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Birth: 1743 Coote Hill / Caven / Ireland Death: 28 Jan 1811 W Middletown / Washington / PA
Qualifying Service Description:
NSDAR RC # 773745 cites: Captain WILLIAM LEET,WASHINGTON CO, PA, MILITIA 3D BATT, Continental Line
Additional References:
5th Series PA Archives, Vol 4, pg 405-714; 6th Series, PA Archives, Volume 2, pg 98 & pg 109
Pennsylvaniain the War of the Revolution, Associated Battalions and Militia 1775-1783", by William H. Egle, 1888 Vol II, pg 699
"John Jameson" aka Jamison, found listed with men from Washington County, PA that received depreciation pay, in Capt William Leet's co, Washington Co, (PA) Militia
Author: Robert Dale Howell
John Jamison was born about 1743 in Ematris Parish, County Cavan, Ireland, died on 28 January 1811 near West Middletown, Washington County, Pennsylvania, and was buried in the Mt. Hope Cemetery. In Ireland, he married his first wife (unknown) about 1765 and they had two sons; Andrew (ca. 1766-30 Mar 1859) and Samuel (ca. 1768-4 Nov 1855). John Jamison married his second wife, Sarah McFadden Gilmore (?-29 Dec 1835) in Ireland about 1772. They had one daughter, Mary (ca. 1773-ca. 1850) in Ireland before they and two of his wife’s children from a previous marriage immigrated to American about 1773. His two sons from his first marriage came to America after the Revolutionary War. John Jamison and his family first settled in Perry County, PA before moving to Washington County about 1782. After arriving in America, John and Sarah Jamison had seven more children; John, Margaret, Nancy, William, Elizabeth, Robert and Sarah. The PA Archives Series 2 Vol. 3 states that John Jamison took the Oath of Allegiance to the United States in November 1777, and that he served as a Private in Capt. William Leets Company, 3rd Battalion, Washington County, Pennsylvania militia during the Revolutionary War.
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