Four sons of John Robert Pumphrey Sr., who was John Pumphrey's grand-nephew. Descendants of some of these brothers provided DNA samples for the project. Kuethe Library
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John Pumphrey's re-enlistment papers FHD Forensics
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The soldiers were given a proper burial with military honors. FHD Forensics
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To: Diana in Wisconsin
RIP, former unknown soldier.
2 posted on
07/13/2026 5:28:30 AM PDT by
logi_cal869
(-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 "/!i!! &@$%&*(@ -')
To: Diana in Wisconsin
3 posted on
07/13/2026 5:47:41 AM PDT by
Ge0ffrey
(No.)
To: stylecouncilor
4 posted on
07/13/2026 6:06:22 AM PDT by
windcliff
To: Diana in Wisconsin
Thankyou for posting this.
To Private John Pumphrey
Thankyou, and your sacrifice mattered. Rest peacefully knowing your sacrifice was birth to a new nation.
To: Diana in Wisconsin
"...accepted a $100 re-enlistment bonus..."That seems really high. Equivalent to several thousands of dollars today.
6 posted on
07/13/2026 6:26:34 AM PDT by
TangoLimaSierra
(⭐⭐To the Left, the Truth is Right Wing Violence⭐⭐)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
“and accepted a $100 re-enlistment bonus in 1779”
just so you know that would be worth about $2,746 today
7 posted on
07/13/2026 6:32:58 AM PDT by
ChronicMA
To: Diana in Wisconsin
he was one of America’s oldest John Doe cases The youngest oldest case. Or is it oldest youngest case?
8 posted on
07/13/2026 7:05:26 AM PDT by
FoxInSocks
("Hope is not a course of action." — M. O'Neal, USMC)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
“he didn’t have any visible injuries to his skeletal structure, which means it was probably a soft tissue injury—maybe a bayonet,” Peacock says. Or he died of disease. Typhus and dysentery were very common among Revolutionary War soldiers.
9 posted on
07/13/2026 7:19:12 AM PDT by
PGR88
To: Diana in Wisconsin
Wonderful story. Thanks so much for posting this thread. Good to know he will be cared about again by the extended Pumphrey family. Think about marching 1000 miles!
10 posted on
07/13/2026 7:24:44 AM PDT by
mairdie
To: Diana in Wisconsin
Great story. Thanks for posting. Can you believe how much alike those four sons of John Robert Pumphrey Sr. are? The resemblance is amazing.
To: Diana in Wisconsin
18 posted on
07/13/2026 12:06:08 PM PDT by
Jane Long
(Jesus is Lord!)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
We had a Pumphrey family in our area of Maryland growing up. I am one of those people who moved away and never kept ties, but I hope they found out about this and were able to join the commemoration.
For nothing is hidden that will not be made manifest,
nor is anything secret that will not be known and come to light.
—Luke 8:17 19 posted on
07/13/2026 1:11:43 PM PDT by
Albion Wilde
(The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens. --DJT)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
To me, this is the most notable fact in this great article:
"The boy was around 14 when he joined the Continental Army"
Today's 14 year olds are at home playing video games.....
22 posted on
07/13/2026 3:27:45 PM PDT by
Hot Tabasco
(She's got freckles on her butt she is nice.)
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