Patriots Who Lived In Carroll County

This page is dedicated to those whose served their country in the Revolution and at one time in their lives lived in the Carroll County area. The first five columns of the table below represents the set developed by Ann Horvath for the Carroll County Historical Society. In some cases, these patriots are not known to have been buried in its confines; in some cases, specific service is not mentioned.. The final column on the right indicates any addtional information on the final resting place, and if it is in Carroll County, links to a page on our chapter's site related to that patriot. Please contact the webmaster with any proofs of service or information on burial sites.

Patriot Born Died Buried Original Comment Additonal Comments
Abbot, Wm   1850s? near Sandymount    
Barnes, Adam 1760/61 1809      
Beaver, Martin 1757/59 1832 Family Vol 2 Reported Known Patriot, buried in Carroll Co., MD
Beier, Caspar 1732 1793 Krider’s   Reported Known Patriot, buried in Carroll Co., MD
Bell, James         Enlisted in Maryland Line at Taneytown; moved to Adams Co. PA after the War
Bose, Henry          
Brown, Henry 1752 1830 Wesley body removed from farm Candidate Known Patriot, buried in Carroll Co., MD
Brown, Samuel   1777 Family Brown/Cockey cem., Eldersburg Cemetery itself is LOST
Bruce, Andrew          
Bruce, Norman 1740 1811 Family on Pipe Ck, Bruceville  
Buchanan, Andrew 1734 1786      
Cassell, Jacob 1734 1818 Family Wakefield cem.  
Cochrane, David 1762        
Conaway, John   1799      
Crawford, David Jr. 1740 1812 Family Taylorsville, Capt. Reported Known Patriot buried in Carroll County, but cemetery and grave are LOST
Crawford, James 1762 1839 or 32 Winter’s Sergeant Reported Known Patriot, buried in Carroll Co., MD
Davis, Thomas          
Day, James (Rev)          
Dennis, Samuel       Living in Carroll Co. in 1840, age 91  
Derr, John 1760 1854 Uniontown   Enlisted, Philadelphia, 1776; intermittent service 1776-1782
Dewees, Samuel 1760 1848 Manchester Captain, Vol IV Reported Known Patriot, buried in Carroll Co., MD
Dorsey, Charles 1744 1814      
Dorsey, Thomas       Vol IV  
Dudder, Conrad       Fred. Co., near Mt Airy  
Everhart, Lawrence 1755 1839/1840 Middletown Methodist Preacher  
Fails, Moore Dr. 1754 1834      
Fanning, Charles     Family Taylor cem, Patapsco (no stone)  
Farver, Adam   1783   Died in Burntwoods Hundred  
Farver, John 1759 1840   Died in Carroll Co.  
Fleagle, John Sr. 1759?   Baust   Reported Known Patriot, buried in Carroll Co., MD
Fowble, Jacob          
Fowler, James 1758 1848      
Fowler, John 1735 1823 St. Johns Buried in Westminster Reported Known Patriot, buried in Carroll Co., MD
Gist, Joshua 1746 1839     Reported Known Patriot, buried in Carroll Co., MD
Good, Jacob   1783   Prob. buried in Taneytown  
Gorsuch, Lovelace 1715 1783     Was a Quaker, but signed Oath of Fidelity, before Hon. Edward Cockey, 28 FEB 1778. Lived at "Plantation Friendship", owned property stradling border with Baltimore County. Burial site not known.
Grammer, Jacob 1749 1815 Krider’s 1st Lieut. Fred. Co. Militia Reported Known Patriot, buried in Carroll Co., MD
Green, Isaac 1742 1821      
Green, Thomas          
Hammond, Rezin 1706 1783      
Hetrick, Christian     Lineboro Brig. Gen.  
Hiler, Abraham       also listed as Hill  
Houck, Barnet 1747 1835 St. Paul’s Arcadia, Corp. in PA regiment Corporal, Captain Abraham Furrey's York Co., PA Militia 1781. Buried St. Paul's Church Cemetery, Arcadia, Baltimore County, Maryland.
Patriot Ancestor to a member of the Westminster Chapter, MDSSAR.
Kerr, Hugh   1784   Capt. Good’s militia Candidate Known Patriot, buried in Carroll Co., MD
Key, John Ross   1821 Home Middleburg Second Lieutenant, Rifle Batallion of Maryland; was at Yorktown. Buried in Frederick, Frederick Co., Maryland.
Lawrence, John   1782   clerk in Capt. Moore’s militia  
Lee, Dudley 1759 1815 Garrett?   unit not listed; Garrett?
Leister, Daniel         On list of Unsung Patriots burined in Carroll Co., MD
Lynch, William 1770        
McFerran, Samuel          
McGuire, Michael 1717        
Moore, David          
Murray, John 1747 1833 Family body removed to Greenmount; Capt. Reported Known Patriot, buried in Carroll Co., MD
Nace, Peter 1754 1831 Manchester Ensign Candidate Known Patriot, buried in Carroll Co., MD
Nail, Christian 1747 1815 Tan. Luth. aka Nagle, born in PA Reported Known Patriot, buried in Carroll Co., MD
Neaff, Jacob          
Nichodemus, Henry 1728 1801 Family   On list of Unsung Patriots burined in Carroll Co., MD
Ogg, Duncan       Served in 3rd MD Reg. 1780  
Orr, John         Reported Known Patriot, buried in Carroll Co., MD
Owings, Christopher          
Pouder, Jacob 1730 1796 Krider’s Ensign Lancaster 9th Reported Known Patriot, buried in Carroll Co., MD
Reever, Johann 1738 1817 Trinity Luth. Buried in Taneytown Reported Known Patriot, buried in Carroll Co., MD and Patriot Ancestor to a member of the Westminster Chapter, MDSSAR
Richards, Richard          
Schaeffer, Jacob 1725 1800 Krider’s   Reported Known Patriot, buried in Carroll Co., MD
Schmeltzer, Yohan Adam 1724 1798 Winter’s    
Shaw, Samuel     Taneytown Maj., Md. Militia 1776  
Shaw, Victor 1746 1834 Taneytown Md. Militia  
Sheets, Jacob 1765 1826 Tan. Luth.   Reported Known Patriot, buried in Carroll Co., MD
Shennick, Jacob 1765     Manchester area?  
Shower, John       aka Johannes Schauer  
Shriver, David 1735 1826 Family Shriver fam. cem. near Wakefield Reported Known Patriot, buried in Carroll Co., MD
Shriver, John          
Shriver, Peter 1748 1838 Wolf Union Bridge  
Shuey, Christian 1760 1814   Priv. in PA  
Smith, Thomas   1785      
Snyder, Christian 1759     Manchester area? On list of Unsung Patriots burined in Carroll Co., MD
Storm, J 1762 1842 Balto. 1780 Wagon Corps in Washington’s  
Stultz, Conrad   1840   Widow Mary died 1840 Carroll Co.  
Tevis, Benjamin 1755 1802   Capt. in Soldiers Delight Battalion  
Tevis, Robert       Moved to Kentucky  
Thomson, Hugh     Piney Creek   On list of Unsung Patriots burined in Carroll Co., MD
Tracey, Basil       Col. Nicolson’s troop 1781  
Wagner, Michael 1723 1795 Winter’s   Candidate Known Patriot, buried in Carroll Co., MD
Wagner, Michael, Jr. 1752 1839 Baust   Reported Known Patriot, buried in Carroll Co., MD
Warehime, Henry 1735 1812 Manchester "God’s Acre"  
Warfield, Alexander         Candidate Known Patriot, buried in Carroll Co., MD
Warfield, Charles 1738 1790 Bethel   Reported Known Patriot, buried in Carroll Co., MD and Patriot Ancestor to a member of the Westminster Chapter, MDSSAR
Warner, George 1758 1836 Baust   Reported Known Patriot, buried in Carroll Co., MD
Wells, Peter 1759 1831?   Born in Bucks Co., PA  
Welsh, John       Rep. of Delaware Hundreds  
Welty, John   1802 TN Graybill’s German regiment Candidate Known Patriot, buried in Carroll Co., MD
Wilson, Charles     Piney Ck. Sgt. at Washington’s hq. Valley Fg Reported Known Patriot, buried in Carroll Co., MD
Winchester, George       Associator in Dec. 1775  
Winchester, James       Moved to Tn.  
Winchester, William     Westminster   Reported Known Patriot, buried in Carroll Co., MD
Winchester, William Jr.       Associator in Dec. 1775  
Yingling, John Jr. 1750 1836 St. Mary’s Silver Run Reported Known Patriot, buried in Carroll Co., MD

REFERENCES:
Daughters of the American Revolution. Maryland State Society Directory of Members and Ancestors.
Horvath, Ann. Revolutionary Patriots of Carroll County. Unpublished work performed for Carroll County Historical Society.
Peden, Henry. Revolutionary Patriots of Maryland, 1775-1783: A Supplement.
Wampler, Roy H. The Derr Family, 1750-1986.

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This page last updated 31 OCT 2006.