Display Patriot - P-334768 - Thomas FORSHEY

Thomas FORSHEY

SAR Patriot #: P-334768

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: Patriotic Service / Ensign
DAR #: A207070

Birth: 1751 / Greene / PA
Death: 22 Dec 1836 / Muskingum / OH

Qualifying Service Description:
  1. Recruiting Officer, Capt John Wilson
  2. 8th PA Regt, Continental Line, Colonel Eneas Mackay

Additional References:
  1. Pension: *S3376
  2. PA Arch, 2nd Series, Volume 10, pg 655, 668
  3. PA U.S, Rev War Btns.& and Militia Index Cards, 1775-1783, Philadelphia, PA: Historical Soc. of PA, Volume 1, pg 668

Spouse: Elizabeth XX;
Children: Solomon; Abraham;
Members Who Share This Ancestor
Date Approved Society ACN SAR Member Info Lineage via Child View Application Detail
2014-06-19 GA 59295 James Henry Lee (191383) Solomon   
2014-06-19 GA 59296 Kevin James Lee (191384) Solomon   
2014-06-19 GA 59297 Jacob Kevin Lee (191385) Solomon   
2020-12-04 TX 93065 Thomas Alva Jones (200657) Abraham   
2020-12-04 TX 93066 Timothy Alan Jones (200656) Abraham   
2020-12-04 NE 93221 Steven Wayne Bothwell (204996) Solomon   
2023-01-27 OH 105313 Robert Franklin Shetrone (225120) Solomon   
Burial:
Sutherland Methodist (aka Southerland Methodist) Cemetery (C-0143309)
Location:
Stafford / Monroe / OH / USA
Find A Grave Cemetery #:
2313130
Grave Plot #:
Grave GPS Coordinates:
n/a
Find A Grave Memorial #:
67263221
Marker Type:

SAR Grave Dedication Date:

Comments:
  • Photo by permission: James Henry Lee, Georgia Society SAR; photo used with permission of Michael B. Gunn, 185230, Cincinnati Chapter, OHSSAR
  • Elizabeth Forshey, wife of Thomas, is buried in same cemetery


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Author: James Lee

In 1832 when Thomas Forshey was applying for a pension for his service to the United States during the time of the revolution, he and others described his service generally as follows:

In the spring of 1775, he entered the recruiting service for the revolutionary actions of the Continental Army and acted as a recruiting officer at different places in Pennsylvania. In the spring of 1776, he received an Ensign commission and joined Mackay’s Battalion at their rendezvous point near the mouth of Georges Creek, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. This battalion, which was authorized by the Continental Congress on July 11, 1776, was named after its commander Aeneas Mackay and used for frontier defense. Thomas Forshey was in the company commanded by Captain John Wilson. The battalion was assigned to General George Washington’s main army on November 23, 1776, ordered to join the main army in Philadelphia on December 4, 1776, and was renamed the 8th Pennsylvania Regiment on January 1, 1777. Thomas Forshey was part of the winter march beginning on January 6, 1777 from western Pennsylvania to an encampment at Quibbletown, New Jersey (now New Market near Piscataway). This was a difficult march of over 300 miles with pack horses in mid-winter without tents and proper uniforms. Many deserted and many were forced to hunt for food. About one third were sick and 50 men died during the march including the top two commanders. During part of the March they were in the vicinity of Philadelphia. This battalion was in battles at Rahway, NJ during the Forage Wars and in the Battle of Bound Brook while Thomas Forshey was in the battalion. He was regularly discharged in the spring of 1777 due to health reasons.

He stated that he was in the service for more than two years. His discharge was signed by a general (possibly General Matthew Hand). The discharge document has been lost. His only evidence of service is his statement and that of others serving with him. Thomas Forshey received $240 per year pension.

Additional Bio submitted by Michael B. Gunn, #185230, OH Society, Cincinnati Chaper

Born in 1750 Green County, PA. He served as an Ensign in the 8th Pennsylvania Regiment. He entered the recruiting service of the United States in the Spring of 1775, then in the spring of 1776 joined th 8th under Colonel Enos McCoy in a Company commanded by Captain John Wilson discharged with ill health in 1777. He Married Elizabeth__(1757-1832); children: Abraham, Charlott & Solomon. He died on December 22, 1836 and buried at Sutherland Methodist Cemetery, 43358 Sandbar Road, Stafford, Franklin Township, Monroe County, OH 43784. Catherine Fedorchak, Monroe County, Ohio, Records, Vol. 3, pp. 32 & 34. Pennsylvania Archives, Fifth Series, Volume III, p. 317.
SAR Ancestor # P- 334768. Has a VA stone.


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