Display Patriot - P-321434 - Nathaniel WILLIS

Nathaniel WILLIS

SAR Patriot #: P-321434

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: MA      Qualifying Service: Patriotic Service
DAR #: A127018

Birth: 07 Feb 1755 Boston / Suffolk / MA
Death: 01 Apr 1831 Chillicothe / Ross / OH

Qualifying Service Description:

Participated in the Boston Tea Party


Additional References:
  1. The Boston Tea Party, pg 141-143
  2. Official roster III: Soldiers of the American Revolution who lived in the State of Ohio. Wilbur R. Branthoover, compiler. Veterans Affairs, Ohio
  3. Reprinted by the Ohio Society Daughters of the American Revolution (OHSDAR), 1959

Spouse: (1) Lucy Douglas; (2) Mary Cartwell
Children: Nathaniel; Sarah Anne; James Madison; Emily Southard; Daniel Roert Ferguson;
Members Who Share This Ancestor
Date Approved Society ACN SAR Member Info Lineage via Child View Application Detail
1958-11-07 OH Unassigned Jay Willis Dick (84020) James   
Burial:
Bainbridge Cemetery (C-0371227)
Location:
Bainbridge / Ross / OH / USA
Find A Grave Cemetery #:
1841299
Grave Plot #:
Grave GPS Coordinates:
39.224690 / -83.271740
Find A Grave Memorial #:
54440258
Marker Type:

SAR Grave Dedication Date:

Comments:
  • vertical stone with vertical VA
  • Photo used with permission of Michael B. Gunn, 185230, Cincinnati Chapter, OHSSAR


Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:


Author: Dr. Michael Bernard Gunn
Born on February 7, 1755 in Massachusetts. He was a member of the Boston Tea Party (while being a printers· apprentice at the age of 18) and served an adjutant to General John Sullivan in the MA Militia during the War. He married 1) Lucy Douglas, 2) Mary Chartwell; children: Catherine C. b. 1797. Nathaniel lived and farmed in Paxton Township, Ross County, OH Nathaniel was the founder of the Scioto Gazette, the forerunner of the Chillicothe Gazette Newspaper. He died on April 1, 1831 and buried on the border of Pike & Ross Counties. An original old stone marks Nathaniels burial site on State Route 41 in Pike County, just south of Bainbridge, Ross County, OH. Note the inscription "Revolutionist of 1776" on the original tombstone. A memorial stone for Nathaniel has been also placed in the in the Bainbridge Cemetery 45612. The Boston Tea Party, p. 141-143 Ref.  Official roster III: Soldiers of the American Revolution who lived in the State of Ohio. Wilbur R. Branthoover, compiler. Veterans Affairs, Ohio. Reprinted by the Ohio Society Daughters of the American Revolution (OHSDAR), 1959.        He has an original tombstone, Broken and a new VA tombstone & 1776 marker at the Bainbridge Cemetery.

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