John/Henry PONTIUS
SAR Patriot #:
P-271726
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: PA
Qualifying Service: Lieutenant / Patriotic Service
DAR #: A090540
Birth: 24 Feb 1744 Swatara / / PA
Death: 13 Dec 1822 Buffalo Valley / Union / PA
Qualifying Service Description:
- 1Lt, CAPT John Clark's 1st Company, 4th Bn, COL Cole's Regiment, Northumberland Co., PA Militia, 08 Oct 1776
- Suffered depredation, 1782
Additional References:
- Association and the Militia, Vol 2, pg 342
- PA Archives
- 2nd Series, Volume 14, pg 325
- 3rd Series, Volume 19, pg 517
- 5th Series, Volume 8, pg 657
Spouse: Anna Catherine Wolfe
Children: Henry; Philip; George; Peter; Nicholas; Frederick; Christena;
Members Who Share This Ancestor
| Date Approved | Society | ACN | SAR Member Info | Lineage via Child | View Application Detail | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970-11-16 | NY | Unassigned | Richard Edward Holtzman (100832) | Henry | ||
| 1972-04-20 | IL | Unassigned | Andrew L Pontius (103201) | Henry | ||
| 1972-07-31 | PA | Unassigned | John W Irwin (103250) | Peter | ||
| 1979-09-21 | CA | Unassigned | Harold Jackson Pontius (116064) | Henry | ||
| 2018-08-10 | AZ | 82393 | Charles Robert Cash Hanon (208505) | Henry | ||
| 2018-08-10 | AZ | 82394 | Jack Elvis Hanon (208506) | Henry |
Burial:
Location:
Mifflinburg / Union / PA / USA
Find A Grave Cemetery #:
Marker Type:
vertical stone
SAR Grave Dedication Date:
Comments:
- per FindaGrave Lieut John Henry Pontius
- son of Johannes “John” Pontius Sr, P-271727
- brother of
- Andreas/Andrew, P-271719
- John Peter, P-271721
- Nicklas/Nicholas, P-271733
- John Jr, P-271729
- George, P-271724
- John Frederick (1758-1838)
- Anna Marie m. Johann Jacob Aurand, P-105490
Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:
3/10 mile east of Grove/Brouse Rd. The cemetery is about 450 feet south of Furnace Rd, along a fenceline/row of trees separating farm fields.
Photo: 1 of 2
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Patriot biographies must be the original work of the author, and work submitted must not belong to another person or group, in observance with copyright law. Patriot biographies are to be written in complete sentences, follow the established rules of grammar, syntax and punctuation, be free of typographical errors, and follow a narrative format. The narrative should unfold in a logical manner (e.g. the narrative does not jump from time period to time period) or have repeated digressions, or tell the history of the patriot's line from the patriot ancestor to the author. The thinking here is that this is a patriot biography, not a lineage report or a kinship determination project or other report published in a genealogy journal. The biography should discuss the qualifying service (military, patriotic, civil) of the patriot ancestor, where the service was rendered, whether this was a specific state or Continental service, as well as significant events (as determined by the author) of the patriot's life. This is the entire purpose of a patriot's biography.
Additional guidelines around the Biography writeup can be found here:
Send your submission1, in a Microsoft Word compatible format, to patriotbios@sar.org for inclusion in this space
1Upon submission of a patriot biography, the patriot biography becomes the property of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, and may be edited to conform to the patriot biography submission standards.