Display Patriot - P-309855 - James VAN SANT/VANSANT

James VAN SANT/VANSANT

SAR Patriot #: P-309855

The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
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State of Service: PA      Qualifying Service: Private
DAR #: A118849

Birth: 18 Aug 1727 Northampton / Bucks / PA
Death: 31 Jan 1798 Northampton Twp / Bucks / PA

Qualifying Service Description:

Captain Henry Lott's 4th Associated Company, Northampton Twp, Bucks Co, PA


Additional References:
  1. DAR Patriot Index, pg 702
  2. Muskingum County Records Vol G, pg 397 Deeds and Vol 12, pg 549 Deeds
  3. (The Van Sant Family) Denison Genealogy by E. Glenn Denison 1963, pg 478
  4. Register of Will Doylestown PA and History of Bucks Cunty, PA 2nd edition by Wm. W.H. Davis pg 24-30
  5. PA Archives 5th Ser, Vol 5, pg 305-306 (Roll of the 4th Association Co. of Northhampton Township, Bucks Co. PA August 19 1775)

Spouse: Jane Janetje Bennet
Children: Aaron; John; Charles; Isaac;
Members Who Share This Ancestor
Date Approved Society ACN SAR Member Info Lineage via Child View Application Detail
1975-04-22 AZ Unassigned William R Sant (107815) John   
1976-07-23 IA Unassigned Francis Eugene Van Sant (109738) John   
1987-06-29 AZ 224780 Todd Gilliss Handy (129643) John   
1997-01-28 FL 202239 William Craven Whiteside II (147611) Isaac   
2013-06-06 SC 53534 Robert Steven May (187484) Aaron   
2014-08-07 MI 60034 Thomas Lester Reardon Jr. (191903) John   
2016-05-10 MI 69205 Jonathan Thomas Reardon (198575) John   
2017-03-24 NC 73674 Robert Leslie Hash (201865) James   
2018-01-19 PA 79066 William Francis Van Sant lll (206066) Charles   
2018-01-19 PA 79067 William Francis Van Sant IV (206067) Charles   
2018-01-19 PA 79068 Thomas William Van Sant (206068) Charles   
2018-12-21 DC 84264 Brian Todd Stahl (209915) Aaron   
Burial:
Old Reformed Church Graveyard (C-0376705)
Location:
Feasterville / Bucks / PA / USA
Find A Grave Cemetery #:
1987576
Grave Plot #:
Grave GPS Coordinates:
n/a
Find A Grave Memorial #:
182512359
Marker Type:
Memorial, Legible, Newer
SAR Grave Dedication Date:

Comments:
  • Images provided with permission from C Crawford, Find-a-Grave member # 48123041
  • It's unclear from the Find-A-Grave memorial if there is an exsisting stone - September 2020


Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:

The cemetery is located on State Street, just west of Bustleton Pike Road. Don't confuse it with the larger White Garden cemetery a few hundred feet further up the road



Author: Thomas Lester Reardon Jr.

James (Jacobus) Vansant

James Vansant was a third-generation American, born in 1727 in Bensalem, Bucks County, PA, which borders the northeast section of Philadelphia.  He was the third of four children; his parents were Harman Van Sant and Alice Craven.  In 1756, he married Jane Bennett, a fourth-generation American. In 1764, they settled in Northampton Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.  James and Jane were the parents of 13 children.  They were members of the Southampton Dutch Reformed Church

In August 1775 at the age of 48, he joined the 4th Associated Company of Northampton Township, Bucks County, PA.  The Associated Company was organized pursuant to a resolution of the Committee of Safety, and was composed of volunteers.  He was one of 74 privates under Captain Henry Lott, First Lieutenant Gerardus Wyncoop, and second Lieutenant John Kroesen.

James died in early 1798.  As his wife had passed away in 1786, his will divided the proceeds from his estate to his children and grandchildren, with one exception: while many bequests in the amount of 100 pounds were made to his children, to his third son Charles, he bequeathed “seven shillings sixpence to buy a Bible, the Best of Books”.  Another interesting point was that his will provided for his youngest child Mary, to be educated in reading, writing and ciphering (math) until she reached the age of 18.  This was contrary to that period’s opinion that women only needed to learn the skills of a wife, which included caring for the home and family: growing, preparing and preserving food, caring for livestock, making clothing and possibly producing items for sale.


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