Jul-28-2018                   
                      John Neely    
              Father:
              Mother:
           M Child 1: John Neely, Jr.      
                Born: Jan-  -1759          in Neelytown, Orange Co, NY  1,2 (see note 1)
                Died: Jun-22-1835          in Lewis Co, (W)VA  2,1
              Buried:                      in Broad Run Baptist Church Cemetery, Jane Lew, Lewis Co, WV  2,3
            Military:                      Militiaman, Revolutionary War  2,4 (see note 2)
                Wife: Margaret Neely  b. May-11-1768  d. Oct- 1-1859  
             Married: Mar-  -1787          in Fayette Co, PA  2,5

Sources:
(1) Headstone. 
(2) Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Ancestry.com, National No. 87275, Ohio No. 5285. 
(3) Findagrave.com. 
(4) Historical Military Records, www.fold3.com. 
(5) Historical Military Records, www.fold3.com, Date according to wife's pension application in 1843.  Her maiden name:  
Neely. 

Event Notes
Note (1) SAR entry indicates Neelytown as being located in Ulster County, New
York.
Note (2) John Neely Jr. enlisted from New York City as a militiaman under Capt Tilford
in 1776, helped build Fort Montgomery, and was discharged in November 1776.  He
reenlisted in March 1777 under Capt Feltner and was discharged in October 1777. 
He reenlisted in 1778 and helped build a fort at West Point, after which he was
ordered to the frontier and served until December 25, 1779.  After discharge, he
moved to Uniontown, Pennsylvania, and later to Virginia.  Part of the time of
his service was as a volunteer, and part was as a substitute for his father,
John Neely Sr.  Born in Neelytown, New York, he was one of three brothers.  On
Oct 29 1845, Margaret Neely (possibly his second wife) deposed that she was the
widow of John Neely, a Revolutionary solder and pensioner.  Her claim was
allowed and a pension was granted to her.  The grave of John Neely, at Broad Run
Baptist Cemetery in Lewis County, West Virginia, has a plaque describing his
Revolutionary War service, placed there by the DAR.







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