Percival, John II 1

Birth Name Percival, John II 2a 1
Gender male
Age at Death 82 years, 7 months, 7 days

Notes

Note

John Percival II descended from James Percival, first of the name in New England, who settled in Sandwich in 1670, and whose son John married Mary Bourne. John Percival II, within a month of the outbreak of the War of Independence, (Battles of Lexington & Concord, 4-19-1775), enlisted at Lenox MA 5-16-1775 as a private in Capt Goodrich's Company, Col John Paterson's Massachusetts Regiment. He was at the Battle of Bunker Hill (6-17-1775) and volunteered in the same company uner Col Benedict Arnold's expedition to Quebec, fought in the Battle of Quebec, and joined the retreat through Montreal, Crown Point and Ticonderoga to reach home in June 1776. He and Ruth Crocker probably married later that year or early in 1777.

In June 1777 John Percival II re-enlisted for six months in Capt Rowley's Company, Col Ashley's Massachusetts Regiment; he was a guard at the Battle of Saratoga 9-19-1777 and again at Saratoga when American troops defeated Burgoyne's invasion from Canada. Burgoyne surrendered his entire force of about 5,000 men 10-17-1777, the first major American Victory in the Revolutionary War. John remained at Lee MA until 1798 when he moved to Sherburne, Chenagngo Cty, NY; he purchased land in 1799 in the part of that town which split in the early 1800s and became Smyrna. He was one of the first deacons of the newly organized (1824) First Congregational Church of Smyrna NY.

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1754-11-06 Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts   2a 1 3a 4a 4b 4c 4d
Death 1837-06-13 Gaines, Orleans, New York   1 3a 4a 4b 4c 4d
Military Service     Served in the Revolution 1 3a
Note

Pension Number:
*S11227
Service Source:
*S11227; MA SOLS & SAILS, VOL 12, P 137
Service Description:
1) CAPTS GOODRICH, AARON ROWLEY;
2) COLS JOHN PATERSON, BENEDICT ARNOLD, JOHN ASHLEY

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Percival, John
Mother Fuller, Lydia
         Percival, John II 1754-11-06 1837-06-13

Families

Family of Percival, John II and Crocker, Ruth
Married Wife Crocker, Ruth ( * 1759-01-09 + 1837-06-24 )
 
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 1776   Probably 1776 2a 1 3a 4e 4f 4a 4b 4c 4d
Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Percival, MontgomeryEITHER 25 SEP 1790 OR 27 SEP 17901876-09-01
Percival, Betsy1777-10-20
Percival, Lydia1779-02-12
Percival, John III1781-04-251858-01-14
Percival, Ruth1783-04-25
Percival, Samuel1785-08-27
Percival, James1788-06-05
Percival, Hannah Gates1793-01-121861-07-29
Percival, Content1796-02-28
Percival, Abigail1798-02-22
Percival, Almira1801-08-01
Percival, Sally1803-10-03

Attributes

Type Value Notes Sources
Identification Number A088670
Note

Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) ancestor number

 3a

Source References

  1. Leonard, Andrea: A Crocker Genealogy, Volume: 2
  2. Crocker, James Russell: Crocker Genealogy
      • Confidence: Low
  3. Daughters of the American Revolution, “Ancestor Database”
      • Page: PERCIVAL, JOHN Ancestor #: A088670
  4. Daughters of the American Revolution, “Descendants Database”
      • Page: Member: Blanche Allen Lowrie Nat'l #: 81005 Ancestor #: A088670
      • Page: Member: Clarita Cordelia Lowrie Goldsmith Nat'l #: 224603 Ancestor #: A088670
      • Page: Member: Elizabeth Harding Chase Nat'l #: 319027 Ancestor #: A088670
      • Page: Member: -- Name Restricted -- Nat'l #: 1022498 Ancestor #: A088670
      • Page: Member: Kate Allen Farley Nat'l #: 5467 Ancestor #: A088670
      • Page: Member: Mary Percival Allen Nat'l #: 16397 Ancestor #: A088670