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: DE
Qualifying Service: Civil Service / Private
Birth: 1734 / / Ireland Death: 28 Aug 1828 / Hamilton / OH
Qualifying Service Description:
Served as a Private in the company of Captain John Bogg, commanded by Colonel Couch of the 2nd Battalion, Delaware Militia
1778, he was appointed Coroner of New Castle County
1780, listed as a Collector in the White Clay Creek Hundred, Christiana Bridge, area of New Castle County, under command of Sub Lieutenant Henry Darby. Collected fines from delinquents of the militia, 2nd Battalion of Colonel Collin Gunning
Additional References:
Governor's Register: State of Delaware, 1674-1851, Vol I, Delaware. Wilmington: Press of the Star Publishing Co, 1926, pg 26
Compiled Service Records of Soldiers Who Served in the American Army During the Rev War. Micropublication M881, roll 380, 381. Washington: National Archives
Reuter, Robert Francis, and Joan Irene Hughes. First Families of Hamilton County, Ohio-Official Roster. Vol.1, Members accepted 1988 through August 1992. Cincinnati, Ohio: Hamilton County Genealogical Society-OGS, 1992
Spouse: Rebecca Chambers Children: Edith; Rebecca;
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Instead the information provided is best effort, and from volunteers who have either researched grave sites, service records, or something similar. There is no documentation available at NSSAR HQ to order.
Upright obelisk monument for the Patriot and his wife.
Find-a-Grave cites: Originally buried at Presbyterian Burying Ground (Defunct) In 1855, the city of Cincinnati acquired the land and converted it into a park. The burials were relocated to other cemeteries, mainly Spring Grove Cemetery - Robert, Rebecca, and Edith Internment 4 Sept 1858 Ordered by D.C. Wallace [son David Chambers].
Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:
The cemetery is located at 4521 Spring Grove Avenue in Cincinnati.
Author: Michael J. Blum
Before November 25, 1828, in Hamilton County he Died and Burial location unknown. { Works Progress Administration (WPA) Revolutionary War Veteran burial records in Ohio; Cincinnati-Hamilton County Public Library, History/Genealogy department.} Rebecca Chambers was his wife. He was a resident of Hamilton County, Ohio in 1801. His will was filed in Hamilton County on November 25, 1828. Revolutionary War Soldiers, Buried in Hamilton County, Ohio”; Little Miami Publ. Co. Milford, Ohio, 2010. By DAR, Cincinnati Chapter. Many veterans buried in family cemeteries, neighborhood plots or small church burial grounds which are now extinct and or built over during the disappearance of rural areas and the increase of urban communities in Hamilton County during the late 19th century or 20th century are now lost to our knowledge. Their families having re-located, their descendants now not knowing their homes, deeds, and/or burial locations lead to their obscurity.
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