Thomas Guerin Jr. (1713 - 1790)

Born 1713 in Whippany, New Jersey, or South Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Jane (Whitehead) Geurin — married 1734 in Morristown, Morris Co, NJ

Descendants

Died 12 Jun 1790 at about age 77 in Morristown, Morris, New Jersey, United States

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Biography

Private Thomas Guerin Jr. served with New Jersey during the American Revolution.

Thomas was born in 1713. He is the son of Thomas Guerin and Mary Ford.

GUERIN, THOMAS Ancestor #: A048084 Service: NEW JERSEY Rank(s): PRIVATE Birth: CIRCA 1713 Death: 6-12-1790 MORRISTOWN MORRIS CO NEW JERSEY Service Description: 1) WGN, MORRIS CO MILITIA

Thomas was born about 1713. He came to America as a young man. Tradition says he could trace his ancestry to DeGuerin, Count of Auvern and Duke of Aqurtaine during the reign during the reign of Emperor Charlemagne of France.

Thomas is listed in the 1778-1790 Revolutionary Census in Morristown N.J. In 1752 Thomas appears on the list for Freeholders. A Freeholder is a man not bonded to work or indentured with the power to vote.

Washington used to quarter his troops during the winter of 1779-1780. Washington wrote him a letter thanking him. In 1780 an inventory of sundry articles was taken from Thomas by the Continental Army: "two claves valued at one pound sixteen shillings" (Mach) and in August "four sheep valued at two pounds and corn stalks equal to seven hundredweight of hay, valued one pound one shilling, a total of four pounds seventeen shillings

He passed away in 1790 at the age of 77. His wife, Jane died July 14, 1795, at age 85. They had 10 children.

Sources

• Guerin Family and allied Lines - Denise Guerin Rice 1989

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 17 Jan 2020), "Record of Thomas Guerin", Ancestor # A048084.
• Diana McCauley, firsthand knowledge. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Diana and others.
• Pedigree Resource file database, Family Search. Entered by Phyllis Vaughn
• Guerin/Fowler family records by Phyllis Vaughn

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Guerin-182 created through the import of RamageRice102011.ged on Oct 12, 2011 by Molly Rice. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Molly and others.
• Source: S15 Media: Book Abbreviation: Guerins In America Title: Guerins In America Author: Denise Guerin Rice.