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Jacob Piercy

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Jacob Piercy Veteran

Birth
USA
Death
28 Aug 1831 (aged 71–72)
Cloverdale, Putnam County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Cloverdale, Putnam County, Indiana, USA GPS-Latitude: 39.5154207, Longitude: -86.788722
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son of John Lewis Pearcy and Hannah Lindsey Cunningham, was born in either Virginia or Pennsylvania

1776-1779 served in the American Revolution in Capt. John Bankson's Co., Pennsylvania Continental Line

Jacob was also among the soldiers who served with General George Washington at Valley Forge from 1777-1778. I

1779-1783 served in Captain Dickey's company, Augusta Cty, Militia

Nov 4, 1794 married Abby McDowell in the Peaked Mountain Church, Rockingham Cty, Virginia

1794/1795 moved to Kentucky

father of: Hannah Elizabeth, Mary, John William, George Washington, Joseph Thomas (died Apr 1822 in Kentucky), Nancy, Jacob William, Abbigail

1822 moved to Cloverdale, Putnam County, Indiana

note difference in appearance of tombstone photos taken 20 years apart - pollution and acid rain effect?
son of John Lewis Pearcy and Hannah Lindsey Cunningham, was born in either Virginia or Pennsylvania

1776-1779 served in the American Revolution in Capt. John Bankson's Co., Pennsylvania Continental Line

Jacob was also among the soldiers who served with General George Washington at Valley Forge from 1777-1778. I

1779-1783 served in Captain Dickey's company, Augusta Cty, Militia

Nov 4, 1794 married Abby McDowell in the Peaked Mountain Church, Rockingham Cty, Virginia

1794/1795 moved to Kentucky

father of: Hannah Elizabeth, Mary, John William, George Washington, Joseph Thomas (died Apr 1822 in Kentucky), Nancy, Jacob William, Abbigail

1822 moved to Cloverdale, Putnam County, Indiana

note difference in appearance of tombstone photos taken 20 years apart - pollution and acid rain effect?

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Aged 72 yrs



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