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Moses McKenzie, Jr.
d.24 Mar 1824
Facts and Events
Moses inherited 96 acres of McKenzie's Discovery from his father John II in 1758. He was murdered near Cumberland by a robber on returning homewith the proceeds from having sold a farm.
References
- ↑ Moses started as a drummer boy in Revolutionary War at age 18. Heenlisted at Frederick Town and was discharged at Annapolis. He served inthe Battle of White Plains 1776, the battle of Monmouth, and the siege ofYorktown. he was a member of the Maryland Line.
From research conducted by Michael A. McKenzie in the Maryland Section ofthe Genealogical Section of the Atlanta Public Library on February 19,1997, the following information was obtained:
According to the Muster Rolls of Maryland Troops in the AmericanRevolution (Baltimore Maryland Historical Society 1900), Moses served asa drummer in Lt. Col. Ludwig Weltner's German Battalion. He received aFederal Land Warrant on April 8, 1793 for 100 acres of land (that beingFederal Warrant Number 11, 514) for his service in the RevolutionaryWar. Source: Revolutionary Records, Harry Wright Newman, GenealogicalPublishing Company (1993)
According to the Muster Rolls of Maryland Troops in the AmericanRevolution (Baltimore Maryland Historical Society 1900), he was a newrecruit on September 5, 1778 at White Plains. Another record shows the"date he was passed" that being April 28, 1778. All of the records alsoreflect that his brother, Joshua McKenzie was also in the same battalionand also served as a drummer boy. The same Muster Rolls also show thatMoses was paid for his service for the months of July, August, Septemberand October, 1779. The records further reflect that Moses and Joshuaalso served in Lt. Col. Weltner's battalion from 1 August 1780 until 15November 1783. During that period of time the records reflect that theyserved as Privates.
From the notes of Philip Dietz, Jr. comes the following:
Moses also served in the "War with England - 1814", as a drummer inCapt. Blair's Company with Thomas Clinton, a fifer. Moses and Thomas hadalso served in the Revolutionary War. They lived in the Cumberland area,and on all public demonstrations were accustomed to come out on thestreet and play the fife and drum.
From research conducted by Michael A. McKenzie in the MarylandSection of the Genealogical Section of the Atlanta Public Library onFebruary 19, 1997, the following information was obtained:
Contained in Maryland Records, Colonial, Revolutionary, County andChurch from Original Sources by Gaius Marcus Brumbaugh, M.S., M.D.,Volume II, Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 1985, thefollowing appears:
"McKinsey (sic), Moses. Passed Dec. session, 1815--No.23. Treas.Western Shore pay to Moses McKinsey, of Allegany County, -a sum of money,annually during life, quarterly, equal to half pay of a drummer in therev. war."
"McKinsey, Moses. Passed Mch. 9, 1827--No. 44. Treas. pay to SarahMcKinsey, of Allegany County, during life, half yearly, half pay of aprivate, for her husband, Moses McKinsey's services during the Rev. War."
Children of Moses McKenzie and Sarah McKenzie are:
i. Janes McKenzie.
ii. Racheal McKenzie.
iii. Joshua McKenzie, born Abt 1783 in Maryland; died Abt 1870 inAllegany Co.; married Elizabeth Winters May 17, 1814.
iv. Moses McKenzie III, born Abt 1790.
v. Jesse McKenzie, born 1792 in Allegany Co.; died 1863; marriedCatherine Winters.
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