John Wisner Jr. (1737 - 1811)

Born 1737 in Orange, New York Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Hall) Wisner — married Mar 1789 in Warwick, Orange, New York, United States

Descendants

Died 1 Mar 1811 at about age 74 in Warwick, Orange, New York, United States

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Biography

John was born in 1737, the son of John Wisner Sr and Anna Jayne.

John married Mary Thompson ( - 1788)^[1] in 1767. Their children were:^[1]

1. Anna (Wisner) Post (~1768 - )
2. Hannah (Wisner) Van Houten (~1770 - )
3. Moses Wisner
   

   Captain John Wisner Jr. served with New York during the American Revolution.
   

   John Wisner Jr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A126858.

While living at Mount Eve in Warwick, Orange, New York, John entered the military service early in the American Revolutionary War. John Wisner, Jr. was elected a captain in the Florida and Warwick Company belonging to the regiment of Orange County Minute Men on October 13, 1775. He served as Captain in Colonel John Hathorn's regiment in the New York troops, served at different periods throughout the war, and was in the battles of White Plains and Morrisania, but length of service was not given.

John married Sarah Hall (~1755 - 1842) in Mar 1789 in Warwick, Orange, New York, United States.^[1] Their children were:^[1]

1. Fanny Wisner (1794 - 1794)
2. John Wisner (1795 - 1796)
3. Clarissa Wisner (1797 - <1861)
4. Asa Wisner (1799 - )
5. Ellen Wisner (1801 - >1861) m. Abraham Miller
6. John Wisner (1804 - <1851)
7. Henry Wisner (1806 - )
8. Charles I. Wisner (1809 - 1811)
9. Robert L. Wisner (1811 - ).

John died on 1 Mar 1811 in Warwick

Research Notes

Study of John started with Sarah (Wisner) Eastman (1777 - 1862)^[2]. Based on dates and the Voss Letter, this Sarah does not appear to be the daughter of this John Wisner contrary to her Find A Grave listing.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Letter to Mrs. H.C. Voss from A.D. Miller, Exective Assistant to the Administator, Department of War regarding family and Revolutionary War record of John Wisner R 11744, dated 7 Oct 1936
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/45612644/sarah-eastman: accessed 30 November 2022), memorial page for Sarah Wisner Eastman (22 Apr 1777–2 Sep 1862), Find A Grave: Memorial #45612644, citing Rock Creek Cemetery, Rockaway, Seneca County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Shirley (contributor 46905175)

• Wisner, G. Franklin, The Wisners in America and their kindred, 1916, Library of Congress.