John
Meserve
Born in Standish, Cumberland Co., Maine
Ancestors 
Son of Clement Meserve III
and Sarah (Decker) Meserve
Brother of
Elizabeth Libby (Meserve) Phinney, Hannah (Meserve) Crocker, Nathaniel Meservey, Benjamin (Maservie) Meserve and Nathaniel George Meserve
Husband of
Mary (Yeaton) Meserve
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
Sarah (Strout) Meserve
— married
28 Jan 1762 in Gorham, Cumberland Co., ME
Descendants 
Died [date unknown]
in Standish or Bridgeton, Maine
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Jun 2011
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Biography
Private John Meserve served with 2nd Regiment, Cumberland County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.
John Meserve is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A078299.
"MESARVE, John, Scarborough. Private, Capt. Benjamin Larrabe’s co., regt.; marched July 9, 1779; discharged Sept. 12, 1779; service, 2 —— on Penobscot expedition."
"MESERVE, JOHN. Private, Capt. Alexander McLellan’s co., Col. Jonathan Mitchel’s regt.; entered service July 7, 1779; discharged Sept. 25, 1779; service, 2 mos. 18 days, on Penobscot expedition. Roll dated Gorham."
"MESERVE, JOHN. Private, Capt. John Reed’s co., Col. Samuel McCobb’s regt.; enlisted Aug. 18, 1781; discharged Dec. 1, 1781; service, 3 mos. 14 days, In defence of seacoast; enlistment to expire Dec. 1, 1781; regiment raised for defence of eastern Massachusetts."
Sources
- Source: Massachusetts Soldiers & Sailors of the Revolutionary War obtained from Volume X, Lua - Mop, pp. 694-695
- FamilySearch Person: 2HK1-SMK
- Marriage: "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921", citing Digital film/folder number: 007031691; FHL microfilm: 000009831; Image number: 685, FamilySearch Record: QV3S-LZ88 (accessed 23 January 2024) FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G974-NGPZ, John Meserve marriage to Mary Getty on 4 Mar 1757 in Falmouth, Maine, United States.
- * Marriage: "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921", citing Digital film/folder number: 007031691; FHL microfilm: 000009831; Image number: 691, FamilySearch Record: QV3S-LZ8J (accessed 23 January 2024) FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-9974-NGCZ, John Meserve marriage to Sarah Strout on 25 Dec 1761 in Falmouth, Maine, United States.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~0.78%
Dee (Boutilier) Sulenski
:
23andMe
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AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Vickie Weber :
23andMe, GEDmatch M693262 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch M693262 [compare], Ancestry member vaw13167
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch M693262 [compare], FTDNA kit #491043
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~0.78%
Sean Colby :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Marilyn Griffin :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A946916 [compare], Ancestry member mturner205
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