Display Patriot - P-103985 - Charles ANDRUS/ANDREWS
Charles ANDRUS/ANDREWS
SAR Patriot #:
P-103985
The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
It is considered a research aid and is intended to assist in locating sources that can be used as proof.
State of Service: CT
Qualifying Service: Patriotic Service
Birth: 03 Oct 1710 Glastonbury / Hartford / CT Death: 03 Jun 1790 Glastonbury / Hartford / CT
Qualifying Service Description:
He was a signer of the Oath of Fidelity in 1779 at Glastonbury
Additional References:
SAR Patriot Index Edition III (CD: PP2210, Progeny Publ, 2002) plus data to 2004
Chapin, Alonzo Bowen, Glastonbury for Two Hundred Years: a Centennial Discourse, May 18th 1853, Connecticut. Hartford: Press of Case, Tiffany and Company, 1853, pg 99
Spouse: Elizabeth Strickland Children: David; Sarah; Elizabeth; John; Charles; Sarah;
Old upright stone that is contemporary with the death of the patriot
No evidence of a NSDAR or NSSAR marker
Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:
Cemetery is located west of the center of Glastonbury. Take Neipsic Rd (aka Brook St), then left (north) on Manchester Rd. The cemetery is located on the left side of the road
Author: Mark Andrew Davis
Charles Andrews was born 3 October 1710 at Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, a son of Stephen Andrews and Sarah. Charles was a mechanic and a farmer, who lived at East Glastonbury (Eastbury).
He married Elizabeth Strickland at Glastonbury, on 10 June 1740. She was the daughter of Benjamin Strickland. Their known children were:
Nehemiah was born on 28 February 1741 and died young.
Solomon was born 5 November 1742 and died 29 October 1776, near Ticonderoga while serving in the Army of the Revolution.
Charles was born on 11 August 1744.
Nehemiah was born on 29 May 1746.
John was born on 12 August 1748.
Benjamin was born on 16 August 1750.
Sarah was born on 28 July 1752.
Prudence was born 1 September 1758 and died 31 March 1797.
Elizabeth was born on 30 October 1762.
At the 1777 October session of the General Assembly, provision was made that all free men of the State of Connecticut should take the Oath of Fidelity to the State and Country. As a member of the Second Ecclesiastical Society, Charles Andrews took that Oath in 1779.
Charles died on 3 June 1790, aged 78 years. He is buried at Old Eastbury Cemetery in Glastonbury, Connecticut. Elizabeth Strickland Andrews died on 6 August 1805, aged 90 years.
References:
1. Andrews, Alfred, Genealogical History of John and Mary Andrews, Who Settled in Farmington, Conn. 1640, Illinois. Chicago: A.H. Andrews and Company, 1872.
2. White, Lorraine Cook, Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records – Glastonbury Vital Records 1690-1854, Maryland. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2004.
3. Find A Grave.com, digital record, Find A Grave (http://www.findagrave.com: accessed 24 May 2020), memorial for Charles Andrews, Find A Grave Memorial # 7365716, Glastonbury, Connecticut.
4. Sons of the American Revolution, National Society, Louisville, Kentucky, Primary application of Kurt Charles Riegelman, National Number 192001.
5. Chapin, Alonzo B., Glastonbury for Two Hundred Years: A Centennial Discourse, May 18th, A. D. 1853, Connecticut. Hartford: Case, Tiffany and Company. 1853.
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