Display Patriot - P-166185

Erasmus GILL

SAR Patriot #: P-166185

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: Captain

DAR #: A044666

Birth: 15 Jul 1752 / Dinwiddie / VA
Death: 16 Mar 1807 Petersburg / Petersburg / VA

Qualifying Service Description:

ALSO SGT, ENS, LT, OF DRAGOONS

Additional References:

SAR Patriot Index Edition III (CD: PP2210, Progeny Publ, 2002) plus data to 2004
Genealogical, Burial, and Service Data for Rev War Patriots Buried in Virginia (M.E. Lyman, 2016)

Spouse: Sarah Newsom
Children: Martha;

Members Who Share This Ancestor
None^*

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Instead the information provided is best effort, and from volunteers who have either researched grave sites, service records, or something similar.
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Burial:

Blandford Cemetery_(C-0371767)

Location:

Petersburg / Petersburg City / VA / USA

Find A Grave Cemetery #:

49478

Grave Plot #:

Ward A-OG (Old Ground)

Grave GPS Coordinates:

37.226348 / -77.387779

Find A Grave Memorial #:

27666237

Marker Type:

Horizontal Stone with DAR Plaque

SAR Grave Dedication Date:

Comments:

Grave Photos and GPS provided by Craig Batten, George Washington Chapter, VASSAR

Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:

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Author: Joshua Shawn Wilberger
Original Member of the Society of the Cincinnati in the State of Virginia - descendant should consider inquiring to Virginia Society if Capt. Gill (known as the propositus) is currently represented. If not, descendant can prove lineage and apply for membership in the Virginia Society.

Received Bounty Land Warrant 839-300-27 on 27 Aug 1795 for 5,333 acres
Spouse Data:

Sarah Newsum: b. 17 AUG 1765 - d. 16 APR 1826, daughter of Benjamin and Lucy (Jones) Newsum

NB: Capt. Gill may have achieved rank of major prior to October 1783.

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