Hi All,
Since one major goal of many of us is our genealogy quest for a
RevWar ancestor patriot, here is a VERY direct method to locate such potential
RevWar ancestors, at least those with a connection to PA (Pennsylvania). To
demo, I will do some searchs to locate such potential Rev War ancestors for some
of 'our' surnames, see below.
When you navigate to the surname you seek, (see further below) you can
view actual PA RevWar card record images for each listed Surname soldier, often
more than one record for each soldier, which also helps to establish proper
identities/ units/ spellings, etc.
PA State Archives:
There is much here, but follow my path to get where we are going - (then come
back to investigate everything else.)
http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/
http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/
http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/archive.asp
http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/archive.asp?view=ArchiveIndexes&am...
http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/archive.asp?view=ArchiveIndexes&am...
Revolutionary War Military Abstract Card File Indexes
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Please select the first letter of the indexes you would like to review (I have
done it for you for the many surnames below).
Barry Wetherington, Lists Host
PS: Insure you enter the full line of each of these Links, ie paste the 2d line
(begins view+...) immediately after the first line. For example, there will be
no space between '. . . asp?' & 'view . . . ,' ie, the right
connection
connects the 2 lines directly, ie . . . . asp?view . . . . [Correct].
Here is another view of the center of the full Link connection:
. . . . . state.pa.us/archive.asp?view=ArchiveItems&ArchiveID= . . . . . (note
no spaces between letters in the center)
OK, Lets do it!
http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/archive.asp?view=ArchiveItems&...
Heer
http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/archive.asp?view=ArchiveItems&...
4 cards for von Heer (Bartholomew) - Light Dragoons
http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/archive.asp?view=ArchiveItems&...
Barlet
http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/archive.asp?view=ArchiveItems&...
Berlet
http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/archive.asp?view=ArchiveItems&...
Amos
http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/archive.asp?view=ArchiveItems&...
Batson
http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/archive.asp?view=ArchiveItems&...
Binks (likely but obscure)
http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/archive.asp?view=ArchiveItems&...
Carothers
http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/archive.asp?view=ArchiveItems&...
Carothers/ Carruthers - many John Carruthers.
http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/archive.asp?view=ArchiveItems&...
Clever but no Cleverlys
http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/archive.asp?view=ArchiveItems&...
Dare
http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/archive.asp?view=ArchiveItems&...
Denzer - NONE
http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/archive.asp?view=ArchiveItems&...
Dockstader - NONE
http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/archive.asp?view=ArchiveItems&...
Easterly & Easterline but NO Easterling
http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/archive.asp?view=ArchiveItems&...
Fitch but no Fitchet
http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/archive.asp?view=ArchiveItems&...
Machemer but no Machmer or Machamer
http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/archive.asp?view=ArchiveItems&...
&
http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/archive.asp?view=ArchiveItems&...
Machomer?
http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/archive.asp?view=ArchiveItems&...
Thiesal but no Thies/s or Theis/s
http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/archive.asp?view=ArchiveItems&...
Jacob Tups 30 May 1782 & John Tups 10 Apr 1781 (Drummer) both from Lancaster &
both assigned Capt Dan Bradley's 7th Company. Actually, this was our first find
of this info, for a quite few populated surname, which we spell 'Tupps"
http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/archive.asp?view=ArchiveItems&...
Edwd Witherington/ Weatherington 28 Apr 1785; James Wton Berks Co 15 May 1781
http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/archive.asp?view=ArchiveItems&...
Withington, Eve
James Withington Berks Co, May 1780 6th Co Capt Geo Ax;
Peter Withington 7 Feb 1777, 12th PA Rgt, Col Wm Cook
http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/archive.asp?view=ArchiveItems&...
Withrington JA(mes?) Apr 1783 Berks
http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/archive.asp?view=ArchiveItems&...
Weatherenton James 14 Apr 1786 Westmoreland
http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/archive.asp?view=ArchiveItems&...
Weatherington, John 4 Nov 1784 Washington Co
Weatherington Wm 30 Sep 1784 Westmoreland Co
Weathington Wm 12 Jan 1786 Northampton Co
http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/archive.asp?view=ArchiveItems&...
Witington, James 15 May 1781 Berks Co, Capt Ax
http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/archive.asp?view=ArchiveItems&...
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http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/archive.asp?view=ArchiveItems&...
Worthington (Many Wms)
http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/archive.asp?view=ArchiveItems&...
http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/archive.asp?view=ArchiveItems&...
Wetherington Jacob 1 Dec 1785
Wetherington John/ Jonn 10 Nov 1776 Marine
http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/archive.asp?view=ArchiveItems&...
Werth Henry 6 Jun 1786 Bedford Co
Werth Nicholas 13 June 1782 Northampton Co
Werth Yost 15 Nov 1780 Northampton Co
Barry Wetherington