He Fought at Bunker Hill: Joseph Barnes
By Thomas Jay Kemp on April 10, 2018
An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about discovering the Revolutionary War service of Joseph Barnes as described in his great-grandson’s obituary... (Read More)
Tag: American Revolutionary War
Revolutionary War Patriot: The Honorable John Sparks
By Thomas Jay Kemp on April 5, 2018
An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about finding the obituary of a Revolutionary War patriot: the Honorable John Sparks (c. 1716-1802)... (Read More)
My Revolutionary War Cousin: Captain Stanton Prentiss
By Thomas Jay Kemp on April 4, 2018
An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about finding his Revolutionary War cousin Stanton Prentiss’ actual date of death in an old newspaper obituary... (Read More)
GenealogyBank: Revolutionary War Central
By Thomas Jay Kemp on April 2, 2018
An article about finding the stories of your American Revolutionary War ancestors in the pages of GenealogyBank’s Historical Newspaper Archives... (Read More)
A Look Back at What GenealogyBank Found about My Revolutionary War Ancestors
By Thomas Jay Kemp on January 25, 2018
An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about using old newspapers to research his ancestors who fought during the American Revolutionary War... (Read More)
My 5th-Great-Grandfather Lt. Nathaniel Haskell in the American Revolution
By Thomas Jay Kemp on December 18, 2017
An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about his ancestor Nathaniel Haskell, who served in the American Revolutionary War... (Read More)
Researching My Revolutionary War Ancestor Noah Marsh
By Thomas Jay Kemp on December 4, 2017
An article by Thomas Jay Kemp about his fifth-great-grandfather Noah Marsh (1755-1830), who was a Revolutionary War soldier and the father of 13 children... (Read More)
How to Search for Revolutionary War Ancestors Using Battles as Keywords
By Thomas Jay Kemp on August 3, 2017
An article about Peter Brier, who participated in the capture of Fort Ticonderoga during the American Revolutionary War... (Read More)
A Revolutionary War Ancestor with a Very Important House Guest
By Thomas Jay Kemp on July 26, 2017
An article about Joseph Appleby, whose home in Dobbs Ferry, New York, was used as George Washington’s war headquarters in 1781... (Read More)
