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SOLDIERS OF THE REVOLUTION AND THE WAR OF 1812 BURIED IN MCLEAN COUNTY, ILLINOIS. MILO CUSTER. BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS.
1912.
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David Maygano Nancy Hag gard Jacob Williamson
REVOLUTIONARY SIGNATURES. ( SAMUEL BEELER, DAVID HAGGARD AND WIFE, AND JACOB WILLIAMSON. ) .
FROM THE ESTATE FILES OF MCLEAN COUNTY, ILL.
Capt. JACOB H. BURTIS.
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Lieut .- Col. JOSEPH BARTHOLOMEW.
THE CAPT. SAMUEL BEELER MONUMENT.
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SOLDIERS OF THE REVOLUTION BURIED IN MCLEAN COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
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Abbreviations, b. - bora, ch. - children, d. - died, Etc.
BARNES, EBENEZER, b. County, Massachusetts, ......... , 17 ... [ Military History in Pension Commissioner's Office, Washington, D. C.] Settled at Barnes' Grove, (Named for him) Sec. 33, in what is now Danvers Township, McLean County, Ill. about 1830, d. Barnes Grove (?) May 17, 1836. Buried in Stouts Grove Cemetery, (?) Sec. 16, Danvers Township, McLean County, Ill. ( See Book A. Pages 24 and 47, County Commissioners Court Records, and Box 1, Case 53, Estate Files, McLean County, Il1. also Duis' Good Old Times" 1874, Page 440. Information also from Charles Barnes, Grandson, Mound City, Kansas, 1912.)
Wife, Ruth ( .. .) Barnes, Sons, Harrison Barnes, Ebenezer Barnes, Jr. [Other ch .? ]
BARTHOLOMEW, JOSEPH, b. County, New Jersey, March 15, 1766. [Private, Captain Jonathan Rowland's Company, - "Tradyffren Company" - Pennsylvania Militia, 1780, ? ] Settled on Sec. 13, in what is now Money Creek Township, McLean County, Ill. 1830, d. near Clarksville, Ill. Nov. 2, 1840. Buried in Clarksville Cemetery, Sec. 3, Money Creek Township, McLean Couunty, Ill. ( See "War Record of McLean County, Ill." 1899, Page 312, and Box 4, Case 153, Estate Files, McLean County, Ill. also Pennsylvania Archives, 5th Series, Vol. V, Page 619.) Ist Wife, Christiana (Pickenpaugh) Bartholomew, ch. Sarah (Bartholomew) Espey, Catharine ( Bartholomew ) McNaught, Amelia ( Bartholomew ) Hopkins, Mary (Bartholomew) Hopkins, Martha (Bartholomew) Vail, Elizabeth (Bartholomew) Epler, Christiana (Bartholomew) Epler, Marston C. Bartholomew, James C. Bartholomew, John Bartholomew.
2nd Wife, Elizabeth (McNaught) Bartholomew, ch. Nancy (Bartholomew) Bradley, Angela ( Bartholomew ) Merryman, George M. Bartholomew, William M. Bartholomew.
BEELER, SAMUEL, b. County, Virginia, (?) about 1760. [ Captain, Samuel Beeler's Company , Virginia Militia, War of the Revolution. ] Settled in McLean County, Ill. about 1830, d. near Twin Grove, Jan. 14, 1840. [ Date of death on Gravestone not correct.] Buried in East Twin Grove Cemetery, Sec. 35, Dry Grove Township, McLean County, Ill. ( See Duis' "Good Old Times" 1874, Page 425, also 8th Annual Report, Virginia State Library, 1910-'11, Page 41 , and Box 4, Case 139, Estate Files, McLean County, Ill. Information also from G. W. Henry, Grandson, Bloomington, Ill. 1912.)
Wife, Mary (Graves) Beeler, ch. Samuel Beeler, Jr. (1812.) William Beeler, Mary ["Polly"] (Beeler) Henry, Elizabeth (Beeler) Rockhold, George Beeler, Amelia (Beeler) Kelly, Nancy (Beeler) Hill, Emmeline ? ( Beeler ) Dollauhan, Isabella ( Beeler ) Rockhold, Lavina ( Beeler ) Rynearson.
CROSE, PHILIP, Sr. b. County, Pennsylvania, (?) about 1753 [ Military History probably in Pension Commissioners Office, Washington D. C.] Served from about June 1, to Dec. 31, 1783. Settled at Randolph' Grove, McLean County, Ill. about 1837, d. Randolph's Grove, July 4 1848. Buried in Miller or Randolph Township Cemetery, Sec. 26, Randolp. Township, McLean County, Ill. ( See Duis "Good Old Times" 1874 Page 720, and Box 11, Case 339, Estate Files, McLean County, Illinois Information also from Mrs. Barbara Fisher, Greatgranddaughter, Randolp Ill. 1912, Mrs. Sarah Crose, Saybrook, Ill. and J. T. Martin, Heyworth, Il Wife, Priscilla (Becks) Crose, ch. Solomon Crose, Michael Crose, Joh Crose, Henry Crose, Philip Crose, Jr. William Crose, Barbara (Crose Hand, Mary (Crose) Alkire, Jane (Crose) Miles, Rebecca (Crose) Brock HAGGARD, DAVID, b. Albemarle County, Virginia, ......... 1762. [ No Offici
Record of Military Service Found.] Served in the Virginia Militia, abot 1779 to 1783. In Battle of Yorktown, Virginia, Oct. 14, 1781, and at th Surrender of Cornwallis, Oct. 19, 1781. Settled at Bloomington, Ill. 1836 d. Bloomington, Ill. April 15, 1843. [Date of death on Gravestone n correct. ] Buried on Lot ... , Sec. ... , Evergreen Cemetery, Bloomington Ill. ( See Haggard Genealogy, and Box 6, Case 190, Estate Files, McLea County, Ill.)
Wife, Nancy ( Dawson ) Haggard, ch. Elizabeth ( Haggard ) Lander Martha ( Haggard ) Routt - Newton, Sally ( Haggard ) Lander, Melvin ( Haggard ) Rucker, Cynthia '( Haggard ) Babbitt , Mahala ( Haggard McCaughan, Louesa (Haggard) Blakely, Louisa (Haggard) Thompson Dawson Haggard, John Haggard.
HOUGHAM, MOSES, Sr. b. . County, Maryland, (?) about 1744, ( Served from Virginia (?) in the War of the Revolution. Settled in McLea County, Ill. about 1830, d. Harley's Grove, about 1845, "aged 101 years Buried in Scogin's Cemetery, Sec. 18, Bloomington Township, McLea Ill. ( See 8th Annual Report, Virginia State Library, 1910-'11, Page 230 "Moses Huffman' . Information also from Ira Hougham, Grandsor Heyworth, Ill. 1912.)
Wife, Catharine ( .... ...... ) Hougham, ch. William Hougham, Isa Hougham, Runyon Hougham, Sr. Moses Hougham, Jr. (1812) Cathari (Hougham) Ellington.
KARR, JOHN C. b. Tinicum, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 175 Captain, John C. Karr's Company, 2nd Battalion, Somerset County, Ne Jersey Militia, War of the Revolution. Settled in McLean County, Illinoi 1839, d. near Leroy, Ill. Dec. 16, 1840. Buried in Heyworth Cemeter Heyworth, Ill. ( See Duis' "Good Old Times" 1874, Page 814, Heitman Historical Register, U. S. Pension List, 1840, D. A. R. Lineage Book, Vo XXI, Page 180, and Box 4, Case 159, Estate Files, McLean County, Il1 [ Name spelled "Kerr" in many instances. ]
Wife, Mercy (Lee) Karr, ch. Walter Karr, Eleanor ( Karr ) Crivling Joseph Karr, John Karr, Jr. Dr. Thomas Karr, (1812.) Nancy ( Karr Noble, Rebecca ( Karr ) Noble, Mercy ( Karr ) Buck, Jacob Karr.
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KARR, ( Continued,) EXTRACTS FROM THE WILL OF CAPT. JOHN C. KARR; ( Dated April 7, 1840. Box 4, Case 159, Estate Files, McLean County, Il1.) [Directs the erection of] "a gravestone corresponding with my wifes [with inscription] in manner and form following, 'Sacred to the Memory of John Karr, a Soldier of the Revolution in 1776." x x x [also] x x x "My said executors will bury me with the honors of War, and invite Capt. Moses Baldwin with 7 Men for the first Salute & Capt. George Martin with 6 men for the second Salute, it being in honor of my defence of the 13 States". MCCULLOUGH, WILLIAM, I, b. Baltimore, Maryland, .. , 1756. Private, Capt. Alexander Lawson Smith's Company, Col. Moses Rawling's Maryland Regiment, Continental Line, Aug. 6, 1776 to Aug. ... , 1778 . ( Received a Pension.) Settled in McLean County, Ill. about 1830, d. Twin Grove, Nov. 23, 1832. Buried in Mccullough Family Cemetery , ( abandoned ) on Elkins Farm, Sec. 28, Dry Grove Township, McLean County , Ill. ( See D. A. R. Lineage Book, Vol. XXVII, Page 275.) Wife, Mary (. ... ) Mccullough, Son, Peter Mccullough. [Other ch .? ] MCGHEE, WILLIAM, b .. County, North Carolina, Oct. .... , 1756. [ Military History in Pension Commissioners Office, Washington, D. C.] Settled in what is now McLean County, Ill. 1828, d. Diamond Grove, Oct. 6, 1843 . Buried in Diamond Grove Cemetery, Sec. 7, Downs Township, McLean County, Ill. (See U. S. Pension List, 1840, and Gravestone. Information also from G. W. Downs, Bloomington, Il1. 1912.)
Wife, Rebecca (Satterfield) Downs-McGhee, Dau. Mary (McGhee) Tovrea TOLIDAY, JOHN, b. Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, (?)
.. 17 ... [ Military History in Pension Commissioners Office, Washington, D. C.] Settled in what is now Mount Hope Township, McLean County, Ill. about 1830, d. Leroy, Ill. about 1849. Buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, (old part) near Leroy, Ill. ( See Book A, Page 51, County Commissioners Court Records, McLean County, Ill. Information also from Mrs. James Smith, Bloomington, Ill. and Thomas L. Buck, LeRoy, I11. 1912.)
Wife, .. ( .. .. ) Toliday, ch. Lydia (Toliday) William Toliday, Fleming Toliday, Jolın Toliday, Jr. WILLIAMSON, JACOB, b.
County, New Jersey, (?) 17 ... [Private,? New Jersey Militia, (?) War of the Revolution. Settled at Hittle's Grove, Tazewell County, Ill. about 1826, d. Sec. 17 in what is now Danvers Twp. McLean County, Ill. June ... 1838. Buried in Stout's Grove Cemetery, (?) Sec. 16, Danvers Township, McLean County, Ill. ( Information from Wm. Hieronymus, Jr. Minier, Ill. R. F. D. 1912, and Winton Carlock, Carlock, Ill. 1913. See also Box 2, Case 70, Estate Files, McLean County, Ill. ) Wife, Martha ( ) Williamson, ch. Margaret ( Williamson )
Sarah ( Willilmson ) .. Catharine B. ( Williamson ) Goodenough, Martha (Williamson) Lindsey, Jane (Williamson) Jackson, (?). Esther Ann (Williamson) Perkins, Josephine (Williamson) Mitchell, Jacob L. D. Williamson, Solomon Williamson, Chapman Williamson .
UNCERTAIN,
BELL, NATHANIEL, Said to have died in McLean County, Ill. Jan. 17, 1835.
TO THE DESCENDANTS OF THE SOLDIERS WHOSE NAMES APPEAR HEREIN THIS BRIEF WORK IS RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED .
DR. ISAAC BAKER.
WALTER BAILEY.
CASSELL BANKS.
FRANCIS BARNARD.
LIBRARY OF THE
SOLDIERS OF 1812 BURIED IN MCLEAN COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
MILO CUSTER,
BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS, 1912.
Abbreviations, b. - born, ch. - children, d. - died, Etc.
ADAMS, Matthew, b. County, Pennsylvania, Nov. 1, 1788. [ Adjutant ? in Detachment from the 49th (Maxwells) Regt. Pennsylvania Militia, detailed for Service on the Canadian Frontier, Feb. 14, 1814 to Feb. 19, 1814. ? ] Enlisted shortly after Hull's surrender at Detroit, Aug. 16, 1812. Settled in McLean County, Ill. Oct. .. , 1834, d. near Selma, Il1. Feb. 1, 1855. Buried in Selma Cemetery, Selma, Lexington Township, McLean County, Ill. ( See Duis' "Good Old Times" 1874, Page 687, and Box 14, Case 89, Estate Files, McLean County, Ill. Information also from George M. Adams, Grandson, Bloomington, Ill. Grave Marked , Society of 1812, No. 528.)
Wife, Jane (Black) Adams, ch. Calvin P. Adams, John L. Adams, James Adams, Thomas C. Adams, Matthew Adams Jr. Annetta (Adams) Dawson, Araminta (Adams) Dawson, Almeda ? (Adams) Steers .
ALLEN, Daniel, b. Tioga County, New York,
, 1764. ............ , Capt.
IS12. 's Company, .... Regt. New York Militia, (?) War of , Settled in McLean Connty, I11. 1837, d. in what is now Mt. Hope Township, Feb. 15, 1847. Buried in Allen Family burial - ground (abandoned) on Trott Farm, Sec. 6, Mt. Hope Township, McLean County, Il1. ( See History of Tazewell County, Il1. 1879, Page 488. Information also from Stephen Griffin, Grandson, Bloomington, Il1. 1913. ) Ist Wife, Anna (Dodd) Allen, ch. Benjamin Allen, Jesse Allen, David Allen, Charles Allen, Amy (Alle:) White, Anna (Allen) Griffin, Phoebe (Allen) Merritt.
2nd Wife, Lucretia (. .) Allen, ch. Rogers R. Allen, J. Kingsbury Allen, Emily (Allen) Davison, Sarah (Allen) Davison .
ARNOLD, Winfield S. b.
County, Kentucky, ...
... 1792. Private, Capt. [Henry?] Brush's Company, Col. Jeptha Dunlap's (?) Regt. Major [ Thomas B .? ] Van Hornes Brigade, [ U. S. Volunteers?] on River Raisin, 1812, also in Col. William Dudley's Regt. Kentucky Volunteers, at Siege of Fort Meigs, Ohio, May 5, 1813, being one of about 150 men of Colonel Dudley's command who escaped the massacre. Settled in McLean County, I11. 1845, d. Selma, Ill. Jan. ... , 1867. Buried in Selma Cemetery, Selma, Lexington Township, McLean County, I11. ( See Arnold Mss. Genealogy, McLean County Historical Society Collections. )
Wife, Mary ( Utterback ) Arnold, ch. William M. Arnold, Samuel R. Arnold, Elizabeth ( Arnold ) Gentry, Mary J. ( Arnold ) Bull, Sarah ( Arnold ) Huston.
BAILEY, Walter, b. Loudoun (?) County, Virginia, March 15, 1789. Private, Capt. Price Jacob's Company, 57th Regt. Virginia Militia, Sept. 18, 1814 to Feb. 28, 1815. Settled in McLean County, Ill. 1864, d. Selma, Il1. March 21, 1864. Buried in Selma Cemetery, Selma, Lexington Township, McLean County, Ill. ( Grave Marked, Society of 1812, No. 134. ) Wife, Orpha (Wilson) Bailey, ch. Sydnor Bailey, James Bailey, Martha A. ( Bailey ) Wode- Stevens, Susan ( Bailey ) Bailey .
BAKER, Dr. Isaac, b. Fairfield County, Connecticut, Sept. 13, 1783. Sentinel at Block House, Marietta, Ohio, War of 1812. Settled in what is now McLean County, Ill. 1827, d. Leroy, Ill. April 28, 1872. Buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, (old part) near Leroy, Ill. ( See Duis' 'Good Old Times' 1874, Page 206.)
Ist Wife, Susannah M. (Dodge) Baker, ch. Seth Baker, Elliott Baker, William Baker, John Baker, Susannah Baker, Charles Baker, Sidney D. Baker, Mary A. ( Baker ) Rowan, Solomon D. Baker, Hiram Baker, Albert Baker.
2nd Wife, Ruth (White) Greenman-Baker, ch. Laura W. (Baker) Noble, Julia A. (Baker) Edwards.
BANKS, Cassell, b. in what is now Floyd County, Virginia, Nov. 18, 1789. Private, Capt. Robert Hairston's Company of Riflemen (Franklin County) 110th ( Col. Innes') Regt. Virginia Militia, Feb. 6, 1815 to Feb. 19, 1815. ( Allowed for 20 days service, including 13 days traveling from Richmond, Va. where he was discharged, to his home.) Settled in McLean Courty, Ill. 1834, d. Dawson Twp. Oct. 22, 1860. Buried in Dawson Cemetery, Sec. 26, Dawson Twp. McLean County, Il1. ( See 'Biographical Record' of McLean County, Il1. 1899, Pages 210-'11. Information also from Harry VanGundy, Great - grandson, Bloomington, Il1. 1913.)
Wife, Mary (Watkins) Banks, ch. Sarah (Banks) Martin, John Banks (2) Elizabeth (Banks) McDaniel, George Banks, Ruth (Banks) Wall, Marks Banks, Thomas Banks, Mary (Banks) VanScoyoc.
BARNARD, Francis, Jr. b. Island of Nantucket, Massachusetts, Nov. 10, 1777. Quartermaster , .... .. Regt. North Carolina Militia, (Or U. S. Volunteers?) War of 1812. ( Enlisted probably from Wilkesborough, N. C.) Settled in what is now McLean County, Il1. 1828, d. near Danvers, Ill. Nov. 9 1855. Buried in Barnard Cemetery, Sec. 29, Dry Grove Twp. McLean County, Ill. (See "Biographical Album' of McLean County, I11. 1887. Page 1026. Information also from Mrs. F. M. Hall, Grand -daughter, Danvers, Ill.) Ist Wife, Jane ( McCord ) Barnard, ch. James O. Barnard, Aladelphia ( Barnard ) Clary, Almira (Barnard) Goodpasture, Simpson Y. Barnard, Melman N. Barnard, Irvin Barnard, John F. Barnard, William M. Barnard. 2nd Wife, Catharine (Cox) Swallow - Barnard, ( No ch.)
BARTHOLOMEW, Lt .- Col. Joseph, b. County, New Jersey, March 15, 1766. Served in Wayne's War, 1793 - 1795, also Lieutenant - Colonel, 2nd Battalion, Major John Park Boyd's Division, Indiana Militia, Sept. 11, 1811 to Nov. 24, 1811. ( In Battle of Tippecanoe, Nov. 7, 1811.)
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BARTHOLOMEW, ( Continued ) Wounded in Battle of Tippecanoe, Received a Pension. Also commanded an expedition of 135 men, Indiana Militia, sent against hostile Indians at a Delaware town on west fork of White River, Indiana, June, 1813. Settled on Sec. 13, in what is now Money Creek Township, McLean County, Ill. 1830, d. there Nov. 2, 1840. Buried in Clarksville Cemetery, Sec. 3, Money Creek Township, McLean County, Ill. ( See Cockrum's Pioneer History of Indiana, Pages 278 and 374, also Filson Club Publication No. 18, Page 35, and War Record of McLean County, Ill. Page 312.)
[ For wives and childrens names see Revolutionary List in this work.] AY, William, Sr, b.
County, Pennsylvania, .. 17 ... Spy,
Capt. Wood's Company, Regt. Ohio Militia, War of
1812. . Settled in Bloomington, Ill. 1837, d. Galesburg, Ill. Aug. 29, 1845. Buried in old City Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill. ( See Duis' "Good Old Times" 1874, Page 359: Box 9, Case 256, Estate Files , McLean County, Ill. and Biographical Album of McLean County, Il1. 1887, Pages 230 (mis-numbered 133) and 1070.
Wife, Susannah (Hudson?) Bay, ch. James Simpson Bay, William Bay, Jr David Bay, Edward Bay, Dorinda (Bay) Viney, Elizabeth (Bay) Glimpse Martha (Bay) Hazle, John Bay. (Information from H. P. Hazle, grandson Bloomington, Ill.)
ENSON, John, Sr. b. York County, Pennsylvania, March 1, 1778. Sergeant, Capt. David Robb's Company, Mounted Riflemen, Indiana Militia, Oct. 25, 18II, to Nov. 19, 1811. ( In Battle of Tippecanoe, Nov. 7, 1811.) Settled at Low's Grove, in what is now McLean County , Il1. 1823, d. Eureka, Ill. June .. , 1879. Buried in Benson Cemetery, Sec. .. White Oak Township, McLean County, Ill. ( See Duis' "Good Old Times" 1874, Page 823. Information also from Mrs. F. J. Harris, Great-granddaughter. ) Ist Wife, Sallie (Music) Benson, ch. John Benson, Jr. James Benson , William T. T. Benson, Jesse Benson, Polly Benson, Melinda ( Benson ) Brown, Maria (Benson) Brown .
2nd Wife, Elizabeth (Waldron.) Benson. (No ch .? )
BIGGER, Capt. James, b.
. County, Pennsylvania, Feb. 11, 1783. Captain , James Bigger 's Company, Lieut. - Col. Joseph Bartholomew 's Battalion, Major-G. R. C. Floyd's Division, Indiana Militia, at Battle of Tippecanoe, Nov. 7, 1811, also Captain, James Bigger's Company, U. S. Volunteers, May 29, 1813, to Nov. 25, 1814. Settled in McLean County, Il1. 1833. d. in what is now Gridley Township, McLean County, Il1. April 1, 1841. Buried in Clarksville Cemetery, Sec. 3, Money Creek Township, McLean County, Ill. ( See Biographical Album of Woodford County, Il1. 1889, Page 227. Grave Marked, Society of 1812, No. 129.)
Ist Wife, (Stewart) Bigger, ch. Abigail (Bigger) Hamilton, Lowery Bigger, Minerva (Bigger) Gooding.
2nd Wife, Elizabeth (Hart) Bigger, ch. Pleasant H. Bigger, Susan J. ( Bigger ) Hibbs, Samuel C. Bigger, Martha J. ( Bigger ) Platt, James Bigger, Jr. Mary A. (Bigger) Carter, John J. B. Bigger.
BISHOP, James, Sr. b. Fauquier ? County, Virginia, June 28, 1768. Teamster, Regt. Ohio Militia, under Gen. Hull. Taken prisoner at the: surrender of Detroit, Aug. 16, 1812, paroled, Re-enlisted. Quartermaster, Regt. Ohio Militia, under General Tupper, War of 1812. Settled in McLean County, Ill. about 1840, d. Randolph's Grove, Aug. 24, 1847 . Buried in Bishop Cemetery, Spaid Farm, Sec. 27, Randolph Township, McLean County, Ill. ( See Duis' "Good Old Times" 1874, Pp. 747-'8, also Gravestone Inscription, and Bishop-Lake Genealogy, 1898. Wife, Chloe (Lake) Bishop, ch. Aquilla Bishop, Polly (Bishop) McKinnen, William Bishop, Susan ( Bishop ) Foley, John Bishop, Sallie ( Bishop) Sparklin, Chloe (Bishop) Violett, James Bishop, Jr. Daniel Bishop, Mason Bishop, Nancy Bishop, Catherine (Bishop) Van Meter, Martin Bishop.
BISHOP , William, ( Son of James Bishop, Sr.) b. Fauquier County, Virginia, Sept. 8, 1794. Private, Capt. Robert Reid's Company, Col. James Denny's Ist Regt. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Ohio Militia, Aug. 30, 1812 to Oct. 13, 1812, also Private, Capt. William Drake's Company, Col. James Mills, Ist Regt. 3rd Detachment, Ohio Militia, Feb. 14, 1813 to Ang. 14, 1813. Enlisted from Clark County, Ohio. Served also as a Teamster. Went to Ft. Meigs and Ft. Wayne. Settled in McLean County, Ill. 1833, d. Old Town Township, Oct. 10, 1855. Buried in Bishop Cemetery, Sec. 30, Old Town Township, McLean County, Ill. ( See Duis' "Good Old Times" 1874, P. 484, also Adjutant - Generals Records, State of Ohio, and Bishop - Lake Genealogy, 1898.)
Wife, Margaret (Lake) Bishop, ch. Harvey Bishop, Henry C. Bishop, Dr. Samuel Bishop, George Bishop, Elizabeth ( Bishop ) Price, Susan (Bishop) Reyburn, William H. Bishop, Sarah (Bishop) Ayers, Luthier Bishop.
BOWMAN, Alexander, b. Erie ? County, Pennsylvania, April 9, 1791. Corporal, Capt . John Fetterman's Company, 132nd ( Lieut. - Col. Samuel Dale's ) Regiment , Pennsylvania Militia, Jan. 1, 1814 to Feb. 9, 1814. Settled in McLean County, Ill. 1852, d. Danvers, Ill. Feb. 28, 1883. Buried on Lot 316, Bloomington Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill. Received a Land-Warrant which was located near Warrensburg Cass County, Mo. (See Biographical Album of McLean County, Il1. 1887, Pages 631 -'2, and Pennsylvania Archives, 6th Series, Volume X, Page 58. Information also from Mrs. Lorena J. Johnston, Daughter, Bloomington, III. 1913.)
Ist Wife, Sarah ( McFadden ) Bowman, ch. Andrew Bowman , Hiram Bowman , James Bowman, Alexander Bowman, Jr. Josiah Bowman, Stephen Bowman, Catherine ( Bowman ) Chatley, Sarah ( Bowman ) Dietrich, Margaret (Bowman) Barnes.
211d Wife, Elizabeth (Robbins) Bowman, ch. Emmeline (Bowman) Davis, Ruth (Bowman) Pancake, Mary (Bowman) Kamp, Lorena J. (Bowman) Johnston, Jesse N. Bowman, S. N. Bowman.
BRANAMAN, David, b. Augusta County, Virginia, Oct. 24, 1788. Private, Capt. Alexander R. Givens' Company, 5th (McDowell's) Regt. Virginia Militia, Aug. 30, 1814 to Dec. 9, 1814. ( See Next Page.)
JOHN BENSON, Sr.
WILLIAM BISHOP.
ALEXANDER BOWMAN.
ABRAM BUCKLES.
LIBRARY OF THE
BRANAMAN, (Continued) Settled in McLean County, Ill. Sept. 1836. d. in what is now Dawson Township, McLean County, Ill. Aug. 28, 1846. Buried in Frankeberger Cemetery, Sec. 27, Dawson Township, McLean County, Ill. (His Company was also known as Lieut. Samuel Crawford's. He enlisted from Augusta City, Va. and was discharged at Camp Cross Roads.) See Book 209, Page 126, Deed Records, ( Warrant No. 49854 ) and Box 9, Case 275, Estate Files, McLean County, Ill. Information also from H. E. Millay, Grandson, Ellsworth, Ill. 1913.
Wife, Mary (Halderman) Branaman, ch. John H. Branaman, David R. Branaman, Mary J. (Branaman) Gilmore, Elizabeth (Branaman) Jackson, Sarah F. (Branaman) Neal, Caroline C. Branaman, Addison P. Branaman Henry F. Branaman, Augustus B. Branaman, Martha E. ( Branaman ) Millay, Hester P. (Branaman) Spencer.
BROOKS, Miles, (1) b. County, Virginia, Dec. 1, 1781. Private (?) Capt. 's Company, Regt. ·
( Not in active service. ) Settled at Brooks ' Grove, ( Named for him ) in what is now McLean County, Ill. March 14, 1830, d. Brooks' Grove, Dec. 24, 1840. Buried in Brooks' Grove Cemetery, Sec. 32, Allin Township, McLean County, Ill. (See Duis' "Good Old Times" 1874, Page 125.) Wife, Lucy (Pulliam) Brooks, ch. America (Brooks) Williamson, Betsey (Brooks) Decker, Shurilda (Brooks) Henline, Sarepta (Brooks) Darnell - Higgins, Millie (Brooks) Owen, Martha (Brooks) Stroud-Harding, Lucy M. (Brooks) Howell-Rathbone, Elza Brooks, Benjamin Brooks, Presley T. Brooks.
BROWN, Jacob, b. . County, New Jersey, Dec. 14, 1796. [Private, Capt. John Bartholomew's Company, Col. John Williamson's Regt. Ohio Militia, July 31, 1812, to Sept. 7, 1812. Enlisted from Adams County, O.] Served as a Farrier. Settled in McLean County, Ill. 1844, d. Selma, Ill. March 30, 1891. Buried in Selma Cemetery, Selma, McLean County, Il1. (See History of McLean County, Ill. 1879, Page 497. Information also from A. V. Pierson, Lexington, Ill. and Western Reserve Historical Soc. Cleveland, Ohio.)
Wife, Margaret (Moore) Brown, ch. Henry Brown, John Brown, William Brown, Robert Brown, Alice (?) Brown.
BUCKLES, Abram, ( Son of John Buckles, I.) b. Holston County, Virginia, June 28, 1800. ( Not enlisted. Helped build a stockade fort in White County, Illinois, about 1814.) Settled at Buckles' Grove, near Leroy, Ill. 1832, d. Empire Township, McLean County, Ill. May 17, 1878. Buried in Gilmore Cemetery, Sec. 30, Empire Township, McLean County, Ill. ( See Duis' "Good Old Times" 1874, Page 564.)
. Wife, Mary (Williams) Buckles, ch. John Buckles, 2, Maranda (Buckles) Collins, Aaron Buckles, Tabitha (Buckles) Dickerson, Mary (Buckles) Alstine, Mahala (Buckles) Rutledge, Roland Buckles, Emeline (Buckles) Kershaw, Larkin Buckles, William H. Buckles.
BUCKLES, John, (1) b. Holston (?) County, Virginia, May 13, 1774. Private, Capt . Daniel Boultinghouse's Company , Mounted Volunteers, Illinois [Territorial] Militia, (Rangers) Sept. 8, 1814 to Dec. 8, 1814. (Enlisted from White County, Ill. ) Settled at Buckles' Grove, (Named for him. ) in what is now Empire Township, McLean County, Ill. 1828. d. near Leroy, Ill. Feb. 20, 1844. Buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, (old part) near Leroy, Ill. (See Duis' "Good Old Times" 1874, Pages 529 & 533, also Adjutant - Generals Report, State of Illinois, 1882, "Black Hawk and Mexican Wars" Appendix, 1810-1815, Page 342.)
Wife, .. .) Buckles, ch. Abram Buckles, Peter Buckles, William Buckles. [Others?]
BULL, William, b. Accomack (?) County, Virginia, Oct. 10, 1779. Private, Capt. William P. Custis' Company, 2nd (Bayley's) Regt. Virginia Militia, War of 1812. (Served I month, 6 days. Dates of service not found.) Settled in McLean County, Ill. 1841, d. Selma, Ill. Jan. 25, 1852. Buried in Selma Cemetery, Selma, Lexington Township, McLean County, Ill. (Grave Marked, Society of 1812, No. 133. See Virginia Pay Rolls, War of 1812, Page 310.)
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