John Dagworthy (1721 - 1784)

Born 1721 in Trenton, New Jersey

Ancestors

Husband of Martha (Cadwalader) Dagworthy — married 20 Oct 1774 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania

Died 1784 at about age 63 in Dagsboro, Sussex, Delaware, United States

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Biography

John Dagworthy is Notable.

Dagsboro, Delaware, was named for Brig. General John Dagworthy.

Military

Major John Dagworthy served with the Maryland Colony during the French and Indian War.
Service Started: 1755
Service Ended: 1760

"The French and Indian War found Dagworthy in Western Maryland, leading Rangers and Frontier guards. During Gen. Edward Braddock’s march on Fort Duquesne in 1755, his company was assigned to the 2nd Brigade under Col. Thomas Dunbar, which marched through Maryland................"[1]

Brig Gen John Dagworthy served with Sussex County Militia, Delaware Militia during the American Revolution.

1. Brigadier General John Dagworthy, Sussex County Delaware Militia and
2. Major in the Royal commission as a captain in the British forces for the French and Indian War." Left by Jonathan Robert De Mallie, Historian on 9 Jan 2018

Born to John Dagworthy, 1686–1756 & Sarah Ely, unknown–1783, in 1721, Dagworthy came from a Royalist family of means in Trenton, New Jersey.

Spouse: Martha Cadwalader, 1739–1791

Date : 1774

John and Martha were the parents of the following known children~

1. Ely Dagsworthy (1775-March 2 1776) named after his mother's maiden name.
2. Sarah Dagworthy?

NEWSPAPER clipping "St. George's REOPENING......"

The assembly will line up at the house on the main street of Dagsboro which bears the marker of the birthplace of John M Clayton. ..............."Upon reaching the church the bugle call will be sounded and ceremonies attending the laying of the wreath in memory of General John Dagsworthy, of Revolutionary fame........."

"Dagworthy, now a veteran of two wars, returned to Maryland and was rewarded with a large land grant (20,000 acres) in Maryland’s Worcester County on the Delmarva Peninsula, where he donated a large sum to update and enlarge Prince George’s Chapel in Dagsboro, a town named after him."

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

Notable residents

1. John M. Clayton, Senator and U. S. Secretary of State
2. John Dagworthy, a military leader during the American Revolutionary War[6]
3. Alfred Wells, former US Congressman
4. William H. Wells, former United States Senator and Secretary of State

Burial: Prince Georges Cemetery, Dagsboro, Sussex County, Delaware,

Inscription

A gallant soldier of three wars: ever faithful to church and state. Erected by the State of Delaware 1908.

the most famous person buried in the church’s cemetery is Brig. Gen. John Dagworthy, a devout Anglican, veteran of the French and Indian War, and leader of the Sussex County Militia during the American Revolution.

^[1] This has his bio..

Sources

1. ↑ JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

1. Find A Grave: Memorial #30080849 photos of memorial stone
2. wikipedia.com BIO
3. Memoir of Brigadier-General John Dagworthy of the Revolutionary War (Classic Reprint) Paperback – October 12, 2017 --by George W. Marshall (Author)
4. The History of Sussex County, by Dick Carter, p. 15.