James Culbertson, Patriot
am a member of the DAR and James Culbertson has never been recognized as a patriot by this group. I know he is eligible. Does anyone know of a historical society that may have any information about James. I have found the following information to date:
James Culbertson was commissioned by Gov. William Denny, of Pa., May 1, 1758, to be Ensign of a company, in Col. Hugh Mercer's Battalion (Regt.), the Third Bat. Of Pa. Provincial Troops, in the French and Indian War. Ensign James marched to Ft. Duquesne in winter of 1758. He was in the Revolution, as well as his son. John, and while they were at home on a furlough and eating their dinners, the Indians took them by surprise and shot them down. The son was only fifteen years old. His children were granted a magnificent pension of almost a whole county in VA., or Maryland, but for some reason did not take up the claim, and their papers were foolishly destroyed and thereby preventing them from being millionaires. The PA Archives, at Harrisburg, Pa., do not give his record, which was no doubt destroyed in Philadelphia in 1800. His descendants have his commission in the French and Indian War. There was no administration or will of his, nor deeds recorded in Lancaster or Chester Co., hence he lived in Northumberland Co. at his death. His brother Andrew (1) probably bought his land, as deeds show that Andrew's Ex'rs., sold the "James Culbertson tract of 213 acres in 1797."
Killed by Indians in 1777. Widow and some children moved to Livingstone Co., N.Y., in what is now Groveland Tp., where she is buried. At time of his death lived in Northumberland Co., Pa.