Friday, July 6, 2012

4th Follow-up: What happened to the Rev War ancestors?

I thought I'd do a follow-up on the patriots listed on the 4th of July post:

Captain Edward Prall: Returned to Harford Co., MD. He was an original member of the Society of the Cincinnati [officers' fraternal orginization], served in local politics and died in 1803.

John Faucett: The pioneer spirit was in John Faucett. At 46, he took a flatboat to SW Ohio in 1797. Son Joseph was born along the way. Then, at 73, he uprooted his family and moved to central Indiana in 1824. He died in 1838 - aged 86; buried in Shiloh Cemetery in Hendricks Co.

Holden Rhodes: Holden remained a mariner after the war, serving as master of several sloops. Hedied in Warwick, RI in 1809. Four of his six sons were lost at sea.

Seth Mahurin/Huron: He took the family to SW Ohio during the 1790s. He died in Warren Co. in 1815. Granddaughter Rebecca married Joseph Faucett.

John St. John: He also settled in Warren Co., OH, where he died in 1819. Daughter Bethiah married Othniel Huron, son of Seth.

John Simmons, Sr.: After the war, John returned to his beloved tavern. The 1st mayor of American NYC was sworn in at the tavern. The family watched as George Washington was sworn in as the 1st President at Federal Hall across the street. John died in 1795, the "biggest man in NY." Part of the tavern had to be dismantled to get his body out for burial!

John Simmons, Jr.: Three marriages and stops in Chenango Co., NY, near Canonsburgh, PA, Dearborn Co., IN, Monroe Co., OH & Wheeling, VA, where he died in 1843. John was a farmer and innkeeper.

Amos Singletary: He was a farmer and grist miller and remained active in public service. Amos died in MA in 1806.

Peter Jennison: Peter became fairly wealthy and owned a number of slaves. He married Mehitable, daughter of Amos Singletary. Jennison died in Chenango Co., NY in 1816. Daughter Dolly married John W. Simmons, son of John Jr.

General Thomas Sumter: The Gamecock became a major political figure in South Carolina. He served in the state legislature and as a US Represenative and Senator from SC. Sumter died in 1832 at 98.

General Nathanael Greene: The "Fighting Quaker" was given a plantation in Georgia after the war. He died there from heatstroke in 1786.

General Benedict Arnold: Needless to say, Arnold was forced to move to England after the war. Financial setbacks marked his last years. He died in 1801 in London.

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