Hamilton Branch UELAC

John Pettit

admin — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 23:36:56 +0000

John Pettit was born in Easton Pennsylvania in 1761 and during the Revolution he served with the New Jersey volunteers. After the war the family trekked to Canada crossing at Niagara and settled near the Forty. John was known as “Squire John”. He was a devoted member of the Episcopal Church and a member of …

Ebenezer Jones

admin — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 23:35:00 +0000

Ebenezer Jones was a tenant farmer residing in New York near the Westchester/Dutchess County Line. He joined the King’s Orange Rangers in 1777 and was a recruiter for them. He and his family settled in Saltfleet. Several of his sons were active in the military and his son Augustus was a well-known surveyor.

Isaac VanSickle

admin — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 23:34:16 +0000

Isaac VanSickle arrived from Morris City, New Jersey. He served with Joseph Skinner’s company of the Jersey Volunteers, and is listed on the muster roll for Staten Island in 1778. Isaac settled in Ancaster Township.

Nathaniel Pettit, John Smith & Peter Gordon

admin — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 23:32:56 +0000

Nathaniel Pettit was a prominent citizen of New Jersey at the time the Revolution broke out. He was an established businessman, judge, and member of the provincial legislature until he was found guilty of not paying taxes to the revolutionary congress which resulted in him being fined and losing his judgeship. He was too old …

Abraham Dafoe

admin — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 23:29:30 +0000

Abraham Dafoe is my 5th great grandfather.

Abraham was the son of John Ernst Dafoe and Mary (Maria) Keller. He was born in Albany NY but the date is unknown. In 1755 he married Katreen Diamond.

Abraham enlisted in General Burgoyne’s regiment and fought at the Battle of Bennington in August 1777. His brother …

John Kemp Sr.

admin — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 23:27:56 +0000

John Kemp Sr is my 5th Great Grandfather.

There is very little known or recorded of his early life. It is believed that he was born around 1723 in Maryland USA. His name and family history were first recorded in the Dutch Reform Church of Schenectady NY. The baptismal records of John’s 3 eldest …

Christian Warner

admin — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 23:24:48 +0000

Christian Warner was born in Albany County, New York. At the outset of the War, he joined General Burgoyne’s army, but was taken prisoner at Saratoga after Burgoyne was captured. After being imprisoned for three months, he joined Butler’s Rangers, and served as a Sergeant until the end of the war. He came to British …

Richard Springer

admin — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 23:09:52 +0000

Richard Springer was a Private in Butler’s Rangers, and was my 5th Great Grandfather!

He was born in September 1757, in Albany, New York, to a Methodist minister. After his father David was shot by revolutionary troops at Poughkeepsie NY (on his way to join Loyalist forces), his mother walked with her younger children to …

Peter Horning

admin — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 23:07:52 +0000

The Horning family had a plantation in Pennsylvania across the road from Valley Forge. The Revolution caused a split in the family as Peter and his two grown sons, as well as a brother fought with Butler’s Rangers while two of Peter’s brothers fought on the American side, with the fifth brother remaining neutral. Peter …

Thomas Perrin

admin — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 23:04:54 +0000

Captain Thomas Perrin – Captain Barefoot: The Hero of Mount Pleasant

My 4th Great grandfather Captain Thomas Perrin was born in Hebron, Tolland County, Connecticut in 1756. Thomas was the 7th generation of 9 generations to be named Thomas Perrin. In 1770 The Perrin family moved to Granville, New York. It is not known what …