Son of Georg Friderich Ranzieur & Dorothea Schaat.
This section is about his father Georg: He was about 16 years old when he arrived in Pennsylvania in 1739 aboard the "Loyal Judith". He is reported to have lived in PA for a few years before moving to NJ for a short time. About 1760, he settled in New York City and was an active participant in the Revolutionary War from early 1776 until the mid 1780s.
This section is about George: In early 1776 George enlisted with Capt. Herrick's Rangers. Afterward he served under Capt. Hill near West Point, as well as under Col. Dubois. In April, 1778 he was in Capt. Jonathan Titus's Co., Col. Henry B. Livingston's Regiment. After that, he enlisted at Fishkill and joined his regiment at Valley Forge. He was stationed at White Plains and Peekskill, NY, and was discharged near Fort Plain in the Mohawk Valley in February 1779. He then went into Capt. McKean's Co., Col. Van Rensselaer's Regiment as sergeant, and served in a fort on the Mohawk River in 1780 where he was a bateauman. Early in 1781 he went into Col. Marinus Willett's regiment and shared in the border warfare in the Mohawk region. His name also appears in the 1st Regiment of the Tryon County Militia under Col. Samuel Campbell. George married Anna and settled at Frey's Bush, Montgomery County just outside the present city of Canajoharie. He was a cooper by trade, as was his father. In January 1809, Ransier bought an 88 acre farm near the intersection of Route 173 and Palmer Road in Manlius. George married Anna Barbara Barkey and settled at Frey's Bush, Montgomery County just outside the present city of Canajoharie. He was a cooper by trade, as was his father. In January 1809, Ransier bought an 88-acre farm near the intersection of Route 173 and Palmer Road in Manlius. When Ransier applied for a pension in 1825, he thought his property worth about $18.87, besides some debts which he could not collect. He failed to get a pension. When he applied again in 1830, he won his case. In 1825 George and his wife lived with their son, George, Jr., to whom he had conveyed his farm for $25. "It cost him $1,250...and was probably encumbered. In 1830 he noted "I have never been in the possession of money enough to go in search of evidence of my services in the Revolution, and even now have to rely upon the charity of my friends to get evidence." He owned a quarter of an acre in Manlius that was not worth fencing.
This section is about his father Georg: He was about 16 years old when he arrived in Pennsylvania in 1739 aboard the "Loyal Judith". He is reported to have lived in PA for a few years before moving to NJ for a short time. About 1760, he settled in New York City and was an active participant in the Revolutionary War from early 1776 until the mid 1780s.
This section is about George: In early 1776 George enlisted with Capt. Herrick's Rangers. Afterward he served under Capt. Hill near West Point, as well as under Col. Dubois. In April, 1778 he was in Capt. Jonathan Titus's Co., Col. Henry B. Livingston's Regiment. After that, he enlisted at Fishkill and joined his regiment at Valley Forge. He was stationed at White Plains and Peekskill, NY, and was discharged near Fort Plain in the Mohawk Valley in February 1779. He then went into Capt. McKean's Co., Col. Van Rensselaer's Regiment as sergeant, and served in a fort on the Mohawk River in 1780 where he was a bateauman. Early in 1781 he went into Col. Marinus Willett's regiment and shared in the border warfare in the Mohawk region. His name also appears in the 1st Regiment of the Tryon County Militia under Col. Samuel Campbell. George married Anna and settled at Frey's Bush, Montgomery County just outside the present city of Canajoharie. He was a cooper by trade, as was his father. In January 1809, Ransier bought an 88 acre farm near the intersection of Route 173 and Palmer Road in Manlius. George married Anna Barbara Barkey and settled at Frey's Bush, Montgomery County just outside the present city of Canajoharie. He was a cooper by trade, as was his father. In January 1809, Ransier bought an 88-acre farm near the intersection of Route 173 and Palmer Road in Manlius. When Ransier applied for a pension in 1825, he thought his property worth about $18.87, besides some debts which he could not collect. He failed to get a pension. When he applied again in 1830, he won his case. In 1825 George and his wife lived with their son, George, Jr., to whom he had conveyed his farm for $25. "It cost him $1,250...and was probably encumbered. In 1830 he noted "I have never been in the possession of money enough to go in search of evidence of my services in the Revolution, and even now have to rely upon the charity of my friends to get evidence." He owned a quarter of an acre in Manlius that was not worth fencing.
Son of Georg Friderich Ranzieur & Dorothea Schaat.
This section is about his father Georg: He was about 16 years old when he arrived in Pennsylvania in 1739 aboard the "Loyal Judith". He is reported to have lived in PA for a few years before moving to NJ for a short time. About 1760, he settled in New York City and was an active participant in the Revolutionary War from early 1776 until the mid 1780s.
This section is about George: In early 1776 George enlisted with Capt. Herrick's Rangers. Afterward he served under Capt. Hill near West Point, as well as under Col. Dubois. In April, 1778 he was in Capt. Jonathan Titus's Co., Col. Henry B. Livingston's Regiment. After that, he enlisted at Fishkill and joined his regiment at Valley Forge. He was stationed at White Plains and Peekskill, NY, and was discharged near Fort Plain in the Mohawk Valley in February 1779. He then went into Capt. McKean's Co., Col. Van Rensselaer's Regiment as sergeant, and served in a fort on the Mohawk River in 1780 where he was a bateauman. Early in 1781 he went into Col. Marinus Willett's regiment and shared in the border warfare in the Mohawk region. His name also appears in the 1st Regiment of the Tryon County Militia under Col. Samuel Campbell. George married Anna and settled at Frey's Bush, Montgomery County just outside the present city of Canajoharie. He was a cooper by trade, as was his father. In January 1809, Ransier bought an 88 acre farm near the intersection of Route 173 and Palmer Road in Manlius. George married Anna Barbara Barkey and settled at Frey's Bush, Montgomery County just outside the present city of Canajoharie. He was a cooper by trade, as was his father. In January 1809, Ransier bought an 88-acre farm near the intersection of Route 173 and Palmer Road in Manlius. When Ransier applied for a pension in 1825, he thought his property worth about $18.87, besides some debts which he could not collect. He failed to get a pension. When he applied again in 1830, he won his case. In 1825 George and his wife lived with their son, George, Jr., to whom he had conveyed his farm for $25. "It cost him $1,250...and was probably encumbered. In 1830 he noted "I have never been in the possession of money enough to go in search of evidence of my services in the Revolution, and even now have to rely upon the charity of my friends to get evidence." He owned a quarter of an acre in Manlius that was not worth fencing.
This section is about his father Georg: He was about 16 years old when he arrived in Pennsylvania in 1739 aboard the "Loyal Judith". He is reported to have lived in PA for a few years before moving to NJ for a short time. About 1760, he settled in New York City and was an active participant in the Revolutionary War from early 1776 until the mid 1780s.
This section is about George: In early 1776 George enlisted with Capt. Herrick's Rangers. Afterward he served under Capt. Hill near West Point, as well as under Col. Dubois. In April, 1778 he was in Capt. Jonathan Titus's Co., Col. Henry B. Livingston's Regiment. After that, he enlisted at Fishkill and joined his regiment at Valley Forge. He was stationed at White Plains and Peekskill, NY, and was discharged near Fort Plain in the Mohawk Valley in February 1779. He then went into Capt. McKean's Co., Col. Van Rensselaer's Regiment as sergeant, and served in a fort on the Mohawk River in 1780 where he was a bateauman. Early in 1781 he went into Col. Marinus Willett's regiment and shared in the border warfare in the Mohawk region. His name also appears in the 1st Regiment of the Tryon County Militia under Col. Samuel Campbell. George married Anna and settled at Frey's Bush, Montgomery County just outside the present city of Canajoharie. He was a cooper by trade, as was his father. In January 1809, Ransier bought an 88 acre farm near the intersection of Route 173 and Palmer Road in Manlius. George married Anna Barbara Barkey and settled at Frey's Bush, Montgomery County just outside the present city of Canajoharie. He was a cooper by trade, as was his father. In January 1809, Ransier bought an 88-acre farm near the intersection of Route 173 and Palmer Road in Manlius. When Ransier applied for a pension in 1825, he thought his property worth about $18.87, besides some debts which he could not collect. He failed to get a pension. When he applied again in 1830, he won his case. In 1825 George and his wife lived with their son, George, Jr., to whom he had conveyed his farm for $25. "It cost him $1,250...and was probably encumbered. In 1830 he noted "I have never been in the possession of money enough to go in search of evidence of my services in the Revolution, and even now have to rely upon the charity of my friends to get evidence." He owned a quarter of an acre in Manlius that was not worth fencing.
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