18TH CENTURY
WILLIAM WRIGHT - 1704-1776 5th GREAT GRANDFATHER
In the early 1700`s in Scotland there was substantial unrest about the consolidation of Scotland and England as one under the name United Kingdom. A fractious time when some wanted economic freedom while to others it was religious freedom. William ended up being involved in the Battle of Preston in 1715 on the loosing side(Jacobite Rebellion). The result was that he and many other men were exciled to the colonies. When eventually William was freed from his indenture in the West Indies, he ended up in Virginia in the 1720`s and began his long road to independence while becoming a family man and land owner..
ELEAZER YOUMANS - 1702-1797 5th GREAT GRANDFATHER
Served in the NY regiment in an administrative role as a guard of those captured in the New York region.because of his age. His regimental records show he served for two years from 1780 onward. Private in the 6th New York Line, 6th Co
AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 - 1783
ABOUT THE CONFLICT
ABOUT THE BATTLE AT ORISKANY, NEW YORK August 6, 1777
ABOUT THE CONFLICT
The American Revolutionary War, also known as the American War of Independence, was initiated by the thirteen American colonies in Congress against Great Britian over their taxation policies and lack of colonial representation in Parliament.
New York's Mohawk Valley had been a major area of internecine warfare throughout the American R
The American Revolutionary War, also known as the American War of Independence, was initiated by the thirteen American colonies in Congress against Great Britian over their taxation policies and lack of colonial representation in Parliament.
New York's Mohawk Valley had been a major area of internecine warfare throughout the American Revolution. By 1780, raids conducted by British soldiers, mercenaries, loyalist militia, and their Mohawk allies had devastated the valley. The 1780 fall crop had been destroyed before harvest, and a number of small settlements had been abandoned as settlers sought safety from the attacks.[1]
In addition to the hundreds of buildings burned and the civilian casualties, amounting to 197 dead in 1780 alone, these raids threatened the American supply routes to Fort Plain and Fort Stanwix on the frontier. Repeated raids further depleted the ranks of the local militia, already decimated by the Battle of Oriskany, by desertions, abandonment of the valley, and occasional casualties. In response to these increasing threats, the Governor of New York, George Clinton, sent Colonel Marinus Willett to take charge of the militia and organize the defense of the valley.
ABOUT THE BATTLE AT ORISKANY, NEW YORK August 6, 1777
ABOUT THE CONFLICT
ABOUT THE BATTLE AT ORISKANY, NEW YORK August 6, 1777
ABOUT THE BATTLE AT ORISKANY, NEW YORK August 6, 1777
ABOUT THE BATTLE AT ORISKANY, NEW YORK August 6, 1777
On August 6, 1777, British forces under the command of Sir John Johnson engaged American forces under Nicholas Herkimer in the Battle of Oriskany, resulting in one of the few battles of the war where all the participants were North American.
CPT. JOHN JAMES DAVIS 1744-1777 6TH Great Granduncle (Davis)
ABOUT THE BATTLE AT ORISKANY, NEW YORK August 6, 1777
CPT. JOHN JAMES DAVIS 1744-1777 6TH Great Granduncle (Davis)
CPT. JOHN JAMES DAVIS 1744-1777 6TH Great Granduncle (Davis)
CPT. JOHN JAMES DAVIS 1744-1777 6TH Great Granduncle (Davis)
The enemy at Oriskany on hearing musket and cannon fire in their rear at their encampments retreated from Oriskany to investigate the cause of the commotion at their encampments. The militia started to gather the dead and some of the wounded. Captain James Davis rose from his cover when there was the crack of musket and Captain Davis f
The enemy at Oriskany on hearing musket and cannon fire in their rear at their encampments retreated from Oriskany to investigate the cause of the commotion at their encampments. The militia started to gather the dead and some of the wounded. Captain James Davis rose from his cover when there was the crack of musket and Captain Davis fell to the ground never rising again. Richard who was near his Captain saw the concealed Indian and he fired at him and on seeing the Indian slump to the ground, Richard ran to where the Indian fell to make sure that he was dead.
CPT. JOHN JAMES DAVIS 1744-1777 6TH Great Granduncle (Davis)
CPT. JOHN JAMES DAVIS 1744-1777 6TH Great Granduncle (Davis)
MARTINUS DAVIS 1756 - 1777 5th Great cousin (Davis)
MARTINUS DAVIS 1756 - 1777 5th Great cousin (Davis)
MARTINUS DAVIS 1756 - 1777 5th Great cousin (Davis)
The Loyalist and Indians force ambushed the American forces in a small valley about six miles (10 km) east of Fort Stanwix, near the Oneida village of Oriskany, New York. Martinus Davis was mortally wounded, the 2nd brother to die that day, along with another 450 casualties, while the Loyalists and Indians lost approximately 150 dead and wounded. The result of the battle remains ambiguous.
MARTINUS DAVIS 1756 - 1777 5th Great cousin (Davis)
MARTINUS DAVIS 1756 - 1777 5th Great cousin (Davis)
BENJAMIN DAVIS 1758 - 1777 5th G cousin (Davis)
MARTINUS DAVIS 1756 - 1777 5th Great cousin (Davis)
BENJAMIN DAVIS 1758 - 1777 5th G cousin (Davis)
On August 6, 1777, a party of Loyalists and several hundred Indian allies from different tribes ambushed an American military party that was marching to relieve the siege of Fort Stanwix. Among the militia was Benjamin Davis. He fell that day in the ambush, the 3rd brother to do so that day..
This was one of the few battles in which the
On August 6, 1777, a party of Loyalists and several hundred Indian allies from different tribes ambushed an American military party that was marching to relieve the siege of Fort Stanwix. Among the militia was Benjamin Davis. He fell that day in the ambush, the 3rd brother to do so that day..
This was one of the few battles in which the majority of the participants were Americans; Patriots and allied Oneidas fought against Loyalists and allied Iroquois
BENJAMIN DAVIS 1758 - 1777 5th G cousin (Davis)