John Dewald, Sr

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A Patriot of the American Revolution for PENNSYLVANIA. DAR Ancestor # A032143

Name: Johannes (John) DEWALD Sr.

Birth: 22 APR 1746 in Reading, Berks Co., Pa.

Christening: 5 JAN 1756 Windsor Twp., Berks Co., Pa

Death: 12 APR 1816 in Manheim twp., Schuylkill Co., Pa

Burial: S. Manheim Twp., Schuylkill Co., Pa

Note: St. Paul's Ch cem.,Summer Hill

Occupation: carpenter, Revolutionar War Soldier (SAR application 93220)

Notes:

Military sevice:Revolutionary War.(Records in Berks Co., Pa.), War between Gr. Britain and her American colonies 1775-1783. Pvt in 1777 in Cpt Reiff's Co., 3rd Batallion, 6th Co., 4th Class, 7/8th Classes in Berks Co. Militia.(PAA 5:5, 273 and 276) 14 Dec 1777, pay = 1.10.0 ; 6 Feb 1778, paid

Tombstone inscription has the traditional German spelling of his name as Thewald.

John DeWalt first appears in the 1780 taxlist for Brunswick twp., and then in 1784 he is listed as owning 200 acres and having 8 people in the household. Tax listings: 1780, 240 Acres, 3 C, $5.12.0 1781, 240 Acres, 1 H, 3 C, $1.3.4 1784, 200 Acres, 2 H, 2 C, 8 persons 1785, $8.0 1786 tax list,

John Dewalt 1790 land warrant (12 May 1790 survey) Berks Co., 50 Acres

1790 census, Brunswick/Manheim, 4-3-6

1793 census, Manheim Twp (John Dewalt)

1798 tax list, Manheim (John Deobald)

1800 census, Manheim, pg 631, 12101-20201 1800 census, Manheim, John Dewald (septennial census)

1810 census, Manheim, 00101-00101 He is listed in the church directory as being of Bern Twp., Berks Co., Pa.

John and Catherine moved across the mountains around 1780 and settled in South Manheim Twp, Berks Co., Pa.(now Schuylkill Co. since 1811)

St. Paul's Church Cem at 1185 Summer Hill Road, Auburn, PA. Tombstone has original German spelling of Name as Thewald. Marker below stone is newer and reads Dewald. Stone at front of cem to right near road *Unknown if his wife Catherine Reber is buried with him as she is not noted on the stone

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