Benjamin Langdon (1763 - 1838)

Born 26 Feb 1763 in Province of New Hampshire

Ancestors

Husband of Tamer (Barnes) Langdon — married [date unknown] in Ohio, United States

Died 1838 at about age 74 in Geauga, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Private Benjamin Langdon served with 2nd New York Regiment, Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Benjamin Langdon is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A068897.

Benjamin was born in 1762. He is the son of Samuel Langdon and Elizabeth Brown.

Enlisted in Revolutionary War in March of 1781, age 17, at Fredericksburg or (Fredericksburgh) Precinct, Duchess County, New York. He enlisted as a Private Soldier in Captain Benjamin Walker's Company in the Second Regiment of the New York forces, Colonel Phillip Van Cortland, Commandant (See Pension Papers). Fought in Battle of Yorktown, Virginia, and engaged in Battle at surrender of Cornwallis. Discharged June 9, 1783 from (service at the ------cantoonment three or four miles from Newburg in the State of New York, that he was in the Battle in taking Cornwalte in Virginia) (See Pension Papers). Cantoonment is cantonment (temporary quarters for troops) and Newburg is Newburgh, New York. George Washington's Headquarters was located in Newburgh, New York. Root Searcher posted the following message on October 15, 2001: "Benjamin Langdon was discharged from the Second New York Regiment by George Washington himself on June 7, 1783.

Military Service

Name: Benjamin Langdon

Gender: Male

Military Date: Sep 1782

Military Place: New York, USA

State or Army Served: New York

Regiment: 2d Regiment

Rank: Private^[1]

Langdon, Benjamin, Mar 13, '81, war, m. to Jany '82 M R A.P. 22-77 Phelps, Ontarion Co.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Military: "U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 4282 #884382 (accessed 22 March 2022)
   Name: Benjamin Langdon; Gender: Male; Military Date: Sep 1782; Military Place: New York, USA; State or Army Served: New York; Regiment: 2d Regiment; Rank: Private.
2. ↑ Military: "New York in the Revolution"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 48346 #304029 (accessed 22 March 2022)

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/184300150/benjamin-langdon : accessed 22 March 2022), memorial page for Benjamin Langdon Sr. (26 Feb 1763–1838), Find A Grave: Memorial #184300150 ; Maintained by Russell Perkins (contributor 47213352) Burial Details Unknown.

Acknowledgements

First-hand information as remembered by Lloyd Langdon, Tuesday, August 19, 2014.