Person:George Albin (5)

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George Albin
b.15 Feb 1758 Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia
d.29 Jan 1840 Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio, USA
Parents and Siblings
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m. Abt 1738
  1. John AlbinAbt 1739 - 1820
  2. Robert AlbinAbt 1743 - 1814
  3. William Albin, Jr.Abt 1747 - Abt 1796
  4. James AlbinAbt 1757 - 1827
  5. George Albin1758 - 1840
Spouse and Children
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m. Abt 1783
  1. Mary Albin
  2. William Albin
  3. John Albin
  4. Emerson Albin
  5. Elizabeth Albin
  6. Leah Albin
  7. George Albin
  8. Aaron Albin
  9. Abram Albin
  10. Nancy Albin
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Facts and Events
Name[1][2] George Albin
Gender Male
Birth[2][4] 15 Feb 1758 Winchester, Frederick County, Virginia“near Winchester”
Military[2] 28 Feb 1776 VirginiaServed In the Revolutionary War. “Enlisted in the Virginia Continental Line in Feb 1776, in Captain Thomas Berry’s Company, Eighth Virginia Rifle Regiment, commanded by Colonel Peter Muhlenberg. They marched to Fredericksburg, VA and then through North Carolina to Charleston, S.C. where the company was stationed though the summer of 1776. They then marched north.”
Military[2][4] 1 May 1777 Virginia, USA“In 1777, General Washington at Valley Forge made a requisition from the Virginia regiments for some men for his body guard and Albin was chosen. (Washington prefered Virginia men, as he felt he could trust them). George transferred, 1 May 1777, Morristown, N.J., to the Commander-in-Chief’s Guard, commanded Captain Caleb Gibbs.”
Military[2] 11 Sep 1777 Brandywine, Delaware, USA“He was at the battle of Brandywine, Del., 11 Sept, 1777...”
Military[2] 4 Oct 1777 Germantown, Pennsylvania, USA“(He was at) the battle of Germantown, PA, 4 Oct 1777.”
Military[2][4] 28 Feb 1778 Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, USA“He was discharged at Valley Forge, 28 Feb 1778...”
Military[2] 3 Mar 1778 “(He) reinlisted 3 March 1778 in Captain Jeremiah Dunn’s Company of Express Riders, Continental Troops.”
Military[2] 24 Nov 1778 “He was discharged 24 Nov 1778.”
Marriage Abt 1783 to Jane Green
Residence 1798 Island Creek Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, USAwith Jane Green
Military[2][4] 28 Dec 1833 “On 28 Dec 1833 he was granted a pension for his service. There is some indication he suffered from the effects of his duties at Valley Forge. Reference from the Military Records Pennsylvania Archives.”
Death[2][4] 29 Jan 1840 Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio, USA
Religion[2] Methodist
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About George Alban

George Alban was born February 15, 1758, died January 29, 1840 in Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio, married Jane Green. George served in Revolutionary War between 1776 and 1778. He enlisted in the Virginia Continental Line on February 28, 1776. He became one of Gen. George Washington’s personal bodyguards.[4] His enlistment was up while at Valley Forge but he reenlisted for another hitch. The privations experienced during that period left him with some degree of disability for the rest of his life though it did not deter him from rearing a large and successful family. He was Methodist. In about 1798 the family moved to Ohio and settled in Island Creek Township in Jefferson County. Since his name is rather consistently found spelled “Alban” when referring to him and by his descendants, it is spelled that way here. He may have been a twin of brother James. Both enlisted in the Continental army the same year. He was illiterate and others wrote his name for him. Despite the “Alban” spelling, it was pronounced “Albin.”[2]


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Military Service

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. 1, compiled by Patrick G. Wardell, Lt. Col. U.S. Army Ret. :

Alban, George - entered service 1776 in Winchester [Frederick County], Virginia; born 2/14/1758 in Frederick County, Virginia; granted Pension 1832 at Island Township, Jefferson County, Ohio; died 1/27/1840 in Steubenville, Ohio; children mentioned but not named; query letter in file in 1894 from great grandson Charles W. Alban, St. Louis, Missouri; query letter in file in 1923 from descendant A.T. Secrest, Pleasant City, Ohio. R23

References
  1. ↑ Lee R. Drew. Family History.

    http://www.famhist.us/

  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 Judy & Gary Griffin, jerseygriff@gmail.com. Hutchinson - Laird - Griffin - Eggleston and Related Families.

    http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hutch/

  3.   Annette Fisher Albin. The Albin’s of Harrison County, Indiana. (1990, Revised 1992, Revised 1994).
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 VA29379, in The Friends of Valley Forge Park. Valley Forge Legacy: The Muster Roll Project.

    ID Last Name First Name Rank State Regiment
    VA29379 Albin George Private Virginia 8th Virginia

    Private George Albin Rank and File

    State: Virginia Ethnicity: ID: VA29379
    Division: 3rd Regiment: 8th Virginia
    Brigade: Scott's Company: Washington's Guard

    NOTES: Albin was born February 14, 1756 in Virgina. He died on January 27th, 1840 in Ohio. He married Jane Green. Also, he had a pension.

    DEC 1777 Life Guard
    JAN 1778 Life Guard
    FEB 1778 Life Guard
    MAR 1778 Life Guard
    APR 1778 Life Guard
    MAY 1778 Life Guard
    JUN 1778 Life Guard

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