Captain Johann Daniel Will Patriot

American Revolution marker placed at the grave of my 5th great granduncle on my paternal side. (Wills,Dellinger, Flowers, Dean) Johann Daniel Will was born on 12 January 1747 in Berks County Pennsylvania. He is the son of Gerhard Will and Mary Barbara Drach.

Ensign Johann Daniel Will served in the 7th Company, 3rd Battalion Berks County Militia..He was commissioned Captain of the 4th Company, 3rd Battalion Berks County Militia on March 10, 1790.

The Daughters of the American Revolution list him as Ancestor #:A127086. Johann served throughout the Revolutionary War.

Captain Johann Daniel Will passed away on 17 September 1820 and is buried at Union Cemetery in New Centerville, Somerset County, Pennsylvania.

John Henry Hargett, Jr, Hampton's Regiment of Light Dragoons

This morning's American Revolutionary war post is about my 7th Great Grandfather on my mother's side (Hargett,Keziah,Hartis,Helms, Parton)

John Henry Hargett, Jr, was born in 1752. He served as a private during the Revolutionary War in Captain Jacob Barnett's Company, Hampton's Regiment of Light Dragoons, South Carolina Brigade which was Commanded by General Sumter.

The Daughters of the American Revolution list him as Ancestor #: A050607. He is recognized for the private and civil service that he rendered in the War for America's Independence.

John Henry Hargett, Jr, is the son of John Henry Hargett, Sr and Anna Nanna Craig. Private Hargett married Ann Charity Broom after the death of his first wife, my family is descended from this second marriage.

John Henry Hargett, Jr died in 1827 and is buried at the Philadelphia Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Mint Hill, Mecklenburg County North Carolina

Gerhard Will, Patriot

Lincoln County was Formed from Tryon County in 1779. It was named for Benjamin Lincoln, a general in the American Revolutionary War.

Johann Gerhardt Wiltz (Wills) was born on 23 Mar 1720 in Lautenbach, Saar, Germany. Gerhart landed on 2 Nov 1744 in Philadelphia, he was a passenger on the ship named Friendship.. Johann initially settled in Berks County, PA. and later moved to Lincoln (Tryon) County, NC in late 1760's.

Johann Gerhardt Wiltz (Wills) is listed by the Daughters of the American Revolution as Ancestor #: A202629. Johann rendered Patriotic service by furnishing supplies in America's war for independence.

Johann Gerhardt Wiltz is my 6th Great Grandfather on my paternal side. (Wills,Dellinger, Flowers, Dean)

Nathaniel Camp NC Militia

Burial place of Loyalist commander Major Patrick Ferguson at Kings Mountain Battleground state park.

This mornings American Revolutionary war post is from my paternal side; Camp, Hambright, Dellinger, Plemmons, and Dean.

My 7th great granduncle is Nathaniel Camp who rendered Patriotic service in the Rutherford County Regiment of NC militia. Nathaniel was born in 1745 in Virginia. He is the son of Thomas CAMP III and Winifred Starling and the husband of Winifred Tarpley.

Nathaniel Camp provide material aid to the Patriot cause and fought at the Battle of King's Mountain on 7 October 1780. It is a family tradition that Nathaniel is one of the men who killed the British Major Ferguson. Nathaniel's son is said to had been in possession of Ferguson's whistle which later became part of the collection of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

The Daughters of the American Revolution list Nathaniel Camp as Ancestor #: A018511.

George Laney Salisbury District Militia, American Revolution

This morning's Revolutionary War post is about George Laney, he is my 7th great grandfather on my mother's side (Laney,Helms, Parton, Goude).

George was born during the year 1748 in Frederick County Virginia, his parents are Titus and Hannah Laney. George married Mary Flynn Welch on 28 February 1769 in Salisbury NC.

The daughters of the American Revolution list him as Ancestor #: A068845. George served in the Salisbury District Militia and furnished supplies to the Patriot cause during the war.

George Laney passed away in circa 1813 and is buried at the Laney Family Cemetery in Union County North Carolina.

Captain Joseph Swearingen

Tonight's Revolutionary War post is a relative from my father's side, Swearingen,Teague, Snelson, Plemmons, Dean.

Maryland Society, Sons of the American Revolution Color Guard musket salute at the Capt Joseph Swearingen Gravesite Dedication.http://www.marylandsar.org/node/2641

My 1st cousin 9x removed Joseph Swearingen was born 7-10-1754 in Frederick County Virginia. His pension application states "Joseph Swearingen entered into the service of the United States in the year 1775, as aforesaid in the Company commanded by Captain Hugh Stephenson, for one year, which Term he served. After which in the latter end of the year 1776, he was appointed a Lieutenant in the 12th Virginia Regiment, and continued in service (having been promoted to the Rank of Captain) until the final Discharge of the Army on the 15th day of November 1783." He was taken prisoner at Charleston SC on 12 May 1780 and remained a prisoner till the end of the Revolutionary War.

Captain Swearingen is the son of Thomas and Sarah Swearingen. He married Hannah Rutherford in 1783. Captain Joseph Swearingen passed away on 9 August 1821 and is buried at Elmwood Cemetery in Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, West Virginia.

His is listed by the DAR as Ancestor #: A111706

Private William Calvin Pyron, Revolution Veteran.

This mornings American Revolutionary War post is from my mother's side. (Pryon, Helms, Parton, Goude). The photo shows the final resting place of my 6th Great Grandfather, Private William Calvin Pyron. He is buried at Bentons Cross Roads Baptist Church Cemetery in Union County, North Carolina. William C. Pyron was born in either Hanover County or Henrico County Virginia during the year of 1757. He is the son of James Pyron and Mary Powell.

During the Spring of 1778, William C. Pyron first entered the service in Caswell County NC and was under the command of Captain Robert Moore and Colonel Archibald Lytle. During this initial enlistment, they marched into the State of Virginia and returned back home after two or three weeks, he was then furloughed for a short period of time.

Later in the year of 1778, after his furlough had expired, Private Pyron was marched into the State of South Carolina, where they joined the Main Army under General Lincoln at Purrysburg. This period of service as a Continental Soldier lasted approximately 9 months. After his service in SC, Private Pyron aided the Patriot cause as a wagon maker for the US Army at the shop of John Woods near Hillsboro.

Private William Calvin Pyron Passed away on 27 January 1850 in Mecklenburg County NC. His name appears on the bronze plaque attached to the DAR monument in front of the old Union county courthouse in Monroe, NC.