My application to the SUVCW was approved on 16 October 2019. After the Civil War, Union Veterans organized into a fraternal organization named the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) in 1866. The Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War was created in order that the sons of the Civil War veterans (GAR members) could continue the work of the GAR. As the veterans grew older, the SUVCW was endorsed and eventually the GAR was merged into the SUVCW when the last member died in 1954. Later that year, the SUVCW was chartered by Congross and is the today the legal successor to the GAR.
The Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War's long history makes it one of the oldest veterans and hereditary societies in America. It is a fraternal organization dedicated to preserving the history and legacy of the Union heroes who fought and worked to save the Union during the Civil War.
My application was predicated on the service of my great-great-grandfather Oliver Goldsmith Ranck. His service began near the start of the war and he enlisted in Illinois on 1 October 1861. He was assigned to the Illinois 50th Infantry Regiment, nickamed the "Blind Half-Hundred." He served until 12 July 1865. During this application process I came to learn that Oliver was promoted to Sergeant in 1864.
After years of research and the subsequent discovery of American Revolutionary War Ancestors I decided to join the NSSAR. in total I have been able to document my descent from 15 different Revolutionary War ancestors. I began the application process wtih the Sons of the Revolution in 2018 and nearly two years later my application was approved on 29 May 2020.
The National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (NSSAR) is a patriotic lineage association initially founded in 1889. The organization is Congressionally chartered and headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky. Members are male lineal-descendants of participants in the American Revolutionary War. NSSAR promotes patriotism, education about the war, and preservation of historic records.
My application to the MOFW was approved on 10 October 2019. The Military Order of Foreign Wars of the United States is one of the Oldest Veteran’s and Hereditary Associations in the America. Membership is limited to United States military and former military officers who fought in a designated foreign war of the United States to include active duty, reserve, National Guard, and retired US officers, including the Coast Guard. Descendants are also eligible for membership.
Abbott,* Barnes, Beals, Carter, Cobb, DeGraff, Fisher, Hasty, Klinepeter, Le Comte, Miller, Mullins, Tompkins, & Turk - in 2024 I have been working on my Swiss and German lines.
*It will probably take me two years to enter all of the research on the Abbott family line that cousin Harvey Abbott has collected over the past two decades.
Brick Walls
I am "stuck" at these ancestors and will be working in the future to find their roots.
Always looking to break the current brick wall: Samuel H. Baty
Hans|Velten Ranck, aka "Rev. Jean Ranc." Hunting down his roots has been the mission of hundreds (thousands?) of Ranck descendants for over 100 years. Help from our fraudster friend Gustav Anjou and the creative turn-of-the-century (19th-20th) writing of some ancestors has made this an exceptionally difficult endeavor.
Click here to see a full list of my brick-wall ancestors and put Baty-260 in the WikiTree ID box.
My father Petty Officer S. Baty served in Vietnam in Da Nang as a US Navy Sea-Bee attached to the US Marine Corps expeditionary forces.[2]
World War II
My grandfather First Sergeant Carrol Baty served in the US Army - Illinois National Guard, 132 Infantry Regiment, 33rd Infantry Division.[3] He was mobilized to active duty in December 1940 and later was in the first fleet sent to reinforce Australia and the Pacific Islands following Pearl Harbor. The regiment (merged into the newly formed "Americal Division") fought on with service in Guadalcanal and eventually to mainland Japan. Carrol was injured in New Caledonia, and after successful rehabilitation, served the remainder of the war in the 9th Service Command as a Military Police First Sergeant until October, 1945.
1920's peacetime service
My great-uncle Arthur W. Herling served in the United States Navy from 1924 to 1928. Unfortunately, he contracted tuberculosis while on board a Navy ship. He was treated in a military hospital in Los Angeles, California until he died in 1931.[4][5]
Philippine–American War
My great-great-uncle Sergeant Anton Edward Helgren served in the US Army with war-time service in the Philippine Islands.[6][7] At the end of his Army career, "Uncle Ed" had attained the rank of Sergeant Major.
US Civil War
My 3rd great-grandfather Hiram Abbott served in the US Army in the Civil War.[8] He enlisted in the the 83rd Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment on 21 August 1862.
Future lawman Virgil Earp, (brother of Wyatt Earp, both from the infamous OK Corral gun fight) served as a private in the Regiment and was also present at the Battle of Dover.
Hiram Mustered out of the Army on 26 June 1865 in Nashville, Tennessee.
Hiram's grandfather John William Abbott was a veteran of the American Revolutionary War.
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My third great-grandfather Wesley John Benskin enlisted in Company H, 130th Illinois Infantry Regiment in 1862. Wesley fought in many including many battles and campaigns. In 1864 he and most of his regiment were captured at the Battle of Sabine Crossroads in Texas. He was paroled in 1865 and returned home to his family.[9][10][11]
Some of the battles and campaigns that Wesley participated in as a soldier in the 130th Infantry Regiment:[12]
Battle of Magnolia Hills, Port Gibson, 1 May 1863.
Siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi from 18 May to 4 July 1863.
Assaults on Vicksburg 19 May 19 and 22 May.
Siege of Jackson July 10-17.
Reconnaissance to Pearl River July 11.
Western Louisiana Campaign October 3 - November 30 1863.
Reconnaissance on Matagorda Peninsula (Texas) January 21 1864.
In his citation description, Jerome was one of a volunteer storming party at the battle of Vicksburgh, Mississippi on 22 May 1863. Of the 150 men who volunteered for the storming party, half died in the assault.[13]
For Gallantry in the charge of the volunteer storming party of 22 May 1863.
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My great-great-grandfather Oliver Goldsmith Ranck served in the US Civil War with the US Army - Illinois 50th Infantry.[14] Oliver enlisted in Illinois in 1861 and his Regiment, the "Blind Half Hundred," participated in:
Battle at Fort Donelson, Tennessee on 12 February 1862
Battle at Shiloh, Tennessee on 06 April 1862
Battle on 15 may 1862
Battle at Near Monterey, Tennessee on 16 May 1862
Battle at Corinth, Mississippi on 28 may 1862
Battle at Corinth, Mississippi, on 03 October 1862
Battle at Corinth, Mississippi on 04 October 1862
Battle at Near Resaca on 16 may 1864
Battle at Allatoona, George on 05 October 1864
Battle on 25 February 1865
Battle at Bentonville, North Carolina on 21 March 1865
Oliver mustered out of service on 12 July 1865 in Springfield, Illinois.
War of 1812
My 5th great-grandfather John Bray served in the War of 1812. John is listed in the muster rolls for the Fifth Company, Chatham County Regiment.[15] John's father Henry and his uncle Edward Bray were veterans of The War of the Regulation, and Henry was also a veteran of the American Revolutionary War.
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My 4th great-grandfather John Miller Jr. served in the War of 1812. He was a member of the New York, Saratoga County Militia. He was a private in the New York State Militia, and served in the Saratoga County Company of Captain Thomas Collimer under the overall command of Colonel James Rogers. At least two of John's pay vouchers have been found, one covering the period 8 September to 8 October 1814,[16] and another for 8 October to 8 December 1814.[17] John Jr's father John Miller Sr. was a veteran of the American Revolutionary War.
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My 4th great-grandfather Michael Taylor served in the Virginia Militia during the War of 1812. Records indicate that he was in Captain Tibb's Company, Virginia Militia.[18]
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My 5th great-grandfather John Umphlet served in the War of 1812. John is listed in the muster rolls for the Third Company, Third Regiment, detached from the Northampton, North Carolina Regiment.[19][20]
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My 5th great-grandfather Benammi Wilson served in the War of 1812. His enlisted rank was private but it was said that he was a surgeon's assistant.[21] Benammi first served in Captain Thomas Lewis' company of the Allen Trimble Mounted Militia Regiment from 30 August 1812 to 30 November 1812. Later, he served in Captain John Jones' company from 29 July 1813 to 8 September 1813.[22] Records also indicate that he was a member of Key's Regiment, Ohio Militia.[23]
Finnish War
My 4th great-grandfather, Erik Nyström Pil was mobilized to the Swedish Navy in January 1808.
War with the Russian Empire commenced about a month later and Erik later died in June 1808; the exact cause and location of his death are not yet known. He was assigned to: BBG, 1st Boatsman Company, no. 132, Swedish Navy.
American Revolutionary War
My 5th great-grandfather John William Abbott was a Revolutionary War Veteran. Records from the General George Rogers Clark papers record John's service in the Kentucky Militia in 1783.[24] John's grandson Hiram Abbott was a Civil War veteran.
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My 6th great-grandfather Reinholt (Abendschon) Obenchain is recognized by the Sons of the American Revolution, and by the Daughters of the Revolution as a Revolutionary War service ancestor.[25][26][27]
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My 6th great-grandfather Lewis Banton was a loyalist in the Revolutionary War.
He and his son-in-law John Carter appear on the payment rolls for Colonel Thomas Pearson's Regiment, Little River Militia, Ninety Six Brigade for 159 days militia service from 1 July to 6 December 1781.[28]
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My 8th great-grandfather Brinsley Barnes is recognized by the Daughters of the Revolution as a Revolutionary War service ancestor.[29]
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In addition to serving in the War of the Regulation, my 6th great-grandfather Henry Bray served in the Revolution as a Militia Man in the Chatham County, North Carolina Militia under the command of Captain Jeduthan Harper. He first entered the militia in 1772[30] and received war pay in 1783.[31] He is also recognized by the Daughters of the Revolution for service as a juror, tax collector, and that he signed an oath of allegiance to make a land entry.[32] Henry's son John Bray was a veteran of the War of 1812.
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My 5th great-grandfather John Carter was a loyalist in the Revolutionary War.
He and his father-in-law Lewis Banton appear on the payment rolls for Colonel Thomas Pearson's Regiment, Little River Militia, Ninety Six Brigade for 159 days militia service from 1 July to 6 December 1781.[28]
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My 8th great-grandfather George Hobson Jr. is recognized by the Daughters of the American Revolution as a Revolutionary War patriot ancestor.[33]
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My 6th great-grandfather Adam Klinepeter served in the Pennsylvania Militia from 1778 and continued serving until the end of the war in 1783. He served as a militiaman in the York County Militia and had service in the 5th Battalion, 6th Company and also the 7th Battalion, 7th Company. In total, Adam served about 4 years from 1779 until the end of the war in 1783 and by the war's end he had achieved the junior offier rank of Ensign.[34] His brothers Rudolph Klinepeter Jr. and Henry Klinepeter also served and both were officers, Ensign and Lieutenant respectively.[35] Adam is a recognized Daughters of the Revolution Veteran.[36]
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My 6th great-grandfather Balthasar Loffel is recognized by the Daughters of the Revolution as a Patriot Ancestor.[37][38] Balthasar's son John is also a recognized DAR patriot ancestor.
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My 5th great-grandfather John Leffel is recognized by the Daughters of the Revolution as a Patriot Ancestor.[39][40] John's father Balthasar is also a DAR recognized patriot ancestor.
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My 5th great-grandfather John Miller Sr. enlisted in the Albany County Militia, 13th Regiment at the age of 17. He was commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Cornelius Van Veghten and Captain Michael Dunning.[41][42] He is a recognized by the Daughters of the American Revolution as a Veteran Ancestor.[43] John and his regiment were mustered and fought in the Second Battle of Saratoga, The Battle of Bemis Heights on 7 October 1777.[44] John's son John Miller Jr. was a veteran of the War of 1812.
My 5th great-grandfather John Ranck served in the 1st Company, 5th Battalion, Lancaster County Militia, under the command of Captain Alexander McIlvain in 1782.[49] The men of the Ranck family were especially known for their patriotism with nearly every fighting-age man having served.[50]
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My 6th great-grandfather Stephen Tompkins Sr. served in the 7th Regiment, Dutchess County Militia, New York under the command of Captain George Lane and Colonel Henry Luddington.[51]
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My 5th great-grandfather George Tucker is recognized by the Sons of the Revolution[52] and the Daughters of the Revolution as a Revolutionary War service ancestor.[53] George was also a veteran of Lord Dunmore's War.
Lord Dunmore's War
My 5th great-grandfather George Tucker was a veteran of Lord Dunmore's War. He is listed in 1774 on the roster of Captain Zachquil Morgan's Company in Virginia along with brothers-in-law Samuel Jr., Richard, and Thomas Merrifield.[54] Later, George was recognized for his patriotic service and he is a DAR/NSSAR recognized patriot ancestor of the American Revolutionary War.
My 5th great-grandfather Samuel Merrifield Sr. appears twice in the records of the Virginia militia. He appears on 27 October 1758 in Captain Lewis Stephen's Company and 9 October 1761 in John Greenfield's Company. Samuel's sons Samuel Jr., Thomas, and Richard were all veterans of Lord Dunmore's War and Samuel Jr. is a recognized DAR patriot ancestor of the American Revolutionary War[56].
My Wikitree cousins
In memorium
Harvey Abbott (1942 - 2020)
Harvey Abbott - First cousin twice removed: Harvey is first cousin to my maternal Grandfather.
I tracked Harvey down after discovering the census records of my Abbott ancestors and then we compared notes. We had the same family stories even though our lines were separated by 100+ years. We've been genealogy collaborators ever since.
Harvey and I have had a close genealogy connection for the last decade and we chat by email, text, and by phone weekly or every other week. I was able to visit him in 2008 when I passed his home on a drive across the country.
Sadly, Harvey passed away on 24 January 2020 and is sorely missed. It will probably take me years to upload all of the documentation that Harvey has forwarded to me in the last decade.
Doug Moore - Cousins through our shared ancestor Samuel Merrifield Sr. whose history we researching and rewriting. I met Doug through an article he wrote on Samuel and later asked him to join Wikitree.
In the case of my passing or incapacitation, I would like that all of my private profiles and free space pages be managed jointly by my cousins & friends until such time that my children are old enough and/or interested enough to manage them:
I intend to leave specific instructions on private profiles and private space pages that are specific to each page or profile that will further define my afterlife wishes.
Sources
↑ First-hand information. Entered by SJ Baty at registration.
↑ US Navy DD-214 military service record, letters, photos, honorable discharge certificate and photos for S. Baty in the possession of SJ Baty.
↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K85G-S3Q : 5 December 2014), Carrol D Baty, enlisted 05 Mar 1941, Chicago, Illinois, United
States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 126323, National
Archives at College Park, Maryland.
↑ Historical Register of National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1749, 282 rolls); Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C. Accessed 02 March 2019 [SJ Baty] at Ancestry.
↑ Burial Ledgers. The National Cemetery Administration, Washington, D.C. (Original records transferred to NARA: Burial Registers, compiled 1867-2006, documenting the period 1831-2006. ARC ID: 5928352. Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773–2007, Record Group 15. National Archives at Washington, D.C. Accessed 02 March 2019 [SJ Baty].
↑ Year: 1900; Census Place: Malolos, Philippine Islands, Military and Naval Forces; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0163; FHL microfilm: 1241839. Accessed 24 July 2008 [SJ Baty] at Ancestry.
↑ U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2006. Anton Edward Helgren,
Service Info.: SGT US ARMY SPANISH AMERICAN WAR: National Cemetery Administration. U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Accessed 18 July 2018 [SJ Baty].
↑ Web: Illinois, Databases of Illinois Veterans Index, 1775-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Databases of Illinois Veterans. Illinois State Archive. Cyberdrive Illinois bases/home.html: accessed 5 August 2014..
↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15572135 : accessed 03 November 2018 [Baty-260|SJ Baty]), memorial page for Wesley John Benskin (3 Aug 1837–13 Feb 1908), Find A Grave: Memorial #1557213515572135, citing Kneff Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Kay Cynova (contributor 47064119). Local file: Benskin-63.
↑War of 1812 abstracts of payrolls for New York State militia ("payroll cards"), 1812–1814. Series B0810 (23.5 cu. .). New York (State). Adjutant
General’s O ice. New York State Archives, Albany, New York. Accessed 16 August 2019 [SJ Baty] at Ancestry. Local file copy.
↑ War of 1812 abstracts of payrolls for New York State militia ("payroll cards"), 1812–1814. Series B0810 (23.5 cu. .). New York (State). Adjutant
General’s O ice. New York State Archives, Albany, New York. Accessed 16 August 2019 [SJ Baty]] at Ancestry. Local file copy.
↑ War of 1812 Pension Applications. Washington D.C.: National Archives. NARA Microfilm Publication M313, 102 rolls. Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group Number 15. Accessed 1 March 2019 [SJ Baty] at Ancestry.
↑ Adjutant General of North Carolina. Muster Rolls: Soldiers of the War of 1812, Detached from the Militia of North Carolina 1812 and 1814. Raleigh, NC: Stone and Uzzell, 1873. Accessed 11 February 2019 at [1].
↑ Sanner, Jerry L. Benammi Wilson Family, privately published, last updated March, 2017, shared via personal email to [SJ Baty] on 9 March 2019. Note: Jerry is a preeminent researcher for the George, Hall, Wilson, and Beals families.
↑War of 1812 Pension Applications. Washington D.C.: National Archives. NARA Microfilm Publication M313, 102 rolls. Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group Number 15. Accessed 13 March 2019 by [SJ Baty] at Ancestry.
↑ National Archives and Records Administration. Index to the Compiled Military Service Records for the Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the War of 1812. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M602, 234 rolls. Accessed 13 March 2019 by [SJ Baty] at Ancestry.
↑ Abbott, Larry. "John Abbott Ky/Ind." The Abbott Newsletter." 16 June 2018, Issue 42, p. 8. Accessed 30 September 2019 by [SJ Baty].
↑ NSSAR application #54568 for Roland Obenchain, descendant of Samuel Obenchain (Ovenshine) and Reinhold Obenchain (Abendschon), approved 12 April 1938: Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls. Accessed 30 July 2018 [SJ Baty] at https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2204/32596_242498-00363. Local file: https://www.wikitree.com/photo/jpg/Abendschon-9.
↑ NSSAR application #76176 for Robert Nagel Van Natta, descendant of Rheinhold Abenschon, approved 13 February 1953: Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls. Accessed 30 July 2018 [SJ Baty] at https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2204/32596_242326-00060.
↑ NSSAR application #96479 for Benjamin Franklin Moomaw, descendant of Rheinholdt Obenchain, approved 25 January 1968: Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls. Accessed 30 July 2018 [SJ Baty] at https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2204/32596_242394-00361.
↑ 28.028.1 Clark, Murtie June. Loyalists in the Southern Campaign of the Revolutionary War. Official Rolls of Loyalists Recruited from North and South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1981. Volume 1, p. 299. Accessed 15 April 2019 [SJ Baty] at Ancestry.
↑ Barnes, Warren E. “Mick”, "Descendants of Brinsley Barnes & Elizabeth Lindey along the lineage of William Howard Barnes (1907-1974) & Ethel Garnell Davis (1907-1946)", 1998, Revised 2012.
↑North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WT-59HL : accessed 17 February 2019 [SJ Baty]), Bray, 20 Aug 1783; citing Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, United States, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh.
↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 17 February 2019), "Record of John Bray", Ancestor # A013888.
↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed October 27, 2019), "Record of George Hobson", Ancestor # A203203.
↑Pennsylvania, Revolutionary War Battalions and Militia Index, 1775-1783 [database on-line]. Revolutionary War Battalions & Militia Index Cards. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Accessed 11 August 2019 [SJ Baty] at Ancestry.
↑ Klinepeter, C. Herbert. "The Descendants of Adam Klinepeter of Perry County." The Perry County Review. Numbers 8 & 9, 1983-1984, p. 58. Accessed 10 August 2019 [SJ Baty] at Ancestry (Ancestry member Janeannmillerbucher originally shared the scanned copy on 07 Dec 2011).
↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (www.dar.org : accessed 10 August 2019), "Record of Adam Kleinpeter", Ancestor # A065956, citing: PA ARCH, 6TH SER, VOL 2, PP 562, 559.
↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed December 30, 2019), "Record of Balzar Leffel", Ancestor # A069001. Balzar Leffel Dar record.
↑ Owen, Persons who took the Oath of Allegince in Berks County, PA, Colls. of eneral Society of Pennsylvania, Vol 268, p. 222, FHL Roll # 20824 as cited at DAR.
↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed November 20, 2018), "Record of John Leffel", Ancestor # A132153.
↑ Pennsylvania History and Museum Commission, Records of the Comptroller General, Tax and Exoneration Lists 1762 - 1801. RG-4, Roll #318. Accessed 20 November 2018.
↑ Brodhed, John Romeyn, and Fernow, Berthold. Documents relative to the colonial history of the state of New York. Albany, NY: Weed, Parsons, & Co., 1853. Volume 15, pp. 271-72, 429. Accessed 21 November 2018 [Baty-260|SJ Baty] at https://archive.org/details/documentsrelativ15brod/page/270.
↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed November 21, 2018), "Record of John Miller", Ancestor # A079199.
↑ McAllister, J.T.. Virginia Militia in the Revolutionary War. Hot Springs, VA, USA: McAllister Publishing Co., 1913.
↑ U.S., The Pension Roll of 1835 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data:
United States Senate. The Pension Roll of 1835.4 vols. 1968 Reprint, with index. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1992, accessed on 15 April 2018 [SJ Baty] at https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=60514&h=53667.
↑ Historical reg. Of Virginians in the Rev., soldiers, saliors and marines, 1775-1783. Ed. By John H. Gwathmey. Richmond, Va. 1938. (13, 872p.):572
↑ U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
Original data: Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files (NARA microfilm publication M804, 2,670 rolls). Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Accessed 15 April 2018 [SJ Baty] at https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=1995&h=43586. Local file: https://www.wikitree.com/index.php.
↑Pennsylvania Archives, Ser. 5, Vol. 7, p. 497, Pennsylvania Archive records, e.g. Ser. 3, Vol. 17, p. 453, Ser. 5, Vol. 7, p. 497 and Ser 5, Vol. 8, p. 955, as cited in: Martin, Raymond S., "Rancks in the Revolutionary War," The Ranck Reporter: A Ranck/Rank Clan Newsletter, Vol. 24, No. 2, May 2002. Accessed 31 October 2018 [SJ Baty] at http://ranck.org/Archive/Reporter/V24N2.pdf
↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed November 21, 2018), "Record of Stephen Tompkins", Ancestor # A114779.
↑ Application of NSSAR member (and cousin) Harvey Abbott, currently in the possession of SJ Baty whose NSSAR application was approved on 29 May 2020..
↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed July 19, 2018), "Record of George Tucker", Ancestor # A116636.
↑ Bockstruck, Lloyd DeWitt. Virginia's Colonial Soldiers, Baltimore: MD, 1998. p. 144. Accessed 13 June 2020 by SJ Baty at Ancestry. Ancestry shared record.
↑ Orange County, North Carolina Militia Regulars. Transcribed from the Colonial Records of the North Carolina Archives by Louise Overton on USGenWeb. Accessed 16 February 2019 [SJ Baty] at USGenWeb.
↑ Moore, Douglas S. Samuel Merrifield, published privately, 2015. Accessed 12 June 2020 by SJ Baty.
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Like all WikiTree projects we check in with team members periodically to find out about their continued interest in the project. Would you please respond by February 5, 2024, to let us know about your interest:
Would you like to continue as a PGM project team member?;
Do you have any suggestions for PGM Project priorities in the next year (optional)?;
Do you have interest in taking a more active role within the PGM project, and if so, what you might be interested in doing (optional)?
Hi SJ, it's been 17 days since I asked if you're still interested in the PGM Project. I apologize if I've missed a response from you, but I'll assume if I haven't heard from you in the next seven days that your interest in the project has changed, and I'll remove your badge. I'd appreciate hearing from you. Thank you.
I sent you a check-in message a week ago about the Military and War Project to ask you about your continued involvement but have no yet heard back from you. Do you still want to be in the project?
If I don’t hear from you by the same time next week I’ll assume that you’ve moved on to other things but you’re most welcome to re-join the project at any time.
Looking forward to hearing from you,
Mary, Project Coordinator, Military and War Project
Hi Cousin, I hope everything has been going well for you and your family and you're back in the US :).. I figure you want to remain in the Civil War Project, but wanted to touch base with you to see how you've been. Hope you and your family have a wonderful year. Pam
This is the time for the annual check in with members of the Military and War Project. Have you been active during the last six months in the Military and War Project? Note that it is a requirement to respond to the Military and War Project Check-ins. Please respond to this message by clicking the reply button below this message, to post your answer. I look forward to hearing from you..
Hi, it seems I need to contact you if I want to categorize an ancestor as part of the 1776 Project.
My ancestor Lewis Bright https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bright-2513 served in the Revolutionary War as part of the British soldiers. He stated in his own pension petition in 1840 that he had served in the 47th regiment of foot, though other sources also says he served in the 8th regiment of foot. Let me know if you would like more info so I can add him?
It is once again time for our annual Scotland Project check-in. Please respond within the next three weeks to let us know:
•If you would like to continue as a project member •If you are happy with your current teams or would you like to join a different team •How much time per month (on average) you spend working on Scottish profiles •Anything you’d like the Scotland Project to do more of in the future
You can respond to this message by posting a reply below or sending me a private message on WikiTree. If we don’t hear from you within the next three weeks we’ll assume your interests have changed or you are no longer able to participate in the Scotland Project at this time, and your badge will be removed. If your circumstances change later you will be welcome to reapply for membership.
On behalf of the Scotland Project, I would like to thank you for your commitment to the project's goals. Every single contribution you make helps improve Scottish profiles!
Hi Sheena, I'm still interested in remaining on board. I'm a little busy of late with our new overseas move - I hope to be getting more plugged in in the coming months.
It is once again time for our annual Ireland Project check-in. Please respond within the next three weeks to let us know:
If you would like to continue as an Ireland Project member. If your answer is yes, please tell us if you are happy with your current team, or if you would prefer to join a different one. If you are currently participating in more than one team we would appreciate you ranking them in their order of importance to you, from highest priority to lowest. This information will be helpful as we consider possible future changes to our team structure.
In the past, the project has had a very minimal membership requirement (one contribution per year) for badged members to meet. Do you believe this is adequate, or should this requirement be increased? What do you believe would be a reasonable commitment to expect from all project members?
How active have you been in the Ireland Project over the past year? Please choose one of the following options: a) I normally spend 1-5 hours per month helping achieve my team’s goals. b) I normally spend 6-10 hours per month helping achieve my team’s goals. c) I spend over 10 hours per month helping achieve my team’s goals. d) I am not able to contribute every month but have spent approximately ________ hours during the past year improving Irish profiles.
Please provide feedback on any things you’d like to see the project do more of in the future.
You can respond to this message by posting a reply below or sending me a private message on WikiTree. If we don’t hear from you within the next three weeks we’ll assume your interests have changed or you no longer are able to participate in the Ireland Project at this time, and your badge will be removed. If your circumstances change later you will be welcome to reapply for membership.
Many thanks for all that so many of you have contributed to the project in the past year, and very special thanks to those who answered the project’s call and gave generously of their time to be part of Team Seanchaithe during the most recent connect-a-thon. We are looking forward to hearing from you.
le dea-mhéin,
Jen Hutton, Ireland Project co-leader
I sent you a check-in message a week ago about the US Southern Colonies Project to ask you about your continued involvement but have not yet heard back from you. Do you still want to be in the Southern Colonies project? If I don’t hear from you by the same time next week I’ll assume that you’ve moved on to other things but you’re most welcome to re-join the project at any time.
Best wishes,
Mary~ Project Coordinator, Membership, US Southern Colonies
This is the time for the 2023 annual check in with members of the US Southern Colonies Project. Have you been active during the last six months in this Project? Note that it is a Wikitree requirement to respond to the US Southern Colonies Check-ins. Please reply to this message by clicking the reply button below this message, to post your answer. I look forward to hearing from you..
Many thanks,
Mary~ Project Coordinator, Membership, US Southern Colonies
it's annual check-in time 2023. If you still wish to remain a member of the Germany Project, please reply to this post, by stating this intention. If we don’t hear from you in the next 30 days, your membership badge will be removed. In this case please don't be offended ... you're welcome to rejoin at any time. Please also note, that in order to receive help, with researching your German ancestors, membership is not mandatory. Just ask your questions in the G2G forum and tag them with Germany in order for knowledgeable people to see them.
If you wish to remain a member, we would like to learn more about your perception of the Germany Project in order to achieve a future development according to our members needs and wishes. For this, we created a survey, which we kindly ask you to fill-in.
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What a busy wikitreer you are, so I am not sure you would have time to help. But, I just realized that my 5x ggfather may have fought in the American Revolution. If he didn't, (at age 17-20), I am not sure why. How can I figure that out? I searched NEGHS, Ancestry and FS. I don't have Fold3, though. Other thoughts? Here he is https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Drew-4003
Welcome back... (this request forward to Betty at 26 July) a leader needs to make the updates in the comment from Rick on https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/King-10899
I updated the text but the profile is under management...
I’m conducting the 6-month check in for the US Black Heritage Project. Because we are growing so fast, it’s not always possible for me to see what everyone’s working on.
I’d love to hear what you’ve been working on and if you are still happy being a part of the Profile Improvement team. Members can change teams at any time.
Hi Emma, thanks for your message. I've been out of pocket for the past few months but am transitioning back in this month (July). I'm still interested in the project and will be adding some more contributions in the following months. I would like to remain on the Profile Improvement Team; I have some profiles on my "to do" list.
Greetings, SJ. We are 20th cousins, twice removed.
I was trying to work on Thomas Frederick-44; I left a comment on the profile. Then realized he has the 1776, NSSAR, and NSDAR Stickers, and is PPP, but no Project, no Project Box, and no Profile Manager. I assume he belongs in the 1776 Project. --Julia
I wish to salute your distinguished family for their military service to the country and you for your outstanding detailed research, and ability to consolidate and integrate genealogical data. Whenever I think I have done something in Wikitree, I have only to look at your profile to feel humble.
Best regards,
Gerald Jones, MSA
SJ and Gerald are 12th cousins once removed
SJ Baty and Gerald Jones are both descendants of Sibyl (Gwyn) Powell (1570-1636).
How are you and your family
We are on holiday in Skagen two weeks so I am not much on wikitree
There are photos on fb from our holiday
Poul say hello
Love from Susan
Hello and Congratulations on becoming an Astronaut!! I know it will be announced in G2G, but I couldn't wait to offer my praise to your wonderful accomplishment !
SJ I wanted to thank you for the several posts you've made in the G2G forum over this last year about your personal WT 'profile building' work-flow approach. More specifically, the profile re-reviews you routinely incorporate into your work habits. During my learning curve period (a curve which continues into infinity) as a (non-commercial) family genealogist you've been an inspiration about organizational approach and habits. Again, thank you. Sincerely, Leigh Anne
This week's connection theme is the Puritan Great Migration.
SJ is
18 degrees from John Winthrop, 16 degrees from Anne Bradstreet, 18 degrees from John Cotton, 16 degrees from John Eliot, 17 degrees from John Endecott, 16 degrees from Mary Estey, 17 degrees from Thomas Hooker, 16 degrees from Anne Hutchinson, 16 degrees from William Pynchon, 16 degrees from Alice Tilley, 15 degrees from Robert Treat and 15 degrees from Roger Williams
on our single family tree.
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Thank you for participating in the October 2024 Source-a-Thon with the Southern Super Sweepers! We ended the Thon with 1764 profiles sourced! We couldn't have done it without you.
Hope to see you in January for the next Connect-a-Thon!
Dorothy and Nan, Co-Captains, Southern Super Sweepers
Looking forward to the next one!
SJ
Congratulations on all of your above work. Great job! SJ and Janine are 20th cousins once removed.
Janine
It has been a good while since the Magna Carta Project asked members to check-in. We are interested now in updating our membership list and making sure that it accurately reflects our current membership. We would greatly appreciate your timely response to the following questions:
1. Would you like to continue as a member of the Magna Carta Project?
2. Do you have any interest in taking a more active role in the project and, if so, what might you be interested in doing?
3. If your interests have changed and/or you no longer have time to participate in the project, would you like to remain a member of the google group and continue receiving updates about project activities?
If you do wish to continue as a project member, please either post a response to this message or send me a private email. If we do not hear from you by October 16th we will assume you are exploring different interests and no longer wish to be involved with the project.
with warmest regards,
Jen, Magna Carta Project co-leader
Once again it is time for our annual Ireland Project check-in.
1. Would you like to continue as a member of the project?
2. Do you have any suggestions for project priorities in the next year?
3. Do you have any interest in taking a more active role in the project and, if so, what might you be interested in doing?
A response to the check-in is one of the project’s few requirements for all members. Please either post a reply below or send me a private message on WikiTree. If we don’t hear from you, we’ll assume your interests have changed and you no longer have time to participate in the project.
Thank you for all of your contributions to WikiTree and to the Ireland Project.
Gach beannacht,
Jen, Ireland Project co-leader
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We recently left a message on your profile to check in with the Profile Improvement Project (PIP). If you would like to continue with the Project, please let us know.
We would like to hear from you with any ideas or suggestions. If you do not wish to participate in the Project, please let us know. If we don’t hear from you within 14 days we will remove you from the Project, but we will welcome you back at any time.
Sincerely,
Debi Hoag and Kay Knight, Co-Leaders, Profile Improvement Project
Robin Shaules, Project Coordinator, Profile Improvement Project
thanks,
SJ
The Profile Improvement Project (PIP) is performing a check-in with project members. Please review the following and respond to let us know that you are content with your current team or if you would like to be more involved.
The Project operates in a team structure. There are currently three participant PIP Teams -- The Maintenance Category Team, the Unknowns Team, and the Biography Team. There is also the Voyage Team which guides new Voyagers. See the Profile Improvement Project Teams for a brief outline of each team.
There are currently three different Biography Teams - The Biography Team, the Abandoned Team, and the Popular Team.
You're currently identified as a member of the Biography Team. The Biography Team works on profiles from their watchlist and other profiles that interest them.
Are you happy with the Team you are on? If you are interested in working with a different Team, please let us know.
If you have not already done so, we invite you to join the email GoogleGroup. We use the WikiTree Discord server #profile-improvement channel for our project. Neither is required; we also use the Profile_Improvement tag in G2G for Project announcements.
We thank you for all you do to help the Profile Improvement Project meet its goals. We would like to hear about the successes you’ve had and would also appreciate any feedback you have to help improve the Project. Please share your thoughts in a reply to this comment or via private message to one of us.
Sincerely,
Debi Hoag and Kay Knight, Co-Leaders, Profile Improvement Project
Robin Shaules, Project Coordinator, Profile Improvement Project
I’ve not heard back from you regarding the Military and War Project check-in so have gone ahead and removed you from the project for now. If you’d like to rejoin at any stage you would be most welcome to do so by answering the G2G sign-up post here.
Mary, Project Coordinator, Military and War Project
Thanks for your contributions to Puritan Great Migration (PGM) project profiles.
Like all WikiTree projects we check in with team members periodically to find out about their continued interest in the project. Would you please respond by February 5, 2024, to let us know about your interest:
Please respond to this comment on your profile, or if you'd like, send a private message to either Bobbie (Madison) Hall or S (Hill) Willson.
Thanks for all you do for PGM and WikiTree!
Regards,
Bobbie and Sharon, Co-Leaders, Puritan Great Migration Project
I sent you a check-in message a week ago about the Military and War Project to ask you about your continued involvement but have no yet heard back from you. Do you still want to be in the project?
If I don’t hear from you by the same time next week I’ll assume that you’ve moved on to other things but you’re most welcome to re-join the project at any time.
Looking forward to hearing from you,
Mary, Project Coordinator, Military and War Project
+ some extra characters to meet the 30 characters requirement :-p
This is the time for the annual check in with members of the Military and War Project. Have you been active during the last six months in the Military and War Project? Note that it is a requirement to respond to the Military and War Project Check-ins. Please respond to this message by clicking the reply button below this message, to post your answer. I look forward to hearing from you..
Many thanks,
Mary, Project Coordinator, Military & War
My ancestor Lewis Bright https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bright-2513 served in the Revolutionary War as part of the British soldiers. He stated in his own pension petition in 1840 that he had served in the 47th regiment of foot, though other sources also says he served in the 8th regiment of foot. Let me know if you would like more info so I can add him?
It is once again time for our annual Scotland Project check-in. Please respond within the next three weeks to let us know:
•If you would like to continue as a project member •If you are happy with your current teams or would you like to join a different team •How much time per month (on average) you spend working on Scottish profiles •Anything you’d like the Scotland Project to do more of in the future
You can respond to this message by posting a reply below or sending me a private message on WikiTree. If we don’t hear from you within the next three weeks we’ll assume your interests have changed or you are no longer able to participate in the Scotland Project at this time, and your badge will be removed. If your circumstances change later you will be welcome to reapply for membership.
On behalf of the Scotland Project, I would like to thank you for your commitment to the project's goals. Every single contribution you make helps improve Scottish profiles!
Sheena - Scotland Project Membership Coordinator
All the best Sheena
It is once again time for our annual Ireland Project check-in. Please respond within the next three weeks to let us know:
You can respond to this message by posting a reply below or sending me a private message on WikiTree. If we don’t hear from you within the next three weeks we’ll assume your interests have changed or you no longer are able to participate in the Ireland Project at this time, and your badge will be removed. If your circumstances change later you will be welcome to reapply for membership.
Many thanks for all that so many of you have contributed to the project in the past year, and very special thanks to those who answered the project’s call and gave generously of their time to be part of Team Seanchaithe during the most recent connect-a-thon. We are looking forward to hearing from you.
le dea-mhéin, Jen Hutton, Ireland Project co-leader
Mary
I sent you a check-in message a week ago about the US Southern Colonies Project to ask you about your continued involvement but have not yet heard back from you. Do you still want to be in the Southern Colonies project? If I don’t hear from you by the same time next week I’ll assume that you’ve moved on to other things but you’re most welcome to re-join the project at any time.
Best wishes,
Mary~ Project Coordinator, Membership, US Southern Colonies
This is the time for the 2023 annual check in with members of the US Southern Colonies Project. Have you been active during the last six months in this Project? Note that it is a Wikitree requirement to respond to the US Southern Colonies Check-ins. Please reply to this message by clicking the reply button below this message, to post your answer. I look forward to hearing from you..
Many thanks,
Mary~ Project Coordinator, Membership, US Southern Colonies
it's annual check-in time 2023. If you still wish to remain a member of the Germany Project, please reply to this post, by stating this intention. If we don’t hear from you in the next 30 days, your membership badge will be removed. In this case please don't be offended ... you're welcome to rejoin at any time. Please also note, that in order to receive help, with researching your German ancestors, membership is not mandatory. Just ask your questions in the G2G forum and tag them with Germany in order for knowledgeable people to see them.
If you wish to remain a member, we would like to learn more about your perception of the Germany Project in order to achieve a future development according to our members needs and wishes. For this, we created a survey, which we kindly ask you to fill-in.
In case you want to communicate, discuss and receive help about WikiTree in German, you might want to check out the WikiTree category at Compgen’s Discourse as well as the German Discord server Ahnenforschung.
Of course there’s still the official WikiTree Discord server, where we usually talk English. Feel free to learn more about Discord and the server at Help:Discord.
Kind regards from Black Forest
You can find them by following the link at the top of this page under Find - Pending Merges.
Then hit the link that says Pending Merges Waiting for Action by Me.
Thanks for helping with Wikitree
What a busy wikitreer you are, so I am not sure you would have time to help. But, I just realized that my 5x ggfather may have fought in the American Revolution. If he didn't, (at age 17-20), I am not sure why. How can I figure that out? I searched NEGHS, Ancestry and FS. I don't have Fold3, though. Other thoughts? Here he is https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Drew-4003
edited by Bob Land
Could I ask you to review the following profile https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Pownall-12 and the suggestion error - 404 Not Found https://www.welcomesociety.org/ancestors-approved-memberships.html
I am messaging you as you created this link there may be a simple error in the link that needs fixing.
Many thanks for your help to clear this suggestion
Janet
England Data Doctor Team
I updated the text but the profile is under management...
edited by Beryl Meehan
I’m conducting the 6-month check in for the US Black Heritage Project. Because we are growing so fast, it’s not always possible for me to see what everyone’s working on.
I’d love to hear what you’ve been working on and if you are still happy being a part of the Profile Improvement team. Members can change teams at any time.
Emma
best,
SJ
I was trying to work on Thomas Frederick-44; I left a comment on the profile. Then realized he has the 1776, NSSAR, and NSDAR Stickers, and is PPP, but no Project, no Project Box, and no Profile Manager. I assume he belongs in the 1776 Project. --Julia
best,
SJ
I wish to salute your distinguished family for their military service to the country and you for your outstanding detailed research, and ability to consolidate and integrate genealogical data. Whenever I think I have done something in Wikitree, I have only to look at your profile to feel humble.
Best regards, Gerald Jones, MSA
SJ and Gerald are 12th cousins once removed SJ Baty and Gerald Jones are both descendants of Sibyl (Gwyn) Powell (1570-1636).
edited by Gerald Jones
best regards,
SJ
How are you and your family We are on holiday in Skagen two weeks so I am not much on wikitree There are photos on fb from our holiday Poul say hello Love from Susan
Have a good day!
Your TY is noticed and appreciated.
Kind regards from The Netherlands, A.
Missed you while you were away -- glad you're back!