Abraham Marlatt
c. 1761–1828
Born about 1761, probably in New Jersey. A Revolutionary War soldier and pensioner of Berkeley County, Virginia. He took his family west in 1823 and died 23 July 1828 in Wayne County, Indiana.
Life events
| Born | about 1761 | probably New Jerseyhe gave his age as 57 when he applied for a pension in April 1818 |
|---|---|---|
| Military | 1780s | private of dragoons for fifteen months in Colonel Armand’s Legion, Continental Army; discharged at Yorktown, 15 November 1783 |
| Married | 2 August 1785 | Berkeley County, Virginiato Ann Linder, by the Rev. Hugh Vance |
| Pension | 28 April 1818 | Berkeley County, Virginiaapplied for a Revolutionary War pension |
| Moved | October 1823 | Warren County, Ohiothe family left Berkeley County and reached Ohio six weeks later, then went on to Wayne County, Indiana |
| Died | 23 July 1828 | Wayne County, Indiana |
| Buried | Franklin Cemetery, Milton, Wayne County, Indiana |
Research note: birthplace and children
The original file had him born in 1760 at Winchester, Virginia. His father’s first Virginia record is a land purchase in 1771, so he was probably born in New Jersey; his pension papers put his birth about 1760–61.
Besides George (1786) and Abram Thomas (1792), census and family records give him Mary (about 1791), Rebecca (1797, wife of William Bodine), Rachel (1798), John (1798), Jacob (1801), Albert (1804) and Dove (1809).
Sources: William P. Marlatt, Family of Abraham and Mary (Maple) Marlatt of New Jersey, Virginia and Ohio (30 September 2019); military service and burial from his Find a Grave memorial.