WINTHROP PEAVEY/PEAVY- enlisted Feb 1781 at Dover, NH for 3 years
in the
Co. commanded by Capt. Fogg, and Regmt.Col. George Reed, 2nd Regmt.
NH line.
Took final and honorable discharge at West Point June 1783."My
occupation
is that of farmer; but having been sick for 16 years, I'am unable
to labor but little,
my family residing with me consists of five persons, with myself,
my wife Rachel,
aged 35 years, my son William aged 12 years, my daughter Betsy,
aged 7 years,
and son Joseph aged 21 months." Dated 24 May 1820. (Research note:
Rachel
remarried and became "Rachel Decker Frederick. Pension papers
indicate
Winthrop disappeared, and subsequent clues point to the possibility
that he may have been murdered by a landlord.NARA M804, Roll#
1899)
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