Melanie McCombFor my American friends, Happy Independence Day!
Do you have any patriotic ancestors who showed their loyalty to the American cause during the American Revolution? This doesn't necessarily mean fighting in the war!
PNW Deb@shamrockgenealogist I do! And I am working to get all of the records I need to join the DAR. I’m stuck at my great grandfather’s birth. He was born in 1863 in Illinois and the first record of him is the 1870 census in Iowa. Illinois didn’t keep birth records until 1900. Unfortunately his birth info wasn’t on the marriage record. 🤷♂️
@DebR Have you checked for a delayed birth record? He may have applied for a passport at some point. You also may want to search for a baptism record (if applicable). Otherwise, you can use other records like probate and land deeds that show interactions with his parents.
@shamrockgenealogist There is no delayed birth record but I’ll check for probate records. He was one of only 2 children and his brother died young so he would have been the only heir. Thanks for the advice!
@DebR If his death record also names his parents, that will help as well!
@shamrockgenealogist I know who his parents are. Both sides of my family immigrated here in the 1600’s and I have been able to go back several generations. The challenge is proving it! If only I had ask my grandmother all the questions I have now…She died in 1989.
Pete Rijks@shamrockgenealogist Happy Independence Day!
I don’t have my records handy, but I had a Chase ancestor living in Massachusetts at the time and the one document I found is he mustered with his company and marched to where a battle was to be fought, but by the time his company got there, the battle was won, so they turned around and went home.
I’ve found Revolutionary War records for six other ancestors, but that story is the one I always think of first.
@prijks Happy Independence Day Pete! I'm guessing he responded to the Lexington alarm.
@shamrockgenealogist You are correct! I just looked it up. I currently only have secondary sources for my ancestor Abner Chase of Yarmouth, MA.
My favorite of those is from "History of Barnstable County, Massachusetts" published 1890:
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"When the alarm of the country was sounded by the demonstration upon Lexington and Concord, the town's militia started out for the scene of operations, the western company under Captain Jonathan Crowell mustering sixty officers and men. They had not proceeded far before intelligence of the rout and retreat of the British troops reached them and they returned home."
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@shamrockgenealogist Thanks for the motivation to dig this up again. Perhaps my next project will be looking up primary sources for Abner.
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@prijks You're very welcome! Let me know if you need any guidance finding any records on Abner.
girasoli 🌻🌻@shamrockgenealogist
Benjamin Franklin is my 1st cousin 8 times removed - his mother, Abiah Folger was the sister to my 7th great grandmother, Experience Folger. Ben's grandparents (Peter Folger & Mary Morrell) were my 8th great grandparents. I also have a few direct Revolutionary ancestors but Ben is my coolest find.
Benjamin Franklin is my 1st cousin 8 times removed - his mother, Abiah Folger was the sister to my 7th great grandmother, Experience Folger. Ben's grandparents (Peter Folger & Mary Morrell) were my 8th great grandparents. I also have a few direct Revolutionary ancestors but Ben is my coolest find.
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The North Carolina Digital Collections just re-launched with an updated website, and appears to be clustering information about existing collections - plus updated search capability! You can search the "Revolutionary War Era" as one collection, pulling from multiple collections which may be part of other series (like the Governors' Papers, Historical).
https://digital.ncdcr.gov/spotlights/revolutionary-war
The North Carolina Digital Collections just re-launched with an updated website, and appears to be clustering information about existing collections - plus updated search capability! You can search the "Revolutionary War Era" as one collection, pulling from multiple collections which may be part of other series (like the Governors' Papers, Historical).
https://digital.ncdcr.gov/spotlights/revolutionary-war