![]() He served before and during the American Revolutionary War in the First Light Dragoons of Virginia with commission as cornet, until his resignation from that commission in 1782. He was granted a Fairfax patent there on the Cacapon River. "JOHN WAIT, Planter, migrated from Middlesex County to Hampshire County, Virginia, in 1749 or 1750. 1, July 1970) presents the following biographical information: The third document to prove these siblings is a Chancery Court Record between Elizabeth Lobb and William Buckner, agent for the complainants, which clearly states that she is widow to James Lobb, daughter to Richard Wayt, and sister to George Wayt of Albemarle." -Amanda Dicken and Ginger Jamerson These same children are all listed in the Christ Church Records of Middlesex County, Virginia as children born to Richard Waite and Sarah Blake. The siblings listed were John and his wife Keziah of Madison County, George and his wife Elizabeth of Albemarle County, James of Orange County, Elizabeth Lobb, Sally and Leeroy Canady of Madison County. "John and Keziah Waite were listed on an Indenture with his siblings for the sale of his father Richard's land in 1793. Both Johns are shown here as sons of Richard and Sarah (Blake) for research purposes, but, again, the John Waite who married Ann Deloss is NOT the same John born to Richard and Sarah. (See the work of researchers Amanda Dicken and Ginger Jamerson on the Our Wandering Kinfolk website.) Obviously researchers confused the two different Johns. The Colonial Genealogist and others show him as the son of Richard and Sarah (Blake), but recent research of church and court records indicates that there was another John who married Keziah Smith that was the son of Richard and Sarah (Blake). Some show John died in 1795, but Eathel "Sally" Sadler could find no proof of death. Some of the others stayed in Pennsylvania until the early 1800's." -Mrs. Richard, Charles and James went to Kentucky, but I haven't found where John went. "John and Ann (Deloss) Waits sold the residue of "Germany" farm in Fayette Co, Pa. ![]() Some of John Wait's neighbors were buried in this cemetery, as well as the one at Masontown." -Mrs. We didn't pinpoint John Wait's farm, but it was next to Michael Frank's farm, on the crest of the hill near where we found the cemetery, about six miles east of Masontown. "Fayette County is rugged and except for Uniontown, pretty much as our ancestors found it. He received a patent for 400 acres on Short Creek in Ohio County, Virginia for service in the Revolutionary War." -Midwest Genealogical Register, material submitted by Mrs. Have found no record of John Waite's death, last seen on the census of Fayette Co. During the Revolutionary War he was a coronet in the First Continental Line, retirinig in 1782 from the 1st Light Dragoons under Colonel Theodorick Blanc, and at that time went to German Twp., Fayette County, Pennsylvania, where his sons had gone before him. ![]() Here he married Ann Deloss, daughter of Lewis Deluis and here their children were born and reared. " entered the army during the French and Indian War, and received a Fairfax patent of 225 acres on Lick Run of the Cacapon River in Hampshire County, Virginia, for his service. (c) The lowest grade of commissioned officer in a British cavalry troop, who carried the standard. Military: (a) A troop of cavalry - so called from its being accompanied by a cornet player. ![]() For his service, John received land in Fayette Co. His five sons also served in the Revolution. Theoderick Bland, both before and during the Revolution, resigning his command in 1782. John served as Cornet of the First Light Dragoons of Virginia under Col. to Hampshire Co., VA and married Ann Deloss. In 1750, John, a planter, migrated from Middlesex Co. Aka Coronet, Waite, Wait, of Hampshire Co., VAįRENCH AND INDIAN WAR AND REVOLUTIONARY WAR VETERANĬORNET OF THE FIRST LIGHT DRAGOONS OF VIRGINIA ![]()
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