Colonel David Espy
1730 - 1795 (65 years)-
Name David Espy [1, 2, 3, 4] Title Colonel Birth 1730 Derry, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA 
[3, 4] Gender Male DAR Number A037162 [4] Military 1778 Pennsylvania, USA [4, 5] Death 13 Jun 1795 Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA [4] Person ID I20370 MontyHistNotes_2014 Last Modified 27 Nov 2025
Father George Espy, b. 17 May 1695, Antrim, Northern Ireland d. 21 Mar 1761, Derry, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 65 years) Relationship natural Mother Jean Taylor, b. 7 May 1699, Tyrone, Northern Ireland d. 5 Jun 1781, Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 82 years) Relationship natural Marriage 1714 Antrim, Northern Ireland [2, 3, 6] Family ID F1808 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Jane Woods, b. 1735, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1813, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 78 years) Marriage 1755 Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA - Queen Township
Children > 1. Mary Espy, b. 1779, Quinn, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA d. 28 Nov 1815, Bedford, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 36 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F1881 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Nov 2025
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Birth - 1730 - Derry, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA 
Marriage - 1755 - Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA 
Military - 1778 - Pennsylvania, USA Death - 13 Jun 1795 - Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA = Link to Google Earth
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Sources - [S701] Page, George W, Woods Family Information from Genforum, (Name: Location: Genforum; Date: 5 Oct 1999;;), George discusses Woods and Espy Families, and lists sources forreference.
Book found at CGS library and also at Sutro Library - [S702] Kuhbander, Rita Espy and William G Espy, The Espy-Espey Genealogy Book, (Name: Name: Baltimore Press; Location: Baltimore, MD; Date: 1987;;), Especially Volume II George.
- [S703] Espy, Florence Mercy, Espy Family History, (Name: Location: Available on ancestry.com; Date: 1905;;), Historical listings of Josiah Espy and his family.
- [S1228] DAR Ancestor A037162, (Name: Name: Daughters of the American Revolution;;), David Espy.
- [S215] American Revolutionary War, (Name: Date: 1775-1783;;), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War.
- [S18] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2004;;), Database online.
Record for Jean Taylor
- [S701] Page, George W, Woods Family Information from Genforum, (Name: Location: Genforum; Date: 5 Oct 1999;;), George discusses Woods and Espy Families, and lists sources forreference.