William Painter 1760-1842
2010
Direct ancestor William Painter was possibly born in New Jersey and died in Pennsylvania. From 1780 through 1783, William served in the Revolutionary War. He served in the company of Capt. William Smith, 6th Battalion, Chester County Militia. After he returned from three years of service, he married Martha Torton in 1784 in the Second Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. William’s wife Martha was, however, a Quaker. William and Martha became the parents of nine children. Three of their children married three of the children of James Reynolds and his wife Hannah Webster. They were Sarah, their second child, who is our direct ancestor through her marriage to Henry Reynolds; William who married Hannah Reynolds and Martha who married John Reynolds. Many of William’s children left Pennsylvania when they married. Many stayed together in Illinois.
William Painter died in Chester County, Pennsylvania. The Sons of the American Revolution placed a marker on his grave which reads:
William Painter – Smith’s Company – 6th and 4th Batt PA MIL – Revolutionary War – Oct 9 1760-Dec 28 1842