Patriot of TERESA MCLAMB, LYDIA MCLAMB CHANDLER,
SIBYL BELLAMY MCLAMB AND PORTIA BELLAMY
Elias
Jenerette enlisted as a sergeant for three years at Georgetown on September 20,
1776, and was assigned to the 4th South Carolina Regiment in the
Artillery. The Regiment was originally organized
on November 14, 1775, and committed to the Southern Defense on June 18, 1776, when it
became part of the Continental Army. In October 1776, six companies, including the Independent Companies of Artillery of Beaufort and Georgetown, were attached
to the 4th Regiment.
Elias served
in the southern campaigns from Cat Island to Augusta and Brier Creek when the
Regiment chased the British troops to Stono Ferry, where they engaged on May 12,
1779. Nearly 1,200 American Forces, commanded by Gen. Benjamin Lincoln, fought 900 British forces, commanded by Lt. Col. John Maitland. America suffered 146 killed or
wounded and an additional 150 missing.
Elias was among those wounded. The Battle at Stono Ferry was not only a
victory for the British. Still, it led to an advance on Savannah and ultimately to the
Siege of Charleston, a disastrous defeat for the Americans. Elias was with the Continental troops in a
city divided by the war, under blockade, and held under siege for two weeks. More than 13,000 British troops from New York
under Sir Henry Clinton, aided by General Charles Lord Cornwallis, surrounded the
city by land and sea.
When
American Commander Nathaniel Greene offered to surrender if his troops were given
safe passage, Clinton refused and bombarded the city, setting it on fire. On May 12, 1780 Greene was forced to
surrender his 5,000 troops and the town fell into British hands. Elias was with
the men taken prisoner. Officers were sent to Haddrells Point at Mt.
Pleasant. Possibly as many as one
thousand of the Americans managed to escape from British military barracks
during the first few weeks, and that caused the British to move the remaining
Americans to the infamous prison ships in the harbor. With few supplies and
disease tearing through the survivors, many chose to join the British. Others
simply died from neglect.
Elias was
granted 200 acres for his service in 1789, and he first applied for a pension in 1829, giving his residence in Columbus County and age at 73. After months of delays, his request was granted, and he received $33.00 a month until his death on September 28, 1833, in Columbus County. His pay during his enlistment was $10.00
a month, and when he returned home, his back pay totaled more than $400.00 for his entire service. His will, proven in February 1834, names his wife Margaret and twelve children: John W, Elizabeth, Lydia, Mary, Sarah Grisset, Nancy Gore, Isaac, Joseph, William, Martha, Margaret (Bellamy), and
Kitty. Although his burial place is unknown his enlistment and pension papers prove
residence in Brunswick and Columbus Counties.
Chapter
members Teresa McLamb and her daughter Lydia Chandler have two lines descended
from Elias. Margaret Emily, daughter of Catherine and Elias, married James
Bellamy (2nd great-grandfather of Teresa’s mother and chapter member Sibyl Bellamy McLamb) on June 5, 1820, in Horry County. They also descend from Elias
and Nancy’s daughter Mary, who married Joseph Gore in 1820. Gore is the 3rd
great-grandfather of Teresa’s father, W.J. McLamb, through Gore’s mother.
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The spelling
of Elias’s surname above is the same as his signature on his oath taken for the
pension application.
9 Dec 1761
Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
DEATH 30 Jul 1843 (aged 81)
Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
BURIAL
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
PLOT Lot 22: Primrose Path
MEMORIAL ID 106782599 · View Source
Son of John & Mary Bancroft Merriam (AKA John Meriam, Jr in Wayland records).
Soldier of the American Revolution.
Served under Capt. Williams, Col. Sprout's 5th Massachusetts Regt Line under Gen. Nixon for six months.
Enlisted from East Sudbury on/about July 1780 at the request of a committee chosen by said East Sudbury to raise the quota... . He was at West Point in the 5th Regt. Meriam was discharged Feb. 8, 1781.
At least one record mentions that he marched on the Alarm at Lexington,* though I have not yet been able to verify this.
He received a Revolutionary War pension** until his death.
Note: Grave has previously been referred to as being located on the "Willis Lot".
JOHN MERRIAM JR
In the fall of 1776, the Continental Congress passed the Eighty-Eight Battalion Resolve Act, calling on each of the 13 states to raise battalions based on their population. Massachusetts set quotas for each town, and John Merriam Jr. enlisted as one of the “men raised agreeable to resolve of June 5, 1780…engaged for the town of East Sudbury”. Records describe him as 18, 5’3”, with a light complexion. Not long after his enlistment, the British attacked Springfield, setting it on fire, and quickly moved out. John Merriam’s company marched into Springfield on July 20 and then pushed on to Fort Arnold in New York. Due to the location of the Fort, General George Washington considered it a primary target for the British and had placed Benedict Arnold in command. In 1778 the Continental Army had laid an iron chain across the Hudson River hoping to prevent British incursions and extra troops were sent there. In 1780, Arnold defected to the British, and John Merriam was present. When Arnold defected to the British, the Fort name was changed to Clinton and eventually renamed West Point. John served with his Massachusetts Regiment until it was disbanded on Jan. 1, 1781.
After returning home, John married Dinah Hudson and became a house carpenter. He and Dinah had eleven children born between 1787 and 1804. He requested a pension in 1833 and was granted $20.00 per year until his death on July 30 1843. His request dated March 6 gives his age as seventy-one and states he is a resident of Worcester. He outlines his service and signs the request. His file includes an affidavit from the town clerk of Sudbury attesting to his birth on Dec. 9, 1761, with his parents listed as John and Mary (Bancroft) Meriam. He is buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Fitchburg. Dinah was the daughter of Darius and Dinah (Goodnow) Hudson of Wayland. The gravestone is carved with his name, death date, and age 81, A Soldier of the Revolution. Below is the name of his wife, Mrs. Dinah. His wife died on Nov. 5, 1849, aged 77.
A
LADY OF LIBERTYAND HER PATRIOT FAMILY
Mary
Klaarwater Vernooy
Mary and her husband, Peter Verooy, were living beyond the safe bounds of a fort in Ulster County, NY, on August 12, 1781, when a few homes were attacked by a British-backed group of native Americans, and several were set on fire. Peter, his
wife Mary, and others are sheltered in his stone house. As women did then, the women loaded muskets
and kept the children calm. The men
repelled the attackers. Records indicate
only one resident of Wawarsing died during the attack due to an early
warning. The stone house was still
standing in 2015 but was listed in poor condition.
Peter had a grist mill on the property that had been handed down from
his great-grandfather. Peter and Mary were married Oct. 20 1773
Peter is first
recorded in the NY State Militia on April 5 1758 at barely 19 years-old and
would serve in various capacities for the next 25 years. Peter was also a signer of the Articles of
Association and provided supplies for the troops. He died at age 74 in 1815
leaving a will, naming his wife Mary and children Cornelius, Anna, Caty,
Joseph, Wessell and Jacobus. Mary
survived him by several years.
Mary’s
father, Abraham Klaarwater, signed the Articles of Association and served in
the War. Her grandfather, Frederick Shoonmaker signed the articles in 1775 at the
age of 82 and an uncle raised and supported two troops, selling a favorite
saddle horse for funding. Frederick’s
will dated 1778 names daughter Elizabeth Klaarwater well as his other eight
surviving children.
Many women
provided assistance during the war but because most did not own the food, their
cooking utensils or guns they are considered as a lady of liberty and not as a
patriot.
Patriots
of Carol Jutte
SOLOMON PEIRCE MINUTE MAN
Erected in 1903 by 220 descendants
of Solomon and Amity Peirce
On April 19, 1775 Solomon Peirce was probably asleep after a day of work as a cordwainer when the call went out to the Lexington Massachusetts Militia members to rally. He and 79 others joined his company, commanded by neighbor, Captain John Parker and set off for what became known as The Battle of Lexington and Concord. Parker was a veteran of the French and Indian War and was difficult to hear at a distance due to tuberculosis but his men heard the words: "Stand your ground; don't fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here." Eight colonists died that day: John Brown, Samuel Hadley, Caleb Harrington, Jonathon Harrington, Robert Munroe, Isaac Muzzey, Asahel Porter, and Jonas Parker. One wounded man, Jonathon Harrington, managed to crawl back home, where he died on his doorstep. Eight were wounded including Prince Estabrook, a black slave who was serving in the militia and Solomon shot in the thigh. Solomon recovered and was present June 17 and 18, 1775 at the Battle of Bunker Hill
After
the battle of Lexington and Concord, the Provincial Congress authorized
depositions to be taken as soon as possible. Below is the deposition of
Solomon Peirce and 13 others, taken six days later on April 25, 1775.
No. 8 27
We
Nathanael Parkhurst, Jonas Parker, John Munroe, Junr, John Winship, Solomon
Pierce, John Muzzy, Abner Mead, John Bridge, Jun Ebenezer Bowman William Munroe
3d, Micah Hager, Saml Saunderson, Samuel Hastings & James Brown of
Lexington in the County of Middlesex and Colony of Massachusetts Bay in New
England & all of lawfull age do Testify and Say that on the morning of the
nineteenth of April Instant about one or Two O Clock being informed that a
number of Regular Officers had been riding up & down the Road the evening
& night preceding & that some of the Inhabitants as they were passing
had been Insulted by the Officers and stoped by them; and being also informed
that the Regular Troops were on their march from Boston in order (as it was
said) to take the Colony store then deposited at Concord. We met on the Parade
of our Company in this town; After the Company had collected we were ordered by
Capt John Parker (who commanded us) to disperse for the present and to be ready
to attend the beat of the Drum and accordingly the Company went into houses
near the place of Parade. We further Testify and Say that about five o clock in
the morning we attended the beat of our Drum and & [[object Object]] were
formed on the Parade. We were faced toward the Regulars then marching up to us
& some of our Company were coming to the parade with their backs towards
the troops and others on the parade began to Disperse when the Regulars fired
on the Company before a gun was fired by any of our company on them. they
killed eight of our company & wounded several & continued their fire
until we had all made our escape.
Nathanael Parkhurst
Lexington 25th April 1775 Abner Mead Jonas Parker
Samuel Saunderson John Bridge Jr John Munroe, Jun
Samuel Hastings Ebenezer Bowman John Winship
James Brown William Munroe Solomon Pierce
Micah Hager John Muzzy
Courtesy
of the National Archives and Records Administration.
Five years later he was commissioned a lieutenant in the company of his distant cousin Capt. William Munroe. By the end of the war in 1784 he had been promoted to Captain, was 42 year- old, had been married for more than 20 years to Amity Fessenden and was the father of 10 children with an 11th born in 1786. Before the war in addition to being a cordwainer Solomon was a farmer and owned 95 acres along Concord Avenue. By 1803 Solomon and Amity were living in a house on son Jonas’ property. Amity died at age 68 Feb. 18, 1811. Solomon lived long enough to see son Leonard serve in the War of 1812, and died Oct. 16, 1821 at age 79.
Captain Parker died five months after the Battle of Lexington and Concord on December 17th at age 46
Diane Price's Patriot.
William Simms
was born about 1731 at Aspen Grove in Albemarle County Virginia and served in
the Militia. During the French and
Indian wars, he was a member of Hogg’s Rangers led by Peter Hogg and took part
in several missions including the battle at Fort Duquesne. The Rangers under
the command of a young George Washington were widely reputed to be crack shots
and known to use guerilla tactics. Hoggs Rangers later became part of the 6th
Virginia Regiment fighting in key battles during the American Revolution,
including the Battle of Trenton, Battle of Princeton, Battle of Brandywine,
Battle of Germantown, the Battle of Monmouth and the Siege of Charleston. The notable
commanders of the 6th Regiment were, Col. Mordecai Buckner, Col. John Gibson,
and Col. John Green. In 1779 they merged with the 2nd Virginia Regiment. During
the war he rose to the rank of Captain and serving until 1781. In 1779 he
purchased land on Priddy’s Creek near his birthplace and when he was discharged
built one of the first mills. He married Annister Step (or Stapp) in 1751 and
they had three children, Elizabeth, James and Lucy. Annister died in 1759, and
William married Agatha Robinson in 1761. They had ten children, William, Mary,
Joanna, Nancy, Agatha, Francis, Rosemond, John, Ann and Richard. His estate
inventory was filed in filed July 1797 in Albemarle County, Va. Prior to his death two of his daughters had
moved to North Carolina with their husbands.
Lucy married John Dalton and Elizabeth married John McKain (McCann) and
both men sued for their share of Williams’s estate.
Mary Sand's Patriot
CAPTAIN ABRAHAM CUDDEBACK
In 1774, the Continental Congress authorized each colony to organize a committee for safety and observation. The New York committee drew up the following Pledge.
“Persuaded that the salvation of the rights of liberties of America depend, Under God, on the firm union of its inhabitants in a vigorous prosecution of the measures necessary for its safety; and convinced of the necessity of preventing anarchy and, confusion, which attend the dissolution of the powers of government, we, the freemen, freeholders, and inhabitants of _____, do, in the most solemn manner, resolve never to become slaves: and do associate, under all the ties of religion, honor, and love of our country, to adopt and endeavor to carry into execution whatever measures may be recommended by the Continental Congress, or resolved upon by our Provincial Convention, for the purpose of preserving our Constitution, and opposing the execution of the several arbitrary acts of the British Parliament, until a reconciliation between Great Britain and America, on constitutional principles (which we most ardently desire), can be obtained: and that we will in all things follow the advice of our General Committee respecting the purposes aforesaid, the preservation of peace and good order, and the safety of individuals and property.”
In 1775 Abraham Cuddeback, signed the pledge. Abraham, born in 1738, was a well-respected member of his predominately Dutch community when he became a Captain in the 2nd Regiment of the Ulster County Regiment. Standing six feet tall and weighing more than 200 pounds with a distinctive voice he commanded with fairness and ingenuity. He often served as a scout against the Indians as well as the British because he was not only an excellent shot but adept at blending into the woods.
In 1777, he was one of several men assigned to prevent the British from crossing the Hudson River and preventing the fall of Fort Montgomery. Most of the men deserted during the night, and as dawn broke, Abraham found himself alone, signs that the Fort had fallen, and a British crew spying on him. They promised him immunity if he surrendered, but he refused.
In 1778 he was in command of men living in the Gumaer Fort when an attack was suspected. Cuddeback had the women put on spare coats and hats, shoulder pitchforks, or sticks and paraded them with the men in a single file in the back of the fort around and in front while a drum was beaten. Once he was sure the enemy had seen them, he had the women and children take refuge in the cellar. After firing a few shots, the Indians left, taking some horses and setting fire to buildings outside the fort.
In 1759, Abraham married Esther Gumaer. They had a large family of five boys and two daughters. Once the Colonies won their independence, Abraham returned to a life that included farming and exploring.
Diana Fotinatos is descended from daughter Jemima.
DR. JONATHAN KNIGHT was commissioned as a Staff officer, Surgeon’s Mate 1 February 1778 in the 4th Connecticut Regiment, 1st Division. Dr. Knight was born in 1758 in New London, CT. He enlisted during the winter when “surgeons” were desperately needed to care for the wounded and combat disease, frostbite, and other results of inadequate clothing and low rations. The troops wintered at Valley Forge, and General George Washington required the surgeons to report the names and conditions of all those sick every Wednesday and Saturday. He also ordered the Director-General of the Hospitals to provide surgeons with medicine chests of supplies. Dr. Knight served until January 1, 1781, and likely received $1.00 a day plus two rations as a Surgeon’s Mate. In October 1781, he married Anna Fitch and continued practicing medicine until he died in 1829. His eldest son Jonathan also studied medicine and was a founding Yale School of Medicine professor.
Dana Majernik's Patriot
On January 1, 1783 Stephen retired to allow younger officers to advance and was awarded 4,000 acres of land in Kentucky where he died in 1797. He willed his plantation to his unnamed wife. He stipulated 300 acres was to go to each of his three daughters, Lettice, Rosa and Anna, who were also to get 1/6th of the lick if it produced salt. His son Enos received 200 acres and 1/5 of the salt lick. The remaining 2900 acres was left equally divided between sons Daniel, Abaslom, John and Stephen Jr.. In 1847 his proven heirs received a warrant for an additional 300 acres. His will was proven in present-day Mercer County Ky, but he is listed as having died in Christian County.
Pat has four of Stephen’s children in her ancestral tree, Stephen Jr., John, Rosa, and Abaslom.
Pat Gooding's Patriot
Joseph Clark, a third-generation New Englander, served as a ranger during the War of Revolution. He was born in New Hampshire Colony in 1743, to a family there as early as 1660. At nineteen, he married Sarah Frost, daughter of an Indian interpreter and trapper, and in 1766, the family moved north into the Maine District of Massachusetts along the Kennebec River. By 1772, Joseph and Sarah had settled on Moose Island (later incorporated as Eastport, Maine).
In 1791 Joseph received a grant from Massachusetts of the land on Moose Island that he had first lived on without title. He is listed as one of the 1772 original grantees, with 100 acres on lot 7. When Eastport was incorporated as a township in 1798, Joseph was chosen as one of two "Inspectors and Cullers of Fish."
Joseph Clark lived the rest of his life in Eastport. He was living there when, during the War of 1812, the British captured and occupied Eastport in July 1814. Joseph spent his last years living—again—under British occupation. He did not live to see the British occupiers leave and the town return to America in 1818, as he died in 1817.
Our Patriots’ Story
German-born Wilhelmus Bitzer served with the 10th Regiment Militia in Albany County, NY. Fifteen additional militia regiments were raised in that county during the War of Revolution. The law required all males between 15 and 55 to enroll in a militia company.
Militia members were “citizen soldiers” separate from companies garrisoning Fort Albany. Bitzer is listed as serving under Philip Livingston. General Abraham Von Ten Broeck led 3,000 troops at the Battle of Saratoga October 7, 1777 and Livingston’s militia regiment was likely part of the undertaking. It was a decisive victory for the Patriots and helped hasten the surrender of British troops at Yorktown Virginia, ending the war and founding a new country.
Wilhemus had married Maria Fronica before the war began, and by 1813, they had three children. Following the war, Wilhelmus, Maria, and three sons moved with fellow Germans to Chillicothe, Ohio, as indentured servants for three years. By 1801 he was paying taxes, an indication he was a freeman. Wilhemus died November 9 1823, his wife in 1825. They are buried in Ohio.
Carol Jutte's Patriot
Nancy Mazzei's Patriot.
Stephen Williams, a North Carolinian, enlisted in the Continental Army in 1782 in the 3rd Regiment. His company, under the command of Captain Raiford, marched into Charleston, SC, as the British left. The Regiment had been dispatched to South Carolina to support the army under Maj. Gen. Nathaniel Greene. In January 1783 all North Carolina regiments were absorbed into the 1st NC Regiment. They remained in Charleston until they were furloughed to James Island after the British surrendered at Yorktown and the final peace treaty was signed. Stephen was born in Edgecombe County in about 1763 and died in Brunswick County on September 16, 1843. After the war, he married Mary White in 1808. She survived him, dying in Brunswick County in 1870. Stephen received a pension of $38.66, and “Polly” received the same amount following his death. In his pension request, Stephen swore, “I was living in Duplin County in the State of North Carolina when called into service; since the Revolutionary War, I have lived in Onslow County, State of North Carolina, part of the time in Duplin County, and part of the time in Brunswick County. I now live in Brunswick County, North Carolina.” Stephen and Polly were the parents of five children.
Dale Spencer's Patriot
John Frederick Bicking, a German immigrant, did not bear arms or fight in battles. However, he used his skills and business to provide something meaningful to both the military forces and the Continental Congress—paper. Bicking owned 150 acres along Mill Creek in
Lower Merion, Pennsylvania. Fresh water was necessary for turning the machinery required to wash and beat the rag cloth fibers used to make paper. He was one of several printerswho supplied paper for Benjamin Franklin’s presses before the Revolution began. When the
Continental Congress needed paper to keep records of their meetings and paper to print banknotes for currency to pay the troops Bicking was one of the paper makers called on.
Soldiers who fought at Valley Forge were paid with notes on his paper. The
Washington Papers record that Capt. James Lovell thought documents and minutes from the
Continental Congress was buried on Bicking’s property so the British could not seize them.
Lovell thought paper makers were so crucial to the war effort he submitted an application
to exempt them from military service. Bicking married Mary Catherine Unverzagt, the
daughter of a paper maker. They had eleven children, three of whom followed the family
tradition of papermaking. Mary died in 1782, and John in 1808. They are buried at the
Bicking Family Cemetery is in Narbeth, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
Carol Hart's Patriot
Inscription:
Burwell Davis Col. Thomas Eaton's Regt. Rev. War. His grave was marked by the SOA. Shady Grove Methodist Church Cemetery in Warren County, NC.
BURWELL DAVIS, born 14 August 1756 in Granville County, NC, was drafted into the state Militia in 1778. He served for six months under Captain Britain Harris. His pension request says they marched to Kinston on the Neuse River, then south across the Santee River at Moncks Corner, on into Georgia, where they engaged the British.
In May, he received a discharge signed by Major Thomas Scurlock of Halifax, NC. In 1781, he was called up once more. According to his pension, the company could choose between serving three months or furnishing their own horse and serving two months. Burwell chose to use his horse, but following the Battle at Guilford Courthouse, the troops joined General Greene at Troublesome Iron Works where the horses were sent home. The men marched to Camden SC. Burwell was discharged from Camden and returned home. He built a home on Fishing Creek, “corded” his own bed and married Martha “Patsy” Hawkins when he was 33 years old and she was 23. He eventually owned 1200 acres where he raised crops and hogs. He and Patsy had nine children. He made his own coffin and stored peas in it. Burwell outlived Patsy by 10 years, dying at the age of almost 90 in 1846. Both are buried at Shady Grove United Methodist Cemetery in Warren NC.
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