On 15 Sep 2022, at 16:09, Vince Hackley <vahackley@...> wrote:

?I'll break the ice here. Anyone descended from William Samuel Hackley (ca1824-1913) of Culpeper County, Virginia and Martha Ellin Harrell (1826-1891) of Fauquier County, Virginia has an established direct descent from John Harrell (ca1758-1837) of Charles County, Maryland, a member of the 1st Maryland Continental Line and veteran of the revolutionary war. I established my descent to John through Martha his granddaughter which was confirmed by the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR). SAR is the male counterpart to the DAR. To join DAR, this SAR package is a good starting point. However, it is my understanding that DAR is more strict with respect to documentation.?

John served as a Private in Capt. William Bruce's Company,1st Maryland Regiment commanded by Colonel Peter Adams, Maryland Line of Continental Troops, during the Revolutionary War. He participated in the Southern Campaign under Gen. Horatio Gates and Gen. Nathaniel Greene. Battles in which he was engaged included Camden, Guilford C.H., and Eutaw Springs, though he served with this unit during the time period in which it was present at The Cowpens under Morgan when the British were soundly defeated. It seems likely he was at this battle and several skirmishes that took place over the period of his service in the Southern Campaign. It is also possible he was detached or not fit for service during the battle of Cowpens, which occurred 2 months before Guilford C.H., a battle in which he states that he participated. A deposition given for the pension application (dated 24 Apr 1821), states that he enlisted in 1778 under Capt. William Bruce and served until 1783, when he was honorably discharged at the house of General Smallwood in the State of Maryland, County of Charles. John resided in Charles Co. MD when he enlisted.? John states he is a farmer on rented land and that he is unable to pursue his business...that he has 9 children...a total debt of $88...that he married Martha in Fairfax Co. on 12 Feb 1789. It also listed his children in 1821 as Peter, James, Will, John, Nancy, Isaac, Martha, Hugh, and Patsie. John first applied for a pension on 8 May 1818 according to a record in the file, but in the 1821 deposition a pension certificate dated 4 March 1820 (no. 15301) is mentioned. In a testimony recorded in the Fauquier Co. C.H., he declares his service in the war, appoints Joseph Horner as his lawful attorney in these matters, and declares his intent to obtain a land warrant owed him by the Secretary of War of the U.S. for his war service. In 1843 his grandaughter Saluda Ann Herrill testified in the case. A record dated 17 Sep 1819 certifying John's service (Auditor's Office, Annapolis, MD, Thos. Karney, Aud. S.M.) states that he appears on the muster rolls, he enlisted as a private in the 1st MD Reg. on the 7th day of June 1779 and was present on the muster roll on 1 Nov 1780, that he was paid up to 15 Nov 1783.? (source: Rev. War. Widows File 7798, NARA) His widow is listed as a Pensioner in the 1840 census for Fauquier Co VA.?

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His original 1818 pension application states: that he was in the battles of Camden when Gen. [Horatio] Gates was defeated [16 Aug 1780], Guilford Courthouse [15 Mar 1781], Eutaw Springs [8 Sep 1781] besides [illegible word] skirmishes.