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| Birth: | 22 Jul 1727 in Hopewell,Mercer,Nj |
| Death: | 10 Aug 1804 in Lexington,Fayette,Ky |
| Sex: | M |
| Father: | Daniel GANO b. 1681 in Staten Island,Richmond,N Y |
| Mother: | Sarah BRITTON b. 1692 in Of Staten Island,,Ny |
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| Ancestral File #: Q34C-12 1 2 3 |
| Changed: 4 Aug 2000 02:08:00 |
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| Sarah Mary STITES (Wife) b. 22 Jun 1737 in Elizabeth,Union,Nj
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| Marriage: | 1755 in Queens,New York,New York,Ny |
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 Daniel GANO b. 11 Nov 1758 in Elizabethtown,Union,Nj
- John Stites GANO b. 14 Jul 1766 in Elizabethtown,Union,Nj
- Stephen GANO b. 25 Dec 1762 in New York City,New York,Ny
- Isaac Eaton GANO b. 4 May 1770 in Elizabethtown,Union,Ny
- Sarah GANO b. 4 Feb 1764 in New York City,New York,Ny
- William B. GANO b. About 1781 in Elizabethtown,Union,Ny
- John Stites GANO b. 13 Dec 1756 in Elizabethtown,Union,Nj
- Margaret Peggy GANO b. 29 Dec 1760 in Phildelphia,Phildelphia,Pa
- Susanna GANO b. 8 Nov 1777 in Elizabethtown,Union,Ny
- Miss GANO b. 1768 in Elizabethtown,Union,Ny
- Richard Montgomery GANO b. About 1779 in Elizabethtown,Union,Ny
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| Sarah HUNT (Wife) b. About 1762 in (Rowan,,Nc)
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| Marriage: | ABT 1783 in Rowan,,Nc |
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This is the Rev. John Gano of the Revolutionary War attached to General Clinton's regiment an
d said to have baptized George Washington by immersion.
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- Title: Ancestral File (R)
Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Publication: Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998
- Title: Sons of the Amrican Revolution Web Page on John Gano
Author: SAR
Publication: http://www.sar.org/sarmag/jgs.html
Text: Reprinted with the permission of The SAR Magazine, Summer 1999 Vol. XCIv, No. 1.
The American Revolution was one of the most significant events in the history of our Republic . Much has been chronicled about the people involved, the many and varied battles and a wide range of other facets. In this account, however, you will be introduced to a close, but little-known associate of George Washington: Chaplain John Gano.
John Gano is referred to as the "Fighting Chaplain" in America's War for Freedom. He is cite d in The United States Army Chaplaincy: From Its European Antecedents to 1791, which was edited by Parker C. Thomson: "John Gano was a righting chaplain with a keen eye toward example and morale. " Further he is described as a "...seasoned combat chaplain who took his place in the line of battle.
"Chaplain John Gano, under orders from General Washington, announced on April 19 1783 that th e war was over, and the United States of America was free and independent. Gano then led the assembled officers and enlisted men - veterans from the battles of '75 on - in a prayer of thanksgiving for victory and peace. It was eight years exactly from when the shots were fired on Lexington Green and at Concord: April 19 1775!"
GRANDFATHER ARRIVED IN 1686
John Gano was the grandson of Francois Gerneaux who escaped the island of Guernsey in 1686, b oxed in a hogsbin in his own vessel, because a price had been set on his head by assassins who had killed nearly all his associates. Upon reaching the Colonies, he joined the Huguenot colony in New Rochelle, New York, where he died at the age of 103.
On reaching the Colonies he changed his name from Francois Gerneaux to Francis Gano, saying : "They have confiscated my estate, and taken all my property, so they can have my name, too. " That fiery and determined spirit was evident in his grandson, John Gano, the "Fighting Chaplain."
Born in Hopewell, New Jersey on July 27 1727, Gano grew up cherishing freedom and peace so we ll championed by his grandfather. Entering the Christian ministry, he was the pastor (founding pastor?) of the First Baptist Church in New York City when British transports arrived in the harbor. Leaving the church, he sheltered his family at Horseneck, accepted a regimental chaplaincy in the Continental Army, and set out to defend his country. By an Act of Congress, he was made Brigade Chaplain (2 NY, 2 NJ and one New England regiments). Stationed at Fort Montgomery, he positioned himself at the front with his musket.
FAMILY MEMBER INVOLVED IN ANDRE INCIDENT
Among the stories of the exploits of the Gano family, one bears upon the capture of Major And re, the British spy. Nancy Gano, a comely lass of 16, had a lover named Williams in the Continental Army. In the autumn of 1780 the lovers were holding a tete-a-tete in a secluded spot, when Nancy spotted a straggling detachment of American soldiers. Williams joined the group, steered them away from the village and to Tarrytown, with the result that Andre fell into their hands. Andre was attempting to rejoin his ship, to carry out his plans to betray General Washington and give West Point to Benedict Arnold. Yes, Nancy Gano married Williams after the War, and lived to age 92.
GEORGE WASHINGTON SEEKS BAPTISM
In the Religion Section of TIME (Sept. 5, 1932), on the bicentenary of the birthday of Georg e Washington, the writer linked Gano and Washington: "General Washington one day went to Rev. John Gano and exclaimed: 'I have been investigating the Scripture and I believe immersion to be baptism taught in the Word of God, and I demand it at your hands. I do not wish any parade made or the army called out, but simple a quiet demonstration of the ordinance'. In the presence of 42 witnesses, Washington was immersed in the Potomac; but he did not give 'personal testimony' which would have made him a member of the Baptist Church.
RENDERS PAINTING OF BAPTISM
In 1908 Rev. E.T. Sanford of Manhattan's North Church commissioned a painting of Washington a nd Chaplain Gano waist-deep in the Potomac. The painting was taken to the Baptist Church at Asbury Park, New Jersey, where it hung until 1926. It was then presented by Chaplain Gano's great-granddaughter to William Jewell College (Baptist) in Liberty, Missouri for the dedication of a John Gano Memorial Chapel.
The painting of Washington and Chaplain Gano was given to William Jewell College by Mrs. Eliz abeth Price Johnson, also a financier of the Chapel, on the occasion of the edifice's dedication. It is built of a solid rock formation of blue limestone. Its beautiful stained glass windows bear the College motto, "Deo Fisus Labora, " "Trust in God and work."
JOHN GANO SWORD OFFERED TO COLLEGE
A surprising and unusual event occurred in January 1996 when Jewell's President, W. Christia n Sizemore, received a telephone call from Margaret Gano Redpath, a direct descendant of the "Fighting Chaplain" living in the San Diego area. She reported to him that she was the family custodian of a sword that General George Washington had given to the Chaplain after Washington's baptism in the Potomac!
In responding to her query relative to whether the college would be interested in receiving t he sword, President Sizemore gave an enthusiastic affirmative answer. It happened that a member of the school's Advancement Office was to be in California on a business trip, so a visit to the Redpath's home was set up. She showed him the sword and accompanying documents which had been passed down through the family over the years.
The Redpaths had become acquainted with the college through the TIME article referred to earl ier. It had been given to them by a son-in-law who was on duty as an attorney at the Army Chaplaincy School at Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn. Knowing that his mother-in-law was keenly interested in the family's history, he researched the volumes mentioned at the beginning of this article and passed along the results.
SWORD ORIGINALLY A GIFT FROM LAFAYETTE
The Gano sword was given to Washington by the Marquis de Lafayette, who was a Major General i n the new Continental Army at age 20. He adopted the General as his surrogate parent. In an irony of history, Lafayette arrived in Philadelphia on July 27 1777, Gano's 50th birthday.
On September 5 1996 Margaret Redpath, accompanied by her husband Robert, presented the John G ano sword to William Jewell College at its Fall Convocation.
HOW THIS ARTICLE EVOLVED
This enlightening article was prepared by Joseph A. Preston, Immediate Past President of th e Missouri Society. It is based on an address delivered last year at the Society's Annual Conference by Professor Mel Henderson, Planned Giving Officer of William Jewel College. Thanks go to both of them for bringing such an interesting commentary to all Compatriots during this George Washington Bicentinnial Year. SAR's are cordially invited to visit the John Galo Chapel on the college's campus to view the painting of Washington being baptized.
The SAR Magazine Summer 1999
- Title: Gano, Ganoe, Ganow
Author: Howard Marshall Lemaster
Publication: Carlinville, IL 1970
Call Number: 68-56351
Text: Etienne Gayneau and Lydia Mestereau, France to America 1661; Their son, Stephen Gano and Susa
nnah Usselton, NY 1697, and their descendants.Page: pp. 3,9, 11,12
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