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SAR holds dedication and patriot grave marking
With the marker unveiled by SAR Historian William Richardson, left, on William Peery's grave, Cheryl Vitelli, an elder with Coolspring Presbyterian Church, lays flowers on the grave stone. In 1776 Peery was given the command of a company of soldiers "for the safeguard of the pilots and the persons and goods of other well affected inhabitants residing or being near Lewiston and the coasts of the Delaware Bay." Perry also protected George Washington's camp at Valley Forge. His notable accomplishments as a public servant and statesman include election to the State House for eight sessions; service as a delegate at the Continental Congress; service as the first treasurer of Sussex County; and as an elder of Coolspring Presbyterian Church. BY STEVEN BILLUPS
April 30, 2016
After unveiling the Patriotic Marker, Coolspring Presbyterian Elder Michael Burns lays flowers on Thomas Coulter's grave. Coulter's family immigrated from Ireland and settled in Sussex County in the early 1700s. Born in 1757, he was one of the 14 different members of his extended family who supported the American Revolution through their service as soldiers, jurists and patriots. Coulter joined Capt. William Peery's Company in 1776, and in 1777 serving as a private with the group who protected Lewes and the Delaware Bay. He later served in the Continental Army until 1780. BY STEVEN BILLUPS
The Rev. Dr. Rayner Hesse, chaplain of the Delaware Society of the SAR, gives a dedication prayer at the graveside of William Peery. BY STEVEN BILLUPS
A detailed view of the Patriotic Marker placed permanently at the graves of Peery and Coulter. BY STEVEN BILLUPS
The Sons of the American Revolution Caesar Rodney Chapter held a dedication and placed Patriot Grave Markings on two Revolutionary War Patriots April 23 at the cemetery at Coolspring Presbyterian Church. William Peery and Thomas Coulter both were recognized for their service in Sussex County.
