Display Patriot - P-174391 - David HAND

David HAND

SAR Patriot #: P-174391

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State of Service: NJ      Qualifying Service: Private / Patriotic Service
DAR #: A200537

Birth: 14 Mar 1757 / Essex / NJ
Death: 11 Feb 1832 Springfield Twp / Essex / NJ

Qualifying Service Description:
  1. NJ Militia
  2. Express Rider
  3. Furnished Substitute
  4. Member of Council of Safety
  5. Capt Isaac Gillam, Colonel Van Cortland

Additional References:
  1. DAR, cite
    • Pension R4555V
    • BLWT #61337-160-55
    • NJ Rev War Slips: Single Citations of the NJ DOD Materials, FHL Roll # 569686

Spouse: (1) Rachel XX; (2) Prudence Campbell
Children: Ira; Joseph Bonnell;
Members Who Share This Ancestor
Date Approved Society ACN SAR Member Info Lineage via Child View Application Detail
2007-12-17 AZ 30410 George Alan Ludwig (170741) Ira   
2009-05-05 AZ 34746 William Francis Leonard Jr. (173704) Ira   
2009-12-15 CA 37424 Michael Alan Ludwig (175803) Ira   
Burial:
First Presbyterian Churchyard (C-0373130)
Location:
Springfield / Union / NJ / USA
Find A Grave Cemetery #:
1791864
Grave Plot #:
Grave GPS Coordinates:
n/a
Find A Grave Memorial #:
77899609
Marker Type:
Upright, Shaped Stone, Contemporary
SAR Grave Dedication Date:

Comments:

Image provided with permission from Joanie, Find-a-Grave member # 46966853



Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:

From Newark Liberty International Airport, 3 Brewster Rd, Newark, NJ 07114, get on I-78 W from Newark International Airport St 5 min (2.8 mi). Follow I-78 W to Vauxhall Rd in Union. Take exit 50B from I-78 W 6 min (5.7 mi). Take Springfield Ave to Church Mall in Springfield Township 6 min (1.9 mi), Presbyterian Cemetery, Walnut Ct, Springfield Township, NJ 07081



Author: George A. Ludwig
Patriot Biography- David Hand –Born March 4, 1757 Springfield, NJ; Died Feb. 11,1832, Springfield, NJ, Married(1) Rachael Campbell, Jan 16, 1779; Married (2) Prudence Day,Born Oct. 5, 1770, Married 13 Mar, 1807;Died Aug. 10, 1852. David Hand burial-Springfield, NJ, Presbyterian Church.
David Hand-Military Service-Private in Company, NJ Militia, Commanded by Captain Isaac Gillam, Regiment Commanded by Colonel Nathan Green. Enlisted July 4, 1776, discharged 1783. Participated in the Battle of Springfield –Express rider (Ref. Pension request of Prudence Hand , M805: Roll394:Image 511:File R4555/BLWT61337-160-55). Letter of Dec. 11, 1928 from Winfield Scott, Commissioner, to Mrs. Verne Branigan, Franklin, Indiana
Family of David Hand-Seven Children, four boys, three girls the oldest son, Ira, is the fourth great grandfather of this writer, George Alan Ludwig. Widow, Prudence, allowed 160 acres bounty land in accordance with the Act of 1855. Claim # 4555, warrant # 61337.
Father of David Hand-William Hand, Mother of David Hand-Rachel Campbell
Brother of David Hand - Aaron Hand-Volunteer for NJ Militia at age 15. Served in the Battles of Elizabethtown, Connecticut Farms, Springfield and the battle of the Black Refugees. Aaron was born Feb. 23, 1764, died July 27, 1842. Reference, Letter of Jan. 4, 1929 from Winfield Scott, Commissioner to Mrs . Edna (Hand) Rice, Franklin Indiana.
Brother of David Hand-Moses Hand-A Patriot who served in NJ Militia, Died at Jefferson Village, NJ July 15, 1831
The Farmstead of William Hand was located at the intersection of (today’s) Tuscan Road and Valley Street in Springfield, NJ. William Hand’s sons, David, Aaron and Moses inherited the property upon the death of William Hand.
The Hand family of Springfield, NJ are direct descendants of the first John Hand, one of the first eight settlers of Easthampton LI, who purchased land from the Montauk Indians April 28,1648. This settlement, just East of the town of Southampton was originally called Maidstone, after the English birthplaces of some of the settlers, and later called Easthampton.
Prepared by G.A. Ludwig/ 7/4/2015

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