Abraham served in the Revolutionary War.
He was a member of Pvt. Capt. Frank's Co.
Col. Bellinger's Regt.
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FAG Contributor #49139042, John Sullivan provided the following information concerning his 5th great grandfather:
"Abraham Woleben may have also been known as Abram.
Abram fought in the American Revolution with the 4th regiment of the Tryon County militia. In the battle at Oriskany, NY, two of his elder brothers were killed, but Abram was in the rear of the battle and survived.
He was later in the war captured by the British outside of Fort Herkimer and turned over to native Americans, who scalped him, twice, and left him for dead. He was rescued a few days later, flesh falling from his feet because of frostbite, and recovered to fight again years later. He was scalped twice due to an unusual double crown that yielded two trophies. He wore a skull cap in public the rest of his life.
He married Dorothea Bellinger, the daughter of his regiment's commanding officer, Colonel Peter Bellinger."
He was a member of Pvt. Capt. Frank's Co.
Col. Bellinger's Regt.
NY Line
FAG Contributor #49139042, John Sullivan provided the following information concerning his 5th great grandfather:
"Abraham Woleben may have also been known as Abram.
Abram fought in the American Revolution with the 4th regiment of the Tryon County militia. In the battle at Oriskany, NY, two of his elder brothers were killed, but Abram was in the rear of the battle and survived.
He was later in the war captured by the British outside of Fort Herkimer and turned over to native Americans, who scalped him, twice, and left him for dead. He was rescued a few days later, flesh falling from his feet because of frostbite, and recovered to fight again years later. He was scalped twice due to an unusual double crown that yielded two trophies. He wore a skull cap in public the rest of his life.
He married Dorothea Bellinger, the daughter of his regiment's commanding officer, Colonel Peter Bellinger."
Abraham served in the Revolutionary War.
He was a member of Pvt. Capt. Frank's Co.
Col. Bellinger's Regt.
NY Line
FAG Contributor #49139042, John Sullivan provided the following information concerning his 5th great grandfather:
"Abraham Woleben may have also been known as Abram.
Abram fought in the American Revolution with the 4th regiment of the Tryon County militia. In the battle at Oriskany, NY, two of his elder brothers were killed, but Abram was in the rear of the battle and survived.
He was later in the war captured by the British outside of Fort Herkimer and turned over to native Americans, who scalped him, twice, and left him for dead. He was rescued a few days later, flesh falling from his feet because of frostbite, and recovered to fight again years later. He was scalped twice due to an unusual double crown that yielded two trophies. He wore a skull cap in public the rest of his life.
He married Dorothea Bellinger, the daughter of his regiment's commanding officer, Colonel Peter Bellinger."
He was a member of Pvt. Capt. Frank's Co.
Col. Bellinger's Regt.
NY Line
FAG Contributor #49139042, John Sullivan provided the following information concerning his 5th great grandfather:
"Abraham Woleben may have also been known as Abram.
Abram fought in the American Revolution with the 4th regiment of the Tryon County militia. In the battle at Oriskany, NY, two of his elder brothers were killed, but Abram was in the rear of the battle and survived.
He was later in the war captured by the British outside of Fort Herkimer and turned over to native Americans, who scalped him, twice, and left him for dead. He was rescued a few days later, flesh falling from his feet because of frostbite, and recovered to fight again years later. He was scalped twice due to an unusual double crown that yielded two trophies. He wore a skull cap in public the rest of his life.
He married Dorothea Bellinger, the daughter of his regiment's commanding officer, Colonel Peter Bellinger."
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