John Forbes (abt. 1755 - abt. 1788)

Born about 1755 in Mohawk Valley, Tryon, New York Colony

Husband of Anna Barbara (House) Forbes — married 1765 in Stone Arabia, Montgomery, New York

Husband of Nancy or Anna House — married 1771 in Little Falls, Palatine, New York Colony

Descendants

Died about 1788 at about age 33 in Montgomery, New York, United States

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Biography

John appears on the roster for the Second Regiment of the Tryon County NY militia under Col. Jacob Klock which drew men from the Palatine precinct north of the Mohawk River extending to the Canadian border. He was in the Rev. War, at the Battle of Oriskany (1777). He was captured in the Rheimensnyder's Bush raid, which happened in what is now the westernmost area of Herkimer co. NY, near Manheim, appx. four miles North of the Little Falls. He was held as a prisoner of war for over two years circa 1781-1783. His brothers Nicholas and Bartholomew were also taken prisoners during the war at different times, pension files for all three brothers contain much more detail. He only lived a few years after his release & died about 1788. His wrists showed scars from the irons he wore.

See John FORBES Rev. War pension file #R-9517 in which his widow Nancy seeks a pension for his service.

Sources

• Land records and families of Lincoln, New York, FHL Film # 007419999, see images 81 to 89 for more details on the FORBES family, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99CR-74LM
• See Col. Klock's account of the 3 April 1780 raid where 19 prisoners were taken, including John FORBUSH, here, pages 402-3: https://books.google.com/books?id=8kRKAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA402
• Also see Public Papers of George Clinton, https://books.google.com/books?id=0II7AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA628
• Revolutionary War Pensions, New York, F, Forbes, John Forbes, https://www.fold3.com/image/1/20614398
• PDF copy of entire John FORBES Rev. War Pension file here: http://www.csus.edu/indiv/m/merlinos/pdf/forbesjohnrevwar.pdf

Acknowledgements

Forbes-1591 was created by David Lawrence through the import of richard lawrence and family_2014-07-09.ged on Jul 9, 2014.