Montgomery,
Thomas
Thomas Montgomery was born in Roanoke, Virginia, in 1745. His great-
grandfather had emigrated to America in 1666, just sixty years after
the first permanent settlement was made in Virginia, from Ireland. As a
boy of
twelve years old, with his gun he defended from a blockhouse his mother
and several other women and children, killing one Indian and wounding
several others. When someone complimented his courage and bravery, he
remarked that it was a case of necessity - "foight or doi" (in the
Irish Brogue).
He married Martha Crockett in Virginia in 1767. She was a sister of
Col. Joseph Crockett of the Revolutionary War and a cousin to the
famous Davie Crockett of Tennessee "who so gallantly gave up his life
at the old Alamo, bravely fighting for Texas independence."
Thomas served as a lieutenant in the Revolutionary War. His six
brothers and his father, Hugh Montgomery, Sr., all took part in the war
for independence and all lived to return home.
In 1796, Thomas Montgomery moved from Roanoke County, Virginia, to
Mount
Sterling, in Montgomery County, Kentucky, and remained there until he
and his family emigrated to Indiana in 1806. He was known in Indiana as
"Purty Old Tom, The Deer Killer." The prefix "Purty" was attached to
his name because of his upright and lithe carriage and his portly
appearance. It was said he was straight as an arrow. The "Deer Killer"
came from the fact that he killed 160 deer around the springs on the
Col. Jone farm in Gibson County, Indiana. Thomas died in 1818
and
is buried in the family cemetery on the farm he settled in
1807.
Known Children:
Hugh b-1768, d-1780
Molly b-1770 m-Mathias Mounts, he fought in the War of 1812
Joseph b-3 March 1773, d-1824, m-Nancy Davis
Jane b-1774, m-1. Capt. Jacob Warrick 1795, 2. Dr. John Maddox
Isaac b-1776 in VA (twin), m-Martha McClure, he was a state
senator and probate judge
Thomas b-1776 in VA (twin), m-1. Betsy Warrick, 2. Katie Teel
Patsy b-1780, m-Robert McGary in KY, then went to Indiana in
1806
Walter Crockett b-1784, in Roanoke Springs, d-14 January
1856,
m-1. Nancy Roberts d-1845, 2. Margaret Powell
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Murphy,
William
William Murphy served as Minute Man in the Glouster and Salem County,
New Jersey, militia from 1775 to 1784. There is no record of how much
time he actually served but it was throughout that period. One story
told of his wife Phoebe's experience with camp followers. William was
away and Phoebe was alone with her five small children when an army
passed their home. Some camp followers decided to raid the house. The
doors and windows were barricaded so they decided to try entering
through the large throated chimney. Phoebe stayed up all night burning
feather beds, pillows, and furniture to protect her family. In the
morning, the neighbors saw her plight and came to her rescue.
Phoebe and William moved to Indiana in the early 1800s. The
entire family, except the oldest son, who stayed in NJ, traveled down
the Ohio on flat boats. Several families settled in Ohio but Phoebe and
William went with their second son to Indiana. They traveled up the
White River to Union Co. and settled there. Phoebe and William were in
their sixties when they left New Jersey. They both lived twenty more
years and they are both buried in the Old Bath Cemetery in Union County.
William was born 19 May 1742 and died 20 August 1830. He married Phoebe
Sherry, but no dates are given.
Known Children:
John, Mary, Samuel, Recompence, William, Rachel
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Randolph,
Samuel Fitz
Samuel Fitz Randolph was born October, 1738, at Piscataway, Middlesex
County, New Jersey. He died February 25, 1825, in New Salem, West
Virginia. He was married to Margaret Fitz Randolph, a relative, on
March
25, 1761, by the pastor of the Seventh Day Baptist Church of Piscataway
Township, New Jersey. Margaret Fitz Randolph was born November 1739.
She
died on February 29, 1832. The family name may also have been written:
FitzRandolph.
In April 1785, Samuel purchased 300 acres of land in Yellow Creek,
Armstrong Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. He and his
family moved to Fayette County, Pennsylvania, between November 1785 and
November 26, 1790. On November 26, 1790, he purchased over 800 acres of
land. He also bought 256 acres in Harrison County, West Virginia, where
the town of Salem was laid out. The 256 acres cost 132 pounds, 19
shillings, and 5 pence in Virginia money. He moved to Salem
after May 10, 1792. He belonged to the Seventh Day Baptist Church in
Piscataway until November 8, 1789, when he transferred to the
Woodbridge
town church. Samuel and Margaret are buried at Salem, West Virginia.
Samuel enlisted as a soldier in the War of the American
Revolution and served as an Ensign in the Second Regiment of
Sussex County, New Jersey. His commission reads as follows:
To Samuel Randolph Gentleman, Greetings:
Whereas it has been certified to H. E. Wm. Livingston, Esq. Governor
Commander-in-Chief of this State that you have been duly chosen by the
Company of Militia in the County of Sussex being the company of the 2nd
Regiment of the said county, whereof Aaron Hankingson Esq. is the
Colonel, to be the Ensign of the said company. You, therefore, are to
take the said company into your charge and care as ensign thereof
etc...
this shall be you commission. Witnesses--William Livingston
Esq. Gov. Capt. C-in-C in and over the State of New
Jersey--Haddonfield, 16, May, 1777 (By His Excellency's Com. Chas.
Petit, secy.)
Known Children:
Mary, Sarah, Elizabeth, Jesse, David, Rhulanah, Jonathan, Margaret,
Nancy
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Scott, Henry
Henry Scott was born November 24, 1763, at Albany, NY, and died March
27,
1834, at Isle La Motte, VT. Henry was married to
Christiana Rowley on January 8, 1782.
He served as a private in the Revolutionary War. There are conflicting
reports as to the length of his service, with one record indicating an
enlistment in April 1779 for nine months in the New York line, and
another indicating service from 1778-1781.
Known Children:
Sarah, John, Mary, Attee, Margaret, Belinda, Harry, Christiana,
Simeon, Hannah
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Spencer,
Ashbel
Ashbel Spencer was born 27 November 1737. He married Mabel Church, but
no date is known, and died 26 Aug 1808.
Known Children:
Mehitabel, Michael, Stephen, Huldah, Caleb, Ashbel, Jr., Anna,
Roderick, Sarah, William, Mary Ann, Nathaniel, and Joseph
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Stone, James
James Stone was born October 31, 1747, in Haverhill, Massachusetts, the
son of Thomas Stone who came from Pembroke, Wales. They were coopers by
trade - they made casks and barrels.
As most of the soldiers did, James served with three different
companies at
different times, and for different lengths of time. He served
nine months in Capt. J. Bowman's Company. He was in Capt.
Gordon Hutchin's Company in Col. Stark's Regiment until August 1, 1775.
On April 15, 1778, James reenlisted for a year in
Capt. Robinson's Company, in the Northern Army. He participated in the
Battle of Bennington, Vermont, and served out his full term.
In April or May of 1777 James was married to Lydia Abbott in
Henniker, New Hampshire, by Rev. Jacob Rice. Lydia
was born May 19, 1760, and died September 9, 1837. Lydia was
illiterate.
James' brother Ezekial was able to sign his Pension Papers, so perhaps
James was able to do the same. At best, the family only had a
rudimentary education.
The following was taken
from the book, "Thomas Stone Family of
Haverhill, Massachusetts," 1991, by Earl H. Antes, MD, a Stone
descendant.
James Stone, Sr., received a bayonet wound at the Battle of Bunker
(Breed's) Hill while fighting against the British in the Revolutionary
War. Though he died at an early age (45 years), it is not known whether
his death was related to his war injury. His pension papers do not
indicate that he was incapacitated with an eventually fatal disease for
some time
before his death, but he apparently served in the Army for several
years after the time of his injury. It is on the basis of his military
actions that a number of his descendants became members of the DAR.
The gravestone of James Stone, Sr., in the Plummer Cemetery, Henniker,
Merrimack Co., New Hampshire, is very well preserved. It is quite
likely
that the original grave marker was a poor one, and had to be replaced.
It is possible that the present tombstone was financed by his
Revolutionary War Pension money ($523.55), a rather handsome amount,
which had been awarded to his widow shortly before her death. The
tombstone inscription reads:
"James
Stone died May 15, 1790, AE 35"
A soldier of the Revolution
Erected by his son James Stone
Known Children:
John b-22 February 1780
Jane b-10 November 1781
James Jr. b-19 May 1785
Rebecca b-18 July 1787
Infant b-29 January 1790
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Stubbs, Samuel
Samuel was in the Revolutionary War - "Massachusetts Soldiers
and
Sailors
of Revolutionary War, Vol 15 pp. 212." He was named on the
Treasury
roll of officers and crew of the brigantine "Pallas," an armed vessel
commanded by Capt. James Johnson, for service July 3, 1779, to August
20, 1779, on the Penobscot Expedition against the British (the same
expedition his brother James was on). Apparently they liked the area
and moved from Cape Cod to Bucksport, ME. Samuel was born July 25,
1725,
at Easton, MA, and died in 1797 at Bucksport, ME. On October 12, 1749,
he
married Anne Rich, who was born April 23, 1728, in Truro, MA. My
ancestor
Reuben - one of eleven children - was born 1774.
Known Children:
Reuben b-1774
This
information was obtained from the book "The Descendants of
Richard
Stubbs, 1619 - 1677 of Hull, Massachusetts," Compiled from
1962 - 1983
by Marjorie Anne Stubbs Heaney (my 3rd cousin) of Deland, FL.
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Thayer,
Jerijah
Jerijah
joined the Revolutionary Army at Bolton, Conn., on 23 April
1778, the day after his 16th birthday. He entered the Regiment of Col.
Henry Sherburne on 2 May 1778 at West Point in New York. On 1 January
1780 he transferred to the Conn. Regiment commanded by Col. Samuel B.
Webb where he served until 8 February 1781 when he was
honorably discharged.
Jerijah was the third child of Zephaniah and Prudence Loomis Thayer
from New Sherburn, Massachusetts, where Zephaniah was a farmer and
tanner. Jerijah was born 22 April 1762;
on 18 July 1784 he married Cynthia Case, who was born on 17 May 1764.
They had seven children,
six of whom they raised to adulthood. Jerijah died 15 June 1837 in
Windham Co., Connecticut,
and Cynthia died 20 December 1845.
Known Children:
Ariel b-15 February 1785 m-Nancy Page
Sanford b-9 June 1787 m-1.Rebbecca Wrisley 2.Sarah Miner
Polly b-29 December 1789 m-Jesse Lee Jr.
Vinal b-14 February 1792 m-Bathsheba Newell
Emily b-19 March 1795 m-1.Seth Newell 2.Silas Logan
Sophia b-30 March 1800 m-Aaron Streeter
Orphia b-21 November 1805 d-22 February 1813
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Utley,
William, Sr.
William was born 5 February 1724 and died 17 March 1790. He married
Sarah Peobody.
Known Children:
Cynthia
William Jr.
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Willis,
Hopestill
In 1775, Hopestill Willis was a private in Capt. John Nixon's Company
of
"Minute Men" in Sudbury, MA. The "roll call," which is still
preserved in the town records, shows the names of 60 men. It
met for drill March 13th, 17th, and 20th, and April 3rd, 10th and 17th,
showing
an absence of an average of one man only each night. Before sunrise on
the 19th of April 1775 the alarm reached Sudbury and the Company
hastily assembled and marched to Concord, arriving just as the British
had been repulsed at the North Bridge, and joined in the pursuit of the
retreating foe. The Company had two killed and one wounded during the
day. Hopestill Willis later became a Lieutenant in Capt. Ashael
Wheeler's Co., from Sudbury, in Col. Read's Regiment, Gen. Breckett's
Brigade, Gen. Gates Div., and served through the war.
Hopestill Willis, son of John Willis, was born in Sudbury, MA, January
9,
1747. He
married Olive Smith and they had eleven children. His and Olive's
marriage date and death dates are not known.
Known Children:
Jonathan, Jonas, Ruth, Daniel, Josiah, Hopestill Jr., Xenos, Peter,
Samuel, Susanna, Anna
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Zink, John
John Zink (Sink) served as a private in Capt. Andrew Walker's Company,
11th Regiment, Continental Line, for seven months in 1780. He was born
6
June 1758,
in Cumberland Co., PA, and was still living there at the time of the
war.
Elizabeth How,(Howe) Wilson, who was born 22 April 1753, married John
Zink on 8 April 1780. On
30 December 1798, at the age of 40, John Zink died in Huntingdon Co.,
PA, but he was buried at Saxton, Bedford Co., PA. A funeral home is now
on that site. A SAR marker has been placed there. Elizabeth lived until
19 January 1814.
Known Children:
Enoch b-7 February 1781 d-18 March 1841 m-29 December 1805 Mary Foster
William b-22 September 1784
Samuel b-11 August 1788 d-15 February 1886 m-20 December 1812 Catherine
Hanawalt
Hannah b-16 February 1791
John b-7 November 1792
Joseph b-20 August 1794
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