Even the Small Clues Loom Large When the Dates Are in the 1700 S. Enclosed Is the Snippet

Dec. 2, 2000

Hi Phil,

Even the small clues loom large when the dates are in the 1700’s. Enclosed is the snippet of information I received from the AGBI through the Godfrey Memorial Library. This is the first semi-official reference I’ve seen with a George Dillman in the RW although I’ve been told before that he served.

The important point here is that both he and his brother Andreas served under Capt. Lewis Farmer as noted in the following taken from my database notes on Andreas. Unfortunately, the folks at Godfrey copied only the second page of the muster list. Now I’m going to ask them to copy page 432 for me and we’ll see if the other Dillman shows up.

Interesting to note they listed only the 69 privates but none of the NCO’s or officers beyond the Captain. Also need to find out what the devil “Do” means.

I haven’t been able to find the “search” page for the AGBI that I originally used. It must have been a link from somewhere else so I’ve got to go back and find it. You can’t search it for just a surname which is why I came up only with George the first time around.

Legend has it that five brothers served in the RW but only the two names are known. The AGBI looks like a good place to search for the three missing brothers who were killed during the war.

More later,

SOURCE: Revolutionary War Pension Records - Page 284

DILLMAN, Andrew or Andres

Penn, Barbary, W7022

William, Penn BLWt. 9264-100. (Bounty Land Warrant for 100 acres)

Issued 10/7/1791. No papers ("No papers" means application papers were burned in the year 1801 or 1814.

SOURCE: "Genealogy of the Houser, Rhorer, Dillman, Hoover Families" by Dr. W.W. Houser, 1910; pages 172-178. Occupation: Millright. Served in 2nd Pennsylvania Regiment, Continental Line, Captain Lewis Farmer.

SOURCE: "Snyder County Pioneers" by Dr. Charles A. Fisher, p. 19; Andrew Dillman served in the 2nd Pennsylvania Regiment, Continental Line under Captain Lewis Farmer and participated in the Battle of Long Island in 1778(?). On September 9, 1778, he was still a member of the 2nd Pennsylvania Regiment. He also participated in the battles of Brandywine, Burgoyne, Germantown, Monmouth and Yorktown, serving until the surrender of Cornwallis. He was a pensioner. One record indicates that he was a Captain in the Northumberland County Militia after the war. Probably none of his descendants live in this section today. In 1790, his family consisted on one male over and three under 16, and six females. On April 24, 1793(?) he was an ensign in the 7th Company, 1st Battalion of the Northumberland County Militia. He also served in Lt. John Stoy's Company of the 2nd Pennsylvania Regiment in the Revolution.