Franklin, NY
War of 1812 Veterans
Br - Ch

Transcribed and submitted by John Austin

Name Company Rank Service Dates Comments

Bryant, George H. W.

David Erwin

Pvt

Mar.- Nov. 1813

Born ca. 1799. Enlisted at Ft. Covington and later lived in Ellisburg NY and Benton Harbor MI. May have served in the 29th US Infantry under James Spencer

Bryant, John Jr.

David Erwin David Erwin

Pvt
Pvt

Nov.- Dec. 1812 March- Nov. 1813

there was a 67 yr. old John Bryant living with Aaron B. Chase in Franklin in 1860 and this might be him

Bryant, Philip

David Erwin

Lt.

Mar.- Nov. 1813

born in 1780 in Norwich CT and married Sophia Shepard in about 1804. Lived in Chateaugay and moved to Erie PA where he died in 1855. His son Arunah S. Bryant was still living in Chateaugay in 1860

Buckland, John A.

Rufus Tilden

Cpl

Sept.11-21, 1814

was probably from Vermont originally, lived in Dickinson in 1810 and 1820, and may have had a son John A. Buckland (1812-1882) who is buried at Moira, and son Latrop(?) who also lived in Moira in 1860

Burgess, Thomas

Rufus Tilden David Erwin James B.Spencer

Cpl Pvt
Pvt

Jul.1812-Jan.1813 Mar- Jun. 1813 June 1813-June 1814

may be the man who lived with wife Dolly in Ft. Covington and who died before Feb. 19, 1818, leaving no will.

Burns, John L.

Asaph Perry

Pvt

Sept. 11-20, 1814

listed as "Barnes" in Seaver's book and on NYS transcription of Asaph Perry's Co. He was born in 1789 in NH . Married Betsey Jones (born about 1795) in Romney, Grafton Co. NH in 1815. She died April 22, 1826 two weeks after the birth of her third child Eliza Ann at Ft.Covington NY. He then married her sister Mary Jane Jones (born about 1805) in Romney on January 31, 1827. He served as a private in Capt. David Erwin�s and Capt. Asaph Perry�s co. of militia in 1813 and again in 1814. He and several others had avoided being captured at French�s Mills (ie Ft. Covington) He had been born in 1789 in New Hampshire and died at Ft.Covington on March 18, 1861 He and his wife were living with their son Hiram in 1860. His wife died November 1897. The family Bible recorded the following births:

George S. April 22, 1818. married Mahalia _________ and had children Marion, William and Francis

Joseph R. May 21, 1820. married Mary ________ and had children Stella and Carrie

Butler, Calvin

David Erwin Asaph Perry

Pvt
Pvt

Mar.- May, 1813 Sept. - Nov., 1813

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Butler, Ephraim

David Erwin

Pvt

Mar.- Nov. 1813

lived in Malone in 1813-1840. Married Mary Hyde in Malone July 7, 1816

Butterfield, Josiah

Rufus Tilden David Erwin Warren Powers

Pvt Sgt Pvt

Jul.- Dec. 1812 Mar.-Nov. 1813 Sept.11-20, 1814

lived in Constable in 1820, and Westville in 1846, at which time he was 60 years old

Cady, Reuben

Rufus Tilden

Pvt

Sept.11-21, 1814

married Elizabeth Allen in Hopkinton on Christmas Day, 1811. He served in Capt. Rufus Tilden�s company of militia. Reuben operated a hotel/tavern in East Dickinson until his death in 1858. His pension application records the following children: Polly January 3, 1813; Oclive(?) January 18, 1816; Alman January 23, 1818 married Alma Ives in 1848 and had children A. Leroy, Luella, and Atwood. Edwin March 24, 1820 married Mary Taylor and had children Nancy and Amelia Elvira October 19, 1822 married William A. Rice and had children Maryette, Harriet, Angelo, Albert, Anabel, Rolly, Sidney and Forna. His widow still lived in East Dickinson in 1881

Campbell, James

Rufus Tilden David Erwin

Sgt Sgt

Jul.1812-Jan.1813 Mar- Nov. 1813

born about 1784 in VT and still living in Ft. Covington in 1860. He died July 5, 1883 aged 99 years and is buried at Ft. Covington He married Mary Chapman (1802-1848) . He was one of the men in Tilden's company who was not captured at French's Mills in 1812

Campbell, Robert

David Erwin

Pvt

Mar.-May 1813

cavalry. Lived in Ft. Covington in 1827

Carpenter, William

Rufus Tilden

Pvt

Sept.11-21, 1814

lived in Dickinson in 1820

Chamberlain, Moses

David Erwin

Pvt

Nov. 1812

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Chapman, Alpheus

Rufus Tilden

Pvt

Jul.- Dec. 1812

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Chapman, Henry

Asaph Perry

Pvt

Sept. - Nov., 1813

may have been living in Malone in 1840

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