I was out of town for the 4th of July weekend, so am now getting to my Independence Day "thank you's" a little late. I did a quick check of my ancestors and came up with 16 [two very distant cousins, two brothers of a direct ancestor, 12 direct] who served their newly formed country between 1776-1783.
Here's the roll call: Pvt. John Faucett [PA militia, VA Line], Capt. Holden Rhodes [RI privateer], Seth Mahurin [NJ - provided supplies for Morristown encampment], Pvt. John St. John [NY - Westchester militia, NY Line], John Simmons Sr. [NY - 2nd Rgt.], John Simmons Jr. [NY - Orange Co. militia, NY Levies], Pvt. Peter Jennison [MA - Lexington], Amos Singletary [MA - 4 yrs as Rep. from Sutton in Provincial Congress], Gen. Thomas Sumter [SC -Partisan commander], John Land [VA/KY - a son claims he served, no concrete evidence], Isaac Rittenhouse family [NJ - tormented Tory troops scavanging for food and livestock], Capt. Edward Prall [MD - 1st Maryland Line troops], Benjamin Prall [NJ - provided supplies for brother's Maryland soldiers]; AND the two distant cousins: Gen. Nathaniel Greene [RI - Quartermaster General, Commander of the Southern Department] & Gen. Benedict Arnold [CT - Fort Ticonderoga, Lake Champlain, Montreal, Saratoga...] I'll end there, he started downhill after that. :)-
Each individual has a unique story. I'll relate those in upcoming blogs.
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