Abstracts of Rev. War Pension Files

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Derr, Christian or Christian Dorr, S42153, PA line, see Christian Dorr
          John S12762, Cont and PA line, sol was b 6 Apr 1760 in Northampton Cty PA & lived in Philadelphia Cty PA at enl, appl 10 Nov 1842 Frederick Cty MD while living with a son (not named), sol d 15 Jul 1854, in 1853 sol's daughters Elizabeth aged 58 & Catherine aged 56 were living in Carroll Cty MD & a bro was referred to as being aged 64 but he wasn't named.
          John S22205, PA line, sol was b in 1753 in Limerick Twnshp in Montgomery Cty PA & was raised there, sol appl 24 Sep 1832 Union Cty PA a res of Union Twnshp PA
          Matthias, Elizabeth, W4940, PA line, sol appl 15 Jan 1834 Lebanon Cty PA aged nearly 90 a res of Heidelberg Twnshp PA, sol was b 15 Feb 1744 in Wirtenberg Europe & came to America at age of 9 yrs with his parents & their 3 other children (sol was the 2nd child) & they landed at Philadelphia PA & his father 1st lived at Germantown PA then moved to Trap in Montgomery Cty PA & shortly afterwards sol's mother died, sol later moved to White Marsh near Germantown PA then moved to Reading in Berks Cty PA where he enl, sol & wid m 22 Feb 1786 at Reading PA & later moved to near Philadelphia PA for 14 yrs then moved back to Heidelberg Twnshp (then Dauphin but now Lebanon Cty PA), wid appl 12 Sep 1843 Lebanon Cty PA aged 90, wid's maiden name was Elizabeth Stickler, sol d 17 Apr 1836, wid's bro Peter Stickler was aged 78 in 1843

p. 1003
Dorr, Christian or Christian Derr, S42153, PA line, sol enl at Reading in Berks Cty PA, sol appl 25 May 1818 Union Cty PA aged 71, in 1820 sol stated he had 11 children but only Daniel was at home, sol did not mention a wife in 1820, in 1820 sol was supported by West Buffalo Twnshp PA sol d 23 Jan 1824
          Edward, S29124, MA Line, appl 11 Sep 1832 Essex Cty MA aged 75 a res of Salisbury MA, sol enl at Marblehead MA & later enl at Roxbury MA, sol moved from Roxbury about 1782 to Salisbury MA, sol was b 3 Oct 1757 at Roxbury MA
          Edward, Judith, R3024, RI Line, appl 14 Apr 1818 Providence Cty RI a res of Scituate RI, in 1820 sol was aged 64, sol's son Palmer C. Dorr appl 29 Dec 1852 at Albany NY aged 57 a res of Canaan in Columbia Cty NY for himself & other surviving children of dec'd sol & wid, sol & wid had m in 1773 or 1774 at Lynn CT & lived there until soon after the Rev War then moved to Montgomery Cty NY for several yrs then moved to Chatham in Columbia Cty NY where they lived 50 yrs, sol d 19 May 1839 at Kinderhook NY & wid d 14 Oct 1852 at West Stockbridge MA at the home of her grandson Henry P. Dorr, surviving children in 1852 were; Sally Toby aged 75 of West Stockbridge, Phebe Goodfellow aged 65 of Chatham NY & Palmer C. Dorr, sol was b in Lynn the son of Matthew & Elizabeth Dorr, sol was aged 87 when he died, wid's maiden name was Judith Champion
          Elisha, R3023, CT Line, appl 19 Nov 1835 Albany Cty NY aged 71 yrs 7 mths 23 days a res of Albany NY, sol lived at East Haddam CT at enl & after the Rev War moved to Chatham in Columbia Cty NY then moved to Florida in Montgomery Cty NY then moved to Stillwater in Saratoga Cty NY then moved to Hoosic in Rensselaer Cty NY then to Albany NY, sol was b in 1764 at Lyme CT, sol also srv as a sub or his bro Joseph Dorr, sol's son Edmund Dorr made aff'dt 30 Jan 1852 at Albany NY that sol d 30 Apr 1843
          Melcher or Mecher Tar, S7674, NC Line, see Melcher Tar
          Samuel BLW #s 5678 & 13015-100-3 Feb 1800 srv as a Pvt in the Arty Artificers (CT)
          Samuel, Abigail, W14632, Cont Line (CT), sol appl 15 May 1828 Berkshire Cty MA a res of Lee MA, wid appl 4 Apr 1843 Berkshire Cty MA aged 72 a res of Lee MA, sol m Abigail Bulkley 12 Dec 1793 at Weathersfield CT sol d at Lee on 22 Nov 1848 leaving 3 shildren; Samuel S., William & Huldah William, Jane, W24074, MA Line, sol appl 2 Jun 1830 Kennebec Cty ME aged 73 with a wife Jane aged 70 & a grandson Ebenezer aged 7 lived with sol, wid appl 8 Feb 1843 Kennebec Cty ME aged 82 a res of Waterville ME, sol & wid had m in Mar 1779, sol d 13 Aug 1840, sol's grandson William Dorr made aff'dt 8 Feb 1843 in Kennebec Cty ME, family records; sol was b 13 Jul 1757 & his wife Jane was b 19 Nov 1760, children were; Richard Montgomery b 31 Dec 1779, William, Jr. b 13 Feb 1782, Ebenezer b 13 Dec 1787, Joseph b 9 Oct 1789, James b 17 Jun 1792, Nancy Plimton b 25 Jul 1795, John b 21 Jan 1799, Jane b 5 Mar 1801, Sally b 12 Jun 1803, sol's son John Dorr made aff'dt 6 Nov 1850 at Peru ME & stated that wid d 10 Aug 1849 at Augusta ME leaving children; Joseph Dorr, Ann P. Page, Richard M. Dorr, Jane W. Law & John Dorr

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Tar, David, BLW #5173-100-25 Mar 1790, srv as a Pvt in the MA Line
          Melcher or Melcher Dorr, NC Line, S7674, appl in Aug 1832 in Davidson Co NC, sol was b in 1752 in PA & he lived in Rowan Co NC at enl & afterwards lived in Davidson Co NC

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Tarr, Abraham, MA Line, S31404, sol was b in 1761 at Gloucester MA 7 he lived at Alva Ma during the Rev & about 1792 he moved to Whitefield in Kennebec Co MA (ME) where he appl 4 Aug 1832
          Daniel B. or Daniel B. Tare, MA Line, S30147, appl in Aug 1832 Essex Co MA., sol was b 23 May 1754 at Gloucester MA & always lived there, sol referred to John & Jabez Tarr as knowing of his Rev service
          David, MA Line, S33779, appl 3 Apr 1818 at Gloucester in Essex Co MA
          David, MA Line, Abigail, W19430, sol m Abigail Stevens of Andover MA 2 Feb 1786 & sol was then of Danvers MA & he lived there at enl & he appl there in 1818, in 1820 sol was aged 58 with a wife aged 55 & a son Kidder aged 19 at home, so d 26 Sep 1820, wid appl 6 Aug 1838 at Danvers MA aged 70 —Andrew & Sally Batchelder were witnesses to her application, wid made aff'dt 12 June 1843 at Cambridge MA & a Jacob
Tarr & Lucius R. Paige were witnesses to her aff'dt.
          Jabez, Cont & MA Lines, S30149, sol was b 19 Aug 1758 at Gloucester in Essex Co MA & he [lived there] at enl & he appl there 7 Aug 1832, a Daniel Baker Tarr & John Tarr both of Gloucester srv with him.
          John, MA Line & Privateer Srv, Annis, W19429, sol was b 13 Sep 1756 at Gloucester in Essex Co MA & he lived there at enl & he appl there 7 Aug 1832, a Daniel B. & Jabez Tarr both of Gloucester MA made affd't in 1832 & had srv in the Rev with John Tarr, sol m Annis Thusten 29 Jun 1780 at Gloucester MA & sol d there 29 May 1838 & his wid appl at Gloucester MA on 3 Aug 1838 aged 74 & a Joseph Tarr & Joseph Reynolds were witnesses to her application, in 1843 she was living at Rockport MA
          Joseph, MA Line, S31406, sol was b in 1758 at Harpswell MA (ME) & he lived there during the Rev then moved to Brunswick MA (ME) then moved to Bowdoinham MA (ME) & about 1802 he moved to Bowdoin in Kennebec Co ME where he appl 13 Jul 1832, sol orig appl in 1818 at said Bowdoin MA (ME)
          Joseph, MA Line, S38425, appl in Apr 1818 Lincoln Co MA (ME)

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