Person:George Dobson (7)

George Dobson was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia

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American Revolutionary War Veteran

Revolutionary War Pension Information

Information from “Virginia/West Virginia Genealogical Data from Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Records”, Vol. 2, compiled by Patrick G. Wardell, Lt. Col. U.S. Army Ret. :

Dobson, George - entered service 1777 in Staunton, Augusta County, Virginia; entered service 1781 in Bedford County, Pennsylvania where resided; applied for Pension age 77 in Slippery Rock, Butler County, Pennsylvania, 1839; Pension Application Rejected, service less than 6 months. F-R2983, R824.

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).

   http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/6244768/person/6105745150

2.   United States. 1820 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M33).

   1820 United States Federal Census
   Name: George Dobson
   Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Slippery Rock, Butler, Pennsylvania
   Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
   Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 1
   Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 1
   Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1
   Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: 2
   Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1
   Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over: 1
   Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 2
   Free White Persons - Under 16: 3
   Free White Persons - Over 25: 2
   Total Free White Persons: 7
   Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 7
   [Ancestry.com]

3.   United States. 1830 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M19).

   1830 United States Federal Census
   Name: George Dobson [Geoge Dobson]
   Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Slippery Rock, Butler, Pennsylvania
   Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 1
   Free White Persons - Males - 60 thru 69: 1
   Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: 1
   Free White Persons - Under 20: 1
   Total Free White Persons: 3
   Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 3
   [Ancestry.com]

4.   Pennsylvania, Land Warrants, 1733-1987.

   Pennsylvania, Land Warrants, 1733-1987
   Name: George Dobson
   Acreage: 400
   Warrant Date: 15 Apr 1794
   Warrant Location: Northumberland
   Note: possibly this George Dobson, needs additional research

5.   Rootsweb Message Boards.

   George DOBSON (b: Abt Apr1762, possibly VA; died ?Bfr 1840, ?Slippery Rock, Butler county, PA) married person and date unknown.
   
   George joined the Continental Army in Staunton, Augusta county, VA, under Capt YATES, in Oct1777; mustered out in 1778; reenlisted Apr 1781, in Bedford county, PA, in the PA Rangers under Col. DAVIS; mustered out Sep1781; shows up on 1803 Tax List for Butler county, PA.
   
   http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/DOBSON/1999-08/0933852656

6.   History of Butler County, Pennsylvania: with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers. (Butler, Pennsylvania: Butler County Historical Society [Pa.], 1982 (Salem, W. V. : Printed by Walsworth Publishing))
   Chapter XVII, pg. 217.

   George DOBSON, who was seventy-seven years of age, and a resident of Slippery Rock township in 1839, entered the Continental army at Staunton, Virginia, under Captain YATES, in October 1777, serving until the close of November following. In April 1781, he joined the Bedford County (Pennsylvania) Rangers, under Colonel DAVIS, serving in Capt. David James WALKER's company until September, 1781. The command was employed against the Indians.