Transcript John Essary - Esarey US front index

ESAREY-ESSARY
Indiana
1910
1810
2010
Welcome to the 100th Esarey Family Reunion
Hoosiers for 200 years
http://www.houseofnames.com/xq/asp.fc/qx/essary-family-crest.htm
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Esarey Pedigree Chart
Samuel Albert KAISER Sr.
Samuel Albert KAISER Jr.
Maria "Mary" Ann STEMPLY
Clarence Edward KAISER
Elias Woodford GRESHAM
Mary Arminda GRESHAM
Sarah Ann HAM
Samuel Elisha KAISER LTC USA (RET)
Patricia Ann "Tracy" WELLS
Hiram Marcus ESAREY
Elisha ESAREY
Barbara Louise SCHNOEPEL
Selma June ESAREY
Daniel Brown TADLOCK
Edna Hester TADLOCK
Nancy Jane Washington RIDDLE
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Esarey Pedigree Chart
John ESSARY
Jonathan Davis ESAREY
Sarah Hester (Easter) CLARK
Jesse Clark ESAREY
Jacob SHAVER
Sarah SHAVER
Nancy ALLEN
Hiram Marcus ESAREY
Barbara Louise SCHNOEPEL
James HUGHES
John HUGHES
Catherine (Catty) PROTHRO
Susanna HUGHES
William Rodney DAGGS Sr.
Mary DAGGS
Mary COOK
Finally :John Essary’s Father was James Essary
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JAMES ESSARY
England (Wales),Pennsylvania
And one of his sons
JOHN ESSARY
Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois
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JAMES ESSARY
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Born: August 2, 1715 in England
Married: About 1740 in England or Pennsylvania?
Arrived in the Colonies: Before 5 Jul 1744 - Probable
Enlisted in the provincial troops of Pennsylvania: Captain John Shannon's Company,
2 August 1746, He listed his birthplace as England and age as 31
Children of James Essary:
1. John b. July 5, 1744 in Wales m. Sarah Hester Clark on June 17, 1776, d. November 17,
1828 in Edgar, Clark Co., Illinois, buried in Livingston Cemetery, Clark Co., IL. (IndianaIllinois Esarey’s) ** Some reports indicate that John Essary was born in Wales,
England, some in Pennsylvania
2. Joseph
3. Nathan b. abt. 1748/1752 Chester Co. PA
4. David
5. James Thomas b. 1755 (same year his father died) in Lynchburg, VA or Chester Co. PA,
d: 1820 in Kingston, Roan Co., TN (Tennennesee Esarey’s)
Died: In The Battle of Monongahela, PA-(Braddock’s Defeat) , 9 July 1755
(Just before his 40th birthday) Near the Monongahela River at the forks with the
Allegheny and Ohio Rivers near, Fort Duquesne, Later Fort Pitt and now modern
Pittsburgh .
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WHEN AND HOW DID JAMES GET TO AMERICA?
He probably sailed to the Colonies on a Merchant Brig rigged ship About 1740
“Elinor Chapman by Joseph Heard”
http://blog.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/SyndicationService.asmx/GetRssAuthor?authorName=stepheng
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JAMES ESSARY’S MILITARY SERVICE
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First Known Military Service
9 Apr 1746: King of England Orders
to raise 400 men to be employed with
regular forces in the immediate reduction
of Canada
9 Jun 1746: Proclamation by PA Gov.
George Thomas to raise forces
2 Aug 1746 Recruited into John
Shannon’s Company of Foot (Age 31,
Born in England, A laborer)
Winter of 1746-1747 Went into winter
quarters at Albany, NY
Discharged 31 Oct 1747 because: “The
late intended expedition against Canada
having been by his Majesty laid aside for
the present."
PA Archives Volume 1 ,pg 425
http://www.footnote.com/image/3245314/
http://44thregiment.itgo.com/history.html
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JAMES ESSARY’S FATEFUL MILITARY SERVICE
He fought in the battle that precipitated The
French and Indian War (Part of the or The 7 Years
War Between the British and the French/Indians)
 In the 1750s, France and Britain were fighting in
Europe (The 7 Years War). The war was spreading
to North America. British Colonists wanted to take
over French land in North America. The British
wanted to take over the fur trade in the French
held territory. Native Americans joined in the battle
against the British because they were afraid the
British would take over their land.
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THE BATTLE OF MONONGAHELA - BRITISH FORCES
47th, 49th .and 48th Foot Regiments
http://www.britishbattles.com/braddock.htm
Major General Edward BraddockCommander-in-chief of the
British Forces in America
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THE SPECIFIC UNIT IN WHICH JAMES ESSARY
SERVED IS NOT KNOWN THESE UNITS ARE
POSSIBILITIES
The Pennsylvania Militia
Chapter 3. - Braddock's Defeat
“Initially, few recruits were enlisted to augment the British
regiments; practically no money was voted for the common fund;-According to later reports of the Board of Trade, all of the colonies
did contribute to the common fund. Interest grew and soon
Braddock had not only enough troops to fill out his two regiments,
the 44th and 48th regiments of foot, but more than enough
volunteers to create a wholly American volunteer regiment, known
as The Royal Americans. Impressment, however, was enormously
unpopular and By 1756 the British recruiters had largely abandoned
even the time proved technique of getting prospects drunk and
then signing them on as volunteers.” http://www.constitution.org/jw/acm_3-m.htm
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THE BATTLE OF MONONGAHELA – BRITISH FORCES
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British Forces: (About 1500 of the 2200
total will fight the battle)
30 Sailors from the Royal Navy under Lt
Spendelowe
Sir Peter Halkett’s 44th Foot
Colonel Robert Dunbar’s 48th Foot
The following Independent Companies of Foot
(part of the established British Army):
Captain Rutherford’s New York Company
Captain Horatio Gate’s New York Company
Captain Delamere’s South Carolina Company
Train of Royal Artillery (some 60 officers and
men, six 12 pounders, six 6 pounders, 4
howitzers and around 30 coehorn mortars)
commanded by Captain Orde
Captain Stewart’s Troop of Virginia Light Horse
(around 28 troopers).
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Colonial Forces
2 Companies of Virginian “Carpenters”
commanded by Captains Polson and Mercer
(each approx 3 officers and 50 sergeants,
corporals, drummers and soldiers).
5 Companies of Virginian Rangers (troops
raised for the campaign) commanded by
Captains Stevens, Hogg, Waggoner, Cocke,
and Perronee (each approx 3 officers and
50 sergeants, corporals, drummers and
soldiers
A company of Maryland Rangers
commanded by Captain Dagworthy.
A company of Rangers from North Carolina
commanded by Captain Edward Brice
Dobson (son of Governor Brice Dobson).
(Several wives of soldiers accompanied the
force)
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THE BATTLE OF MONONGAHELA – FRENCH FORCES
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French, Canadian and Indian Forces
(About 900 people total)
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36 officers, 72 Regulars,
146 Canadian militiamen,
and 637 Indians, from the assorted allied tribes of Hurons,
Potawotomis, Ottawas, Shawnees, Missisaugas, Iroquois, Delaware,
and Mingos,
All under the command of Captain Daniel-Hyacinthe-Marie Lienard
de Beaujeu, and second in command Captain Jean-Daniel Dumas,
http://www.britishbattles.com/braddock.htm
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BRADDOCK’S ROUTE OF MARCH
Fort Necessity where on 3 Jul 1754
LTC Washington’s surrender to the French
Ft Duquesne/
Ft. Pitt/
Pittsburg
Slower logistical elements
heavier Artillery and 740
personnel remain at
Ft. Neccissity
Braddock Starts with approximately 2220 people on the 300 mile march from Fort
Cumberland, MD to: Great Meadows /Fort Necessity to: Fort Duquesne (Ft. Pitt/Pittsburg, 13
PA)
http://explorepahistory.com/displayimage.php?imgId=1742
The Battle of the Monongahela River
(Braddock’s Defeat)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T33NCbQzOIg
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THE BATTLE -- 9 JULY 1755
30 French
300 Indians
in blocking
position
No British Flank Security after river crossing
http://www.britishbattles.com/braddock.htm
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THE BATTLE -- 9 JULY 1755
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1- Lead British elements engage, the French commander Killed
2- French second in command rallies his forces and the
French and Indians return and maintain fire
3- The French deploy Indians forces to the high ground on the
British flanks and begin attacking the British and Colonial Forcers
http://www.britishbattles.com/braddock.htm
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THE BATTLE -- 9 JULY 1755
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4- French elements produce flanking Fire
5-British lead elements Retreat
6- British Rear continue advanceelements
http://www.britishbattles.com/braddock.htm
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THE BATTLE -- 9 JULY 1755
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7- Looting and scalping
8- Retreat
http://www.britishbattles.com/braddock.htm
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THE FRENCH & INDIANS LAUNCH THEIR ATTACK ON THE BRITISH & AMERICAN TROOPS;
BRADDOCK FALLS SHOT WHILE GEORGE WASHINGTON ATTEMPTS TO ASSIST HIM
Painting by Edwin Willard Deming
http://www.britishbattles.com/braddock.htm
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BRADDOCK'S DEFEAT BY GEORGE WASHINGTON JULY 18, 1755
This letter, written by 23-year-old George Washington to his mother, Mary Washington,
describes the battle near Pittsburgh in the French and Indian War in which the British
and British Colonial forces under General Braddock were defeated 9 days earlier.
HONORED MADAM:
As I doubt not but you have heard of our defeat, and, perhaps,
had it represented in a worse light, if possible, than it deserves, I have taken this earliest
opportunity to give you some account of the engagement as it happened, within ten
miles of the French fort, on Wednesday the 9th instant.
We marched to that place, without any considerable loss, having only now and then a
straggler picked up by the French and scouting Indians. When we came there, we were
attacked by a party of French and Indians, whose number, I am persuaded, did not
exceed three hundred men; while ours consisted of about one thousand three hundred
well-armed troops, chiefly regular soldiers, who were struck with such a panic that they
behaved with more cowardice than it is possible to conceive. The officers behaved
gallantly, in order to encourage their men, for which they suffered greatly, there being
near sixty killed and wounded; a large proportion of the number we had.
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BRADDOCK'S DEFEAT BY GEORGE WASHINGTON JULY 18, 1755 (CONT.)
The Virginia troops showed a good deal of bravery, and were nearly all killed; for I believe, out of
three companies that were there, scarcely thirty men are left alive. Captain Peyrouny, and all his
officers down to a corporal, were killed. Captain Polson had nearly as hard a fate, for only one of
his was left. In short, the dastardly behavior of those they call regulars exposed all others, that
were inclined to do their duty, to almost certain death; and, at last, in despite of all the efforts
of the officers to the contrary, they ran, as sheep pursued by dogs, and it was impossible to rally
them.
The General was wounded, of which he died three days after. Sir Peter Halket was killed in the
field, where died many other brave officers. I luckily escaped without a wound, though I had four
bullets through my coat, and two horses shot under me. Captains Orme and Morris, two of the
aids-de-camp, were wounded early in the engagement, which rendered the duty harder upon
me, as I was the only person then left to distribute the General's orders, which I was scarcely
able to do, as I was not half recovered from a violent illness, that had confined me to my bed
and a wagon for above ten days. I am still in a weak and feeble condition, which induces me to
halt here two or three days in the hope of recovering a little strength, to enable me to proceed
homewards; from whence, I fear, I shall not be able to stir till toward September; so that I shall
not have the pleasure of seeing you till then, unless it be in Fairfax...
I am, honored Madam,
your most dutiful son.
http://www.nationalcenter.org/Braddock'sDefeat.html
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THE BATTLE OF THE MONONGAHELA –
BRADDOCK’S DEFEAT
The British
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456 killed
421 wounded
MG Braddock is wounded and dies
4 days later
46 women killed & probably scalped
12 prisoners were stripped naked
and dragged back to Ft. Duquesne.
A prisoner William Smith watched
as the prisoners were tortured to
death
Much equipment destroyed and
captured
Our Ancestor James Essary Killed
The French and Indians
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8 French killed
4 French wounded
15 Indians killed
12 Indians wounded
French Commander
Captain Beaujeu killed
Braddock’s Defeat was one of the worst defeats in British history. The worst was
also by the 44th Foot in Afghanistan in 1842
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Visit of Judge Yeates to Braddock’s Field
Pittsburgh, August 21st, 1776 (21 years later)
“Dear Sir–
We yesterday made a party to visit Braddock’s Field. . . . . . . . . . .When we commenced our ramble our hearts
sickened; the skulls and bones of our unburied countrymen met our eyes, and we contemplated, in imagination,
as an event but recently happened. Any person of common humanity would have experienced pain from the
reflection that between five and six hundred brave men fell victims to the merciless savages. The marks of
cannon and musket balls are still to be seen on the trees, many of the impressions are twenty feet from the
ground. My indignation was greatly excited against the commander of the British army, in suffering so many brave
men to perish from an obstinate adherance to European rules of war. . . . . . . . . . .
The savages and French had hardly an idea of victory when they made the attack. Braddock appeared almost to
have courted defeat. Against every remonstrance of Sir Peter Halket, Major Washington and others of his officers,
he refused to let a man leave his rank; they fired in platoons against no object–how very dispiriting to a gallant
soldier, they were shot down in whole ranks. The enemy observing the infatuation of the General, felt assured of
victory, redoubled their exertions, and fired with such fatal precision as to cause our men to throw away their
guns and run off in the greatest disorder. The officers in vain attempted to arrest their course–they were
compelled to follow their example. . . . . . . . .
The enemy pursued them no farther than the ford. The dead bodies of our troops were suffered to remain a prey
to wolves and crows. When the English took possession in 1758 of fort Pitt, a party was sent out, who buried
upwards of four hundred and fifty skulls. Many have since been buried, and many remain as monuments of our
shame. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A garrison and guard reminds me that we are still in a state of warfare. May God grant that peace be restored to
us, and the Liberty of our country placed beyond the arm of Tyranny to reach.
Yours, &c.,
J. YEATES”
http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/1pa/paarchivesseries/series2/vol2/pass2-17.html Pages 740-742
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BRADDOCK'S DEFEAT - LIBRARY STREET UP THE HILL TO 549 JONES AVENUE IN
BRADDOCK, ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PA
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REPROCUSIONS
20 years before the Revolution, the Royal British
Government failed in its most important functionprotection of its citizens- and would never have the
same standing.
 Precursor to the declaration of The French and
Indian War in 1756 until the British gained all of
North America from the French and was confirmed
at the Treaty of Paris, February 10, 1763
 General Braddock’s last words: "Next time we shall
know better how to deal with them another time."
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LAST STAND AT GUNDAMUCK BY WILLIAM BARNES WOLLEN.
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Last stand of the 44th (Essex Regiment) after their retreat from Kabul. This painting depicts an incident
during the retreat from Kabul in the first Afghan War of 1839-1842, when the remnants of the 44th Foot
(East Essex) Regiment made a last stand at Gundamuck and were overwhelmed by Afghan tribesmen. In an
attempt to save the Regimental Colour, Lieutenant T A Souter wrapped the flag around him. Seeing the
ornately decorated cloth the Afghans believed him to be a high official and spared his life for ransom.
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BRADDOCK’S DEFEAT
James Essary was Killed in the Battle of
Monongahela -Braddock’s Defeat
 John Essary (Our Pennsylvania, Kentucky,
Indiana, & Illinois Ancestor) was about 11
years old and James Thomas Esarey (Our Tennessee
Ancestor) was born about the time of this battle
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JAMES AND JOHN ESSARY
I hope this presentation has helped us to understand a little
more about our ancestors. Specifically who they were and what
they accomplished and what they faced in order to settle this
Wonderful land. This was only part of the story of two of our
many hundreds of ancestors who made it possible for us to be
a descendant of these two Giants of our Esarey Family.
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