Display Patriot - P-160006 - William FONTAINE

William FONTAINE

SAR Patriot #: P-160006

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: VA Qualifying Service: Lieutenant Colonel

DAR #: A040440

Birth: 22 Jan 1754 / Hanover / VA
Death: 06 Oct 1810 Beaver Dam / Hanover / VA

Qualifying Service Description:

Raised a company in Amherst Co, VA 1775
Captain, 2nd Cont Line 1775-1776; Colonel Convention Guards 1779-1781
DAR states:
- LIEUTENANT COLONEL - CONVENTION GUARDS, JUNE 1779 TO JUNE 1781
- ALSO CAPT, 2ND VA CL

Additional References:

Gwathmey's Virginias in the Revolution pg 280
Genealogical, Burial, and Service Data for Rev War Patriots Buried in Virginia (M.E. Lyman, 2016)
Pension W7319
DAR cites:
- HEITMAN, HIST REG OF OFFICERS OF THE CONT ARMY DURING THE WAR OF THE REV, 1775-1783, pg 231
- BURGESS, VA SOLS OF 1776, Volume 2, pg 1141

Spouse: Ann Morris
Children: Edmund; James; Sarah Rose;

Members Who Share This Ancestor

Date Approved	Society	ACN	SAR Member Info	Lineage via Child
1941-05-23	VA	Unassigned	James Fontaine Minor (60117)	James
1981-03-09	VA	Unassigned	Murray F Rose (112539)	Sarah
2017-05-19	VA	74860	Jonathan Paul Fournier (202833)	Edmund

Burial:

Beaver Dam (aka Fontaine Family) Cemetery_(C-0124423)

Location:

Beaverdam / Hanover / VA / USA

Find A Grave Cemetery #:

2282277

Grave Plot #:

Grave GPS Coordinates:

n/a

Find A Grave Memorial #:

31270556

Marker Type:

SAR

SAR Grave Dedication Date:

Comments:

photo used with permission of Craig Batten, George Washington Chapter, VASSAR

Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:

No GPS data for grave site on Find-a-Grave - Jan 2022

Photo: 1 of 1

Author: Jonathan Paul Fournier

Captain William Fontaine (1754-1810), Second Virginia Regiment, 5th Company, October 21, 1775. Raised in Amelia District.

Engaged in battle of Great Bridge

Resigned as Captain in late 1777 or early 1778

Was appointed a Major and promoted to be a Lieutenant Colonel of a corps raised to guard Burgoyne’s troops taken as prisoners at Saratoga and stationed in Albemarle County.

Was at the siege of Yorktown when Cornwallis surrendered. Wrote one of the only eye witness accounts of the surrender.

Spouse: Anne Morris Fontaine

Children: Edmund Fontaine

John Fontaine

Charles Fontaine

Alexander Fontaine

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