Lineage Book, Volume 45

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Includes inclusive "Errata for the Linage book."
 

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Page 87 - He was himself a delegate to the Continental Congress and was a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Page 187 - He was a member of the convention that framed the constitution of the United States; and in 1789, was elevated to the bench of the Supreme Court of the Republic, as associate justice.
Page 331 - Ellery, a member of the Continental Congress and a Signer of the Declaration of Independence. He was prepared for college at Siglar's Institute, Newburgh, NY, and entered in the Science Course.
Page 214 - Hall, June 18, 1776. He was in command of a battalion of Associators at the battle of Long Island, where he was taken prisoner, and confined until April 16, 1777, when he was admitted to a parole, but not exchanged until the 10th of September, 1779. He was appointed commissary of purchases April 3, 1780, and served in the General Assembly almost continuously from 1783 to 1790. He was a delegate to the Pennsylvania Convention to ratify the...
Page 108 - Eoss entered the Confederate army as a private and rose to the rank of brigadier general. He held a number of public offices in Texas and was twice elected governor of the state by large majorities.
Page 122 - Cornwallis, promoted lieutenant, 1780, and served to the close of the war. He was a member of the Cincinnati of Massachusetts.
Page 83 - Yale commanded a company and served to the close of the war. He was a member of the Cincinnati of Connecticut.
Page 3 - NJ records seem to show that he continued with the 1st regiment till the close of the War. He was an original member of the Cincinnati and attended its meetings in 1785, 6, 7, 9 and 98.
Page 317 - He served as Justice of the Peace and was a member of the Board of Education. On 26 June 1909, he and Mary Ann celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with an "open House" at their home in Wakeman, followed by a dinner at the town hall.
Page 129 - Pendleton (1719-99) was too old for active duty but in 1775 was appointed by a convention of delegates at Richmond to sign a part of the large issue of Treasury notes to meet the war expenses.

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