Dates of Service:  August 1776 – May 1779

Description: He fought at the battle of Monmouth Courthouse. He was wounded in 1778 at Baylor’s Massacre at Old Tappan, New Jersey.  He was captured, but escaped after being stabbed in the back with a bayonet.  Based on the records he submitted to get a pension from the government, he may have also been at the “Battle of Blue Licks” with Daniel Boone on August 19, 1782.

 

Conner, Lawrence

Family Line: Conner, Direct Ancestor

Unit: Shawnee Expedition (Dunmore’s War), Captain Matthew Arbuckle

Dates: 1774 –  (original term was for 2 years)

Description: Granted 200 acres of land in Cumberland County, Kentucky for this service.  Was later granted another 200 acres of land (not sure if it was for this service or his service in the Continental Army).

 

Unit: 8th Virginia Regiment, Continental Army, Captain Andrew Wallace

Rank: Private

Battles: Germantown, Monmouth, Guliford, Stoney Point, Campbell

Description: Was also at Valley Forge.  When his unit left, he stayed behind as he was unwell.  He later rejoined his unit.  At Campbell, he was wounded in the arm/shoulder and permanently lost use of one arm.  His injury was severe enough that he received a pension from 1789 until he died.

 

Unit: Col. Campbell’s Regiment, Captian Jewett

Description:  Lawrence may have served in this unit for 18 months after having served in Capt. Wallace’s Unit.

Crawford, Archibald

Family Line: Pellett, Direct Ancestor

Description: Archibald was not a soldier, per se, but was a strong supporter of the Revolutionary War.  He could not serve due to a deformed hand.  However, in 1779 the war was fought near his property and  the British soldiers brought the war to his home.  Early one morning, they came and burnt his home and nearly all his belongings as a penalty for his support for America.  The event happened quickly and his young son Archibald was accidentally left inside.  Fortunately, Archibald was able to rush in and save his young son who is also a direct ancestor.

 

Crawford, John

Family Line: Pellett, Uncle

Description: The story (yet to be proven) is that he fought for England.  He later joined the American side.

 

Crawford, Robert

Family Line: Pellett, Uncle

Unit: American side

 

English, Charles

Family Line: Ellis, Direct Ancestor

Unit: Captain Benjamin Logan’s Company

Dates of Service: 1779

Location: Lincoln County at or near Logan’s Station

 

Foresman, Alexander

Family Line: Ashby, Uncle

Unit: Captain Arndt’s Company; Captain Jaynes’ Company

Description: A child of his brother described an injury from the war where one of his front teeth was chipped and the tip of his nose cut off.

 

Foresman, Hugh

Family Line: Ashby, Uncle

 

Foresman, Robert

Family Line: Ashby , Direct Ancestor

Unit: Pennsylvania Militia Continental Line, 5th Battalion, 3rd Class; Col. Stroud’s Battalion in 1776

 

Foresman, Samuel

Family Line: Ashby, Uncle

Unit:  Northhamption Militia, 5th Battalion, 4th Company 7th Class; Col. Stroud’s Battalion in 1776

Rank: Private

Dates of Service: December 24, 1776 – 1782

 

Fry, Joseph

Family Line: Klinefelter, Spouse of Aunt

Unit: John McGinley’s Company

Rank: Conductor, Captain Lt.

Dates of Service, May 12 1779 (multiple)

Location: Ft. Mifflin

 

Hurrie (Hurry), WIlliam

Family Line: Klinefelter, Direct Ancestor

Description: Rang the Liberty Bell at the formal reading of the Declaration of Independence on July 8, 1776.  He may also have served in the military for 6 months, but that has not been independently confirmed.  Read more about William’s service to the country here.

 

Klinefelter, Adam

Family Line: Klinefelter

Unit: 7th Battalion, York County Militia, Capt. Jacob Ament’s Company

Rank: Ensign

 

Klinefelter, Johannes George

Family Line: Klinefelter

Description: Paid for services rendered. No additional information.

 

Klinefelter, Johannes John

Family Line: Klinefelter

Unit: 7th Battalion, York County Militia, Third Company (Capt. John Ehrman)

Rank: Private

 

Klinefelter, Johannes Michael

Family Line: Klinefelter, Direct Ancestor

Unit: 5th Battalion, York County Militia, Second Company (Capt. Aquilla Willey)

Unit: 7th Battalion, York County Militia, Third Company (Capt. Miller)

 

Klinefelter, John

Family Line: Klinefelter

Unit: 7th Battalion, York County Militia, Capt. John Erman’s Company

Rank: Private

 

Klinefelter, Laurence

Family Line: Klinefelter

Unit: 7th Battalion, York County Militia, Capt. John Miller’s Company

Rank: Private

 

Klinefelter, Lorentz

Family Line: Klinefelter

Unit: 7th Battalion, York County Militia, Third Company (Capt. John Miller)

Rank: Private

 

Klinefelter, Peter

Family Line: Klinefelter

Unit: 7th Battalion, York County Militia, Capt. John Erman’s Company

Rank: Private

 

McGinley, John

Family Line: Klinefelter, Direct Ancestor

Unit: Philadelphia City Militia, First Company (Eyres)

Rank: 1st Lt, Captain Lt., Captain (Commissioned April 25, 1779)

Dates of Service: 1777 (or earlier) – June 25, 1800

Location: Fort Mifflin (Mud Island)

Description: He became the superintendent of the blacksmiths for the artillery.  One of his descendants wrote that he paid his soldiers with his own money, which left him broke after the war as the government never paid him back.  It is not known if this is true.  However, records exist the show he requested funds to pay the soldiers in his company.  It is also known that he had a sale of some of his personal property after the war.

 

McQuiddy, James

Family Line: Ellis, Uncle

Unit: Clark’s Illinois Regiment, Infantry

Dates of Service: 1782

 

McQuiddy, John, Sr.

Family Line: Ellis, Uncle

Unit: Capt. John Craig’s Company

Dates of Service: 2 months in 1776, 2 months during 1777 – 1778, and August 10, 1779 – June 4, 1780

 

Unit: Captain Thomas Bartlett’s Company

Dates of Service, 4 moths during 1777 – 1778

 

Unit: Captain John Chew’s Company

Dates of Service: 2 months during 1780 (Major Quarles) and 2 months during 1781 (Col. Matthews)

 

Unit: Captain John White’s Company

Dates of Service: March 1781 – May 1781

 

McQuiddy, Thomas

Family Line: Ellis, Uncle

Unit: Captain Ben Robers’ Illinois Regiment

 

McQuiddy, William

Family Line: Ellis, Uncle

Unit: Infantry

 

Peele, Robert

Family Line: Peelle, Direct Ancestor

Description: Robert is recognized by DAR and SAR as a patriot for giving financial aid to the Revolutionary War.  This is quite unusual as he was also a strong Quaker.  Quakers generally did not support any war and those that joined were often disowned by the local meeting.

 

Richardson, Jesse

Family Line: Ellis, Spouse of Aunt

 

Rogers, William, Sr.

Family Line: Ashby, Direct Ancestor

Unit: 1st Virginia Regiment, Captain Saunder’s Company

Rank: Corporal

Dates of Service: 1778, 1782

Description: Stated in 1779 that he had served in 1778.  An additional record states at he was at the siege of Bryant Station in Kentucky during the period August 15-17, 1782.

 

Stetler, Christian

Family Line: Klinefelter, Direct Ancestor

Unit: 6th Battalion, Capt. Datterer’s Co.

Dates of Service:1777

Location: Frederick, Montgomery, Pennsylvania

 

Stetler, Henry

Family Line: Klinefelter

Unit: 6th Battalion, Capt. Datterer’s Company

Dates of Service: 1777

Location: Frederick, Montgomery, Pennsylvania

 

Stetler, Jacob

Family Line: Klinefelter

Unit: 6th Battalion, Capt. Datterer’s Company

Dates of Service: 1777

Location: Frederick, Montgomery, Pennsylvania