Private Benjamin Applegate Jr. served with Westmoreland County Militia, Pennsylvania Militia during the American Revolution.
Benjamin Applegate Jr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A002936.
Birth
Benjamin Applegate Jr. was born about 1725 in Monmouth County, New Jersey to Benjamin Applegate (1685-1753) and Elizabeth Morford (1685-1753).
Marriage
He married Rebecca Wall (1730-1781) in about 1752.
Children of Applegate-Wall Marriage
Garrett Applegate 2 November 1752 in Berkeley County, Virginia. He died on 21 August 1837 in Corydon, Harrison, Indiana, United States.
Walter Applegate 1754 in New Jersey. Died 1814 in Fairfield County, Ohio, United States.
James E. Applegate 30 April 1765 Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. He died in 1820 in Trumbull County, Ohio, United States.
Joseph Applegate 31 May 1768. He died on 22 July 1822 in Ohio County, Virginia, United States.
Vincent Applegate 1773 in Elizabeth, Allegheny, Pennsylvania. Died 3 August 1839 in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Lydia Applegate 3 March 1777 Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States. Lydia is said to have married Daniel Wall (1768-1805). She died on 2 June 1845 in Harrison County, Kentucky, United States.
Residences
Some say to watch for the changes in Pennsylvania County names: Cumberland County 1750 to Bedford County 1771 to Westmoreland County 1773 to Washington County 1781 and finally to Allegheny County in 1788.
Military Service
Private Benjamin Applegate was a Veteran of the Revolutionary War. He enlisted in 1778, age 53 in the Rangers on the Frontier, Continental Line Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania in Capt. Thomas Moore's Co. and was attached to the 8th Pennsylvania Regiment and the Westmoreland Militia until he was discharged in 1783. Benjamin, born 1725 in New Jersey died 21 May 1823 in Allegheny County, New Jersey, married Rebecca Wall, born 1731 in Monmouth County, New Jersey.[1]
3 June 1823 in Elizabeth, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States.
Sources
1800 United States Federal Census. In Elizabeth, Allegheny, Pennsylvania. [2]
1810 United States Federal Census. In Elizabeth, Allegheny, Pennsylvania. [3]
Find A Grave Index.
Pennsylvania Archives, 3rd Series, Volume 23, Page 322. Gives Benjamin Applegate in Thomas Moore's Co. Rangers on the Frontiers. Also here are Robert Applegate and John Applegate.
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Military Affairs. [4]
Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1777-2012. Name, birth, death, cemetery name and place.
Muster Roll with Private Benjamin Applegate in November and December 1779 and 21 January 1780 signed by E. Moore. It says Captain Benjamin Weatherby's Co. in a Regiment of Foot commanded by Colonel Oliver Spencer.
Footnotes
↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed October 6, 2020), "Record of Benjamin Applegate", Ancestor # A002936.
↑ Appelgait, Bengamin name only and age range. 4 people in family 1 male 45 & over, 1 male 26-44, 1 female 16-25, 1 female 45 and over.
↑ Applegate, Benjm. 2 males under 10, 1 male 10-15, 3 males 16-25, 1 male over 45, 3 females under 10, 2 females 16-25, 1 female 26-44. Total in household 13.
↑ Benjamin Applegate1725-1823. Veteran of Rev. War, Army from 1778-1783 serving as a Company Ranger on Frontier of Westmoreland County under Capt. Moore. Buried in the Applegate Family Burying Grounds near Elizabeth, Pennsylvania. Family stone with Rev. Marker. Information given by Allegheny County on 6 May 1935.
Acknowledgments
This person was created through the import of 229-Davies.ged on 19 October 2010. Abandoned.
Darlene Scott Kerr adopted on 9 April 2014, cleaned ged for readability. No information added that wasn't already on Ged. On 23 Nov 2015 added information from Find A Grave profiles to at least begin exploration of sources and facts. Please change if you can. The fact that the children were born scattered all over is an iffy "fact" gleaned from FAG without source. Again-just a beginning.
This note pertains to the will of the father of Benjamin in the above profile. Mentions the above Benjamin and his siblings. Scott-8685 13:40, 23 November 2015 (EST)
Notes from Applegate Family History
Benjamin Applegate, born c1686; died 1753. He married Elizabeth Morford ; died apparently before her husband, daughter of John Morford. Benjamin was probably a farmer and was constable in 1732 for New Windsor. In 1750, he was living in New Windsor, Middlesex Co., New Jersey. His will was proved on May 16, 1753 in Nottingham Township, Burlington County, New Jersey and it bequeathed, "son Thomas, 5 shillings and demand of 13 pounds; sons Benjamin, William and Richard, each 5 shillings; daughter Johannah, a bed, real and personal estate. Son, Daniel, to be put to a trade, and when 21, to have 1/3 of the estate. daughter Alse, when 18, and daughter Jomine, the rest".
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DNA Connections
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Please do not change the placement of the reference and footnote notations. 1/2 of the census data and other is lost if you do. No rule that I know of that says you have to have no space between "Sources" and References or can't have footnotes. Thank you.