If you are talking about Daniel Morgan of Virginia, he was captured by the British at Quebec and was a prisoner of war for a while. -----Original Message----- From: Bill Carr [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 9:02 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AMER-REV] Fort Pitt Pardon me for interjecting myself into this conversation, but I'm in the (Saratoga) area and have some background on what happened up here. (1) I'd love the reference. Please provide to all. (2) We're talking 1777. Without looking it up, I'm not sure where Morgan was after the fiasco at Quebec, but I've got a nagging feeling he was with Washington in the Jerseys, before he was sent up here to help Schuyler/Gates. By the way, many of us Yorkers think Schuyler was the hero, and Gates should only be commended for not messing it up. (3) Agree that Morgan and his folks were instrumental at Saratoga. He, along with John Glover, is one of the under-appreciated officers of the Revolution. -- Bill Carr Town of Malta Saratoga County, NY Lossing's Field Books of the Revolution and War of 1812; http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~wcarr1/ List Administrator for RootsWeb's DUSTIN mailing list. Coordinator for Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut page; http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wcarr1/ David Armstrong wrote: > Hi Frank: > > I was interested when you said you work on Saratoga. In the 1770s in > an adjoining county to this one a guy was brought before the court for > being a tory. It was charged that he had got drunk and said "All the > American Army ever did was take Burgoyne and that was by accident!". > Do you have any idea what he meant by a statement like that? I can > send the reference if you want it. > > What is the address of your web site? > > Best regards > > David Armstrong > Elkins, WV > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank Goodway" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 6:03 PM > Subject: [AMER-REV] Fort Pitt > > >> I'm very interested in finding any rosters that might be available. I >> work on a web site that involves the battles at Saratoga in Sept. and >> Oct. 1777. Col. Daniel Morgan, at the request of General Washington, >> put >> together a corp of riflemen from PA and VA. From what I've been reading >> here, I'm pretty sure they came out of Fort Pitt. They were very >> instrumental in both battles at Saratoga. >> >> The captains I have are Hawkins Boone, Samuel Cabell, William Henderson, >> James Knox, Gabriel Long, Thomas Posey and Van Swearingen. Don't have >> very many of Long's men. >> Can anybody help? >> Frank Goodway > ==== AMERICAN-REVOLUTION Mailing List ==== Hoaxes and Urban Legends on the Internet http://www.snopes.com/ <A HREF="http://www.snopes.com/">Snopes.com</a> ============================== Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx

Was someone doing research on Mallet? Judy [email protected]

MORGAN ENDED UP IN THE KENTUCKY/OHIO COUNTRY NOT LONG AFTER SARATOGA.

Pardon me for interjecting myself into this conversation, but I'm in the (Saratoga) area and have some background on what happened up here. (1) I'd love the reference. Please provide to all. (2) We're talking 1777. Without looking it up, I'm not sure where Morgan was after the fiasco at Quebec, but I've got a nagging feeling he was with Washington in the Jerseys, before he was sent up here to help Schuyler/Gates. By the way, many of us Yorkers think Schuyler was the hero, and Gates should only be commended for not messing it up. (3) Agree that Morgan and his folks were instrumental at Saratoga. He, along with John Glover, is one of the under-appreciated officers of the Revolution. -- Bill Carr Town of Malta Saratoga County, NY Lossing's Field Books of the Revolution and War of 1812; http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~wcarr1/ List Administrator for RootsWeb's DUSTIN mailing list. Coordinator for Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut page; http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wcarr1/ David Armstrong wrote: > Hi Frank: > > I was interested when you said you work on Saratoga. In the 1770s in > an adjoining county to this one a guy was brought before the court for > being a tory. It was charged that he had got drunk and said "All the > American Army ever did was take Burgoyne and that was by accident!". > Do you have any idea what he meant by a statement like that? I can > send the reference if you want it. > > What is the address of your web site? > > Best regards > > David Armstrong > Elkins, WV > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank Goodway" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 6:03 PM > Subject: [AMER-REV] Fort Pitt > > >> I'm very interested in finding any rosters that might be available. I >> work on a web site that involves the battles at Saratoga in Sept. and >> Oct. 1777. Col. Daniel Morgan, at the request of General Washington, >> put >> together a corp of riflemen from PA and VA. From what I've been reading >> here, I'm pretty sure they came out of Fort Pitt. They were very >> instrumental in both battles at Saratoga. >> >> The captains I have are Hawkins Boone, Samuel Cabell, William Henderson, >> James Knox, Gabriel Long, Thomas Posey and Van Swearingen. Don't have >> very many of Long's men. >> Can anybody help? >> Frank Goodway >

I was doing lookups the other day and found mention that Col Phillip Alston of NC (one of my collateral lines) was taken prisoner during the Rev. War. Did not have that info. And it was not my family info where it was found. You never know do you? Jackie David Armstrong wrote: > Pensions are definitely great leads. Interestingly enough sometimes > it is things said in passing that are the best. My uncle Adam Bush > gave testimony for a pension in 1832. No contemporary record of the > service he claimed has been found, however. This does not mean that > he did not serve as in the 1770s this area was a war zone and the > records are sketchy. Hence my work trying to reconstruct them. But I > digress. My other uncle, Adam Flesher testified to Adam Bush's > service and in the deposition he stated that Bush was his (Flesher's) > uncle. Since that information would in no way further Bush's > entitlement to a pension there would be no motive to lie and that tied > together some loose ends in the family in PA before they came out here. > > Best regards > > David Armstrong > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tanimara" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 3:52 PM > Subject: Re: [AMER-REV] Re: no pension > > >> Thanks for that info Ed. I did not know this either. That would >> explain why my Rev War Ancestor does not have records of his service >> as a Col of Lighthorse. Family records indicate he did serve, as >> well as his brothers. >> >> These records are excellent for leads however. >> >> Jackie >> >> David Armstrong wrote: >> >>> Wow, I didn't know all that about the lost pensions. >>> >>> I might add one thing - a pension claim (i, e. "I served with Col >>> Cross in 1778 and marched to Fort Dawson") is not primary evidence, >>> despite many believing otherwise. It is especially nice when >>> contemporary documentation can be found to support the info given in >>> the claim. >>> >>> Here in WV we were dealing with the "Lewis Speculating Gentry", a >>> group of hucksters who were hunting down old, illiterate pioneers >>> and drawing up false pension claims for them and having them sign >>> them, the operator then getting a portion of the proceeds. They >>> finally sent a federal investigator in here to break up the ring. >>> So if you are looking at West Virginia pension records BE CAREFUL. >>> >>> Best Regards >>> >>> David ARmstrong >>> Elkins WV >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed St.Germain" >>> <[email protected]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 11:08 PM >>> Subject: [AMER-REV] Re: no pension >>> >>> >>>>> That would explain not pension record being >>>>> found. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I think I missed the beginning of this thread, so if I'm repeating >>>> info, I >>>> apologize in advance. >>>> >>>> The usual reason a pension isn't found is because most pension >>>> records have >>>> been long ago destroyed. >>>> >>>> Most of the records of the American Army in the custody of the War >>>> Department were destroyed by fire on November 8, 1800. When the >>>> British >>>> burned Washington in 1814 most of the remainder were destroyed. >>>> >>>> It wasn't until 1873 the Army started collecting the surviving >>>> records, >>>> which were by then scattered among several government agencies, and it >>>> wasn't until 1889 that the Army started a pension and record >>>> division, and >>>> not until 1892 that Congress gave them any money for record keeping. >>>> >>>> Best regards, >>>> Ed >>>> For Revolutionary War Info on the Internet, your first choice >>>> should be: >>>> www.AmericanRevolution.org >>>> >>>> >>>> ==== AMERICAN-REVOLUTION Mailing List ==== >>>> To unsubscribe from the AMERICAN-REVOLUTION list, send the command >>>> "unsubscribe" to >>>> [email protected] (if in mail mode) or >>>> [email protected] (if in digest mode.) >>>> >>>> ============================== >>>> New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your >>>> ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and >>>> friends. 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Hi Frank: I was interested when you said you work on Saratoga. In the 1770s in an adjoining county to this one a guy was brought before the court for being a tory. It was charged that he had got drunk and said "All the American Army ever did was take Burgoyne and that was by accident!". Do you have any idea what he meant by a statement like that? I can send the reference if you want it. What is the address of your web site? Best regards David Armstrong Elkins, WV ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank Goodway" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 6:03 PM Subject: [AMER-REV] Fort Pitt > I'm very interested in finding any rosters that might be available. I > work on a web site that involves the battles at Saratoga in Sept. and > Oct. 1777. Col. Daniel Morgan, at the request of General Washington, put > together a corp of riflemen from PA and VA. From what I've been reading > here, I'm pretty sure they came out of Fort Pitt. They were very > instrumental in both battles at Saratoga. > > The captains I have are Hawkins Boone, Samuel Cabell, William Henderson, > James Knox, Gabriel Long, Thomas Posey and Van Swearingen. Don't have > very many of Long's men. > Can anybody help? > Frank Goodway > > > ==== AMERICAN-REVOLUTION Mailing List ==== > Hoaxes and Urban Legends on the Internet > http://www.snopes.com/ > <A HREF="http://www.snopes.com/">Snopes.com</a> > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > >

I have little to go on, and it is from another researcher. 28 Dec. 1778, John Thorn of Surry Co. Va. dies in Rev. Army. His widow Martha had 4 children. 28 Dec. 1778 Surrey Rev. Militia. Certificate that Mildred Williams is widow of Lewis Williams, a soldier who died in service, leaving her five small chileren. SAME AS TO MARTHA, WIDOW OF JOHN THORN, WHO DIED IN SERVICE LEAVING HER FOUR CHILDREN. Does anyone know whether the names of children were ever listed in any records? Thanks for any help or pointers as to where I may look will be appreciated. Til next time, Joanne Yeager Thorne

Pensions are definitely great leads. Interestingly enough sometimes it is things said in passing that are the best. My uncle Adam Bush gave testimony for a pension in 1832. No contemporary record of the service he claimed has been found, however. This does not mean that he did not serve as in the 1770s this area was a war zone and the records are sketchy. Hence my work trying to reconstruct them. But I digress. My other uncle, Adam Flesher testified to Adam Bush's service and in the deposition he stated that Bush was his (Flesher's) uncle. Since that information would in no way further Bush's entitlement to a pension there would be no motive to lie and that tied together some loose ends in the family in PA before they came out here. Best regards David Armstrong ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tanimara" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 3:52 PM Subject: Re: [AMER-REV] Re: no pension > Thanks for that info Ed. I did not know this either. That would explain > why my Rev War Ancestor does not have records of his service as a Col of > Lighthorse. Family records indicate he did serve, as well as his > brothers. > > These records are excellent for leads however. > > Jackie > > David Armstrong wrote: > >> Wow, I didn't know all that about the lost pensions. >> >> I might add one thing - a pension claim (i, e. "I served with Col Cross >> in 1778 and marched to Fort Dawson") is not primary evidence, despite >> many believing otherwise. It is especially nice when contemporary >> documentation can be found to support the info given in the claim. >> >> Here in WV we were dealing with the "Lewis Speculating Gentry", a group >> of hucksters who were hunting down old, illiterate pioneers and drawing >> up false pension claims for them and having them sign them, the operator >> then getting a portion of the proceeds. They finally sent a federal >> investigator in here to break up the ring. So if you are looking at >> West Virginia pension records BE CAREFUL. >> >> Best Regards >> >> David ARmstrong >> Elkins WV >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed St.Germain" >> <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 11:08 PM >> Subject: [AMER-REV] Re: no pension >> >> >>>> That would explain not pension record being >>>> found. >>> >>> >>> I think I missed the beginning of this thread, so if I'm repeating info, >>> I >>> apologize in advance. >>> >>> The usual reason a pension isn't found is because most pension records >>> have >>> been long ago destroyed. >>> >>> Most of the records of the American Army in the custody of the War >>> Department were destroyed by fire on November 8, 1800. When the British >>> burned Washington in 1814 most of the remainder were destroyed. >>> >>> It wasn't until 1873 the Army started collecting the surviving records, >>> which were by then scattered among several government agencies, and it >>> wasn't until 1889 that the Army started a pension and record division, >>> and >>> not until 1892 that Congress gave them any money for record keeping. >>> >>> Best regards, >>> Ed >>> For Revolutionary War Info on the Internet, your first choice should be: >>> www.AmericanRevolution.org >>> >>> >>> ==== AMERICAN-REVOLUTION Mailing List ==== >>> To unsubscribe from the AMERICAN-REVOLUTION list, send the command >>> "unsubscribe" to >>> [email protected] (if in mail mode) or >>> [email protected] (if in digest mode.) >>> >>> ============================== >>> New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your >>> ancestors at the same time. 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Thanks for that info Ed. I did not know this either. That would explain why my Rev War Ancestor does not have records of his service as a Col of Lighthorse. Family records indicate he did serve, as well as his brothers. These records are excellent for leads however. Jackie David Armstrong wrote: > Wow, I didn't know all that about the lost pensions. > > I might add one thing - a pension claim (i, e. "I served with Col > Cross in 1778 and marched to Fort Dawson") is not primary evidence, > despite many believing otherwise. It is especially nice when > contemporary documentation can be found to support the info given in > the claim. > > Here in WV we were dealing with the "Lewis Speculating Gentry", a > group of hucksters who were hunting down old, illiterate pioneers and > drawing up false pension claims for them and having them sign them, > the operator then getting a portion of the proceeds. They finally > sent a federal investigator in here to break up the ring. So if you > are looking at West Virginia pension records BE CAREFUL. > > Best Regards > > David ARmstrong > Elkins WV > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed St.Germain" > <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 11:08 PM > Subject: [AMER-REV] Re: no pension > > >>> That would explain not pension record being >>> found. >> >> >> I think I missed the beginning of this thread, so if I'm repeating >> info, I >> apologize in advance. >> >> The usual reason a pension isn't found is because most pension >> records have >> been long ago destroyed. >> >> Most of the records of the American Army in the custody of the War >> Department were destroyed by fire on November 8, 1800. When the British >> burned Washington in 1814 most of the remainder were destroyed. >> >> It wasn't until 1873 the Army started collecting the surviving records, >> which were by then scattered among several government agencies, and it >> wasn't until 1889 that the Army started a pension and record >> division, and >> not until 1892 that Congress gave them any money for record keeping. >> >> Best regards, >> Ed >> For Revolutionary War Info on the Internet, your first choice should be: >> www.AmericanRevolution.org >> >> >> ==== AMERICAN-REVOLUTION Mailing List ==== >> To unsubscribe from the AMERICAN-REVOLUTION list, send the command >> "unsubscribe" to >> [email protected] (if in mail mode) or >> [email protected] (if in digest mode.) >> >> ============================== >> New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your >> ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. >> Learn more: >> http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 >> >> >> > > > > ==== AMERICAN-REVOLUTION Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the AMERICAN-REVOLUTION list, send the command > "unsubscribe" to > [email protected] (if in mail mode) or > [email protected] (if in digest mode.) > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > > > > -- *"A people without a history is like wind on the buffalo grass" * *Crazy Horse - Oglala Sioux * *County Coordinator Ripley Co MO GenWeb* <http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Emoripley/> *Moderator HarringtonGen* <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/harringtongen/> *Owner/Breeder Tanimara Great Pyrenees - Livestock Guardians* <http://www.geocities.com/tanimara_2000/>

Wow, I didn't know all that about the lost pensions. I might add one thing - a pension claim (i, e. "I served with Col Cross in 1778 and marched to Fort Dawson") is not primary evidence, despite many believing otherwise. It is especially nice when contemporary documentation can be found to support the info given in the claim. Here in WV we were dealing with the "Lewis Speculating Gentry", a group of hucksters who were hunting down old, illiterate pioneers and drawing up false pension claims for them and having them sign them, the operator then getting a portion of the proceeds. They finally sent a federal investigator in here to break up the ring. So if you are looking at West Virginia pension records BE CAREFUL. Best Regards David ARmstrong Elkins WV ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed St.Germain" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 11:08 PM Subject: [AMER-REV] Re: no pension >> That would explain not pension record being >> found. > > I think I missed the beginning of this thread, so if I'm repeating info, I > apologize in advance. > > The usual reason a pension isn't found is because most pension records > have > been long ago destroyed. > > Most of the records of the American Army in the custody of the War > Department were destroyed by fire on November 8, 1800. When the British > burned Washington in 1814 most of the remainder were destroyed. > > It wasn't until 1873 the Army started collecting the surviving records, > which were by then scattered among several government agencies, and it > wasn't until 1889 that the Army started a pension and record division, and > not until 1892 that Congress gave them any money for record keeping. > > Best regards, > Ed > For Revolutionary War Info on the Internet, your first choice should be: > www.AmericanRevolution.org > > > ==== AMERICAN-REVOLUTION Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the AMERICAN-REVOLUTION list, send the command > "unsubscribe" to > [email protected] (if in mail mode) or > [email protected] (if in digest mode.) > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors > at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 > >

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Hi there, Are you Working on The Pratt Line? I am too, but can not Find out Who are Elizabeth Pratt Parents were? She was Born in S. C. Too. [email protected] > [Original Message] > From: Ester Eads <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 5/30/05 11:40:00 AM > Subject: Re: [AMER-REV] To honor the memory of our Revolutionary War ancestors > > I'd like to honor my patriots: > > William Pratt > Josiah Burton > Hugh Randolph > > All from South Carolina > > Ester Eads > > > > ==== AMERICAN-REVOLUTION Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the AMERICAN-REVOLUTION list, send the command "unsubscribe" to > [email protected] (if in mail mode) or > [email protected] (if in digest mode.) > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx

Hi, How are you Connected to The Howell's I have a Howell in My Family Tree. Please Answer this E-Mail. [email protected] > [Original Message] > From: Monya Havekost <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 5/30/05 12:48:36 PM > Subject: Re: [AMER-REV] To honor the memory of our Revolutionary War ancestors > > I'd like to honor my grandmother Jane PEDEN MORTON MORROW, Chester Co. > SC, recognized as a True Heroine by the DAR, her grave is marked by the > Dripping Springs Chapter, DAR, Morgan Co. AL. She and her sister drove > their wagons onto the battlefield at Ninety Six, SC, picked up wounded > Patriots and took them to their homes to nurse them. One story has her > physically attacking a British soldier trying to kill a wounded > American. Go Grandma! > > Also, my grandfather, Thomas STANFORD, Chester Co. SC, who fought at > Eutaw Springs, Charleston, Rocky Comfort (against Indians) and at the > Battle of Camden. He is buried in Fayette Co. AL where a memorial has > been erected to honor his service to our country. > > Monya > > Fayette Co. AL list manager > ASTON surname list manager > MUSGROVE surname list manager > THOMPSON surname list manager > Researching: ANDERSON, ANDERSEN (Norway), ASTON, BISHOP, DODSON, > FYLLINGSNES (Norway), GRANT, HARRIS, HOWELL, JORDAN, LESLIE, McDILL, > McDONALD, MILLIGAN, MORTON, MUSGROVE, OWEN, PEDEN, SOUTH, STANFORD, > THOMPSON and WEBSTER > > > ==== AMERICAN-REVOLUTION Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the AMERICAN-REVOLUTION list, send the command "unsubscribe" to > [email protected] (if in mail mode) or > [email protected] (if in digest mode.) > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx

Hi, Did your Mary Pratt have a Siater Elizabeth Pratt? Well, I have a Pratt in My Family Tree. Please Answer this E-Mail. [email protected] > [Original Message] > From: Tanimara <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 5/31/05 2:55:38 PM > Subject: Re: [AMER-REV] To honor the memory of our Revolutionary War ancestors > > No Joseph listed in the Rev War Pension Applications > > Jackie > > Ester Eads wrote: > > > My pleasure, Mary! I know I listed Josiah Burton as my Rev. War > > patriot, but I did that from memory and I was wrong. Actually, it was > > his father Joseph Burton who fought in the American Revolution. > > > > Josiah Burton b. ca 1758 in Abbeville, SC > > married my Mary Pratt b. ca 1763 in ca 1782. > > > > Their children were: > > Robert Burton b. ca 1783 m. Sara Hall > > Sarah Burton b. ca 1788 m. Winston Hall > > William Burton b. 1790 m. Elizabeth ? > > Caleb Burton b. 1792 m. Dicey Smith > > John Burton b. 1796 m. Elizabeth Pruitt > > Elizabeth Burton b 1797 m. Samuel Black > > Peter S. Burton b. 1801 m. Harriett Martha McGee > > Mary Burton b. 9-29-1810 m. Joshua Ashley, Jr. > > > > All these birthdates are "about" and all the children were born in > > Abbeville, South Carolina. > > > > My cousin's approved DAR application list Josiah's siblings as: > > John Burton > > William Burton > > Elizabeth Burton > > Sarah Burton > > Catherine Burton > > Mahatabel Burton > > Douglas Burton > > Mary Burton > > > > I hope this was more than you needed. > > > > Best, > > Ester > > > > > > > > ==== AMERICAN-REVOLUTION Mailing List ==== > > To unsubscribe from the AMERICAN-REVOLUTION list, send the command > > "unsubscribe" to > > [email protected] (if in mail mode) or > > [email protected] (if in digest mode.) > > > > ============================== > > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your > > ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. > > Learn more: > > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&ta rgetid=5429 > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > *"A people without a history is like wind on the buffalo grass" * > > *Crazy Horse - Oglala Sioux * > > *County Coordinator Ripley Co MO GenWeb* > <http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Emoripley/> > > *Moderator HarringtonGen* <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/harringtongen/> > > *Owner/Breeder Tanimara Great Pyrenees - Livestock Guardians* > <http://www.geocities.com/tanimara_2000/> > > > > > ==== AMERICAN-REVOLUTION Mailing List ==== > List Mom for AMERICAN-REVOLUTION-L: > Diana Boothe [email protected] > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx

Ed St.Germain writes: >The usual reason a pension isn't found is because most pension records have been long ago destroyed.< Another, not so unusual, reason is that neither the veteran nor his wife lived the 30-40 years before the pension became available. Dean

Kathy, Is it possible that your William is the one listed below that had a will probated in 1796? Just FYI, there were degrees of Revolutionary pensioners: invalid soldiers passed pensions 1776; half pay pensioners (if served longer they would receive half pay for life) passed 1778, widows and orphan pensions 1780; the first pension act for "service in the Rev War" was passed in 1818, but because of fraud, a stricter pension act was passed in 1832. So...the William listed below did not live long enough to obtain or apply for a pension. It sounds like his heirs did so in his name but were denied. This William might have been receiving a "half pay." That would explain not pension record being found. I found these situations on the internet by typing in "William Brinkley" + war, and with advanced search added the word revolutionary. These all need to be verified, but one does list Gladys EARLY VIRGINIA (Nansemond Area) AND NORTH CAROLINA BRINKLEY NOTES (1600s & 1700s) Jan,1998. Leanne Dooley, [email protected] 1796 Halifax Co, NC Wm Brinkley leaves will mentioning, Hunt, Charity, Wm. Brinkley, Robert, Sarah, and Polly (this Wm is later known in a pension appl to have been a Capt in Rev War and his heirs tried to get a land warrant. Rejected) 1797 Halifax Co, NC Will of William Brinkley mentions William, Abraham and Tabitha http://members.tripod.com/~tawshasgenealogy/timelinea.html THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE STATE 0F NO. CAROLINA Page 1 For cash paid by Jacob Blount, Paymaster, to the Officers and Soldiers of the North Carolina Brigade as follows: 1776 May 30 - June 12 5. Captain William Brinkley This list is from the North Carolina Archives Treasurers and Comptrollers Papers, Revolutionary Army Accounts S.115.59 Vol. VIII P. 21, f. 1 The list gives the amount paid in pounds, shillings, and pence, but I could not follow this. Will send copy of the archive copy later. Franklin, VA. Ray Bradshaw [email protected] http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncfrankl/military/revwar-pay-1.htm 7. Colonial Records of North Carolina Vol. 17. pp. 221 & 1066 Pvt. William Burt listed in payroll of Capt. William Brinkley's Company of 1st NC Militia, commanded by Col. Sam Jarvis, June 1780. http://www.rootsweb.com/~burtsou/archive7.html Sentell Family History 4. WILLIAM SENTELL (1756-1835) William Sentell apparently served with militia units for two or more discontinuous tours. There is a record of William, Sam'l, and Luke Senter on the payroll of Capt. Wm. Brinkley's Company of the 1st North Carolina Regiment commanded by Col. Sam'l Jarvis.7 7North Carolina Daughters of the American Revolution, Roster of Soldiers from North Carolina in the American Revolution (Durham: The Seeman Press, 1932), p. 623; Cites State Records of North Carolina (Vol. XVII, Clark's Miscellaneous State Records), p. 1060. http://web.mountain.net/~sentell/gen/ch004.htm Kathy wrote: >I am researching my grandparents line and I think I have found a >relative that served in the American-Revolutiary War. Is there anyway I >can check this out. His name was Capt. William Brinkley and he was >commissioned to Captain April 16,1776 of the N.C. Troup of the >Continental Line of the of the 3rd. Regiment. > >I would greatly appreciate it. I don't know how to list it on your >rootsweb site. > >Thank you so much for your help. >Kathy Bailey, Jacksonville, NC e-mail [email protected] > > >==== AMERICAN-REVOLUTION Mailing List ==== >To unsubscribe from the AMERICAN-REVOLUTION list, send the command >"unsubscribe" to [email protected] (if in mail >mode) or [email protected] (if in digest >mode.) > >============================== >View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find >marriage announcements and more. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > > > > > > -- *"A people without a history is like wind on the buffalo grass" * *Crazy Horse - Oglala Sioux * *County Coordinator Ripley Co MO GenWeb* <http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Emoripley/> *Moderator HarringtonGen* <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/harringtongen/> *Owner/Breeder Tanimara Great Pyrenees - Livestock Guardians* <http://www.geocities.com/tanimara_2000/> ==== AMERICAN-REVOLUTION Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe from the AMERICAN-REVOLUTION list, send the command "unsubscribe" to [email protected] (if in mail mode) or [email protected] (if in digest mode.) ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.322 / Virus Database: 267.3.3 - Release Date: 5/31/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.322 / Virus Database: 267.3.3 - Release Date: 5/31/2005

> That would explain not pension record being > found. I think I missed the beginning of this thread, so if I'm repeating info, I apologize in advance. The usual reason a pension isn't found is because most pension records have been long ago destroyed. Most of the records of the American Army in the custody of the War Department were destroyed by fire on November 8, 1800. When the British burned Washington in 1814 most of the remainder were destroyed. It wasn't until 1873 the Army started collecting the surviving records, which were by then scattered among several government agencies, and it wasn't until 1889 that the Army started a pension and record division, and not until 1892 that Congress gave them any money for record keeping. Best regards, Ed For Revolutionary War Info on the Internet, your first choice should be: www.AmericanRevolution.org

There is a William Brinkley, 3rd NC regiment in the online Heitman. BJA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tanimara" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 3:49 PM Subject: Re: [AMER-REV] Brinkley > No pension application on file. William Brinkley of Shanandoah Co VA but > little info in that file and no captians commission for this man. Dont > think he is yours. Age 67 on May 13th 1822. No family data given. > > Jackie > > Kathy wrote: > >>I am researching my grandparents line and I think I have found a relative >>that served in the American-Revolutiary War. Is there anyway I can check >>this out. His name was Capt. William Brinkley and he was commissioned to >>Captain April 16,1776 of the N.C. Troup of the Continental Line of the of >>the 3rd. Regiment. >> >>I would greatly appreciate it. I don't know how to list it on your >>rootsweb site. >>Thank you so much for your help. >>Kathy Bailey, Jacksonville, NC e-mail [email protected] >> >> >>==== AMERICAN-REVOLUTION Mailing List ==== >>To unsubscribe from the AMERICAN-REVOLUTION list, send the command >>"unsubscribe" to >>[email protected] (if in mail mode) or >>[email protected] (if in digest mode.) >> >>============================== >>View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find >>marriage announcements and more. Learn more: >>http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx >> >> >> >> >> > > -- > > *"A people without a history is like wind on the buffalo grass" * > > *Crazy Horse - Oglala Sioux * > > *County Coordinator Ripley Co MO GenWeb* > <http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Emoripley/> > > *Moderator HarringtonGen* <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/harringtongen/> > > *Owner/Breeder Tanimara Great Pyrenees - Livestock Guardians* > <http://www.geocities.com/tanimara_2000/> > > > > > ==== AMERICAN-REVOLUTION Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the AMERICAN-REVOLUTION list, send the command > "unsubscribe" to > [email protected] (if in mail mode) or > [email protected] (if in digest mode.) > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.322 / Virus Database: 267.3.3 - Release Date: 5/31/2005 > >

No pension application on file. William Brinkley of Shanandoah Co VA but little info in that file and no captians commission for this man. Dont think he is yours. Age 67 on May 13th 1822. No family data given. Jackie Kathy wrote: >I am researching my grandparents line and I think I have found a relative that served in the American-Revolutiary War. Is there anyway I can check this out. His name was Capt. William Brinkley and he was commissioned to Captain April 16,1776 of the N.C. Troup of the Continental Line of the of the 3rd. Regiment. > >I would greatly appreciate it. I don't know how to list it on your rootsweb site. > >Thank you so much for your help. >Kathy Bailey, Jacksonville, NC e-mail [email protected] > > >==== AMERICAN-REVOLUTION Mailing List ==== >To unsubscribe from the AMERICAN-REVOLUTION list, send the command "unsubscribe" to >[email protected] (if in mail mode) or >[email protected] (if in digest mode.) > >============================== >View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find >marriage announcements and more. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > > > > > > -- *"A people without a history is like wind on the buffalo grass" * *Crazy Horse - Oglala Sioux * *County Coordinator Ripley Co MO GenWeb* <http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Emoripley/> *Moderator HarringtonGen* <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/harringtongen/> *Owner/Breeder Tanimara Great Pyrenees - Livestock Guardians* <http://www.geocities.com/tanimara_2000/>

Hi, Would be Nicholas or William Nicholas Briskey/Brisky/Brisque/Briscoe. And his brother Charles. French officers who came in and decided to stay and changed and fought with the American Army. Could even have been La Briskey/La Brisky. Any help appreciated. Being disabled can't really afford to hire someone or I would. Thanks Sandel [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) Seattle Surnames: briskey,brisky,brisque,briscoe,Labriskey,Demastus,Sutton,Meadows,Hodnett,Moore,McIntosh,Leverett,Mark/Merck (States, SC, GA, Chambers County,AL, washington state, tx and france)