john walls

JOHN WALLS

Source: Soldiers & Patriots of the American Revolution buried in Indiana (DAR) 1981 p 368

Born: April 4, 1762 York County PA.

Died 1836 - buried Old Cemetery, Greencastle. Government Marker - name on table - Putnam County Courthouse

Married Mary Elizabeth Patterson -- Children:

Washington

Jefferson

Clinton

Elizabeth

Lucy

Sarah

Pension Claim: S 17762

Enlisted at York County, PA 1776 for 1 year as a drummer; 1780 for six months. Served under Capts. James Wright and WIlliam Wall and Col. Henry Miller, also Capt. John Washington. Was wounded on head in the battle of Germantown.

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Source: Family Trees on Ancestry say his parents were William Walls and Mary Levin

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Source: 1835 Revolutionary War Pensioners - Indiana

John Walls Drummer - $66.65 yearly allowance - $199.98 to date NC Militia Pension began Aug 26, 1833 - age 82 - On rolls March 4, 1831