He was inoculated for smallpox at Hampton, New Jersey.
The following summer, under the command of Colonel Charles Dabney, he marched after the British and was present during the Battle of Monmouth . William Keyser Revolutionary War
In 1832, he was approved for a pension of $80 per annum for his service. He was inoculated for smallpox at Hampton, New Jersey
Based on Revolutionary War pension records and family history documents, (1755–1837) was a dedicated Virginia soldier who served in the Continental Army for six years, participating in key campaigns including Valley Forge and Monmouth. He is not to be confused with the Captain William Heyser/Keyser of the German Battalion in Maryland, as his pension declaration confirms his enlistment in Gloucester County, Virginia, and subsequent, post-war life in Bath County, Virginia. Early Life and Enlistment Birth: Born around 1755 in Hanover, Virginia. Based on Revolutionary War pension records and family
He died on December 4, 1837, in Warm Springs, Bath County, Virginia, and was buried there.
Note: Research indicates that a similarly named individual, Captain William Heyser (sometimes spelled Keyser), commanded a company in the German Battalion, but this is a separate historical figure. The subject of this write-up is the Private William Keyser of the Virginia Continental line, as detailed in the Pension App W3427.