Dye,
Andrew
Andrew Dye was a fifth generation
settler in the "New World." His
great, great grandfather Lauren Duytz, Diets, Deay, Dye or Dey (any
spelling used then) was born in Denmark in 1610. As a young man, he
emigrated, by way of Holland, to North America in the ship "Erie of
Troy," arriving in New Amsterdam in 1639.
Andrew, second son of James and Sarah Dye, was born in Middlesex
County, NJ, in 1744. While still a young man, he moved to MD, and from
there to Whiteley Creek, in what is now Green County, PA. He met and
married Miss Sarah Minor, daughter of Stephen and Athalia
(Updike) Minor. Sarah's brother was Colonel John Minor, one of Whiteley
Creek's
first settlers.
During the Revolutionary War, Andrew served as a Captain in the
Pennsylvania Line and received a pension. (See "PA Archives
Series 6, Vol. 3,"
pp. 1366 - 1367.)
After the death of his wife in 1810, he moved with his family to KY,
and then to OH, where, over the years, he acquired a fortune, buying
numerous tracts of land in two counties. At the age of 73, he
again fell victim to Cupid's dart, and took another wife, Ann (Lamb)
Evans, widow of Charles Evans. The marriage met with strong opposition
on the part of all thirteen of his children. The old man made a new
will, leaving his fortune to his wife, and cutting off his children
with 50¢ each. Andrew Dye died on July 5, 1835. He and his
second wife are buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Miami County, OH.
Known Children:
James, Stephen, John, Andrew Jr., Frances, Benjamin, Samuel, Vincent,
Rachel, William, Jane
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Frisbee, Israel
Israel was the sixth of seven children born to Israel Frisbee, Sr., and
Elizabeth Grannis. His father had served in the French & Indian
War from 30 May to 2 Dec. 1755.
Israel Jr. was born 22 June 1754 at Branford, CT. He died 8 Feb. 1825
at Spafford, NY. On 22 Sept. 1783 he married Active Foote, who was born
6 Aug 1764 in Woodbury, CT. Active died Aug. 1791 at the age of 27,
after 8 years of marriage. Israel married Esther Tyler on 13 Feb. 1793.
There are no records of her birth or death.
Israel served as a sergeant in the Connecticut Militia, Col. Noadiah
Hooker's Regiment. Family papers say he taught school and fought in the
off months.
His brother James was a lieutenant with Captain John Paul Jones and
lost his life at sea on 23 Sept. 1779. Another brother Jonah served as
a lieutenant in the first regiment of Col. Joseph Vose from 1 Jan. 1777
to 15 April 1779, a tour of duty which included the dreadful winter at
Valley Forge. Youngest brother Hooker served in the 7th Connecticut
regiment under Col.
Charles Webb, during the Siege of Boston 11 July to 8 Nov. 1775. Sister
Tamara's
husband Abraham Plant served as a corporal in Connecticut.
Known Children:
Francis
Denison
Jerusha
Israel b-20 July 1791
Daniel Grand b-22 January 1794 - Middlebury, CT
Orrin
Tyler b-22 January 1796 - Middlebury, CT
Esther
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Grimes,
James
James was born in County Down, Northern Ireland in 1754. He served in
Captain George Houston's Company and Col. Benjamin Harrison's Regiment
as a private and then as a sergeant. He was in the engagements at Burnt
Chimneys and
Williamsburg, Virginia. James married Isabella (no b/d or maiden name)
in Kentucky. Their first child John was born in KY in 1788. Patriot
James Grimes died in Ripley County, Indiana, on Nov. 11, 1833; Isabella
also died in Ripley County, Indiana.
Known Children:
John b-1788
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Hawley,
Daniel
Daniel Hawley was born September 4, 1741, of Matthew (1714-1800) and
Hannah (1722-1798) Hawley, in Canaan Town, Columbia County, New York.
The Hawleys were among the early settlers of New Canaan, NY.
Daniel Hawley served as a private in the 9th Regiment, Albany County
Militia, during the Revolutionary War. His father Matthew
Hawley
was also a private in the Albany County Militia (17th Regiment). The
Albany County Militia, as part of the New York State Militia, fought
under Brigadier General Abraham Ten Hoeck at the Battle of Saratoga.
The victory of the American troops at Saratoga is considered one of the
turning points of the Revolutionary War. Matthew Hawley received land
bounty rights in Kings District (later Canaan Town) for his service in
the Albany County Militia.
The Kings District records show Daniel Hawley as an active and
respected member of his community. He served twice
as
Constable, Assessor, and Fence Viewer; once as Pathmaster, and
once received Capt. Bristol's beat between 1779 and 1800. (Note: in
1788 the Kings District of Albany County became Canaan Town of Columbia
County.)
Daniel Hawley was married to Eunice Sprague (1751-1834) on February 14,
1780, at Great Barrington, Massachusetts. (The list of
children
is from the records of Rev. Gideon Bostwick of Gt. Barrington, MA.)
Also listed in records of Rev. Gideon Bostwick is Abigail, baptized
August 21, 1770, child of Daniel and Hannah (Warner) Hawley.
Daniel Hawley died March 4, 1801, and is buried at Canaan Center
Cemetery, New Canaan, New York, along with his wife Eunice, who died
October 2, 1834, at the age of 83. After Daniel Hawley's death Eunice
was married to Daniel West.
Known Children:
Hannah, baptized 8 July 1781
Phileura, baptized 30 May 1784
Asahel, baptized 27 February 1787
Harry (or Henry), baptized 5 July 1791
Thomas b-20 August 1794 (listed in guardianship records at Columbia
County Courthouse at Hudson NY in 1806)
Note:
I am indebted to my cousin Janet Berg Badynski for her original
research related to ancestor Daniel Hawley.
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Hilton,
Charles
When my DAR ancestor, Charles Hilton, enlisted in the colonial infantry
at the age 23, he was already the fifth generation of his family in
America. His great-great grandfather, Edward Hilton I is known as the
"Father of New Hampshire." Charles V was the only child of Charles
Hilton IV and Hannah Pike.
He served with Benedict Arnold under the direct command of Captain
Henry Dearborn during the tragic march through the woods of Maine to
Quebec. Traversing a country entirely devoid of game, they suffered
from bitter cold and near starvation. When their supplies gave out,
they
slaughtered two pet dogs and later boiled and ate moccasins and shoe
leather.
Two days after they arrived in Quebec they were taken prisoner and
suffered further from vermin and hunger during captivity. The New
Hampshire state papers of the Revolution contain an account of the
allowance of "twenty two pounds eight shillings to Charles Hilton for
his loss at Quebec." The state records further show that Charles Hilton
later re-enlisted in the regiment that was raised to reinforce the
Northern Continental Army in 1777 under the command of Nicolas Gilman.
Later that same year, under the command of Colonel Stephen Evans, he
marched from New Hampshire to join the Continental Army at Saratoga.
For this enlistment of three months and one day, Hilton received wages
of thirteen pounds thirteen shillings and a travel allowance "out to
Bennington home from New Windsor, three hundred miles: four pounds,
thirteen shillings and three pence."
The Battle of Saratoga is regarded as the turning point in the American
Revolution. The battle ended in defeat for the British and brought the
French into the war on the side of America, a factor important to the
outcome of the war.
After Charles left military service, he married Mary Wadleigh, a niece
of Major General Henry Dearborn, his commanding officer in the Quebec
campaign. They had seven children, four boys and three girls.
They settled in East Andover, New Hampshire, where they were a
successful and highly respected family. They owned and operated a
tavern and had a homestead of 299 acres. They also owned 130 acres of
investment real estate obtained by 23 deeds recorded at various times.
Known Children:
Dudley, Elijah, Henry Dearborn, Polly, twins Sally and Charles, and
Betsey
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Hunt, Gad
Gad Hunt, son of Simeon and Hannah Loomis Lyman Hunt, was born January
27, 1748, in Lebanon, CT, in Tolland County. On April 16, 1769, at the
age
of 21, Gad married Elizabeth Aborn Woodward, the seventh daughter of
Nathaniel Woodward and Mary Bancroft Aborn. Elizabeth was born August
28, 1747. Her grandparents, the Aborns, were well to do and had
brought bricks from England to build their home. The family and
neighbors were quite distressed when Mary moved to the "wilds of
Connecticut" to raise her family with Nathaniel. The story titled "The
Pewter Platter" was purportedly written about the Woodward household.
Gad's uncle had been an officer in the French and Indian Wars.
Gad was drafted August 24, 1777, and served until October 30, 1777. He
fought in the battles of Saratoga on September 19 and October 9, 1777,
per"
Record of Service of
Connecticut Men in the War of the Revolution" (pp. 504,
508). He first served as a private in Captain Sanford's company and
then as a sergeant in Colonel Jonathan Latimer's Militia Regiment,
Captain Nathaniel Wales' Company at Saratoga.
Gad and Elizabeth had six children, all of whom lived into adulthood.
Gad is listed in the first U.S. Census of 1790 in Coventry Town,
Tolland
County, CT, as head of a household including three males under sixteen
and three females. He died May 6, 1806, and is buried (along with his
wife) at the cemetery on Route 31, north of Coventry, CT.
Known Children:
Esther b-10 March 1771, d-1851, m-Miner Cobb (my ancestor)
Gad Jr. b-14 April 1773, m-Mary Bissel
Sanford b-17 April 1777, m-Fanny Rox
Clarissa b-27 November 1779, m-Azel Goodwin
Elijah b-29 September 1782, m-1. Betsy Salmon, 2. Susan Barker
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Jennings, Zachariah
Zachariah Jennings, Jr. was born 25 March 1745 in Fairfield, Fairfield
County, CT. He served as a private in Captain Najah Bennett's Company,
in
service March 1781. In 1767 he married Eunice Risdon
who was born 7 April 1748 at Weston, CT. Zachariah died in 1816 in
Easton, Fairfield County, CT.
Known Children:
Aaron b-October 1790 d-22 October 1843 m-Sarah Jennings 1811 b-1794
d-1833
Abiah m-David Wheeler
Ichabod m-Sarah Nichols
Isreal b-14 February 1774 d-2 February 1860 m-Sarah/Sally Elizabeth
Howes 1799 b-1777 d-20 September 1857
Bradford b17 August 1789 d-23 January 1854 m-Clarissa b-1777 d-23 May
1857
Ozias m-Elizabeth Brown
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Knight,
Jonathan
Jonathan, son of Jonathan and Mary Knight, was born in Lancaster, MA,
January
21,1761, and died in Newbury, VT, December 15, 1836. He was a doctor
and served in the Revolutionary War in Capt. John White's Company.
After the war he married Obedience Root in 1781; there is no death
date, but he married Betsey Dudley, daughter of John and Sybil Russell
Dudley, on October 29, 1789. Betsey was born in Acton MA, October 31,
1763 and died in Piermont, NH, April 30, 1866, at the age of 102 years
and 6 months.
He did not move to Westmoreland, NH until after 1790.
Known Children:
Jerusha b-7 November 1782, d-1866, m-___ Dewey
Obedience b-28 September 1785, d-17 January 1856, m-___ Locke
Jonathan b-25 October 1790, (lived in Piermont, NH)
Josiah b-8 March 1792, (he was a Dr. also)
Curtis b-15 April 1794
Prentiss b-21 January 1797, (lived in Westmoreland, NH)
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Marsh, Samuel
Samuel Marsh was part of a Minute Company of Brookfield, MA, from the
nineteenth of April, 1775, with a time of service of 8 days. Marsh was
a
drummer. In June 1775, he was enlisted in the Ninth Continental
Regiment
for eight months again as a drummer. He served under Captain Jewett
Woodbury, and also under Colonel Gerrish.
He was born in 1738 at Salem/Sutton, MA and died in 1832 at Croyden,
NH.
In 1762, he married Rebekah Wilder, who was born in Kittingly, CT, in
1744. Rebekah died (1834) two years after Samuel, after
seventy years of marriage. They had three children.
Known Children:
Betsey, Samuel, Jr., and Joseph Clark
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Martz, George, Sr.
George Martz, Sr. September 1761 - March 1844 83 years
George Martz, Sr. was born in Northampton County, PA, and lived
there until he was 57 (1818) when he moved to Westmoreland County, PA,
where he died.
George Martz, Sr., enlisted in the Pennsylvania Militia in November
1779
as a substitute for his father. He served for 6 weeks - the "residue"
of his father's tour. His commanding officers were Capt. William Mayer,
Col.
George Brinigh,
and Lt. Adam Hicker. He enlisted in Northampton County, PA.
In August 1780, he was enlisted by Jacob Teal near Allentown,
Northampton, County, PA, and served 2 months, August - October 1780. He
hauled supplies from
Allentown, PA to the North River in New York State. This service
"continued" into
the Commissary Dept.
George Martz, Sr., enlisted in May 1781 as a substitute for Jacob
Housman in the Pennsylvania Militia. He was in Capt. Radar's Company
stationed near Henry Rhinehart's "inprovement" in Heidelberg, PA. While
he was stationed in Heidelberg there was a battle with the Indians
about June 15, 1781.
He was drafted (enlisted) October 25, 1782, for 2 months under Capt.
Wise and Col. Michael
Pobst. He was in a guard of 32 enlisted men guarding Continental teams
and wagons from
Allentown, PA, to Tapon, NY. "The Brigade of Wagons" was under the
command of Capt. John Lark.
George Martz, Sr., applied for his Revolutionary War Pension when he
was
72 years old. His
pension was allowed for 7 months and 7 days. The rate of pension was
$24." per annum.
The resources for
this information: 1. Viola Root Cameron, International
Genealogist of New York City, December 26, 1930. 2. Instrument taken in
Greenburgh,
Westmoreland County, PA. David Fullwood, Notary (no date)
George Martz, Sr., was probably not an educated man because when he had
to verify something
it was said he signed by his "mark." His parents' name and his wife's
name are not known - nor is his occupation known. His son, George
Martz, Jr., was identified as a farmer.
George Martz, Jr., had a son, William, who was a minister and a
daughter, Catherine, who was
my great-grandmother.
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Mc Laughlin, Thomas
Captain Thomas Mc Laughlin was born in 1733 in Ireland. He came to
America in 1735 with his mother Mary and his father John and settled in
Bedford, New Hampshire. His father was the first town clerk of Bedford
serving in 1750 and 1751. He married Margaret Ayers of Derry, New
Hampshire.
Captain Mc Laughlin served as an ensign in 1754 during the French and
Indian War. He signed the Declaration of the Continental Congress, to
oppose the hostile proceedings of the British Fleets and Armies against
the United American Colonies, in April 1775 as a First Lieutenant. As a
lieutenant he fought at the Battle of Bunker Hill in Col. Stark's
regiment. He was wounded by a mud ball at the Battle of Bunker Hill and
was promoted to the rank of Captain in June of 1775. He is listed in
the "Historical Register
of the Officers of the Continental Army" by Francis Heitman.
Captain Mc Laughlin moved to Maine in 1802 and died there in 1817 at
the
age of 81.
Information from the
History of Bedford, New Hampshire from 1737 from
the DAR Library file #4550 and from the Mc Laughlin family history
from the DAR library.
Known Children:
Joseph
John
James
William
Thomas, Jr. b-25 December
Thomas, Jr. b-25 December 1778 New Bedford, NH
4 daughters
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