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From: "Babe Fain" <>
Subject: Re: [GERMANNA] (1107)Germanna Colonies, History of
Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 16:47:43 -0800
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John;

Just to keep me straight, could you tell me who this Catherine
Blankenbaker's parents were.

Thanks

Babe "Pickler" Fain
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Blankenbaker" <>
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Sent: Monday, March 05, 2001 1:58 AM
Subject: [GERMANNA] (1107)Germanna Colonies, History of


> The eleven hundred and seventh note in a series on the Germanna Colonies
>
> Thanks to the research of Gene Dear, here is more information on
> Revolutionary War soldiers from the Germanna community. Gene had been
> reading the application of Martin Deer (S 8311) and it contained two
> affidavits, one by Joseph Carpenter and the other by Benjamin Hoffman. The
> affidavit by Carpenter follows:
>
> Virginia, Madison County To Wit
> I Joseph Carpenter aged eighty three years next May certify under oath I
> was born and raised in the neighborhood in which old Mr. Martin Deer was
> raised and have known him ever since my infancy. The house in which he was
> born is in sight of my present residence. I am a Revolutionary soldier
> myself and served a full term as a volunteer in 1781 under Captain Elizah
> Kirtley in the spring of that year. I did not enter the army afterwards.
On
> my return from the same another company was immediately raised and Martin
> Deer went as private and served a tour in the lower country. I was not
with
> him but know that he went and returned and further I have always
understood
> from old soldiers that Mr. Deer was at York Town and Petersburg and he is
> reputed by every body so far as I know to have been in the war as a
> soldier. I never heard his services doubted and he is reguarded by every
> person in my acquaintance as such. And I do not believe a more honest
every
> lived. I say again that Martin Deer served a tour in the lower country
> after my returned which was early in the spring of 81. I know nothing of
> other tours performed by him but believe any statement made by him to be

> strictly correct for he is an honourable man and known as such by the
> people of Madison.
> Joseph Carpenter
> Aged 83 next May
> 23rd day of July 1846
>
> E. G. Chapman, JP, testified to the respectability of Mr. Carpenter who
was
> one of the oldest citizens. He verified that Carpenter had brought his
> family register to prove his age [the register or a copy of it was not
> included].
>
> Joseph Carpenter was born in May of 1764 and enlisted when he was 16 or
> almost 17 years old. This birth year is confirmed by his stated age in the
> 1850 census. He was a parent for the first time in 1783 when Alexander was
> born 7 Jan 1783 (the mother was Catherine Blankenbaker). Alexander never
> appears later in the records after this baptism but he may have had or
used
> the name Elliott which is otherwise not a recorded baptism at the church.
>
> Joseph was the son of Andrew Carpenter who in turn was the son of the
> immigrant John Carpenter. Andrew married Barbara Weaver, the widow of
> George Clore.
>
> John Blankenbaker
> http://www.germanna.com/
> http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~george/johnsgermnotes/germhis1.html
> http://www.inficad.com/~genelea/gerhist/gerindex.html
>
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