David
Frost
Born in Carmel, Putnam, New York
Ancestors 
Son of John Frost
and Phebe (Tillear) Thorne
Husband of
Sarah (Hyatt) Frost
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
John Frost, David Frost, Underhill Frost, George Frost, Phebe (Frost) Cole, Silvanus Frost, Charles Frost and Jacob Frost
Died
at age 82
in Pleasant Valley, Dutchess, New York, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Apr 2018
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Biography
David was a son of John Frost and Phebe Tillear. He was born on 3 June 1743 at Oyster Bay, then Queens County, New York.
In the American Revolutionary War, David was a Private in New York State. He served under Luddington in Mead's Company and is also listed under Lieutenant-Colonel Reuben Ferriss's Seventh Regiment.
David and Sarah lived most of their lives in Carmel, NY but moved to Pleasant Valley, NY to spend their last years with their son Jacob. David was a blacksmith, probably learning the trade from his step-father, Thomas Thorne.
David signed his will on 7 December 1818. It was proven on 15 May 1826 in Dutchess County and is on file at Poughkeepsie.
He died on 5 May 1826 and is buried in the Baptist Cemetery, Salt Point, Dutchess County, New York, with his wife Sarah.
Research Notes
See: FamilySearch #LG1V-63Z
Sources
- Daughters of the American Revolution. "DAR Patriot Index" (Washington, DC: The Society, 1966) p. 253
- Frost, Josephine. "The Frost Genealogy: Descendants of William Frost of Oyster Bay, New York" (New York: 1927) pp. 43-44 https://books.google.com/books
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with David by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with David:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with David by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with David:
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~0.78%
Loretta Worden
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A488029 [compare], Ancestry member LORWORDEN
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~0.78%
Marian (Liles) MacDonald :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Marian761
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~0.78%
Marilyn (Mark) Mickelson :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member marilynmickelson
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~0.39%
Stacy (Harter) Mendes :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member HRPrincess1597574
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~0.39%
Stanley Allaby :
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