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.
State of Service: VA
Qualifying Service: Patriotic Service
Author: Vernon Lawrence Hammersley
Isaac Votaw was born on January 29, 1744 in France. He married Ann Smith on February 11, 1768 in Bucks, Pennsylvania.
To this marriage was born nine children: Two girls and seven boys. It is Moses Votaw through which the reference number Vernon L. Hammersley is descended.
Votaw resided in Loudoun County, Virginia where he assisted as a patriot, supplying 325 pounds of beef to the hard pressed colonial army. Being a Quaker the monthly meeting forbid him to do so. This information came via Mary Ellen Yates Lowe, DAR National number 750264.
Votaw’s claim for repayment is on file in the Loudoun County Courthouse dated April 1782. He died on October 12, 1817 in Goshen Township in Mahoning, Ohio.
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