Samuel Rea
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Samuel Rea (1734 - 1813)

Samuel Rea aka Ray
Born in Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jerseymap
Son of and [mother unknown]
Brother of
Husband of — married 22 Sep 1761 in Lower Mount Bethel, Northampton, Pennsylvaniamap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 79 in Mt. Bethel Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvaniamap
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Biography

1776 Project
Colonel Samuel Rea served with 1st Battalion, Northampton County Militia, Pennsylvaia Militia during the American Revolution.
Daughters of the American Revolution
Samuel Rea is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A017995.

Birth

13 SEP 1734
KINGWOOD, HUNTERDON CO., NJ

Death

19 SEP 1813
Mt. Bethel Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania

Burial

SEP 1813
Mount Bethel Presbyterian, Forks, Northampton County, Pennsylvania

Sources


Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed January 4, 2016), "Record of Samuel Ray", Ancestor # A017995.

His service in the Revolutionary War was validated by the Daughters of the American Revolution

Service: PENNSYLVANIA Rank(s): COLONEL, PATRIOTIC SERVICE Birth: 1732 NEW JERSEY Death: 9-19-1813 NORTHAMPTON CO PENNSYLVANIA Service Source: PA ARCH, 5TH SER, VOL 8, P 31; MARX, OATHS OF ALLEGIANCE OF NORTHAMPTON CO, PA, P 6 Service Description: 1) 1ST BATT, NORTHAMPTON CO MILITIA 2) OATH OF ALLEGIANCE, NORTHAMPTON CO

  • Source: S58: Nora Stevenson, Stevenson Web Site. MyHeritage.com family tree. Family tree: 0286194-1 Media: 396513-1.

Notes

N463Samuel Rea, son of Alexander Rea, was born in 1734 in New Jersey, soon after the arrival of his parents from Ireland., at an early age he settled on Martins Creek, in Lower Mt. Bethel Township, Northampton Co. owned a track of land lying between Martin's Creek and the Great Bethel Church. Married to Ann McCracken, Sept.22, 1761. Also purchased a track of land in the adjoining township of Cross Creek, from George Marquis, situated about half way between Cross Creek Village and West Middleton, being part of part of a patent from Col. James Marshal.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Greg Wendt for creating WikiTree profile Rea-319 through the import of Wendt.ged on May 26, 2013.






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