Ninian Bazel Tannehill (abt. 1747 - 1776)

Born about 1747 in Maryland

Ancestors

Died 16 Nov 1776 at about age 29 in Fort Washington, New York

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Biography

Lieutenant Ninian Tannehill served with Maryland and Virginia Rifle Regiment (1776), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Ninian Tannehill is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A112689.

Lieutenant Ninian Tannehill was killed at the Battle of Fort Washington during the American Revolution.

Ninian Bazel Tannehill was born in 1747 in Maryland.^[1] He was a son of John Tannehill and Rachel (Adamson) Tannehill.^{[citation needed]}

Ninian Tannehill served as a Lieutenant in the combined Maryland and Virginia Rifle Regiment formed in 1776, under Colonel Hugh Stephenson, in the command of Colonel Daniel Morgan. He was one of the brave soldiers who gave his life on 16 Nov 1776 at the Battle of Fort Washington.^[2]

Ninian married Agnes Coulter per his DAR record. ^[1] At least one child was born to Ninian and Agnes Tannehill:

• Melzar, m. Eleanor Lyle^[1]

Ninian Bazel Tannehill was killed in the line of duty on 16 Nov 1776 at Fort Washington, New York.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 27 Dec 2023), "Record of Ninian Bazel Tannehill", Ancestor # A112689.
2. ↑ Ancestry Record 1995 #59795 U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900; Pension Application of Adamson Tannehill, with reference to Ninian Tannehill

See also:

• FamilySearch LCZW-4WB
• http://www.allenandliz.com/goodrich-o/p5649.htm (Link not working on 27 Dec 2023)