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Record for Johannes Bruckhoffer; includes: Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s about Johannes Bruckhoffer Name: Johannes Bruckhoffer Year: 1749 Place: America Source Publication Code: 1030.40 Primary Immigrant: Bruckhoffer, Johannes Annotation: Date and port of arrival. Extracted from the Gimbsheim Reformed Kirchenbuch (church book) and various European and American records. Indexers assumed spouse and children mentioned prior to emigration accompanied emigrant to the New World. Name of ship and reference to original record may also be provided. Other genealogical data is also provided. Source Bibliography: BURGERT, ANNETTE K. Brethren from Gimbsheim in the Palatinate to Ephrata and Bermudian in Pennsylvania. Myerstown, PA: AKB Publications, 1994. 37p. Page: 10
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Record for John Brookover
Revolutionary War Pension #5-5300(condensed)
1780-1782 , Maryland,Virginia,and New England
In his application for pension in the service in the American Revolution dated 4th day of October, 1832 in Wood County,Virginia, John Brookover, states on or about the year 1780 he being about 18 was an apprentice to a blacksmith by the name of Jacob Dunkle. He hired himself out as a substitute and served in the Maryland Militia about 7 months. He marched from Three Springs in Maryland and went direct to Little York, Virginia and was at the seige of York and after the surrender of Cornwallis he assisted in guarding prisoners to Fredericktown in Maryland and was discharged. The day after he enlisted in the regular service of the U.S. under Capt. Frances Smith. He marched to Williamsburg,Virginia and was under the command of Col. Alcot, driving the ammunition wagons from Williamsburg to Philadelphia,Trenton,NJ, Mileston to the North River at the Red Bank Fort, saw General Washington's army and went to a place called Crum Pond where he laid about a month during which time General Washington visited and reviewed our troops. He marched to New England but was taken sick and discharged by Col. Alco "The Col. advised me to enter the hospital but I refused."
John states he was born near Bladensburg, Maryland at a place called the The Woodyard. Some years after that I was married and settled near Winchester, Virginia. I moved to Muddy Creek near Uniontown, Pennsylvania and then to Wood County, Virginia where I have resided about 20 years. John also stated that he handed his discharge to his father for safe keeping when he returned home. He said his Father resided on the Carroll Manor in Maryland at that time, but moved to Ohio where he died. John states" I was in regular service for about eleven months and was paid but received no pay for service in the Militia either from the principal or the government".
brookemitchell13 added this on 28 Jan 2011
kathiesix39originally submitted this to Burch/Stevens and Six/Brookover on 5 Sep 2010 Application of John Brookover for pension in the American Revolution. (condensed)
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Revolutionary War pension application by John BROOKOVER
Revolutionary War Pension #5-5300(condensed) 1780-1782 , Maryland,Virginia,and New England In his application for pension in the service in the American Revolution dated 4th day of October, 1832 in Wood County,Virginia, John Brookover, states on or about the year 1780 he being about 18 was an apprentice to a blacksmith by the name of Jacob… |
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1682 - 1727 (45 years)
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