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MEMBER: BILL BROBST ANCESTOR: MATHIAS GEORGE PROBST (BROBST) (1736 - 1792)
Veteran: He served in the Revolutionary War as a soldier in the Berks County Militia, and later as a captain in the Continental Line, under the command of Lt. Col. Michael Brobst.
"He and some of his men were camped about 20-30 miles from Philadelphia early in the war. [On July 14, 1777, he took the oath of allegiance to Penna in Philadelphia.] As the British were advancing on Philadelphia, in late August of 1777, Mathias and his men, with Jacob Leeser and several others, went there and took the Liberty Bell, weighing over a ton, along with a dozen other bells, with them from Philadelphia, through Bethlehem, and buried it inside of the Zion Reformed Church in Allentown, Lehigh County, on Hamilton Street, between 6th and 7th Streets. In Bethlehem, the Bell was transferred to a wagon belonging to Jacob Mickley for the remainder of the journey. After the war, they returned it to Philadelphia. A bronze tablet commemorating the event was placed on the church in 1908.
"The large, heavy Conestoga-type wagon, belonging to Frederick Lieser, was drawn by six black horses. It was the largest and heaviest wagon at the market in Philadelphia. On the way to Bethlehem, Brobst, Leaser, and the accompanying troops stopped overnight at the Red Lion Hotel in Quakertown.
But it broke down in a mud-hole in front of the old Sun Inn at Bethlehem, while it was being used to haul the Liberty Bell, was stored for many years in a barn that stood on the farm of Jesse D. Follweiler, who had inherited the farm from his grandfather, Bernhard Follweiler. The front axle, which had broken, had been repaired, and the wheels removed. The Follweiler children later played on the wagon for decades. In 1855, lightning struck the barn and destroyed it and the wagon. The only part that was preserved was the heavy iron brake handle and ratchet, which was taken to Ohio by a member of the Follweiler family to migrated to Ohio in the late 1850s or early 1860s. (Was that Susanna Follweiler, mother of Obadiah Brobst?).
In 1777, after bringing the bell from Philadelphia to Allentown, he was commissioned a Justice of the Peace in Northampton County, and a Judge from 1777 to 1784.
National# 193787 State# 10890
Veteran: He served in the Revolutionary War as a soldier in the Berks County Militia, and later as a captain in the Continental Line, under the command of Lt. Col. Michael Brobst.
"He and some of his men were camped about 20-30 miles from Philadelphia early in the war. [On July 14, 1777, he took the oath of allegiance to Penna in Philadelphia.] As the British were advancing on Philadelphia, in late August of 1777, Mathias and his men, with Jacob Leeser and several others, went there and took the Liberty Bell, weighing over a ton, along with a dozen other bells, with them from Philadelphia, through Bethlehem, and buried it inside of the Zion Reformed Church in Allentown, Lehigh County, on Hamilton Street, between 6th and 7th Streets. In Bethlehem, the Bell was transferred to a wagon belonging to Jacob Mickley for the remainder of the journey. After the war, they returned it to Philadelphia. A bronze tablet commemorating the event was placed on the church in 1908.
"The large, heavy Conestoga-type wagon, belonging to Frederick Lieser, was drawn by six black horses. It was the largest and heaviest wagon at the market in Philadelphia. On the way to Bethlehem, Brobst, Leaser, and the accompanying troops stopped overnight at the Red Lion Hotel in Quakertown.
But it broke down in a mud-hole in front of the old Sun Inn at Bethlehem, while it was being used to haul the Liberty Bell, was stored for many years in a barn that stood on the farm of Jesse D. Follweiler, who had inherited the farm from his grandfather, Bernhard Follweiler. The front axle, which had broken, had been repaired, and the wheels removed. The Follweiler children later played on the wagon for decades. In 1855, lightning struck the barn and destroyed it and the wagon. The only part that was preserved was the heavy iron brake handle and ratchet, which was taken to Ohio by a member of the Follweiler family to migrated to Ohio in the late 1850s or early 1860s. (Was that Susanna Follweiler, mother of Obadiah Brobst?).
In 1777, after bringing the bell from Philadelphia to Allentown, he was commissioned a Justice of the Peace in Northampton County, and a Judge from 1777 to 1784.
National# 193787 State# 10890
Member: Stephen Brown Ancestor: William Levering III (1734 - 1806)
William Levering III was born 3 Jan 1734, in Roxborough, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, one of nine children born to William Levering II and Hannah (nee Clemens) Harden, widow of Robert Harden, a sea captain in the East India Service. Mrs. Hardin was born in England in 1709. The Levering family immigrated to Germantown, Philadelphia County in 1685 from Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Mr. Weigart Levering, great grandfather of William III, purchased a tract of 500 acres lying from Wissahickon Creek to the Schuylkill River.
According to the Pennsylvania Archives, William Levering III served under Captain Holgate, who is noted to have fought in major battles in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Mr. Jones, in an article entitled, "Roxborough and the Revolutionary War," published in the Manayunk Sentinel, July 6, 1882, testifies to having seen an original military muster roll, containing names of enlisted men, under date of August 1, 1776, which did not appear upon the rolls of the Pennsylvania Archives. This roster shows that William Levering, the subject of this sketch, was Captain of the company, which formed part of the First Rifle Battalion of Philadelphia County, under Colonel Matlack.
He married 17 May 1759 Martha Deaves, daughter of Thomas Deaves. William and Martha had nine children, one having died in infancy. William inherited from his father the smith shop and tools, opposite the Leverington Hotel. He also owned the house and small farm below the shop.
He died 1 June 1806 and is buried in the Leverington Cemetery, next to Roxborough Baptist Church.
NOTES: From the "LEVERING FAMILY HISTORY AND GENEALOGY" by Col. John Levering, published 1897 (Pgs. 122-123; 144-145)
Hannah Levering, daughter of William and Hannah Levering, married Joseph Sater, of the pioneer family of Maryland, and removed to Hamilton County, Ohio. They are recognized as “First Families of Ohio”.
William Levering III was born 3 Jan 1734, in Roxborough, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, one of nine children born to William Levering II and Hannah (nee Clemens) Harden, widow of Robert Harden, a sea captain in the East India Service. Mrs. Hardin was born in England in 1709. The Levering family immigrated to Germantown, Philadelphia County in 1685 from Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Mr. Weigart Levering, great grandfather of William III, purchased a tract of 500 acres lying from Wissahickon Creek to the Schuylkill River.
According to the Pennsylvania Archives, William Levering III served under Captain Holgate, who is noted to have fought in major battles in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Mr. Jones, in an article entitled, "Roxborough and the Revolutionary War," published in the Manayunk Sentinel, July 6, 1882, testifies to having seen an original military muster roll, containing names of enlisted men, under date of August 1, 1776, which did not appear upon the rolls of the Pennsylvania Archives. This roster shows that William Levering, the subject of this sketch, was Captain of the company, which formed part of the First Rifle Battalion of Philadelphia County, under Colonel Matlack.
He married 17 May 1759 Martha Deaves, daughter of Thomas Deaves. William and Martha had nine children, one having died in infancy. William inherited from his father the smith shop and tools, opposite the Leverington Hotel. He also owned the house and small farm below the shop.
He died 1 June 1806 and is buried in the Leverington Cemetery, next to Roxborough Baptist Church.
NOTES: From the "LEVERING FAMILY HISTORY AND GENEALOGY" by Col. John Levering, published 1897 (Pgs. 122-123; 144-145)
Hannah Levering, daughter of William and Hannah Levering, married Joseph Sater, of the pioneer family of Maryland, and removed to Hamilton County, Ohio. They are recognized as “First Families of Ohio”.
MEMBER: CHARLES DAY ANCESTOR: ASA DAY (1761 - 1841)
Asa Day was born at Colchester, Connecticut, on 12 August 1761, the son of Joseph Day II and Susanna Brainard. Joseph and Asa were direct descendants of Robert Day who sailed in 1634 from Ipswich England to Boston, New England, on the Bark Elizabeth. The Society of the Descendants of the Founders of Hartford placed an “Adventurer’s Boulder” on 10/15/1935 at the corner of main and Arch Streets with a brass plaque bearing the names of the twenty-five” Courageous Adventurers who, inspired and directed by Thomas Hooker, journeyed through the wilderness from Newton (Cambridge) in the Massachusetts Bay Colony to Suckiaug (The Indian name for Hartford, Connecticut) October 1635.” Robert Day is listed as one of the twenty-five. Asa’s father Josepeh II has also been National Society Sons of the American Revolution (NSSAR) proven as a patriot for the Sons of the American Revolution. He took the oath of Fidelity and served on several town committees in East Hampton Connecticut. One committee he served on voted “that soldiers enlisted in the Continental army should be provided with necessary’s” – Dec.15, 1777.
One can imagine the duties and increasing responsibilities that Asa had growing up in a busy patriotic farm family. Asa was the fifth of eleven children. Subsistence farming was the norm in Colchester Connecticut in the 1760’s, with the bulk of the farm produce used to support family needs. Asa likely spent much time gardening, sowing and harvesting crops and hay, tending farm animals, and sawing and splitting wood for cooking and winter heat. On 8 January 1778, at the young age of 16, Asa Day entered Revolutionary War service as a private in Captain John Williams Company, Colonel Obediah Johnson’s Regiment, serving in Rhode Island. At that time, a British attack was expected along the coast but it did not materialize until July 1779
After the Revolutionary War, Asa went on to live a full life marrying Anna Marvin in April 1790 and raising ten children. Asa’s father-in-law, Elihu Marvin, is also a NSSAR proven patriot and served on several committees, in the town of Hebron, Connecticut. Asa died at the age of 80 in Colchester and is buried in the same cemetery as his father in Westchester section of Colchester nearby Day Pond, a State Park in Connecticut.
The actions, roles and responsibilities that our direct ancestors took on during their lifetimes provided current descendants of the William Jewett Day Family with a wonderful patriotic heritage. Listed below are the names and years of birth and death of direct paternal ancestors of Everett Wilbur Day [42] in this country:
[35]ROBERT DAY 1604-1648
[36]JOHN DAY 1636-1730
[37]JOHN DAY II 1677-1752
[38]JOSEPH DAY 1702-1793
[39]JOSEPH DAY II 1731-1819
[40]ASA DAY 1761-1841
[41]STEPHEN BRAINERD DAY 1808-1866
[42]EVERETT WILBUR DAY 1840-1917
[4301]HARRIETT ABIGAIL DAY 1871-1960
[4302]WILLIAM JEWETT DAY 1873-1955
[4303]LOUIS EVERETT DAY 1881-1953
[4304]CAROL BARTON DAY 1883-1951
*Note: Lineal descendents of Everett Wilbur Day [42] and his wife, Anne Elizabeth Jewett, should be eligible for National Society Membership in Sons of the American Revolution and Daughters of the American Revolution (as applicable). See Genealogical Register Of The Descendants Of Robert Day, 2012.
By Charles and Donald Day Charles Day - National Number 164064
Asa Day was born at Colchester, Connecticut, on 12 August 1761, the son of Joseph Day II and Susanna Brainard. Joseph and Asa were direct descendants of Robert Day who sailed in 1634 from Ipswich England to Boston, New England, on the Bark Elizabeth. The Society of the Descendants of the Founders of Hartford placed an “Adventurer’s Boulder” on 10/15/1935 at the corner of main and Arch Streets with a brass plaque bearing the names of the twenty-five” Courageous Adventurers who, inspired and directed by Thomas Hooker, journeyed through the wilderness from Newton (Cambridge) in the Massachusetts Bay Colony to Suckiaug (The Indian name for Hartford, Connecticut) October 1635.” Robert Day is listed as one of the twenty-five. Asa’s father Josepeh II has also been National Society Sons of the American Revolution (NSSAR) proven as a patriot for the Sons of the American Revolution. He took the oath of Fidelity and served on several town committees in East Hampton Connecticut. One committee he served on voted “that soldiers enlisted in the Continental army should be provided with necessary’s” – Dec.15, 1777.
One can imagine the duties and increasing responsibilities that Asa had growing up in a busy patriotic farm family. Asa was the fifth of eleven children. Subsistence farming was the norm in Colchester Connecticut in the 1760’s, with the bulk of the farm produce used to support family needs. Asa likely spent much time gardening, sowing and harvesting crops and hay, tending farm animals, and sawing and splitting wood for cooking and winter heat. On 8 January 1778, at the young age of 16, Asa Day entered Revolutionary War service as a private in Captain John Williams Company, Colonel Obediah Johnson’s Regiment, serving in Rhode Island. At that time, a British attack was expected along the coast but it did not materialize until July 1779
After the Revolutionary War, Asa went on to live a full life marrying Anna Marvin in April 1790 and raising ten children. Asa’s father-in-law, Elihu Marvin, is also a NSSAR proven patriot and served on several committees, in the town of Hebron, Connecticut. Asa died at the age of 80 in Colchester and is buried in the same cemetery as his father in Westchester section of Colchester nearby Day Pond, a State Park in Connecticut.
The actions, roles and responsibilities that our direct ancestors took on during their lifetimes provided current descendants of the William Jewett Day Family with a wonderful patriotic heritage. Listed below are the names and years of birth and death of direct paternal ancestors of Everett Wilbur Day [42] in this country:
[35]ROBERT DAY 1604-1648
[36]JOHN DAY 1636-1730
[37]JOHN DAY II 1677-1752
[38]JOSEPH DAY 1702-1793
[39]JOSEPH DAY II 1731-1819
[40]ASA DAY 1761-1841
[41]STEPHEN BRAINERD DAY 1808-1866
[42]EVERETT WILBUR DAY 1840-1917
[4301]HARRIETT ABIGAIL DAY 1871-1960
[4302]WILLIAM JEWETT DAY 1873-1955
[4303]LOUIS EVERETT DAY 1881-1953
[4304]CAROL BARTON DAY 1883-1951
*Note: Lineal descendents of Everett Wilbur Day [42] and his wife, Anne Elizabeth Jewett, should be eligible for National Society Membership in Sons of the American Revolution and Daughters of the American Revolution (as applicable). See Genealogical Register Of The Descendants Of Robert Day, 2012.
By Charles and Donald Day Charles Day - National Number 164064
MEMBER: KENNETH DUNN ANCESTOR: JAMES KARR (KERR) (1754 - 1823)
James Karr was born on April 30, 1754 in Carnmoney, Atrum, Island. His father was John and the family relocated to America when James was young. John's brother, James's Uncle, and his family also immigrated at about the same time to North Carolina. James marries his first cousin, Mary (Kerr) in 1776. He declared in his pension request that in the year 1775, he enlisted as a sergeant in the regular army of the United States for the term of six months. That he enlisted in the state of North Carolina where he then lived and into the company of Captain George Davidson and information indicates that he served in the battle of Ninety-Six, SC in November of 1775. He later enlisted in the 2nd North Carolina regiment commanded by Colonel Alexander Martin. In that company and regiment, he served faithfully the term of his enlistment, and one month longer as a sergeant major.
That he was afterwards, and sometime in the year 1776, appointed and commissioned first lieutenant in Captain Cole’s company belonging to the 4th regiment commanded by Colonel Thomas Polk, and in the said last mentioned company and regiment, served seven months as first lieutenant. That at the expiration of the last mentioned period, he was promoted to a captaincy in the said 4th regiment, and in that capacity served therein for the further term of eight months. “The said Kerr also states that in the course of his said service, he was in six engagements with the public enemy and received two slight wounds. He also declares that all the services aforesaid were rendered during the Revolutionary War of the United States, and that during all the periods aforesaid, he served in the capacities and stations aforesaid in the Army of the United States upon the Continental establishment and against the public enemies of the United States. He also declares that he does not remember what has become of his discharge from the services as a sergeant. He further declares that upon his resignation and leaving the army he deposited his commissions both as captain and lieutenant with his Colonel Thomas Polk, and that it is now out of his power to obtain them, if they exist, which he thinks very improbable…”
James had two brothers, Billy and John who were killed in the war. After the war James and Mary moved to Kentucky, received a land grant, and had at least 9 children. He died in March 23, 1823 in Todd County, Kentucky and it is presumed that he is buried in The Goshen Cemetery. No grave marker has been found but many of his family are buried here and the cemetery is near where he once lived.
National # 178074 State # 9680
MEMBER: NORMAN FREYER ANCESTOR: SAMUEL ROSE (1744 - after 1833)
Samuel Rose was born in Coventry, CT in 1744, the son of Daniel and Judith Rose and was one of ten children. He married Rebecca Palmer of Coventry in 1765 and they had a family of eleven children. He served in the Revolutionary War (Nat’l Archives, Pension #R-9011). In 1776, a short time after the Battle of Bunker Hill, with a number of his neighbors, being friends to the cause of Liberty, volunteered to go to the relief of the Army at Boston, MA, but on their way there they were ordered to return.
He enlisted in Coventry in the Continental Service. He served under Captain James Dana, Col. Andrew Ward’s Regiment for the term of one year. He remained in Coventry for a short time after enlistment and they were ordered to New York. They marched to Norwich, CT and then to New London, CT where they took a ship to New York. They stayed in New York for a few days and then were ordered up the North River and stationed at a place called Valentine’s Hill near Kings Bridge. At the time of the battle of Long Island, or not long after that, it was reported that the British had landed at Throgs Neck. Samuel was taken sick and was placed in Valentine’s barn, to recover and returned to his regiment at the beginning of the campaign in the spring of 1777, and joined them at Morristown, NJ. He remained there until his term of service expired. After the war he moved to Cayuga County, NY near Kiddes Ferry, NY, then to Seneca County, NY, then to the town of Jersey in Steuben County, NY, from there to the town of Wheeler in the same county in 1833. The time of his exact death is unknown.
National # 169200, State # 8967
Samuel Rose was born in Coventry, CT in 1744, the son of Daniel and Judith Rose and was one of ten children. He married Rebecca Palmer of Coventry in 1765 and they had a family of eleven children. He served in the Revolutionary War (Nat’l Archives, Pension #R-9011). In 1776, a short time after the Battle of Bunker Hill, with a number of his neighbors, being friends to the cause of Liberty, volunteered to go to the relief of the Army at Boston, MA, but on their way there they were ordered to return.
He enlisted in Coventry in the Continental Service. He served under Captain James Dana, Col. Andrew Ward’s Regiment for the term of one year. He remained in Coventry for a short time after enlistment and they were ordered to New York. They marched to Norwich, CT and then to New London, CT where they took a ship to New York. They stayed in New York for a few days and then were ordered up the North River and stationed at a place called Valentine’s Hill near Kings Bridge. At the time of the battle of Long Island, or not long after that, it was reported that the British had landed at Throgs Neck. Samuel was taken sick and was placed in Valentine’s barn, to recover and returned to his regiment at the beginning of the campaign in the spring of 1777, and joined them at Morristown, NJ. He remained there until his term of service expired. After the war he moved to Cayuga County, NY near Kiddes Ferry, NY, then to Seneca County, NY, then to the town of Jersey in Steuben County, NY, from there to the town of Wheeler in the same county in 1833. The time of his exact death is unknown.
National # 169200, State # 8967
MEMBER: MAURICE HITT JR ANCESTOR: DENNIS HITT (1751 - 1816)
DENNIS HITT AN AMERICAN PATRIOT Dennis Hitt was born in 1751, Cortlandt Manor, Westchester Co., NY, the son of Henry and ____ [Hempstead] Hitt (mother’s Christian name unknown). He married 22 January 1773, Cortlandt Manor (later called Somers), Westchester County, NY to Abigail Finch who was born 5 April 1755, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, the daughter of James and Abigail [Seeley] Finch.
Dennis was one of the first to take up arms in the struggle for independence. In 1775 he joined the Westchester County Militia, 3rd Regiment under Col. Pierre Van Cortlandt. In the same year he was in the State Troops and as a private in the Weissenfels Regiment. In 1776, he and his brother-in-law, John Finch, traveled to New York City to help build forts under the direction of General George Washington in preparation for the battle between the Continental Army and the British over New York City. Then he marched to Kings Bridge and from there to the battle of Harlem Heights (New York City) in September of 1776. Upon returning home he enlisted again, along with his friend, Christopher Ruff, as scouts under Captain Hunt. Dennis would also serve under Captain Hunt as an express rider, delivering dispatches from one command to another. When his enlistment was over he returned home to harvest the crops. After the harvest was done, he enlisted as a “Minute Man” under Col. Drake of New Rochelle, New York. He was in the Battle of White Plains in October of 1776. In April 1777 he again enlisted and was in the engagement with the British when they destroyed Danbury, Connecticut. Sometime between September and October of 1777 Dennis marched up north to participate in the Battle of Saratoga. In 1778 and 1779, he and his brother-in-law, William Holliday (unit not stated in the pension papers) served a number of times together guarding different key points in the county (Westchester). One story Abigail stated in her deposition that when the Battle of Danbury was raging she could hear the cannons “going off” and rumors abound that the British soldiers were marching towards North Salem, NY. She was so scared, she took her children and stayed at her parents’ home until the battle was over and her husband was home safe.
In 1787, Dennis and family moved from Westchester County to Ulster Co., NY (later to become Delaware County). Dennis died 20 Dec. 1816 at Rockland, Sullivan Co., NY and is buried in the Hitt/Wamsley Cemetery, Lew Beach, Sullivan County, NY.
Five children:
Henry H., born 13 Jan. 1775 and married Hannah Hager, the daughter of Peter and Mertie [Laraway] Hager who was a Lieutenant serving under Peter Vrooman’s Regiment of the Albany Militia.
James F., born 1777; married Ovilla Hunter.
Phebe, born 1781; married Merlin Hunter.
Isaac, born 1785; married Anne Moore.
Ephraim Finch, born 6 March 1793; married Ellen Radcliff.
Maurice Raymond Hitt Jr. National # 130047 State # 11644 Withlacoochee Chapter
DENNIS HITT AN AMERICAN PATRIOT Dennis Hitt was born in 1751, Cortlandt Manor, Westchester Co., NY, the son of Henry and ____ [Hempstead] Hitt (mother’s Christian name unknown). He married 22 January 1773, Cortlandt Manor (later called Somers), Westchester County, NY to Abigail Finch who was born 5 April 1755, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, the daughter of James and Abigail [Seeley] Finch.
Dennis was one of the first to take up arms in the struggle for independence. In 1775 he joined the Westchester County Militia, 3rd Regiment under Col. Pierre Van Cortlandt. In the same year he was in the State Troops and as a private in the Weissenfels Regiment. In 1776, he and his brother-in-law, John Finch, traveled to New York City to help build forts under the direction of General George Washington in preparation for the battle between the Continental Army and the British over New York City. Then he marched to Kings Bridge and from there to the battle of Harlem Heights (New York City) in September of 1776. Upon returning home he enlisted again, along with his friend, Christopher Ruff, as scouts under Captain Hunt. Dennis would also serve under Captain Hunt as an express rider, delivering dispatches from one command to another. When his enlistment was over he returned home to harvest the crops. After the harvest was done, he enlisted as a “Minute Man” under Col. Drake of New Rochelle, New York. He was in the Battle of White Plains in October of 1776. In April 1777 he again enlisted and was in the engagement with the British when they destroyed Danbury, Connecticut. Sometime between September and October of 1777 Dennis marched up north to participate in the Battle of Saratoga. In 1778 and 1779, he and his brother-in-law, William Holliday (unit not stated in the pension papers) served a number of times together guarding different key points in the county (Westchester). One story Abigail stated in her deposition that when the Battle of Danbury was raging she could hear the cannons “going off” and rumors abound that the British soldiers were marching towards North Salem, NY. She was so scared, she took her children and stayed at her parents’ home until the battle was over and her husband was home safe.
In 1787, Dennis and family moved from Westchester County to Ulster Co., NY (later to become Delaware County). Dennis died 20 Dec. 1816 at Rockland, Sullivan Co., NY and is buried in the Hitt/Wamsley Cemetery, Lew Beach, Sullivan County, NY.
Five children:
Henry H., born 13 Jan. 1775 and married Hannah Hager, the daughter of Peter and Mertie [Laraway] Hager who was a Lieutenant serving under Peter Vrooman’s Regiment of the Albany Militia.
James F., born 1777; married Ovilla Hunter.
Phebe, born 1781; married Merlin Hunter.
Isaac, born 1785; married Anne Moore.
Ephraim Finch, born 6 March 1793; married Ellen Radcliff.
Maurice Raymond Hitt Jr. National # 130047 State # 11644 Withlacoochee Chapter
MEMBER: WILLIAM TEATER SR. ANCESTOR: JOHN GEORGE TEATER 1739 - 1815
The Teater Family history is a work in progress, so we have learned over the past decade. Many of the misunderstandings have been pieced together from newly found bibles, official records, and DNA evidence. “The Kentucky Teater Family, Vol. I” Book, contains the first 10 family generations and the information from the book is what was used for this Bio, as well as, newly discovered data.
The Beginning:
Jeorg Dieter (George Teater) arrived in America on September 15, 1729 onboard the ship “Allen” under the command of Captain James Craig, sailing from Germany. Upon his arrival, the ship manifest name was changed from Jeorg Dieter to George Teater. This change was always believed to have been a miss spelling, not a correction. Therefore, since the Ship Allen was contracted with the German Government, all assumed the Teater family was of German decent and direct descendents for the Dieter’s of Germany.
After his arrival, Jeorg Teater made his way to Virginia and lived there until his death.
Jeorg Teater had 4 children named Maria born 1734, Susanna born 1736, John George (called George) born 1739, and Margaret birth date unknown.
My family are direct descendant of John George (George) Teater, born March 9, 1739. George married Sarah Pearis (believed to be born in 1740) in 1760.
The American Revolution:
George (Jeorg’s son) fought in the American Revolution starting on 1777 and his service continued until 1780. It is this linage that paved the way for my entry into the Sons of the American Revolution.
George Teater, prior to the American Revolution, fought the Indians with Daniel Boone in the French-Indian Wars in 1760-1762 as a Sergeant on Nathaniel Gists’ Light Rangers Company in the old Virginia Regiment. George also served under General George Rogers Clark at the “Falls of Ohio Battle”.
In 1777, George was promoted to “Ensign” upon his entering the Revolution Army. During his American Revolution service, he fought in many small battles, but the most notable was “The Battle of King’s Mountain” fought on October 7, 1780.
George and Sarah Pearis had a number of children and the first born was Samuel born on February 27, 1763.
Samuel also fought in the American Revolution from 1781 through 1783. It is documented that he also fought with Daniel Boone for a short time and continued his military service obtaining the rank of “Captain” under General George Rogers Clark who was the highest ranking military officer of the NW Frontier during the American Revolution. General Clark’s younger brother was William Clark of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
From old letters, notes of other fighters, etc., it is understood that the Teater and Boone clans had a very close Family relationship.
New Findings:
I will point out here that a misunderstanding has now been corrected about the family and that misunderstanding is in our name. Above, I mentioned that Jeorg Dieter was the family name. Therefore, with the ship “Allen,” sailing from Germany, we all thought that we were Germany. Not true. Newly found discoveries have shown that the Teater name is the actual name of George (Jeorg) when he arrived in America.
First, the name was now found to have been misspelled in Germany and corrected when going through entry in America to the correct spelling “Teater”. It is assumed that since George Teater was living in Germany at the time of his departure to America, his name was changed for the manifest, for only Germans were to sail on German Contracted vessels to America.
Secondly, German immigrants, at that time, did not believe in slavery, yet the Teater’s of those days had slaves to help on their farms and the various operations they owned.
Third, DNA evidence has now proved that the Teater’s are Scotch/Irish descendants and not German.
And lastly, George Teater spoke fluent English, had a above average command of not only the English language, but wrote and spoke with a Solicitor (Lawyer) education as proven by a number of documents found in official records.
DNA evidence has actually traces the Teater (also spelled Teter, Teeter, Teaters, Tetter, etc.) to Europe and England with proven linage to John Tetter born January 18, 1576 in St. Laurence (Thanet), Kent, England.
The Teater – Boone Connection:
One of Samuel’s daughters married one of Daniel Boone’s sons and today there is a Boone-Teater Family reunion in Edmond, Oklahoma every July.
George Teater died on August 8, 1815 in Garrard County, Kentucky at the age of 79. His original headstone was relocated from the old Teater Cemetery on the Old Teater Farm to the DAR Section at the State Cemetery in Frankfort, KY. It is located 20 feet from Daniel Boone’s grave and there is a sign next to the road that says, “George Teater” with an arrow pointing in the direction of the headstone. The headstone has carvings and the initials, “G.T. 79 yrs old 1815.”
The Kentucky Teater Family Book, Vol. II”, is in print and covers generations 11 and up. A “Teater Family Reunion” is held annually in Nicholasville, KY on the last Sunday in July.
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The Teater Family history is a work in progress, so we have learned over the past decade. Many of the misunderstandings have been pieced together from newly found bibles, official records, and DNA evidence. “The Kentucky Teater Family, Vol. I” Book, contains the first 10 family generations and the information from the book is what was used for this Bio, as well as, newly discovered data.
The Beginning:
Jeorg Dieter (George Teater) arrived in America on September 15, 1729 onboard the ship “Allen” under the command of Captain James Craig, sailing from Germany. Upon his arrival, the ship manifest name was changed from Jeorg Dieter to George Teater. This change was always believed to have been a miss spelling, not a correction. Therefore, since the Ship Allen was contracted with the German Government, all assumed the Teater family was of German decent and direct descendents for the Dieter’s of Germany.
After his arrival, Jeorg Teater made his way to Virginia and lived there until his death.
Jeorg Teater had 4 children named Maria born 1734, Susanna born 1736, John George (called George) born 1739, and Margaret birth date unknown.
My family are direct descendant of John George (George) Teater, born March 9, 1739. George married Sarah Pearis (believed to be born in 1740) in 1760.
The American Revolution:
George (Jeorg’s son) fought in the American Revolution starting on 1777 and his service continued until 1780. It is this linage that paved the way for my entry into the Sons of the American Revolution.
George Teater, prior to the American Revolution, fought the Indians with Daniel Boone in the French-Indian Wars in 1760-1762 as a Sergeant on Nathaniel Gists’ Light Rangers Company in the old Virginia Regiment. George also served under General George Rogers Clark at the “Falls of Ohio Battle”.
In 1777, George was promoted to “Ensign” upon his entering the Revolution Army. During his American Revolution service, he fought in many small battles, but the most notable was “The Battle of King’s Mountain” fought on October 7, 1780.
George and Sarah Pearis had a number of children and the first born was Samuel born on February 27, 1763.
Samuel also fought in the American Revolution from 1781 through 1783. It is documented that he also fought with Daniel Boone for a short time and continued his military service obtaining the rank of “Captain” under General George Rogers Clark who was the highest ranking military officer of the NW Frontier during the American Revolution. General Clark’s younger brother was William Clark of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
From old letters, notes of other fighters, etc., it is understood that the Teater and Boone clans had a very close Family relationship.
New Findings:
I will point out here that a misunderstanding has now been corrected about the family and that misunderstanding is in our name. Above, I mentioned that Jeorg Dieter was the family name. Therefore, with the ship “Allen,” sailing from Germany, we all thought that we were Germany. Not true. Newly found discoveries have shown that the Teater name is the actual name of George (Jeorg) when he arrived in America.
First, the name was now found to have been misspelled in Germany and corrected when going through entry in America to the correct spelling “Teater”. It is assumed that since George Teater was living in Germany at the time of his departure to America, his name was changed for the manifest, for only Germans were to sail on German Contracted vessels to America.
Secondly, German immigrants, at that time, did not believe in slavery, yet the Teater’s of those days had slaves to help on their farms and the various operations they owned.
Third, DNA evidence has now proved that the Teater’s are Scotch/Irish descendants and not German.
And lastly, George Teater spoke fluent English, had a above average command of not only the English language, but wrote and spoke with a Solicitor (Lawyer) education as proven by a number of documents found in official records.
DNA evidence has actually traces the Teater (also spelled Teter, Teeter, Teaters, Tetter, etc.) to Europe and England with proven linage to John Tetter born January 18, 1576 in St. Laurence (Thanet), Kent, England.
The Teater – Boone Connection:
One of Samuel’s daughters married one of Daniel Boone’s sons and today there is a Boone-Teater Family reunion in Edmond, Oklahoma every July.
George Teater died on August 8, 1815 in Garrard County, Kentucky at the age of 79. His original headstone was relocated from the old Teater Cemetery on the Old Teater Farm to the DAR Section at the State Cemetery in Frankfort, KY. It is located 20 feet from Daniel Boone’s grave and there is a sign next to the road that says, “George Teater” with an arrow pointing in the direction of the headstone. The headstone has carvings and the initials, “G.T. 79 yrs old 1815.”
The Kentucky Teater Family Book, Vol. II”, is in print and covers generations 11 and up. A “Teater Family Reunion” is held annually in Nicholasville, KY on the last Sunday in July.
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