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left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/itsallinthesynapse.net\/Family_History\/military-honor-wall\/\">\u2190Return to Main<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-lg-6\">\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/itsallinthesynapse.net\/Family_History\/warof1812\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read Next\u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\" style=\"padding-top: 17px; padding-bottom: 2px;\">\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 col-lg-4\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Revolutionary War<\/h3>\n<h2 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center; background-color: #776277;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/h2>\n<h4 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\">1775-1783<\/h4>\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-8 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 col-lg-8\" style=\"padding: 0% 1.5% 0% 3%;\">\n<p id=\"u71033-3\" class=\"\"><span id=\"u71033\"><\/span><span id=\"u71033-2\"><span id=\"u37645-2\"><span id=\"u5931-2\"><\/span><span id=\"u5931-3\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<h3 class=\"\">Bassett, William, Sr.<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\">Family Line: Ellis, Direct Ancestor<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Unit: Gen. Pulaski, Col. George Baylor, Maj. Clough, and Lt. Custis<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Unit:Colonel George Baylor&#8217;s 3rd Regiment of Continental Light Dragoons, Captain Stith&#8217;s Company (Beginning 1777)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Rank: Private<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"text-center\">\n<div class=\"clearfix grpelem\" id=\"u22610-23\" data-muse-uid=\"U22610\" data-muse-type=\"txt_frame\" data-ibe-flags=\"txtStyleSrc\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Dates of Service:&nbsp; August 1776 &#8211; May 1779<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Description: He fought at the battle of Monmouth Courthouse. He was wounded in 1778 at Baylor&#8217;s Massacre at Old Tappan, New Jersey.&nbsp; He was captured, but escaped after being stabbed in the back with a bayonet.&nbsp; Based on the records he submitted to get a pension from the government, he may have also been at the &#8220;Battle of Blue Licks&#8221; with Daniel Boone on August 19, 1782.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"ConnerLawrence\" class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Conner, Lawrence<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Family Line: Conner, Direct Ancestor<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Unit: Shawnee Expedition (Dunmore&#8217;s War), Captain Matthew Arbuckle<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Dates: 1774 &#8211;&nbsp; (original term was for 2 years)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Description: Granted 200 acres of land in Cumberland County, Kentucky for this service.&nbsp; Was later granted another 200 acres of land (not sure if it was for this service or his service in the Continental Army).<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Unit: 8th Virginia Regiment, Continental Army, Captain Andrew Wallace<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Rank: Private<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Battles: Germantown, Monmouth, Guliford, Stoney Point, Campbell<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Description: Was also at Valley Forge.&nbsp; When his unit left, he stayed behind as he was unwell.&nbsp; He later rejoined his unit.&nbsp; At Campbell, he was wounded in the arm\/shoulder and permanently lost use of one arm.&nbsp; His injury was severe enough that he received a pension from 1789 until he died.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Unit: Col. Campbell&#8217;s Regiment, Captian Jewett<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Description:&nbsp; Lawrence may have served in this unit for 18 months after having served in Capt. Wallace&#8217;s Unit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-muse-uid=\"U22610\" data-muse-type=\"txt_frame\" data-ibe-flags=\"txtStyleSrc\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix grpelem\" data-muse-uid=\"U22610\" data-muse-type=\"txt_frame\" data-ibe-flags=\"txtStyleSrc\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Crawford, Archibald<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Family Line: Pellett, Direct Ancestor<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Description: Archibald was not a soldier, per se, but was a strong supporter of the Revolutionary War.&nbsp; He could not serve due to a deformed hand.&nbsp; However, in 1779 the war was fought near his property and&nbsp; the British soldiers brought the war to his home.&nbsp; Early one morning, they came and burnt his home and nearly all his belongings as a penalty for his support for America.&nbsp; The event happened quickly and his young son Archibald was accidentally left inside.&nbsp; Fortunately, Archibald was able to rush in and save his young son who is also a direct ancestor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Crawford, John<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Family Line: Pellett, Uncle<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Description: The story (yet to be proven) is that he fought for England.&nbsp; He later joined the American side.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Crawford, Robert<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Family Line: Pellett, Uncle<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Unit: American side<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">English, Charles<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Family Line: Ellis, Direct Ancestor<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Unit: Captain Benjamin Logan&#8217;s Company<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Dates of Service: 1779<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Location: Lincoln County at or near Logan&#8217;s Station<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Foresman, Alexander<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Family Line: Ashby, Uncle<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Unit: Captain Arndt&#8217;s Company; Captain Jaynes&#8217; Company<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Foresman, Hugh<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Family Line: Ashby, Uncle<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Foresman, Robert<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Family Line: Ashby , Direct Ancestor<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Unit: Pennsylvania Militia Continental Line, 5th Battalion, 3rd Class; Col. Stroud&#8217;s Battalion in 1776<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Foresman, Samuel<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Family Line: Ashby, Uncle<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Unit:&nbsp; Northhamption Militia, 5th Battalion, 4th Company 7th Class; Col. Stroud&#8217;s Battalion in 1776<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Rank: Private<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Dates of Service: December 24, 1776 &#8211; 1782<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Fry, Joseph<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Family Line: Klinefelter, Spouse of Aunt<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Unit: John McGinley&#8217;s Company<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Rank: Conductor, Captain Lt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Dates of Service, May 12 1779 (multiple)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Location: Ft. Mifflin<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Hurrie (Hurry), WIlliam<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Family Line: Klinefelter, Direct Ancestor<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Description: Rang the Liberty Bell at the formal reading of the Declaration of Independence on July 8, 1776.&nbsp; He may also have served in the military for 6 months, but that has not been independently confirmed.&nbsp; Read more about William&#8217;s service to the country <a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.itsallinthesynapse.net\/WmHurrie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Klinefelter, Adam<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Family Line: Klinefelter<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Unit: 7th Battalion, York County Militia, Capt. Jacob Ament&#8217;s Company<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Rank: Ensign<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Klinefelter, Johannes George<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Family Line: Klinefelter<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Description: Paid for services rendered. No additional information.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Klinefelter, Johannes John<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Family Line: Klinefelter<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Unit: 7th Battalion, York County Militia, Third Company (Capt. John Ehrman)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Rank: Private<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Klinefelter, Johannes Michael<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Family Line: Klinefelter, Direct Ancestor<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Unit: 5th Battalion, York County Militia, Second Company (Capt. Aquilla Willey)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Unit: 7th Battalion, York County Militia, Third Company (Capt. Miller)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Klinefelter, John<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Family Line: Klinefelter<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Unit: 7th Battalion, York County Militia, Capt. John Erman&#8217;s Company<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Rank: Private<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Klinefelter, Laurence<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Family Line: Klinefelter<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Unit: 7th Battalion, York County Militia, Capt. John Miller&#8217;s Company<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Rank: Private<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Klinefelter, Lorentz<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Family Line: Klinefelter<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Unit: 7th Battalion, York County Militia, Third Company (Capt. John Miller)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Rank: Private<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Klinefelter, Peter<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Family Line: Klinefelter<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Unit: 7th Battalion, York County Militia, Capt. John Erman&#8217;s Company<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Rank: Private<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">McGinley, John<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Family Line: Klinefelter, Direct Ancestor<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Unit: Philadelphia City Militia, First Company (Eyres)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Rank: 1st Lt, Captain Lt., Captain (Commissioned April 25, 1779)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Dates of Service: 1777 (or earlier) &#8211; June 25, 1800<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Location: Fort Mifflin (Mud Island)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Description: He became the superintendent of the blacksmiths for the artillery.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; It is not known if this is true.&nbsp; However, records exist the show he requested funds to pay the soldiers in his company.&nbsp; It is also known that he had a sale of some of his personal property after the war.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">McQuiddy, James<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Family Line: Ellis, Uncle<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Unit: Clark&#8217;s Illinois Regiment, Infantry<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Dates of Service: 1782<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">McQuiddy, John, Sr.<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Family Line: Ellis, Uncle<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Unit: Capt. John Craig&#8217;s Company<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Dates of Service: 2 months in 1776, 2 months during 1777 &#8211; 1778, and August 10, 1779 &#8211; June 4, 1780<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Unit: Captain Thomas Bartlett&#8217;s Company<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Dates of Service, 4 moths during 1777 &#8211; 1778<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Unit: Captain John Chew&#8217;s Company<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Dates of Service: 2 months during 1780 (Major Quarles) and 2 months during 1781 (Col. Matthews)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Unit: Captain John White&#8217;s Company<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Dates of Service: March 1781 &#8211; May 1781<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">McQuiddy, Thomas<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Family Line: Ellis, Uncle<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Unit: Captain Ben Robers&#8217; Illinois Regiment<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">McQuiddy, William<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Family Line: Ellis, Uncle<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Unit: Infantry<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Peele, Robert<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Family Line: Peelle, Direct Ancestor<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Description: Robert is recognized by DAR and SAR as a patriot for giving financial aid to the Revolutionary War.&nbsp; This is quite unusual as he was also a strong Quaker.&nbsp; Quakers generally did not support any war and those that joined were often disowned by the local meeting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Richardson, Jesse<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Family Line: Ellis, Spouse of Aunt<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Rogers, William, Sr.<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Family Line: Ashby, Direct Ancestor<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Unit: 1st Virginia Regiment, Captain Saunder&#8217;s Company<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Rank: Corporal<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Dates of Service: 1778, 1782<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Description: Stated in 1779 that he had served in 1778.&nbsp; An additional record states at he was at the siege of Bryant Station in Kentucky during the period August 15-17, 1782.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\">Stackhouse, John<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\">Family Line: Klinefelter, Cousin<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Unit: 4th Regiment of Bucks County, Militia<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Dates of Service: 1775 (or 1776)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Served Under: Capt John Priestly, Lt Kennedy<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Description: Went up the Hudson.<\/p>\n<p>Two days after his discharge the company was taken prisoner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Dates of Service: 1777<\/p>\n<p>Served Under: John Thompson<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Served at: Chestnut Hill, Bucks County, Philadelphia County<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Dates of Service: 1779<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Served Under: Gen Joseph Reed<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Served at: Trenton &#8211;&gt; Stony Point<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Dates of Service: 1781<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Unit: 4th Regiment of Bucks County, Militia<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Stetler, Christian<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Family Line: Klinefelter, Direct Ancestor<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Unit: 6th Battalion, Capt. Datterer&#8217;s Co.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Dates of Service:1777<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Location: Frederick, Montgomery, Pennsylvania<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Stetler, Henry<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Family Line: Klinefelter<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Unit: 6th Battalion, Capt. Datterer&#8217;s Company<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Dates of Service: 1777<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Location: Frederick, Montgomery, Pennsylvania<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Stetler, Jacob<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Family Line: Klinefelter<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Unit: 6th Battalion, Capt. 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