Samuel Jay Alley Sr. (1761 - 1847)

Born 25 Jun 1761 in Henrico, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Osborne) Alley — married 1786 in Virginia

Descendants

Died 12 Aug 1847 at age 86 in Lake, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Private Samuel Alley Sr. served with Washington County Militia, Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.

Samuel Alley Sr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A001924.

Samuel was born in 1761. He died in 1847 at the age of 86.

Samuel served in the American Revolution with Capt. McLanahan and Snody Virginia Troops.^[1]

Parents: James Lane Alley 1728 - 1799 and Azby (Christian) Alley 1730 - 1798.

Spouse: Mary Catherine (Osborne) Alley 1768 - 1856. Findagrave #12956454

Sources

1. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 29 Oct 2021), "Record of Samuel Alley", Ancestor # A001924.

• Samuel is buried at the Nauvoo Cemetery in Milford, Decatur County, Indiana, USA. His page lists and has links to his parents, siblings, spouse, 11 children. There is a picture of his headstone. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12956453/samuelAlley

• Samuel: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LCRD-92D Lists his parents, 11 siblings, spouse, 12 children, 30 sources/notes.

• https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/6735994/family

• Alley Ancestors. By Gene Alley. "He was a Revolutionary Soldier. He was born in Henrico County, Virginia, and married in Washington County, Virginia. In Indiana, they lived in Decatur, Shelby and Franklin Counties. Samuel first enlisted when he was 16 in 1777 and served for four months. He enlisted again in 1779 and served for one month. His final hitch was in 1782, when he served for five months."

• Early Osbornes & Alleys-Sutton. By Emory Hamilton, 2nd printing, 1978: https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/577423/?offset=&return=1#page=1&viewer=picture&o=&n=0&q=

• O'Byrne, Mrs. Roscoe C. Roster of Soldiers & Patriots of the American Revolution Buried in Indiana. Brookeville, Indiana: Indiana Daughters of the American Revolution 1938: https://bloomfield.lib.in.us/uploads/4/9/0/2/49026837/roster.pdf

• Family Info: https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/99116718?p=42615924&returnLabel=Samuel%20Jay%20Alley%20Sr%20(LCRD-92D)&returnUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.familysearch.org%2Ftree%2Fperson%2Fmemories%2FLCRD-92D