Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameCaptain John WILKINS II 2,512,470, Capt John Wilkins,631
BirthJun 1, 1733, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania387,470, Capt John Wilkins,512
DeathDec 11, 1809, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania387,470, Capt John Wilkins,512
BurialHomewood Cemetery, 1599 South Dallas Avenue, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania512,470, Capt John Wilkins
FatherJohn WILKINS I (1708-1741)
MotherRachel McFARLAND (~1710-~1794)
Spouses
DeathMar 9, 1784, Carlisle, Pennsylvania512
BurialHomewood Cemetery, 1599 South Dallas Avenue, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania470, Catherine Rowan Wilkins
ChildrenJohn (1761-1816)
 Nancy (1776-1806)
 William (1779-1865)
Obituary Online notes for Captain John WILKINS II
Revolutionary War Continental Army Officer. He served as a Captain Spencer's Additional Continental regiment in George Washington's Army, participating the Battles of The Brandywine and Germantown. A prominent Pittsburgh legislator, pioneer, and County Court Judge, he was the father of Senator William Wilkins, and General John Wilkins Jr. Originally interred in Pittsburgh's Presbyterian Burying Ground, the his remains and that of his son John Jr. were re-interreed in Homewood Cemetery in 1882.  470, Capt John Wilkins
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