Abt 1730 - 1830 (~ 100 years)
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Name |
John Athy |
Born |
Abt 1730 |
Prince George's, Maryland, Kings Colony |
Gender |
Male |
Orphaned |
1734 |
- orphaned ca. 1734; raised by an uncle;
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Militia |
11 Dec 1755 |
Fairfax County, Virginia |
- Appears on list of Militia as having voted for Col. G. W. Fairfax, Fairfax Co., Va., 11 Dec. 1755
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Militia |
Sep 1758 |
Lunenburg County, Virginia |
Pay |
- Served as a private in the Virginia Colonial Militia and received 4 pounds, 8 shillings, pay in Lunenburg Co., Va., Sept. 1758;
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Military Service |
6 Feb 1776-Feb 1778 |
- Enlisted as a Corporal in Captain Philip Richard Frances Lee's 8th Company of Colonel Hugh Mercer's 3rd Virginia Regiment of Foot, Continental Line, when the company was formed in Prince William Co., Va., 6 February 1776; his unit joined Washington's army in August 1776 and participated in the battles of Trenton, Princeton, Brandywine, and Germantown before wintering at Valley Forge; discharged at Valley Forge, Pa., February 1778;
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Occupation |
26 Feb 1781 |
Berkeley County, Virginia, USA |
Hauled wheat for the army |
- Hauled wheat for the army, Berkeley Co., Va., 26 February 1781;
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Moved |
1782 |
Berkeley County, Virginia, USA |
- Moved to Berkeley Co., Va., where he bought 150 acres of land in 1782 which he sold in 1784;
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Tax Records |
1782 |
Prince William County, Virginia, USA |
- Appears on tax list, Prince William Co., Va., 1782;
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Moved |
4 Sep 1797 |
- moved to Hampshire Co. (later to become Morgan Co.), Va., where he purchased a 132 acre farm on the Great Cacapehon River, 4 September 1797;
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Moved |
Abt 1801 |
Washington County, Ohio, United States of America |
- Moved with his son Basil to Washington Co., near Marietta, Ohio, ca. 1801; returned with Basil to live on his farm, Hampshire Co., Va., ca.1803;
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Census |
1810 |
Hampshire County, Virginia, USA |
- Appeared census Hampshire Co., Va., 1810, and Morgan Co., Va., 1820;
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Census |
1820 |
Morgan County, Virginia, United States of America |
- Appeared census Hampshire Co., Va., 1810, and Morgan Co., Va., 1820;
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Occupation |
Opeckon Creek, Berkeley County, Virginia, USA |
Foreman for a plantation |
- Became foreman for a plantation on Opeckon Creek, Berkeley Co., Va., the property of Jeremiah Strode, Sr., father-in-law of his daughter, Elizabeth;
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Residence |
Prince William County, Virginia |
- Said to have lived in Caroline Co., Va., before living near the Occoquan River, Prince William Co., Va.
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Died |
1830 |
Morgan County, Virginia, United States of America |
Notes |
- 19* John. b. ca. 1730; d. 1830.
/19/ JOHN ATHY (3), son of Mary and George Athy, Jr., #4. Born Prince George's Co., Md., ca. 1730; orphaned ca. 1734; raised by an uncle; appears on list of Militia as having voted for Col. G. W. Fairfax, Fairfax Co., Va., 11 Dec. 1755; served as a private in the Virginia Colonial Militia and received 4 pounds, 8 shillings, pay in Lunenburg Co., Va., Sept. 1758; married Sarah FOSTER (b. ca. 1740; d. Morgan Co., Va., ca. 1831), daughter of Thomas and Sarah Cross Foster, probably Prince George's Co., Md., ca. 1765; said to have lived in Caroline Co., Va., before living near the Occoquan River, Prince William Co., Va.; enlisted as a Corporal in Captain Philip Richard Frances Lee's 8th Company of Colonel Hugh Mercer's 3rd Virginia Regiment of Foot, Continental Line, when the company was formed in Prince William Co., Va., 6 February 1776; his unit joined Washington's army in August 1776 and participated in the battles of Trenton, Princeton, Brandywine, and Germantown before wintering at Valley Forge; discharged at Valley Forge, Pa., February 1778; hauled wheat for the army, Berkeley Co., Va., 26 February 1781; appears on tax list, Prince William Co., Va., 1782; moved to Berkeley Co., Va., where he bought 150 acres of land in 1782 which he sold in 1784; became foreman for a plantation on Opeckon Creek, Berkeley Co., Va., the property of Jeremiah Strode, Sr., father-in-law of his daughter, Elizabeth; moved to Hampshire Co. (later to become Morgan Co.), Va., where he purchased a 132 acre farm on the Great Cacapehon River, 4 September 1797; moved with his son Basil to Washington Co., near Marietta, Ohio, ca. 1801; returned with Basil to live on his farm, Hampshire Co., Va., ca.1803; appeared census Hampshire Co., Va., 1810, and Morgan Co., Va., 1820; died Morgan Co., Va., 1830; Sarah appeared census Morgan Co., Va., 1830;
CHILDREN:
70* John, Jr.. b. ca. 1765; d. 1850.
71* Basil, b. ca. 1773; d. 1853;
72* Nancy, b. ca. 1775.
73* Elizabeth, b. 1778.
74 Elijah, b. probably Prince William Co. or erkeley Co., Va., 23 July 1782; no known offspring.
75* Elisha. b. 1782; d. 1856.
76* Thomas, b. ca. 1783; d. ca. 1840-50.
77 Mary (Polly), b. Berkeley Co., Va., ca/ 1783 (Thomas' twin); never married; moved to Kentucky with her brother, Elisha, #75.
78* George, b. ca. 1785.
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Person ID |
I65682 |
Glenn Cook Family |
Last Modified |
12 Dec 2014 |
Father |
George Athy, b. 1700, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA , d. 1734 (Age 34 years) |
Mother |
Mary Bruce, b. 1708, d. Yes, date unknown |
Married |
1728 |
Family ID |
F50995962 |
Group Sheet |
Family |
Sarah Foster, b. Abt 1740, d. Abt 1831, Morgan County, Virginia, United States of America (Age ~ 91 years) |
Married |
Abt 1765 |
Children |
| 1. John Athy, b. Abt 1765, d. Abt 1849, Allegany County, Maryland, USA (Age ~ 84 years) |
| 2. Basil Athy, b. Abt 1773, d. 1853, Richland County, Ohio, USA (Age ~ 80 years) |
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Last Modified |
12 Dec 2014 |
Family ID |
F551619112 |
Group Sheet |
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Sources |
- [S1735] CAPTAIN GEORGE ATHY [OF GALWAY AND MARYLAND] AND HIS DESCENDANTS, THIRD EDITION 1999, LAWRENCE F. ATHY, JR., (LAWRENCE F. ATHY, JR.
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