Display Patriot - P-307092 - John D TRINDLE/TRUNDLE
John D TRINDLE/TRUNDLE
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P-307092
The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
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Clark, William PackerOfficial History of the Militia and the National Guard of the State of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: C. J. Hendler, 1909, pg 108
An upright stone that is contemporary with the death of the Patriot, including an unidentified stake marker.
His name is listed with others who served in the Wars of the Revolution and War of 1812 on the plaque displayed at the Silver Spring Presbyterian Church Graveyard Gate.
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Author: Eric Michael Orr
John Trindle was born in 1731 in Trindle Spring, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, to William and Margaret (Cathey) Trindle. In 1755, John married Margery McQuiston; they had seven known children between 1758 and 1782:
Jane was born in about 1758 and married James Holmes.
Ann was born in 1760 and married Samuel Lamb.
John was born in 1768 and married Margaret Waddell.
Alexander was born on 22 October 1772 and married Sarah Crockett.
Agnes was born in about 1778 and married (1) [given name unknown] Porter and (2) Samuel Paxton.
Margery was born about 1780 and married Samuel Johnson.
David was born in about 1782 and married Jane [surname unknown].
Between 1766 and 1768, he contributed to the erection of a house of worship in Carlisle for the uses of the First Presbyterian congregation and signed a promissory note for a £75 annual stipend for Reverend John Steel.
In 1773, John appeared in public records in service to the Province of Pennsylvania. He is listed as a member of a Traverse Jury for the Oyer and Terminer Court of Cumberland County and later as a Justice of the Peace. He is included in the first state tax list of 1778 for Cumberland County, with 22 acres of land, two horses, and four cows. Land and probate records show that John owned land adjoining properties of his brothers, William and Alexander.
John’s first recorded military engagement was his participation in the Battle of Brandywine Creek, near Chadd’s Ford township, in early September 1777; in the same year, he appears as a Captain of the 2nd Company in a roster of officers in the 3rd Battalion under the command of Colonel William Chambers. Between 1778 and 1783, he appears as a member of Stockley’s Rangers, operating in multiple locations, including Westmoreland County.
The Patriot died intestate on 11 January 1784 and is buried in Mechanicsburg in the cemetery at Silver Spring Presbyterian Church next to his brother, Alexander. Both John and Alexander, among others, are recognized as Revolutionary War officers and patriots on a plaque on the entry gate to the cemetery.
Sources:
Cathey E. H., The Story of Early Catheys and Ulster Scots: History and Genealogy Based on DNA, Arkansas. Bella Vista: [np], 2017, page 149
“Early Trindles in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania,” The Detroit Society for Genealogical Research Magazine, Vol. 44, pages 104-105.
Landis, John B., The Old Stone Meeting House 1757-1832 (First Presbyterian Church, Carlisle, Pa.), a historical sketch, Pennsylvania. Carlisle: Cornman Press, 1904, page 14.
Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.
Martin, David and William H. Egle, Pennsylvania Archives Third Series, Vol. XXIII, Pennsylvania. Harrisburg: Wm. Stanley Ray, State Printer, 1897, page 221.
Clark, William Packer, Official History of the Militia and the National Guard of the State of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: C. J. Hendler, 1909, page 108.
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