Ichabod Randolph

Ancestor Number

A094240 »

Date of Birth

July 19, 1760

Place of Birth

New Brunswick Twp, Middlesex County, New Jersey

Date of Death

August 29, 1840

Place of Death

Alleghany County, Pennsylvania

Spouse(s)

Margaret Ligget

Children

Sarah, Nathaniel, John Liggett, Joseph F., Elizabeth

American Revolution Service

Private, noted to be less than six months

State of Service

Pennsylvania

Donor

Daughters of the American Revolution of Michigan

Ichabod Randolph served as a Private during the Revolutionary War for less than six months.

He was part of the Fourth Class Fifth Company of the Tenth Battalion, the Militia of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, beginning in June 1781.

Ichabod Randolph headstone from Find a Grave

Ichabod Randolph DAR marker from Find A Grave

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He served under Captain James Murray and Major Gilchrist.

Initially a pension request was denied for Ichabod Randolph due to his short time of service, but then a pension was approved after his wife fought the decision.

Ichabod Randolph was born on July 19, 1760, in New Brunswick Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey. He married Margaret Liggett in 1802 and they had eight children. They resided in Paxton, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, during the American Revolution. Ichabod died in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, on August 29, 1840. Ichabod and Margaret are buried in Prospect Cemetery in Brackenridge, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. At the grave of Private Ichabod Randolph, there is a marker indicating “Revolutionary Soldier,” placed by Fort Hand Chapter, NSDAR.