John Whiteley

Abt 1754 - 1832  (~ 78 years)

• Name	John Whiteley
  Birth	Abt 1754	Vermont   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1832	Bridgewater, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I36949	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of LMW
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2021

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth "Betsy" Cook,   b. Abt 1768
  Marriage	1790  [3]
  Children	+ 1. George Leaman Whitley,   b. 4 Dec 1799, Chittenden, Rutland, Vermont d. 10 Feb 1882 (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F21719	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2021

  
  

• Notes

  According to pension records transcribed in the letter from Emma Belle Whitley Holmes cited below, he enlisted for service as a private on 9 Jan 1777, captain Wait Hopkins, colonel Seth Warner (more about Seth Warner here). In July 1779 he was captured by native Americans at Fourteen Mile Island, Lake George, taken to Montreal and New York, and liberated in November 1782. He fought at battles in Bennington and Hubbardton. At the time of his enlistment he lived in Rutland, Bennington County, Vermont. When he applied for a pension on 18 Apr 1818, he was living at Bridgewater, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.

  
  

• Sources

  [S6135] Undated letter from Emma Belle Whitley Holmes to her cousin Seth Richardson, son of Electa (Whitley) Richardson, youngest daughter of George Leamon Whitely. Posted to ancestry.com by Christie Dennis., year only. [S3201] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, on ancestry.com. [S6136] Daughters of the American Revolution lineage book, volume 141, 1918. [S6137] Daughters of the American Revolution lineage book, volume 150, 1919.