Display Patriot - P-246151 - John MCDOWELL

John MCDOWELL

SAR Patriot #: P-246151

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State of Service: PA      Qualifying Service: Patriotic Service / Captain / Surgeon
DAR #: A076478

Birth: 1748 Philadelphia / Philadelphia / PA
Death: bef 28 Mar 1825 Steubenville / Jefferson / OH

Qualifying Service Description:
  1. 1776, commissioned 1st Lieutenant of the 7th Pennsylvania Militia
  2. 1777, commissioned a Captain of the Chester County, Pennsylvania Regiment
  3. 1778, served as a Surgeon in the 6th Pennsylvania Regiment
  4. 1780, served as a Lieutenant Colonel of the 5th Battalion, Chester County
  5. Also, Lt - Capt David Grier, Col William Irvine, 6th PA Regt

Additional References:
  1. Historical Register of Officers of the Continental Army Duing the War of the Revolution, 1914, pg 368
  2. Rev War Rolls, 1775-1783, PA Folder 37, Folder 93, image 047
  3. Official Roster of Ohio Soldiers of the Revolution, 1938, Vol 2, pg 229
  4. PA Society of the Cincinnati records
  5. Montgomery, Thomas LynchPennsylvania Archives Fifth Series, Vol V, Pennsylvania. Harrisburg: Harrisburg Publishing Company, 1906, pg 697
  6. NSDAR cites: Linn, John Blair, 1831-1899, Pennsylvania Archives First Series, Vol XIII, pg 741. However, Series 1 ended at Vol XII

Spouse: Martha Johnston
Children: John; Alexander Johnston; Maria A;
Members Who Share This Ancestor
Date Approved Society ACN SAR Member Info Lineage via Child View Application Detail
1967-11-21 AZ Unassigned Holden Irving Crane Jr (96186) Alexander   
2020-10-30 TX 94569 Scott - Charles Livingston Burton (217414) Alexander   
Burial:
Union Cemetery (C-0372628)
Location:
Steubenville / Jefferson / OH / USA
Find A Grave Cemetery #:
43837
Grave Plot #:
Grave GPS Coordinates:
n/a
Find A Grave Memorial #:
70856580
Marker Type:
DAR
SAR Grave Dedication Date:

Comments:
  • There are two stones: 1] stone that is contemporary with the death of the Patriot, laid flat on the ground and extremely worn; 2] a granite flat stone that appears to date from the early part of the 20th century. Additionally, there is a DAR stake marker.
  • Photo used with permission of Michael B. Gunn, 185230, Cincinnati Chapter, OHSSAR


Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:

No GPS data for grave site on Find-a-Grave - Dec 2020



Author: Dr. Michael Bernard Gunn

Born in 1748. He served as a Doctor and Surgeon in the Continental Line, was appointed as a Surgeon’s Mate in the 6th Pennsylvania Battalion under Colonel William Irvine on January 9, 1776 and apparently continued as a Surgeon throughout the War. He received pay both as a Surgeon and Doctor-Surgeon in the Pennsylvania Continental Line and was a member of the Society of Cincinnati and received a sword for his distinguished service. He married Martha Johnston (1765-1800); children: John, Eliza, Alexander, Anna and Maria Antoinette. He lived in Pennsylvania during the War and moved to Jefferson County, OH after the peace. He died in 1825 at 77 years of age and was buried at Union Cemetery,1720 Sunset Blvd., Steubenville, Jefferson County, OH 43952. Charles Green, “Some Revolutionary Veterans buried in Jefferson Co., OH”, Jefferson County Lines, Spring 1999, Vol. 13, Issue 1, 3. Thomas L. Montgomery, Ed., Archives of Pennsylvania, Fifth Series, Volume IV, (Harrisburg, Pa.: 1906), p. 153 & pp. 200, 201. Reva L. Ashcraft, copier, Will book 3A, Probate Court, Division, (Jefferson County Ohio), p.183. Has an old unreadable stone, a new tombstone and a DAR marker.


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per FindaGrave wife Martha Johnston was sister of Col. Francis Johnston, P-225709



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