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
Birth: bef 1724 Death: aft 1783
Qualifying Service Description:
Paid 1781 and 1783 Supply Tax at Towamensing Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Took Oath of Allegiance, 18 August 1777, Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Additional References:
1781 Supply Tax: Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4, Microfilm Roll 327, Towamensing Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Original documents are in the Pennsylvania Archives at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
1783 Supply Tax document copied from the original documents at the Northampton County, Pennsylvania, Archives
Oaths of Allegiance, Northampton County Archives
Spouse: Margaret Maria Gebhardt Children: Susannah;
Conrad Mehrkam (also spelled as Merkum and Mercan) was born between 1715-1724 in Germany. He was married to Margaret Maria Gebhardt. During the Revolutionary War, Conrad gave Patriotic Service by taking an Oath of Allegiance 18 August 1777 at Northampton County, Pennsylvania. He also paid the Supply Tax in 1781 and 1783 in Towamensing Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. This area is in Carbon County, Pennsylvania today.
Conrad and Margaret were the parents of Susanna (married Frederick Boyer P-119036), Elizabeth (married Abraham Sterner), Jacob and Johann Abraham.
Conrad died between the years 1793 – 1798, likely at Little Gap, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. His final resting place is not known.
Sources: 1781 Supply Tax: Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4, Microfilm Roll 327, Towamensing Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Original documents are in the Pennsylvania Archives at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
1783 Supply Tax document copied from the original documents at the Northampton County, Pennsylvania, Archives.
Oaths of Allegiance, Northampton County Archives.
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