Display Patriot - P-141157 - John CRITCHFIELD

John CRITCHFIELD

SAR Patriot #: P-141157

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State of Service: VA Qualifying Service: Private

DAR #: A027863

Birth: 1758 / / DE
Death: 1851 Nashville / Holmes / OH

Qualifying Service Description:

Capt George Rice, Colonel Daniel Morgan, VA Line

Additional References:

Pension Number: *S42144
The official roster of the soldiers of the American revolution buried in the state of Ohio, pg 94

Spouse: Rachel Shrimplin
Children: Rachel T; Lorenzo D; Asa; Lemuel; Elizabeth;

Members Who Share This Ancestor

Date Approved	Society	ACN	SAR Member Info	Lineage via Child	View Application Detail
2021-03-12	FL	93623	William Davis Leisy Jr. (184228)	Asa
2023-04-28	FL	105777	Archer Louis Messenger (224050)	Asa

Burial:

Nashville Methodist Church Cemetery_(C-0377650)

Location:

Nashville / Holmes / OH / USA

Find A Grave Cemetery #:

842050

Grave Plot #:

Grave GPS Coordinates:

n/a

Find A Grave Memorial #:

51764681

Marker Type:

SAR Grave Dedication Date:

Comments:

Photo used with permission of Michael B. Gunn, 185230, Cincinnati Chapter, OHSSAR

Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:

Photo: 1 of 1

Author: Dr. Michael Bernard Gunn

John Critchfield was born in 1758 in Delaware. He served as a private with the Virginia Continental Line, entering at age 19 in 1777. He was in the Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown, Storming of Stony Point, Battle of Cowpens and at Valley Forge. He was wounded in the Battle of Cowpens, from which he drew a pension. He survived smallpox at Valley Forge. He married Rachel Shrimplin, and had 13 children: Asa, Rachel, Lorenzo and others. He died in 1851 at Nashville, Ohio, and was buried at Methodist Church Cemetery, 302 Millersburg Street, Nashville, Holmes County, Ohio 44661, in the old part of the cemetery’s north end. MI: "A Soldier of the Revolution. Service — Brandywine, Sept 11, 1777 — Germantown, Oct 2, 1777— Storming of Stony Point, July 16, 1779— Cowpens, Jan 17. 1781." He spent the notable winter of 1777-78 at Valley Forge, which privation, suffering and hardships is without parallel in the history of the U. S. Ref: Mrs. Maude Miley, Shreve, OH. Compare Vol. 45, p 267 with Natl No 101233, Vol. 103, p 70, D. A. R. Lin. Further information: Wooster-Wayne Chap.. Has a VA tombstone and a bronze 1776 marker.

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