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Updated: 08-04-2020 00:08:10.


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  1. Samuel Sheets: Birth: 20 MAY 1782 in VA. Death: 02 MAY 1859 in VA

  2. John Junior Sheets: Birth: 09 JUN 1784 in VA. Death: 08 DEC 1871 in VA

  3. Henry Sheets: Birth: 10 FEB 1785 in VA or MD?. Death: 25 JUN 1871 in VA


Family
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  1. Jacob Sheets: Birth: 24 SEP 1795 in Harrisonburg, Rockingham Co., VA. Death: 26 FEB 1849 in Vigo Co., IN

  2. Reuben Sheets: Birth: 14 JUN 1798 in Rockingham Co., VA. Death: 15 MAY 1857 in Edgar Co., IL

  3. Joseph Sheets: Birth: 09 SEP 1799 in Rockingham Co., VA. Death: 08 NOV 1880 in Edgar Co., IL


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a. Note:   Info from Wilma Sheets Jackson and Revolutionory War records from National Archives: Was a private in the 11 th Virginia Regiment commanded by Col Daniel Morgan and was taken prisoner. Reviewed film 1425662 "Tenth Legion tithables" found Jno Sheets listed on page 43 in Capt. Eziekel Harrisons company located in Keezeltown, Va. also on page 44 found under Capt Richard Ragan George Sheets and Daniel Sheets.
  born about 1755, probably in Pennsylvania and migrated to Maryland where his first son Henry was born and later shows up in Shennandoah Co. in the Keezeltown area where he was at the outbreak of the Revolution. In 1792 John Sheets Sr. was living in Capt Richard Ragan's Com. known as dist 10. Parts of the district covered Keezletown, north to Fridley's Gap. and west toward Linville. Applications for Rev war pensions show: Caspar Sheets of Pa., George Sheets of Va., John of Pa., Jacob of Md., Mathias of Va. Philip of Pa. and John of Va. all may be related.!While in Rockingham Co. Historical Society I picked up information which indicates that Three brothers by the names of Mathias, Jacob and Yost Schits were shanghied and made to join mercernaries of Prince of Hessecasle, were sent to America in 1776 to help the British, they deserted and joined the continental army. The spelling of the sirname was changed to Sheetz or sheets because of the vulgar sound of the name. The name means keeper of the Forest or game warden. Origin in the vicinity of Wartbury. Mathias went to North Carolina after the war, Jacob to Virginia and yost to Pennsylvania.
 See Historica Register of Virginians in the Revolution.
  Check: Frederich Adolph vonRiedesel who commanded Hanau-Hessian forces 2222 from Wolfenbuttel, Germany, wife was Barroness Fredericka Charlotte KLouise von Massow.
  GENERAL: Old Tenth Legion Marriages, Old Tenth Legion Marriages, Harry M. Strickler, Joseph K Ruebush Co. Dayton, Va.
  GENERAL: Letter, sisterh@hctc.com, 61 NE Fir Lane, Belfair, WA 98528, Amalea Hendrickson, Peter Bright/John Bright/Benjamin Faucett/John Sheets/Benjamin Harrison, Time line data

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