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State of Service: PA
Qualifying Service: Sub-Lieutenant / Civil Service
Rev War Graves Register. Clovis H. Brakebill, compiler. 672pp. SAR. 1993
SAR Rev War Graves Register CD. Progeny Publishing Co: Buffalo, NY. 1998
Spouse: Sarah Reed Children: Samuel; Mary/Polly; Solomon;
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Author: John Woodward Patterson III
THOMAS URIE was born 1718 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland and migrated to Ulster before coming to America. He lived for a time at Bloody Run, Pennsylvania then removed to Washington County. He died 15 Jul 1804 in Buffalo Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania and is buried at the Upper Buffalo Presbyterian Churchyard. He married in 1749, SARAH REED who was born 1728 and died in 1770; he married Janet Craig. His sister was Sarah Urie, who married John Boyd and was killed in the Indian attack of 1756. From Dec 13, 1776 to Jan. 10, 1777, he served in Captain William Parker’s and Captain Gaven Clugage’s Companies, of 1st Battalion of Bedford County under the command of Colonel John Piper. In June of 1777, he was appointed Sheriff of Bedford County. On Sept. 12, 1777, he became a sub-Lieutenant in the Bedford County Militia. On October 30 year he was elected a councilor from Bedford Co. He served on the Supreme Executive Council in Philadelphia as a representative of Bedford County and served 14 November, 1777 to 1 May, 1780. There are letters on record to and from him during the Revolutionary War to be found in the Pa. Archives. One of the letters to him is in Pa. Archives First Series, Vol 7, P. 535 from Bedford Co. written July 4, 1779, telling him of the terrible conditions now in the county. Thomas purchased 320 acres from James Kerr, and named his tract "The Constitution". It was situated on the waters of Buffalo Creek, adjoining the lands of George Ramsey, Solomon Shepherd, James Martin and John Chapman, and upon this place he passed his life. Thomas Urie had three sons - Samuel, Solomon, and Thomas, all men of remarkable stature and great physical strength.
Citations: 1) Revolutionary War Graves Register. Clovis H. Brakebill, compiler. 672pp. SAR. 1993. 2) SAR Revolutionary War Graves Register CD. Progeny Publishing. 3) CMSR to Seize Personal Effects of Traitors, SUBLT, High Sheriff, Councillor Children of Thomas and Sarah Reed Urie: 1. Samuel Urie died young. 2. Sarah Urie. 3. John Urie m. Mary McDowell. 4. Thomas Urie - b. 1756, d. 1719 killed by Indians near Stillwater, Ohio; m. Susannah McConnell. She married (2) David Craig. 5. Samuel Urie [VETERAN - War of 1812] - m. Ann Templeton. Samuel represented his district in the state legislature and as Justice of the Peace from 1810-1826. 6. Robert Urie. 7. Mary. 8. Sarah Urie. 9. Solomon Urie [VETERAN - War of 1812, 1st Regiment Pennsylvania Militia] - m. Elizabeth S. McConnell. 10. William Urie. 11. David Urie.
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