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J ff 1· on Coun His 01~ical Society 33 i11 11 1·111 a1·l in the wa1· of tl1e Revolution. In rnid sumn1 1· 1776 he joined Richa1·d Eveleth Powars in the IJt11 .. cl1ase of ·h Ind p 11dent hronicle a newspaper 1)1·i11 d at Boston. His 1Jape1· suppo1"ted the Revolutionary 1·1n i h ...
...f J ff 1,son he 1·ose to a place of second in con1n1and of the me1,ican A1·m du1--ing tl1 Revolution second only to G n 1 .. al Wasl1ington. He left it in disg·1--ace and died in Pl1ilacl lpl1ia on Octob 1· 2 1782. The b1 .. illiance the gen iu and l1e ccent1'icities of the ma11...
...justed com pensation. But our precedents and prototypes close in February, 1763 with the Revolutionar·y War just around the corner. Here another series of precedents and proto types will have their beginning. These will constitute a variation of what has gone before, but there ...
...ngress 1845-1849. Born at Bedford, near Shepherdstown, in 1812, son of Daniel Bedinger, a Revolutionary soldier, and grandson of Robert Rutherford. Opened a law office in Shepherds town in 1838. First U. S. Minister to Denmark, having first been appointed Charge d'Affaires to De...
...ughter of Dr. Ebenezer Stockton, a young surgeon's niate of the Continental Ar·rny of the Revolution and one of the original members of the Order of the Cincinnati. Boteler and Miss Stockton were married on April 26, 1836. She has been described as ''a wo:man of high Inental and ...
...61 and was succeeded by John Foxc1 .. aft of ew York who served until the outbreak of l1e Revolution. Franklin was dismissed on the eve of the Revolu ion no doubt because of the aid and co111fort l1e gave to the colonists engaged in throwing off the oke of British domination in t...
... places or pe1·sons who acted as postmaster h 1·e du1·ing the Colonial, 01· following the Revolution up o th time the postal s stem was reorganized by the Co11s i utional Cong1·ess and set up in 1792, it is 1·eason abl to assun1e tl1at some tave1'n or ordinary or hostelry, of , ...
...of about twenty years they both served as Bishops. Jefferson County was the home of three Revolutionary Generals, and in recent years Nelson Parish of the County has given these two Bishops to the Episcopal Church as well as two Generals-Major General John P. Lucas (U. S. A.) (di...
...otes and Corrections Volume II, Page 23, 6th line f1·om bottom, change ''Civil War'' to ''Revolutionary War." Page 27, in second pa1·agraph, 6th line, change 1850 to 1750. Page 29, in fourth pa1·agraph, 6th line, change 1850 to 1750. Volume III, Page 7, inse1·t pa1·ag·1·aph just ...
Jefferson County Historical Society 9 the Revolutionary War, only Alexander being too young for such service. One son, George, married Elizabeth Bris coe, widow of Walter Baker. Son James, after some years at Head Spring, went to Winchester, Virginia. Son John went to Kentucky a...
...l con struction. Tl1e house was built by Horatio Gates, one of the fou1--generals of the Revolution from this section, soon after he purchased the land on March 15, 1773. The house, which has not been restored, stands today presenting in its originality the charm of colonial tim...
...child of Samuel Washington's first three youthful mar riages, served as an Ensign in the Revolution and mar•
...on County Historical Society 9 ---------ALBUM of HISTORIC HOMES IX THE BOWER When the pre-Revolutionary Valley of Virginia settle1"s were giving names to their landed estates, Hopewell being chosen by Jacob Hite, Harewood by Samuel Washington, Traveller's Rest by Horatio Gates, a...
...uit. Both sides appealed the de cision to the King in his privy council in 1772, but the Revolutionary Wai .. prevented a decision on this appeal. On Tuesday the 29th. day of October 1780, 22 days after the Battle of King's Mountain, almost a year before Yo1 1 ktown and the end ...
... for the lands afte1- ha ving endured two shooting wars, the French and In dian and the Revolutionary War, as well as numerous forays and excursions such as Dunmore's War, the Fo1 .. t
...X, p. 40 Ra11dall, Joseph ............................................... Vol. XIV, p. 10 Revolutionary Soldiers and their Graves ........ Vol. IV. p 38 Ripon or Rippon ....................................................... Vol. XXIII. p. 52 Roads of Jeffer·son County .............
... served in the Revolu tionary War. Placed by the Lafayette Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution. 3. On the old grist mill on lower High Street: Thomas Shepherd's Grist Mill. Erected before 1739 on the original land grant from Lt. Gov. William Gooch & the Virginia Council, Oc...
...in his 75th year. He fought and bled for liberty. (An inscription mean ing that he was a Revolutionary soldier.) Sappington, William. d. Nov. 2, 1843, aged 55 yrs., 9 mos., 29 days.
...1ers Ferry, where he was the Ir1ilitary store keeper having succeeded Colonel L. Beall, a Revolutiona1--y brother officer who died in early October 1817, and in tu1--n being succeeded by J. T. Alexander.
... as a Cornet of Dragoons in Due de Lauzun's Legion with Rochain·beau. At the close of the Revolution Jacinth de Laval chose to remain in the country he had helped to def end, going to Charleston, S. C., where he married Rebecca Withers, the daughter and granddaughter of wealthy p...
.... & Annie E. Line. ---· Link, Adam, Sr. d. Sept. 28, 1835, aged 78 yrs., 8 mos., 28 das. (Revolutionary soldier.) Link, Adam. b. Sept. 14, 1797. d. Jan. 4, 1873. Link, Alexander, son of Adam and Sara Link. d. Aug. 29, 1839, aged 8 yrs., 9 mos., 12 das. Link, Ann, wife of Adam Lin...
...eased.'' Some D. A. R. reco1·ds would have Janies Glenn 20 years old hen he enlisted as a Revolutionary soldier, but his ombstone in the old P1~esbyterian Graveyard, now a part of Elmwood Ce:mete1·y in Shepherdstown, lends credence o he sto1~ that he left home when he was only 14...
...and Williain Grove had died, his estate passing to the descen dants of Jan1es Glenn, the Revolutionary Captain. Captain James Williain Glenn and Susan, his wife, Illoved to Glenwood, after which there were several real estate transactions by and a1nong his two sisters and his tw...
... A. Staley. d. Jan. 14, 1862, aged 18 yrs. Staley, Peter. d. July 16, 1837, aged 81 yrs. (Revolutionary soldier.) Staley, Rezian H., son of Jacob and Elizabeth. d. June 13, 1820, aged 11 :mos. Staley, Sallie, daughter of Stephen and A. Staley. d. Aug. 8, 1870, aged 28 yrs. Staley...
..."S. olf,a1· 11 Joha11 Ma1'thin. Buried Dec. 9, 1780. (In sc1--iJJtion i11 Ge1 .. rnan.) (Revolutionary soldier.) olfo1·d Jacob. d. Aug·. 9 1852. a le. icl1ael. d. Sept. 1 1808 aged 78 yrs. (Revolu ionar r soldie1'.) easle -----· d. May 1801 aged 75 yrs. id nour Gra eyard a1· Du...
...e, Jr., and Eliza Lee. b .. July 25 1832. d. Apr. 6, 1833. Shephe1~d Abraham. 1754-1822. (Revolutionary soldier.) Shephe1~ct Abraham. __ -1863, aged 66. Shephe1d Alex H. 1831-1861. Shephe1·d, Al1na 1820-1883. (Grave beside that of John Shepherd.) Shepher·d Eleano1· (Strode). 1760...
...d panelling im por ~ from Eng...__nd. picture en i le ••Gen. Ga es· residence during the Revolution ' i Bo ler's ·' ,r Ride to the Barbecue, 1860, shows no dormer windows. Gene1·a1 "a here ~ i h his first wife, Eliza be h Philipps li le more an . our ea s. She died on June l,, 1...
...e early stone cutters' 2's and 9's are hazardously similar after years of weathering. Six Revolutionary soldiers are known to be ·buried here: Philip Entler, M. Endler, Martin Ernst, Daniel Folk, Adam Link, and Lewis Ronem.ous. A list of inscriptions legible in the early part of ...
...y of Marseilles, France and to have been thrown overboard by some explosion of the French Revolution that sought to abolish the bell, book and candle of the old religion; but the tone rang as cheerily for those doughty German Lutherans as it had done to summon the French Catholic...
...ewell with her small children and faithful colored servants throughout the terrors of the Revolution. Her last years, those since 1799, were spent at ''Medley Springs'' with her rnarried daughter, Mrs. Carver Willis. Frances Madison Hite had rnarried Carver Willis in December 179...
...n Bris coe came to Maryland in 1633. The family moved to Berkeley County well before the Revolution and bought the Piedmont property in 1781. 44 Dr. S. J. Cramer was president of the Academy's Board of Trustees. 45 Mr. Young. 46 Mrs. Travis's School.
...l1 Harper err home of R bert Harper, the man for whon1 the t n as nam d. Built during the Revolution the old house I ourt }' of th H rper erry at1onal Hi lorical Park
...heriff. He was an active fighter in the French and Indian Wars and a Major General in the Revolution. His severely plain stone dwelling, considered a fine example of late Colonial architecture, sits atop a rocky hill near the Tuscarora Creek. The City has grown up aro11nd it. It ...
...REST 1955 Location: One mile south of crossroads on Route 9 in Kearneysville. The home of Revolutionary Gen. Horatio Gates was built in 1 773 as an addition to an older place. Gates lived here 11ntil 1790, when it was sold to Joseph Grable; it was then a 721-acre estate. 8. 9. 10...
...and Arsenal. ''Porte Crayon'' made many of his Civil War sketches from these grounds. Pre-Revolutionary glass, china, silver, pewter, guns, first editions of rare books, old coins and antique furniture may be seen here. 14. HOUSE AND GARDEN OF STATE SENATOR AND . . MRS. CLARENCE ...
...ains the graves of many people who had a large part in the early history of the town. Ten revolutionary soldiers are buried there -one, Colonel William Morgan, under the chancel of the church. Five other officers are buried out in the church yard. 11. Chapline-Shenton House: see ...
...ptain John Kerney, who engaged in the American service in July 1775 and at the end of the Revolutionary War returned to Berkeley County to live. Kerney served as a Justice of the Peace and member of the Co11nty Court for Berkeley Co11nty. In 1806 he sold the house and 182 acre tr...
...on Public Walk above Stone Steps. The home of Robert Harper was built during the American Revolution, and it has been remodeled a number of times in keeping with changing tastes. Starting in 1832 and ending shortly after the Civil War, it had a period of almost extravagant decor....
...to five million Virginia acres but retaining the res pect of his neighbors. Lists of pre-Revolutionary grants of Jefferson County land, including 48 by Fairfax, were published in Volumes XXII and XXIII of this Magazine (1956 -7).
...hope and fear,/ The anguished sigh, the unavailing tear. Lot 142 (Ambler) (Metal plaque:) REVOLUTIONARY/ SOLDIER/ 1775 -1783 / DAUGHTERS OF THE/ AMERICAN REVOLUTION/ PLACED BY THE/ BEE LINE CHAPTER / D.A.R. (Inscription:) In memory of/ WILLIAM MCGUIRE./ Born A.O. 1765; Died A.O. ...
...rnon, the second with his wife and children, and in 1774 George was back at Harewood. The Revolutionary War abruptly stopped this sort of
...erson County grew rapidly in population and business activity in the years foil owing the Revolution, and, towards the end of the century there was more and more feeling that the section, which was then the southern half of Berkeley County, should constitute a separate county. La...
...uest, speaking on the activities of George Washington in the Winchester area prior to the Revolution. Emphasizing the period 1748-1758, Dr. Quarles pointed out that the future President was only 16 years of age when he first came into this section. He said that Washington probabl...
....B.S. / T.L.S. BAYLOR / ANNE LLOYD / 1882-1966 (Metal marker:) DAUGHTERS OF THE/ AMERICAN REVOLUTION (Left:) TILDEN GARNETT/ BAYLOR / SEPT. 23, 1848 / JUNE 20, 1909 /
...GHTERS. / HER HUSBAND/ Capt. GEORGE HITE/ Oct. 28, 1761 / Dec. 16 1816. / (Metal plaque:) REVOLUTIONARY / SOLDIER / 1761-1816 / PLACED BY/ BEE LINE CHAPTER/ D.A.R. SAM L SCOLLA Y BECKWITH / Born / Nov. 30, 1846. / Died / April 29, 1873. / ·'He that believeth hath/ everla ting lif...
...h i in Oui t Jesu our Lord. / Roman 8th Chapt 38 & 39 Ver (Metal marker:) DA GHT R OF / A REVOLUTIONARY / SOLDIER / ERECTED BY/ BEE LI E / CHAPTER/ D.A.R. RICHARD BAYLOR / BORN 1750 DEC. 3, 1822 / HIS WIFE / ANNE TILD GAR' ETT / DIED FEB. 6, 1822 / THEIR SON/ GEORGE WHITING B YLO...
...ricksburg Virginia. He prospered greatly mainly exporting tobacco. He took no part in the Revolution due to advanced age. harle writes in December, 1786: ''I bought an almost invaluable tra t of land containing 1,000 acres for which I gave 3000 pounds. It is my purpose to settle ...
...arm terns from the prosperity of its farmlands. Beginning in the l 700's, even before the Revolution, numerou farm homes, of varying pretension appeared. As transport down the Potomac to Georgetown, first by barge and then by canal developed, followed in 1834 by rail contact with...
...nes cl49 Joseph T. c149 Mary c149 Patrick, Capt. c149 Daughters of the American al, a5 6, Revolution b95, bl 33, bl42, c144~cl48,c155 Daughters of 1812, National Society, c167 The Magazine of the Davenport Abram, Maj. Amelia (Mrs. Strother) Frances Williams (Mrs. Gibson) Juliet A...
...ceived'' i a comprehensive genealogy of the Rohrbach family, part of which settled in pre-Revolutionary days in upper reache of the outh branch of the Potomac River notably Grant and Hardy Countie , from which they spread west in ''Appalachia''. The name Rohrbaugh i a later ver i...
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