Andrew Ralston

Ancestor Number

A093664 »

Date of Birth

February 25, 1753

Place of Birth

Pennsylvania

Date of Death

September 11, 1827

Place of Death

Wayne Township, Jefferson County, Ohio

Spouse(s)

Sophia Waltemier (Waltemyer)

Children

David Ralston, Margaret Ralston, Mary Ralston, Elizabeth Ralston, Jane Ralston, Andrew Ralston, John Ralston, Catherine Ralston, Ann Ralston, Lewis Waltemyer Ralston, Nancy Ralston

American Revolution Service

Private in Capt. Casper Weitzell’s Company, Col. Samuel Miles Pennsylvania Rifle Regiment. He served in Capt. John Robb’s Co. of the State Regiment of Foot, which later merged into the Second Pennsylvania and the Thirteenth Pennsylvania. He later served as a sergeant in Lt. Col. Millers Co. of the Thirteenth Regiment.

State of Service

Pennsylvania

Donor

Cynthia B. Sweeney

Andrew Ralston, A093664, was born in Scotland on February 25, 1753. He moved with his family to Pennsylvania.

In his early twenties, he enlisted with Capt. Casper Weitzell’s Company, Col. Samuel Miles Pennsylvania Rifle Regiment and served as a private. He served in Capt. John Robb’s Co. of the State Regiment of Foot, which later merged into the Second Pennsylvania and the Thirteenth Pennsylvania. He later served in Lt. Col. Millers Co. of the Thirteenth Regiment and advanced to sergeant.

Tombstone of Andrew Ralston.

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During his service, he was wounded in the Battle of Brandywine and was part of the encampment at Valley Forge 1777–1778.

He was part of the southern Campaign under Gen. Nathaniel Green. After the Battle of Yorktown, he returned to York County, Pennsylvania. He was discharged from the Army in 1783.

Ralston married Sophia Waltemier (Waltemyer) in December 1785. She was the daughter of David Waltemier (Waltemyer), who was also an American Revolutionary soldier. The Ralstons were the parents of 11 children. In 1812, they moved from York, Pennsylvania, to Jefferson County, Ohio, where they lived on a farm.

Their 11 children were:
David Ralston 9-2-1786
Margaret Ralston 10-28-1788
Mary Ralston 12-26-1790
Elizabeth Ralston 2-8-1790
Jane Ralston 11-13- 1794
Andrew Ralston II 2-7-1797
John Ralston 7-13-1799
Catherine Ralston 11-29-1801
Ann Ralston 7-10-1804
Lewis Waltemyer Ralston 11-30-1806
Nancy Ralston 6-22-1809

Andrew Ralston, a soldier of the American Revolution, died on September 11, 1827. He and his wife are buried in Beach Spring Presbyterian Cemetery, Harrison Co., Ohio.