Capt James Neal SAR

Name of Patriot: William H. Hart NSSAR Patriot # P-176547
Submitted by: Harold T. Cox, Jr.

William was born on 13 September 1747 at St. Mary’s Church, Oakley, Bedfordshire, England. William arrived in the colonies, from England, in 1774. His arrival place in the colonies was Maryland, as an indentured servant. His occupation was a carpenter. William married Mary Currier in 1787 and they had 2 children, William L. Hart and James Hart.

William was a private in Captain Ewing, Baltimore Co., Md. Militia Co. #4.

Name of Patriot: Simon Riegel NSSAR Patriot # P-279147

Submitted by: Larry A. Divins

Name of Patriot: William Morris, Sr. NSSAR Patriot # P-252563

Submitted by: Harrison M. Schramm, Jr.

Name of Patriot: James Critchlow NSSAR Patriot # P-141169

Submitted by: Larry A. Divins

Name of Patriot: Patrick Archer NSSAR Patriot # P-332072

Submitted by: Henry L. Ruf, III

Patrick Archer, was an Irish Catholic and weaver by trade who settled at Fort Jackson, which is presently Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, sometime after 1774. His son, Capt. James Archer was the first to settle there and then convinced his father and family to move there possibly from Maryland. The name of his wife is unknown but his children were: James, Joseph, Michael, Simon, Elizabeth Wells, Polly, Nancy and Jacob.

Biographies of selected patriots have been written by members of the Capt. James Neal Chapter and have been contributed to the NSSAR Patriot and Grave Record. to access that database, click on http://patriot.sar.org. Click below on the link beside patriot's name to access the biography.

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Name of Patriot: Col. James Thompson NSSAR Patriot #P-304145

Submitted by: Robert B. Fish, Jr.

Col. James Thompson was born on 17 Feb 1745 in Lancaster, County, Pennsylvania. He married Lydia Bailey, also from Lancaster County on 5 Dec 1772. They had eight children: Robert, James William, Andrew, Jacob, Francis, William, Elizabeth and James.

Name of Patriot: Levy/Levi Shinn NSSAR Patriot #: P-332071

Submitted by: Henry L. Ruf, III

Name of Patriot: Robert McCormick NSSAR Patriot # P-245820
Submitted by: Robert B. Fish, Jr.

Robert McCormick was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, in 1738 and died in Augusta County, Virginia, on 12 Oct 1818. He is buried in the cemetery of Old Providence Presbyterian Church, Augusta County, Virginia along with his wife, Martha Sanderson McCormick.