A 2010 research effort identified a possible candidate in Crowan.[4]
He immigrated to Staunton, Virginia around 1747. He may have married his wife Rhoda Spencer in Staunton.
He had, at least, two sons Henry Jr., [5]and many daughters. His other son, Gabriel Abrams ( Abraham ) also served in the American Revolution and had many descendants.
Henry Abrams ( Abraham ) , Sr. died at the age of 106 at his home on the " Point " near Turkey Foot in Confluence, Pennsylvania.[citation needed]
1790 Wharton, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States[22]
Military
In American Revolutionary War 1777 - 1785 – Pennsylvania:
"Henry Abrams ( Abraham) enlisted as Ensign Bedford County Militia Dec. 10 1777[23][1]
Henry Abrams ( Abraham ) was Second Lieut. with Bedford County Militia, Turkey Foot 4th Co. and Oliver Drakes Company, Commissioned April 25, 1778.[1]
Henry Abrams ( Abraham ) was First Lieut. in the First Battalion of Militia of Bedford County, PA 1779-1785[1]
CIVIL SERVICE, PATRIOTIC SERVICE Service Source: BLACKBURN & WELFLEY, HIST OF BEDFORD & SOMERSET COS PA, PP 120, 121; PA ARCH, 3RD SER, VOL 22, P 250, Service Description: 1) ASSESSOR BEDFORD CO 1779; 2) PAID SUPPLY TAX 1783 [3]
Property
Henry Abrams , Sr. applied for a warrant for a survey on land between Cassellman and Youghiogheny Rivers where he built a home. He sold the land to 1794[24]
Randal Spencer & Tanya (Peyton) Jacobberger 7th cousins once removed, Total Half-Match segments (HIR) 7.2cM (0.201 Pct) Estimated number of generations to MRCA = 7.5, Largest segment = 7.2 cM
Sources
↑ 1.01.11.21.3 U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 , dated 21 March 1947, in application for George Covert Denney, national no. 68575 state no. 4804. Published in Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls
↑ Reports of Rev. John Steele. Bedford County Histories
↑ 3.03.13.23.3 Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed Dec 18, 2016), "Record of Henry Abrahams", Ancestor # A000285.
↑ 4.04.1 Gillian Hadley, Search Report, Cornwall Council, 15 October 2010, Ref# 305/10/09/7; shared on Ancestry.com by Tanya Jacobberger, 31 Jan 2016; link
↑ DAR PATRIOT LOOK-UP dated 31 Dec 2006. Reference code: RZXTTBFK
↑ 1790 Census: Wharton, Fayette, Pennsylvania; Series: M637; Roll: 8; Page: 56; Image: 591; Family History Library Film: 0568148
↑ Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 315
↑#S1222 : Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1929-1990; Archive Collection Number: Series 1-1; Folder Number: 1
↑ SAR Applications: Volume: 334; SAR Membership Number: 66764
↑ Source: #S1223 : Volume: 343; SAR Membership Number: 68575
↑ Source: #S1222 : Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1929-1990; Archive Collection Number: Series 1-1; Folder Number: 1
↑ Source: #S1223 Page: Volume: 334; SAR Membership Number: 66764
↑ Source: #S113 : Year: 1790; Census Place: Wharton, Fayette, Pennsylvania; Series: M637; Roll: 8; Page: 56; Image: 591; Family History Library Film: 0568148
↑ Source: Volume: 334; SAR Membership Number: 66764
↑ Source: Page: Source number: 11552.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JDM
↑ Source: #S1223 Page: Volume: 343; SAR Membership Number: 68575
↑ Source: Volume: 334; SAR Membership Number: 66764
↑ Source: Page: Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 315
↑ 1790 Census: Wharton, Fayette, Pennsylvania; Series: M637; Roll: 8; Page: 56; Image: 591; Family History Library Film: 0568148
↑ Somerset County, Pennsylvania Courthouse records
↑ SAR applications, Volume: 343; SAR Membership Number: 68575
↑ SAR Application: Volume: 334; SAR Membership Number: 66764
↑ County Veterans Graves Registrations dated Dec 13, 1934. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1929-1990; Series Number: Series 1
↑ Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania Veterans Burial Cards, 1929-1990; Archive Collection Number: Series 1-1; Folder Number: 1
Source: S1223 U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;
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