Peter Ingersoll (1733 - 1785)

Born 11 May 1733 in Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Anna (Severill) Ingersoll — married 30 Jul 1752 in Sheffield, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 1785 at about age 51 in Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Captain Peter Ingersoll of Great Barrington, was the son of Moses Ingersoll and Catherine (aka Trijntje) Van Slyke who came to the above named town from Springfield in 1726 or 1727. He was born May 11. 1733.

Revolutionary War Service

Captain Peter Ingersoll served with Berkshire County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

Peter Ingersoll is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A060114.

Peter Ingersoll is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 189640
Rank: Captain

His name appears in 1756 in a list of men in a South Hampshire County Regiment, under command of Colonel Worthington. April 24, 1775 he was engaged as Captain in Colonel David Brewer's Regiment. May 6, 1776 he was commissioned Captain of the 4th (Great Barrington) Company, in Colonel Mark Hopkins' 1st Berkshire County Regiment. From July 1 to July 30, 1776 he was Captain in Colonel John Brown's 3rd Berkshire County Regiment.

"A few days after the departure of Col. Fellows reg. (April 21, 1775) Capt. Peter Ingersoll raised a company in Great Barrington and in the adjoining towns and marching to the vicinity of Boston he joined the Ninth Regt. under Col. David Brewer"

"Capt. Peter was merchant, farmer, and innkeeper, built upon the home lot of his father, the brick house in the south part of the village, lately the home of the Pope family."

(Hist. of Berkshire Co., Vol. II, pages 20-21, Town Records of Great Barrington. Taylor's Hist. of Great Barrington, page 214) ^[1]

Peter Ingersoll is DAR Patriot Ancestor #: A060114. He served as a Captain with Berkshire County Militia, Massachusetts with Colonels Brewer and Brown. His spouse Anna Severell. ^[2]

Marriage

30 JUL 1752 Sheffield, Massachusetts to Anna Leverhill or Severell (1731–1781) ^{[3] [4]}

Death & Burial

He died in Great Barrington in 1785. Burial Mahaiwe Cemetery Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA Memorial ID 137507788 ^{[5] [6]}

Sources

1. ↑ A genealogy of the Ingersoll family in America, 1629-1925 : comprising descendants of Richard Ingersoll of Salem, Massachusetts, Part II. John Ingersoll of Westfield, Massachusetts, page 139
2. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed January 15, 2018), "Record of Peter Ingersoll", Ancestor # A060114.
3. ↑ U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
4. ↑ Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 144 : 1919
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137507788/peter-ingersoll : accessed 30 December 2021), memorial page for Peter Ingersoll (1733–1785), Find A Grave: Memorial #137507788, citing Mahaiwe Cemetery, Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by James Bianco (contributor 47745493) .
6. ↑ Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 144 : 1919

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• The Massachusetts Magazine (Salem, Mass., 1908-1918); Vol. 10, No. 4, p. 169-70

• "Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG26-4TC4 : 19 February 2021), Peter Ingersoll, 1775; citing Military Service, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm .
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG26-4TC7 : 19 February 2021), Peter Ingersoll, 24 Apr 1775; citing Military Service, Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm .
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2R4-92NK : 17 March 2018), Peter Ingersoll, 15 Jun 1775; citing Military Service, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,056,796.
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2RH-FL1H : 17 March 2018), Peter Ingersoll, 01 Aug 1775; citing Military Service, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,048,175.
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLY1-DLRF : 19 February 2021), Peter Ingersoll, 1 Aug 1775; citing Military Service, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm .
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2RW-CSR9 : 17 March 2018), Peter Ingersoll, 13 Nov 1775; citing Military Service, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,056,796.
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2RW-RP14 : 17 March 2018), Peter Ingersoll, 18 Nov 1775; citing Military Service, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,048,175.
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2RW-CS2F : 17 March 2018), Peter Ingersoll, 18 Nov 1775; citing Military Service, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,056,796.
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG26-4TCH : 19 February 2021), Peter Ingersoll, 26 Mar 1776; citing Military Service, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm .

• Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War (Wright & Potter Printing Co., Boston, 1896); Vol. 8, p. 627

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch
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  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-SSZJ : 10 November 2020), Peter Ingersole, 30 Jul 1752; citing Marriage, Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009232.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-SSD6 : 10 November 2020), Peter in entry for Thomas Ingersole, 15 Jul 1753; citing Birth, Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009232.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-SSX4 : 10 November 2020), Peter in entry for Moses Ingersole, 19 Oct 1755; citing Birth, Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009232.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-SSFX : 10 November 2020), Peter in entry for Mary Ingersole, 18 Jan 1757; citing Birth, Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009232.

• "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QRN7-3ZPZ : 1 March 2021), Peter Ingersoll, May 1775; citing Military Service, United States, Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 103140774.
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGT2-X9DB : 1 March 2021), Peter Ingersoll, May 1775; citing Military Service, United States, Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 103140774.
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2M-YQRC : 1 March 2021), Peter Ingersoll, Oct 1781; citing Military Service, , Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 101711095.