Display Patriot - P-147777 - Abraham DICKERSON

Abraham DICKERSON

SAR Patriot #: P-147777

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: NY      Qualifying Service: Private
DAR #: A206257

Birth: 10 Apr 1741 Southold / Suffolk / NY
Death: 08 Dec 1814 Montgomery / Orange / NY

Qualifying Service Description:

He served as a Private in the Company of Captian William Bull of the Ulster County 2nd Regiment of the New York Militia


Additional References:
  1. SAR Patriot Index Edition III (CD: PP2210, Progeny Publ, 2002) plus data to 2004
  2. Roberts, James A, Comptroller, New York in the Revolution as Colony and State, 2nd ed. New York. Albany: Brandow Printing Company, 1898, pg 261

Spouse: Anna Antje Mould
Children: Adam;
Members Who Share This Ancestor
Date Approved Society ACN SAR Member Info Lineage via Child View Application Detail
1988-05-06 AZ 223093 Clarence Wesley Wolf Sr (131128) Adam   
1988-08-01 AZ 222656 Clarence Wesley Wolf Jr (131574) Adam   
1989-06-27 AZ 220505 Brian Wesley Wolf (133144) Adam   
Burial:
Brick Church Cemetery (C-0034419)
Location:
Montgomery / Orange / NY / USA
Find A Grave Cemetery #:
64025
Grave Plot #:
Grave GPS Coordinates:
n/a
Find A Grave Memorial #:
7045139
Marker Type:
Headstone / SAR Plaque
SAR Grave Dedication Date:

Comments:
  • Image provided with permission from Rich H, Find-a-Grave member # 46489213.  
  • Image 2, provided with permission from Marty in Goshen NY, Find-a-Grave member # 46906895
  • Stone appears to be contemporary with the death of the Patriot and has a bronze plaque attached, possibly SAR


Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:

Located west of the River in Montgomery on the south side of State Highway 17 K



Author: Mark Andrew Davis

Abraham Dickerson was born on 10 April 1741 in Southold, Suffolk, New York. He was married to Antje “Anna” Mould in about 1765.

  • Nelly was baptized on 31 October 1767.
  • Mary was baptized on 4 February 1770 and married Jacob Alsdorf.
  • Antje “Anne” was baptized on 10 January 1773 and married Jacob Millspaugh.
  • Eleanor was baptized on 8 October 1775 and married William Soper.
  • Adam was baptized on 28 February 1779 and married Jane Houston.

He served as a Private in the Company of Captain William Bull of the Ulster County 2nd Regiment of the New York Militia. His dates of service are unknown, but we know Captain Bull was active during much of the war until he retired in 1781. Bull was at the Battle of Monmouth, wintered at Valley Forge, and Battles of Fort Montgomery and Clinton. It is possible but unknown if Abraham was with that Company during that time.

He wrote his Last Will and Testament from Montgomery, Orange County, New York, on 31 October 1813. It was proven in court on 15 December 1814. He lists his heirs as his wife, Anna; son Adam; daughters Anne, Mary, and Ellenor. He also lists a grandson, Abraham Dickenson Sopper.

The Patriot died on 8 December 1814 in Montgomery, Orange County, New York and is buried at the Old Brick Church graveyard.

 

Sources:

  1. Roberts, James A., Comptroller, New York in the Revolution as Colony and State, 2nd ed. New York. Albany: Brandow Printing Company, 1898, Page 261.
  2. Ronk, Daniel T., Dutch Reformed Church Records in Selected States, 1639-1989, New York, Montgomery, Brick Church, Tombstone Inscriptions, 1812-1869. [np], 1924.
  3. Orange County, New York Probate Court, Will Book E, pages 260-262.

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