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About Lt. John Shreve
DAR# A131370
When John was only 13, his father insisted that he accompany him during the Revolutionary War. One source states that the reason was that Col. Israel Shreve, the father, had recently married a younger woman. Apparently, it wasn't seemly for the young wife to live in the same house with a young man almost 14. John served alongside his father in the Second Regiment of the NJ Militia.
Col. Israel Shreve and his son John were among the others who spent a miserable winter at Valley Forge.
John wrote memoirs of his service alongside his father. Copies of this account, which also includes recollections of the family's move to Western PA., can be found on the internet.
The N. J. Militia performed efficient service in supporting the Continental line at Long Island, Trenton, Princeton, Monmouth and other important battles.
John Shreve, eldest son of Col. Israel (1739-1799) and Grace(Curtis) Shreve (1736-1771), was born 4 April 1762 in Mansfield, NJ. He wrote a short biography of his life in a letter to his niece which can be read in Memories.
His mother, Grace, died when he was 9 years old and his father remarried less than 2 years later to Mary Cokely. When John was just 14 years old, his father, at that time Lieutenant Colonel of the 2nd Regiment New Jersey Line, brought him with him into the army and he was made an ensign on July 15 1776. When his father was promoted to Colonel, John concurrently was promoted to First Ensign in his father's regiment. On July 1 1777, almost one year after joining the regiment at the age of 15 he was promoted to Lieutenant. Resigned from service 20 Mar 1781 as 1st Lieutenant. During his service he was engaged in actions such as the Battles of Short Hills and Brandywine and he wintered at Valley Forge.
Original member along with his father to the Society of the Cincinnati in the State of New Jersey which was formed in 1783. https://njcincinnati.org/john-shreve/#
Successors:
Henry Shreve, grandson (1844 — 1937) Admitted 1886
Private Admitted 2008
Private Admitted 2017
He married Abigail Ridgway Sep 9, 1786 in NJ. Children:
1. Joseph Shreve (Jul 25, 1787 - Feb 23, 1846) b. Burlington Co, NJ; unm.; d. Alliance, OH.
2. John Shreve (Nov 15, 1789 - Mar 23, 1813) b. Fayette Co, PA; unm.; d. Fayette Co, PA. Interred in old Quaker burial ground, Perry Twp, Fayette Co., PA.
3. Mary Shreve (Nov 27, 1792 - Apr 11, 1867) b. Fayette Co, PA; unm.; d Salem, OH.
4. Israel Shreve (Mar 22, 1795 - Feb 25, 1877) b. Fayette Co, PA; m. 1st, Elizabeth Stephens; 2d, Sarah Bickle, Uniontown, PA Mar 5, 1819; d. Salem, OH.
5. George William Shreve (Jan 30, 1798 - May 4, 1878) b. Fayette Co, PA; m. Martha Fawcett, of Salem, OH June 29, 1825; d. Butlerville, IN.
6. Thomas Curtis Shreve (Sep 8, 1800 - Sep 2, 1878) b. Fayette Co, PA; m. Ann G. Coates, Stark Co, OH Aug 27, 1828; d. White Cloud, KS.
7. Benjamin Ridgway Shreve (Nov 18, 1802 - Feb 27, 1878) b. Fayette Co, PA; m. Lvdia Ann Scroggy, Salem OH; d. Salem, OH.
8. Solomon Shreve (Jul 3, 1805 - Jun 29, 1849) b. Fayette Co, PA; m. Rachel G. Coates, Stark Co, OH May 1837; d. Damascus, OH.
9. Eliza Shreve (Oct 25, 1807 - May 3, 1874) b. Fayette Co, PA; m. Caleb Jones, Stark Co, OH 1844; d. Salem, OH.
Served as Fayette County Commissioner in PA for three years. [njcincinnati.org says Allegheny Co, but Shreve lived in Fayette which is west of Allegheny Mtns. see "History of Fayette Co" in sources]
Served five times as Commissioner for laying graded roads.
Served in the Assembly w/ John St. Clair and Col. Henry Heaton representing what is now Perry Twp, Fayette Co., PA.
Worked for a time shipping flour from New Orleans to the West Indies; Havana, Cuba, and Kingston, Jamaica. Imported sugar from Cuba and rum from Jamaica to New York. Surveyed land occasionally for thirty years.
Moved to the State of Ohio, where he lived about twenty-eight years until his death.
Died in Alliance, OH on 8 Sep 1854.
Son of Israel Shreve and Grace Curtis. Husband of Abigail Ridgeway. They married in New Jersey on Sep 9, 1786.
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Lt. John Shreve's Timeline
| 1762 |
April 8, 1762
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Mansfield, Burlington County, NJ, United States
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| 1787 |
July 25, 1787
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Mansfield, Burlington, New Jersey, United States
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| 1789 |
November 15, 1789
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Fayette City, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States
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| 1795 |
March 22, 1795
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Fayette City, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States
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| 1796 |
March 22, 1796
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Fayette City, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States
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| 1798 |
January 30, 1798
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Fayette City, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States
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| 1800 |
September 8, 1800
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Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States
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November 18, 1802
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Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States
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1803
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