The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
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Birth: 13 Sep 1735 Death: 13 Feb 1812 / Washington / MD
Qualifying Service Description:
1776/1777, he served as a Private in the company of Captain James Smith of the 2nd Battalion, Washington County, Maryland Militia.
He signed the Oath of Allegiance in Washington County.
Additional References:
Clements, S. Eugene and F. Edward WrightThe Maryland Militia in the Rev War, Maryland. Silver Spring: Family Line Publications, 1987, pg 240
Peden, Henry C.Revolutionary Patriots of Washington County, Maryland: 1776-1783: Heritage Books, 1998, pg 280
Clark, Raymond B.Washington County, Maryland, Records, Oaths of Allegiance, 1778, and Balance Books on Estates (distributions) 1778-1801: R. B. Clark, 1989, pg 13
Spouse: (1) Eve XX; (2) Barbara XX Children: John; Philip;
Jacob Petrie died on Thursday, 13 February 1812, after a short illness. He was a respectable citizen and a truly honest man.1 His gravestone states he was 77 years and five months, which suggests his birthday was about 13 September 1735.2
Not much is known about his early life. Jacob married Eva Barbara Salomonsmuller on 3 April 1764 at Saint Matthews Church in Hanover, York, Pennsylvania.3 Jacob enlisted as a private in the Washington County Militia, 7th Class, under Captain James Smith’s Company, 2nd Battalion from 1776/1777.4 Jacob took the Oath of Allegiance before Honorable Henry Schnebley in 17785 and paid the 1783 Washington County, Maryland Supply Tax in Marsh Hundred on land called “Good Luck.”6
While his profession remains a mystery, his son Philip made gunpowder at the mill, half a mile from John Sherer’s mill, five miles from Hagerstown, and two miles below Funkstown.7
Wife Barbara died in 1805. Jacob and his wife were initially buried in Old St. John’s Lutheran Churchyard in Hagerstown. Jacob’s stone was later moved to its final resting place at the Dunkard Church in Beaver Creek.8
There has been some confusion that Jacob had two wives. No records have been found to substantiate this fact. Also, no record has been located to prove that wife Barbara’s last name was Bell. Just because she released her dower’s rights in a land sale to Frederick Bell does not imply her maiden name was Bell/Beall.9
Wills of Washington County, Maryland, lists the following children for Jacob:10
Family Search. Pennsylvania Marriages 1709-1940, Saint Matthews Lutheran Church, Hanover, York, PA, film 823598
Clements, S. Eugene and F. Edward Wright, The Maryland Militia in the Revolutionary War, Maryland. Silver Spring: Family Line Publications, 1987, page 240
Brumbaugh, Gaius Marcus and Hodges, Margaret Roberts, Part 1 of Revolutionary Records of Maryland, Washington DC: Rufus H. Darby Printing Co., 1924, page 19, #107
1783 Washington County, Maryland Supply Tax Marsh Hundred District on “Good Luck”
Maryland Herald, Hagerstown, Maryland 30 May 1810 3D
Morrow, Dale W., Piper, Samuel Webster,. Washington County, Maryland Cemetery Records Vol VII, 1994, page 105.
Washington County, Maryland Deeds 1805 Book R page 449; Washington County, Maryland
Administration Final Account of Frederick Bell, Vol 16 pages 53-54
Washington County, Maryland Will Liber B Folio 234-235
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