Military: War Of 1812: Rolls From Perry County, PA

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                          WAR OF 1812 ROLLS FROM
                        PERRY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

The Perry units were not called up until 1814. They mustered in at
Carlisle, marched to Pittsburg, and then to Black Rock Fort, now
Buffalo, NY, arriving April 1, 1814. Jul 2, 1814 2 brigades embarked;
one landed a mile below Fort Erie, the other a mile above.

11th Regiment (Division)

   * Gen PORTER
   * Col. James FENTON
   * Lt. Col. Robert BULL [1]
   * Maj GALLOWAY
   * Maj MARLIN.

Capt James PIPER's Company

Privates

Donally, Nichael [2]    Tuscarora
Hammaker, Jacob         Watts
Fry, Daniel             Greenwood
Fry, Abraham,           Greenwood
Fry, Joseph [3]         Greenwood
Wendt, George           Liverpool Twp
Burd, Frederick         Greewood
Seaily, John            Liverpool
Potter, Jacob           Buffalo
Liddick, Jacob          Buffalo
Werner, Peter           Buffalo
Hench, Andrew           Buffalo

Captain David MORELAND's Company

Moreland, David         Jackson,  Captain
Thompson, Robert
Neiper, John
Cadwallader, Amos
Kibler, John            Landisburg
Streigleman, John
Rodger, Richard
Strock, George
Adams, James
Abercrombie, John
Waggoner, Sebastian
Rodgers, James
Beems, David
Myers, John

PRIVATES:

Barkley, William        Saville
Bower, Jacob            Saville
Comp, [--?--]           Centre
Dissinger, George       Tyrone
Dissinger, [--?--]      Tyrone
Evinger, Peter          Jackson
Gutshall, George        Jackson
Gutshall, Jacob         Toboyne
Garland, John          Madison
Goodlander, John        Madison
Hockenberry, Jos.       Toboyne
Jacobs, John            Saville
Johnston, William       Toboyne
Kiner, Jacob            Tyrone
Kessler, David          Toboyne
Kessler, Peter          Toboyne
Kessler, Adam           Yoboyne
Mealy, Dr Samuel        Millertown
Otto, Peter             Toboyne
Ruggles, Moses          Madison
Robinson, George        Saville
Ross, Samuel            Tyrone
Strock, George          Saville
Strock, Joseph          Saville
Stump, William          Toboyne
Schreffler, John        Toboyne
Schreffler, George      Toboyye
Stambaugh, Philip       Tyrone
Sheafer, Jacob          Tyrone
Sheafer, Wm             Tyrone
Swanger, Peter          Tyrone
Stroup, [--?--]         Madison
Scott, [--?--]          Liverpool
Sponenberger, [--?--]   Liverpool
Stewart, Richard        Tyrone
Topley, John            Landisburg
Weaver, Michael         Toboyne
Wolfe, Adams            Tyrone
Wolfe, George           Tyrone
Wilson, Joseph          Tyrone
Welch, Robert           Tyrone

Additional names from muster roll 22 Sep 1814

Askins, William
Bergstresser, George
Bower, Jacob
Bergstresser, Solomon
Bice, Samuel
Bower, Peter
Buck, George
Dougherty, Robert
Deckard, Philip
Dunbar, Robert
Dansville, Thomas
Ewens, Moses
Fry, Daniel
Fry, Joseph, Killed July 5th
Fry, Abraham
Gillam, Jacob
Girhard, Isaac
Gallagher, John
Hollenbaugh, Henry
Hobbler, John
Hollenbaugh, Mathias
Hays, Robert
Hammaker, Joseph
Hamilton, John
Hockenberry, Joseph
Irwin, George
Jordan, David
Kennedy, Archibald
Kelsey, George
Kenny, Jacob
Ledech, Jacob (Liddick)
Mores, John
Buck, Robert
Burd, Frederick
Byers, Joshua
Baughman, John
Comp, Daniel
Kiner, Jacob
Clark, Thomas
McMurray, Ezekiel
McCoy, Thomas
Morton, James
Miller, William
Neeper, James
Potter, Jacob
Presser, Henry
Gray, George
Rodgers, Robert
Ross, henry
Shaw, George
Sleighter, John
Shumbaugh, George
Sheets, Samuel
Srambaugh, Jacob
Tate, William
Taylor, Joseph
Wilson, Joseph
Wendt, George [4]
Wilson, Samuel
Wallace, William
Young, Abraham
Rouse, Godfrey
Shreffler, John

Capt John Creigh's Company (aka: Landisburg Infantry)

Oct 2 encampted at Bush Hill, near Washington.

OFFICERS:
Creigh, John            Tyrone, Capt
Lightner, Henry 
Thompson, [--?--]       Jackson
Carl, Isaiah            Tyrone
Neeper, [--?--],        Tyrone
Lackey, Henry 
Cadwallader, Amos       Tyrone

PRIVATES

Bollinger, Daniel,      Millerstown
Curry, John
Carl, David             Tyrone
Dunbar, George
Dunbar, John
Dunkelberger, Benj.     Tyrone
Ernest, Jacob           Landisburg
Foose, Michael
Frederick, Jacob
Fullerton, Joseph
Gibson, Francis         Landisburg
Henderson, Wm           Tyrone
Hipple, John
Holman, Conrad
Ickes, Samuel
Jones, Nathan           Landisburg
Jones, Samuel           Landisburg
Johnson, John           Saville
Jennings, Israel        Millerstown
Kech, Stephen
Lightner, Jacob         Landisburg
Landis, John m          Landisburg
Landis, Sanuel          Landisburg
Lynch, [--?--]
Mahoney, John,          Landisburg
M'Cracken, Benj.        Tyrone
Marsh, Joseph           Tyrone
Power, John             Tyrone
Roddy, Alex.            Tyrone
Srambaugh, Daniel       Tyrone
Smith, Philip           Tyrone
Sheibley, Narnett       Tyrone
Sheybley, Solomon
Sheer, [--?--]
Swarner, George
Simons, George, S.      Tyrone
West, George            Tyrone
Wilson, William         Tyrone
Whitmer, Barney         Tyrone
Zeigler, [--?--]
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  Gabel, John of Howe Twp served, but unit is unknown

[1] Lt Col Bull's father, Henry built first grist mill in Raccoon Valley, now 
    [1922] Donnally Mill.

[2] Michael Donnally of now Tuscarora Twp. served on Commodore Perry's fleet in
    Lake Erie for four weeks before going back to his company.

[3] Joseph Fry was killed at Chippewa by Indians, July 5th

[4] George Wendt was taken prisoner July 5th

SOURCE:

1. History of Perry County, Pennsylvania: Including Descriptions of Indian and
   Pioneer Life from the Time of Earliest Settlement. 
   H.H. Hain.; Harrisburg, PA 1922.