Great Grandfather of Charlotte Harris Bordino. Peter DeMoss is recorded in July 1753, living in Frederick County, Virginia (today: Berkeley County, West Virginia) with his parents, Fannie & Charles DeMoss & brother Andrew. Grave Photo taken by Frank Grimes 14 May 2010
John Martin Derr Born: circa 1737 in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Died: after 23 March 1812 in Frederick County, Maryland Buried: Thomas Family Cemetery near Adamstown, Maryland Service: John Martin Derr served as a Captain in the Frederick County, Maryland militia. Family: John Derr lived in Frederick County, Maryland. John’s first wife was Anna Cassell. His second wife was Elizabeth. John’s children include John and Anna Margaret. Source: Clements & Wright, Maryland Militia in the revolution. p. 69.
Joseph Eastman Born: 31 Jan 1717 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts Died: 9 Mar 1803 in Concord, Rockingham County, New Hampshire Buried: Pine Grove Cemetery, Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire Service: Joseph Eastman signed the Association Test in Concord. Joseph fought in the battle of Fort Ticonderoga in 1777. Family: Joseph married Abigail Mellen. Their children (and spouses) include: Moses (Lucretia Tyler), Jane (William Chamberlain), Sarah (David Young) and John. photo permission from Amy Levesque
Moses Eastman Born: 3 Mar 1743 in Rumford, New Hampshire Died: 6 Dec 1791 in Concord, Rockingham County, New Hampshire Buried: Service: Moses signed the Association Test and served as a Private under Colonel Henry Gerrish and Captain Joshua Abbot. Family: Moses married Lucretia Tyler. Their children (and spouses) include and Hannah (Stephen Ambrose) and Charles (Sally Bradley). Moses and Lucretia lived in Concord, Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
Edmond J. Fitzgerald Born: 18 March 1745 at sea in the Atlantic Ocean Died: 6 June 1848 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia Buried: Fitzgerald Family Cemetery, Shockoe, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Service: Edmond served in Virginia as an Ensign and as a 1st Lieutenant in the Virginia Militia. Sworn Ensign in the Pittsylvania County militia on November 25, 1778. Sworn First Lieutenant on April 18, 1781. Edmond gave material aid and signed the Oath of Allegiance in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Family: Edmond is the son of James Fitzgerald and Mary O’Brien of Ireland. Edmond was married to Mildred (Millicent) Payne in 1774. Mildred was born in 1762 in Halifax County, Virginia and was the daughter of Reuben and Agnes Wade Payne. Edmond and Mildred had 8 children: Rueben, Nancy, James, Elizabeth, Edmond, William and Samuel. Edmond’s gravestone can be found at http://pittsylvaniacountyhistory.com/patriots/. Photo by Chris Hanks PittsylvaniaCountyHistory.com
John Lewis Friend Born: circa 1732 in Pennsylvania Died: after 1 June 1808 in Friends, Allegany County, Maryland Buried: Friend’s graveyard. Service: John Lewis Friend served as a Private in Maryland. John served under Captain Charles Colson. Family: John lived in Washington County, Maryland. He married Kerrenhappuch Hyatt (died 1798). John and his family settled in Garrett County, along the Youghiogheny River. Their children (their spouses) included: Charles (Prudence Friend), John (Elizabeth Ward), Gabriel (Elizabeth Brunnell) and Joseph (Sarah Mary Green). Source: Clements & Wright, Maryland militia in the revolution, page 243.
Frederick Garst Born: 1752 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Died: after September 1842 in Roanoke County, Virginia Burial: Service: Frederick Garst served as a Private, in the 8th Class, serving under Captain Casper Stoever in the Pennsylvania Militia, Lancaster County. Family: Frederick was married to Magdalena Rauch. Their children and their spouses include: Frederick (Sara Franz/Sarah Frantz, Susannah Eller), Jacob (Pansy Tamsey Richardson), John (Christina Peffley), George B. (Katherine Markey), Magdalena (Joseph Echols), Anna (Richard Gordon) and Peter (Barbara). Frederick’s parents were DeWalt Garst, born in Germany in 1725, and Marie Elizabeth Statthalter. They emigrated from Alsaace Lorraine to America.
Daniel Gidney (Gedney) Born: 15 Dec 1739 in Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York Died: 15 Dec 1790 in Newburgh, Orange County, New York Burial: Old Town Cemetery, Newburgh, Orange County, New York Service: Daniel Gedney served as a Private in the Ulster County (New York) Militia, 4th Regiment (Land Bounty Rights; 500 acres being a right). Daniel served in Captain Samuel Clark’s Company of Colonel Jonathan Hasbrouck’s Regiment and listed Newburgh in Colonel Clark’s company on June 8, 1778. Daniel served as a Juror for the court of General Sessions of the Peace 1788. Family: Daniel Gidney/Gedney married Charlotte Fowler in 1769. Charlotte was the daughter of Samuel Fowler and Charlotte Purdy. Daniel and Charlotte had 12 children. Their children (and spouses) included: Samuel (Rachel Waring), Joshua (Mary Bennett), William (Eleanor Smith), Rebecca (Thomas Woolsey), Mary (Hugh Harris), Daniel (Sarah Maria Wood), Charlotte (Harris), David, Abigail, Eleazer (Charlotte Bailey), Jacob and Joshua. Daniel Gedney was a farmer on Cochecton turnpike in Newburgh, New York. Daniel Gedney did not sign the 1775 the Pledge of Association to abide by the order of the Continental Congress. On the day the Pledge was sent back to the Provincial Congress, Daniel Gedney came before the committee (July 14, 1775), and made affidavit of his intention to abide by the measures of the Continental Congress and pay his share of all the expenses. Source: Ruttenber & Clark, History of Orange County, New York, p. 49
Henry Griffith Sr. Born: 14 February in Anne Arundel County, Maryland Died: 28 September in Montgomery County, Maryland Burial: Service: Henry was the Frederick County representative of the Association of Freemen. Henry Griffith was one of a committee of four to raise gold and silver for the Patriot Cause in Frederick County and on April 24, 1775, Henry with ninety-nine others met in Annapolis, formed the Association of Freemen and took over the Government of Maryland. Henry served as Commissioner for the creation of Montgomery County, serving as Justice of Montgomery County when Montgomery County was created from Frederick County in September 1776. Henry Griffith was on the committee to select a site for the Montgomery County Court House. Family: Henry married Elizabeth Dorsey of Edward and Sarah (Todd) Dorsey in 1741. Elizabeth died on Christmas Eve, 1749. Henry married his second wife, Ruth Dorsey Hammond of John and Ann Dorsey Hammond in 1751. Henry’s children (and their spouses) include: Samuel (Ruth Berry), Philemon (Eleanor Jacob), Henry (Sarah Warfield; Sarah Davis), Rachel (Samuel Welch), Joshua (Elizabeth Ridgely) Eleanor (John Burgess) and Ruth (Amon Riggs). Source: Archives of Maryland, Vol. 11, pp. 4, 67, 132; SCHARF, History of Maryland, Vol. 2, p 176; A biographical dictionary of the Maryland Legislature, 1635-1789, p 378
John Harrison Born: 1730 in Westmoreland County, Virginia Died: December 1827 in Truro Parrish, Fairfax County, Virginia Burial: Service: John Harrison served as a Private in the American Revolution in Virginia. He enlisted in September 1776 and served three years in Captain Gabriel Long’s Company, Continental Troops. He was also a Private under Colonel Daniel Morgan’s Battalion of Riflemen (11th Virginia Regiment) in Culpepper County, Virginia. Family: John Harrison’s 1st wife was Bettie Headley. His 2nd wife was Nancy Miller. John and Nancy’s son William, born on 5 August 1753 in Westmoreland County, Virginia, also served in the American Revolution in Fairfax County, Virginia.
John George Houck Sr. Born: 14 July 1745 in Pennsylvania Died: after 8 September 1819 in Frederick County, Maryland Buried: John George Houck and his wife Catharina are buried in Rocky Springs Cemetery, Frederick County, Maryland Service: John George Houck served (Patriotic Service) in Maryland. John was a Juror to the Oath of Allegiance in 1778 in Frederick County, Maryland. Family: John married Catharina (Catherine) Kemp, daughter of Gilbert Kemp a Revolutionary War Patriot, on April 1, 1774. John and Catherine lived in Frederick County, Maryland. John died testate. His Will, Liber HS-2 Folio 310 was probated 20 Dec 1819 at the Frederick County, Maryland Courthouse with his son John Houck the executor. It names his wife and children John George (married Mary Shoup), Catherine married to Henry Shriver, Jacob, Margaret married to John Pittinger, and Barbara married to George Zeiler. Source: DAR, Unpub. Rev Rec of Maryland GRC 1939 S1, Vol. 61, pp.7; Peden, Revolutionary Patriots of Frederick County Maryland 1775-1783 pp.188; Holdcraft Names in Stone pp. 601; Myers, Houck Genealogy; Will Liber HS-2 Folio 310.
Samuel Huff Born: 1750 in Weycake Neck, Middletown, New Jersey Died: 1818 in White County, Tennessee Buried: Service: Samuel Huff served in the Augusta County, Virginia Militia under Captain William Christian in 1764. In 1774, he served in the Volunteers of Botetourt County, Virginia under Captain John Lewis. On October 19, 1774 Samuel fought at the Battle of Point Pleasant/Lord Dunmore’s War in what is today West Virginia. By 1781, Samuel was living in Henry County, Virginia where he was a Private in the Henry, County Militia serving under Captain Thomas Henderson. Samuel Huff’s regiment was ordered to march to Guilford County, North Carolina to assist General Greene at the Battle of the Guilford County Courthouse. Family: Samuel Huff was the son of Leonard Huff and Elizabeth Stout of New Jersey. The Huffs came to this country from the Netherlands about 1670. Samuel and his wife Sarah Hix lived in Botetourt County, Virginia and Greenbrier County, Virginia (today West Virginia). Next they continued the westward movement and journeyed to Tennessee where they lived in Greene, Jefferson, Cocke, Smith, Jackson and White, Counties. Together they had ten children, two of whom went farther west to Marion County, Illinois where many of their descendants remain today. Source: F. B. Kegley, Virginia Frontier, P. 293, William Armstrong Crozier, Virginia Colonial Militia, p. 95, Lela C. Adams, Notes on the Revolutionary War Soldiers, also the Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. XVII, pp. 189 & 191.
Gordon Hutchins
Born: 1733 in Exeter, New Hampshire or Harvard, Worcester County,
Massachusetts
Died: 8 December 1815 in Concord, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
Burial: Old North Cemetery, Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire
Service: Gordon Hutchins served in the American Revolution in New Hampshire.
He raised a company and was commissioned Captain of the same 23 may 1775,
by the Committee of Public Safety of Exeter, NH. His company was attached to
the 1st New Hampshire, under the command of Col. Stark. They fought at the
Battle of Bunker Hill in a position behind the rail fence where the British Regulars
were repulsed. Captain Hutchins was slightly wounded in this Battle. He signed
the Association Test 1776 in Concord, New Hampshire. On 4 March 1777, he
was commissioned Lt Col of Nahum Baldwin’s Regiment, 2nd NH.
Family: Gordon married his 1st wife, Dorothy Stone on October 12, 1757 in
Harvard, Massachusetts. Gordon, Dorothy and their daughter lived in Harvard,
Massachusetts. Gordon’s second wife was Lucy Lund. He had six children total.
Gordon was a Silversmith. While he was a member of the New Hampshire
House of Representatives, he took an active part in measures relative to the
battle of Bennington. Gordon died at age 82.
Inscription: SACRED
To the Memory of Col Gordon Hutchins
Who died Dec. 8th 1815, Aged 82 years
Photo by Ken Parnell
Used with permissionGilbert Kemp (Kaempf) Born: circa 1716/1717 in Rhine Palatinate, Germany Died: before 31 March 1794 in Frederick County, Maryland Buried: Gilbert and his wife are buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland. Fort Detrick acquired the original Kemp Cemetery and relocated the graves to Mt. Olivet Cemetery. A road on the west side of Ft. Detrick now covers the cemetery. Service: Gilbert Kemp served in Maryland (Patriotic Service). Gilbert paid for Services Rendered. Gilbert was a Juror to the Oath of Allegiance in 1778 in Frederick County, Maryland. During the Revolutionary War Gilbert was a private under Captain Stephen Ramsburg. Family: Gilbert married Susanna Getzendanner (Margaretha Goetzandomern) on February 5, 1745 in the Evangelical Lutheran Church, Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland. Susanna was born on July 12, 1724 in Schifferstadt, Germany and died in 1814 in Frederick County, Maryland. Gilbert was naturalized September 27, 1746 in Annapolis, Maryland. Between 1755-1763, Gilbert served in the French and Indian War under Captain Stephen Ramsburg. Gilbert was appointed by George Washington to lay out some building lots in Washington, D.C. Gilbert died testate. His Will, dated June 28, 1791, Liber GM-2 Folio 516 and Codicil Liber GM-2 Folio 517 was probated 31 March 1794 at the Frederick County Courthouse, Frederick, Maryland with his son Frederick Kemp as Executor. The Will mentions daughters Catherine “Houx” Houck (wife of John Houck, a Revolutionary Patriot), and Barbara Brunner and sons Frederick (married Dorothy Hershberger), Gabriel, and Henry. His wife was not mentioned. Source: Archives of Maryland, Vol. 21, pp 124; Peden, Revolutionary Patriots of Frederick County Maryland 1775-1783 PP 206; Sotzing, Kemp Chronicles Book 2, Descendants of Frederick Von Der Kaempk through Grandson Johann Conrad Kaempf pp. 86, 87, 94-96; Will Liber GM-2 Folio 516 and Codicil Liber GM-2 Folio 517.
Philip Key
Born: 1750 in St. Mary’s County, Maryland
Died: 4 January 1820 in Leonardtown, St. Mary’s County, Maryland
Buried: Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery in the family vault, Chaptico, St.
Mary’s County, Maryland
Service: Philip Key was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates
between 1779-1790 representing St. Mary’s County, Maryland.
Family: Philip Key married Rebecca Jowles Sothoron on March 14, 1779.
Philip born and resided at ‘Gravelly Hills,’ Chaptico Hundred. Philip pursued an
academic course in England and upon returning to Maryland was admitted to the
bar and practiced law. Engaged in farming, he shared partial ownership of two
mills in St. Mary’s County. Philip served in the Maryland House of Delegates in
1773; on the Committee of Correspondence 1in 774; as a Representative of the
U.S. Congress between 1791-1793; and as a Member of the State House of
Delegates between 1795- 1796 and served as Speaker. Philip was an Anglican
of King and Queen Parish. Through inheritance, patent and purchase, he
acquired as much as 2,000 acres in St. Mary’s and Charles counties in 1776-
1820; along with three lots in Baltimore City and four acres in Baltimore County.
His father was Dr. John Key, son of Philip Key and mother Cecelia, daughter of
Dr. Gustavus Brown of Charles County.
Source: Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress 1774-present, Maryland
State Archives.Moses Little Born: 8 May 1724 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Died: 27 May 1798 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Buried: Sawyer Hill Burying Ground, Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts Service: Moses Little served in the general court of Massachusetts. Moses led a company of Minute men who marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775 to the Battles of Lexington and Concord. On May 1, 1775 he was chosen as Colonel of the 17th Regiment. He led three of his companies in the Battle of Bunker Hill, crossed Charlestown Neck under severe fire from British batteries and ships of war, reaching the scene of action before the enemy and remained throughout the engagement. After the evacuation of Boston, he was present with Washington’s army on Long Island, where he commanded Forte Greene. He was stationed at Flatbush pass during the battle on August 27, 1776. He took part in the Battle of Harlem Heights. I Family: When they were 19 years old, in 1743, Moses married Abigail Bailey. They had eleven children. He was for several years a surveyor and obtained grants of unoccupied crown lands in Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. He built a mansion at Turkey Hill. In 1777 he declined Brigadier General on account of his bad health and family reasons. He had a stroke with paralysis in 1781. In 1784, Littleton, New Hampshire was named in his honor. His estate was inventoried at $62,356, a large fortune in those days. Photo courtesy of Paul Noyes and Al Sawyer
Thomas Lovelace Born: 8 February 1739 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia Died: summer of 1792 Buried: The Lovelace Family Cemetery, Halifax County, Virginia Service: Halifax County Court records show that Thomas received two Revolutionary War Public Claims, proving his loyalty to the cause. Family: Thomas Lovelace was the fourth and youngest son of Charles Lovelace and Bridget McLaughlin of North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia. Around 1765, Thomas married Tabitha Oldham, daughter of James and Tabitha (Haydon) Oldham. Thomas and Tabitha, along with their infant son Charles, left the Tidewater area for Halifax County, Virginia around 1767. In 1781, Thomas and Tabitha’s names were listed among the members of the County Line Baptist Church and later belonged to the Polecat Creek Baptist Church. Thomas and Tabitha Lovelace had twelve children between 1766 and 1790.
Comfort Ludington Born: 1740 in Connecticut Died: September 1805 in Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York. Buried: Service: Captain Comfort Ludington served in the American Revolution in New York on the Regiment of Minutemen in 1776. He also served in the Dutchess County Militia (NY) under Colonel Jacobus Swartwout. Family: In 1765, Comfort Lundington married Elizabeth Wickerson. In 1790, he lived in Fredericksontown, Dutchess County, New York and later owned property in Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York.
Isaac Lyman Born: 18 August 1759 at Lebanon, Connecticut Died: 1 March 1827 at Lymansville, Potter County, Pennsylvania Buried: Lymansville Cemetery, Potter County, Pennsylvania Service: Isaac Lyman enlisted on May 17, 1775 for 8 months in the company of Captain George Gould under Colonel Paul D. Sargent’s. Isaac fought under Colonel William Prescott at Bunker Hill at age 15. In Oct of 1776 he participated in the Battle of the Boys at Lake George, NY. Was given an honorary title of Major and was known as Major Isaac the rest of his life. Afterwards he returned to Halifax, VT. In June of 1777 he re-enlisted in County Fletcher’s Rangers, Vermont troops. Isaac served at Fort Ticonderoga when it was abandoned by General St. Clair. On 16 Aug 1777 he fought at the battle of Bennington, where he was wounded in the head. He was promoted afterwards to 1st LT at age 18. In Sept of 177 he was in the Battle of the Boys at Lake George. In 1779, he was in Captain Arms’ Company, Colonel Wells’ Regiment, Massachusetts line. He was a participant in Sullivan’s Campaign against the Iroquois. In 1781 he was in Captain Fish’s Company of Colonel Fletcher’s Regiment at Ft. Warner, Castleton, Vermont. On November 25, 1781 he was discharged from the Army. Family: Isaac seemed to have wandering feet and lived several places in the Northeast. He finally settled in Potter County, becoming the second permanent settler of that county. In 1807, acting as an agent for John Keating he assisted in opening an east/west road through Tioga, Potter and McKean Counties. Isaac was married 3 times. First to Sally Edgecomb, by whom he had 6 children. After her death he married Laura Pierce becoming the father of 7 more children. They “divorced” and he remarried to Patience Mann, fathering 5 more children. 14 of his children lived to have grandchildren. Lyman Family plot @ Lymansville Cemetery, Potter County, Pennsylvania
James Meadows Born: circa 1759 in Orange County, Virginia Died: 1844 in Rockingham County, Virginia Buried: The Old Hensley burying ground five miles east of Elkton Service: Private, served under Captain Burly (Burnley), Captain Huston, Colonel Taylor and Colonel Rush. James enlisted about the second or third year of the Revolutionary War, serving as a private for two and a half years under Captain Garland Burnley, Colonel Francis Taylor’s Virginia Regiment. He was discharged in April 1781. In May of 1781 he enlisted as a substitute for Benjamin Harvey of Rockingham County, Virginia, who was drafted as a Militiaman. He served three months and was in the battles of Burnt Chimneys and Hot Water and several skirmishes. He was approved for pension September 17, 1832 (Certification No. 6783) at a sum of $80.00 per year on March 2, 1833 at the age of 72 years. Family: James Meadows was the brother of William Meadows and the son of Francis Meadows, all of whom served in the Revolutionary War. James Meadows was born in Orange County Virginia (date unknown) and moved with his parents to Rockingham County, Virginia when he was a small boy. He lived in that county his entire life. James married Catherine Boswell. Their children (and their spouses) include: Thomas W (Elizabeth Breeding), John (Mary Harness) and Nellie (Benjamin Hensley). John Meadow’s Tombstone with incorrect death date. Rockingham County, Virginia.
Abner Messenger Born: 1760 in Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut Died: after 4 March 1845 in Preston County, Virginia Buried: Service: Private, Connecticut. Served under Captains Mills, Churchill and Stoddard. Served under Major Humphrey, Colonels Enos and Mead. Family: Abner lived in Simsbury Township, Hartford County, Connecticut. Abner married Abigail Pike. Their children (and their spouses) include: Sarah (James Miller), Matilda (William Messenger), Samuel (Maria Jackson), Edmund (Louisa) and Roswell (Sarah).
Andrew Michael Born: circa 1741 in Germany Died: after 3 March 1800 in Frederick County, Maryland Buried: Family graveyard called “Graveyard Farm” Service: Andrew served in Maryland (Patriotic Service). Andrew was a Juror to the Oath of Allegiance in 1778 in Frederick County, Maryland. Family: Andrew was a blacksmith and immigrated to America early in the 1760s. He married Barbara Sinn before 1768. Barbara was born on November 16, 1743 in Frederick County, Maryland and died in 1811 in Frederick County, Maryland Andrew and Barbara lived in Frederick County, Maryland and had 10 children. Their children (and their spouses) included: Andrew (Jane Gizebert) and Catharine (Jonathan Gisburt). Andrew and Barbara purchased 2 lots in Fredericktown on May 6, 1762 and he became a naturalized citizen at Frederick, Maryland on April 11, 1764 under statutes 13 of George ll, Section l and Section ll. Andrew and Barbara were Lutherans. Andrew died testate. His Will, Liber GM- 3 Folios 366-369, was probated in the Frederick County Court House on March 3, 1800 with his wife Barbara and his son Adam as the executors. Barbara’s Will, RB-1 Folio 529, was dated October 10, 1810 and probated on January 2, 1815 at the Frederick County, Maryland Courthouse with Jonathan Gisberts the executor. Source: G.M. Brumbaugh’s Revolutionary Records of Maryland, 1924, Vol. 1, pp. 23; Peden, Revolutionary Patriots of Frederick County Maryland 1775-1783 pp. 252; Myers, Michael Genealogy.
Ludwick Michael Born: circa 1750 Died: after 20 May 1805 in Frederick County, Maryland Buried: Christ Reformed Church Service: Ludwick was a soldier serving under Captain John Reynolds in the Washington County Maryland Militia. Ludwick took the Oath of Allegiance. Family: Ludwick and his wife Catherine lived in Frederick and Washington Counties of Maryland. Their sons were Christopher (married Ann C.S. Grove) and Lewis (married Ann Nancy Castle). Source: Clements & Wright, Maryland Military in the revolution, p. 240.
Thomas Minor
Born: 17 December 1751 on Locust Grove Plantation in Spotsylvania County,
Virginia
Died: 21 July 1834 in Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Buried: On a small wooded lot near the old “Locust Grove” homestead in
Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Service: Thomas Minor was a 1st Lieutenant in the, 5th Virginia Regiment (Jan,
1777), Captain of the 2nd Virginia State Regiment (Apr 1777-Feb 1780), Aide-de-
Camp to General Edward Stevens of Virginia Militia, 1781, at the siege of
Yorktown and commissioned Captain in Spotsylvania Militia, 1783.
Family: Thomas Minor Jr. was the son of Capt. Thomas Minor and Alice Thomas
of the Locust Grove Plantation in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. He was one of
eight children. In 1781 Thomas married Elizabeth Madison Taylor, daughter of
Col. James Taylor, of Midway, Caroline County, Virginia. Thomas and Elizabeth
had 12 children. Elizabeth was the second cousin to future presidents James
Madison and Zachary Taylor. After the war Thomas became a Virginia Colonel,
and a Justice of the Peace, and as such was twice High Sheriff of Spotsylvania
County.
Source: DAR Patriot Index - Centennial Edition - Part 2 - page 2041 and
Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army during The War of the
Revolution by Francis Heitman - p395, Bounty Land Record W5374 – B.L. Wt
1679-300; after his death the family submitted Pension claim #31848.
Excerpt from William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Volume
IX, 1900-1901 - article "Some Minors In Virginia" by Dr. Benjamin Blake Minor -
[grandson of Thomas Minor Jr] – pp. 55-60Thomas Pennifield Born: circa 1760 in Frederick County, Maryland Died: 15 December 1832 in Montgomery County, Maryland (near Darnestown) Buried: Montgomery County, Maryland (near Darnestown) Service: Thomas enlisted in July 1780 as a Private, Montgomery County, Maryland, serving a three year enlistment in Captain Benjamin Price’s Company of Colonel Mordacai Guess’ Regiment in the Maryland line and in the second Maryland Regiment commanded by Col John Steuart. Thomas was at the siege of York at the taking of Lord Cornwallis. Thomas also served as a Marine aboard the Sloop Porpoise and was in two battles at sea. Family: Thomas was a farmer in Montgomery County, Maryland. Thomas and Esther Beanes were married on July 20, 1790 in Prince George’s County, Maryland by Parson Edward Gantt. Thomas and Esther had eleven children. Their children (and their spouses) include: Levi (Margaret Hill), Ara (Upton West) and Thomas (Anna M unknown surname).
John Porter
Born: 1737 in Carrollton, Maryland
Died: 1810 near Eckhart, Maryland
Buried: The family Porter Cemetery, also known as Rose Meadows, near
Eckhart, Maryland.
Service: Served in the Revolutionary War in Captain Paxton’s Bedford County
Pennsylvania militia.
Family: John was a son of the first John Porter, who immigrated to Carrollton
from Bristol, England in 1715. John Porter married Nancy Ann McKenzie in 1767.
They had seven sons and one daughter. Gabriel, John and Nancy’s fourth son,
married Rebecca Frost in 1797. She was the daughter of Josiah Frost, who
owned the land where Frostburg, Maryland now stands and built the first house
there. John and Nancy’s seventh son, also named John, was known as “Squire
Jack” Porter. He served as a captain in the War of 1812.
Source: Pennsylvania Archives, 5th Series, Vol. V, p. 116John Purdum Born: circa 1739 in Wales Died: 17 Jan 1795 in Montgomery County, Maryland Buried: Service: John Purdum signed the Oath of Allegiance, Montgomery County, Maryland in 1778. During the war John served as a patriot. Family: John married Kesiah Darby in 1764. Their children (and spouses) include: Walter (Priscilla Browning), Joshua (Rachel Browning), Henna, John (Eleanor Riggs), Kesiah. John and his family lived in Frederick and Montgomery Counties.
John George Remsberg (Johann Ramsburg) Born: 19 September 1736 in Walldorf, Germany Died: 24 November 1820 in Frederick County, Maryland Buried: Thomas Family Cemetery near Adamstown, Maryland Service: John served as a Corporal in the Maryland Militia under Captain Kemp’s. John signed the Association Test. Family: John Remberg’s first wife was Maria Elizabeth Brunner. His second wife was Catherine Sulser. John lived in Frederick County, Maryland. His children included: John, Elizabeth, George Peter, Sebastian, Ann Margaret, and Catherine. John married Catherine Thomas, Elizabeth married John Thomas, George Peter married Catherine Culler, Sebastian married Elizabeth Steiner, Ann Margaret married Philip Henry Thomas and Catherine married Henry Hersperger. Source: Maryland Historical Magazine, Volume XI, pp. 52, 163-173.
William Rice Born: circa 1737 Died: after 30 November 1788 in Frederick County, Maryland Buried: Service: William Rice served in Maryland. William was a Sergeant with Captain William Beatty in the Frederick County, Maryland Militia on November 29, 1775. William was commissioned 1st lieutenant in the Geran Regiment on September 25, 1778, and Captain on January 4, 1778. Family: William was married Ann (unknown surname) in 1757. They lived in Frederick County, Maryland. William died testate in 1788. His Will, Liber GN-2 Folio 296, was probated 20 November 1788 with executors his sons James and William at the Frederick County, Maryland Courthouse. It mentions a wife Ann and 9 children: James, William, Peregrine Perry (1767-1841, married Martha Detrow/Dutero in 1794), Elizabeth (married Jonathan Ireland), Rebecca, George, John, Thomas, and Ann. Source: Maryland Historical Magazine, Vol. 11, pp. 50- & 55; Peden, Revolutionary Patriots of Frederick County Maryland 1775-1783 pp. 302; Rice, William Rice of Frederick County, Maryland and some of His Descendants; Will, Liber GN-2 Folio 296.
Charles Ripley Born: 25 Feb 1733 in Windham, Windham County, Connecticut Died: 4 Jan 1778 at Sugar House Prison, New York, New York Buried: Prison Ship Martyrs "Monument", Brooklyn, Kings County, NY, USA Service: On February 17th, 1777 Charles Ripley enlisted as a Private from Windham, Connecticut, which is in Elderkin County for a term of three years in the Revolutionary War. Charles served under Captain Vine Elderkin and Colonel Heman Swift. Charles was a Lieutenant in the war and he was taken prisoner by the British of Mammouth, New Jersey. He was captured at the fall of the Battle of Germantown on 4 October 1777, so he had been in service only 7 months. He was confined to Sugar House Prison in New York and was killed while he was in prison. The Prison Ship Marty's Monument was erected in Fort Green Park, Brooklyn and was dedicated in 1908. This Monument honors the unknown American Soldiers and sailors who were imprisoned and died and buried in unmarked graves during the occupation of New York by the British. Family: Charles Ripley was the son of Jeremiah and Abigail Carey Ripley. Charles Ripley came from a family of 7 and he and his wife Tabitha Abbe "Abigail" had 7 children. Charles and Abigails children (and spouses) include: Epaphroditus (Anna Webb) and Vine (Lois Crampton). Abigail died in 1774. One or two of his sons fought the war with him and the younger one was 17 when he enlisted in July of 1780. The Rhinelander sugar house prison. New York, New York
Johann Christopher Rohn (Christopher Rowen) Born: circa 1740, birthplace unknown Died: 31 May 1837 in Kensington, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Buried: Palmer Cemetery, Kensington, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Service: Johann served in the 1st Pennsylvania Regiment under Captains George Humes, Peter Grub and Colonel Edward Hand in the 1st Pennsylvania Regiment. Johann also served as a recruiting officer. According to his Federal Pension application he enlisted on 3 July 1777 in Reading, Pennsylvania. He participated in “the battle of Brandwine, the battle of Germantown taking the Hessians at Trenton. The Battle of Long Island, the Battle of Monmouth and the taking of Cornwallis at Yorktown.” He was 95 when he applied for a federal pension application in 1835. The application was rejected because he was receiving a pension from the state of Pennsylvania. Records show he collected a pension from the state of Pennsylvania from 1823-1837 for his service. Family: Little is known of Christopher and research continues in an attempt to reconstruct his live. His pension application states he was living in Philadelphia prior to the Revolution and he returned to that city afterwards. He lived in the Kensington section of Philadelphia, next to the Delaware River. We know he had at least 4 children, but have only been able to trace descendants of 2. Philadelphia directories list him as a “labourer”. His son worked as a “caulker” and most of his grandsons worked as either ship carpenters or caulkers in the surrounding shipyards. A statement from a grandson shows he was blind at the time of his death and was also lame. Family stories say he went by “Stoffee” and that he was 6 feet tall. The German surname of Rohn was eventually changed to Rowen. Newspapers reported his age as 107 or 109, upon his death. No evidence of his birth has been found to substantiate this. No headstone has been found and it is believed the body was moved to a mass grave, as the city encroached on the cemetery.
Edward Salmon
Born: 19 Aug 1743/1746 in England
Died: 29 Jun 1809 in Frederick County, Maryland
Buried: The Old Reformed graveyard, (Memorial Park), Bentz Street, Frederick,
Maryland
Service: Edward Salmon served as a Private in the Maryland Militia under
Captain Phillip Maroney in the Regiment of the Flying Camp. Edward participated
in the Battle of Brandywine. His regiment marched to New York in July of 1776
and then proceeded to headquarters on York Island.
Family: Edward was known as Captain Edward Salmon as he held a position in
the English Army, bearing the rank of Captain before immigrating to America.
Edward married Elizabeth Keller (1755-Feb 1819) in 1775 in Mt. Pleasant
District, Frederick County, Maryland. Edward and Elizabeth’s children (and their
spouses) include: Mary (Peter Buckey), Elizabeth (George Getzendanner) and
Frederick (Amelia Philips).Frederick Shittenhelm Born: after 1757 Died: after 1 March 1808 in Frederick, County, Maryland Buried: Service: Frederick Shittenhelm served in Maryland. Frederick served as a non- commissioned officer and fifer in Captain William Beatty’s Company of Militia on November 29, 1775, Frederick County, Maryland. Family: Frederick married Barbara (unknown surname) circa 1757. Frederick and Barbara lived in Frederick County, Maryland. Frederick died testate. His Will, Liber GMRB-1 Folio-362, was probated 1 March 1808 at the Frederick County, Maryland Court House with Barbara Sheetenhelm as executor. His Will mentions daughters Catherine Eckhart, and Elizabeth Breshears, and sons Jacob (wife Mary Walter), and George. Source: Maryland Historical Magazine, Vol. 11, pp. 50 & 55; Peden, Revolutionary Patriots of Frederick County Maryland 1775-1783 pp. 327; Will, Liber GMRB-1 Folio 362.
Martin Shoup Jr. Born: circa 1730 Died: after 10 May 1783 in Frederick County, Maryland Buried: Service: Martin Shoup served in Maryland. Martin furnished supplies. Family: Martin married Sophia Bott circa 1755. Martin and Sophia lived in Frederick County, Maryland. He died testate in 1783. His Will Liber GM-2 Folio 15 and Codicil Folio GM-2 Folio 21 was probated December 9, 1783 at the Frederick County, Maryland Court House with Peter Kemp of Frederick the executor. He left a wife Sofia and children George, Catherine, Sofia, Christian, Peter (wife Ann), Samuel and Anna Mary (husband John George Houck). Source: MSA, S1484, 1783 Hall of Records, NO 919; Peden, Revolutionary Patriots of Frederick County Maryland 1775-1783 pp. 329.
Henry Greenfield Sothoron Born: circa 1734 in St. Mary’s County, Maryland Died: 4 February 1793 St. Mary’s County, Maryland Buried: The Plains, Sothoron family cemetery, Golden Beach, St. Mary’s County, Maryland Service: Committee of Safety and Correspondence, St. Mary’s County, Maryland , Captain, Sixth Battalion, St. Mary’s County, Maryland Militia by 1776. Family: Henry Greenfield Sothoron was born fourth generation and resided in Upper Resurrection Hundred. Henry was an Anglican and planter called merchant 1768 and 1771. He served in the Lower House, St. Mary’s County 1757-1766; Conventions for St. Mary’s County 1st 1774 and 4th 1775, Justice 1768-1777; trustee of Charlotte Hall School 1774; churchwarden, All Faith Parish 1774-1777; and All Faith Parish Vestry 1774, 1792-1793. Henry inherited 290 acres in St. Mary’s County; acquired over 2,000 acres in St. Mary’s and Charles counties (800 acres in Charles County co-owned with Zachariah Bond where in 1771 the 800 acres were sold). Henry’s father was John Johnson Sothoron and his mother was Mary Jowles, daughter of Henry Peregrine Jowles and wife Dryden. Source: Biographical Dictionary of the Maryland Legislature 1635-1789 by Edward C. Papenfuse, et.al. Maryland Archives.
Anthony Souder Born: circa 1730 Died: 19 December 1803 in Loudoun County, Virginia Buried: Service: Anthony served in Virginia. Anthony furnished supplies in 1782. Family: Anthony lived in Loudoun County, Virginia. His wife was Margaret Maurer. Their children included: Jacob, Philip Jacob Julias (married to Susanah Boger) and Catherine (married to John Slater). Source: Abercrombie & Slatten, Virginia revolutionary public service claims, volume 2, pages 598, 601.
Melchoir Staley Born: 5 June 1719 in Zurich, Switzerland Died: 21 March 1791 in Frederick County, Maryland Buried: Service: Melchoir rendered material aid. Family: Melchoir married Anna Barbara (unknown surname). They lived in Frederick County. Their children (and spouses) included Jacob (Elizabeth Staley; Barbara Ann Castle) and Susannah Barbara (John Engel). Source: Archives of Maryland, Vol 43, p.520
Moses Tyler Born: circa 1713 Died: after 7 Feb 1781 in Pembroke, Rockingham County, New Hampshire Buried: Service: Moses signed the Association Test in Pembroke, New Hampshire. Family: Moses married Miriam Bayley. Their children (and spouses) included: Lucretia (Moses Eastman) and Hepzeba/Hepzibah (James Bell).
Cornelius Ward Born: 1750 in Maryland Died: 11 August 1795 in Western Maryland Buried: Friend Cemetery, Friendsville, Maryland Service: Cornelius was a sharpshooter in Daniel Cresap's Company of Rangers (all expert marksmen) from Washington County. In 1775 they were requested to report to General Washington. They assembled in Frederick City, from where they left July 18 and marched 22 days to arrive in Cambridge, Mass. After serving well in the Boston area, they were later incorporated into a rifle regiment commanded by Col. Moses Rawlings. Family: During the war, Cornelius became acquainted with John Friend. John told Cornelius of the need for a mill in the Friend settlement in the extreme northwest corner of Maryland. After the war, Cornelius transported by land and water a large mill wheel to Friend's settlement and built a mill. He brought with him a son and a daughter. After building the mill, Cornelius and his family stayed in the area until Cornelius passed away in 1795. In that year, Elizabeth, his daughter, married John Friend, Jr. Another son of John Friend Sr., Gabriel (also a soldier from the war), administrated the estate and Cornelius was buried on a hillside, which became The Friend Cemetery. This small cemetery includes several other patriots. A government marker was erected for Cornelius in 1975.
Conrad Yoder Born: 1730 in Canton, Bern, Switzerland Died: 1790 in Catawba, North Carolina Buried: private tiny cemetery for founders of Yoder family in Catawba, North Carolina Service: Conrad Yoder was a Patriot during the Revolutionary War, supporting the American cause for independence. Age and religious beliefs kept him from active military service. He furnished supplies to the militia of Lincoln County, North Carolina at the Battle of King’s Mountain, valued at 2230 pounds and fifteen shillings, the equivalent of $10,704 US dollars. Family: Conrad Yoder was born in Switzerland. His family members were Anabaptists and immigrated to Philadelphia in 1746 due to religious intolerance and persecution. Sometime between 1755 and 1760, Conrad migrated to North Carolina, and is considered to be the original pioneer of the Yoder family in North Carolina. In 1762 he bought 200 acres of land in what is now Catawba County. Conrad became a large land owner, owning over 1000 acres when he died in 1790. Conrad had three spouses, Christina Klein, (unknown) Seitz and Catherine Huffman. Conrad’s children (and their spouses) include: David (Elizabeth Reep) and John (Mary Barbara Reep).
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