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Facts and Events
John McFadden 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. 3, compiled by Patrick G. Wardell, Lt. Col. U.S. Army Ret. :
McFadden, John, entered service 1776 in Hagerstown, Maryland in 6th Maryland Regiment, when resided near there; morn 9/15/1760 abt. 9 miles from Hagerstown; moved in 1784 to Augusta County, Virginia, where granted Pension in 1832, when resided near Staunton; brother James made affidavit there abt. age 66. F-7193, R1680.
Declaration from John McFadden in Augusta County, VA
From Chalkley's Augusta County, VA Records:
REVOLUTIONARY DECLARATIONS--AUGUSTA COUNTY, VA.
- John McFadden's Declaration, 28th August, 1832: Was born within nine miles of Hagerstown, Maryland, September 15th, 1760; the record was in the family Bible which was taken by some of the family to Kentucky. He moved to Augusta County in 1784; has lived sixteen miles southwest of Staunton ever since. He entered the service in 1776, in Maryland, eight miles from Hagerstown, under Capt. Utt; he was drafted for two months and served that time; his Colonel was Col. Sloy, of Lancaster, Penna.; was engaged in a skirmish at White Marsh Hill, seven or eight miles from Philadelphia; rendevouzed at Hagerstown; marched through Frederick Town, Lancaster, Pa., and on to White Marsh Hill, whence he returned home. In June, 1778, he went as substitute under Capt. Williams, a regular officer; his Colonel was also Williams; he served nine months; his Captain pushed them hard to be at Monmouth, but owing to the excessive heat they could not reach it. On the day after the battle he assisted in unloading fifteen wagon loads of the wounded; marched from Hagerstown, through Fredericktown, Lancaster, to Princeton, and from that place to the White Plains, crossing the Delaware and North River, where the headquarters were fixed for the summer; thence to Fishkill, where they quartered during the winter, and he was discharged; he was in the Sixth Maryland Regiment. On his third tour he was substitute for Jacob Wademan; rendevouzed at Hagerstown in the fall of 1780, under Capt. Adam Utt and Lieut. Hawkes; marched to Fort Frederick, in Maryland, to guard the prisoners taken at the capture of Burgoyne and was there discharged; Col. Rawlins had command of Fort Frederick at the time; Capt. Reid was an officer stationed there.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).
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