William Darby
Born: 1760 in Philadelphia,Penn.
Died: 30 APR. 1836 at Allensville,Vinton County, Ohio
William was buried on a creek bank to start with, 1/2
mile above Allensville toward Mt. Olive Church,near
the Morgan Mill in a small family cemetery ,now gone.
In 1915 his remains were moved to the Allensville
Cemetery and a monument erected on his grave, the
inscription reads:

Revolutionary Soldier
Service 1777 to 1783
5 years and 10 months,during which time he did not
sleep in a bed.
Was in Carberry's Company and Hubley's Regiment
Rank Private,Musician,Drummer
He fought at the Battles of
Princeton,Brandywine,Germantown and Monmouth.

Not stated on his monument is the documented fact that
he spent his winter quarters at Valley Forge with Gen.
George Washington, sleeping on the ground, just rolled up in a blanket, waking in the morning to a foot of snow over him. He was a pensioner and would ride to Chillicothe,Ohio on horseback to get his pension checks,taking along with him a grandchild or two and he would sit with them around the campfire and tell his stories about the war.

He was the father of at least 9 children, not counting ones that may have died young.