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: MA
Qualifying Service: Lieutenant
Birth: 02 Dec 1753 Lexington / Middlesex / MA Death: 28 Jun 1818 Wilkes-Barre / Luzerne / PA
Qualifying Service Description:
1775, served as a Drummer in the company of Captain John Parker of Lexington
1775, served as a Private in the same company
1776, served in the company of Captain John Bridge, commanded by Colonel Eleazer Brooks
1777-1779, served as a Sergeant in the company of Captain Abraham Watson, commanded by Colonel John Greaton, MA Line 3rd Regiment
1780, commissioned Ensign in the regiment of Colonel Greaton
1781, served in the company of Captain Job Sumner, commanded by Colonel Greaton
1782-1783, commissioned Lieutenant in the regiment of Colonel Joseph Vose, Massachusetts Line 1st Regiment
Additional References:
Memorials of the MA Society of the Cincinnati, Bradford Adams Whittemore, 1964, pg 54
Secretary of the Commonwealth, MA Soldiers, and Sailors of the Rev War, MA. Boston: Wright & Potter Printing Co, 1901, Vol 2, pg 353
Heitman, Francis B, Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army During the War of the Revolution, 1775-1873, Washington DC: Rare Book Shop Publishing Company, 1914, pg 113
Compiled Service Records of Soldiers Who Served in the American Army During the Rev War, Micropublication M881, roll 421. Washington: National Archives
NSSAR #139817
Spouse: Eleanor Ledlie/Leslie; Children: Maria; Ann; Mary; Wliza; William Ledlie; Sam; Alexander; Ellen Stuart; Charles;
per Find-a-Grave: Buried at Old Market St Cemetery, reinterred 1822 in St Stephen's Churchyard, reinterred 1865 in Hollenback Cemetery
records show "suggestion" he may be buried at Forks of the Cheat Cemetery, Stewartstown, WV - Find-a-Grave #2152042
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