John TOWER
Batch #: A457208, Source Call #: 457208-457212 Batch #: A184600, Source Call #: 184600
Batch #: 7000808, Sheet #: 14, Source Call #: 538287 Revolutionary War Pension Papers living in Windham county, Connecticut when enlisted, lived 16 years in New York, 2 years in Kentucky, 16 years in Dearborn, Indiana served 7 months as a aprivate in Captain Waterman Clift's Company, Colonel Parsons' Connecticut Regiment. He enlisted in Coventry, Rhode Island in May 1776 and served six months as a private in Captain Wilcox's Company, Colonal Dyer's Rhode Island Regiment; and in 1776 he served one onth as aparivate in Captian Wilcox's Company, Colonel Dyer's Rhode Island Regiment. He enlisted in Pownal, Bennington county, Vermont in June 1779 and served six months as aprivate in Captian Eli Noble's Company, Col. Herrick's Vermont Regiment; and enlisted in May 1780 and served six months as Orderly-Sergeant in Capt. Hutchins company, Col. Herrick's Vermont Regiment. Dearborn co, Indiana obituaries 1820-1850 source Chris McHenry Lawrenceburg, Indiana 1983 Democratic Register, Lawrenceburg, Indiana 26 Jun 1847-obituary for Gideon Tower, died 11th inst., in Caesar Creek township in his 94th year. Revolutionary Veteran. 1820 census Randolph, Dearborn, Indiana 1830 census Union,Dearborn, Indiana
He married Hannah Hancock 22 Nov 1739 at Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts . Hannah Hancock was born at Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island 3 Jul 1706 daughter of Anthony Hancock and Ruth Maccane .
They were the parents of 7
children:
Jonathan Tower
born 12 Dec 1740.
Freelove Tower
born 28 Aug 1742.
Hannah Tower
born 5 Aug 1744.
Molly Tower
born 19 Sep 1746.
John Tower
born 7 Sep 1748.
Deborah Tower
born 26 Aug 1750.
Gideon Tower
born 30 Apr 1753.