One brand new name, but lots of great info for all three - thanks Mignon, much appreciated!! Sylvia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mignon Matthews" <mattgunz59@verizon.net> To: <nygreene@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2010 7:26 PM Subject: Re: [NYGREENE] Revolutionary War Soldiers > > Hi Sylvia, > > I can add three of my ancestors (below.) > > Eliphalet Lord served in the Revolution, when living in Connecticut, with > the East Windsor Regiment, Lexington Alarm List. He enlisted for three > years. He served in the battles of Trenton and White Plains, as well as > on > ships that formed the picket lines across the Hudson River. He served as > a > private in Captain Ezekiel Scott's Company in Colonel Samuel Wylly's > Regiment. He later received a pension of $8.00 mo. > He moved to what is now East Jewett after the Revolution. In Old Time > Corners, he is > mentioned as a soldier in the Revolution and a pioneer in Jewett. He is > buried in Beaches Corners Cemetery. > > James Tompkins served as a fifer in the 7th Dutchess Co. Militia Regiment > under Col. Henry Luddington. He died in Ashland and is buried in North > Settlement Cemetery. > > John Groat served with his father and three brothers in the 8th Regiment, > Albany Co. Militia. He came from Claverack, Columbia Co., but moved to > what was then Windham after the Revolution and died there. I don't know > where he is > buried; but, his son John is buried in Mountain View Cemetery in Ashland. > Since that son took his mother to apply for a window's pension, I think it > likely that they are all buried there. The stones of the son John and his > wife Mercy are badly deteriorated and there are some fieldstones to mark > graves > there, too. > > Hope this helps. > Mignon > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sylvia Hasenkopf > Sent: Monday, December 27, 2010 9:30 AM > To: nygreene@rootsweb.com > Subject: [NYGREENE] Revolutionary War Soldiers > > I May have mentioned before that I have begun the research on a book about > Greene County and the Revolutionary War (Loosely titled at this point) > > The thrust of the book is to identify Men of the Revolution that lived in > Greene County. This could mean men who moved there after the Rev War too. > At > this point I am also thinking of including a Loyalist chapter. > > I'd like to make this book as meaningful as possible to individuals who > are > looking for more info on these men. So, I am reaching out to my Greene > County community, to ask what you folks would like to see in such a book. > I > am all "ears"! > > Also, I'd love to hear from folks who have Patriots and Loyalists in their > tree that were in Greene Co, NY! > > Sylvia > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYGREENE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYGREENE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message