John FANCHER, III

1756 - 1838  (81 years)

• Name	John FANCHER  [1]
  	John Fancher, born in Poundridge, NY, 4 Sep 1756, baptised in the Stamford, Conn., Congregational Church 10 Oct. 1756 and died in Poundridge 17 Feb 1838, having had a long, honorable and exciting career in the forces of the revolution. he married, in South Salem, NY, 21 May 1778 SUSANNA MUNROW, daughter of James Munrow, born 13 Jan. 1755 and died in Poundridge 20 Sept 1837. John Fancher was a farmer. He served nearly two and a half years in the Revolution as an enlisted private. In 1775 he was under Capt. Jonathan Platt, Col. James Holmes, Fourth regiment Continental Line, Schuyler Brigade, for nine months the rendezvous being Ticonderoga. In 1776 he was under Capt. Abijah Gilbert, Col. Thomas thomas' Second Regiment of Westchester Co. Militia for eight months to build Fort Independence. In 1777, under Capt. Zephaniah Mills to keep the prison house at Bedford and to range lines to the White Plains for four months. In 1778 he was under Capt. Samuel Delivan of the Rangers for three or four months. In 1781 he was under Capt. Thomas hunt, Col. Frederick Weissenfel's Regiment of Levees for four months, with rendezvous at Saratoga. john Fancher received a pension in 1832. (Pension Records, Washington, DC) It is a family tradition that John Fancher was one of the escort to march Burgoyne's army to General Washington's headquarters. [1]
  Suffix	III
  Birth	04 Sep 1756	Pound Ridge, Westchester Co., New York   [1, 2]
  Christening	10 Oct 1756  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	17 Feb 1838	Pound Ridge, Westchester Co., New York   [1, 2]
  Burial	Becks Hill Cemetery, Vista, Westchester Co., New York   [2]
  Person ID	I21679	Main Tree
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2022

  
  

  Father	John FANCHER,   b. 15 Jul 1737, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut d. 20 Jan 1808, Berne, New York (Age 70 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Hannah WEED,   b. 26 May 1737, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA d. 09 Mar 1823, Berne, New York (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	27 Jun 1754	Canaan, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA   [3]
  Family ID	F10443	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susanna MONROE,   b. 13 Jan 1755, Lewisboro, Westchester Co., New York d. 17 Sep 1837, Pound Ridge, Westchester Co., New York (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	21 May 1778	South Salem, Westchester Co., New York   [1]
  Children	+ 1. Reuben FANCHER,   b. 25 Feb 1779, Pound Ridge, Westcher Co., New York d. 01 Dec 1862, Lewisboro, Westchester Co., New York (Age 83 years)  [Birth] + 2. Seeley FANCHER,   b. 13 Mar 1780, Pound Ridge, Westcher Co., New York d. 11 Mar 1869, Pound Ridge, Westcher Co., New York (Age 88 years)  [Birth]   3. Abigail FANCHER,   b. 26 Feb 1782, Pound Ridge, Westcher Co., New York d. 10 Jan 1856, Lewisboro, Westchester Co., New York (Age 73 years)   4. Hannah FANCHER,   b. 22 Nov 1783, Pound Ridge, Westcher Co., New York d. 16 Nov 1786, Pound Ridge, Westcher Co., New York (Age 2 years)  [Birth] + 5. Joseph Monroe FANCHER,   b. 21 Nov 1785, Pound Ridge, Westchester Co., New York d. 14 Mar 1873, Pound Ridge, Westchester Co., New York (Age 87 years)  [Birth]   6. Hannah FANCHER,   b. 10 Jan 1788, Pound Ridge, Westcher Co., New York d. 07 Aug 1844, Monroe, Orange Co., New York (Age 56 years)  [Birth] + 7. John FANCHER,   b. 16 Apr 1790, Pound Ridge, Westchester Co., New York d. 25 Jul 1849, Pound Ridge, Westchester Co., New York (Age 59 years)   8. Son FANCHER,   b. 27 Jan 1792   d. 28 Jan 1792 (Age 0 years)  [Birth]   9. Deborah FANCHER,   b. 25 Aug 1793, Pound Ridge, Westcher Co., New York d. 05 Aug 1875, Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA (Age 81 years)  [Birth]   10. Rufus FANCHER,   b. 27 May 1797, Pound Ridge, Westcher Co., New York d. 14 Jul 1839, Black Rock, Fairfield Co., Connecticut (Age 42 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F11275	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2022

  
  

• Headstones

  John Fancher, III Headstone John, the son of John Fancher and Hannah Weed, is the husband of Susanna Monroe. He is buried in the Becks Hill Cemetery in Vista, Westchester Co., New York. Created by: Merry Photo Added by: Fancher

  
  

• Sources

  [S5604] William Hoyt Fancher, "The Fancher Family", (The Cabinet Press - Milford, NH 1947). [S02329] Find A Grave Website. [S02893] Pane-Joyce Genealogy.