Display Patriot - P-243938 - William MCCASLAND

William MCCASLAND

SAR Patriot #: P-243938

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State of Service: PA      Qualifying Service: Private
DAR #: A074874

Birth: 08 Mar 1758 / Chester / PA
Death: 03 May 1839 / Jefferson / IN

Qualifying Service Description:
  1. 1776, he served as a Private in the company of Captain Culberson for a period of three months.
  2. 1777, he served in the company of Captain Young for a period of three months.
  3. 1778, he served in the company of Captain Joseph Cuthbertson, commanded by Colonel Samuel Culbertson.
  4. 1780-1781, he served in the company of Captain James Patton, later Captain Thomas McDowell, commanded by Colonel Samuel Culbertson.
  5. 1781, served in the company of Captain Robert Dicks, same regiment.
  6. 1781, served in the company of Captain William Huston, service of 26 days.

Additional References:
  1. Revolutionary War Pension file W21790
  2. Montgomery, Thomas Lynch, Pennsylvania Archives Fifth Series, Volume VI, Pennsylvania. Harrisburg: Harrisburg Publishing Company, 1906, pg 265, 272, 285, 314-315, 382, 615, 643

Spouse: Ellenor XX;
Children: Jain; Dorathia; Susana; John; Mary; Elenor; Sarah; William; Pheby; Lovina; James H;
Members Who Share This Ancestor
Date Approved Society ACN SAR Member Info Lineage via Child View Application Detail
1973-03-15 OK Unassigned Benjamin Paul Garrison (93776) Susan   
Burial:
Old Bethel Cemetery (C-0048421)
Location:
Hanover / Jefferson / IN / USA
Find A Grave Cemetery #:
86229
Grave Plot #:
Row 9
Grave GPS Coordinates:
38.686353 / -85.477785
Find A Grave Memorial #:
55555080
Marker Type:
SAR granite;
SAR Grave Dedication Date:
29 Jun 2024

Comments:
  • Upright V/A stone
  • Photos and GPS courtesy of Allen Manning, Clifty Creek Chapter, INSSAR


Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:


Author: Kenneth Jesse Kellar

William McCasland was born on 8 March 1758 in Chester County, Pennsylvania.

In July of 1776, William, while residing in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, entered the service as a Private under Captain Culberson for a period of three months. In 1777, he was drafted for three months under Captain Young and marched to Bucks County, Pennsylvania, where he was employed to prevent provisions from being carried to the British in Philadelphia. General Lacy was his chief commander. At the end of the three months, he was discharged and went home. In 1781, he was drafted at Loudon for a term of three months, marching to Little York, and then discharged. Volume VI of the 5th Series of Pennsylvania Archives gives numerous references to William’s service to his country. He applied for his pension on 11 February 1833. His pension number is W21790.

In about 1780, he married Eleanor [surname unknown]. Their known children were:

  • Jain [Jane] was born on 14 February 1782 and married Charles Barnes.
  • Dorothea was born on 17 July 1784.
  • Susanna was born on 27 May 1786 and married Samuel Snodgrass.
  • John was born on 27 July 1788.
  • Mary was born on 3 September 1790.
  • Eleanor was born on 23 December 1793 and married Joseph English.
  • Sarah was born on 19 February 1795.
  • William D. was born on 24 April 1797 and married Nancy Baird.
  • Phoebe was born on 13 July 1800 and married James Bain.
  • Lovina was born on 28 April 1802 and married John Duffey.
  • James H. was born on19 April 1804 and married Jane Hood.

The family left Pennsylvania and moved to Henry County, Kentucky, for a period of about seven years. In about 1814, the family moved to Jefferson County, Indiana. The Patriot died there on 3 May 1839 in Jefferson County, Indiana. A Veteran’s Administration gravestone was recently placed at Old Bethel Cemetery in the town of Hanover. It is thought that this is a cenotaph memorial.


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