Colonial Counties of South Carolina -This section is added for the benefit of people who research in the colonial period of South Carolina. A man who is listed in Berekley County may be found in Union or Orangeburg while a man in Colleton County may be found in Edgefield.
South Carolina had four colonial counties of Granville, Berkeley, Colleton and Craven. These counties at first extended fifty miles inland from the Atlantic Ocean. When settlements began further inland, the counties were extended to the North Carolina line. These counties do not have any of hte functions of the modern counties. Charleston was the county seat of all four counties. From 1670 to 1782-85 all court records, will, administrations and deeds were recorded in Charleston and are still to be found there in the Charleston County Court House.
In 1765 a movement was begun to separate the state into the seven districts of Charleston, Beaufort, Orangeburg, Ninety Six, Camden, Cheraw and Georgetown. By the time these districts were fully established and ready to function, the Revolution came. Some of these districts do have estate and deed records from 1782 to 1785.
From Pickens County to Horry County along the North Carolina line, there was a disputed area with a depth of from 5 to 40 miles. Much land in this disputed area was granted by North Carolina and many residents considered themselves as citizens of that state.
Granville County began with the present counties of Beaufort and Jasper and extended along the east bank of the Savannah River to the present Oconee County. It included the present counties of Beaufort, Jasper, Hampton, Allendale, Oconee and McCormick and the western parts of Barnwell, Aiken, Edgefield, Abbeville and Anderson. Actually Oconee still belonged to the Indians during the Colonial period.
Colleton County began with the present county of Colleton and included the present counties of Colleton, Bamberg, Saluda, Greenwood and Pickens. It also included the eastern areas of Barnwell, Aiken, Edgefield, Abbeville and Anderson together with a small area of Charleston, Orangeburg and Lexington.
Berkeley County began with the present county of Charleston and included the present counties of Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester, Orangeburg, Calhoun, Lexington, Newberry, Laurens, Greenville, Spartanburg, Cherokee and Union.
Berkeley-Craven had an area from 1752 to 1770 in which the county lines were infinite. Cherokee, Union, Spartanburg and the eastern area of Greenville, Lauren and Newberry are listed in the land grants as being in Craven County during this indefinite period.
Craven County was the largest of the Colonial Counties. At first it extended some ten miles below the Santee River. It consisted of the present counties of Georgetown, Horry, Williamsburg, Clarendon, Florence, Marion, Dillon, Marlboro, Chesterfield, Darlington, Lee, Sumter, Kershaw, Lancaster, York, Chester, Fairfield and Richland.
Clarendon County shows on the photostat of a map of Carolina made in 1711. This photostat is owned by mr. Thomas Wier Davis of Clinton S.C. who made it available for my use. This map shows all of Craven County below the Santee River and Clarendon above the Santee. Actually Clarendon did not function long as a Colonial County and Craven took its place.
Colonial Wars in South Carolina - The Tuscarora Expeditions 1712-13 were led by Col. John Barnwell into North Carolina. He had a force of about 500 South Carolina Indians with a small force of white men. I have been unable to locate the list of white soldier sunder Col. Barnwell. The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magzines Vol. IX, 28-54 and Vol. X, 33-48 lists some of the officers of the Tuscarora Expeditions.
The Yemassee War in 1715 broke with extreme violence. The Yemassees, who had always been friendly, suddenly began a frightful war. They murdered and scalped scores of settlers. Col. John Barnwell again led the South Carolina citizens against these blood thirsty Indians. The Militia of Governor Craven was called into action. Col. Maurice Moore led an expedition of some 300 men into the interior of the state. I have been unable to find the muster rolls for the Yemasee War. The Charleston Year Book for 1894 on pages 314-352 lists some of the officers.
The St. Augustine Expedition, 1740. The Collections of the South Carolina Historical Society Vol. IV lists some of the officers. There is made mention of the Muster Rolls of the St. Augustine Expedition, in several references. I could not find these muster rolls in the S.C. Historical Commission.
The French & Indian Wars in Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland and the western frontiers, 1754-60. South Carolina furnished some soldiers for this series of wars. The names of these S.C. soldiers are to be found in the records of Virginia and Pennsylvania. From 1760 to 1775 there was a great migration into South Carolina from Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland and North Carolina. Many of these new settlers in South Carolina served in other states in the French & Indian Wars. I have not attempted to list these men.
The Cherokee Expedition 1759-60 was made up of men from South Carolina. The S.C. Historical Commission has a complete muster and pay roll of the men in the Cherokee Expedition. The main list of men in Colonial Wars is taken from this Cherokee Expedition. Often a different form of spelling shows in muster roll from the spelling in pay roll. Many of the names I have to check with the land grant to find the actual name.
From printed data I have added some names of men who show in the South Carolina Militia. The Rangers are listed as early as 1730 in printed data. The Fairfield Militia is listed in 1772 as of Camden District.
The deserters from the muster roll of the Cherokee Expedition, are listed. many of these men listed as deserters were evidently lost in the mountains. Some were listed as "Gone to the Regulators" while other simply left and went home. Many of these men listed as deserters served with distinction as privates and officers in the War of the Revolution in 1775-83.
Each name on the Cherokee Expedition muster and pay rolls shows in this booklet.
John Deney also Denny - served in the Cherokee War under Col. George Gabriel Powell whose men were mainly from Cheraw and Georgetown Districts of old Craven County
Robert Dorrill of Berk. - served in the Cherokee War under Col. (--?--) Singleton whose men were mainly from Granville and Colleton Counties plus some from western Berkeley County
Benjamin Dove - served in the Cherokee War under Col. Richard Richardson whose men were mainly from Camden District of Craven County ans some men from the western area of Williamsburg County.
Bentley, Elizabeth, ed. Virginia Military Records from the Virginia Magazine of History & Biography, the William & Mary College Quarterly & Tyler's Quarterly, Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 1983.
Militia Companies in Augusta County, in 1742 - Among the collections of manuscripts made by the late Dr. Lyman Draper, and left by him to the Historical Society of Wisconsin, are lists of the men composing nine companies of militia, in Augusta county, Va., in 1742. The total number of companies was twelve, but the rolls of only nine were obtained, or have been preserved.
William Beverley was county lieutenant, and James Patton colonel. The former qualified as county lieutenant of Orange county and also of Augusta, at Orange court, November 3, 1741, and Patton qualified as "colonel of Augusta county," May 27, 1742.
Names of men in companies:
- Capt. John Smith Company - Jas. Robertson
- Capt. John Buchanan Company - Jas. Robinson
- Capt. James Cathey Company - Rob. McDowel
- Capt. John Christian Company - Wm. Robinson, Joh. Robinson
- Capt. George Robinson Company - Georg Draper, Wm. Clark, Wm. Sheperd
- Capt. John McDowel Company - Jas. McDowel, Ephe. McDowel
The date is not given in the manuscript, but I ascertain it from the fact that John McDowel, one of the captains, was commissioned in the summer of 1742, and was killed by Indians in the December following. The roll must, therefore, have been made in the late summer or fall of that year.
The date is only ten years after the first settlement of white people in the county. Settlements had been made only within the present county, in Rockbridge, Rockingham and possibly Bath, all then in Augusta. The company rolls appear to embrace all the male population, from boyhood to extreme old age. Ephraim McDowell was enrolled as a member of his son John's company, and was a very aged man when he came here in 1737. Estimated from the muster rolls, the number of white people in the county - men, women and children - was about 2,500.
Many of the names long ago disappeared from this region, but descendants of most of the militia-men are still found here.
Indian Wars in Augusta County, Virginia, Joseph A. Waddell, Staunton, July 13th, 1894 - The following is a copy of one of the collection of the late Lyman C. Draper, which are preserved by the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. He called this paper "The Preston Register," possibly because he attributed the authorship to Colonel William Preston. There are, however, some errors in the list, particularly in regard to names, which Colonel Preston would not have committed.
The number of people killed, wounded or captured by Indians, in Augusta county, from the beginning of the war till May 1758, was, according to this Register 307. Many more fell victims to Indian barbarity from May 1758, to the fall of 1764, when the war ended.
It must be remembered that Augusta county covered a much larger territory in 1754-8 than it does now. Monongalia, Holston River, New River and South Branch are remote from the present county limits.
The Register fixes the dates and places of various occurrences of more or less historical interest, in regard to which tradition was silent or uncertain. July 8th, 1755, has heretofore been given as the day on which Colonel James Patton was killed and Mrs. Ingles (not English) and others were captured; the Register, however, gives the date as July 30th.
Among the captains, besides John Smith were . . . John McDowell. McDowell was the ancestor of the McDowells of Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio. He and eight of his men were killed by Indians December 21st 1742.
Register of the Persons who have been either Killed, Wounded, or Taken Prisoner by the Enemy, in Augusta County, as also such as have Made Their Escape
1755 - July 3 - John Cook, New River, killed
July 30 - Mrs. Draper & one child, New River, killed. Mrs. English [Ingles] & her two children, New River, prisoners, escaped. Mrs. Draper, jr., New River, prisoner
1756 - June 25 - Wm. Robinson, Fourt Vause, wounded. Tho. Robinson, Fort Vause, wounded. Sam'l Robinson, Fort Vause, wounded
Kemper, Charles, ed. Documents Relating to the French & Indian War 1755-1762
Thursday, May 12, 1757 - Resolved that in the Opinion of this Committee, That the Petition of David Parsons, John Morgan, John Munk, John Darnal, Josiah Fishback, Leonard Davis, Thomas Conway, Jun., William Twiner, John Twentyman, James Corder, and Joshua Welch, who were drafted from the Militia of Prince William County, and after serving seventy-nine Days on the Frontier of this Colony returned Home without the Consent of their Commanding Officer to provide themselves with Cloathes and other Necessaries which they were in great Want of, is reasonable, and that they ought to be paid for the said seventy-nine Days Time they continued in the Service of this Colony.
[This John Morgan is probably the brother or cousin of our William Morgan]
Captain William Edmonds' Company, 1761, provided by A.C. Quisenberry
Francis Fauquier, Esq; His Majesty's Lieutenant-Governour, and Commander in Chief of the COlony and Dominion of Virginia:
To William Edmonds, Getn.:
By Virtue of His Majesty's Royal Commission and Instructions, appointing me Lieutenant-Governour, and Commander in Chief, in and over this his Colony and Dominion of Virginia with full Power and Authority to appoint all Officers, both Civil and Military, within the same:
I, reposing especial Trust in your Loyalty, Courage and good Conduct, do, by these Presents, appoint you, William Edmonds, to be Captain of a Company of militia for ye County of Fauquier whereof Thos. Harrison is County Lieutenant. You are therefore to act as a Captain by duly exercising the Officers and Soldiers under your Command; taking particular Care that they be provided with Arms and Ammunition, as the Laws of the Colony direct.
And you are to observe and follow such Orders and Directions, from Time to Time, as you shall receive from me, or any other your superiour Officers, according to the Rules and Discipline of War, in Pursuance of the Trust reposed in you.
{Seal of the Colony} Given at Williamsburg, under my Hand and the Seal of the Colony, this 29th Day of August, and in the first Year of his Majesty's Reign. Annoque Domini, 1761.
Fran. Fauquier.
The following is a roster of Captain William Edmonds' company of Virginia troops in the French and Indian War, made Sept. 25, 1761. Captain Edmonds lived in Fauquier county, and it is believed that most of the men in his company were from the same county:
- Simon Morgan, Sergeant
- Wm. Robertson
- John Morgan
- Simon Morgan
- Law. Taylor
- Jos. Taylor
- Joseph Hollsclaw
- Jas. Morgan
- John Duncan, Jnr.
Middlesex County Militia, Lower Troop, 1730
Wm. Morgan appeared at general muster 7th day of 8br [October] had pistols, swords & carbines
Wm. Morgan did not appear at general muster 8/1/1730 had pistols, swords
Roberts, Ruby. Montgomery County's Revolutionary Heritage - Members of the Safety Committee for Fincastle County 1775 and 1776:
William Herbert, James Robinson, Jos. Cloyd
Certificate of Dr. Thos. Cloyd as Sergent in Co. of Rangers in command of Wm. Preston.
Nov. 3, 1799 Dr. Thos. Cloyd given land for services in the late French War.
A list of persons sworn to the States in Capt. McCorkle's Company of Montgomery County by Stephen Trigg in 1777, Sept. 6th. - John Denton, Alexander Robertson
Sworn to Capt. Joseph Cloyds Company, Sep. 1777 - Joseph Cloyd, John Cloyd
A list of Daniel Triggs Company, 31st March 1781 - John Duncan
A list of the number of mens names from eighteen years of age to fifty in Capt. Pattons Company, March 24th 1781 - Nenion Cloyd, John Cloyd, James Cloyd
A list of Capt. Loves Co. - Will Morgan Jr., Samuel Cloyd, Wm. Morgan Sr., Namion Cloyd, James Cloyd
Believed to be a record of Service against Indians - James Cloyd
List of Rangers - Dr. Thomas Cloyd with Wm. Preston
Keach, Mrs. O.A. Revolutionary Abstracts from Northumberland County Records
1780, Nov. 14 - Sam'l Denny gent. app. Capt. of mil.
Virginia Officers & Men in the Continental Line - The records of the State of Virginia relating to the services of her troops in the War of the Revolution, are preserved in several different offices in the Capitol.
The most important are in the Land Office, where are three volumes of land bounty warrants (indexed) to the officers and privates of the Continental and State Lines and State Navy, beginning in 1783. Many of these warrants were issued to the heirs of persons serving in the Revolution, and in such cases it was necessary to file vouchers proving such services, and also what was called "proof of heirship," showing how the heirs were related to the person under whom they claim. In this connection are to be found many copies of wills, certificates of courts and small charts, or "trees," showing the relationship. These vouchers are preserved in a large press in the office; but owing to frequent overhauling by pension and bounty agents, in the past, are not in very regular order.
There are also in the Land Office volumes showing where and when these bounty warrants were located.
In the room, opening from the upper gallery of the library, which contains the old executive archives, are bundles of Revolutionary military land vouchers, for warrants issued between 1783 and 1846, and containing the evidence of service laid before the Governor and Council as authority for issuing the warrants. There are also in this room a box containing papers relating to the Society of the Cincinnati; another containing pay rolls &c, of General Geo. Rogers Clarke's command during the Northwestern Campaign; three books containing lists of soldiers and seamen of Virginia during the Revolution; a volume of Military Accounts, 1762-83; three volumes Revolutionary Army Accounts; volume of Revolutionary Paymasters Accounts; roster of officers of Continental Line; roster of officers of State Line; two volumes concerning the Revolutionary Army; list of Revolutionary Pensioners; list of Revolutionary Bounties; volume of Revolutionary Claims; report on Claims for Military Bounty Lands; return of Stores, 1779-80; account of Provisions, 1780, &c; list of Certificates for Revolutionary Bounties, 1782-3; Militia Returns, 1777-84 (this is only settlements of accounts by a portion of the militia officers of the State; but such as it is, is the only militia list extant); a number of volumes in regard to Clarke's Northwestern Campaign, and also numerous bundles of letters written to and from State officers and others during the war (1775-83). These last have been printed in the "Calendar of Virginia State Papers"; but the other books and documents in the archive room are, at present, practically inaccessible to the public.
In the Library are manuscript journals of the Council of 1776-7 (indexed) and 1781, and 1781-3 without indexes. There are also various volumes relating to the State Navy and Committee of Safety. All of these books contain much information in regard to Revolutionary officers.
- Colonels - Francis Taylor, Richard Taylor
- Majors - Francis Taylor, William Taylor, John Taylor
- Captains - Simon Morgan
- Lieutenants - John Linton
- Privates - William Cloyd
Virginia Militia in the Revolution
Beasley, John; for 1 gun. Chs. Allen's Min't Comp'y, £3.--.--.
1777 - May 2 Foster, Capt. Joseph, for pay, rations & forage of his Comp'y Glos'r Militia, accot., £54.17.10 1/2.
May 28 Fitzgerald, Garret, for 32 days Waggon & Team to the 27th instant, £24.0.0
Nov'r. 3. Foster, Capt. Josiah, for pay, &c., of his Comp'y of GLoster ditto accot., £77.18.0
Nov'r. 4 Foster, Thomas, for Provisions furnished the Mag. Guard in Hanover, accot., £160.5.3.
1778 - Jan'y. 17. Foster, Capt. Josiah, for pay, &c. of his Comp'y Gloster Militia accot., £33.10.2
Feb'y. 3. Foster, Thomas, for provisions furnished the Mag. Guard in Hanover, accot., to 6 inst. inclusive, £134.10.8
A List of Non-Commissioned Officers & Soldiers of the Illinois Regiment & the Western Army, under the Command of General George Rogers Clark
- Richard Breeden, private
- John Breeden, sergeant
- Henry Foster, private
- Charles Morgan, S'g't & Gun.
- Richard C. Taliaferro private
Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary & Military Services as Returned under the Act for taking the Sixth Census in 1840
Louisa County - John Meeks, Sen. 76
Jones, Alfred. The American Regiment in the Carthagena Expedition - This military expedition to Carthagena, the Spanish stronghold on the north coast of South America, is of interest in American history in that it was the first occasion to employ American troops outside their own Continent in a war between Great Britain and one of the most powerful European nations.
According to Smollett, the novelist (who served as a surgeon's mate in one of Admiral Vernon's ships on this expedition and wrote an account of it), the suggestion to raise troops in America came from Colonel Alexander Spotswood, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, a colony which was conspicuous for enthusiasm in answering the call for volunteers.
Directions were issued for raising four battalions of Americans, to be commanded by Governor Spotswood, who was appointed second in command of the British military force and Quartermaster General. His instructions for raising the regiment are dated 5 April 1740.
List of those Officers of Colo Gooch's late American Regimt with their particular Pretentions, and the Station each Served in before he belong'd to the said Regiment, Examined before a Board of General Officers at the Horse Guards on the 12th of Janry 1743.
Captain Richd Bushrod. Lived in Virginia upon his own Fortune, Raised his Company there at his own expence, served in the whole Expedition, and Major Gen'l Wentworth gave him a good Character. Richard Bushrod, of Westmoreland County, Va., was a son of Richard Bushrod who married Elizabeth Kenner and who died in or before 1711.
Brumbaugh, Gaius. Revolutionary War Records Vol. I, Virginia, Lancaster, PA: Lancaster Press, 1936
Burgess, Louis. Virginia Soldiers of 1776, Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 1973.
Arrangement of the several Regiments in the First Virginia Brigade, Commanded by Brig. Gen. Woodford, 14 Sept. 1778.
Captains retiring, this choice upon the provision of Congress. All good men, and have filled their posts with credit to themselves: Alexander Rose, Nathaniel Fox, Peter Garland, Ricahrd Apperson & Benjamin Hoomes.
Lieutenants retiring upon the same principle: Samuel Cobbs, Richard Taylor, James Barnett, William Hudson, Austin Sandridge.
Names & rank of the officers of the Virginia Continental line, who retired as Supernumeraries at the first consolidation of the Continental Army at White Plains, Westchester Co., New York on the 14th Sept. 1778 - with the bounty land drawn by them from Virginia and the period when drawn.
Of the officers marked "Pris." (prisoners) many, probablyt wo thirds again entered the service after they were exchanged, and served to the end of the war. Some few of the officers enumerated, accepted appointments in the State line.
There were two other consolidations to the 14 Sept. 1778 and previous to 3 Oct. 1790 in which officers returned as supern'ys, in neither of which were the supern'ys half as numerous as those at the first consolidation. It is not known where to refer to them. The first list is on file with the Washington papers, in the State Dept. at Washington, D.C.
All supern'ys in all the lists drew their bounty land with the exception of Captain Colston and Lieuts. Sandridge and Livingston.
These officers did not serve three years previous to 14 Sept. 1778, as on the 14 Sept. 1775 the officers of one company only had been appointed, and that was commanded by Captain John Green.
In his appeal to the Executive; H.L. Brooke also said (beside what has been quoted before); "It does not seem as though a rule of decision which has been adhered to by all persons whose business it was to pass on these claims, persons, many of whom were then intimately acquainted with, and had borne a part in that struggle, will not be abandoned when, at most, there are but few, very few cases which have not already been satisfied.
Admitting it to be true that many claims have been improperly allowed, in consequence of too much reliance being placed on parole testimony, yet when a case is presented, the facts of which are sustained by the records, can it be a different construction of the law will now be adopted, from that which has been persued for fifty nine years?"
On another page a list of Super'ry. Officers of the Va. State line who have received additional land for service over six years is given. All reported as Super'ys. save one (C. Edenburg) have received B.L. from Va. although it is a well known fact that many have not served three years, being appointed in the Summer and Fall of 1779 and all retired 31st Dec. 1781, particularly the Illinois and Crockett Regts.
List of Supernumerary Officers:
- Clark, John, Lieut., Pris 4000, 8 April 1783 original allowance
- Taylor, Francis, Major. 5333 1/2 27 Nov. 1783 original allowance; 888 2/3 1 Oct. 1800; 888 2/3 12 Feb. 1808
- Taylor, Richard, Lieut. 2666 2/3 14 June 1811
Lieutenant Jonathan Clark - I do certify that Lieut. Col. Jonathan Clark is entitled to the proportion of land allowed a Lieut. Col. in the Va. Contl. line for military service from 1st of March 1776 to this day. Council Chamber, Mar. 13, 1783. Benjamin Harrison, Gov. Attest, Thomas Merriwether. Warrant No. 172 for 7000 acres issued to Jonathan Clark, No. 10, 1783.
Benjamin Doggett, Private - Richard Dogget, Captain - Exec. Dept. Nov. 27, 1832. The heirs of Benjamin Dogget are allowed L.B. for his services as a Private in the Contl. line for three years. John Floyd, Governor.
Thomas Dogget of Bath Co., Ken., appointed David Briggs of Richmond, Va. as his Atty. to obtain warrant due for the services "of my father, Benjamin Doggett." 3 Nov., 1832. Signed before Josiah Collins, J. of P. Bath Co., Ken. 3 Nov. 1832.
Rec'd. of the Register, warrant 7284 for 100 acres, Dec. 1st, 1832. Signed, David Briggs, Atty.
Captain Richard Dogget - Thomas Dogget of Bath Co., Ken. appointed David Briggs of Richmond, Va. and Willis Morgan of Muhlenburg Co., Ken. as his Attys. as heir at law of "my father, Benj. Dogget who died during the Rev. war, and as heir of my uncle, Captain Richard Dogget, who was killed at the Battle of Stone Mountain, S.C."
Signed and ackn. before Josiah Collins, J. of P. Bath Co. Attest, William Suddeth, clerk of the court aforesaid. 20 June, 1832.
Exec Dept. Aug. 16, 1832. The heirs of Richard Doggett are allowed land as Capt. in the Contl. line for services during the war.
Warrant No. 7255 for 4000 acres issued 12, Oct. 1832 to the heirs generally of Richard Doggett. Recorded Book 3, p. 220, land office.
Mercer Co. Court in Harrodsburg, Kentucky 4 June 1832. Upon oath of Joseph Morgan, Esq. that Thomas Doggett now of Bath Co., Ken. is the only son and heir at law of Benj. Doggett who died during the Rev. war about the year 1799, and that Benj. Doggett was eldest brother of Capt. Richard Doggett who was slain or died during the said war and that Bushrod Doggett, the father of Benjamin and Richard moved from Fauquier to Culpepper County about the year 1780. [Bushrod is our grandfather]
Mercer Co., Ken. "I, Thomas Allen, Jr. Clerk of the aforesaid court certify the above as true copy from the records in my office." Thoams Doggett of Bath. Co. Ken. appointed D. Briggs of Richd., Va. his attorney at law and Willis Morgan of Muhlenburg Co., Ken. both of whom are deceased. That Willis Morgan is the son of Charles Morgan and Susanna. The above, certified by Spencer Curd, Clerk of aforesaid court, attested by Robert Ewing, presiding Justice of Logan Co. court.
Oct. 12, 1832, D. Briggs, Atty. received of Register Warrant No. 7255 in favor of heirs. Letter to Register of Va. Land Off. from D. Briggs. "I beg leave to mention that Benj. Doggett died without will. The fact certified by the court, negatives the existence of any will. Benj. Doggett died in 1779 and no will was ever heard of."
Logan Co., Ken. Court, Nov. 1, 1830. Henry Mauzey, resident of said Co. deposed that Capt. Richard Doggett formerly of Fauquier Co., Va. who commanded a company in Va. Contl. or State line was killed or died in the Rev. War. That Susanna Doggett, sister of said Richard married Charles Morgan, late of Muhlenburg Co., Ken. both of whom are dead. that Willis Morgan is the son of Charles Morgan and Susanna.
Burgess, Louis. Virginia Soldiers of 1776, Vol. II, Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 1973.
James Clark - Land office Treasury Warrant No. 4916. Issued to James Clark for 150 acres in consideration of three dollars current money of Virginia. 29 June 1812.
"I assign Nineteen acres of within warrant to John Bradford." Signed James Clark, July 17, 1812. Teste, William A. Bradford, and Augustine Jennings.
"The balance of within warrant I assign to Daniel James (of Madison Co.). Signed, James Clark. Witnesses, Thornton Fry and John Wright.
Statement of the assignment of the above 150 acres. July 17, 1812; 19 acres to John Bradford; Oct. 13, 1813, 73 acres to Michael, Benjamin, Shadrack and Aaron Nicholson; Mar. 29, 1814, 25 acres to Daniel James.
Madison, Va. Mar. 11th, 1816. "By Mr. Bickers I send you a land warrant assigned by James Clark, for my benefit. You will please send me by Mr. Bickers, my deed for 25 acres also the ballance of the warrant." Signed, Daniel James Teste, Benjamin Roberts, John G. Young.
George Rogers Clark - Note. The Conqueror of the North West was born in Albemarle county. His grandfather was Jonathan Clark of King & Queen county.
Jonathan Clark patented more than 3000 acres of land on the north side of the Rivanna River, together with Graves, Hickman and Smith, the upper portion of the grant was taken by Clark.
Jonathan's son was John Clark, who married Ann Rogers, a sister of Giles, George and Byrd Rogers. In 1752 their son, destined to become the great soldier and conqueror, George Rogers Clark was born. When George was five years old, his father moved to Caroline County.
He was twenty five years of age - 1777 - when he travelled from Kentucky to Richmond to procure means for setting on foot the expedition to Illinois, which he executed during the following year.
Jefferson said of General Clark, "I know of the greatness of his mind. No man alive rated him higher than I did."
General George Rogers Clark's Expedition - There were two forts on the frontier occupied by British officers and their Indian allies. This was troublesome to all settlers with territory eastward and along the Ohio River.
Gen. Clark was commissioned to command the expedition fitted out to capture these forts. His little army was composed of men who had endured hardships and were familiar with Indian methods of warfare.
One of his companies was commanded by Captain Joseph Bowman of Frederick Co., Va. and Leonard Helm of Fauquier Co. The enlistment of men was made in the dead of Winter, Jan. 1778. That they volunteered service was in itself proof of their hardihood and patriotism - there was heroic courage and determination in these men.
They proved themselves in their march with their indomitable leader, and their capture of Old Fort St. Vincent and Fort Kaskaskia, and they received from the Government substantial recognition of their services by grants of land in the captured country. See Cartwell's History of Frederick Co.
That Charles Morgan [grandfather], late of Muhlenburg County, Ken. who died about the year 1822, was the eldest brother and heir at law of John Morgan, dec'd., and that Willis Morgan is the son and heir of Charles Morgan, dec'd. It is ordered to be certified that Henry Mauzey is an old and respectable citizen of this County, and his oath is entitled to full credit. Copy teste, Spencer Curd, Clerk of Logan Co. Court. 20 Nov. 1830. Attest, Robert Ewing, Pres. Justice.
Willis Morgan of Muhlenberg Co., Ken. one of the heirs of Charles Morgan who was heir of his brother, John Morgan, appointed D. Briggs, of Richmond, his Atty. 16 July, 1832. Acknd. before Lawson Robinson, J. of P. Hopkins Co., Ken. Attest, Samuel Woodrow, Clerk of Hopkins Co. Court, 17 July, 1832.
Abstract of the will of Charles Morgan of Muhlenburg Co. Ken. "To my daughter Elizabeth Morton, 200 acres of land which I purchased of John Hopkins; 200 acres that I purchased of Matthew Williams, and 100 acres to be taken off the most southward part of George Lovelace's additional claim, which 500 acres is to be a part of her portion of land; whereas I gave to my daughter Anne Morehead [grandmother], dec'd. a negro woman and her increase, by agreement with Armistead Morehead [grandfather], all their children are provided for in negroes, except their sons Charles and Alfred; therefore I give to said Charles and Alfred [grandfather], each, four hundred dollars worth of land; to my son Willis, I give my negro Simon and 400 acres of land lying near Russellville; to my son John I give land above John Littlepage's corner, in Eppes Littlepage's line, etc.; to my daughter Rosanna, the house and adjacent buildings where I now live." He mentions his daughter Lucinda, with bequest; he appointed John Morgan, Col. William Martin, William Oates, James Irvine, Charles Summers, and Valentine Whitmer, or any three of them to make the division of lands to his children; land sold by his agents, William Sudreth, Fielding Bradford, Humphrey Marshall, William Mountjoy, William P. Fleming, Achilles Snead, Thomas Triplett and Benjamin Chambers - proceeds to be divided among his children. "Whereas, my son William, when a youth, by imprudence, produced the nervous affection which has rendered him incapable of managing for himself; if he return to this quarter again that means be provided to board him with some person of good character, and that he be provided with good clothing and support to be paid for out of my estate; if he be inclined to work at his trade, that he be provided with tools, and what he may earn, not to be taken out for his board." Signed 1822. He appointed his son John Morgan and Baxter D. To ---ens as Extrs. Witnesses, William Allison, William Pollard, Charles Wickliffe, John Byrd and William Bell. At a court held for Muhlenburg Co., 1822, the will was recorded. Copy teste, Charles F. Wing, clerk Muhlenburg Co., 30 Aug., 1832. Attest. David Short, Pres. Justice.
Note. In many of these wills there were slaves bequeathed to the heirs. I seldom copy the detail, nor mention the number of slaves of which the testator may have been possessed . The fact that negroes were given away, with or without their husbands or wives, and yet provision made for "their increase" as an asset; appears too much like dealing in cattle, rather than human beings. Much consideration was shown slaves, but their value as "real estate" was doubtless the chief inspiration to such consideration, much as one polishes up a piece of furniture, for which he hopes thereby to obtain a better price. Husbands or wives were in all probability selected much as mates for breeding purposes are selected by fanciers of pedigreed fowl and beast, and as it is practiced in what is denominated, the royalty of the human variety.
Burgess, Louis. Virginia Soldiers of 1776, Vol. III, Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 1973.
John Morgan, Ensign - He was in Capt. B. Harrison's Company of 13th Va. Regt. commanded by Col. Russell. He entered the service Dec. 16, 1776 at Fort Pitt, joined the Grand Army, and continued to serve until his death. See certificate of Thomas Moore, Captain; and of John Gibson, late Colonel of Va. Contl. line on file in office of Executive. John Morgan's heirs received 2666 2/3 acres. See H.D.P. 98, 1835-6.
Exec. Dept. June 18, 1832. The heirs of John Morgan are allowed L.B. for three years service as an Ensign in the Contl. line. John Floyd, Gov.
John A.W. Smith, clerk of Fauquier Co. Court certified that no will is of record in his office from the year 1759 to the year 1783, inclusive, of John Morgan, nor any record of administration of estate of same person. 10 Nov. 1831.
Logan Co., Ken. Court 1st Nov., 1830. Henry Mauzey deposed that he was well acquainted with John Morgan, formerly of Fauquier Co., Va., and believes that he enlisted as a soldier in the Va. State or Contl. line and was killed in battle or died in the Siege of Quebec. While on the march from his place of enlistment to where he lost his life, he received the appointment of Ensign in the Army of the United States.
That Charles Morgan, late of Muhlenburg County, Ken. who died about the year 1822, was the eldest brother and heir at law of John Morgan, dec'd., and that Willis Morgan is the son and heir of Charles Morgan, dec'd. It is ordered to be certified that Henry Mauzey is an old and respectable citizen of this County, and his oath is entitled to full credit. Copy Teste, Spencer Curd, Clerk of Logan Co. Court. 20 Nov., 1830. Attest, Robert Ewing, Pres. Justice.
Willis Morgan of Muhlenburg Co., Ken. one of the heirs of Charles Morgan who was heir of his brother, John Morgan, appointed D. Briggs, of Richmond, his Atty. 16 July 1832. Acknd. before Lawson Robinson, J. of P. Hopkins Co., Ken. Attest, Samuel Woodrow, Clerk of Hopkins Co. Court, 17 July, 1832.
[abstract of Charles Morgan's will repeated here.]
Connecticut Historical Society. Rolls of Connecticut Men in the French & Indian War 1755-1762, Volume I, Hartford, CT: Connecticut Historical Society, 1903-05.
Fitch, Loomis, Talcott, Perkins, Lathrop
Newman, Harry. Maryland Revolutionary Records, Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1980
Data taken from the applications of Maryland veterans of the Revolutionary War, their widows and their heirs for Federal pensions and bounty land.
Part I - Maryland Revolutionary Pensioners, * indicates that the widow applied for pension
Name of pensioner, birth, rank, establishment, miscellaneous facts & other state service
- Beall, Ninian* 1761, pvt. ------, Va. service
- Beall, Samuel B. 1763, pvt, Maryland Line, ------
Part V - Miscellaneous List of Revolutionary Services from States other than Maryland Established through Pension Applications
Soldier, Service
- Beall, Ninian, Virginia
Draper, Lyman. King's Mountain & Its Heroes: History of the Battle of King's Mountain, October 7th, 1780, & the Events Which Led to It, Cincinnati, OH: Peter Thomson, 1881
Edmondson, Chan. Revolutionary War Period Bible Family & Marriage Records Gleaned from Pension Applications, Vol. 11, Dallas, TX: Chan Edmondson, 1991
PA/PA Enoch Edwards md. Frances Gordon, 26 Oct. 1779, whilst a prisoner on parole, Book A, United Episcopal Churches of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church, Philadelphia, PA. Soldier died April 1802 W-3135
PA/SC Evan Edwards md. Catherine Jones, 1785 at Germantown, near Philadelphia. Daughter of John JOnes. He died in Spring of 1798, Charleston, SC. Charles Lee Edwards, heir in 1827. W-10943 B.L.Wt. 1205-400.
Edmondson, Chan. Revolutionary War Period Bible Family & Marriage Records Gleaned from Pension Applications, Vol. 15, Dallas, TX: Chan Edmondson, 1993
KY John Grove md. Margaret Ann Newkirk Jr. 17 Aug. 1819, Jefferson Co., KY; wit Mary Newkirk, Wm. R. Vance. Sol. b. 22 Jul 1750 seven miles from Philadelphia on Germantown Rd. In 1833 sol aged 82 res Jefferson Co., KY Sol. d. 11 Dec. 1843 at son, Martin Grove's home, Monroe Co., MO. In 1853 wid aged 88 blind. Wid's. dau Mary Newkirk. Sol's dau. Mary Spear. Sol's half bro Philip Hinkle. One Jesse Hinkle, one Jacob Grove W-1756 - grandpa and his second wife
Kegley, Mary. Soldiers of Fincastle County, Virginia, 1774, no imprint, nd
In 1774 Fincastle County, Virginia was the western frontier and many families of Scotch-Irish and German ancestry had recently moved into the fertile valleys to establish their homesteads. Their surveys were taken up on the waters of the New, Holston and Clinch Rivers with a future eye on land over the mountains in what was to become Kentucky. The Shawnee Indians, seeing the westward expansion, sought revenge on the settlements and the summer and fall of 1774 was one of the most agonizing times for these hardy pioneers. Many had gathered in community forts which had sprung up in almost every neighborhood. From here the young men were sent out to look for Indian signs and give warning to those who were trying to continue the work on their farms.
The plans of Governor Dunmore to meet the Indians at Point Pleasant in the fall of 1774 caused the militia leaders of every community in Southwest Virginia to enroll their men, gather supplies and march towards the rendezvous. Scouts and spies continued to range among the frightened settlers in many neighborhoods, and guards were appointed for each fort. The service of these militiamen was not necessarily long or continuous, but each man was paid for the number of days he served.
The Auditor's Accounts for Dunmore's War at the Virginia State Library, Richmond, contain the records for Botetourt, Augusta and Fincastle Counties. The following pages are Fincastle records only.
These accounts, in addition to military duty, include public service records showing the names of suppliers of beef, bacon, and provisions as well as the names of those who built canoes, worked on the forts, drove cattle and wagons and in any other way provided a service for the government in 1774.
The companies here represent the population of Southwest Virginia from Montgomery County west. Some of the men may have been living in the territory later to become the State of Tennessee. James Harrod's men were settled in Kentucky when trouble began, but he returned to Virginia and formed his company here. His list should be compared to those found in Collins History of Kentucky, Vol. 2, page 517 and in Thwaites and Kellogg's Dunmore's War, page 420.
The spelling as used in the original document has been printed here and as in any colonial record, spelling varies with the writer. There are approximately 1,600 names in this volume which have been indexed for easier use.
Captain William Russell's Company
- John Duncan, 19 days, rate 1/6, paid £1.8.6
- Rawley Duncan, 18 days, rate 1/6, paid £1.7.0
- John Duncan Junr. 18 days, rate 1/6, paid £1.7.0
- Rice Duncan, 99 days, rate 1/6, paid £7.8.6
- Joseph Robinson, 169 days, rate 1/6, paid £12.13.6
- Patrick McDowell, 169 days, rate 1/6, paid £12.13.6
Captain Daniel Smith's Company
- John Dunkan, 82 days, rate 2/6 paid £10.5.0
Captain William Campbell's Company
- Robert Spear, 108 days, rate 1/6, paid £8.2.0
Captain Walter Crockat's Company
- Jno. Draper, Lieut. 108 days, rate 7/6, paid £40.10.0
- John Duncan, 108 days, rate 1/6, paid £8.2.0
- Jno. Duncan, 108 days, rate 1/6, paid £8.2.0
Captain Joseph Cloyd's Company
- Capt. Joseph Cloyd, 24 days, rate 7/6, paid £9.0.0
- William Robinson, 18 days, rate 1/6, paid £1.7.0
- George Robinson, 18 days, rate 1/6, paid £1.7.0
Lieutenant William Edmundson's Detachment
- Jno. Duncan, 18 days, rate 1/6, £1.7.0
Captain John Floyd's Company
- William Meeks, Ensign, 56 days, rate 6/, paid £16.6.0
- Ditto, Sergeant, 38 days, rate 2/6, paid £4.15.0
- Total paid £21.11
- Patrick McDowell, 78 days, rate 1/6, £5.17.0
Captain James Robertson's Company
- Capt. James Robertson, 28 days, rate 10/, paid £14.0.0
- Jno. Draper, 22 days, rate 7/6, paid £8.5.0
- Ninian Cloyd, 10 days, rate 1/6, paid £0.15.0
- Jno. Dinton, 27 days, rate 1/6, paid £2.0.6
Captain James Robertson's Company
- Capt. James Robertson, 94 days, rate 10/, paid £47.0.0
- William Robinson, 99 days, rate 1/6, £7.8.6
Captain Robert Doak's Company
- William Meek, Sergt. 4 days, rate 2/6, paid £0.10.0
- Joseph Duncan, 3 days, rate 2/6, paid £0.4.6
- Hugh Robinson, 6 days, rate 2/6, paid £0.9.0
- William Herbert, Capt. 112 days, rate 7/6, paid £42.0.0
- William Duncan, 34 days, rate 1/6, paid £2.11.0
- Rolly Duncan, 34 days, rate 1/6, paid £2.11.0
Names from Accounts - SPA = Sundries per audit; HH = horse hire; H = hides
- Joseph Cloyd, SPA, HH
- Jno. Draper, allowance for provision; SPA; HH
- Jno. Duncan, SPA; HH; 10 days driving a horse; 14 days as a Scout
- Rachel Duncan, 27 days HH; 28 days HH; 1 beef; extra HH
- Joseph Duncan, 10 days driving a horse
- Jno. Denton, 2 beeves
- Francis Dover, 1 horse
- Hugh Galbraith, 318 flour
- William Herbert, SPA; HH
- Majr. James Robertson, SPA; HH
- William Robinson, 26 days driving pack horses
- Elijah Robinson, SPA; 392 days HH
- Joseph Robinson, 11 days driving cattle; for hunting cattle at different times
- Samuel Robinson, 12 diets
- James Robertson, SPA, HH; 170 days HH
- Jno. Robinson, 49 days HH; saddle
- Rachel Duncan, widow of Jno. Duncan, for her support
- Joseph Robinson, 8 1/2 yds. Ozna
- Jno. Duncan; H
- Joseph Cloyd, H
- Jno. Draper, bond
Landrum, J.B.O. Colonial & Revolutionary History of Upper South Carolina, Greenville, SC: Shannon & Co., 1897
Maps
Lu, Helen. Revolutionary War Period Bible, Family & Marriage Records GleaVA/GAned from Pension Applications, Vol. 1, no imprint, nd.
W-5627: VA/VA George Anderson m. Mary Bredon, 12 Feb. 1789, Augusta Co., VA by Rev. Wm. Wilson
Lu, Helen. Revolutionary War Period Bible, Family & Marriage Records Gleaned from Pension Applications, Vol. 3, no imprint, nd.
W-3757: VA/VA Benjamin Beasley md .Rachel Prather, 30 Sept. 1781, Stokes Co., NC
Family Record: A register of the sons and daughters of Benjamin & Rachel Beasley:
- John b. 5 Sept. 1792
- Susanna b. 24 Feb. 1794
- Enoch b. 28 Mar. 1796
- Nancy b. 21 Mar. 1798
- Ammon b. 27 Mar. 1800
Benjamin is probably the son of Richard & Martha (Cook) Beasley which would make him our uncle.
W-5044: VA/VA James Beazeley (or Beazley or Beazely) md. Mary Sanford, 14 Jan. 1779, place not stated
Bible Record:
- James Beazley, Senr. b. 10 Aug. 1760 & md. Mary Sanford 14 Jan. 1779, d. 18 May 1821
- Mary Beazley, his wife b. 11 Sept. 1760
- John Beazley b. 6 Aug. 1780, md. Lucy Porter 23 Dec. 1802
- Lucy Beazley, his wife b. 22 Sept. 1780
- Durrett Beazley b. 9 Feb. 1802
Family Record:
- James Bezley b. Sunday 10 Aug. 1760, md. Thursday 14, Jan. 1779
- Mary Beazely b. Thursday 11 Sep. 1760
- John Beazely b. Sunday 6 Aug. 1780
- Sanford Beazely b. Monday 24 March 1783
- Nancy Beazely b. Thursday 11 May 1786
- Elizabeth Beazely b. Wednesday 4 Feb. 1789
- Robert Beazely b. Monday 9 May 1791
- James Beazely b. Tuesday 18 Feb. 1794
- Polley Beazely b. Monday 10 April 1797
- Mary Noel Beazely b. 20 Oct. 1789 (as recorded at bottom of page of record)
- Lucy Beazley b. Friday 27 Sep. 1799
- Durrett Beazley b. Thursday 11 Feb. 1802
- Lucy Beazley d. Tuesday 17 March 1801
- James Beazley, Senr. d. Friday 12 Aug. 1803
- Ann, wife of James Beazley, Senr. died Tuesday 27 Feb. 1810
- Caty Paul died Saturday 7 May 1810
Slave Record:
- Moses b. 23 July 1795
- Jerry b. 20 Mar. 1797
- Meriah b. 22 Jan. 1800
- George b. 1761
- Jenny b. 1764
- Keziah b. 1784
- Jacob b. 1786
- Cloa b. 1789
- Aggy b. 1791
- George b. 1793
- Janney b. 1795
- Tom b. 1798
- Harry b. 1799
- not named born & died 1800
- Abraham b. 1800
- Fanny b. 1801
- Barbaray b. 1801
- Dudley b. 1803
- Willis b. 1804
- Ben b. 1804
- Isaac b. June 1806
- Annaea b. Sept. 1806
- Sam (?) b. April 1808
- Janne b. Aug. 1809
- Albert b. March 1809
- Aggie b. Feb. 1811
- Lette b. May 1811
- Gabriel b. Nov. 1812
- Betty b. July 1813
- Barbary b. May 1814
- Felea b. May 1815
- Harris no date
Lu, Helen. Revolutionary War Period Bible, Family & Marriage Records Gleaned from Pension Applications, Vol. 4, no imprint, nd.
W-779: NC/TN Andrew Breden (or Braden) md. Dorothy McNealy 7 Feb. 1793, Montgomery Co., VA. Statement of marriage given by Ann Sharp, sister of Dorothy.
Bible Record:
- Andrew Breden b. 14 Feb. (year not given)
- Dorothy Breden b. 4 June 1771
- Willie Breden b. 3 Nov. 1793
- Jane Breden b. 25 Sept. 1795
- [fold in page making name illegible] b. 25 Dec. 1798
- Peggey Breden b. 22 May 1802
- John Breden b. 18 Aug. 1804
- Isaac Breden b. 22 Apr. 1807
W-334: NC/TN Charles Bre(e)den md. Johanna (maiden name not shown), 1 Oct. 1779, Guilford Co., NC
Bible Record:
- Mary Breden b. Thursday (day & month illegible) 1780
- Robart Breden b. Sunday, 1 May 178_ (worn away)
- Marget Breden b. Friday 16 Sep. 1784
- Catey Breden b. Tuesday 7 Feb. 1787
- Alexander Breden b. Saturday 7 Nov. 1789
- Willem Breden b. Monday 3 Sep. 1793
- Sammul Breden b. Tuesday 19 Dec. 1797
- Nancy Breden b. Wednesday 25 Feb. 1801
- T[a]bby Breden b. Friday 23 Sept. 1803
Lu, Helen. Revolutionary War Period Bible, Family & Marriage Records Gleaned from Pension Applications, Vol. 5, no imprint, nd.
R-1244: CT/NY Caleb E. Brooks md. Jane E. (maiden name not shown), date and place not stated.
Lu, Helen. Revolutionary War Period Bible, Family & Marriage Records Gleaned from Pension Applications, Vol. 8, no imprint, nd.
W-9798: MD/KY & IN Christopher Coy md. Elizabeth (maiden name not shown), 15 April 1773, place not stated in application, but typed summary gave place as probably Worcester Co., MD. Soldier enlisted in 1779, MD. He died in IL. IN 1843 Anna Smith age 65 or 66, daughter, gave statement, IL. Also mentioned in application: son, John Coy age 47 in 1840 stated that he had 3 brothers and 3 sisters living.
W-23833: RI/NY Elisha Coy md. Mary Gray, July 1784, Arlington, Bennington Co., VT by Eliacum Stoddard, J.P.
W-17638: CT/CT Ephraim Coy md. Rebekah Akins, 20 Sep. 1786, Norfolk, Litchfield Co., CT by Mr. Wilcox, Esq. Her two brothers, Asher Akins and Edmon Akins, were present at the marriage.
Maddox, Joseph & Mary Carter. North Carolina Revolutionary Soldiers, Sailors, Patriots & Descendants, Vol. I. Albany, GA: Georgia Pioneer Publications, nd.
Beasley, Isham (RS-Pvt-NOC) 1760 - 1855 m. Polly Andrews
Fitchjarrell, Jarrell (RS-Pvt-NC) 1725-1798 md. Elizabeth (--?--)
Fitzgerald, Garrett (RS-NC) ca. 1755-1798 md. (--?--) Bullard
Michael Goodnight (R-Pat-VA-NC) ---- - 1781 md. Mary Landreth [Landis] grandparents
Hinkel, Charles (RS-Capt-NC) c. 1740 - 1790, md. Elizabeth Johnson
McDowell, Charles (RS-Col-NC) 1743 VA - ca. 1814, Morganton, NC (in Battle at King's Mountain, Oct. 7, 1780 - had a brother, Joseph McDowell, who commanded a regiment at Battle of King's Mountain) md. Mrs. Grace Bowman
McDowell, John (RS-Maj-NC) 1751-1822 md. Hannah Keller
McDowell, John (RS-Pvt-NC) 1758-1841 md. Sarah Thomas
McDowell, Joseph Sr. (R-Pat-NC) 1715-1775 md. Margaret O'Neal
McDowell, Joseph (RS-Col-NC) 1756- July 11, 1801 Burke Co., NC (Commanded a regiment at Battle of King's Mountain - was also in Battle of Cowpens, Jan. 1781 - cousin of following named Capt. Joseph McDowell) m. Margaretta Moffett
McDowell, Joseph (RS-Capt-NC) 1758-Feb. 27, 1795 m. Mary Moffett
McDowell, Stephen (RS-Pvt-NC) 1753-1815 md. Sarah (--?--)
McDowell, William (RS-Pvt-NC) c. 1750-1823 m. Mary Ann McDade
Mauldin, James (R-Pat-NC) c. 1735-1798 md. Caty Tyler - grandparents
Parrish, Edward (RS-Pvt-NC) 1762-1826 md. Susan (--?--) - grandparents
Parrish, Henry (RS-Pvt-NC) c. 1740-1800 md. Mary Ann Monk
Wilson, John (RS-Pvt-NC) c. 1750-1802 md. Lucy (--?--)
Wilson, John (RS-Pvt-NC) 1760-1837 md. Mary Barge
Wilson, John (RS-Cpl-NC) 1760-1781 md. Mary Mercer
Wilson, John (R-Pat-NC) 1742- w/ p. 1799, Lincoln Co., NC md. Mary Wray
Children named in will - John, James, William, Samuel
Wilson, John Sr. (RS-NC) c. 1730 - w/ s May 10, 1800 - p/ 1802, Rowan Co., NC md. (--?--)
Children named in will:
- John
- James
- Samuel
- Rachel
- Mary md. Benjamin Boone (RS-NC)
- Elizabeth (as 2nd wf) md. Ebenezer Frost, Rowan Co., NC Nov. 2, 1775
- Sarah md. Thomas Harper, Rowan Co., NC Feb. 12, 1789
G-son: Andrew Wilson son of John
William Hunter (g-son?) & his representative Ebenezer Frost
exrs: Son John Wilson, Spruce Macay, Esq. Wit: Elizabeth Macay; Jacob Wiseman; Spruce macay
Wilson, Joshua (RS-Pvt-NC) 1759-1844 md. Barbara Roper
Wilson, Robert Sr. (R-Pat-NC) 1720-1793 md. Ellanor (--?--)
Wilson, Robert (RS-Pvt-NC) ca. 1745-1797 md. Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson
Wilson, Robert Jr. (RS-Pvt-NC-SC) 1760-1819 md. Jane McDowell
Maddox, Joseph & Mary Carter. North Carolina Revolutionary Soldiers, Sailors, Patriots & Descendants, Vol. II. Albany, GA: Georgia Pioneer Publications, nd.
Wilson, David (RS-NC) 1759-1847 md. Elizabeth Pennycoff
Wilson, David (RS-Capt-NC) c. 1750-1803 md. Jean (--?--)
Wilson, David (RS-Capt-NC) 1742-1840 md. Sally McConnell
Wilson, Isaac (R-Pat-NC) 1747-1823 md. 1) Katie Griner, 2) Sarah Neal
Wilson, James (RS-Pvt-NC) c. 1738 - w/ p 1796, LIncoln Co., NC m. Margaret (--?--)
Children named in will:
- Jane m. Daniel McKissick (RS-Capt-NC)
- James
- Sarah
- Margaret
- Elizabeth
- John
- Martha
Others mentioned, prob g-ch: David Patten, Lewis Hunter, Margaret McKissick
Wilson, James (R-Pat-NC) c. 1735-1776 md. 1) (--?--) Patton, 2) margaret (McKemy) Alexander
Wilson, James (RS-Capt-NC) 1745 Ireland - 1825 Ga. md. 1) Sarah (--?--), 2) Elizabeth Ann (Gordon) (Pace) Woodward
Children:
- John (1768) to Tex.
- James Jr. (1773) md. Elizabeth Morgan
- Jesse (1774) md. Eliza Cook - to Ill.
Children by 2nd wife:
- Luke md. 1) Patience Crawford, 2) Ann Catherine Griner
- Gabriel md. Sarah Oglesby
- Allen Fujford [?] md. 1) Mary Hurst, 2) Serena Hurst, 3) Margaret Fulford
- Jeremiah md. Elizabeth Lucas
- Elihu md. 1) Catherine Tullis, 2) Ann (Achord) Warren
Wilson, Samuel (R-Pat-NC) 1710 - w/ p 1778 Mecklenburg Co., NC md. 1) Mary Winslow, 2) Margaret Howard, 3) (--?--) Jack
Children named in will: Robert, John
Wilson, William (RS-Pvt-NC) c. 1755-1834 md. Jane Cunningham
Wilson, William (RS-NC) c. 1746-1790 md. Nancy Green
Wilson, Zaccheus (R-Pat-NC) c. 1735-1824 one of the signers of Mecklenburg County Resolutions - aided in Battle of King's Mountain, md. Lizzie (Conger) Ross
New York State Historian. New York Colonial Muster Rolls, 1664-1775, Vol. I Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Inc.
Appendix H - muster rolls & military commissions issued for the colony of New York between the years 1664 and 1760 - covering the period of New Netherlands by the English (Sept. 1664) the recapture of New York by the Dutch (Aug. 1673), the restoration of New York to the English by the Dutch (Feb/March 1674); the English Revolution of 1688; the war between Enlgnad and France 1689; the unsuccessful expedition against Canada 1689-1690; Queen Anne's War & the second unsuccessful expedition against Canada 1709-1711; war of the Austrian Succession b/t England & France 1744, concluded by the Peace of 1748; & the French & Indian War from 1754 including the Battle of Lake George Sept. 8, 1755
1715 - Captain John Carpenter's Company (Jamaic Long Island), Queens County, Capt. John Carpenter
- Nathaniel Denton Jun'r.
- Jeams Denton
- Samuel Denton
- Robert Denton
- Solomon Denton
1715 - A List of Cap't Wolsy's Company - Queens County
Beng'm Denton
1715 - Capt. Tredwell's Train Band - Hempstead September 17, 1715. This is to inform his Exelenci of the train Souldiers under my Command Thom. Tredwell
- James Denton
- Samuel Denton
- Jonah Denton, Clark
1715 - A list of ye muster role belonging to Captain Daniell Rumsey in ye County of Salem (New Jersey)
Jno Denton
1738 - A list of the officers & soldiers belonging to the regiment of ffoot militia in the county of Orange in the Province of New York consisting of eight companys of ffoot whereof Vincent Matthews is Collo.
Sam'll Odel Capt.
A muster roal taken in Q's County by M. Taylor Woolsey on ye Eighteenth of April 1758 & at sundrie other times since
Private John Denton, height 5'4 1/2", age 21, born Q's County, laborer, fair complexion, enlisted April 6, 1758
Muster roll of a company of provincialls in the pay of the province of New York for Queens County commanded by Capt. Thomas Williams (1758)
John Denton, 5' 4 1/2" age 21, born Queens County, laborer, fair complection, enlisted April 6, 1758
A muster roll of the men rais'd & pass'd muster in the County of Westchester for Capt. Jonathan Fowlers Company April 20th, 1758
John Odle enlisted 17 April, age 19, born Phillips borough, labourer, volunteer, Capt. Jno. Underhill's militia company, enlisted by Lieu't Storms, 5' 8" grey eyes, long fair visage
Joshua Odle, enlisted 18 April, age 25 born Yonkers, labourer, volunteer, Capt. Jno. Underhill's militia company, enlisted by Lieu't Storms, 5' 9" grey eyes, long visage
A muster roll of the men rais'd & pass'd muster in the county of Westchester for Cap't Jonathan Ogden's Company April 22d, 1758
Gilbert Odle, enlisted 10 April, age 21, born Westchester, labourer, volunteer, Capt. Jno. Buckhout's militia company, enlisted by Lieu't Flint, 5' 8" brown eyes, brown complexion
New York State Historian. New York Colonial Muster Rolls, 1664-1775, Vol. II, Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Inc.
Book of Military Appointments &c in 1759-1760 & 1761
James Clinton Capt., Joseph Denton, Leut & Peter Dumont L't. These officers were sworne before me and dd them their Comm'ns all dated 7 March 59
A muster roll of the men rais'd in the county of Dutches and pass'd muster for Capt Rich'd Rea's Company May ye 1: 1760
Joseph Odel, enlisted 25 April, age 41, born Connecticut, weaver, 1 volunteer, Capt. Earl's militia company, enlisted by Capt. Rea, 5' 11" light brown hair, fresh brown complexion
Drawing of Fort Ticonderoga looking south east
Muster roll of the men raised and pass'd in the county of Westchester for Captain ----- Company, April 1760
John Odle, enlisted 9 June, born Phillips Manor, Lab'r, volunteer, Capt Underhill's militia company, enlisted by Lt. Smith, 5' 7" brown complexion, brown hair, blue eyes
Robert Monckton, Governor, a muster roll of the men raised and past muster for Dutchess County for Capt Isaac Ter Bush's Company 1762.
Jones Odle, enlisted 16 April, age 20, born Dutchess County, laborer, enlisted by Leut. Woodard, 5' 8 1/2" born complection, light blew eyes, light brown hair
Ohio Adjutant General. Roster of Ohio Soldiers in the War of 1812, Columbus, OH: Edward Miller, 1916. Not a very good copy.
Roll of Captain John Alexander Company (Probably Harrison or Jefferson County) served from Sept. 21, 1812 until Dec. 8, 1812 and from July 29, 1813, until Aug. 22, 1813, Corp. William M. Coy
Roll of Capt. William Wilson' Company (county unknown) served from Aug. 1, until September 9, 1812, private Henry Baughman
Roll of Capt. Martin Armstrong's Company (county unknown) served from Aug. 22, 1812 until Feb. 22, 1813, privates: Lawson Linton, James Smith, Zecharia Linton
Roll of Capt. Patrick Shaw's Company (county unknown) served from Feb. 8 until Aug. 6, 1813, private David Robertson
Roll of Capt. Martin Armstrong's Company (probably from Ross County), served from July 28, until Aug. 18, 1813, privates Lawson Linton, Zechariah Linton
Roll of Capt. Samuel Ross' Company (county unknown), served from March 23, until August 23, 1814, part served from February 17, until may 17, 1814, privates Phillip Porter, George Porter
Roll of Capt. Nicholas Davis' Company (county unknown) served from August 18, 1814, until February 25, 1815, privates Mordecai Ogel
Peden, Henry. Colonial Delaware Soldiers & Sailors, 1638-1776, no imprint
Crawford, James. Soldier. Served in the military expedition of Col. Richard Nicolls who captured New Amsterdam (New York) in 1664, and he also served under Sir Robert Carr on the Delaware. After his military service James settled in New Castle County, Delaware, near his comrades John Ogle and Thomas Wollaston. He married Judy ---- and their daughter Mary married Thomas Ogle. James was a soldier and planter in Delaware who paid his quit-rent to the governor in 1669; still living in 1675. [Ref: DP-27, DP-28, DF-23]. In consideration of his good service performed by him as a soldier, James was granted "a piece of land in Christine Kill or Creek" and also "a small tenement or cottage house with a back side there unto belonging" in the town of New Castle.
Ogle, John. Soldier. Born 1648/9, County Northumberland, England. Son of Capt. John Ogle (Ogall) and Eleanor Pringle. At the age of 14 he immigrated to America as a soldier in the military expedition of Colonel Richard Nicolls who defeated the Dutch and established English rule in New York and Delaware. After serving under Richard Nichols and Robert Carr, John Ogle settled in New Castle County at White Clay Kill on the Delaware as a planter in 1664, and paid his quit-rent to the governor in 1668. He married Elizabeth [possibly Wollaston] [she was Elizabeth Petersdotter sl 3/4/2018] and had two sons, Thomas and John, Jr. John, Sr. died intestate in 1683. [Ref. DP-28, DF-14 to DF-27, DY-133, DY-161].
Ogle, Thomas. Captain. Born 1705, New Castle County, Delaware. Son of Thomas Ogle and Mary Crawford. He was also known as "Thomas Ogle of Ogletown." He also owned land in both Delaware and Cecil County, Maryland, as well as several mills. He married first circa 1733 to Mary Livingston and had five children: Thomas, George, Joseph, Mary and James. His second marriage was to Catherine Howard of Maryland, and had three more children: Anne, Benjamin and Catherine. Thomas served as an ensign in Capt. James McMeehen's Company, New Castle County, 1747-1748, during King George's War against Canada. "Thomas Ogle, Jr." was a captain of a company in Christiana Hundred, Upper Regiment of New Castle County in 1756, during the French and Indian Wars. He died on December 23, 1771. Two of his brothers, Joseph and Benjamin, had removed to Frederick County, Maryland prior to 1745. [Ref: DA-7, DA-11, DM-45, DF-21, DF-22, DF-23, DF-24, DF-25]. The will of Thomas Ogle, of White Clay Creek Hundred, was probated on December 31, 1771, naming his wife Catherine, sons Thomas, George, Joseph, James and Benjamin, daughters Catherine Ogle and Mary Hanson (wife of Peter), and sister Judah Harris. [Ref: DN-68].
Snow, Carol. Volunteer Revolutionary War Soldiers from North Carolina, no imprint
- Fox, Francis - 2 NC Regt.
- Young, John - private - NC, Revolutionary War
- Young, John - private - 2 NC Regt.
- Young, John - corporal - 3 NC Regt.
- Young, Michael - private - NC, Revolutionary War
Wardell, Patrick. War of 1812: Virginia Bounty Land & Pension Applicants, Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1987.
Brill, Isaac (pension, bounty land warrant) died 13 May 1883, Shenandoah Co., VA; md. 1) Mary/Polly Conner, 2) 10 Apr. 1870 Sarah Elizabeth Keckley (P), Shenandoah Co., VA. Her last residence P.O. Woodstock, Shenandoah Co., VA, 1871. She was dropped from the pension roll on 29 Oct. 1884.
Brill, Joseph (pension, bounty land warrant), died 28 Jun. 1877, Frederick Co., VA; md. 1) Rebecca Orndorff, 2) 14 Nov. 1861 Mary Catharine Orndorff (P), Frederick Co., VA. She died Nov/Dec 1904, last residence Wheatfield, Shenandoah Co., VA, 1904
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