Montgomery, Thomas
Thomas Montgomery was born in Roanoke, Virginia,
in 1745. His great- grandfather had emigrated to
America in 1666, just sixty years after the first
permanent settlement was made in Virginia, from
Ireland. As a boy of twelve years old, with his
gun he defended his mother and several other women
and children from a blockhouse, killing one Indian
and wounding several others. When someone
complimented his courage and bravery, he remarked
that it was a case of necessity - "foight or doi"
(in the Irish Brogue).
He married Martha Crockett in Virginia, in 1767.
She was a sister of Colonel Joseph Crockett of the
Revolutionary War and a cousin to the famous Davie
Crockett of Tennessee "who so gallantly gave up
his life at the old Alamo, bravely fighting for
Texas independence."
Thomas served as a lieutenant in the Revolutionary
War. His six brothers and his father, Hugh
Montgomery, Sr., all took part in the War for
Independence and all lived to return home.
In 1796, Thomas Montgomery moved from Roanoke
County, Virginia, to Mount Sterling, in Montgomery
County, Kentucky, and remained there until he and
his family emigrated to Indiana in 1806. He was
known in Indiana as "Purty Old Tom, The Deer
Killer." The prefix "Purty" was attached to his
name because of his upright and lithe carriage and
his portly appearance. It was said he was straight
as an arrow. The "Deer Killer" came from the fact
that he killed 160 deer around the springs on the
Colonel Jone farm in Gibson County, Indiana.
Thomas died in 1818 and is buried in the family
cemetery on the farm he settled in 1807.
Known Children:
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Hugh |
b. 1768 |
d. 1780 |
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Molly |
b. 1770 |
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m. Mathias Mounts, he fought in the War
of 1812 |
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Joseph |
b. March 3, 1773 |
d. 1824 |
m. Nancy Davis |
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Jane |
b. 1774 |
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m. 1. Captain Jacob Warrick, 1795, 2.
Dr. John Maddox |
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Isaac |
b. 1776 in VA (twin) |
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m. Martha McClure; he was a state
senator and probate judge |
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Thomas |
b. 1776 in VA (twin) |
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m. 1. Betsy Warrick, 2. Katie Teel |
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Patsy |
b. 1780 |
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m. Robert McGary in Kentucky, then went
to Indiana in 1806 |
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Walter Crockett
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b. 1784, in Roanoke
Springs
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d. January 14,
1856
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m. 1. Nancy Roberts, d. 1845, 2.
Margaret Powell |
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Murphy, William
William Murphy served as Minute Man in the
Gloucester and Salem County, New Jersey, militia
from 1775 to 1784. There is no record of how much
time he actually served but it was throughout that
period. One story told of his wife Phoebe's
experience with camp followers. William was away
and Phoebe was alone with her five small children
when an army passed their home. Some camp
followers decided to raid the house. The doors and
windows were barricaded, so they decided to try
entering through the large-throated chimney.
Phoebe stayed up all night burning feather beds,
pillows, and furniture to protect her family. In
the morning, the neighbors saw her plight and came
to her rescue.
Phoebe and William moved to Indiana in the early
1800s. The entire family, except the oldest son,
who stayed in New Jersey, traveled down the Ohio
River on flat boats. Several families settled in
Ohio, but Phoebe and William went with their
second son to Indiana. They traveled up the White
River to Union County and settled there. Phoebe
and William were in their sixties when they left
New Jersey. They both lived twenty more years and
they are both buried in the Old Bath Cemetery in
Union County.
William was born May 19, 1742 and died August 20,
1830. He married Phoebe Sherry, but no dates are
given.
Known Children:
John, Mary, Samuel,
Recompence, William, Rachel
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Noffsinger, John, Sr.
John Noffsinger/Naftsinger/Nafgzer was a member of
Captain Ezekiel Rose, Fifth Battalion, Washington
Co., Militia (Pennsylvania Archives, 6th series,
volume II). John received 246-1/2 acres of land
for his service, the land was on Plum Run, near
Ten Mile Creek, in East Bethelehem Township,
Washington County, Pennsylvania. He later sold
this land to his son Daniel and moved to
Montgomery County, Ohio, where he purchased 640
acres of land from the government. The deed was
signed by Thomas Jefferson and remains in the
family. John is listed as a taxpayer in East
Bethelehem, Washington County, Pennsylvania; other
information can be found in Maryland and
Pennsylvania.
John was the oldest son of Rudolf Noffsinger. He
was born in 1751, in Pennsylvania, and died in
1825 at Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. He
married Catherine Koontz; they had ten children.
Known Children:
Daniel, John Jr.,
Charles, Andrew, Samuel, Eli, Judah, Lydia,
Susana, Sarah
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Randolph, Samuel Fitz
Samuel Fitz Randolph was born October, 1738, at
Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey. He died
February 25, 1825, in New Salem, West Virginia. He
was married to Margaret Fitz Randolph, a relative,
on March 25, 1761, by the pastor of the Seventh
Day Baptist Church of Piscataway Township, New
Jersey. Margaret Fitz Randolph was born November
1739. She died on February 29, 1832. The family
name may also have been written: FitzRandolph.
In April 1785, Samuel purchased 300 acres of land
in Yellow Creek, Armstrong Township, Westmoreland
County, Pennsylvania. He and his family moved to
Fayette County, Pennsylvania, between November
1785 and November 26, 1790. On November 26, 1790,
he purchased over 800 acres of land. He also
bought 256 acres in Harrison County, West
Virginia, where the town of Salem was laid out.
The 256 acres cost 132 pounds, 19 shillings, and 5
pence in Virginia money. He moved to Salem after
May 10, 1792. He belonged to the Seventh Day
Baptist Church in Piscataway until November 8,
1789, when he transferred to the Woodbridge town
church. Samuel and Margaret are buried at Salem,
West Virginia.
Samuel enlisted as a soldier in the War of the
American Revolution and served as an Ensign in the
Second Regiment of Sussex County, New Jersey. His
commission reads as follows: To Samuel
Randolph Gentleman, Greetings: Whereas it has
been certified to H. E. Wm. Livingston, Esq.
Governor Commander-in-Chief of this State that
you have been duly chosen by the Company of
Militia in the County of Sussex being the
company of the 2nd Regiment of the said county,
whereof Aaron Hankingson Esq. is the Colonel, to
be the Ensign of the said company. You,
therefore, are to take the said company into
your charge and care as ensign thereof etc...
this shall be you commission. Witnesses--William
Livingston Esq. Gov. Capt. C-in-C in and over
the State of New Jersey--Haddonfield, May16,
1777 (By His Excellency's Com. Chas. Petit,
secy.)
Known Children:
Mary, Sarah, Elizabeth,
Jesse, David, Rhulanah, Jonathan, Margaret, Nancy
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Schoonmaker, Frederick,
Jr.
Frederick Schoonmaker, Jr., the son of Frederick
Schoonmaker and Eva Swartwout, was born 13 January
1740 at Marbletown, Ulster County, New York. He
married Elizabeth Schoonmaker on August 27, 1760.
They became the parents of at least ten children.
He died December 2, 1819 at Marbletown, New York.
In the run up to the Revolutionary War, it became
important to know those who were friends and who
were loyal to the King. It became the duty of
Committees of Safety in the Mohawk Valley region
of New York to determine friend and foe. In May of
1775, a meeting was held and a document entitled
Articles of Association was formed. Signers of the
document agreed with the rebel cause and pledged
support for the Continental Congress. Frederick
Schoonover, Jr. was a signer of this document in
Ulster County, New York.
The above information is based on: Signers
of the Association in Ulster County.(1775-06-05)
New-York Freeholders and Freemen, New-York,
Marbletown Committee; Pawling,
Levi.(S4-V3-p0585)(Document Details)(Complete
Volume)
Frederick Schoonmaker was part of a company of
mounted volunteers throughout the Revolutionary
War. He had enlisted in this company and helped
defray its expenses. His company served under
Colonel Levi Pawling and/or Colonel John Cantine,
Ulster County Militia (New York), Third Regiment.
Schoonmaker was at Fort Montgomery when the iron
chain was stretched across the Hudson River below
West Point to hamper British vessels from moving
up the Hudson. He helped procure the chain by the
selling of a favorite horse. Schoonmaker was also
present at the taking of General John Burgoyne
during the Saratoga (New York) campaign in 1777.
On February 25, 1778, he was appointed captain
during the council meeting at Poughkeepsie,
Dutchess County, New York. General George Clinton
presided over the council.
Schoonmaker spent much of his fortune in aid of
the cause of liberty. He often bought and sent
droves of cattle to General George Washington for
the sustenance of his army. For this service,
General Washington wrote him a letter of thanks.
The above information is based on: Family
Papers vol. 14 of Revolutionary Documents,
Lessings Field Book of the Revolution through
Sons of the American Revolution Applications of
William Davis Schoonmaker (great-grandson) and
Lucas Elmendorf Schoonmaker
(great-great-grandson).
Known Children:
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Wintje |
b. June 13, 1761 |
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Eva |
b. September 16, 1763 |
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Lydia |
b. August 19, 1766 |
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Frederick |
b. August 27, 1769 |
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Thomas |
b. July 5, 1771 |
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Sarah |
b. October 22, 1777 |
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Thomas |
b. February 19, 1780 |
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Jacobus F. |
b. November 7, 1783 |
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Tojakim |
b. May 5, 1785 |
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Egbert
Dumond
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b. July 8, 1788 |
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Scott, Henry
Henry Scott was born November 24, 1763, at Albany,
New York, and died March 27, 1834, at Isle La
Motte, Vermont. Henry was married to Christiana
Rowley on January 8, 1782.
He served as a private in the Revolutionary War.
There are conflicting reports as to the length of
his service, with one record indicating an
enlistment in April 1779 for nine months in the
New York line, and another indicating service from
1778-1781.
Known Children:
Sarah, John, Mary, Attee,
Margaret, Belinda, Harry, Christiana, Simeon,
Hannah
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Smoke, Andrew
Private Andrew Smoke was born in 1753 in Lexington
County, South Carolina, or some say Germany.
Andrew Smoke was the son of Johann Georg (John
George) Rauch and Mary (Maria) Kohler [(Culler) or
Rumph]. On November 3, 1780, he married Mary
Catherine Stroman, born June 17, 1760, in
Lexington County, Amelia Township, South Carolina,
in the Orangeburg District, South Carolina. Mary
Catherine died October 14, 1784, in Colleton
County, Amelia Township, South Carolina, at
Snyders Crossroads, Orangeburg, South Carolina.
Andrew Smoke had three more wives after Mary
Catherine. He married (2) Widow Stroman, said to
be the widow of his first wife’s brother. She died
October 14, 1795. He married (3) Hariet Gilbert,
about 1812, in Colleton County, South Carolina. He
married (4) Mrs. Alma Rice about 1833.
Andrew Smoke died August 15, 1834, in Colleton
County, South Carolina, at Snyders Crossroads.
(St. Bartholomews, Colleton District, South
Carolina). He is buried at the Smoak’s Cemetery at
Synders Crossroads, Colleton County, South
Carolina.
Andrew Smoke owned a 500 acre land grant about
five miles north of St. Matthews. During the
Revolutionary War, he served in the South Carolina
Militia under Generals Francis Marion, Henderson,
and Thomas Sumter.
Known Children:
William, David, Elizabeth
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Speed, Henry
Henry Speed was a member of Captain James Smith's
4th New York Regiment and was a private. He was
discharged from Bear Skim Ridge close to Morrison,
New Jersey.
Henry was born September 23, 1765 at Livingston,
New York, and died February 7, 1848 at Harlem,
Columbia County, New York. He married Elizabeth
Mapes in Charleston, Montgomery County, New York.
Elizabeth was born August 4, 1771, and died March
27, 1849 at Columbia County, New York.
Known Children:
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John |
b. February 22, 1780 |
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Jane |
b. November 10, 1781 |
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James Jr.
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b. May 19, 1785 |
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Rebecca |
b. July 18, 1787 |
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Infant |
b. January 29, 1790 |
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Spencer, Ashbel
Ashbel Spencer was born November 27, 1737. He
married Mabel Church, but no date is known, and
died August 26, 1808.
Known Children:
Mehitabel, Michael,
Stephen, Huldah, Caleb, Ashbel, Jr., Anna,
Roderick, Sarah, William, Mary Ann, Nathaniel, and
Joseph
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Stone, James
James Stone was born October 31, 1747, in
Haverhill, Massachusetts, the son of Thomas Stone
who came from Pembroke, Wales. They were coopers
by trade - they made casks and barrels.
As most of the soldiers did, James served with
three different companies at different times, and
for different lengths of time. He served nine
months in Captain J. Bowman's Company. He was in
Captain Gordon Hutchin's Company in Colonel
Stark's Regiment until August 1, 1775. On April
15, 1778, James re-enlisted for a year in Captain
Robinson's Company, in the Northern Army. He
participated in the Battle of Bennington, Vermont,
and served out his full term.
In April or May of 1777, James was married to
Lydia Abbott in Henniker, New Hampshire, by the
Reverend Jacob Rice. Lydia was born May 19, 1760,
and died September 9, 1837. Lydia was illiterate.
James' brother Ezekial was able to sign his
Pension Papers, so perhaps James was able to do
the same. At best, the family only had a
rudimentary education.
The following was taken from the
book, "Thomas Stone Family of Haverhill,
Massachusetts," 1991, by Earl H. Antes, MD, a
Stone descendant.
James Stone, Sr., received a bayonet wound at the
Battle of Bunker (Breed's) Hill while fighting
against the British in the Revolutionary War.
Though he died at an early age (45 years), it is
not known whether his death was related to his war
injury. His pension papers do not indicate that he
was incapacitated with an eventually fatal disease
for some time before his death, but he apparently
served in the Army for several years after the
time of his injury. It is on the basis of his
military actions that a number of his descendants
became members of the DAR.
The gravestone of James Stone, Sr., in the Plummer
Cemetery, Henniker, Merrimack County, New
Hampshire, is very well preserved. It is quite
likely that the original grave marker was a poor
one, and had to be replaced. It is possible that
the present tombstone was financed by his
Revolutionary War Pension money ($523.55), a
rather handsome amount, which had been awarded to
his widow shortly before her death. The tombstone
inscription reads:
"James Stone died
May 15, 1790, AE 35"
A soldier of the Revolution
Erected by his son James Stone
Known Children:
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Richard |
b. March 18, 1791, Charleston,
Montgomery County, New York |
d. May 11, 1858, Clayton County, Iowa |
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Abigail |
b. October 5, 1792, Claverack, Columbia
County, New York |
d. |
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Jacob |
b. March 23, 1794, Claverack, Columbia
County, New York |
d. August 23, 1861, Lyons, Wayne
County, New York |
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Elisabeth |
b. November 20, 1795, Claverack,
Columbia County, New York |
d. |
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Henry, Jr.
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b. August 11, 1797, Claverack, Columbia
County, New York |
d. November 8, 1886, Blue Earth County,
Minnesota |
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George |
b. June 13, 1799, Claverack, Columbia
County, New York |
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Ruben |
b. April 1811, 00, Claverack, Columbia
County, New York |
d. February 14, 1867, Salisbury,
Litchfield County, Connecticut |
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Luther |
b. September 25, 1803, Claverack,
Columbia County, New
York
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Polly |
b. November 11, 1805, Claverack,
Columbia County, New York |
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Samuel |
b. November 9, 1807, Claverack,
Columbia County, New York |
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Daniel |
b. May 26, 1813, Claverack, Columbia
County, New York |
d. 1845 |
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Stubbs, Samuel
Samuel was in the Revolutionary War -
"Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of
Revolutionary War, Vol 15 pp. 212." He was named
on the Treasury Roll of officers and crew of the
brigantine "Pallas," an armed vessel commanded by
Captain James Johnson, for service July 3, 1779,
to August 20, 1779, on the Penobscot Expedition
against the British (the same expedition his
brother James was on). Apparently they liked the
area and moved from Cape Cod to Bucksport, Maine.
Samuel was born July 25, 1725, at Easton,
Massachusetts, and died in 1797 at Bucksport,
Maine. On October 12, 1749, he married Anne Rich,
who was born April 23, 1728, in Truro,
Massachusetts. My ancestor Reuben - one of eleven
children - was born 1774.
Known Children:
Reuben b.
1774
This information was obtained from
the book "The Descendants of Richard Stubbs,
1619 - 1677 of Hull, Massachusetts," Compiled
from 1962 - 1983 by Marjorie Anne Stubbs
Heaney (my 3rd cousin) of Deland, FL.
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Utley, William, Sr.
William was born February 5, 1724 and died March
17, 1790. He married Sarah Peobody.
Known Children:
Cynthia, William Jr.
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Willis, Hopestill
In 1775, Hopestill Willis was a private in Captain
John Nixon's Company of "Minute Men" in Sudbury,
Massachusetts. The "roll call," which is still
preserved in the town records, shows the names of
60 men. It met for drill March 13th, 17th, and
20th, and April 3rd, 10th and 17th, showing an
absence of an average of one man only each night.
Before sunrise on the 19th of April 1775, the
alarm reached Sudbury and the Company hastily
assembled and marched to Concord, arriving just as
the British had been repulsed at the North Bridge,
and joined in the pursuit of the retreating foe.
The Company had two killed and one wounded during
the day. Hopestill Willis later became a
lieutenant in Captain Ashael Wheeler's Company,
from Sudbury, in Colonel Read's Regiment, General
Breckett's Brigade, General Gates Division, and
served through the war.
Hopestill Willis, son of John Willis, was born in
Sudbury, MA, January 9, 1747. He married Olive
Smith and they had eleven children. His and
Olive's marriage date and death dates are not
known.
Known Children:
Jonathan, Jonas, Ruth,
Daniel, Josiah, Hopestill Jr., Xenos, Peter,
Samuel, Susanna, Anna
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Zink, John
John Zink (Sink) served as a private in Captain
Andrew Walker's Company, 11th Regiment,
Continental Line, for seven months in 1780. He was
born June 6, 1758, in Cumberland County,
Pennsylvania, and was still living there at the
time of the war. Elizabeth How,(Howe) Wilson, who
was born April 22, 1753, married John Zink on
April 8, 1780. On December 30, 1798, at the
age of 40, John Zink died in Huntingdon County,
Pennsylvania, but he was buried at Saxton, Bedford
County, Pennsylvania. A funeral home is now on
that site. An SAR marker has been placed there.
Elizabeth lived until January 19, 1814.
Known Children:
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Enoch |
b. February 7, 1781 |
d. March 18, 1841 |
m. December 29, 1805, Mary Foster |
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William |
b. September 22, 1784
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Samuel |
b. August 11, 1788 |
d. February 15, 1886
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m. December 20, 1812 |
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Catherine Hanawalt
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Hannah |
b. February16, 1791 |
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John |
b. November 7, 1792 |
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Joseph |
b. August 20, 1794 |
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