Jonathan Smith (abt. 1754 - abt. 1777)

Born about 1754 in New Jersey

Died about 1777 at about age 23 in Jersey Prison Ship, New York, United States

Biography

Captain Jonathan Smith served with 1st Battalion, Cumberland County Militia, New Jersey Militia during the American Revolution.

Jonathan Smith is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A106209.

Jonathan Smith was Killed in Action during American Revolution.

Jonathan Smith served as a Captain in Cumberland County Militia, New Jersey Militia with Brigadier General Newcomb. He is DAR Patriot Ancestor #: A106209. His Birth: ante 1754 New Jersey His death: 1- -1777 on the Jersey Prison Ship. His spouse: Mary Golden. Children in file: Elisha who m. Loelitia Johnson. ^[1]

Note

N2318 Captured in the Revolutionary War and died on board the Jersey prison ship in New York Harbor. Buried near the monument erected at Wallabout Bay to the memory of the unfortunate men who thus perished. Please see http://www.prisonshipmartyrs.com/Introduction.html for more information about these unfortunates. (@N2318@)

Physical Description

Description: Group 18-Bro Simon^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 23 April 2020), "Record of Jonathan Smith", Ancestor # A106209.
2. ↑ Source: #SR190

• Source: SR190 Title: NE SmithConnections DNA Project Abbreviation: SmithConnections.com Author: SmithConnections.com Publication: http://www.smithconnections.com/index.cgi

• Stryker, William S. Official Register of the Officers and Men of New Jersey in the Revolutionary War Printed by Authority of the Legislature, Trenton, NJ, Wm. T. Nicholson & Co., Printers, 1872, p. 410.

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Kitty Smith for creating WikiTree profile Smith-42064 through the import of Group1 & 18.ged on Apr 20, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Kitty and others.