The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
It is considered a research aid and is intended to assist in locating sources that can be used as proof.
Birth: bef 1740 / / NJ Death: aft 1790 Amwell / Washington / PA
Qualifying Service Description:
Captain Abner Howell, Washington County Militia
Additional References:
PA Archives, 6th Series, Vol 2, pg 120-244
Stryker, Official Register of the Officers and Men in the Rev War, pg 829
SAR Patriot Index Edition III (CD: PP2210, Progeny Publ, 2002) plus data to 2004
Rev War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files (NARA microfilm publication M804, 2,670 rolls). Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15. National Archives, Washington, DC, Roll #:2643, Pension # W2507, pg 546
DAR cites - PA Archives, 6th Series, Vol 2, pg 118,120
Patriot contemporary stone, very worn, upright, partially legible
Images 1 & 2, provided with permission from Mike, Find-A-Grave contributor # 46867680
Image 3, provided with permission from marcoso, Find-A-Grave contributor # 47208260
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