Person:Abraham Vandal (1)

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Abraham Vandal
b.27 Sep 1758 Dutchess County, New York
d.12 Nov 1848 Ansted, Fayette County, Virginia
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Susanna Wendell1751 -
  2. Gerrit Wendell1753 - 1810
  3. Abraham Vandal1758 - 1848
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Abraham Vandal1758 - 1848
  • W.  Mary Dillon1763 - 1840
m. 1780
  1. James Vandale1781 - 1867
  2. Charity Vandale1784 - 1860
  3. John Dillon Vandale1790 - 1853
  4. Joel Worth Vandale1791 - 1863
  5. Edward Dillon Vandal1794 - 1866
  6. Jamima Vandale1795 - 1833
  7. Hannah VandallAbt 1797 - Aft 1860
  8. Mary "Polly" Vandale1799 - 1853
  9. Elizabeth Betsy Vandale1800 - 1873
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Facts and Events
Name Abraham Vandal
Alt Name Abraham Wendell
Gender Male
Birth[1] 27 Sep 1758 Dutchess County, New York[18 October 1758 is incorrect according to Find-A-Grave]
Marriage 1780 Rockbridge County, Virginiato Mary Dillon
Death[1] 12 Nov 1848 Ansted, Fayette County, Virginia
Burial[4] 1848 Westlake Cemetery, Ansted, Fayette, West Virginia, United States
American Revolutionary War Veteran
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Revolutionary War Pension Information

Information from “Virginia/West Virginia Genealogical Data from Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Records”, Vol. 6, compiled by Patrick G. Wardell, Lt. Col. U.S. Army Ret. :

Vandall, Abraham - born 10/18/1758 in Dutchess County, New York; entered service 1776 in Orange County, Virginia, in New York regiment; moved in 1783 from New York to Rockbridge County, Virginia, thence to Greenbrier County, Virginia for 12-14 years, thence to Fayette County, Virginia, there granted Pension in 1833 when resided there for 21 years; William Morris & James Skaggs made affidavit there then per County Court Clerk Hiram Hill; John Sammons made affidavit then in Greenbrier County, Virginia, abt. age 74 that he served in same New York regiment with soldier in Revolutionary War, per County Justice of the Peace William Spotts; query letter in file in 1921 from descendant Miss Garnet Wiseman of Elizabeth, West Virginia. F-S9496, R2441.

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 .

    http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Vandal-9

  2.   Family Search: Tracing Immigrant Origins.

    Abraham Vandal (1758-1848) who married Mary Dillon (1763-1840) at Rockbridge, Virginia in 1780. They made their home at Vandal's Mountain, which was later known as Fork Mountain, in Fayette County, West Virginia. In 1818, Abraham founded the town of Vandalia, West Virginia. In 1837, the town was renamed Fayetteville. Abraham and Mary are buried at the Vandal - Westlake Cemetery in Anstead, Fayette County.

  3.   Chamber of Commerce (Fayette County, West Virginia). History of Fayette County West Virginia, 1993. (Oak Hill, West Virginia: Fayette County Chamber of Commerce, 1993?] (Marceline, M : Heritage House Pub.)).

    From History of Fayette County published in 1993.

    Abraham and Mary (Dillon) Vandal moved from Vandal's Mountain, now called Fork Mountian, to a farm on the present site of Fayetteville in 1812. It was then in Giles County, VA and on the State Road between Virginia and Kentucky. The couple operated an "ordinary" inn at their farmhouse to provide food and lodging for travelers. The place was known as Vandalia until 1837, when the name Fayetteville was adopted.

    Abraham was born in 1758 in Dutchess County, NY, and Mary was born in 1763 in Augusta County, VA. They married in 1780 in Rockbridge County, VA while Abraham was still serving with the New York State Militia, guarding wagon trains in the Shenandoah Valley.

    Mary died at New Haven (now Ansted) in 1840, and Abraham died there in 1848. Both lived out the last years of their lives at the farmhouse of their daughter, Mary, wife of James Bracee Westlake. Their graves, in the Vandal-Westlake Cemetery at Ansted, bearmemorial markers provided by the Daughters of the American Revolution.

  4. ↑ Find A Grave.

    Abraham Vandal
    Birth: Sep. 27, 1758
    Death: Nov. 12, 1848

    Listed as a patriot with the DAR. The birth date on the tombstone and in his pension record is not correct.

    Family links:
    Spouse:
    Mary Dillon Vandal (1763 - 1840)*

    Children:
    Charity Vandal McClung (1784 - 1860)*
    Edward D Vandal (1794 - 1866)*

    http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=9504472

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    Abraham Vandal, Founder of Fayetteville
    excerpts from History of Fayette County published in 1993

    Abraham Vandall was born the 18th day of October, 1758 Dutchess County, New York, and married Mary Dillon (1763-1840). He was a Revolutioary War soldier serving in New York and was in the battles for Long Island and White Plains with George Washington.

    Abraham moved with his family to Rockbridge County, Virginia in 1873, later moving to Greenbrier County and after 12-14 years moved to the present town of Fayetteville. In the year 1818 the community was first called Vandalia.

    The first county court met in Abraham Vandall's home but $1500.00 was levied in 1838 for the purpose of erecting a courthouse near a dead chestnut tree in Vandall's rye field. The present courthouse is the fourth to stand on the site.

    Abraham and Mary had the following children: Charity, married Charles McClung; James, married Sarah Boggs; John, married Nancy Boggs; Joel Worth, married Charity Davis; Jamima, married Thomas Davis; Mary, married James Westlake; Elizabeth, married Samuel Masterson; and Edward, married Mary Davis.
    Joel Worth's son, Joseph Vandall, was born on the 20th day of January, 1824, and died between 1900 and 1910, married Elizabeth Fox, daughter of William Fox.

    http://home.earthlink.net/~chield/vandalhistoryupdates.htm

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