The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
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State of Service: PA
Qualifying Service: Patriotic Service
Birth: abt 1740 Strabane / County Tyrone / Ireland Death: Jun 1785 Philadelphia / Philadelphia / PA
Qualifying Service Description:
Member of the Committee of Philadelphia
Coronet in the First City Troop of Philadelphia Cavalry
Appointed by Congress as Commissary for Continental Troops raised in Pennsylvania, 25 January 1776; also recognized as serving as paymaster
Appointed as the first Clothier-General of the American Army (enacted by Congress; appointed by Gen. George Washington), 10 January 1777
Held this non-military rank position of Clothier-General until July1779, when the Clothing Department was reorganized
Additional References:
“To George Washington from James Mease, 6 January 1777,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/03-08-02-0003. [Original source: The Papers of George Washington, Rev War Series, Vol 8, 6 January 1777 – 27 March 1777, ed. Frank E. Grizzard, Jr. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1998, pg 4–5.]
Leonard, Richard G, "The Clothing Situation in the American Revolutionary Army" (1948). Master's Theses. 263 - https://ecommons.luc.edu/luc_theses/26
Spouse: Isabel Hoops Children: Members Who Share This Ancestor
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Instead the information provided is best effort, and from volunteers who have either researched grave sites, service records, or something similar. There is no documentation available at NSSAR HQ to order.
Incription (upper half of tomb) reads as: James Mease | Member of the City Troop a\ [__] Philadelphia Cavalry | Treasurer. Paymaster | Clothier General of the | American Army | 1776 - 1779
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Additional Information:
No DAR record found - August 2023.
Some online records appear to confuse and combine James Mease with John Mease, buried in the same burial chamber