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Maj.-Gen. William Montgomery MP (1736 - 1816)

DAR Ancestor #: A079098 m1. MARGARET NEVINS m2. ISABELLA EVANS m3. HANNAH BOYD William Montgomery Birth: Aug. 3, 1736 Chester County Pennsylvania, USA Death: May 1, 1816 Danville Mont...

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8/24/2007
2/3/2024
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8/24/2007

Maj.-Gen. William Montgomery MP (1736 - 1816)

DAR Ancestor #: A079098 m1. MARGARET NEVINS m2. ISABELLA EVANS m3. HANNAH BOYD William Montgomery Birth: Aug. 3, 1736 Chester County Pennsylvania, USA Death: May 1, 1816 Danville Mont...

2/3/2024

Matthew Clarkson (April 1733 – October 5, 1800) was the mayor of Philadelphia from 1792 to 1796. He was elected to the Confederation Congress in 1785, but did not attend. Biography Clarkson was born...

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4/22/2013
9/8/2023
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4/22/2013

Matthew Clarkson (April 1733 – October 5, 1800) was the mayor of Philadelphia from 1792 to 1796. He was elected to the Confederation Congress in 1785, but did not attend. Biography Clarkson was born...

9/8/2023

DeWitt (April 27, 1727 – August 27, 1787) was an American statesman and miller from the U.S. state of New York. He served as a delegate to the Continental Congress.Early lifeDeWitt was born in Kingston...

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8/12/2019
5/23/2021
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DeWitt (April 27, 1727 – August 27, 1787) was an American statesman and miller from the U.S. state of New York. He served as a delegate to the Continental Congress.Early lifeDeWitt was born in Kingston...

5/23/2021

The Most Reverend William White was the first and fourth Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, USA (1789; 1795–1836), the first Bishop of the Diocese of Pennsylvania (1787–1836), and the second Uni...

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7/19/2007
12/1/2020
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7/19/2007

The Most Reverend William White was the first and fourth Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, USA (1789; 1795–1836), the first Bishop of the Diocese of Pennsylvania (1787–1836), and the second Uni...

12/1/2020

William Gibbons (1726 - 1800)

Continental Congressman. After studying law in Charleston, South Carolina, he was admitted to the bar and established a practice in Savannah, Georgia. He joined the Sons of Liberty in 1774, and on May ...

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11/24/2013
10/29/2020
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11/24/2013

William Gibbons (1726 - 1800)

Continental Congressman. After studying law in Charleston, South Carolina, he was admitted to the bar and established a practice in Savannah, Georgia. He joined the Sons of Liberty in 1774, and on May ...

10/29/2020

William Pierce (c.1753 - 1789)

Pierce or William Pierce, Jr. (1753 – December 10, 1789) was an army officer during the American Revolutionary War and a member of the United States Constitutional Convention of 1787.William Pierce was...

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William Pierce (c.1753 - 1789)

Pierce or William Pierce, Jr. (1753 – December 10, 1789) was an army officer during the American Revolutionary War and a member of the United States Constitutional Convention of 1787.William Pierce was...

10/22/2020

Arthur Campbell, Indian Scout (1743 - 1811)

"Lt. Col.", "Arthur Campbell"

Arthur Campbell, a political and military leader in Virginia and frontier Tennessee, was born in Augusta County, Virginia, on November 3, 1743. A band of Wyandotte Indians captured fifteen-year-old Cam...

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2/20/2009
9/3/2020
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Arthur Campbell, Indian Scout (1743 - 1811)

"Lt. Col.", "Arthur Campbell"

Arthur Campbell, a political and military leader in Virginia and frontier Tennessee, was born in Augusta County, Virginia, on November 3, 1743. A band of Wyandotte Indians captured fifteen-year-old Cam...

9/3/2020

John Joachim Zubly (Züblin) MP (1724 - 1781)

. John J. Zubly was born in St. Gall, Switzerland, to Reformed Protestants David and Helena Zubly. While Zubly was still a gymnasium student, his parents left in 1736 for the Swiss immigrant enclave at...

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John Joachim Zubly (Züblin) MP (1724 - 1781)

. John J. Zubly was born in St. Gall, Switzerland, to Reformed Protestants David and Helena Zubly. While Zubly was still a gymnasium student, his parents left in 1736 for the Swiss immigrant enclave at...

8/26/2020

Biography . Thomas Heyward Jr. (July 28, 1746 – March 6, 1809) was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence and of the Articles of Confederation as a delegate of South Carolina...

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6/10/2008
8/6/2020
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Biography . Thomas Heyward Jr. (July 28, 1746 – March 6, 1809) was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence and of the Articles of Confederation as a delegate of South Carolina...

8/6/2020

Colonel John Harvie, II MP (1747 - 1807)

"Augustine"

John Harvie (1742 – February 6, 1807) was an American lawyer and builder from Virginia. He was a delegate to the Second Continental Congress in 1777 and 1778, where he signed the Articles of Confederat...

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3/22/2008
4/3/2020
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Colonel John Harvie, II MP (1747 - 1807)

"Augustine"

John Harvie (1742 – February 6, 1807) was an American lawyer and builder from Virginia. He was a delegate to the Second Continental Congress in 1777 and 1778, where he signed the Articles of Confederat...

4/3/2020

William Sharpe MP (1742 - 1818)

"Lawyer Billy", "Lawyer Billy Sharpe"

ParentsThomas Sharpe (1718 - 1785) and Elizabeth Gillespie Sharpe (1722 - 1765) Historical Marker: Sharpe 1742-1818 NC-115 at Snow Creek Road, Statesville, NC, USALatitude & Longitude: 35° 54' 42.1992"...

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9/23/2008
2/28/2020
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William Sharpe MP (1742 - 1818)

"Lawyer Billy", "Lawyer Billy Sharpe"

ParentsThomas Sharpe (1718 - 1785) and Elizabeth Gillespie Sharpe (1722 - 1765) Historical Marker: Sharpe 1742-1818 NC-115 at Snow Creek Road, Statesville, NC, USALatitude & Longitude: 35° 54' 42.1992"...

2/28/2020

William Cumming (1724 - c.1797)

Cumming, attorney, legislator, and member of the Continental Congress, was born in Annapolis, Md., the son of Elizabeth Coursey and William Cumming. Although he clearly was well educated and wrote extr...

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William Cumming (1724 - c.1797)

Cumming, attorney, legislator, and member of the Continental Congress, was born in Annapolis, Md., the son of Elizabeth Coursey and William Cumming. Although he clearly was well educated and wrote extr...

2/2/2020

The Honorable Edward Tilghman served in the Continental Congress of the United States according to the records of the Library of Congress.1242: Tillman, S. Frederick. (1962). Spes alit agricolam: (Hope...

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1/29/2011
12/22/2019
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The Honorable Edward Tilghman served in the Continental Congress of the United States according to the records of the Library of Congress.1242: Tillman, S. Frederick. (1962). Spes alit agricolam: (Hope...

12/22/2019

William Houston (1755 - 1813)

William Houstoun, a lawyer and patriot, was a son of Sir Patrick Houstoun. It is believed that he was born in Savannah, but in early life he went to England, where he studied law and was admitted to th...

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William Houston (1755 - 1813)

William Houstoun, a lawyer and patriot, was a son of Sir Patrick Houstoun. It is believed that he was born in Savannah, but in early life he went to England, where he studied law and was admitted to th...

8/31/2019

Rev. George Duffield, II MP (1732 - 1790)

George Duffield (October 7, 1732 – February 2, 1790) was a leading eighteenth-century Presbyterian minister. He was born in Lancaster County, Province of Pennsylvania in 1732. Education and preparat...

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Rev. George Duffield, II MP (1732 - 1790)

George Duffield (October 7, 1732 – February 2, 1790) was a leading eighteenth-century Presbyterian minister. He was born in Lancaster County, Province of Pennsylvania in 1732. Education and preparat...

8/4/2019

Gen William Irvine (1741 - 1804)

Daughters of American Revolutiion Ancestor #: A060604Service: PENNSYLVANIA Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE, BRIGADIER GENERALBirth: 11-3-1741 IRELANDDeath: 7-30-1804 PHILADELPHIA PHILADELPHIA CO PENNSYLVANI...

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7/26/2019
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Gen William Irvine (1741 - 1804)

Daughters of American Revolutiion Ancestor #: A060604Service: PENNSYLVANIA Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE, BRIGADIER GENERALBirth: 11-3-1741 IRELANDDeath: 7-30-1804 PHILADELPHIA PHILADELPHIA CO PENNSYLVANI...

7/26/2019

Brig. General Francis Nash MP (1740 - 1777)

"Namesake of Nashville", "Tennessee"

DAR# A081563 Francis Nash (c.1742—October 7, 1777 ) was a brigadier general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Prior to the war, he was a lawyer, public official, and politi...

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11/16/2008
9/14/2018
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Brig. General Francis Nash MP (1740 - 1777)

"Namesake of Nashville", "Tennessee"

DAR# A081563 Francis Nash (c.1742—October 7, 1777 ) was a brigadier general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Prior to the war, he was a lawyer, public official, and politi...

9/14/2018

John Parker, IV (1759 - 1832)

Birth: Jun. 24, 1759 Death: Apr. 20, 1832Continental Congressman. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, he graduated from the Middle Temple, London, England, returned to South Carolina, was admitted to...

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1/28/2018
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John Parker, IV (1759 - 1832)

Birth: Jun. 24, 1759 Death: Apr. 20, 1832Continental Congressman. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, he graduated from the Middle Temple, London, England, returned to South Carolina, was admitted to...

1/28/2018

Charles Stewart MP (1729 - 1800)

Stewart (1729 – June 24, 1800) was an officer during the American Revolutionary War and a Continental Congressman.BiographyStewart was born in Gortlea in County Donegal, Ireland. He emigrated to the Un...

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Charles Stewart MP (1729 - 1800)

Stewart (1729 – June 24, 1800) was an officer during the American Revolutionary War and a Continental Congressman.BiographyStewart was born in Gortlea in County Donegal, Ireland. He emigrated to the Un...

1/17/2018

Jonathan Hazard, 1744-1825, of Charlestown, was the driving force behind the creation of the Country Party in 1785, a protest movement designed to safeguard the interests of Rhode Island farmers. Hazar...

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12/8/2017
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Jonathan Hazard, 1744-1825, of Charlestown, was the driving force behind the creation of the Country Party in 1785, a protest movement designed to safeguard the interests of Rhode Island farmers. Hazar...

12/8/2017