John Packer (1720 - 1797)

Born 16 Sep 1720 in Groton, New London, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Avery) Packer — married 18 Sep 1746 in Groton, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 4 Mar 1797 at age 76 in Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

John Packer performed Patriotic Service in Connecticut in the American Revolution.

John Packer, born 16 Sep 1720 in Groton, Connecticut, was the eighth child of Abigail (Avery) Packer (1679-1722) and James Packer (bef.1681-1765).

He married 18 Sep 1746 @ Groton, Connecticut, Hannah Avery ^[1]. They had 12 children, as profiled.

John Packer died 4 Mar 1797 @ Groton, Connecticut. His grave is in Packer Cemetery, West Mystic, New London County, Connecticut, USA ^[2].

Indirect Revolutionary War Service - Patriotic Service. According to John's son John's Revolutionary War Pension documents^[3], John was part of a Groton Militia Company called the "Reformed Company," which included men of advanced aged, but was never activated. When John was drafted for service, even at his advanced age, his son John served as his substitute (and subsequently garrisoned at Fort Griswold for a month in July 1779). Because John served with the Reformed Company at this time, it is prudent to classify him as delivering "Patriotic Service" during the Revolutionary War.

Sources

1. ↑ Connecticut Marriages
2. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #83042923
3. ↑ US Revolutionary War Pension

• The Groton Avery Clan (Avery & Avery, 1912), p. 141, no. 34.viii: https://archive.org/details/grotonaveryclan01aver/page/141/mode/1up
• Source: S-912196248 Repository: #R-1280821373 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com.
• US Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900 [1] via Ancestry.com; viewer page 146 of 777, shows the entire paperwork bundle for John Packer's son John, RevWar Pension Number W26284, which shows his inactive militia service.

Acknowledgements

Packer-1025 was created by Wendilyn Printy through the import of Printy Family Tree-v1.ged on Dec 4, 2015.