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John Lynn
Captain, 5th Maryland Regiment
Birth: August 29. 1760 in Frederick County, MD
Death: March 18, 1813 in Allegany County, MD
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Area E, Lot 172
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Hagers-Town Gazette, April 6, 1813
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Federal-Republican, March 29, 1813



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Associators, Maryland Historical Magazine, vol XI pg 169
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ADDITIONAL FACTS OF NOTE
Patriotic Service:
                  Enlisted as Ensign, 6th MD Regiment, May 26, 1779
                  Commissioned as Lieutenant, June 1, 1779
                  Transferred to 5th MD Regiment, January 1, 1781
                  Served in the Southern Army of the U.S. in the
                           4th Company of the 2nd Battalion 
                 Promoted to Captain March 15, 1783
                 Served until 1784       


​Personal Information:

Occupation:    Surveyor, Planter
Father:             Judge David Lynn
Mother:           Elisabeth Lamar
Spouse:            Eleanor Edelin


Last known address:  Wild Cherrytree Meadows, Allegany County, MD



                                



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