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Mrs. Maria Clopton
Jackson.
DAR ID Number:
25514
Born in Richmond,
Virginia.
Wife of Charles
Samuel Jackson.
Descendant of
Lieut. Henry Tatum, of Virginia.
Daughter of
Francis Bacon Clopton and Mary Boyd, his wife.
Granddaughter
of James Magruder Boyd and Dorothea Anne Maury Tatum, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter
of Henry Tatum and Dorothea Claiborne, his wife, m. 1783.
Henry Tatum,
(1755-1836), served in the Virginia Continental Line at Trenton; was wounded
at Brandywine;
was at Germantown,
White Marsh, Monmouth and Yorktown. He was born in Chesterfield Co.; died
in
Richmond, Va.
His widow received a pension.
Also No. 13830.
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Mrs. Una
Ruple Boyd.
DAR ID Number:
25932
Born in Oskaloosa,
Iowa.
Wife of Charles
J. Boyd.
Descendant of
Lieut. Edward Bussey, of Maryland.
Daughter of
George Hardy Ruple and Laura Bussey (b. 1846), his wife.
Granddaughter
of Rev. Amos Bussey (1806-65) and Hannah Tylee (1811-1901), his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter
of Edward Bussey, Jr., (b. 1781) and Dorcas Parish, his second wife.
Gr.-gr.-granddaughter
of Edward Bussey and Ruth Colgate, his wife.
Edward Bussey,
(1740-1782), served as lieutenant in the company commanded by Capt. John
Ashmead,
1777. His brothers,
Bennet and Jesse, served as captain and member of Committee of Safety,
respectively.
He was born
in Harford Co., Md.; died in service.
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Mrs. Margaret
Love Marshall.
DAR ID Number:
27040
Born in Waynesville,
North Carolina.
Wife of Harry
C. Marshall.
Descendant of
Lieut. Robert Love.
Daughter of
Dr. Samuel L. Love and Rachel Boyd, his wife.
Granddaughter
of Col. James Robert Love and Maria Coman, his wife.
See No. 27034.
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Mrs. Mary
Boyd Mccormick.
DAR ID Number:
27072
Born in Sunbury,
Pennsylvania.
Wife of Henry
B. McCormick.
Descendant of.
Col. William Montgomery, Maj. John Boyd and Col. Thomas C.Strawbridge,
all of Pennsylvania.
Daughter of
James
Boyd and Louisa Yeomans, his wife.
Granddaughter
of John C. Boyd and Hannah Montgomery, his wife.
Gr.-granddau.
of John Boyd and Mary Cowan, his wife; Daniel Montgomery and Christianna
Strawbridge, his wife.
Gr.-gr.-granddaughter
of William Montgomery and Margaret Nivin, his wife; Thomas C. Strawbridge
and
Margaret Montgomery,
his wife.
William Montgomery,
(1736-1816), served as an associator, delegate to the Provincial Conference
and one of
the committee
to devise means for raising troops. He was colonel of Chester Flying Camp,
which served at
Fort Washington,
Trenton, Princeton and Monmouth. He was a member of the Assembly from
Northumberland
county, 1779, and founded the town of Danville, where he died.
Also Nos. 1334,
3120, 4265, 7318, 9810, 11494, 23781.
John Boyd
enlisted as private, rose to the rank of major of militia, and at the close
of seven years' service
returned home
with horse, saddle and arms, his only possession. He died, 1823, in Chester
county.
Also Nos. 3437,
4267.
[p.29] Thomas
C. Strawbridge, (1731-1814), was President of the Board of Appeal, 1777,
and was
appointed colonel
of militia. He and his wife contributed to the suffering army at
Valley Forge. She, on
horseback, distributed
weekly, clothing, spun and waven from wool raised on theirfarm. He was
born in
Chester county;
died in Northumberland county.
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Mrs. Helen
Montgomery Boyd Dull.
DAR ID Number:
27073
Born in Sunbury,
Pennsylvania.
Widow of Andrew
Penrose Lusk Dull.
Descendant of
Col. William Montgomery, Maj. John Boyd and Col. Thomas C.Strawbridge.
Daughter of
James
Boyd and Louisa Yeomans, his wife.
See No. 27072.
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Mrs. Martha
H. Errett.
DAR ID Number:
27241
Born in Georgetown,
Ohio.
Wife of Albert
W. Errett.
Descendant of
Samuel Gibson.
Daughter of
Samuel
G. Boyd and Eliza, his wife.
Granddaughter
of John Boyd and Mary Gibson, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter
of Samuel Gibson and Elizabeth Gibson, his wife.
Samuel Gibson,
(1761-1836), was placed on the pension roll of Highland Co., Ohio,1832,
for three years'
actual service
as spy and private in the Virginia militia. He was born in Cumberland Co.,
Pa.; died in HighlandCo., Ohio.
Also Nos. 26332.
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Mrs. Emma
Lock Boyd Gilchrist.
DAR ID Number:
27522
Born in Chicago,
Illinois.
Wife of John
Foster Gilchrist.
Descendant of
James
Boyd, of New York.
Daughter of
Charles
Lansing Boyd and Melvina F. Lock, his wife.
Granddaughter
of Jesse Conde Boyd and Elsie Noble, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter
of James Boyd and Alida Conde, his wife.
James Boyd,
(1762-1839), enlisted at seventeen in Capt. John Van Wie's company, Co.
Philip P. Schuyler's
regiment of
militia. He was born in Antrim, Ireland; died in Albany, N. Y.
Also No. 19932.
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Mrs. Hallie
B. Nicholson.
DAR ID Number:
27892
Born in Pittsburg,
Pennsylvania.
Wife of H. S.
Nicholson.
Descendant of
Samuel Craig and of Lieut. John Craig, of Pennsylvania.
Daughter of
William McKown and Mary Boyd, his wife.
Granddaughter
of John Boyd and Nancy Morrison, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter
of Rev. James Boyd and Isabella Craig, his wife.
Gr.-gr.-granddaughter
of John Craig and Martha Clark, his wife.
Gr.-gr.-gr.-granddaughter
of Samuel Craig and Elizabeth McDonald, his first wife.
Samuel Craig
was one of the signers of the Westmoreland Declaration. He served in the
Commissary and
was killed by
the Indians, 1777, on his way to Fort Ligonier to procure supplies. He
was born about 1730.
His son Samuel
served as lieutenant.
Also Nos. 21958,
24928.
John Craig.
(1754-1850), entered the army as private and rose to the rank of lieutenant
Continental Line. He
joined the Cavalry
called the Light Horse Brigade in which he served to the end of the war.
He died in
Freeport, Penna.
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Mrs. Mary B.
Mckown.
DAR ID Number:
27893
Born in Kittanning,
Pennsylvania.
Wife of William
McKown.
Descendant of
Samuel Craig and of Lieut. John Craig.
Daughter of
John Boyd and Nancy Morrison, his wife.
See No. 27892.
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Mrs. Jane Leavell
Carruthers.
DAR ID Number:
27943
Born in Coahoma,
Mississippi.
Wife of A. B.
Carruthers.
Descendant of
Lieut. Joseph Hopson, of Virginia.
Daughter of
Napoleon L. Leavell and Milbrey Ewing Williams, his wife.
Granddaughter
of Napoleon K. Leavell and Eliza Janie Hopson, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter
of George Hopson and Eliza Read, his wife.
Gr.-gr.-granddaughter
of Joseph Hopson and Sallie Boyd, his wife.
Joseph Hopson,
(1752-1815), served as lieutenant and was at the battle of Cowpens. He
was born in Fairfax
Co., Va., where
he died.
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Mrs. Mary Watson
Craig Shoemaker.
DAR ID Number:
28740
Born in Franklin
County, Pennsylvania.
Wife of Ira
hayes Shoemaker.
Descendant of
Col. James Watson and of John Craig, of Pennsylvania.
Daughter of
Hugh
Boyd Craig and Martha Agnes Orr, his wife.
Granddaughter
of William Craig (1794-1855) and Mary Vance Watson, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter
of John Craig and Jean Boyd, his wife, m. 1791; John Watson and
Rebecca Vance, his wife.
Gr.-gr.-granddaughter
of James Watson and Elizabeth Long, his wife.
James Watson,
(1743-1831), was colonel of the Second Battalion Lancaster county volunteers.
He was born
in Lancaster
county; died in Greencastle, Pa.
John Craig served
as a private in Capt. John Boyd's company mustered at Derry, 1776.
He died, 1801, in
Derry Church,
Pa.
Also No. 18658.
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[p.304] Mrs.Jessie
Muriel Reeves Boyd.
DAR ID Number:
28833
Born in Snohomish
county, Washington.
Wife of R.
H. Boyd.
Descendant of
Capt. Henry Darrah, of Pennsylvania.
Daughter of
William Henry Reves and Lucy Baldwin, his wife.
Granddaughter
of Morgan Reeves and Hannah Barclay, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter
of Hugh Barclay and Ann Darrah, his wife.
Gr.-gr.-granddaughter
of Henry Darrah and Ann Jamison, his wife.
Henry Darrah
was a member of the New Britain company, Bucks county militia. He served
as lieutenant,
1776, and commanded
the Eighth company, 1780. He died in service, 1782, and is buried at Deep
Run in the
Presbyterian
graveyard.
Also Nos. 14614,
16215, 20048.
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Mrs. Lilly Fitzgerald
Whitfield.
DAR ID Number:
28857
Born in Opelika,
Alabama.
Wife of John
G. Whitfield.
Descendant of
James Farley.
Daughter of
James P. Fitzgerald and Tabitha Boyd (1842-1906), his wife.
Granddaughter
of Richard Boyd and Lucy Farley (1797-1881), his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter
of James Farley and Lucy Evans, his wife.
James Farley
served as an artificer in Capt. Hawes's company, Continental troops. He
was born in Virginia.
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Mrs. Helen Eliza
Rogers Brown.
DAR ID Number:
29568
Born in Sheldon,
New York.
Widow of Myron
Brown.
Descendant of
Col. Gideon Warren.
Daughter of
John Sylvester Rogers and Eliza Warren, his wife.
Granddaughter
of Gideon Warren, Jr. and Sally Boyd, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter
of Gideon Warren and Eunice Chipman, his wife.
Gideon Warren,
(1730-1803), commanded a company to guard the frontier, 1778, and was colonel
in the
Fifth Vermont
regiment when he was wounded. He served to the close of the war and received
the allowance
made by Congress
to wounded officers. He died in Hampton, N. Y.
Also No. 20439.
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Miss Rose Mclean.
DAR ID Number:
29647
Born in Union
county, Ohio.
Descendant of
Maj. Joseph McGarrough.
Daughter of
Duncan McLean and Joanna De Good, his wife.
Granddaughter
of Daniel McLean and Helena Boyd, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter
of Duncan McLean and Elizabeth McGarrough, his wife.
See No. 29646.
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Mrs. Agnes Trevette
Barrington Beates.
DAR ID Number:
29673
Born in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
Wife of Henry
Beates, Jr.
Descendant of
Andrew Culbertson, of Pennsylvania.
Daughter of
Francis Barrington and Clara Culbertson Cummings, his wife.
Granddaughter
of Thomas Cummings and Lucy Babb, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter
of James Cummings and Mary Culbertson, his wife.
Gr.-gr.-granddaughter
of Andrew Culbertson and Jeannette Boyd, his wife.
Andrew Culbertson,
(1731-97), served as a ranger on the frontiers. He was in the battle with
the Indians,
1782, on Bald
Eagle Creek, where all but three of the whole force were killed. He died
in Williamsport, Pa.
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Mrs. Frances
Gordon Pym Denny.
DAR ID Number:
29836
Born in Rushsylvania,
Ohio.
Wife of Austin
Denny.
Descendant of
Sergt. Hugh Thompson.
Daughter of
Jacob F. Pym and Frances M. Sharpe, his wife.
Granddaughter
of George W. Sharpe and Caroline R. Snider, his wife.
[p.301] Gr.-granddaughter
of Nicholas Snider and Margaretta Thompson, his wife.
Gr.-gr.-granddaughter
of Hugh Thompson and Jane Boyd (1744-1828), his wife.
Hugh Thompson,
(1748-1812), served as a private in the Canadian campaign. He reënlisted
as sergeant in
Capt. Jeremiah
Talbot's company, Pennsylvania Line. He was born in Belfast, Ireland, lived
in Cumberland
Co., Penna.,
during the Revolution and at the close, removed to Taneytown, Md., where
he is buried in Piney
Creek cemetery.
Also Nos. 3581,
13165.
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Mrs. Harriet
Jane Spencer.
DAR ID Number:
29847
Born in Morgan
county, Ohio.
Wife of Capt.
George K. Spencer, U. S. A.
Descendant of
James Foster.
Daughter of
John Caldwell McCullough and Jane Sankey, his wife.
Granddaughter
of Abraham Sankey and Ann Boyd Foster, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter
of James Foster and Ann Barclay, his wife.
James Foster,
(1738-1814), enlisted, 1776, for three years as a private in theVirginia
Line. He was born in
Lancaster Co.,
Pa.,; died in Poland, Ohio.
Also No. 20314.
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Mrs. Pearle
Montgomery Dreshel.
DAR ID Number:
52967
Born in La Fayette
County, Miss.
Wife of W. Allen
Dreshel.
Descendant of
Capt. Stephen Alexander, of North Carolina.
Daughter of
Jonathan Alexander Montgomery and Eliza Anne Alexander, his wife.
Granddaughter
of Joseph Hespitian Alexander and Elizabeth Boyd, his wife.
Gr-granddaughter
of Ewell Alexander (b. 1788) and Esther Wilson, his wife.
Gr-gr-granddaughter
of Stephen Alexander and Martha Wilson (1754-1843), his wife, m. 1771.
Stephen Alexander
(1749-1831) served five months as lieutenant, under Capt.William Houston,
North
Carolina troops,
and received a captain's commission, which he held until the close of the
war. In 1843 his
widow applied
for a pension, which was allowed. He was born and died in Mecklenburg,
N. C.
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Mrs. Margaret
Anne Logan Boyd.
DAR ID Number:
53503
Born in Stanford,
Ky.
Wife of Benjamin
Stephenson Boyd.
Descendant of
Hugh Logan, of Virginia.
Daughter of
P. W. Logan, M. D. and Rebecca Jane Hocker, his wife.
Granddaughter
of Allen Logan and Margaret Miller, his 2nd wife.
Gr-granddaughter
of Hugh Logan and Sara Wood, his wife.
Hugh Lógan
(1745-1816) enlisted, 1779, in Gen. George Rogers Clark's Illinois regiment
of Virginia troops.
He was born
in Augusta County, Virginia ; died in Lincoln County, Ky.
Also No. 12293.
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Mrs. Edith
Bancroft Boyd.
DAR ID Number:
53840
Born in San
Francisco, Calif.
Wife of Robert
Munro Boyd, Jr.
Descendant of
David Bancroft and of Bishop John Croes, of New Jersey.
[p.378] Daughter
of Eugene A. Bancroft and Eleanor Croes, his wife.
Granddaughter
of Thomas Bancroft and Mary E. Osborn, his wife; Ralph Van Meter Croes
and Ursula
Blanchard, his
wife.
Gr-granddaughter
of Aaron Bancroft and Elizabeth Gragg, his wife; John Croes, Jr., and Eleanor
Van Meter, his wife.
Gr-gr-granddaughter
of Ebenezer Bancroft and Phœbe (Bancroft), his wife; John Croes and Patty
or Martha
Crane, his wife.
Gr-gr-gr-granddaughter
of David Bancroft and Eunice —, his wife (parents of Ebenezer).
David Bancroft
(1718-82) in 1775 was a committeeman and in 1774 delegate to the Provincial
Congress. He
was born in
Reading; died in Auburn, Mass.
John Croes (1762-1832)
served as sergeant and quartermaster in the Revolution. He became Bishop
and was
mourned by the
State as her distinguished son. He was born in Elizabethtown; died in New
Brunswick, N. J.
Also No. 22849.
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Miss Louise
Pauline Varner.
DAR ID Number:
53923
Born in Portsmouth,
Ohio.
Descendant of
Peter Varner, George Yost, and of Lieut. William Huston.
Daughter of
James Huston Varner and Ellen Louise Varner, his wife.
Granddaughter
of Sampson Egon Varner and Maria Louise Huston, his wife.
Gr-granddaughter
of Christian Milleslagle Varner and Elizabeth Egon, his wife; Samuel J.
Huston and
Elizabeth Leonard,
his wife.
Gr-gr-granddaughter
of Christian Varner and Barbara Mileslagle, his wife; William Huston, Jr.,
and Susan
Boyd
(1772-1875),
his wife; Sampson Egon and Rebecca Yost, his wife.
Gr-gr-gr-granddaughter
of Peter Varner and — —, his wife; William Huston and Susannah —, his wife;
George Yost
and Catherine Yost, his wife.
Peter Varner
served as a private in the Pennsylvania line. He was born in Germany.
George Yost
served in the Maryland line during the war.
Also No. 24318.
William Huston
served as ensign, 1777, in Hartley's Additional Continental regiment; promoted
lieutenant,
1778, and served
in the 11th Pennsylvania regiment. In 1783 he was transferred to the 2nd
Pennsylvania
regiment and
served until the close of the war. He was born in 1760.
Also No. 46447.
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Mrs. Caroline
Mckoun Seiders.
DAR ID Number:
54052
Born in Bath,
Me.
Wife of Edmund
Joshua Seiders.
Descendant of
Samuel
Boyd.
[p.22] Daughter
of Gilbert Carr Trufant and Sarah Fletcher Boyd, his wife.
Granddaughter
of William McIntyre Boyd and Margaret McIntyre, his wife.
Gr-granddaughter
of Samuel Boyd and Frances Fletcher, his wife.
Samuel Boyd
(1736-1828) served at Winter Hill, 1775, under Capt. Samuel McCobb, in
Nixon's regiment. He
was born in
Worcester, Mass.; died in Bristol, Me.
Also No. 34736.
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Mrs. Kathryn
Bemus Roll.
DAR ID Number:
54222
Born in Rockford,
Iowa.
Wife of J. Linden
Roll.
Descendant of
William Bemus, of New York.
Daughter of
David M. Bemus, M. D., and Mary E. Chapman, his wife.
Granddaughter
of James Bemus and Tryphenia Boyd, his wife.
Gr-granddaughter
of William Bemus and Mary Prendergast, his wife.
William Bemus
(1762-1830) was a private in the 4th company Saratoga regiment. His father
was the owner
of the Bemis
Heights battlefield, and his three sons, Jotham, William, and John, were
in the battle. He was
born and died
at Bemis Heights, N. Y.
Also No. 33728.
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Miss Mary Wilson
Smith.
DAR ID Number:
54473
Born in Brookville,
Ohio.
Descendant of
Capt. James Rogers, of Pennsylvania.
Daughter of
James Rogers Sharon Smith and Harriet McCarter, his wife.
Granddaughter
of Samuel Smith and Flora Rogers, his wife.
Gr-granddaughter
of James Rogers, Jr., and Eleanor Boyd, his wife.
Gr-gr-granddaughter
of James Rogers and Florence Hutchinson, his wife.
James Rogers
(1735-90) commanded a company at the battle of Long Island in Col. Timothy
Green's
Hanover Rifle
Associators. He was born and died in Lancaster County, Pa.
Also No. 43703.
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Mrs. Mary E.
Babbitt.
DAR ID Number:
54829
Born in New
Hampton, N. Y.
Wife of Robert
O. Babbitt.
Descendant of
Sergt. Hugh Thomson.
Daughter of
James William Thomson McCrea and Harriet Elizabeth Schroeder, his wife.
Granddaughter
of Thomson McCrea and Anna Mary Eckert, his wife.
Gr-granddaughter
of William McCrea and Elizabeth Thomson, his wife.
Gr-gr-granddaughter
of Hugh Thomson and Jane Boyd, his wife.
Hugh Thomson
(1748-1812) served as private and sergeant in the Pennsylvania Continental
Line. He was
born in Ireland;
died in Taneytown, Md.
Also No. 13165.
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Mrs. Annie Alwood
Anthony Perkins.
DAR ID Number:
29910
Born in Providence,
Rhode Island.
Wife of Frederick
Heber Perkins.
Descendant of
Col.
John Boyd, of Massachusetts.
Daughter of
John Brayton Anthony and Ellen De Forest Miller, his wife.
Granddaughter
of Lewis Leprelete Miller and Electra Smith, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter
of Nathaniel Miller and Hannah Boyd, his wife.
Gr.-gr.-granddaughter
of John Boyd and Hannah Dean, his wife.
John Boyd. (1738-1828),
commanded a company of minute men from Wrentham at the Lexington and
Rhode Island
alarms. He died in Franklin and on his tomb is called colonel.
Also Nos. 1320,
14428.
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Miss Mary J.
Castle.
DAR ID Number:
29975
Born in Saint
Paul, Minnesota.
Descendant of
Lieut. Timothy Castle, Jonathan Jaquess, Corp. Jonathan Hastings, Abram
Boyd, and Ozias Dix.
Daughter of
Henry A. Castle and Margaret W. Jaquess, his wife.
Granddaughter
of Timothy Hunt Castle and Julia A. Boyd, his wife; James F. Jaquess
and Mary Sciple, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter
of Philo Castle and Jerusha Dix (b. 1785), his wife; James Boyd and
Elizabeth Hastings,
his wife; Jonathan
G. [p.349] Jaquess and Mary Wood Smith, his wife; Timothy Castle and Mary
Hunt, his
wife, m. 1779.
Gr.-gr.-granddaughter
of Ozias Dix and Lucy Hatch (b. 1752), his wife, m. 1772; Abram Boyd
and
Hannah
Hill, his wife,
m. 1766; Jonathan Hastings and Hannah Shaw, his wife; Jonathan Jaquess
and Rebecca
Frazier, his
wife, m. 1762.
Gr.-gr.-gr.-granddaughter
of Zephaniah Hatch (1729-1807) and Esther Dickinson (1731-1822), his wife,
m.1751.
Timothy Castle
served as lieutenant of Connecticut militia, 1780. He was born in Woodbury,
Conn., 1747,
removed to Wilmington,
Vermont, and died after 1806.
Jonathan Jaquess,
(1753-1843), was a minute man at Long Island, Kings Bridge and White Plains.
Upon his
tombstone is
inscribed “A patriot who faithfully served his country five years, both
on land and sea.” He was
born in Middlesex
Co., N. J.; died in Indiana.
Also Nos. 8223,
9042, 22777.
Jonathan Hastings,
(1752-1822), served as a private in Capt. Simeon Hazeltine's company, and
as corporal
under Capt.
Timothy Page. He was born in Hardwick, Mass.; died in Wilmington, Vt.
Ozias Dix served
as a private in Capt. Chester Wells's company of Connecticut militia, 1777.
He was born in
Wethersfield,
Conn.; died in Wilmington, Vt.
Abram Boyd
was
a minute man in the defense of Boston, 1776. He was born in Upton, Mass.,
removed
during the war,
to Wilmington, Vt., where he died. The
Line of Abram (Abraham) Boyd and Hannah Hill
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Miss Helen Steel
Castle.
DAR ID Number:
29976
Born in Quincy,
Illinois.
Descendant of
Corp. Jonathan Hastings, Lieut. Timothy Castle, Jonathan Jaquess, Ozias
Dix and Abram Boyd.
Daughter of
Henry A. Castle and Margaret W. Jaquess, his wife.
See No. 29975.
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Mrs. Margaret
Castle Stone.
DAR ID Number:
29977
Born in St.
Paul, Minnesota.
Wife of Capt.
Edward Raymond Stone.
Descendant of
Lieut. Timothy Castle, Ozias Dix, Jonathan Jaquess, Corp. Jonathan Hastings
and Abram Boyd.
Daughter of
Henry A. Castle and Margaret W. Jaquess, his wife.
See No. 29975.
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Mrs. Leonora
Barrington Molony.
DAR ID Number:
30167
Born in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
Wife of Charles
Thomas Molony, 2d.
Descendant of
Andrew Culbertson, of Pennsylvania.
Daughter of
Francis Barrington and Clara Culbertson Cummings, his wife.
Granddaughter
of Thomas Cummings and Lucy Babb, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter
of James Cummings and Mary Culbertson, his wife.
Gr.-gr.-granddaughter
of Andrew Culbertson and Jeanette Boyd, his wife.
Andrew Culbertson,
(1731-97), served as a ranger on the frontiers. He was in the battle with
the Indians,
1782, on Bald
Eagle Creek where all but three of the entire force were killed. He died
in Williamsport, Pa.
Also No. 29673.
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Mrs. Rosa
Isabella Boyd.
DAR ID Number:
31988
Born in Jewett,
New York.
Wife
of John Alexander Boyd.
Descendant of
Corp. Henry Goslee and of Samuel Peck.
Daughter of
Alfred Peck and Lydia Buell Peck, his 2d wife.
Granddaughter
of Charles Peck, (1789-1866) and Sarah Goslee, (1793-1873), his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter
of Pheophilus Peck, (1764-1839) and Mary Hill, his wife; Henry Goslee and
Sarah
Kimball, his
wife.
Gr.-gr.-granddaughter
of Samuel Peck and Susanna Doolittle, his wife, m. 1760.
Henry Goslee,
(1760-1818), served as corporal in the Light Dragoons; was one ofthe Forelorn
Hope in the
assault on Stony
Point and was at Valley Forge. He died at Jewett, N. Y.
Samuel Peck,
(1734-1815), was a patriot of Wallingford, Conn., where he was born and
died.
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[p.138] Mrs.
Lua Vaughn Nixon
DAR ID Number:
32404
Born in Sweetwater,
Tennessee.
Wife of William
M. Nixon.
Descendant of
Lieut.
Thomas Boyd.
Daughter of
Gen. John Crawford Vaughn and N. A. Boyd, his wife.
Granddaughter
of Maj. James Vaughn and Jane Crawford, his wife; Joseph Boyd, (1798-1874)
and Margaret
Lilburn, his
wife.
Gr.-granddaughter
of William Vaughn and Fannie Foley, his wife; Thomas Boyd and Nancy
Ann Martin, his wife.
Thomas Boyd,
(1754-1814), was appointed 1776, third lieutenant in the Pennsylvania Rifle
regiment. He was
born in Northampton
county, Pa.; died in Knox county, Tenn.
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Mrs. Olivia
Hamilton.
DAR ID Number:
32670
Born in Burkettsville,
Maryland.
Wife of Charles
L. Hamilton.
Descendant of
John Eichelberger and of John Kay, of Pennsylvania.
Daughter of
Samuel Philips, (1823-92) and Rebecca Kay, (1823-92), his wife, m. 1848.
Granddaughter
of Thomas Philips, (1788-1844) and Mary Ann Eichelberger, (1792-1829),
his wife, m. 1811;
George B. Kay
and Elizabeth Kline ,his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter
of John Eichelberger and Mary Leonard, (d. 1840), his wife, m. 1782; William
Kay and
Rachel Boyd
his wife.
Gr.-gr.-granddaughter
of John Kay and Elizabeth Smoot, his wife.
John Eichelberger,
(1750-1821), was a soldier in Col. Samuel Miles's Pennsylvania Rifle regiment
and was at
Bunker Hill
where he was wounded. He was born in York county, Pennsylvania; died in
Hagerstown, Md.
Also Nos. 17788,
26540.
[p.226] John
Kay, (1734-1804), served as a private in the Ninth regiment, Continental
Line. He was born in
Philadelphia,
where he died.
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Mrs. Sue
Boyd Harris Klein.
DAR ID Number:
32716
Born in Mineola,
Texas.
Wife of Louis
A. Klein.
Descendant of
Capt. Samuel Harris.
[p.242] Daughter
of Ben. G. Harris and Sue Boyd, his wife.
Granddaughter
of John Birdsall Harris and Virginia Goodrich, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter
of John R. Harris and Jane Birdsall, his wife.
Gr.-gr.-granddaughter
of Col. John Harris, (1760-1824) and Mary Richardson, his wife.
Gr.-gr.-gr.-granddaughter
of Samuel Harris and Elizabeth Boner, his wife.
Samuel Harris,
(1740-1825), who had fought in the early wars, served in the Revolution
as captain of cavalry
of North-umberland
county, Pa., militia for duty on the frontier. He was born in Harrisburg,
Pa., removed,
1795, to Cayuga
Lake, N. Y., and died at Bridgeport.
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Mrs. Margaret
Boyd Earhart.
DAR ID Number:
33080
Born in Freeport,
Pennsylvania.
Wife of Joseph
Earhart.
Descendant of
Samuel Craig and of Lieut. John Craig, of Pennsylvania.
Daughter of
John
Boyd and Nancy Morrison, his wife.
Granddaughter
of Rev. James Boyd and Isabella Craig, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter
of John Craig and Martha Clark, his wife.
Gr.-gr.-granddaughter
of Samuel Craig and Elizabeth MacDonald, his first wife.
Samuel Craig,
(1730-77), was one of the signers of the Westmoreland Declaration. He served
in the
Commissary and
was killed by the Indians on his way to Fort Ligonier to procure supplies.
His son Samuel
served as lieutenant.
Also Nos. 21958,
24928, 27892.
John Craig (1754-1850)
entered the army as private and rose to lieutenant. He died in Freeport,
Pennsylvania.
Also No. 27892.
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Mrs. Julia Smiley
Broughton.
DAR ID Number:
33728
Born in Albany,
Wisconsin.
Wife of Russell
Broughton, M. D.
Descendant of
William Smiley and of William Bemus.
Daughter of
Daniel Smiley and Ellen Bemus, his wife.
Granddaughter
of Joseph Smiley (1781-1862) and Sarah Lewis Gorton (1790-1860), his wife,
m. 1807;
Charles Bemus
and Relepha Boyd, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter
of William Smiley and Hannah Wilcox, his wife; William Bemus and Mary Prendergast,
his wife.
Gr.-gr.-granddaughter
of Jotham Bemus and Tryphena Moore, his wife.
William Smiley
served as a private in the Connecticut line. He died 1825 in Ellery, New
York.
William Bemus,
(1762-1830), was a private in the 4th company, Saratoga regiment. His father
was the owner
of the Bemus
Heights battlefield, and his three sons Jotham, William and John were in
the battle. He was born
in Bemus Heights,
N. Y., where he died.
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Mrs. Blanche
Mead Gray.
DAR ID Number:
34373
Born in Mt.
Hope, Pennsylvania.
Wife of Ezra
S. Gray.
Descendant of
Ensign David Mead and of Andrew Culbertson, of Pennsylvania.
Daughter of
Albert Darius Mead and Roena Kleckner, his wife.
[p.133] Granddaughter
of James Saterfield Mead and Margaret Colter, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughtter
of Darius Mead and Sarah Logue, his wife; Thomas Colter, Jr. and Maria
J. Culbertson, his wife.
Gr.-gr.-granddaughter
of David Mead and Agnes Wilson, his first wife; Thomas Colter and Elizabeth
Logue,
his wife; William
Culbertson and Margaret Johnson, his second wife.
Gr.-gr.-gr.-granddaughter
of Andrew Culbertson and Jennett Boyd, his wife.
David Mead,
(1752-1816), served as ensign in the Pennsylvania militia. He was born
in Hudson, N. Y.; died
in Meadville,
Pa.
Andrew Culbertson,
(1731-97), served as a ranger on the frontiers. He was in the battle with
the Indians
1782 on Bald
Eagle Creek where all but three of the entire force were killed. He died
in Williamsport, Pa.
Also Nos. 29673,
30167.
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Mrs. Helen
Boyd Denfeld.
DAR ID Number:
34736
Born in Bath,
Maine.
Wife of Robert
E. Denfeld.
Descendant of
Samuel
Boyd.
Daughter of
Alpheus
P. Boyd and Susan Trufant, his wife.
[p.257] Granddaughter
of Thomas Boyd (b. 1779) and Cathrene Light, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter
of Samuel Boyd and Frances Fletcher, his wife.
Samuel Boyd,
(1736-1828),
served at Winter Hill, 1775, under Capt. Samuel McCobb, Nixon's regiment.
He
was born in
Worcester, Mass.; died in Bristol, Maine.
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Mrs. Sarah
Taliaferro Boyd.
DAR ID Number:
35199
Born in Dalton,
Georgia.
Wife of Dr.
Arthur F. Boyd.
Descendant of
Zachariah Taliaferro.
Daughter of
Charles Edward Broyles and Lucy Johnson, his wife.
Granddaughter
of Dr. O. R. Broyles and Sarah Ann Taliaferro, his wife.
[p.73] Gr.-granddaughter
of Zachariah Taliaferro, Jr., (1759-1831) and Margaret Chest Carter, his
wife.
Gr.-gr.-granddaughter
of Zachariah Taliaferro and Mary Boutwell, his wife.
Zachariah Taliaferro,
(1739-1811), was a member of the Committee of Safety of Amherst 1775 and
sheriff
of the same
county in Virginia. He died in S. C.
Also Nos. 9527,
21448, 23118.
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Mrs. Sarah
Matilda Boyd Orvis.
DAR ID Number:
35478
Born in New
York, N. Y.
Wife of Charles
E. Orvis.
Descendant of
Lieut. Theodorus Van Wyck, 3d., of New York.
Daughter of
John Thomas Boyd and Hannah Agnes Shea, his wife.
Granddaughter
of Dr. Thomas Boyd and Sarah Graham, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter
of Rev. Chauncey Graham and Elizabeth Van Wyck, his wife.
Gr.-gr.-granddaughter
of Theodorus Van Wyck, 3d, and Altje Brinckerhoff (1732-89), his first
wife, m.1754.
Theodorus Van
Wyck, 3d, (1730-89), was member of the Provincial Congress and served in
the
Levies. He was
born on Long Island; died in Fishkill, N. Y.
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Mrs. Caroline
Crocker Rowley, M.D.
DAR ID Number:
37402
Born in Cameron,
New York.
Wife of John
M. Rowley.
Descendant of
Edward Downes.
Daughter of
Dr. Wickham Richard Crocker and Jane Ramsey Downes, his wife.
Granddaughter
of Amasa Downes and Fanny Boyd, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter
of Edward Downes and Rhoda Billings, his second wife.
Edward Downes,
(1742-1800), was a minute man from Stoughton at the Lexington Alarm. He
was born in
Stoughton, Mass.;
died in Francestown, N. H.
Also Nos. 11979,
13652, 18040, 34633.
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Mrs. Mamie
Boyd Harris.
DAR ID Number:
37484
Born in Newberry
County, South Carolina.
Wife of James
Teague Harris.
Descendant of
Adam F. Epting and of John Boyd, of South Carolina.
Daughter of
Rev.
George M. Boyd and Mary Thompson, his wife.
Granddaughter
of Rev. Mark M. Boyd and Elizabeth Epting, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter
of Rev. Nathan Boyd and Elizabeth Taggart, his wife; John Adam Epting
and Mary
Cannon, his
wife.
Gr.-gr.-granddaughter
of John Boyd and Jane Bernardoc, his wife; Adam F. Epting and Mary Vardiman,
his wife.
Adam Frenwick
Epting, (1746-80), served in a regiment of foot and was killed by a band
of Tories.
John Boyd, (1740-1802),
served as a private in the first South Carolina regiment. He was born in
Ireland;
died in Newberry
county, S. C., and is buried near New Hope Church.
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Mrs. Sarah Billings
Smith Seydel.
DAR ID Number:
37573
Born in Setauket,
New York.
Wife of Herman
Seydel.
Descendant of
Lieut. Ebenezer Pond.
Daughter of
Theodore Ellsworth Smith and Martha Hawkins Jayne, his wife.
Granddaughter
of Isaac Chauncey Smith and Sarah Jeanette Boyd, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter
of Edward Boyd and Sarah Billings Pond (1801-64), his wife.
Gr.-gr.-granddaughter
of Adam Pond (1769-1845) and Sarah Billings, his wife.
Gr.-gr.-gr.-granddaughter
of Ebenezer Pond and Freelove Fairbanks, his wife.
Ebenezer Pond,
(1728-1821), served as lieutenant in the Wrentham company at the Rhode
Island alarms. He
was born in
Wrentham, Mass., and died in Oswego, N. Y.
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Mrs. Fanny Downes
Hallett.
DAR ID Number:
37814
Born in Cameron,
New York.
Widow of William
Hallett.
Descendant of
Edward Downs.
Daughter of
Wickham Richard Crocker, M. D., and Jane Ramsey Downs, his wife.
[p.287] Granddaughter
of Amasa Downs and Fanny Boyd, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter
of Edward Downs (1742-1800) and Rhoda Billings, his 2nd wife.
See No. 37402.
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Mrs. Clara Mckinley
Haney
DAR ID Number:
37873
Born in Elizabeth,
Pennsylvania.
Wife of James
F. Haney.
Descendant of
John Fife and Capt. William Fife, of Pennsylvania.
Daughter of
Andrew McKinley and Martha Jane Fife, his wife.
Granddaughter
of Andrew Fife and Sarah Robinson, his wife.
Gr.-granddaughter
of William Fife and Margaret Boyd, his wife.
Gr.-gr.-granddaughter
of John Fife and Margaret Wright, his wife.
William Fife,
(1751-1808), served as captain in Col. William Crawford's expedition when
the leader was
burned at the
stake. He was one of the few who escaped. He was born in Scotland; died
in Upper St. Clair, PA
John Fife, (1721-1800),
was a private in Capt. Robert Johnson's company of Westmoreland County
rangers
for service
against the Indians.