Person:Samuel Wiley (4)

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Samuel Wiley
b.16 Mar 1757 Cecil Co., Md.
d.Sep 1833 Miami Co., Ohio
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m. Est 1778
  1. William Wiley1779 - 1869
  2. Samuel Wiley, Jr.1783 - 1838
  3. John Wiley1788 - 1861
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Name[1] Samuel Wiley
Gender Male
Birth[2][3] 16 Mar 1757 Cecil Co., Md.
Other[9][10] 1772 Moved with his father to Cumberland Co., Pa.Fact 1 (2)
Other[11][12] 25 Dec 1776 Volunteered for service of USFact 2 (2)
Marriage Est 1778 to Margaret Henderson
Other[13][14] 1812 Moved to Miami County, OhioFact 5 (2)
Death[4][5] Sep 1833 Miami Co., Ohio
Other[6] His father came from North Ireland.Fact 3 (2)
Other[7][8] Of Scotch ancestry.Fact 4 (2)

[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 2, Ed. 1, Tree #6075, Date of Import: May 3, 2006]

National Archives Rev. File #S3556 - State of Ohio, Miami County, second day of May, 1833 SAMUEL WILEY of county of Miami, State of Ohio, aged seventy six years. He entered the service of the US and served as herein stated: He was born on the 16th March 1757 in Cecil County State of Maryland (record in Bible formerly owned by his father and now in his possession). He emigrated with his father to Cumberland County, PA in 1772. He entered the service of US as volunteer on 25 Dec 1776, and served three months in New Jersey, in Captain Gibson's company, Col Johnston's Reg. General Putnam, several skirmishes in NJ, but no general engagement, one of which was with a detachment of the British Army in Somerset County, NJ. General Putnam's camp at Princeton and General Washington's headquarters at Morristown during the time served in New Jersey. He was discharged in Mar 1777, but no written evidence of the fact in his possession. He was drafted in the PA militia in April 1778 served a tour of two months as private in Captain Mintears Company and joined General Potter's brigade at the Valley Forge, Chester County PA under the command of General Washington and that he remained there until discharged - no written evidence. Served two months under Capt McClelland in Col Purdy's Reg in the fall of 1781 (he thinks) against the Indians in Bedford Co. PA. Frequently volunteered, subsequently to above, as a frontier scout against the Indians, under various leaders, and suffered many privations at the time. The three tours aforesaid he served the full term of seven months. No documentary evidence. When first entered service he resided in Cumberland County in PA - continued to reside in said County until Spring of 1812 when he removed to County of Miami where he has ever since resided. ---Test. to by James Harrison, Clergy in the Presby. Ch. Co. of Miami -- John Campbell and Thomas W. Furnace. John G. Telford, Clerk. Pension Allowed.

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  1. ↑ Brøderbund Software, Inc. World Family Tree Vol. 2, Ed. 1. (Release date: November 29, 1995)
    Tree #6075.

    Date of Import: May 3, 2006

  2. ↑ .

    National Archives Rev. File #S3556

  3. ↑ Brøderbund Software, Inc. World Family Tree Vol. 2, Ed. 1. (Release date: November 29, 1995)
    Tree #6075.

    Date of Import: May 3, 2006

  4. ↑ .

    DAR Patriot Index, 1994

  5. ↑ Brøderbund Software, Inc. World Family Tree Vol. 2, Ed. 1. (Release date: November 29, 1995)
    Tree #6075.

    Date of Import: May 3, 2006

  6. ↑ Brøderbund Software, Inc. World Family Tree Vol. 2, Ed. 1. (Release date: November 29, 1995)
    Tree #6075.

    Date of Import: May 3, 2006

  7. ↑ .

    The Compendium of American Genealogy

  8. ↑ Brøderbund Software, Inc. World Family Tree Vol. 2, Ed. 1. (Release date: November 29, 1995)
    Tree #6075.

    Date of Import: May 3, 2006

  9. ↑ .

    National Archives Rev. File #S3556

  10. ↑ Brøderbund Software, Inc. World Family Tree Vol. 2, Ed. 1. (Release date: November 29, 1995)
    Tree #6075.

    Date of Import: May 3, 2006

  11. ↑ .

    The Compendium of American Genealogy

  12. ↑ Brøderbund Software, Inc. World Family Tree Vol. 2, Ed. 1. (Release date: November 29, 1995)
    Tree #6075.

    Date of Import: May 3, 2006

  13. ↑ .

    The Compendium of American Genealogy

  14. ↑ Brøderbund Software, Inc. World Family Tree Vol. 2, Ed. 1. (Release date: November 29, 1995)
    Tree #6075.

    Date of Import: May 3, 2006

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