Crawford County, Pennsylvania

Military Affairs

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REVOLUTIONARY WAR VETERANS

A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z

Following is the introduction (modified for this site) to a series that began publication in the February 1994 issue of Crawford County Genealogy, but which progressed only through veterans with surnames beginning with the letters A, B, and (some) C.  The format has, however, been continued here with what information (sometimes minimal) was then or has since been gathered on each of the reputed Revolutionary War veterans and their spouses.

         At least seventy-five applicants for a pension based upon Revolutionary War service specifically mentioned Crawford County residency (see Virgil D. White, abs., Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files [Waynesboro, Tenn.: National Hist. Pub. Co., 1990], hereafter cited as Pension Abstracts).   Other veterans who became county residents have been identified through a computer printout provided by the Veterans Affairs Office, and a card index of veterans at the Crawford County Historical Society (information taken from both sources is here indicated by the initials, “V.A.”).  The Pension List of 1820 (Washington, 1820), The Pension Roll of 1835 (Washington, 1835; rpt. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1968), hereafter 1835 Pension Roll, and the 1840 Census of Pensioners—all arranged geographically—revealed additional veterans residing in the county.  Grave sites marked by the Daughters of the American Revolution (“D.A.R.”) as belonging to veterans yielded more names, and still others were provided by Annette Lynch and other members of the Crawford County Genealogical Society.  The total number of resident veterans probably exceeds 150.
         Visitors are cautioned that inclusion on this site is not meant to certify participation in the American Revolution (1775-1783).  Revolutionary War service is presumed if (1) the resident is listed in any DAR Patriot Index, or is otherwise recognized as a veteran by the D.A.R.; if (2) service was mentioned in an obituary or other nineteenth-century account; or if (3) the individual or his spouse applied for a pension.   The criteria for coverage are thus alleged service and actual residency (or at least burial) in the county.  No veteran served from Crawford County, which was settled only after 1787, and few took up residency on "Donation Land" granted them for Revolutionary War service.
         The above sources have been supplemented with materials locally available, such as the first decennial census (published as Head of Families at the First Census of the United Stated Taken in the Year 1790 [Washington, D.C., 1908; rpt. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1966], hereafter [state] Heads of Families 1790); the original census returns for Crawford County (cited as “[year] U.S. census, [township/city]”); and county tax assessment rolls.  The intention was to check each veteran in all of the published sources on the history and genealogy of Crawford County and in courthouse records.
         Sources searched at the Crawford County Historical Society library include the following: (1) “Early Newspaper [1805-1842] Names Index”; (2) card index to newspaper obituaries; (3) cemetery indexes; and (4) card catalog of family files and genealogies.  The International Genealogical Index (“IGI,” referenced as “(#[batch] [sheet#])”) was also consulted.
         The format for this series is a summary of vital statistics for the veteran and any spouse(s), followed by a numbered listing of sources, arranged roughly chronologically; the numbers inside scrolled brackets {} are citations to sources.  All references (particularly to the IGI) should be carefully evaluated by the reader.  Some records, for instance, may pertain to other individuals with the same name as the veteran (see, e.g., Samuel Blair [Sr. and Jr.]).  Certain sources concerning the children of a veteran have been included to help document the veteran, or to aid in the comprehension of other records; no attempt otherwise has been made to ascertain or chronicle the veterans’ children.  Information in square brackets [] has been supplied by the writer; “[signature]” indicates that the actual signature of a veteran was encountered.  Corrections and additions are solicited.

ADSIT, John
ALDEN, William Roger
ALLEN, Moses
ALLERTON, John
AMES, Amos
ANDRUSS/ANDREWS, Phineas
ATWATER, Stephen

BALDWIN, Moses
BEACH, John
BEARDSLEY, Levi
BERLIN, Isaac
BLAIR, Samuel
BLAKESLEE, David; John
BOWMAN, Elisha
BOYLE, Charles
BROWN, Samuel
BROWNFIELD, Robert
BRUCHHAUSER/BROOKHOUSER, Adam
BURNEY, John
BUTLER, William

CAMP, Caspar
CARVER, see GARBER
CARROLL, Dennis
CHAMBERLAIN, John
CHURCH, Joshua
COCHRAN, Charles
COLE, Enos
COLEMAN, John
COLEFAX, William
COLT, Jabez
CONNELL, Christopher
COTTON, John
CRONK, Garret
CUNNINGHAM, William
CUSTARD, Richard

DAVIS, John; William
DAYO see DEO
DeFRANCE, James
DENNIS, Michael
DEO, Elias
DEWEY, Joseph
DICKSON, Benjamin
DUNN, James; Philip

EAMES see AMES, Amos
ELLIS, John
ENGLEHAUPT, John
ESPY, George

FILER, Oris
FitzRANDOLPH, Robert
FLAUGH, (John) Mathias
FLINT, Luke
FORD, Christopher
FOUST, Adam
FULLER, Ephraim
FULLERTON, Thomas

GARBER, John
GARWOOD, Obediah
GEHR, Jacob; Joseph
GILLETT, William
GILSON, William
GRAFF, Samuel

HAFFERNAN see HEFFERNAN
HATCH, Samuel
HAYS, John
HEFFERNAN, Hugh
HERRINGTON, James; Jonathan
HETRICK, Peter or Jacob
HILL, Joseph
HORNE, Andrew
HUMES, Archibald

JENNINGS, Abner
JONES, Joel

KAIN/KANE, Dennis
KEAN, see KANE
KEES, Philip’s widow Catherine
KING, Joseph
KINGSLEY, Martin
KYCENCEDER, Martin

LANDON, Thomas
LARNED, see LEARNED
LAWRENCE, Oliver
LEARNED, Abijah
LONG, James
LOVETT, Samuel

McDILL, James
McDOWELL, James
McFADDEN, John; William
McKAY, Neal
McMICHAEL, John
McNAMARA, James
MAGAW, William
MALLERY, Truman’s widow Olive
MEHAFFEY, Alexander
MOTT, Christopher
MOYER, Nicholas
MUMFORD, David

OURY, Adam; (George?)

PADEN, Isaac
PEIFFER, John George
PETERS, Jacob
POLLOCK, James
POND, William

RALLYA, David
RALSTON, John
RAY, John
REED, William  [also James?]
REES, Philip’s widow Catharine
ROCKWELL, Ephriam
RUGG, Phineas

SACKETT, Zavin
SCOTT, David
SCOWDEN, Theodorus
SMITH, James
STANTON, Robert
STEWART, John
STUNTZ, Conrad

TAYLOR, William
THOMPSON, John
THURSTON, David

URICH, Adam

VanCOURT, Joab
VanHORNE, Cornelius

WHITE, Potter
WILLIAMS, Henry
WILSON, Matthew
WINTON, Nathan
WRIGHT, Aaron
WYGANT, James

ZEILIE, Martinus