Revolutionary War Information

McFarlin, Alexander

served in:

NC, 1st Batt., Col. Thomas Clark

rank:

Private

birth:

death:

service description:

Enlisted Nov. 77 for 3 yr. , roll dated 1778

source:

National Archives through Footnote.com, DAR

McFarling, Andrew

also McFarland

served in:

VA, 12th Regiment, Col. James Wood, Capt. Langdon

rank:

Pvt., Corporal

birth:

death:

service description:

Enlisted 1777, wounded at Brandywine, Sept.'77

source:

National Archives through Footnote.com

McFarland, Andrew

served in:

NY

rank:

Pvt, Cpl, Orderly Sergeant

birth:

1751, Scotland

death:

1833, New York

service description:

Capt. Hasbrouck, Childs, etc.

source:

D.A.R.

McFarland, Andrew

served in:

PA

rank:

Captain

birth:

1729, Lancaster Co., PA

death:

1777, Philadelphia, PA

service description:

Cumberland Co. Militia, 3rd Batt.

source:

D.A.R.

McFarlin, Adam

(same person as below?)

served in:

Continental Troops

rank:

matross

birth:

death:

service description:

source:

National Archives, Roll/Box 118

McFarlin, Andrew

served in:

Continental Troops, 2nd Artillery Reg., New York

rank:

bombadier, matross

birth:

death:

service description:

source:

National Archives, Roll/Box 119

McFarlin, Andrew

served in:

Continental Troops, Capt. Bedken, Gen. Count Pulaski

rank:

private

birth:

death:

service description:

May 1779 for 3 yrs. Taken prisoner by enemy Jan. 25, 1780

source:

National Archives, Footnote.com

McFarland, Benjamin

also McFarlin

served in:

VA, 3rd and 7th Regiments, Lt. Col. Wm. Heth

rank:

private

birth:

1747, Virginia

death:

1823, TN

service description:

enlisted 1777 for 3 yrs., on furlough Jan. 1779

source:

D.A.R. and Archives 97, 98, 99, Footnote.com

McFarlin, Bradford

served in:

MA, 23rd Cont'l Troops, Capt. Samuel Bradford's Co.

rank:

private

birth:

death:

service description:

source:

National Archives, Footnote.com

McFarland, Daniel

served in:

PA (Virginia Militia, acc. to Service Rolls in Nat.Archives)

rank:

Private to Colonel

birth:

1731, Worcester Co., Massachusetts

death:

1817, Washington Co., PA

service description:

Militia for Monongalia, Co. of Rangers, Gaddis Command

source:

D.A.R., National Archives in Footnote.com

McFarland, Daniel

served in:

MA

rank:

private

birth:

1723, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts

death:

1797, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts

service description:

Capt. Hurd, Col. Stafford, 1777-1778

source:

D.A.R.

McFarland, Daniel

served in:

MA., 4th Regiment, Col. Shepard, Capt. Learnerd

rank:

private

birth:

death:

service description:

Enlisted July 10, 1779, Deserted July 23, 1779

source:

McFarlin, Daniel

also McFarlane, McFarling

served in:

VA, 3rd, 5th, 7th, 11th Reg., Col. McClenachan, Russell

rank:

private

birth:

death:

service description:

enlisted Dec. 1777 for three years

source:

National Archives, #102, Footnote.com

McFarlin, Daniel

served in:

South Carolina, 2nd Regiment

rank:

private

birth:

death:

service description:

on same page as Malcolm McFarlin, 1779

source:

National Archives, Footnote.com

McFarland, Duncan

also McFarlin

served in:

PA, 9th Regiment, Capt. Bowen, Lt. Col. Nagel

rank:

private

birth:

abt. 1750, PA

death:

service description:

Pay from May, 1777 through July, 1778

source:

National Archives, #83, Footnote.com

McFarland, Ebenezer

served in:

MA

rank:

Private, Sergeant

birth:

1751, Hopkinton, Middlesex Co., Mass.

death:

1837, Hopkinton, Mass.

service description:

Capt. Howe, McFarland, Col. Bullard, Howe

source:

D.A.R. (widow's pension rejected for lack of evidence: Nat'l Archives)

McFarland, Elijah

MacFarlin, Mackferlin

served in:

MA, 23rd Continental Troops, Capt. Bradford's Co.

rank:

Private

birth:

1722, Plympton, Mass.

death:

Enlisted Nov. 1775, died 11-29-77 in war

service description:

Capt. Thomas Turner, Col. Samuel Bradford

source:

D.A.R., National Archives, Footnote.com

McFarland, Elijah Jr.

McFarlin

served in:

MA, 23rd Con't Troops

rank:

Private

birth:

1749, Plympton, Mass.

death:

1827, Fairfield, Maine

service description:

wounded twice

source:

D.A.R., Footnote.com

McFarland, George

McFarlin in S.C. pension record

served in:

SC

rank:

private

birth:

abt. 1763, Ireland (abt. 1754 from pension info.)

death:

aft. Jan.2, 1834, Abbeville Dist. S.C.

service description:

Capt. McGaw, Col. Anderson

source:

D.A.R.

McFarlan, Hosea

also Hosiah McFarlin

served in:

NY, 1st Reg., Capt. Finck, Wendell; Col. Van Schaick

rank:

private

birth:

death:

abt. 1780

service description:

Taken prisoner, July 23, 1779, payments made to Executrix

source:

National Archives, #65, 66, Footnote.com

Farland, Isaac

served in:

VA

rank:

private

birth:

death:

service description:

source:

National Archives, #99

McFarland, Jacob

served in:

PA, North Carolina

rank:

private

birth:

1756, Ireland

death:

1835, Haywood Co., tN

service description:

1776, PA line; 1779, NC Militia

source:

D.A.R.

McFarland, James

served in:

PA

rank:

Capt.

birth:

death:

service description:

source:

National Archives #84

McFarland, James

served in:

GA

rank:

civil service

birth:

1750, VA

death:

1820, Wilkes Co., Georgia

service description:

Justice of the Peace, 1776, Richmond Co., GA

source:

D.A.R.

McFarland, James

served in:

Maine, which was Mass. at the time,Capt. Daniel Sullivan, 3rd Co. 6th Lincoln County Reg., Col Benjamin Foster

rank:

1st Lieutenant, app. 4-30-1777

birth:

abt. 1741-42 Brunswick, Mass.(Maine today)

death:

1816-18, Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick, Canada

service description:

Ap. 1777 to Oct. 1777

source:

D.A.R., Genealogy of the McFarland Family of Hancock Co.ME

McFarland, James

served in:

MA

rank:

Private, Corporal

birth:

1758, Worcester, Mass.

death:

1835, Worcester, Mass.

service description:

with Capt. Washburn, Col. Holman and more

source:

D.A.R.

McFarland, James Jr.

served in:

MA, 15th Reg., Col. Benj. Tupper, Capt. Farnum, Abbot

rank:

Private

birth:

death:

service description:

Enlisted Sept. 1777 for 3 yrs., discharged Feb. 1780

source:

National Archives, Footnote.com

McFarland, James

served in:

PA

rank:

Patriotic service

birth:

1759, PA

death:

1812, Cumberland Co., PA

service description:

paid supply tax, 1781

source:

D.A.R.

McFarland, James

served in:

PA

rank:

quartermaster

birth:

1754, Cumberland Co., PA

death:

1830, Mifflin Co., PA

service description:

Lt. Col. Wm McFarlane Rangers

source:

D.A.R.

McFarland, James

served in:

PA

rank:

private

birth:

before 1746

death:

1825

service description:

6th Regiment, Continental Army, Cumberland Co. Militia

source:

D.A.R.

McFarland, James

served in:

New Hampshire militia, Stickney's Reg., Capt. Dearborn's Co.

rank:

private

birth:

death:

service description:

July-Sept. 1777, joined Cont'l Army 1777

source:

National Archives #43, Footnote.com

McFarland, Jesse

served in:

NH militia, Bedel's Reg, Capt. Stevens

rank:

private

birth:

death:

service description:

4 mo. 1778, defense of frontier at Haverhill, Coos

source:

National Archives #49, Footnote.com

McFarlin, John

served in:

MD, 2nd Reg.

rank:

private

birth:

1747, Ireland

death:

service description:

joined June, 1782, lived in PA

source:

National Archives, Footnote.com

McFarland, John

served in:

NH

rank:

private

birth:

death:

service description:

source:

National Archives #43, 49

McFarland, John

served in:

Continental Troops

rank:

matross (gunner's assistant)

birth:

death:

service description:

source:

National Archives #118

McFarland, John

also spelled McFarlin, McFarling, McFarlan

served in:

NY, 1st Regiment, Capt. Wiley, Col. McDougall

rank:

private

birth:

death:

service description:

1776 with Capt. Wiley; 1780 on with 2nd Co. Capt. Jansen

source:

National Archives #70, Footnote.com

McFarland, John

served in:

NY, 3rd Regiment, Col. Peter Gansevoort

rank:

private

birth:

death:

service description:

1776 till end of war

source:

National Archives, Footnote.com

McFarland, John

served in:

MA

rank:

Sergeant

birth:

Massachusetts

death:

aft. 1800, Maine Dist. Massachusetts

service description:

Capt. Benjamin Lemont, Maj. Wm. Lithgow

source:

McFarland, John Porter

served in:

NC

rank:

patriotic service

birth:

1750, Ireland

death:

1824, Wilson Co., TN

service description:

paid for services rendered

source:

D.A.R.

McFarland, John

served in:

PA

rank:

1st Lieutenant

birth:

1733 Lancaster Co., PA

death:

1787, Hanover TWP, Dauphin Co., PA

service description:

6th & 9th Batt., Capt. Wm. Laird, Lancaster Co. Militia

source:

D.A.R.

McFarland, John

served in:

PA

rank:

private

birth:

1738, Ireland

death:

1802, Chester Co., PA

service description:

Chester Co. Militia, Capt. John Craige

source:

McFarland, John

served in:

PA

rank:

1st Lieutenant

birth:

1748, Philadelphia Co., PA

death:

1839, Monongalia Co., VA

service description:

Lancaster Co., Militia, Capt. Fridley, Lowers

source:

D.A.R.

McFarling, John

filed with John McFarley

served in:

VA, 1st State Reg., Capt. John Lee, Col. Gibson

rank:

private

birth:

death:

reported dead March 1778

service description:

Enlisted Sept. 1777 for 3 years

source:

National Archives through Footnote.com

McFarlin, John

served in:

VA, 14th Reg., Capt. Thomas Thweatt, Col. Charles Lewis

rank:

private

birth:

death:

service description:

sick, but present March, 1778

source:

National Archives through Footnote.com

McFarlin, John

served in:

Continental Army, 2nd Artillery, Col. Lamb, assigned NY

rank:

matross

birth:

Scotland, a tailor

death:

service description:

6th Co., Capt. Bauman, deserted Feb. 26, 1778

source:

National Archives #118

McFarland, John

served in:

VA

rank:

patriotic service

birth:

1708, Scotland (act. Ireland)

death:

abt. 1784, Bedford Co., VA

service description:

Oath of Allegience, provided material

source:

D.A.R.

McFarland, John Jr.

served in:

VA

rank:

Private, Patriotic Service

birth:

1739, Lancaster Co., PA

death:

post 1803, Buncombe (Haywood Co.), NC

service description:

Montgomery Co. Militia, Oath of Allegiance

source:

D.A.R.

Farland, John W.

served in:

NY

rank:

private

birth:

death:

service description:

source:

National Archives #66

McFarland, Jonathan

served in:

Continental Troops

rank:

fifer

birth:

death:

service description:

source:

National Archives #132

McFarlin, Joseph

also spelled McFarland, McFarlan, McFarling

served in:

NH, 1st Reg., Col. Joseph Cilley, Capt. Frye

rank:

private

birth:

death:

service description:

enlisted 1777 for war, abode is Londonderry, NH

source:

National Archives #43, 49, Footnote.com

McFarland, Joseph

prob. the same as above

served in:

NH

rank:

Captain

birth:

death:

service description:

source:

National Archives #135

McFarland, Margaret

served in:

NC

rank:

patriotic service

birth:

death:

post 1790, Nash Dist., Caswell Co. NC (cor. MO)

service description:

provided material, Caswell Co.

source:

D.A.R.

McFarlane McGee Bell, Martha

served in:

NC

rank:

patriotic service

birth:

ca. 1735 Alamance Co. NC

death:

1822 Randolph Co. NC

service description:

source:

D.A.R. #A008762

McFarlin, Malcolm

served in:

SC, 2nd Regiment

rank:

private

birth:

death:

service description:

1779 pay roll

source:

National Archives #89, Footnote.com

McFarlin, Mordecas

also appears as Mordeau, Mordicar

served in:

SC

rank:

Sergeant

birth:

death:

service description:

source:

National Archives #89

McFarlin, Morgan

served in:

NC, 2nd Regiment, Capt. Coleman's Co.

rank:

birth:

death:

service description:

one card, Feb. 18, 1782, present

source:

National Archives, Footnote.com

McFarland, Moses

served in:

MA, Continental Troops

rank:

Capt, and Major

birth:

1738, Londonderry, New Hampshire

death:

1802, Haverhill, Massachusetts

service description:

McFarlands Co.,4th and 5th Regiment, Nixon's Regiment

source:

D.A.R., National Archives #132, 136, Invalid Pension

McFarland, Peter

also spelled McFarlin, McFarling

served in:

CT, 8th Regiment, Col. John Chandler, Capt. Mattock

rank:

Corporal

birth:

death:

service description:

Enlisted 1777 for duration

source:

National Archives #23, Footnote.com

McFarland, Robert

also Robard McFarland, and Farland

served in:

MA, 15th Reg., Col. Tupper, Capt. Mayberry

rank:

private

birth:

death:

service description:

Enlisted Jan.1776, 3 yr., lame in camp March 1779

source:

National Archives #39, Footnote.com

McFarland, Robart

served in:

Continental Troops

rank:

Sergeant

birth:

death:

service description:

source:

National Archives #123

McFarland, Robert

served in:

PA

rank:

private

birth:

1740, Bucks Co., PA

death:

1823, Franklin Co., PA

service description:

Militia, Capt. Nicholas Patterson

source:

D.A.R.

McFarland, Robert Jr.

served in:

VA

rank:

Private, Ensign, Lieutenant

birth:

1759, Orange Co., NC

death:

1837, Jefferson Co., TN

service description:

Capt. Russell, Montgomery, Col. Arthur Campbell

source:

Pension #S2004, D.A.R.

McFarlin, Rob't

also Robert McFarland

served in:

VA, 7th Regiment, Capt. Joseph Crockett, Col. Alex. McClenehan

rank:

private

birth:

death:

service description:

Roll dated 1776

source:

National Archives #104

Mcfarland, Sam'l

served in:

NH, Kelley's Regiment of Volunteers

rank:

Private

birth:

death:

service description:

under Col. Moses Kelley, Aug. 1778

source:

National Archives, Footnote.com

McFarlin, Solomon

served in:

MA

rank:

private

birth:

1764, Plympton (Middleborough?), Mass.

death:

June 3, 1827 in Fairfield, Kennebec Co., Maine

service description:

3 yrs. under Col. Gratin, Capt. Hobby

source:

Invalid Pension S37233, Footnote.com

Fairland, Samuel

served in:

CT

rank:

Private

birth:

death:

service description:

source:

National Archives #19

McFarland, Thomas

also spelled McFarlin

served in:

Continental Army, 2nd Artillery, Col. Lamb, assigned NY

rank:

matross, 1777-81

birth:

death:

service description:

Capt. James Lee's Co., Capt. Simonds, wounded

source:

National Archives #118

McFarland, Thomas

served in:

PA

rank:

Sergeant

birth:

1750, Lancaster Co., PA

death:

1818, Baton Rouge, LA

service description:

10th Regt. Cont Line, Capt. Stout, Col. Humpton

source:

D.A.R.

McFarland, William

also McFarlin

served in:

PA, Maj. Robert Clugage Volunteers

rank:

Private

birth:

death:

service description:

Capt. Henry Black's Co. 9 month volunteers, 1778

source:

National Archives, Footnote.com

McFarland, William

served in:

PA

rank:

Private

birth:

1755, Cumberland Co., PA

death:

1825, Harrison Co., KY

service description:

1st Batt, Cumberland Co. Militia, Capt. Peoples, Col. Lyon

source:

D.A.R. #A076838

McFarland, William

served in:

PA

rank:

Civil Service

birth:

1756, Worcester Co., Massachusetts

death:

1823, Washington Co., PA

service description:

coroner, 1781, Washington Co.

source:

D.A.R.

McFarland, William

served in:

PA

rank:

Sergeant

birth:

1758, Lancaster Co., PA

death:

1839, Lancaster, Ohio

service description:

9th Batt, Lancaster Co. Militia, Capt.Bradley, Col.Rodgers

source:

D.A.R.

McFarland, William

served in:

PA

rank:

Captain

birth:

1751, Cumberland Co., PA

death:

1840, Blacklick Twp, Indiana Co., PA

service description:

Co. of Flying Camp, Col. Frederick Watts

source:

D.A.R.

McFarland, William

served in:

PA

rank:

Patriotic Service

birth:

1763, PA

death:

1816, Greene Co., Ohio

service description:

Frontier Ranger

source:

D.A.R.

McFarland, William

served in:

VA

rank:

Lieutenant

birth:

1738, Scotland

death:

1795, Berkeley Co., VA

service description:

Monongalia Co. Millitia, 1778, Col. Thomas Gaddis

source:

D.A.R.

McFarland, William

served in:

NY, Harper's Regiment

rank:

1st Lieutenant

birth:

death:

service description:

appointed March, 1780, County of Tryon(?)

source:

National Archives #74, Footnote.com

McFarland, William

served in:

NY, William's Regiment of Militia

rank:

Lieutenant

birth:

death:

service description:

includes James McF. as corporal, and John as private

source:

National Archives #114, Footnote.com

note:

These three also appear in Webster's Regiment of NY Militia,

Charlotte Co. (now Washington)

McFarland, William

served in:

Montgomery Co. VA

rank:

private in local militia

birth:

1732

death:

1791 in Wythe Co. VA

service description:

source:

Militia of Montgomery County, pub. 1990 by MaryKegley

note:

add. Possible service in Capt. Daniel Smith's frontier milita in 1774 if proven to be the same William McFarland

McFarland, William

served in:

Benjamin Flagg's Co. Worcester, Massachusetts

rank:

Lieutenant

birth:

1722 Marblehead,  Mass.

death:

1805 Worcester Co., Mass.

service description:

Marched to Lexington Ap. 19, 1775

source:

Charles Nutt, History of Worcester and Its People, p. 558

note: