Friday, July 5, 2013

Cones who served in the Revolution, Part 1

Yesterday I posted on my other blog "Letters to My Grandparents" some information about my ancestors who had served in or supported the Revolutionary War. I thought today, I would focus on people with the surname Cone who had participated in the American Revolution. This information comes from the Daughters of the American Revolution Genealogical Research System. This site is public and available for research. Information on applications associated with a particular ancestor can be purchased on line for download for $10 each. These will be posted in three parts.

The following individuals with the Cone surname are listed on the DAR website. This does not mean that they are the only Cones who served. These individuals' service has been proven by a descendant and recognized by the DAR.

  • Cephas Cone 
    •  Born 10 Oct 1756 in East Haddam, Hartford County, Connecticut
    •  Died 27 Feb 1834 in Colchester, probably New London, Connecticut
    •  Service - Private in Captain Eliphalet Holmes Company of Minute Men
    •  Source - Johnston, Connecticut Men in the Revolution, page 611
    •  Spouse - Sarah Gates, Falla Roberts

  • Conant Cone 
    • Born 6 July 1760 in East Haddam, Connecticut
    • Died  1799 Princeton, Probably New Jersey
    • Service - Private in the Companies of Captain Eliphalet Holmes and Regiment    of Colonel Jedediah Huntington
    • Spouse - Alice Houghton

  • Cyrus Cone
    • Born 28 Jul 1761 in East Haddam, Hartford County, Connecticut
    • Died 14 Oct 1825 in Middlefield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
    • Service - Private in Colonel McClellan's Regiment
    • Source - Bates, Rolls & Lists of Connecticut Men in the Revolution, Vol. 8, P 185.
    • Spouse - Ludy X

  • Daniel Cone
    • Born 7 July 1759 in East Haddam, Hartford County, Connecticut
    • Died  28 Jun 1842 in Peru, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
    • Service - Private in Captains Eliphalet Holmes' and Nehemiah Rice's Companies
    • Source - Pension S17352
    • Spouse - Olive Ackley

  • Daniel Hurlburt Cone 
    • Born 16 Jul 1753 in Haddam, Hartford County, Connecticut
    • Died 16 Apr 1841 in Winchester, Litchfield County, Connecticut
    • Service - Private in Captain Abner Prior's Company, Colonel Philip Bradley's Regt.
    • Source - Pension S36473
    • Spouse - Elizabeth Atkins

  • Elijah Cone 
    • Born 11 Aug 1723 in East Haddam, Hartford County, Connecticut
    • Died 16 Sep 1793 in East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut
    • Service - Provided clothing for soldiers, 1778
    • Source - Connecticut State DAR, Non-Military Service in the Revolution, Vol. 1, P 52
    • Spouse - Elizabeth Cone

  • Elisha Cone
    • Born 1 Dec 1726 in East Haddam, Connecticut
    • Died 10 Jan 1783 in East Haddam, Connecticut
    • Service - Private in the Companies of Captains Cornelius Higgins & Charles Pond
    • Spouse - Abigail Olmsted

  • Elisha Cone  
    • Born 3 Dec 1735 in Haddam, Connecticut
    • Died 16 Jul 1794 in Middlefield, Connecticut
    • Service must be proved as it has been confused with the Elisha Cone above.
    • Spouse - Martha Bates

  • George Cone, Jr.
    • Born 3 Jun 1738 in Millington, Connecticut
    • Died 3 Jan 1801 in Millington, probably Connecticut
    • Service - Lieutenant of the 14th Company of Trainband, 25th Regiment
    • Spouse - Elizabeth Brainard, Demaris Saxton

  • Giles Cone  
    • Born 1741 in Middletown, Connecticut
    • Died 25 Oct 1785 in Middletown, Connecticut
    • Service - Soldier in 1775 under Captain Giles Hall, sailor on Brigantine Minerva  and Galley Trumbull
    • Spouse - Margaret X

  • Henry Cone  
    • Born 1744 in Haddam, Hartford County, Connecticut
    • Died 15 Dec 1827 in Lyme, New London County, Connecticut
    • Service - Private in the companies of Captains Champion and Miles
    • Source -  Widow's pension W25432
    • Spouse -  Waistill Champion
         
  • Ichabod Cone
    • Born 1757 in Middlesex County, Connecticut
    • Died 9 Oct 1831 in Preble, Middlesex County, Connecticut
    • Service - Captain Eliphalet Holmes' Company
    • Spouse - Anna Holmes

  • Israel Cone
    • Born 21 Dec 1749 in East Haddam, Hartford County, Connecticut
    • Died 4 Nov 1825 in East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut
    • Service - Private in Captain Holmes Company also Sergeant, Paymaster in Colonel Huntington's Regiment
    • Source - Pension S36477
    • Spouse - Lucy Ackley, Sarah Holmes

  • James Cone
    • Born 3 Sep 1729 in Haddam, Connecticut
    • Died 31 Oct 1814 in Haddam, Connecticut
    • Service - Soldier in Continental Troop
    • Spouse - Deborah Smith

  • James Cone
    • Born 4 Sep 1742 in East Haddam, Hartford County, Connecticut
    • Died 24 Jan 1797 in East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut
    • Service - Private in Captain James Green's Company
    • Source - Johnston, Connecticut Men in the Revolution
    • Spouse - Alice Crocker

  • Jared Cone, Jr.
    • Born 24 Jun 1769 in Bolton, Connecticut
    • Died 7 Mar 1842 in Columbia, New Hampshire
    • Service - Private in Lieutenant Olmstead's (company) Colonel Sherman's (regiment).
    • Spouse - Elizabeth Wells, Caroline Wales Webb

  • Jared Cone, Sr.
    • Born 31 Dec 1733 in Bolton, Connecticut
    • Died 11 Apr 1807 in Bolton, Connecticut
    • Service - Captain under Colonel Wells, also Lt. under Capt. Thomas Pitkin
    • Spouse - Christiana Loomis

  • John Cone
    • Born 25 May 1746 in Bolton, Connecticut
    • Died 5 Oct 1777 in Spencertown, New York
    • Service - Private in Captain Joel Loomis' Company of Light Horse, also under Captain James Smith and Colonel Meade
    • Spouse - Patience Strickland

  • John Cone
    • Born circa 1754 in Northumberland County, Virginia
    • Died before 25 Mar 1837 in Robertson County, Tennessee
    • Service - Sergeant for Captain Wm Brinkley, Col. Samuel Jarvis and 1st Regiment
    • Source - Roster of Soldiers from North Carolina in the American Revolution, P 623
    • Spouse - Fanny Taylor

  • John Cone
    • Born Circa 1752
    • Died before 13 Jun 1813 in Beaufort County, North Carolina
    • Service - Soldier in New Bern District Militia
    • Source - North Carolina DAR, Roster of Soldiers from North Carolina in the American Revolution P. 330
    • Spouse - Mary X

Please note: This is the first part of a list containing 56 entries. There has been some confusion resulting from the similarity of names. If your Cone ancestor is not on the list, that does not mean that he was not part of the Revolution. It means that none of his descendants has used his service to join the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Speculation would indicate that those men originally from the East Haddam area of Connecticut are descendants of Daniel Cone, one of its founders, who died in Haddam in 1706. Interesting that there are Cones born in Virginia in the 1750s. I do not know if they are also descendants of Daniel.

Cecily Cone Kelly

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  2. Hello, WE are related! :) Giles Cone is my 3rd or 4th great grandfather....Ive kinda lost count. :) You have an X for Margaret. Her last name is Anderson and they had a girl named Sabrina, and i could go on from there. email me if you'd like at dariussane@gmail.com

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