Several of us avid "DAR/SAR/CAR types" here in town taped " the
Crossing" and
will show it while we work on our art for our contests in CAR
and while we
make our Valentines for the patients at the local VA hospital at
our Feb 13 meeting. We also have a copy of Disney's "Swamp Fox"
the story of Francis Marion the Revolutionary War General from the
Carolinas which we enjoy.
-----Original Message-----
From: Dwight Stewart <dcstewart(a)mindspring.com
To:
CALVERT-L(a)rootsweb.com <CALVERT-L(a)rootsweb.com
Date:
Monday, January 31, 2000 8:03 AM
Subject: Re: [CALVERT-L] Calverts: Martin, Elijah, and Reuben?
George, as you often do, you post helpful information for all of us.
Thanks
again for your contributions to this list.
A question about your message below: O'Gorman states the year of his
death as 1778. Did you mean to type 1778 or are you correcting O'Gorman at
that point? When was the encampment at Valley Forge? O'Gorman says Reuben
may have died there.
... Dwight Stewart
-----Original Message-----
From: cybercat(a)peoplepc.com <cybercat(a)peoplepc.com
To:
CALVERT-L(a)rootsweb.com <CALVERT-L(a)rootsweb.com
Date:
Sunday, January 30, 2000 10:39 PM
Subject: [CALVERT-L] Calverts: Martin, Elijah, and Reuben?
Carolyn,
Welcome to the family. Vicki Kay Spencer and I descend
from Thomas, the eldest son of Reuben and Sarah
Calvert. The information you show is generally accepted
as being correct, however there are all kinds of
uncertainties about Reuben Calvert, his parents and his
children. Its a great line of the family for someone who
likes being a detective. The connection to the Kirklands is
also unique aspect of this line.
There has been a documentary on the A&E channel
called "The Crossing". This is about Washington crossing
the Delaware and the American victory at Trenton. You
may want to watch the next time it is on.
Sergeant Reuben Calvert was a continental soldier with
the 3rd Virginia Regiment under the command of Colonel
Hugh Mercer (who was one of Washington's closest
friends). They fought at Harlem Heights, Trenton and
Princeton. Mercer was stabbed to death in a bayonet
charge by the British on Jan. 6th, 1777. Reuben Calvert
was marked as "Dead" on the company payroll from Jan.
1st to March 1st, 1777 with the time of service shown as
15 days. This has lead us to believe he died on Jan. 15th,
1777. The cause of his death is unknown, however he
was clearly one of the soldiers who remained with
Washington after their enlistments had expired.
There are many pages of information about Reuben's line
of the family. I have Martin shown as a son of Elijah, but nothing
on Martin's descendants. Looks like you have done some
original research. I will gladly send whatever you desire,
i.e something brief or the full text.
George Calvert
cybercat(a)ntr.net
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