Display Patriot - P-242857 - Thomas MASSIE/MASSEY

Thomas MASSIE/MASSEY

SAR Patriot #: P-242857

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: Major
DAR #: A075129

Birth: 22 Aug 1747 / New Kent / VA
Death: 02 Feb 1834 Massies Mill / Nelson / VA

Qualifying Service Description:
  1. Capt of Volunteers to protect Williamsburg 1775
  2. Recruited men for the 6th Virginia Line
  3. Saw action in New Jersey 1776
  4. On detached service 1777-1778
  5. Major 2nd Virginia Regiment 1778-1779
  6. Aide to General Thomas Nelson - present at surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown
  7. NSDAR states: MAJOR:
    • ALSO CAPT, 6TH REGT
    • MAJ, 11TH, 2ND REGTS

Additional References:
  1. Virginia Historical Magazine, Vol XXI, pg 184
  2. Heitman, Officers of the Continental Army, pg 384
  3. William & Mary Quarterly:
    • Vol XIII, pg 187
    • Vol XV, pg 125-128
  4. Pension *W7403
  5. NARA, Rev War Pension Bounty-Land Warrant Appp file M804, Roll 1648, S*W7403
  6. Letter from George Washington to Thomas Massie on Massie's retirement

Spouse: Sarah/Sally Cocke
Children: William; Thomas; Henry;
Members Who Share This Ancestor
Date Approved Society ACN SAR Member Info Lineage via Child View Application Detail
1969-06-30 TN Unassigned Ralph W Massie (98538) Thomas   
1973-08-31 MA Unassigned Taylor F Massie Jr (103625) William   
1975-02-17 VA Unassigned John M Dunlap Jr (108138) Henry   
1984-05-22 NC Unassigned William Archibald Bland (122639) Thomas   
1992-08-10 NC 212756 Thomas Buford Mitchell (139359) Thomas   
2002-12-05 VA 14561 Palmer Gleason Tunstall (159581) William   
2004-05-19 VA 19856 John Palmer Tunstall (162774) William   
2004-12-29 VA 21443 Paul Whitehead Jr. (164028) William   
2007-11-05 DC 30070 Michael Lee Sauls (170400) Thomas   
2016-07-29 SC 70520 Edward Massie Simpkins (199444) William   
Location:
Roseland / Nelson / VA / USA
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Marker Type:
SAR brass
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No GPS data for grave site on findagrave.com - May 2022




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