Display Patriot - P-292085 - Jacob SMITH

Jacob SMITH

SAR Patriot #: P-292085

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State of Service: VA      Qualifying Service: Private
DAR #: A203177

Birth: abt 1759 / / VA
Death: 18 Aug 1836 / Page / VA

Qualifying Service Description:

Private - CAPT Gabriel Long, COL Morgan, Battle of Saratoga, Battle of Trenton, 1776


Additional References:
  1. PensionS*W.19052
  2. DAR #806818-Jacob Smith cites Valley Forge Muster Roll, private 11th Virginia Regiment

Spouse: Winifred Smith
Children: William; James; Benjamin; Gabriel;
Members Who Share This Ancestor
Date Approved Society ACN SAR Member Info Lineage via Child View Application Detail
2012-12-11 VA 51070 Richard Thomas Snyder (185753) William   
2013-09-27 VA 55308 Anthony Ray Smith (188852) William   
2014-04-16 OH 58251 Albert James Moore Jr. (190751) James   
2018-05-11 VA 81021 Jason Cameron Goodloe (207531) William   
2018-10-12 VA 82943 Jonathan Bryce Comer (205500) William   
Burial:
Jollett United Methodist Church (aka Jollett, Jollett Hollow, Jollett Neighborhood) Cemetery (C-0093647)
Location:
Jollett / Page / VA / USA
Find A Grave Cemetery #:
2227766
Grave Plot #:
Grave GPS Coordinates:
38.463200 / -78.524700
Find A Grave Memorial #:
23171065
Marker Type:
vertical SAR/DAR
SAR Grave Dedication Date:
19 Jun 2010

Comments:
  • Marked by Ft Harrison Chapt. VASSAR & Massanton Chapt. VADAR. Photos by permission: Dennis Boyer, Chairman, SAR Patriot Index/Revolutionary War Graves Register


Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:

Route 33 E to Elkton VA. In Elkton take route 340 N, go 4.4 miles and turn right onto route 609 (Naked Creed Rd) then go 6.3 miles to route 759 (Jollett Rd). Cross Naked Creek, turn rt. onto route 759 and go .2 mi. Cemetery on hill on left side of road. Lane up hill to cem



Author: Dale Edward Corey

Jacob Smith was born approx 1759.  Little is known about his early life.  He was German, but it is not known for sure where he was born.  On Aug 20, 1776, enlisted for three years in Captain Gabriel Long's 11th Virginia Regiment of Riflemen.  He was sent to New Jersey where he participated in the Battle of Trenton.  Shortly after, he participated in the Battle of Princeton.  Within six months, he was in northern New York at the Battle of Saratoga.  He was honorably discharged in New York on 25 Aug 1779 after serving 3 years and 5 days.  Based on his service, he received a land bounty No. 1453 for 100 acres of land in Kentucky.  It is unknown what the happened to the land he was given.  In 1829, Jacob purchased 110 acres in Rockingham County.  When Page County was established 2 years later, the boundary line ran through his property, leaving part in Rockingham and part in Page.  Jacob wrote his will 27 May 1830 and died in 1836.  Winna continued living on the land for the remainder of her life.  She received a widows pension and died 23 May 1842.  Jacob and Winna were the parents of six children:  James (1783-1829); William (1785-1856); Elijah (1787-1789); Mary (1789-1834); Benjamin (1791-1881) & Gabriel (1803-1849).

Sources:

A Saffell, W.T.R. "Records of the Revolutionary War", 1894 reprint, Bowie, MD Clearfield Co, 1996 p. 130-1
CG White, Virgil D. "Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files" Waynesboro, TN National Historical Pub. Co 1990-1992,  Vol 3, p. 3192; DD  DAR "Ancestor Search" #A203177

 


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