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Welcome to the 100th Esarey Family ReunionHoosiers for 200 years

http://www.houseofnames.com/xq/asp.fc/qx/essary-family-crest.htm

1910 2010 Indiana 1810

Samuel Albert KAISER Sr.

Maria "Mary" Ann STEMPLY

Samuel Albert KAISER Jr.

Elias Woodford GRESHAM

Sarah Ann HAM

Hiram Marcus ESAREY

Barbara Louise SCHNOEPEL

Daniel Brown TADLOCK

Nancy Jane Washington RIDDLE

Mary Arminda GRESHAM

Elisha ESAREY

Edna Hester TADLOCK

Selma June ESAREY

Samuel Elisha KAISER LTC USA (RET)

Patricia Ann "Tracy" WELLS

Clarence Edward KAISER

Esarey Pedigree Chart

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Hiram Marcus ESAREY

Barbara Louise SCHNOEPEL

Jesse Clark ESAREY

Susanna HUGHES

Jonathan Davis ESAREY

Sarah SHAVER

John HUGHES

Mary DAGGS

John ESSARY

Sarah Hester (Easter) CLARK

Jacob SHAVER

Nancy ALLEN

James HUGHES

Catherine (Catty) PROTHRO

William Rodney DAGGS Sr.

Mary COOK

Esarey Pedigree Chart

Finally :John Essary’s Father was James Essary3

Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois

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England (Wales),Pennsylvania

And one of his sons

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. (Indiana-Illinois Esarey’s) ** Some reports indicate that John Essary was born in Wales, England, some in Pennsylvania

2. Joseph3. Nathan b. abt. 1748/1752 Chester Co. PA4. David5. 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 . 5

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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

First Known Military Service

9 Apr 1746: King of England Ordersto 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/

7http://44thregiment.itgo.com/history.html

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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947th, 49th .and 48th Foot Regimentshttp://www.britishbattles.com/braddock.htm

Major General Edward Braddock-Commander-in-chief of the British Forces in America

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The Pennsylvania MilitiaChapter 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

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).

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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French, Canadian and Indian Forces (About 900 people total)

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 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, PA)http://explorepahistory.com/displayimage.php?imgId=1742

Slower logistical elements heavier Artillery and 740personnel remain at Ft. Neccissity

Fort Necessity where on 3 Jul 1754LTC Washington’s surrender to the French

Ft Duquesne/Ft. Pitt/Pittsburg

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The Battle of the Monongahela River

(Braddock’s Defeat)

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30 French300 Indiansin blockingposition

http://www.britishbattles.com/braddock.htm

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31- Lead British elements engage, the French commander Killed2- 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

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4- French elements produce flanking Fire5-British lead elements Retreat6- British Rear continue advanceelements

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7- Looting and scalping8- Retreat

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19http://www.britishbattles.com/braddock.htm Painting by Edwin Willard Deming

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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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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

The British 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 8 French killed 4 French wounded 15 Indians killed 12 Indians wounded French Commander Captain Beaujeu killed

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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 FieldPittsburgh, 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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20 years before the Revolution, the Royal British Government failed in its most important function- protection 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 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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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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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.