James NESMITH

1718 - 1793  (74 years)

• Name	James NESMITH
  Born	4 Aug 1718	Bann Villa, County Down, Ulster, Northern Ireland
  Gender	Male
  Noteworthy	Served at Battle of Bunker Hill. In Col John Stark’s regiment
  DAR#	A082406
  Military Event	American Revolution - Col John Stark’s Reg; Battle of Bunker Hill: Pvt  [1]
  Served American Revolution?	Y
  Immigrant?	Y
  Military Flag	Y
  Died	15 Jul 1793	Londonderry, Rockingham, New Hampshire
  Buried	Valley Cemetery, Londonderry, Rockingham, New Hampshire   [2]
  Person ID	I10927	Main
  Last Modified	11 Nov 2023

  
  

  Father	Deacon James NESMITH,   b. 1692, County Londonderry, Ulster, Northern Ireland ,   d. 9 May 1767, Londonderry, Rockingham, New Hampshire  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth MCKEEN,   b. 1696, Ballymoney, County Antrim, Ulster, Northern Ireland ,   d. 29 Apr 1763, Londonderry, Rockingham, New Hampshire  (Age 67 years)
  Married	25 Dec 1714	County Antrim, Ulster, Northern Ireland
  Family ID	F3707	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Orr DINSMOOR,   b. 20 Aug 1723, Ballymoney, County Antrim, Ulster, Northern Ireland ,   d. 27 Feb 1805, Londonderry, Rockingham, New Hampshire  (Age 81 years)
  Children	1. Deacon James NESMITH,   b. 10 Dec 1744, Londonderry, Rockingham, New Hampshire ,   d. 1 Mar 1796, Londonderry, Rockingham, New Hampshire  (Age 51 years) + 2. Margaret NESMITH,   b. 7 Feb 1747, Londonderry, Rockingham, New Hampshire ,   d. 25 Jul 1823, Buxton, York, Maine  (Age 76 years) + 3. Elizabeth NESMITH,   b. 22 Mar 1748, Londonderry, Rockingham, New Hampshire ,   d. 19 Apr 1824, Rockland, Knox, Maine  (Age 76 years)
  Last Modified	19 May 2023
  Family ID	F3705	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 4 Aug 1718 - Bann Villa, County Down, Ulster, Northern Ireland Died - 15 Jul 1793 - Londonderry, Rockingham, New Hampshire Buried - - Valley Cemetery, Londonderry, Rockingham, New Hampshire  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Headstones

  James Nesmith Headstone

  
  

• Notes

  James Nesmith, senior, of Londonderry, NH, was a private in Capt George Reid’s company, Col. John Stark’s regiment, as appears by a pay roll dated Aug 1, 1775. He enlisted May 4, 1775 and did active service at the battle of Bunker Hill. [3]

  
  

• Sources

  [S24] Daughters of the American Revolution, A082406. [S96] Find a Grave, database and images, 139230833. [S76] Wikipedia.