Born 1736 died 12 Oct 1796 Frederick Deg served as a Private 8th Class, Washington Co, PA militia under Capt. George Myers(Miars) Company by roll dated 2 Nov 1781, and again on roll, same company, 5th Battalion Roll dated 17 May 1782. ABRAHAM ETTERAbraham Etter resided at Donegal Township, Lancaster County, PA and served as a Private in 1781 and1782 in Third Company under Captain Thomas Robinson of the Seventh Battalion of the Lancaster County Militia commanded by Colonel Alexander Lowrey and Col. Jacob Cook. JONATHAN HARNEDBorn 11 May (Mar) 1755 died 30 Mar 1832 BENJAMIN KEPNERBorn abt 1758 died 4 Mar 1854 BALTZER KOHLERBorn 1751 - Died 1790 Baltzer Kohler served as a private under Captain Simon Koppenhaffer. He returned to his home in York County, Pennsylvania on 5 February,1782. PETER MARSHALLBorn 1759 - Died 25 Jul 1806 ISAAC MORRISBorn 21 Jan 1751-Died 8 Oct 1833 Isaac Morris enlisted as a Private in Captain Grier's Company. Isaac Morris lived in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, while in the service of his country. JOHN MORROWBorn c 1749 - Died 10 Oct 1804 John Morrow, who resided on the frontier, probably in Westmoreland County, served in George Vance's Company, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, of the Rangers on the Frontier. HENRY OVERHOLTZERBorn 2 May 1739 - Died 5 Mar 1813 Henry Overholtzer, a resident of Bedminster Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, served the War of Independence as a private in the Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Militia. He appears in Class Eight on "A Return to the Company Associators and Others in Their Classes in Bedminster Township, Bucks County, 1780," in the war of the Revolution and in Class Eight on "A Return of all the Classes Belonging to Captain William McHenry's Company in Bedminster township, Bucks County: June the 12th, 1781". (Company of Rangers) DANIEL ROBERDEAUBorn 1727 - Died 15 Jan 1795 Daniel Roberdeau served as a Brigadier-General in the Pennsylvania Militia from 4 July 1776 to March 1977. JACOB SECRIST(Sechrist)Born 1760 - Died 28 Feb.1831 Jacob Secrist of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, served as a Private. He is listed on the muster roll of the Seventh Company and Ninth Battalion of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Militia, commanded by Colonel N. Frederick Zigler for the year 1783. He was certified 20 May 1783 by Captain Godfried Klugh. Jacob was the third of six children and was born in Adams County, Pennsylvania. He married Christina Foulk (Volk) in St. Matthews Lutheran Church in Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania. Christina was born in Berks county, Pennsylvania, the daughter of George and Maria Foulk (Folk)(Volk). In 1814, Jacob and Christina moved to Columbiana County, Ohio, and bought a farm where they spent the remainder of their days. They were originally buried in the Union Church Cemetery, but were relocated when the church needed to expand their building. They are now in City Cemetery in Lisbon which is on the site of their old farm. Only Christina's marker identifies their graves as his had become illegible and is buried on top of his walnut coffin in the same grave as Christina. The parents of Jacob, Anna and Michael Segrist (Secrist) came to Philadelphia on the ship James Goodwill on 27 September 1727 from Rotterdam. The James Goodwill sailed from Falmouth, England, with David Crockett as master. It is believed that they were originally from Basel, Switzerland, and may have been Swiss Mennonites. They settled in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. PETER SHINDEL, SR.Peter Shindel, Jr. lived in Lebanon Township, Lancaster County, , Pa. He served as a soldier under Captain David Kraus in the 2nd and 8th Batt'ns of the Lancaster County Militia. He paid a supply tax in 1779 and signed the Oath of Allegiance. CONRAD SHISLERBorn 4 Dec 1758 died 6 Nov 1821 Conrad Shissler served as a private in Captain Martin Weybrights Company, Col. James Cross,Eighth Battalion, Lancaster County, PA Militia 1782. |
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