Display Patriot - P-116541 - Thomas BLITCH

Thomas BLITCH

SAR Patriot #: P-116541

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State of Service: GA      Qualifying Service: Soldier / Patriotic Service
DAR #: A011334

Birth: abt 1745 / St Matthews Parish / GA
Death: 11 Sep 1777 Battle of Brandywine / PA

Qualifying Service Description:
  1. Soldier-GA; Killed at the Battle of Brandywine, PA on 11 Sep 1777
  2. Widow received land grant

Additional References:
  1. Houston, 1827 Land Lottery of GA pg 136

Spouse: Ann Hodges
Children: Spier; Benjamin; Thomas;
Members Who Share This Ancestor
Date Approved Society ACN SAR Member Info Lineage via Child View Application Detail
1943-01-16 CO Unassigned Vance Hubbert Blitch (60587) Benjamin   
1958-09-19 FL Unassigned James Lovett Graham Jr (83717) Thomas   
1972-11-20 SC Unassigned Edwin Creighton Tobias (102591) Thomas   
1984-10-10 FL Unassigned Ernest Blitch Godwin (124762) Spier   
1985-04-30 FL 230034 Lindsay Blitch Fant (125718) Spier   
1985-05-08 FL 230055 William Carl Grimes (125738) Benjamin   
1991-02-07 FL 216750 Howard Moody (136390) Benjamin   
1991-02-07 FL 216751 Robert Howard Moody (136391) Benjamin   
1991-02-07 FL 216752 Robert Howard Moody II (136392) Benjamin   
1992-05-14 FL Unassigned Walter Ernest Godwin (138894) Spier   
1992-05-14 FL 213203 Michael Erwin Godwin (138893) Spier   
2013-01-24 MS 51574 Michael David Kutcher (186117) Spier   
2014-02-19 FL 57204 Ronald Walter Taylor (190084) Benjamin   
2014-02-19 FL 57205 Ronald Walter Taylor Jr. (190085) Benjamin   
2014-02-19 FL 57206 Larry Edwin Taylor (190086) Benjamin   
2014-02-19 FL 57207 Calvin Guillermo Taylor (190087) Benjamin   
2014-02-19 FL 57208 Garrett William Taylor (190088) Benjamin   
2014-02-19 FL 57209 Timothy Walter Taylor (190089) Benjamin   
2014-02-19 FL 57210 Jacob Andrew Winning (190090) Benjamin   
2014-02-19 FL 57211 Elijah Douglas Winning (190091) Benjamin   
2014-02-19 FL 57212 Ryker Kai Martinez (190092) Benjamin   
2021-03-26 NC 96340 Glen Manning Mowrey (218714) Benjamin   
2021-03-26 NC 96341 David Alan Thomas (218715) Benjamin   
2025-04-11 SC 115986 Harold Lea Blitch (233263) Thomas   
Location:
Blitchton / Marion / FL / USA
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Has two find-a-grave entries; second is number 23504119



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Author: K. Scott Collins

Thomas Blitch    b. 1745    d. 9/11/1777    (EFFINGHAM COUNTY, GEORGIA)

He served as a private in Georgia Line and lived along Turkey Creek near present-day Tusculum. He was killed at the Battle of Brandywine, Pennsylvania. 

See: (1) Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia, v. 3.

Source:

Arnold, Ross & Burnham, Hank (2001). Georgia Revolutionary Soldiers & Sailors, Patriots & Pioneers. Vol.1. Athens, GA: Georgia Society SAR. A Georgia County-by-County compilation of Revolutionary War Patriots who made Georgia their permanent home and died here, including information on service history, birth dates, death dates and places of burial with an index.


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