I joined the DAR under William F. Flansburgh.
He has lots of pages (about 80) in the National Archives because he signed his name with an X. They had people testify in court that it was him. He even had a NY Representative write a letter for him. He was only about 12 years old. His half brother from his father’s first marriage had the same name so the F. In his name is important. A lot of his brothers and uncles were in the Revolutionary Army also. William F. Flansburgh was captured with his unit or a group of them. They were held on a prison ship in the harbor north of NY state. The ship sailed to London and was in that harbor for a while. They then sailed back. He escaped and eventually reached his father’s home in Schnedity, NY. By then the war was over.
Eventually a person who was also on that ship testified for him but he died before getting money. It says one of his sons picked it up. It doesn’t say the first name, but maybe the oldest son, John did. The Browers were also In the war, but I didn’t have as much material with my line. You can join under one patriot. If you want more you have to do each one separately.
Almost all of the 13 Northrup children (Eliza Josephine Northrups siblings and her elderly parents Winifred Bailey and Daniel Northrup)came here and got homesteads. Daniel started one but died and Winifred took over the homestead.
They are both buried just outside of Brainerd near a wayside rest area near the northbound lane of 371 right across from the Crow Wing Park.
