Re: Henry McNelly; in Rev.; ar. 1777
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Henry McNelly; in Rev.; ar. 1777
Nicana Sherman 4/13/00
I can't tell you the source of this information, for various reasons (contact me at my e-mail address for more on this, if you like), but here's some of what I have.Think it may be from military pension records.Don't know if it's your Henry, but thought I'd post it nonetheless.
"Windham Co., Vermont; Henry McNelly, private in Col. Smith's regiment, Massachusetts troops.d. 29 Nov 1836.
Declared 8 Oct 1832 before Court of Probate, Windham Co., VT, Henry McNelly, resident of Windsor, age 74 and upwards.Enlisted 1779 with Capt. Noah Allen.Born 02 Feb 1753 at a place near Dawson's Bridge in the vicinity of Lord Dawson's Castle in the county of Londonderry, Province of Ulster, Ireland, Kingdom of Great Britain.Came to America as a private soldier in Col. Hamilton's 21st Regiment of Food called the Royal Scotch Fusileers, in the British Army, under General Burgoyne.On the surrender of Burgoyne in the fall of 1777 was marched with his fellow prisoners as far as Chesterfield, Mass., where being unable to go further in consequence of a wound in his leg received at Stillwater, he was left while his comrades proceeded on to Rutland, Mass..."
There's more about the circumstances of his ending up a citizen of a town who needed his services as a weaver and it goes on to discuss sons, but does not mention wife's name.Says was married Wethersfield/Weathersfield, CT, lived there 6 years, went to Mass., then to NY, lived last 10 years in Windsor, VT.Had 16 children.
Note your query a year old, so you may have this.
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Re: Henry McNelly; in Rev.; ar. 1777
joyce minton 4/16/02