According to his 1832 pension declaration (at age 77) and pension application , his service included:
He moved to Bath County, Virginia, where he pre-empted a tract of land and settled for the remainder of his life. William Keyser Revolutionary War
Note: Research indicates that a similarly named individual, Captain William Heyser (sometimes spelled Keyser), commanded a company in the German Battalion, but this is a separate historical figure. The subject of this write-up is the Private William Keyser of the Virginia Continental line, as detailed in the Pension App W3427. According to his 1832 pension declaration (at age
He died on December 4, 1837, in Warm Springs, Bath County, Virginia, and was buried there. He died on December 4, 1837, in Warm
They were parents to at least eight children: William, James, Fleming, John (Jack), Christopher Columbus, Sarah, Bettie, and Kate.
In 1832, he was approved for a pension of $80 per annum for his service.