J. Michael Luther, Sr., Revolutionary War Patriot
J. Michael Luther, Sr., clearly was a Patriot of the American Revolution. Details of that service, including the likelihood of his being among the hundreds of men who crossed the Delaware with George Washington, are supported by documentation as seen below.
Sources:
- Daughters of the American Revolution application submitted by descendant S. Joyce Kendall
- State of North Carolina Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions County of Randolph November Term 1832 - Depositions for Revolutionary War Pension: Michael Luther and his brother George Luther
- The Luthers in the Revolutionary War (Ancestry.com post) by Joseph Luther (also excerpted here on Ancestry)
- West Kerr Current: "Local historians reflect on ancestors' roles in American Revolution" by Irene Van Winkle
- "United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9WB-3T7N?cc=2069831&wc=MXMQ-5PD%3A355664901 : 22 September 2016), 8-vol H Revolutionary War pensioners > image 346 of 456; citing NARA microfilm publication T718 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1962).
- Ancestry.com: Mary Luther widow's pension
- Ancestry.com: U.S. Pension Roll for 1835
- Ancestry.com: Letter summarizing Michael Luther's Service
- Ancestry.com: Johann Michael Luther - Revolutionary War
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Daughters of the American Revolution Application
Service with Washington, including crossing the Delaware, and depositions for war pension
United States Revolutionary War Payment Ledger featuring Michael and George Luther
Pension Roll with Michael Luther listed
Mary Luther - widow's pension
Letter - Summary of Service - Michael Luther
Johann Michael Luther - Revolutionary War summary
Links
DAR Application
With appreciation to S. Joyce Kendall who provided the documentation.
Service with Washington, including crossing the Delaware, and depositions for war pension
With appreciation to S. Joyce Kendall who provided the documentation.
Interesting note: The Reverend Micajah Hill mentioned in the above document who testified during the depositions is also my ancestor though I don't know if this is Reverend Micajah Hill, Sr., or Reverend Micajah Hill, Jr., as they were both alive and of practicing age during the depositions. The son of Micajah Hill, Jr. -- Jesse B. Hill -- married the great granddaughter of Michael Luther, Sr. -- Mary Ann Luther. The Hill and Luther families clearly knew one another. Jesse and Mary Ann (Luther) Hill were my great-great-great grandparents.
Also available at Fold3.
United States Revolutionary War Payment Ledger featuring Michael and George Luther
Can't find them? Click the above image and look at the lower lefthand corner.
(Also see this document at FamilySearch)
Pension Roll listing Michael Luther
The below pension roll shows Michael Luther and his service in a Maryland regiment and his later residence in Randolph County, North Carolina:
Source: U.S. Pension Roll for 1835
Mary Luther - widow's pension
Mary (Kindle) Luther was Michael's second wife. I am descended from his first wife Elizabeth. Yet, this pension shows some things:
- Michael's death date 10 October 1834 in Randolph County, North Carolina
- Michael's rank and service: Private in the Company commanded by Capt. Duval of the regiment commanded by Capt. Johnson in the Maryland militia for 7 1/2 months
Source: Ancestry
Letter - Summary of Service - Michael Luther
Source: Ancestry
Johann Michael Luther - Revolutionary War summary
Source: Ancestry
Links
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