Antes Fort, Pennsylvania (McGee Lineage)
Born in Philadelphia, Colonel John Henry Antes married Anna Marie Paul(ine) (3/14/1737 ~ 3/17/1769) on May 11, 1756, and moved to Northumbeland County in 1778.He served as sheriff and justice of the peace in Northumberland County and as a Colonel in the Continental Army throughout the Revolutionary War. In the summer of 1777, Colonel Antes' company of men erected a stockade fort on the frontier along the Susquehanna River near what is now Jersey Shore.An important rallying point for settlers in the region, the stockade was constructed on a bluff overlooking the river and called Antes Fort.(It was later destroyed by the Indians and Torries during July 1778, at the time of the big runaway when the entire valley was flooded).
Well, this is where I come in.My wife is from Jersey Shore and I am a 7th generation Myers of Central Pennsylvania (Lock Haven, Pa).We've visited Antes Fort many times.I am a direct descendant of the Colonel through my DAR grandmother, Helen Louise McGee, who was the daughter of James W. McGee, who was the son of Thomas A. McGee, who was the son of Rev. James McGee, Sr. and Mary Barnhart, who was the daughter of Philip Barnhart and Elizabeth Antes, who was the daughter of Colonel John Henry Antes.Well, guess that's it for today!
Wayne Shaffer Myers, Jr.
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