Moses
Gerard
Born about in Frederick, Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of Elias Garard
and Rachel (Unknown) Garard
Brother of
Eli Gerard, William Gerard, Benjamin Gerard, John Garard, Joseph Gerard, Jesse Gerard and Elizabeth Gerard
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died about
at about age 24
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Oct 2014
This page has been accessed 245 times.
Biography
This profile is part of the Gerard Name Study.
Died during an Indian skirmish enroute to Kentucky. Moses was a sgt. in Capt John WIlson's CO. stationed at Fort Pitt at the time of Lord Dunsmore's War in 1774. In the spring of 1777 he joined the American Army and fought in the Battles of Brandywine, Germantown and Yorktown and saw the surrender of Lord Cornwallis 19 Oct 1781. He returned to Garard's Fort. Moses left for Kentucky in the spring of 1782, joining Capt. Estill's troops in pursuit of marauding Indians, which they overtook. In that encounter he lost his life.
Sources
- ELIAS GERARD, SEVEN SONS OF HIS NUMEROUS FAMILY AND DESCENDANTS
- National Archives Military Records, Washington, D.C.
Is Moses your ancestor? Please don't go away!
Login to collaborate or comment, or
contact
the profile manager, or
ask our community of genealogists a question.
Login to collaborate or comment, or contact
the profile manager, or ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com
DNA
No known carriers of Moses's ancestors' DNA have taken a DNA test.
No known carriers of Moses's ancestors' DNA have taken a DNA test.
Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.
Comments
Leave a message for others who see this profile.
There are no comments yet.
Login to post a comment.
Featured National Park champion connections: Moses is 13 degrees from Theodore Roosevelt, 19 degrees from Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger, 16 degrees from George Catlin, 13 degrees from Marjory Douglas, 20 degrees from Sueko Embrey, 15 degrees from George Grinnell, 24 degrees from Anton Kröller, 15 degrees from Stephen Mather, 19 degrees from Kara McKean, 16 degrees from John Muir, 18 degrees from Victoria Hanover and 22 degrees from Charles Young on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.
Categories: Virginia, Gerard Name Study