American Revolutionary War Ancestors

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Comment by Vera Moore on August 12, 2009 at 4:48pm

No, I haven't Michael.....thanks for the tip!!

Comment by Debbie Levine on August 12, 2009 at 5:07am

I am looking for a James Barnett born 17 Jun 1751 in Virginia later moved to Caldwelll County, Kentucky where he died 4 May 1825. He married a Martha Mills. Their children were Samuel, Sophia, James Jr. Sarah, and John. I am not sure if he served in the war but the dates would indicate that he possible could have. If anyone has him in his line, let me know.

Comment by Rosemary Taylor on August 11, 2009 at 11:24pm

One of my Revolutionary War ancestors is JOSIAH EARP, born 1761, Maryland; died 1844, Pulaski County, Kentucky, where he received a pension. He enlisted in 1771, as a Private in the Maryland Company under Captain John Nichols, who I assume was related because his mother's maiden name was Nichols. He was assigned to guard the prisoners taken after the surrender of Cornwallis, removing them to Frederickstown, Maryland. It is said his father was also a veteran of the war, but I have found no record. After the war he resided in Caswell County, North Carolina before moving to Kentucky. I descend by way of his daughter Jemima, who married James Randolph/ Randall. Sometimes the Earp name was spelled HARP or ARP. Yes, Josiah was related to the famous Earp brothers ancestor.
I am not currently a member of the DAR.

Comment by Earl Cain on August 11, 2009 at 6:19am

Bill,

Bill,

Sorry, I thought I posted the web site. www.colrichardsomers.com

From our site you can get to National or State (NJ). Any questions - let me know.

Earl

Comment by Bill Tiffee on August 11, 2009 at 12:44am

Earl,
Would you mind providing the email/mailing info for the SAR organization?
Thanks, Bill

Comment by Earl Cain on August 10, 2009 at 10:18am

If anyone is interested in learning more about the application process for the SAR, please feel free to look around our Chapter website. Look on the tabs on the left for "SAR Application". An on-line form is available.

Also, there are links to the SAR National site and New Jersey State site.

If you have any questions/comments - use the Contact Us - the email comes to me.

Comment by Michael Gallagher on August 10, 2009 at 8:52am

Have you checked the PA Archives (free at footnote.com) for John Cosper?

Comment by Vera Moore on August 10, 2009 at 8:47am

Sorry the post below is messed up...no way to edit comments.

Comment by Vera Moore on August 10, 2009 at 8:45am

I am descended from John COSPER of PA (Columbia and Northumberland Cos.) who served 4 years in Capt. Hawkins Boon's Co. 12th regiment PA. commanded by Col. Cooke and enlisted Oct. 1776. He also served in the 3rd PA Regiment commanded by Col. Thomas Craig. He was discharged in January 1781. He died 23 Jan. 1820 in Derry Twp., Northumberland County, PA.
He was married to Martha BIDDLE 12 February, 1781 in Morris County, NJ. She died 20 Mar. 1840 in Holmes County, OH. They had 10 children all born between 1783 and 1799 in Morris County, NJ.


Looking for other descendants of John and Martha.
I descended from son David Cosper and Elizabeth ERWAY (Ervey/Ervay) >Charles Cosper and Lucinda WEEKS>Charles H. Casper and Margaret LaFRAMBOISE.

The 2nd Rev. war ancestor (not confirmed) I descend from is Conrad ERWAY (ERBE, ERVEY, ERVINE. ERWINE, IRWINE) listed in the 1793 NJ Militia Census as Conrad ERVINE, Company of Artillery. Source Charles Eugene Erway III...the Erway/Ervay/Ervey Family-An American Family the Descendants of Conrad Ervay (175?-1819). Charles forwarded this 17 page work to me and in it he states that he could find no such "appropriately named" Conrad in the records of New Jerseyman Soldiers of the Revolution, but had no yet checked PA. Looking for any evidence of Conrad as a Rev. Soldier.

Thank you,

Vera
He married Juliana SAVERCOOL; their children were:
Johannes
Abraham
Isaac
Elizabeth (m. David COSPER)
Johann Conrad
Johann Georg
Johann Philip
Johann Heinrich
Carl Friedrich
Catherine
William

Comment by William S Dean on August 9, 2009 at 4:09pm

Hi, Ray

Couple of things relating to Israel Putnam:

Putnam died in Brooklyn, Connecticut in 1790, and was buried in an above-ground tomb in Brooklyn's South Cemetery. Within a few years, however, so many people visited Putnam's tomb that the badly-mutilated marble marker was removed for safe keeping to the Connecticut State Capitol in Hartford. In 1888, Putnam's remains were removed from the Brooklyn cemetery and placed in a sarcophagus built into the foundation of a monument, newly erected on a plot of ground near the Brooklyn town green.

Today there are many places named for Israel Putnam. Eight Putnam Counties, including Putnam County, New York, which embraces the east bank of the Hudson Highlands he once held command over, bear his name, as does a Brooklyn, New York elementary school. Only miles north of his monument in Brooklyn, CT, is the town and city of Putnam, named after this famous hero. There is also an East Putnam Avenue in Greenwich, Connecticut which is named after the path in which he retreated from British forces; Putnam's cottage, an eighteenth century residence that may have served as a tavern at the time of Putnam's escape, is located on this avenue. There is also Putnam State Park, located in Redding, Connecticut. General Putnam is an ancestor to famed 20th century newsman and former Marine Corp Officer George Putnam.

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