Barbara, Thank you. We are showing his service as a 2nd Lieutenant in the US Army, source being _US Army Registrar of Enlistments 1789-1903_. He served from July 1813 to June 1815--nearly the entire duration of the conflict. We also note that he donated land and buildings to the Jefferston academy. We did not have the RW service in his notes, which is surprising because the man leading this whole project is very conscientious about this, and his home chapter is the Minutemen chapter in Culpeper, and he was undoubtedly at the ceremony in 2002. In fact, our next project is already underway, and that is a similar book on burials of RW veterans in Virginia. This greatly expands the information done in 2001 known as the JLARC report (Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee). That report is on line at: http://jlarc.virginia.gov/revwar.htm ______________________________ I will leave the marriage information as it is. Again, many thanks, Craig On Sep 25, 2011, at 1:04 PM, rockcatt@aol.com wrote: > > I can verify that Martin Fishback is definitely buried in the cemetery at "Fleetwood," the John Fishback home in Jeffersonton. We've visited Fleetwood a couple of times during the First Colony Tour for the Germanna Foundation and the cemetery there. It is said that Martin was born and died in the same room in Fleetwood, but he did have his own home, it's located across the street from Fleetwood, in Jeffersonton. I was just speaking with the current owners of his home a few weeks ago! There are 4 Fishback homes in Jeffersonton and the Coontz home is also still standing, and occupied, in Jeffersonton. > > The Culpeper Minutemen Sons of the American Revolution held a dedication ceremony at Fleetwood in 2002 to honor the Rev War service of Martin Fishback, he was a Private and fought in the Battle of Yorktown. I don't know about service in the War of 1812, he was born in 1763 and he died in 1842, so it's possible, but I've seen no record for this service. > > The marriage of Lucy Amiss and Martin Fishback is noted in "Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, John Roster in the biography of William Meade Fishback, Governor of Arkansas. It's noted that he was the son of Frederick and Sophie Yates Fishback, the grandson of Martin and Lucy Amiss Fishback. > > The marriage is also noted in "Virginia Soldiers of 1776, Vols. I, II and III, Virginia Soldiers, Pg. 1109: > > "Martin Fishback, Soldier > > Martin Fishback was a youthful Soldier of the Revolution. At the age of seventeen, he was at the siege of Yorktown, and was present at the surrender of Cornwallis. He was born at "Fleetwood", Culpeper Co., 12 Oct. 1763; died 24 Jan., 1842. He married 23 Mar., 1783, Lucy Amiss, daughter of Willie and Annie Amiss." > > There is another Martin Fishback listed as serving in the War of 1812, but he served in Kentucky under Capt. James Armstrong and commanded by Col. Wm. Mountjoy. I think that this Martin Fishback is the son of John and Martha Pickett Fishback, the grandson of John Philip Fishback and the great grandson of the immigrants, John and Agnes Haeger Fishback. > > Barb Price > > > > > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2011 00:01:57 -0400 > From: Craig Kilby <craig@craigkilby.com> > Subject: [GERMANNA] Martin Fishback and wife Lucy Amiss ? > To: Germans-VA <germans-va@rootsweb.com>, Germanna List German > Colonists List <germanna_colonies@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <681C4B84-D54D-4C5F-AAB5-CB31DFBA9C68@craigkilby.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Hi all, > > I am hoping someone can help me verify one of the entries in the War of 1812 > Veterans' Burials in Virginia database. > > It is for Martin Fishback who is said by the U.S. Daughters of the War of 1812 > to have married Lucy Amiss, daughter of William and Annie Amiss on 23 MAR 1793. > > He lived in Jeffersonton and according to the notes, this about about him: > > Born 1763, died 24 Jan 1842, buried at Fleetwood Cemetery in Jefferston. > > Service: 2nd Lieutenant, US Army > > Said to be born, married and died in the same room of his home, "Fleetwood" in > Culpeper County. > > Can anyone verify this marriage or add/delete/comment on the other items? > > Many thanks, > > Craig Kilby > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GERMANNA_COLONIES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message