Maj. John Culbertson and Sarah Denny

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Husband Maj. John Culbertson ¹

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           Born: 1737 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 12 Sep 1794 - Brandywine Manor, E. Caln Twp, Chester Co, PA 1
         Buried:  - Brandywine Manor, E. Caln Twp, Chester Co, PA

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         Father: John Culbertson (1710-1767) 2 3
         Mother: Eliza Rogers (      -      ) 1

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       Marriage: 1761 4

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Wife Sarah Denny ⁴

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           Born: 
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           Died: 15 Apr 1812 5
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Children

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1 M John Culbertson ⁶

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           Born: 27 Jan 1762 6
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           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Isabella [Unk] (      -      ) 7

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2 M William Culbertson ⁶

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           Born: 18 Sep 1763 6
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           Died: Mar 1826 - Barbersville, Jefferson Co, IN 6
         Buried: 

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3 F Elizabeth Culbertson ⁶

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           Born: 9 May 1767 6
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried:  - Brandywine Manor, E. Caln Twp, Chester Co, PA

         Spouse: Samuel Mackelduff (      -      ) 8

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4 F Margaret Culbertson ⁶

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           Born: 7 Jan 1771 6
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           Died: 2 May 1815 6
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         Spouse: Capt. James Lockart (      -      ) 8

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5 M James Culbertson ^{6 9}

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           Born: 9 Apr 1773 6
     Christened: 
           Died: Sep 1831 6
         Buried:  - near West Liberty, Logan Co, OH

         Spouse: Hannah Murry (      -1799) 8
           Marr: Crawford Co, PA

         Spouse: Jeanette Dickson (      -      ) 9
           Marr: 25 Aug 1803 8

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6 M Samuel Culbertson ⁶

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           Born: 8 Mar 1780 6
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           Died: Feb 1858 6
         Buried:  - Brandywine Manor, E. Caln Twp, Chester Co, PA

         Spouse: Susannah Myers Harrison (      -      ) 10

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General Notes: Husband - Maj. John Culbertson

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He was in the battle of Long Island in the autumn of 1776, being a Major in Col. James Moore's Battalion (First) of Chester County, Pennsylvania, Associaters of the "Flying Camp." (See Barrie's Army and Navy of the U. S., ed. de luxe, supplementary, p. 9.) He was commissioned Major, July 1, 1776. Stationed at Perth Amboy, New Jersey, under Gen. Mercer, Aug. 14, 1776; at Ft. Lee, Aug. 20, 1776 (Amer. Arch.) He was a "delegate to the Associated Battalion Convention, at Lancaster, Pennsylvania, July 4, 1776." (Pa. Arch.) He was commissioned Major of Col. William Gibbons' Battalion (Seventh), of Chester County, Pennsylvania, Associaters, May 17, 1777. In 1779, he was a Major of Lieut. Col. John Gardner's Battalion (Fifth), of Chester County Associaters. This made him virtually Lieut. Col. He was commissioned May 10, 1780, Major of Lieut. Col. John Gardner's (First) Battalion of Chester Co. Associaters." Futhey's Hist. Chester Co. says he was born 1739. Member Pa. Assembly 1777-80.

The following epitaph appears on his tombstone:
"My flesh shall slumber in the grave,
'Till the last trumphets joyful sound,
Then burst the chains with sweet surprise
And in my glorious image arise."

1 Lewis R. Culbertson, M.D., Genealogy of the Culbertson and Culberson Families (Zanesville, OH: The Courier Co., 1923), Pg 18.

2 William Henry Egle, History of the County of Dauphin in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 544.

3 Lewis R. Culbertson, M.D., Genealogy of the Culbertson and Culberson Families (Zanesville, OH: The Courier Co., 1923), Pg 16.

4 Lewis R. Culbertson, M.D., Genealogy of the Culbertson and Culberson Families (Zanesville, OH: The Courier Co., 1923), Pg 19.

5 J. Smith Futhey & Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Pg 508.

6 Lewis R. Culbertson, M.D., Genealogy of the Culbertson and Culberson Families (Zanesville, OH: The Courier Co., 1923), Pg 20.

7 Lewis R. Culbertson, M.D., Genealogy of the Culbertson and Culberson Families (Zanesville, OH: The Courier Co., 1923), Pg 22.

8 Lewis R. Culbertson, M.D., Genealogy of the Culbertson and Culberson Families (Zanesville, OH: The Courier Co., 1923), Pg 23.

9 —, The History of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner Beers & Co., 1885), Pg 1114.

10 Lewis R. Culbertson, M.D., Genealogy of the Culbertson and Culberson Families (Zanesville, OH: The Courier Co., 1923), Pg 24.