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U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
SAR Application of Howard George Weiler, 4/30/1964
SAR Membership: 88044
Adam Flesher
Birth Date: 29 Jul 1764
Birth Place: Lewis, W, Virginia
Death Date: 4 Nov 1854
Death Place: Harrison, West Virginia
Father: Henry Flesher, born 1744 England, died 1832, Harrison Co, WV
Mother: Elizabeth Butcher, born c 1744, VA, died VA, Married c 1763
Spouse: Elizabeth Statts, born 1777 VA, died 5/22/1869 Harrison co, WV, Marrid 2/22/1792 Harrison Co, WV
Children: Isaac Flesher, born 1810 Harrison Co, WV, died 1854 Ritchie Co, VA; Wife Debora Carpenter Peterson born 1813, died 1852 Ritchie Co, WV, marrid 1832 Ritchie co, WV
Henry Flesher is the ancestor who assisted in establishing American Independence, while acting in the cacity of enlisted soldier in the 12th Virginia Regiment of Foot, Capt Michael Bowyer's Company Regt commanded by Col James Wood; Private, Va. Line
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Henry Flesher enlisted as a Private on March 6, 1777 in the 12th Va Regt, of Foot, later known as the 4th, 8th and 12th Va Regt of Foot commanded by Col James Wood. Promoted to Sergeant on Aug 21, 1777. Frontier duty until Feb 1778 when the regiment was made part of Scotts Brigade which served at Valley Forge, Pa, during the winter. Later in the Spring and summer the Brigade served in the White Plains, NY campaign. Discharged from duty Aug 19, 1778.
Later served as ranger with Virginia militia as he had formerly served in 1776 with Capt McCoy's Company in Virginia.
Proof:
Genealogy of Flesher Family, WV Univ Library, Morgtn, WV
Wither's "Chronicles of Border Warfare"
History of Ritchie County, W.Va. MK Lowther 1911
Porter Flesher Family Bible
Copies of the Compiled Service Records, Revolutionary War
From Don Norman files http://www.rootsweb.com/~hcpd/norman/FLESHER/BALTHASAR.htm
Henry Flesher, a son of weaver Balthasar Fleisher was christened Johann Peter Fleisher in the village of Ober-Seemer, about thirty miles northwest of Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany in 1721 and died in VA in 1802. He was married in 1747. His wife was Elizabeth -----. The couple may have had a son name John in Germany.
They arrived at Philadelphia, PA aboard the ship "Phoenix" in 1752 in company with his brother, Peter Flesher.
Henry was naturalized in Augusta County VA court in 1770 and made a tomahawk claim at the confluence of Stone Coal Run and the West Fork River in Harrison County VA (WV) in 1776. He made the first permanent settlement in Lewis County VA in 1784. The city of Weston, VA (WV) was established on his farm in 1818.
From Suzanne Sheppard:
Following their cousins Balthasar and Agnes, children of their Uncle Andreas, Henry together with his older brother Peter and Anna Thiel and six of eleven children, immigrated to America arriving at the Port of Philadelphia on the ship 'Phoenix' on November 2, 1752. Henry was in the Revolutionary War. He was the first settler in Weston, VA in 1784. He was attacked by Indians in 1784, but escaped.
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West Virginia Pioneers
1763 - 1814 (51 years)
, d. Jan 1808, Lewis County, West Virginia, USA