Individual Details

Timothy HIERLIHY

(Abt 1734 - 18 Sep 1797)

Events

BirthAbt 1734Unable to find birth and immigration records for Timothy. He just shows up in the Military and Marriage records in 1755 - Ireland
MilitaryFrom 1755 to 1762Timothy Hierlihy joined 26 Apt 1755 and re-enlisted each year until he was discharged on 30 Nov 1762. He started out as a Clerk and completed his career as a Captain and Brigade-Major. - Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Military26 Apr 1755Joined the 2nd Connecticut Regiment as a Clerk to 15 Sep 1755 after which he was promoted to Ensign on 15 Sep 1755 to 27 Nov 1755. He was then a Lieutenant from 27 Nov 1755 to 30 May 1756 and also had the rank of Adjutant at Garrison Fort William Henry. - Middletown, Middlesex, Connecicut, United States
Military175626 Mar 1756 to 28 Oct 1756 Hierlihy was a 2nd Lieuentant in the Second Connecticut Regiment. - Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Military1757Served as an Adjutant and a 1st Lieutenant from 8 March 1757 to 1 Dec 1757. - Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Military1758Enlisted 27 Mar 1758 as a Captain and discharged 16 Nov 1758. He had 110 men listed on his payroll. He was in the First Regiment and commanded the seventh company. - Middletown, Middlesex, Ct, USA
Military1759Enlisted 22 Mar 1759 to 19 Dec 1759. Rank of Brigade Major and Captain in the First Regimanet and he commanded the seventh company. - Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Military1760Captain in the First Regiment and commanded the eigth company. - Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Military1761Brigade Major from 1 Apr to 9 Dec 1761. Served as Captain during this time in the First Regiment and commanded the sixth company. - Middletown, Middlesex, Connecicut, United States
Military1762Hierlihy was Brigade Major and Captain from 15 Mar to 30 Nov 1762. During this time he served during the campaign in Havana Cuba. - Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Residence1775 - 1783Nova Scotia
MilitaryFrom 1776 to 1778Hierlihy was raising a British regiment in New York. - New York, New York, United States
MilitaryFrom 1778 to 1782Hierlihy was ordered to Halifax, then to Spanish River (Sydney) then to Island St John (PEI) He was the commander of the Indpendent Companies - Canada
Military1783Lieutenant Colonel of the Royal Nova Scotia Volunteers until the end of the war. - Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Arrival1784Loyalists and Land Settlement in Nova Scotia - Nova Scotia, Canada
Property1784Loyalist and Land Settlement in Nova Scotia. Received a land grant of 1600 acres at Town Point, Antigonish, Nova Scotia. - Bay of St Lewis, Nova Scotia
Arrival1784Loyalists and Land Settlement in Nova Scotia - Nova Scotia, Canada
Correspondence Date5 Jun 1786Halifax
Residence1793Poll Tax owned 4 sheep and 5 cattle - Antigonish, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
Year1795Antigonish, Canada
Death18 Sep 1797The exact date is unknown. Weknow that TW and B Ogden were granted administrators for the estate on 18 Sep 1797 and the add in the paper confirms this. - Town Point, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
Military1 Jul - 1777Return Roll Call - General BROWNE’s Brigade Station’d at McGowen’s, Commanded by Lieut. Colo. HIERLIHY July 1st 1777- HIERLIHY’s Company- Present- 1 Captain, 1 Lieutenant, 1 Surgeon, 1 Mate, 3 Serjeants, 21 Rank & File; Sick prest.- 5 Rank & File; - Prince Edward Island, Canada
Military12 Sep - 17781778 Independent Companies (Hierlihy's) Orders - Henry Clinton Head Quarters New York ye 12th September 1778. Sir As you will receive directions by this Oppertunity, to proceed forthwith, with the Corps under your Command to the Island of Saint John, a - Headquarters New York, USA

Families

SpouseElizabeth WETMORE (1736 - 1784)
ChildSusannah HIERLIHY (1758 - 1800)