William
Jacobs
Sr.
Born in Frederick, Maryland
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Sarah (Thomas) Jacobs
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Father of
William Jacobs Jr. and Evander Jacobs
Died
at age 80
in Noble, Ohio, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Nov 2019
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Lower District Battalion, Frederick County Militia, Maryland Militia, American Revolution
Biography
This profile is part of the Jacobs Name Study.
Sergeant William Jacobs Sr. served with Key's Horse Troop, Frederick County Militia, Maryland Militia during the American Revolution.
William Jacobs Sr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A061346.
William was born on 19 Jun 1755 in Frederick County, Maryland.[1] The identity of his parents is not known.
During the American Revolution, he entered the service in Apr or May 1776 as a Sergeant under Captain Philip Maroney, in Colonel Charles Greenberry Griffith's Lower District Battalion of Frederick County Militia, Maryland. He volunteered to reinforce Fort Washington, but while he was there, the fort surrendered and he was taken prisoner, then exchanged in Oct 1780. He then enlisted on 9 Jun 1781 and served two months in Captain John Ross Key's horse troop. He was allowed pension for his service.[2]
On 28 Apr 1781, he married Sarah Thomas at Frederick, Maryland.[3][1] Some of their children were:[2]
- Elisabeth, m. Pall Coffman
- William, m. Lucy Stewart[1]
- Catharine, m. ___ Sprage
- Van, m. Mary Wymer[1]
After the Revolution, the Jacobs moved to Frederick County, Virginia; Hardy County, Virginia; Hampshire County, Virginia; and settled in Morgan County, Ohio.[2]
William Jacobs passed away on 3 Jun 1836 at Morgan County, Ohio.[1] He was buried at Hughes Cemetery, Jackson Township, Noble County, Ohio.[4]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 17 Nov 2023), "Record of William Jacobs", Ancestor # A061346.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Pension Application of William Jacobs, shared by Fold3.com]
- ↑ "Maryland Marriages, 1666-1970", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4JQ-N92 : 16 January 2020), William Jacobs, 1781.
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #7292539 William Jacobs I
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