Display Patriot - P-291429

Abraham SMITH

SAR Patriot #: P-291429

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State of Service: NJ Qualifying Service: Private

DAR #: A104616

Birth: 1761 / Cumberland / NJ
Death: 02 Jan 1824 Chillicothe / Ross / OH

Qualifying Service Description:

Capt Reading; Colonel Elias Dayton, 2nd NJ Reg't

Additional References:

SAR Patriot Index Edition III (CD: PP2210, Progeny Publ, 2002) plus data to 2004

Discharge signed by G. Washington 5 Jun 1783.

Spouse: Elizabeth XX
Children: Samuel B;

Members Who Share This Ancestor

Date Approved	Society	ACN	SAR Member Info	Lineage via Child	View Application Detail
2006-12-21	TX	27127	Daniel Lee Vornberg (168284)	Samuel
2006-12-21	TX	27128	James Alvin Vornberg (168285)	Samuel

Burial:

Springbank Cemetery_(C-0371406)

Location:

Yellowbud / Ross / OH / USA

Find A Grave Cemetery #:

206441

Grave Plot #:

Grave GPS Coordinates:

n/a

Find A Grave Memorial #:

26801227

Marker Type:

Military

SAR Grave Dedication Date:

Comments:

photo used with permission of Michael B. Gunn, 185230, Cincinnati Chapter, OHSSAR

Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:

Photo: 1 of 1

Author: Michael John Blum

Born on June 2, 1761, Cumberland County, New Jersey. He enlisted in 1780 or 1781 in the 2nd New Jersey Regiment under Colonel Dayton, and was at the surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown. He was discharged in June 1783.

In 1821 he resided in Cincinnati, Ohio. He Died on January 2, 1824. Burial location unknown.

{ Works Progress Administration (WPA) Revolutionary War Veteran burial records in Ohio; Cincinnati-Hamilton County Public Library, History/Genealogy department.}

In 1818 he resided in Cumberland County, New Jersey at the age of 56 when he applied for a pension. In 1821 he resided in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Revolutionary War Soldiers, Buried in Hamilton County, Ohio”; Little Miami Publ. Co. Milford, Ohio, 2010. By DAR, Cincinnati Chapter.

Author: Dr. Michael Bernard Gunn

Born in 1756 Cumberland County, New Jersey. He served as a Pvt in the 3rd Battalion, Capt Samuel Reading's Company, Colonel Elias Dayton's 2nd New Jersey Regiment also served in the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Regiment commanded by Israel Sherye. He married ___ ; children: ? Abraham had his pension transferred from New Jersey to Hamilton County, Ohio. He died January 2, 1824 in Chillicothe, Ohio, but his grave has not been located. A memorial stone recognizing his service has been placed in the Springbank Cemetery in Union Township, Ross County, Ohio. Cemetery Notes: Springbank is an active cemetery on route 104 in Ross County. It is well cared for. Close to the Ross and Pickaway County line, just beyond the little community of Yellowbud. The cemetery is located in Union Township, Ross County, Ohio Ref: Natl No 90492, Vol.1 )1, p 159. D. A. R. Lin. SAR Patriot Index Edition III (CD: PP2210, Progeny Publ., 2002) plus data to 2004. DAR Patriot Index, Part Ill, p. 2696; DAR Lineage Book, Vol. 91, p. 159 and Vol. 92, p. 69 & Vol. 107, p. 69: Pension Application File #S40452; Pension Roll of I835, Vol. IV, p 191, (Hamilton County): Official Roster of Revolutionary Soldiers in Ohio. Vol. 1, p. 338. Has a VA tombstone & 1776 marker.

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