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 8 Oct 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 8 Oct 2025
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Event Map 
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.