John Peter Guyer's grave is marked with a limestone monument and has a G cut on it. This cemetery is also know as Whorley Farm Family Cemetery.
Taken from Book of American Revolutionary Soldiers; Pa. archives 5th Ser. Vol. 2, page 322 --
Col. Samuel Miles, Penna. Rifle Regt.
drummer boy (11 yrs. of age), son of Peter Geyer; wounded in the heel at Germantown; discharged Jan. 1, 1778 at Valley Forge; was a stone mason living in Metal twp. Franklin Co., in 1821. From Pension Dept. Washington. Pension claim, S.41567, that John Geyer or Gier, enlisted near Pittsburg Penna., in March 1776, served 21 months as drummer in Capt. Irwin and Carnaghan's Company Cols. Miles and Stewart's Penna. Regt. and was in the battle of Fort Washington, Trenton, Princeton, Brandywine and Germantown where he was wounded, the nature of wound not stated. He was allowed pension on his application executed Aug. 18, 1824, while a resident of Metal twp. Franklin Co. Penna. aged sixty years. He died May 24th, 1854 place not stated. Soldier had eleven children, seven of whom were living in 1824. His mother Mary was aged eighty-nine years and living in Franklin Co. Penna. in 1824. His father was a soldier in the Revolution, his name and details of service not stated, and the date of John Geyer's birth and names of wife and children are not given.
Taken from Book of American Revolutionary Soldiers; Pa. archives 5th Ser. Vol. 2, page 322 --
Col. Samuel Miles, Penna. Rifle Regt.
drummer boy (11 yrs. of age), son of Peter Geyer; wounded in the heel at Germantown; discharged Jan. 1, 1778 at Valley Forge; was a stone mason living in Metal twp. Franklin Co., in 1821. From Pension Dept. Washington. Pension claim, S.41567, that John Geyer or Gier, enlisted near Pittsburg Penna., in March 1776, served 21 months as drummer in Capt. Irwin and Carnaghan's Company Cols. Miles and Stewart's Penna. Regt. and was in the battle of Fort Washington, Trenton, Princeton, Brandywine and Germantown where he was wounded, the nature of wound not stated. He was allowed pension on his application executed Aug. 18, 1824, while a resident of Metal twp. Franklin Co. Penna. aged sixty years. He died May 24th, 1854 place not stated. Soldier had eleven children, seven of whom were living in 1824. His mother Mary was aged eighty-nine years and living in Franklin Co. Penna. in 1824. His father was a soldier in the Revolution, his name and details of service not stated, and the date of John Geyer's birth and names of wife and children are not given.
John Peter Guyer's grave is marked with a limestone monument and has a G cut on it. This cemetery is also know as Whorley Farm Family Cemetery.
Taken from Book of American Revolutionary Soldiers; Pa. archives 5th Ser. Vol. 2, page 322 --
Col. Samuel Miles, Penna. Rifle Regt.
drummer boy (11 yrs. of age), son of Peter Geyer; wounded in the heel at Germantown; discharged Jan. 1, 1778 at Valley Forge; was a stone mason living in Metal twp. Franklin Co., in 1821. From Pension Dept. Washington. Pension claim, S.41567, that John Geyer or Gier, enlisted near Pittsburg Penna., in March 1776, served 21 months as drummer in Capt. Irwin and Carnaghan's Company Cols. Miles and Stewart's Penna. Regt. and was in the battle of Fort Washington, Trenton, Princeton, Brandywine and Germantown where he was wounded, the nature of wound not stated. He was allowed pension on his application executed Aug. 18, 1824, while a resident of Metal twp. Franklin Co. Penna. aged sixty years. He died May 24th, 1854 place not stated. Soldier had eleven children, seven of whom were living in 1824. His mother Mary was aged eighty-nine years and living in Franklin Co. Penna. in 1824. His father was a soldier in the Revolution, his name and details of service not stated, and the date of John Geyer's birth and names of wife and children are not given.
Taken from Book of American Revolutionary Soldiers; Pa. archives 5th Ser. Vol. 2, page 322 --
Col. Samuel Miles, Penna. Rifle Regt.
drummer boy (11 yrs. of age), son of Peter Geyer; wounded in the heel at Germantown; discharged Jan. 1, 1778 at Valley Forge; was a stone mason living in Metal twp. Franklin Co., in 1821. From Pension Dept. Washington. Pension claim, S.41567, that John Geyer or Gier, enlisted near Pittsburg Penna., in March 1776, served 21 months as drummer in Capt. Irwin and Carnaghan's Company Cols. Miles and Stewart's Penna. Regt. and was in the battle of Fort Washington, Trenton, Princeton, Brandywine and Germantown where he was wounded, the nature of wound not stated. He was allowed pension on his application executed Aug. 18, 1824, while a resident of Metal twp. Franklin Co. Penna. aged sixty years. He died May 24th, 1854 place not stated. Soldier had eleven children, seven of whom were living in 1824. His mother Mary was aged eighty-nine years and living in Franklin Co. Penna. in 1824. His father was a soldier in the Revolution, his name and details of service not stated, and the date of John Geyer's birth and names of wife and children are not given.
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