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Author: Gary S. Bell
Reuben Thorpe became a weaver by trade, Private NJ Line, pension S6229, was born in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey in 1755, died 1848 Fayette County, Pennsylvania. In the winter of 1775 he served as a private in the Middlesex County Militia in Captain Thomas Hadden’s New Jersey company, private under Captain Joseph Harker, a private in Sussex County Militia under Captain Isaac Halsey and Stephen Baldwin; from the summer of 1776, five months in Regiment; in winter of 1776 –’77, three months in Captain Barker’s company in Colonel Ephraim Martin’s New Jersey regiment; in 1778 and 1779 he served at various times, amounting to at least one year, under Captain Cole, Captain Beckwith and Captain Chambers, a part of this service was under Colonel Tusten of the New York line and part under Major Meeker of the New Jersey Line; he also served at various times on scouting parties against the British and Indians. He served under the immediate command of General Washington. His total service during the American Revolution was more than two years. New Jersey Archives also list Rueben as a Minute Man. It is likely that Reuben met his wife Hannah Lobdell while fighting in the Sussex County, New Jersey / Orange County, New York area. In 1792 he came to Fayette County, Pennsylvania. Reuben founded “Falls City” (Ohiopyle), had a public-house and carried on a distillery in the days when the old Turkey Foot road was one of the lines of travel from Somerset to Uniontown.
Additional biography by Kenneth Doster Roberts, # 152153, Cascade Centennial Chat., WA Society:
Rueben THORPE
Birth: Jun. 16, 1755 New Jersey, USADeath: Feb. 8, 1848 Fayette County Pennsylvania, USA married Hannah Lobdell This cemetery was once part of his farm and he began this cemetery by choosing this location for his wife's grave. . There is a very large monument at this cemetery. The inscription reads:
Reuben Thorpe 1755-1848 "In Christ shall all be made alive
Family links: Spouse: Hannah Lobdell Thorpe (1760 - 1826)*
He is buried on his farm near OhioPyle, Fayette, PA. Reuben was a weaver by trade. His family moved to Fayette County, PA in 1792, according to "History of Fayette County" by Ellis (1882). They purchased one hundred fifty acres of land of the "Askins Tract" for one hundred pounds. Reuben later had a public house and caried on a distillery in the days when the old Turkeyfoot road was one of the lines of travel from Somerset,PA to Uniontown, PA. The family had several ways of spelling the name. The parents used "Thorpe" while the children used "Thorp" and then some of them began using "Tharp" for the first time. There are numerous tracks of land purchased by Reuben Thorp (some in his name and some in names of his children) in Perry County, Ohio.
Revelutionary War: served under direct command of General George Washington between 1775 - 1780 Private 1st Regiment , Middlesex County New Jersey Militia; Private, 2nd Regiment Sussex County New Jersey Militia.
Pension file: 1378018 Record of service can be found in the Adjutant Generals Office, State of New Jersey; in the Department of Interior, Bureau of Pensions; and in the Adjutant General's Office, War Department, Washington DC.
He was one of the 5th great grandfathers of Kenneth D Roberts
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