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.
Genealogy Notations
Future Applicants Must Prove Correct Service
1830 Shelby Co,, OH census shows he was 50-59 years old; he was not old enough to be a patriot of the Rev War
State of Service: PA
Qualifying Service: Scout / Spy
Patriot biographies must be the original work of the author, and work submitted must not belong to another person or group, in observance with copyright law. Patriot biographies are to be written in complete sentences, follow the established rules of grammar, syntax and punctuation, be free of typographical errors, and follow a narrative format. The narrative should unfold in a logical manner (e.g. the narrative does not jump from time period to time period) or have repeated digressions, or tell the history of the patriot's line from the patriot ancestor to the author. The thinking here is that this is a patriot biography, not a lineage report or a kinship determination project or other report published in a genealogy journal. The biography should discuss the qualifying service (military, patriotic, civil) of the patriot ancestor, where the service was rendered, whether this was a specific state or Continental service, as well as significant events (as determined by the author) of the patriot's life. This is the entire purpose of a patriot's biography.
Additional guidelines around the Biography writeup can be found here:
Send your submission1, in a Microsoft Word compatible format, to patriotbios@sar.org for inclusion in this space 1Upon submission of a patriot biography, the patriot biography becomes the property of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, and may be edited to conform to the patriot biography submission standards.
Additional Information:
Research notes on age of patriot:
Peter Clawson appears in the Pennsylvania, U.S., Tax and Exoneration list for Green Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania for the year 1787, proving that he was at least the of age majority to purchase and own land by that time. In 1787, he appears next to his widowed mother Mary Clawson, and in 1789, he appears on the same page with his brother John Clawson and father-on-law, Frederick Garrison
Peter's son Frederick, mentioned in the Will of Frederick Garrison, died in 1845, "aged 59" according to his tombstone, which places his birth date at 1786 (see Find-a-Grave memorial 22656273