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Dennis J Yancey

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REVOLUTIONARY WAR ERA FAMILY BIBLES - You Must See!

 

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In the years after the American Revolutionary War – legislation was passed to provide pensions to those men who had served in the conflict and/or their widows and children.

 

As part of the application process some families submitted Bible records to affirm the relationships of those involved.

 

These bible records are actually still on file at the National Archives

 

Many of the bible records – according to the traditions and culture of the times – were recorded in very beautiful and highly decorative and custom format – many in what is called FRAKTUR form.

 

You can find copies of many of these on this page at the National Archives

check out this link:

https://nara.getarchive.net/collections/revolutionary-war-dutch-frakturs-pennsylvania?page=1

 

These images are in the public domain – and I have uploaded them to FamilySearch Memories as part of the Family Bible Preservation Project.

 

To this album:

https://www.familysearch.org/photos/gallery/album/634475

 

Our family bible preservation project so far has now tagged more than 1,000 family bible records -these Revlotionary War Records being our latest addition - yet to be "tagged".

 

If you had ancestors who served in the Revolutionary War – you should check out the above links.

As well as the following link which contains transcripts of many of the Revolutionary War Pension Files

https://revwarapps.org/

 

 

If any of you would like to help us TAG (LINK) these Bible images/records to the corresponding family records in FamilyTree - - – please let me know.

 

Dennis J yancey dyancey@miami.edu

see also: http://yanceyfamilygenealogy.org/family_bible_chasers.htm

 

What a great way to HONOR - those Patriots and their families who served our country.

 

 

@Yancey/Yancy Family Genealogy​ 

@Nanney Family Genealogy​ 

@Nuckolls Family Genealogy

​@Family History Research​ 

@Ansley Family Genealogy​ 

LegacyUser

I ran across this when I researched the mother of my Grandfather John

Yancey. I got copies of the Civil War Records. She had cut out the birth listings of the children from the family Bible of Matthew Bateman.

LegacyUser

I looked at the website. I am really amazed at artwork. I have a

Ross Family Bible where the names were penned in lovely script and

decorated with colored inks. But it does not compare to these.

Dennis J Yancey

I see your user id as "rbchaser"

but I dont see your name and email.

can you remind me your name?

 

can you share with us any bible records that you have copies of?

 

Thanks

 

Dennis J Yancey

Are you related to Betsy Ross?