Married Phoebe Wortman 3 March 1785 in Pennsylvania and they had the following children:[1]
William served in the "Navy" during the American Revolutionary War. The muster rolls show him serving on the US Ship Independence. He served on land and sea. Some documents I have found are from the DAR and SAR applications stating he served under Washington for most of his service.
The Roll of Capt Simon Spalding's Company This company was formed under the act of Congress of June 23, 1778, uniting the remains of the two Independent Companies of Wyoming, originally commanded by Capts. Samuel Ransom and Robert Durkee, of Westmoreland.
Captain Simon Spalding appointed June 24, 1778 Lieutenant John Jenkins Sergeants: Thomas McCluer Thomas Williams, consumptive _________ Whitman sick Corporal John Hutchinson Privates Mason F Alden Amos Armstrong ________ Austin James Bagley Thomas Baldwin Nathan Beach Isaac Benjamin Charles Bennett Oliver Bennett Rufus Bennett Benjamin Bidlack David Brown Moses Brown Asel Burnham John Carey wounded William Carroll Gideon Church John or Joel Church Nathaniel Church Benjamin Clark Jeremiah Clemen
Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania in the War of the Revolution: battalions and line, 1775-1783 [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: Pennsylvania in the War of the Revolution: battalions and line, 1775-1783. Harrisburg: L.S. Hart, state printer, 1880.
Name: William Carroll Rank: Private Age: 67 Birth Year: abt 1751 Pension Enrollment Date: 24 Jun 1818 Residence Place: Alleghany, New York, USA Death Date: 21 Jun 1824 Service Description: New Jersey line The pension rolls.
1820 census lists William as William Carroll Jr 1820 - 1830 The family is living in Sandy Lake, Mercer, Pennsylvania
The Findagrave bio for William is incorrect. William was born in New Jersey, not in Ireland. Documents from Daughters of the American Revolution show from his daughter Phoebe's lineage. The application was submitted in 1923 by Phoebe's granddaughter Phoebe. In 1923, Phoebe's son also submitted an application to the Sons of the American Revolution.
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