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HEAFER, John, b. England, (?) ... .. 1769. [Definite ident - - ification of Service impossible. Several men of this name served in tl:e Pennsylvania and Virginia Militia, War of 1812.] Settled at Bloomington, Ill. 185 .. , d. Bloomington, Il1. Nov. 7, 1862. Buried in old City Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill. ( Information from E. M. Heafer, Grandson, 206 South Clinton Street, Bloomington, Ill. 1913. )
Wife , ( .) Heafer, ch. Richard Heafer, Napoleon B. Heafer, Nathan Heafer, John Heafer, Jr. Caroline (Heafer) Harrover.
HENRY, William, b.
England, Dec. 25, 1794. Privateersinan, on Ship "Joseph and Mary" from Baltimore, Maryland, (Capt. N. Wescott. ) War of 1812. Taken prisoner when his ship was captured by the British, near Baltimore, Md. Nov. 25, 1812, Sent to Jamaica, Escaped. Settled in McLean County, Ill. 1832, d. Twin Grove, McLean County, Ill. April 28, 1846. Buried in East Twin Grove Cemetery, Sec. 35, Dry Grove Township, McLean County, III. ( Information from G. W. Henry, Son, Bloomington, Ill. R. F. D., 1912, also from Peabody Institute, Paltimore Md. 1913.) Wife, Polly M. (Peeler) Henry, ch. William Henry, Jr. Samuel Henry, G. W. Henry, Mary (Henry) Brown, Caroline (Henry) Hamilton, Julia (Henry) Graham, John W. Henry, Hattie (Henry) Cushner.
HOUGHTON, Thomas, b. Montpelier, Vermont, (?) June 5, 1792. Private, Capt. Benjamin S. Edgerton's Company, Vermont Militia, Sept. 29, 1812 to Feb. 12, 1813. Settled in McLean County, Il1. 1866, d. Gridley, Il1. Oct. 5, 1886. Buried in Gridley Cemetery, Gridley , Il1. ( Information from
Andrews, Great-grandson, Gridley, Ill. 1912, and Adjutant-General, State of Vermont, 1913.)
Wife, Susan (Fowler) Houghton, Son, Thomas B. Hougliton. [Other chi .? ] HUSTON, Hugh, b. County, Virginia, (?) May 16, 1794. Private, (?) Capt . 's Company, . Regt. Kentucky Militia, (?) War of 1812,
Settled in McLean County, Il1. 18 .. , d. Selma, Ill. May 2, 1861. Buried in Selma Cemetery, Selma, Lexington Township, McLean County, III. ( Information from A. V. Pierson, Lexington, Il1. 1912. See also Box 35, Case 548, Estate Files, McLean County, Ill. and Gravestone Inscription.)
Wife, Catharine ( ..... ... ) Huston, ch. Juliet A. (Huston) McCitterick, Rachel (Huston) Mitchell, Eliza J. (Huston ) Bishop, Rev. Jolin Huston , Maria (Huston) Ashbaugh, James Huston, Phoebe (Huston) Price, Sarah (Huston) Mitchell.
HUTCHISON, Lemuel, b. .... County, Massachusetts, June 18, 1800. Served in the Defense of Plattsburg, N. Y. Sept. 11, 1814. Settled in McLean County, Il1. 1861, [See Next Page. ]
HUTCHISON, (Continued) d. Randolph Township, March 14, 1874. Buried in Passwaters Cemetery, Sec. 27, Randolph Township, McLean County, Il1. ( Information from Mrs. C. L. Hutchison, Daughter-in-law, 506 E. Jackson Street, Bloomington, Ill. 1912.)
Wife, Lavina? (. .) Hutchison, ch. Clayton L. Hutchison, Lewis Hutchison, George Hutchison, Zenas Hutchison, Nathan (?) Hutchison, Elizabeth ( Hutchison ) Durgy, Sarah A. ( Hutchison ) Parker, Elvira (Hutchison) Lash, Philura (Hutchison) Ellis-Wheeler, Adaline Hutchison JACKSON, William, b. County, Virginia, , 1777. [ Private, Capt. Richard Corbin's Company, Lieut. - Col. F. M. Boykin's Regiment, Virginia Militia, Feb. 13, 1813 to March 3, 1813, ? Definite identification of Service impossible ; Several men of this name served in the Virginia Militia, War of 1812.] Settled near Leroy, Ill. 1841, d. Leroy, Ill. . .. 1849. Buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, (old part) near Leroy, Ill. (See Biographical Album of McLean County, Ill. 1887, Page 548. Information also from Al. Jackson, Grandson, Ellsworth, Ill. 1913.)
Wife, Elizabeth (Bishop) Jackson, ch. Margaret (Jackson) Penquite, Daniel Jackson, Amy (Jackson) Glasscock, Lydia (Jackson) Runyan, Elizabeth (Jackson) Yost-Young, William Jackson, Jr. Saralı (Jackson) Cody, James H. Jackson, Isaac B. Jackson, George W. Jackson, Susan L. ( Jackson ) Campbell.
JANES, Edward, b. Pendleton County, Virginia, Feb. 10, 1783. Ensign, Capt. James Hinkle's Company, 46th Regt. (attached to the 5th Regt.) Virginia Militia , July 21, 1814 to March 5, 1815. Settled in McLean County, III. 1851, d. Money Creek Township, April 11, 1861. Buried in Scroggin's Cemetery, near Lexington, Ill. (Grave Marked, Society of 1812, No. 315. See Biographical Album of Ford County, Ill. 1872, Page 424. Information also from J. J. McMullen, Great - grandson, Lexington, Ill. 1913.) Wife, Elizabeth (Flesher) Janes, ch. Henry Janes, (Founder of Janesville Wis.) William Janes, Edward Janes, Jr. John S. Janes, Joseph B. Janes, Margaret ( Janes ) Eastman, Ann (Janes ) Arbogast, Elizabeth (Jan.es) McMullen .
JONES, Abraham R. b. Cayuga County, New York, Oct. 17, 1791. [Private, Capt. William Foulk's Company, Lieut. - Col. John Hindman's 2nd Regt. Ohio Militia, Aug. 25, 1812 to Nov. 30, 1812, ? also Private, Capt. William Foulk's Company, Ist Regt. 2nd Brigade, Ohio Militia, Dec. 1, 1812 to Feb. 28, 1813, ? ] Settled in McLean County, Ill. 1856, d. Towanda Twp. Feb. 13, 1865. Buried in Smith's Grove Cemetery, Sec. 23, Towanda Twp. McLean County, Ill. ( See Biographical Record of McLean County, Ill. 1899, Page 218, and Adjutant - Generals Records, State of Ohio.) Wife, Matilda (Noel) Jones, ch. John Jones, Levi Jones, William Jones, Eliza A. Jones, Cyrus Jones, Abraham Jones, Jr. Nelson Jones, Phoebe (Jones) Arthur, Francis M. Jones.
JONES, John, b. . . County, Pennsylvania, (?) Jan. 9, 1773. Lieutenant, Capt. Joseph Kleckner's Company, 131st (Piper's) Regt. Pennsylvania Militia, Sept. 25, 1812 to Nov. 24, 1812. [See Next Page.]
THOMAS HOUGHTON.
LEMUEL HUTCHISON.
ABRAHAM R. JONES.
Dr. THOMAS KARR.
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JONES, (Continued) Settled in McLean County, I11. 18 .. , d. McLean County, Ill. Nov. 22, 1855. Buried in Barnes' Cemetery, Sec. 36, Dawson Twp. McLean County, I11. ( See Book 231, Page 417, Deed Records, McLean County, Ill. - Warrant No. 43699, - also Pennsylvania Archives, 6th Series, Vol. VII, Page 651. Grave Marked, Society of 1812, No. 132.) Wife, ... ( .) Jones, ch. (?)
KARR, Capt. John C. ( Also a Revolutionary Soldier.) b. Tinicum, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 1758. Captain, John C. Karr's Company, Ohio Militia, War of 1812. Settled at Randolph's Grove, McLean County, Ill. about 1835, d. near Leroy, Ill. (?) Dec. 16, 1840. Buried in Heyworth Cemetery , Heyworth, Ill. ( See Biographical Record of McLean County, Ill. 1899, Page 62, also Book 154, Page 152, Deed Records, McLean County, Ill. )
[For names of Wife and Children see Revolutionary List in this Pamphlet. ] KARR, Dr. Thomas, ( Son of Capt. John C. Karr.) b. Bucks County, Pennsyl - - vania, April 23, 1793. Private, Capt. Asa Hutchin's Company, Lieut .- Col. Hay's Regt. Ohio Militia, Aug. 24, 1812 to Nov. 11, 1812. Settled at Randolph's Grove, McLean County , Ill. Oct. 31, 1835, d. Randolph's Grove, McLean County, Ill. Sept. 10, 1878. Buried in Heyworth, Cemetery Heyworth, Ill. ( See Duis' "Good Old Times" 1874, Page 814, and Adjutant - Generals Records, State of Ohio.)
Ist Wife, Elizabeth (Edwards) Kitchell-Karr, ch. Eleanor (Karr) Hopping, Martha A. ( Karr ) Hodson, Thomas J. Karr, William Karr, Elizabeth ( Karr ) Scogin. 2nd Wife, Martha ( Edwards ) Evans - Karr, ( No ch.) KIMLER, Moses, b. County, Virginia, (?) Nov. 23, 1785. Private, Capt. Robert Brown's Company, 89th Regt. Virginia Militia, Aug. 30, 1814 to Sept. 8, 1814. Settled in McLean County, Il1. 1832, d. Leroy, Ill. Feb. 25, 1851. Buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, (old part ) near Leroy, Ill. ( Information from Franklin Kimler, Son, Leroy, Il1. 1912, and Mrs. Mary J. Graham, Grand - daughter, Bloomington, Ill. 1913.)
Wife, Mary (Akers) Kimler, ch. Richard Kimler, James Kimler, John Kimier, William Kimler, Jefferson Kimler, Benjamin Kimler, Franklin Kimler, Elizabeth (Kimler) Buckles. LONGWORTH, Robert, Sr. b.
England, Nov. 25, 1776. Sentinel, along Muskingum River, Ohio, War of 1812. Settled at Johnson's Grove, McLean County, Ill. 1835, d. Johnson's Grove, Sept. 20, 1845. Buried in Long - - worth Family Cemetery, (abandoned) Sec. 32, Mount Hope Township, McLean County, Ill. ( See Duis' "Good Old Times" 1874, Page 736. Information also from Mrs. Marion McCormick, Grand-daughter, McLean Ill. 1912. )
Wife, Nancy (Whitehead) Reilly-Longworth, ch. Robert Longworthlı, Jr. John Longworth, William Longworth , Betsey ( Longworth ) Edwards, Belinda (Longworth) Conkling, Mary (Longworth) Proctor.
MARTIN, Archer, b. Richmond, Virginia, Oct. 10, 1789. Private, Captain Archibald Stuart's Company, Virginia Militia, March 26, 1813 to April 26, 1813. [ See Next Page.]
MARTIN, (Continued) Settled in McLean County, Ill. 1834, d. Dawson Town - - ship, July 28, 1868. Buried in Dawson Cemetery, Sec. 26, Dawson Twp. McLean County, Ill. ( See Adjutant - Generals Records, State of Ohio. Grave Marked, Society of 1812, No. 321.)
Wife, Jane ( Lewellen ) Martin, ch. Sarah A. ( Martin ) Beatty, John Martin, George W. Martin, Emmeline (Martin) Horr, James H. Martin, Martha J. (Martin) Arrowsmith, Willet L. Martin.
MASON, Truman, b. Erie (or Niagara?) County, New York, Aug. 15, 1791. Private, Capt. Moses Wisner's Company, Ist (Bloom's) Regt. New York Militia, Sept. 11, 1813 to Dec. 17, 1813, also Private, Capt. Seth Swan's Company, 2nd (Dobbin's) Regt. New York Militia, Jan. 12, 1814 to April 16, 1814, also Private, Capt. Roger Sutherland's Company, McMahon's Regt. New York Militia, Aug. 25, 1814 to Nov. 8, 1814. (Received Land- Warrant No. 60016.) Settled in McLean County , Ill. 1834, d. McLean County, Ill. June 15, 1855. Buried in Longworth Cemetery, (abandoned) Sec. 32, Mount Hope Township, McLean County, Ill. ( Information from T. J. Mason, Grandson, Armington, Ill. and Mrs. Lydia Schermer, Dau. Bloomington, Ill. 1912.)
Ist Wife, Lydia (Johnson) Mason, Son, Oliver Mason. 2nd Wife, Maria (Johnson ) Mason, ch. Sarah ( Mason ) Morgan, Hiram Mason, Huldah Mason, Lucinda Mason, Lydia (Mason) Schermer.
3rd Wife, Mary (Albin) Mason, (No ch.) 4th Wife, Hannah (Ferguson) Mason, Son, Daniel Mason.
MCCAFFERTY, James, b. County, Kentucky, Nov. 24, 1779. Private, Capt. Samuel Myers' Company, 3rd Regt. Ohio Militia, July 26, 1813 to Aug. 11, 1813, also Private, Capt. Conrad Flesher's Company, 3rd Regt. 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division, Ohio Militia, Aug. 11, 1813 to Sept. 5, 1813. ( In Relief of Fort Meigs.) Settled in McLean County, Ill. Dec. 1832, d. in what is now Money Creek Township, Nov. 30, 1853. Buried in Pennell Ce:netery, Sec. 33, Money Creek Township, McLean County, III. ( See Duis' "Good Old Times" 1874, Page 710, and Adjutant-Generals Records State of Ohio. Grave Marked, Society of 1812, No. 523.)
Wife, Elizabeth (Richardson) McCafferty, ch. John McCafferty, James Mc Cafferty, Sarah McCafferty, Dr. Ethan McCafferty, Jonathan McCafferty. McCLUN, Absalom, (Brother of Hon. John E. McClun. ) b. Frederick County, (?) Virginia, Nov. 10, 1793. Private, (?) Capt. . 's Company, . . Regt. Maryland Militia, (?) War of 1812.
( At Bombardment of Fort McHenry, Sept. 12, 1814. ) Settled near Bloomington, Ill. about 1839, d. Bloomington, Ill. Aug. 7, 1861. Buried on McClun Lot, Evergreen Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill. ( Information from Mrs. Dr. Fulwiler, Grand-neice, Bloomington, Ill. 1912.) Ist Wife. . ... . . ) McClun, ch. James McClun, Almyra (McClun) Montgomery, Cynthia (McClun) Neal.
2nd Wife, Margaret (. ) McClun, ch. Thomas McClun, Henry C. McClun, Leah (McClun) (?). Reuben McClun.
MCCLURE, Robert, (Son of Thomas McClure ) b. near Hopkinsville, Kentucky, June 24, 1792. Private, Capt. Walter Wilson's Company of Infantry, Indiana Militia, Sept. 11, 1811 to Nov. 18, 1811. In Battle of Tippecanoe, Nov. 7, 1811 . also Lieutenant, Capt. Henry P. Lewis' Company, 11th (Col. William Williams') Regt. Kentucky Militia, 1813. In Battle of the Thames, Oct. 5, 1813. Settled at Stout's Grove, in what is now McLean County, Ill. 1827, d. Stout's Grove, Aug. 8, 1835. Buried in Stout's Grove Cemetery, Sec. 16, Danvers Township, McLean County, III. ( See Duis' "Good Old Times" 1874, Page 449, also Filson Club Publications No. 15, Page ... , and No. 18, Page 254.)
Wife, Nancy D. (Warrick) McClure, ( Daughter of Capt. Jacob Warrick, who was killed in Battle of Tippecanoe. ) ch. Permelia (McClure) McClure, Jacob W. McClure, Charles J. McClure, Thomas B. McClure, Susan J. (McClure) McClure.
MCCLURE, Thomas, b. in what is now Rockingham County, Virginia, July 15, 1765. Served in the Kentucky Militia against hostile Indians, about 1781 - - 1795. Settled at Stouts Grove, in what is now McLean County, Ill. 1827, d. Stout's Grove, Jan. 3, 1847. Buried on Lot 32, 'Original Town' Stout's Grove Cemetery, Sec. 16, Danvers Twp. McLean County, Ill. ( See Duis' 'Good Old Times' 1874, Page 447, and Stout's Grove Cemetery Records.) Wife, Susan (Hynes) McClure, ch. Robert McClure, (1812), James Mc - Clure, (1812), Mary (McClure) Robb, John McClure, Samuel McClure, (1812), Nancy (McClure) Buckner, Margaret (McClure) Danley, Eustatia J. McClure, Finis E. McClure, Benjamin H. McClure.
McCONNELL, Andrew, Sr. b. near Nicholasville, Kentucky, April 12, 1792. Private, Capt. Gustavus W. Bowers' Company, Ist (Col. George Trotter's) Regt. Kentucky Militia, 1813. ( In Battle of the Thames, Oct. 5, 1813.) Settled at Bloo.nington, Ill. 1851 , d. Bloomington, Ill. May 28, 1854. Buried in old City Cemetery , Bloomington, Illinois. ( See Filson Club Publication, No. 18, Page 212, and Gravestone. Grave Marked, Society of 1812, No. 516. ) Wife, Nancy ( ... .) McConnell, Sons, James McConnell, Andrew McConnell, Jr.
MCCRACKEN, Benjamin, b. Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, July 4, 1785. Private, Capt. John Creigh's Company, ..... Regt. 7th Division, Pennsyl - - vania Militia, ( Cumberland County ), Sept. 4, 1814 to Oct. 17, 1814. Settled in McLean County, Il1. 18 .. , d. Selma, Il1. May 7, 1860. Buried in Selma Ce:netery , Selina, Lexington Township, McLean County , Ill. ( Grave Marked, Society of 1812, No. 127. See Pennsylvania Archives, 6th Series, Vol. VII, Page 455.)
Wife, Susan (Pence) McCracken, ch. Mills McCracken, Frederick Mc- Cracken, Harriet (McCracken) Windle, Rachel (McCracken) Powley, McVITT, John, b. Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, Oct. ... , 1789. Private, Capt. George Record's Company, Col. Rees Hill's Regt. Pennsylvania Militia, May 5, 1813 to Nov. 8, 1813. In Battle of Lake Erie, Sept. 10, 1813. [See Next Page.]
McNITT, (Continued) Received a Medal from the Government of Pennsylvania and $214.89 prize money, for his Services in the Battle of Lake Erie. Settled in McLean County, Ill. about 1852, d. near Shirley, Ill. Oct. 21, , 1866. Buried in Scogin's Cemetery, Sec. 18, Bloomington Township, Mc- -Lean County, Ill. (Information from Mrs. J. G. McClellan, Bloomington, Ill. R. F. D. 5, 1910. See Pennsylvania Archives, 6th Series, Vol. VIII, Pages 106 & 110, and Ohio Archaeological and Historical Quarterly, Vol. XX, No. 4, Page 447 . Grave Marked, Society of 1812, No. 524.) · Wife, Ann (McNitt) McNitt, No ch. Foster Sons, James G. Mcclellan, Allen E. McCoy, John R. Gourley.
MEANS, Robert, b. County, Virginia, April 8, 1785. Private, Capt. Joseph Logan's Company, 16th (Porter's) Regt. Kentucky Militia, Sept. 10, 1814 to March 9, 1815. ( Resided in Mason County, Ky.) Settled at Cheney's Grove, McLean County, Ill. March 9, 1830, d. Cheney's Grove, Aug. 1, 1835. Buried in Saybrook Cemetery, Saybrook, Ill. ( Information from W. C. Means, Grandson, Bloomington, Ill. 1912. See Duis' "Good Old Times" 1874, Page 395, and Book 78, Page 161, Deed Records, Mc- -Lean County, Ill. - Warrant No. 45837. )
Wife, Sarah (Rumsey) Means, ch. America P. (Means) Ball, Keturah (Means) McMackin, Jemima (Means) Stansbury, James R. Means, David D. Means, Joseph K. Means, Owen A. Means, Elizabeth (Means) Green, Margaret (Means) Vanscoyoc.
MERRIFIELD, Emanuel, b. County, Virginia, .. ......... , 17 ... Private, Capt. Abner Barrett's Company, Ist Regt. 2nd Battalion, Ohio Militia, Aug. 21, 1812 to Feb. 21, 1813. Settled in McLean County, Ill. 18 .. , d. near Leroy, Ill. about 1849. Buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, old part, (?) near Leroy, Ill. ( Information from F. M. Rutledge, Leroy, Ill. 1912, and Pension Commissioner, Washington, D. C. 1913. See Book 114, Page 256, Deed Records, McLean County, Ill. - Warrant No. 20072.)
Wife, ( .) Merrifield, ch. William Merrifield, Samuel Merrifield, Abner Merrifield, Mary Merrifield.
MESSER, Rev. Isaac, ( U. B. Minister), b. Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, May 2, 1781. Private, Capt. George M. Williams' Company , Renick's Regt. Ohio Militia, Aug. 26, 1812 to Oct. 10, 1812, also Private, Capt. Job Radcliffe's Company, Ohio Mounted Volunteers, ( Renick's Mounted Regt. ) July 26, 1813 to Aug. 26, 1813. ( Enlisted from Franklin County, Ohio.) Settled near site of Lexington, Ill. March ... , 1829, d. Money Creek Township, McLean County, Ill. Jan. 21, 1861. Buried in Messer Cemetery, about 5 miles northeast of Hudson, Ill. ( See Duis' "Good Old Times" 1874, Page 607. Information also from W. H. Messer, Grandson, Hudson, Ill. 1913.)
Wife, Sidney Ann (Forbes) Messer, ch. John B. Messer, Mary (Messer) Gildersleeve, Elizabeth ( Messer ) Spawr, Jane ( Messer ) Turnipseed, Sidney Ann ( Messer ) Young, Rebecca ( Messer ) Doughty, Joseph Messer, James K. Messer, Isaac Messer, Jr.
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MILLER, James T. b. Rockingham County, Virginia, Aug. 3, 1795. Private, Capt. Thomas Hopkins Company, Virginia Militia, Aug. 14, 1814 to Dec. 8, 1814. Settled in McLean County, Ill. 1834, d. Bloomington Township, Nov. 3, 1874. Buried in Scogin's Cemetery, Sec. 18, Bloomington Town - - ship, McLean County, Il1. (See Miller Genealogy. Information also from U. S. Pension Commissioner, Washington, D. C. Grave Marked, Society of 1812, No. 434.)
Wife, Sarah (Loyd) Miller, ch. Robert Miller, James M. Miller, John W. Miller, Elizabeth Jane (Miller) Parker, [ Maternal Grandmother of MILO CUSTER ] Samuel S. Miller, William C. Miller, Bellfield Miller, Sarah Ann ( Miller ) Barnett, Mary (Miller) Ludlam, Thomas G. Miller, Martillous Miller, Cyrus C. Miller, Margaret B. ( Miller ) Thompson, Mildred A. ( Miller ) Peck, Alexander Miller .
MITCHEL, Rev. Peyton, ( Cumberland Presbyterian Minister. ) b.
County, Virginia, Aug. 26, 1791. Captain, Peyton Mitchel's Company, Kentucky Militia, War of 1812. ( Not in Active Service ). [Also Private, Capt. Walter L. Fontaines Company, 8th Regiment, 4tlı Brigade, Virginia Militia, Aug. 29, 1814 to Feb. 19, 1815. ? ] Settled at Stout's Grove, in what is now McLean County, Ill. March 3, 1825, d. Stout's Grove, April 4, 1853. Buried in Stout's Grove Cemetery, Sec. 16, Danvers Township, McLean County, Ill. (See Duis' "Good Old Times" 1874, Page 438.) Wife, Elizabeth ( Briggs ) Mitchel, ch. Ebenezer B. Mitchel, John E. Mitchel, William M. Mitchel, Samuel R. Mitchel, James M. C. Mitchel, Louisa A. ( Mitchel) Vance, Mary J. (Mitchel) Parker, Phoebe Ellen (Mitchel) Brown, Dr. Robert Mitchel .
NELSON, John O. b. near Boonesborough, Madison County, Kentucky, March 15, 1796. Private, Capt. Edward Whaley's Company, Lieut. - Col. Andrew Porter's Regiment, Kentucky Volunteers, Sept. 10, 1814 to Oct. 10, 1814. Settled in McLean County, Il1. 1856, d. near Shirley, Ill. Nov. 9, 1879. Buried in Scogin's Cemetery, Sec. 18, Bloomington Township, McLean County, Ill. ( Information from Mrs. Amanda Nelson, Daughter-in-law, Bloomington, Ill. 1913, & Adjutant-Generals Records, State of Kentucky.) Wife , Melinda (Bentley) Nelson, ch. Emily (Nelson) Wilkerson, William B. Nelson, Rufus Nelson, Elhanan Nelson, Pendleton Nelson, Jolın W. Nelson, B. Franklin Nelson .
NEWCOMB, Ethan, b. Downs, Cumberland County, New Jersey, May 7, 1789. , Capt. 's Company, ..... Regt. Olio Militia, War of 1812. Settled at Cheney's Grove, in what is now McLean County, Il1. 1828, d. Saybrook, Ill. Jan. 9, 1869. Buried in Saybrook Cemetery, Saybrook, Ill. ( See Weekly Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill. Jan. ... , 1869, and Duis' "Good Old Times" 1874, Page 415.)
Wife, Mary (Marsh) Woods-Newcomb, ch. Mary (Newcomb) Vanscoyoc, Joseph Newcomb, Rosanna (Newcomb) Smith, John Newcomb, Elizabeth (Newcomb) Arbogast.
PALMER, Cornelius, b. Danby, Rutland County, Vermont, Feb. 22, 1788. Sergeant, Capt. Willis Foulk's Company, 22nd Regt. U. S. Infantry, June 23, 1813 to May 24, 1814. [ Sce Next Page.]
PALMER, (Continued ), Enlisted at Oswego, N. Y. Discharged at Sackett's Harbor, N. Y. Settled in McLean County, Il1. 18 .. , d. Selma, Ill. July 15, 1863. Buried in Selma Cemetery, Selma, Lexington Township, McLean County, Ill. ( Grave Marked, Society of 1812, No. 162.)
Wife, Deborah ( ............ ) Palmer, ch. John Palmer, Amos Palmer, William Palmer, Joseph Palmer, Enos Palmer, Tacy Palmer.
PARSONS, Hazo, b. Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts,
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War of 1812. Settled at Bloomington, I11. 1841, d. Bloomington, Ill. Nov. 30, 1873. Buried in old City Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill. ( See Daily Pantagraph, Bloomington, Il1. Dec. 2, 1873. Information also from Miss Martha Parsons, Daughter, McLean, Il1. 1913.) Wife, Betsey (Whitman) Parsons, ch. John Parsons, Elizabeth (Parsons) McCarthy, Cordelia (Parsons) Allin, Martha Parsons, Harriet Parsons, Philo Parsons, Louisa (Parsons) Harrison.
PASSWATERS, Purnell, Sr. b. Sussex County, Delaware, Feb. 22, 1782. Private, Capt. 's Company, ..... Regt. Virginia Militia, War of 1812. ( Enlisted from Monongahela County, Virginia. Not in Active Service. ) Settled at Randolph's Grove, McLean County, Il1. May 16, 1830, d. Randolph's Grove, Feb. 28, 1851. Buried in Passwaters Cemetery Sec. 27, Randolph Township, McLean County, Ill. (See Duis' "Good Old Times" 1874, Page 779.)
Wife, Comfort ( Short ) Passwaters, ch. Lavina ( Passwaters ) Birdsell, Elizabeth Passwaters, Richard Passwaters, Ulias Passwaters, Purnell Passwaters, Jr. Enoch J. Passwaters, Clement Passwaters. [ 5 others.] PATTON, John, ( Of near Selma, Illinois,) b. "on the Yadkin River" North Carolina, ... 1781. [Private, Capt. William Ewing's Company, Lieut. -Col. William Ewing's Regt. Kentucky Militia. Sept. 8, 1812 to Oct. 30, 1812, ? Definite Identification of Service Impossible, Several Men of This Name Served in the Kentucky Militia, War of 1812.] Settled at Mackinaw Timber in what is now McLean County, Ill. 1828, d. near Selina, Ill. Dec. ... , 1854. Buried in Selma Cemetery, Selma, Lexington Township, McLean County, Il1. ( Information from A. V. Pierson, Lexington, Il1. 1912, and Adjutant - Generals Records, State of Kentucky. )
Wife, Margaret (Wiley) Patton, ch. Sarah (Patton) Foster, Cassandria ( Patton ) Wiley, Sussannah ( Patton ) Messer, Jolın Patton, Jr. William Patton, Margaret (Patton) Henline, Benjamin W. Patton, Joseph Patton, Jemima (Patton) Adams, Aaron Patton, Moses Patton, Constantine Patton. POPEJOY, William, b. Rockingham County, Virginia, Jan. 12, 1793. Sergeant, Capt . Mallow's Company , Ohio Militia, also Private, Capt . Lemuel Connelly's Company, Ist (McDowell's) Regt. Ohio Militia, also Private, Capt. Thomas Robinson's Company, 3rd (Stewart's) Regt. Ohio Militia, War of 1812. (Dates of Services Not Found. ) Settled in McLean County, Il1. 1834, d. Lexington Township, Aug. 29, 1863. Buried in Indian Field Cemetery, Sec. 20, Lexington Township, McLean County, Illinois. [ See Next Page.]
POPEJOY, (Continued), Grave Marked, Society of 1812, No. 128. Wife, Nancy (Wiley) Popejoy, ch. Elizabeth (Popejoy) Baker, William Popejoy, Jr., Margaret (Popejoy) Haner, John Popejoy, Henry Popejoy, Harrison Popejoy, Sarah (Popejoy) McMullen, George Popejoy, C. Perry Popejoy, Edward Popejoy .
REID, Thomas, Sr. b. County Ireland, . 1778. Orderly Sergeant,
Capt. 's Company, ...... Regt. Virginia, Militia, War of 1812. Settled in McLean County, Il1. 1868, d. Arrowsmith Township, May 16, 1875. Buried in Stipp Cemetery, Sec. 13, Arrowsmith Township, McLean County, I11. (Information from B. N. Reid, Grandson, Arrowsmith Il1. 1913. )
Wife, Matilda (Dawson) Reid, ch. John Reid, William Reid, Charlotte ( Reid ) Partee, Elizabeth (Reid) Hood, Grafton Reid, Jeremiah Reid, George Reid, Jacob Reid, Margaret (Reid) Moss, Thomas Reid, Jr. Ross Reid, Anna (Reid) Hale.
RHODES, Rev. Ebenezer, ( New Light Baptist. ) b. Holland, May 21, 1780. Private, Capt. Philip Kiser's Company, Ohio Militia, Aug. 12, 1813 to Sept. 21, 1813. Settled at Blooming Grove, in what is now McLean County, Il1. 1823. d. Blooming Grove, Dec. 6, 1842. Buried in Cox & Rhodes (now Woodlawn,) Cemetery, Sec. 22, Bloomington Township, McLean County, Ill. ( See Duis' "Good Old Times" 1874, Page 173, and Adjutant-Generals Records, State of Ohio.)
Wife, Mary ( Hargis ) Starr - Rhodes, ch. John H. S. Rhodes, Samuel Rhodes, Rhoda (Rhodes) Stringfield , Naomi (Rhodes) Nigest, Jeremiah Rhodes, Aaron Rhodes, Ebenezer Rhodes, Jr. Rev. James S. Rhodes, Polly (Rhodes) Mitchell.
ROWLEY, Capt. William J. b. Columbia County, New York, Oct. 12, 1795. Captain, William J. Rowley's Company, New York Militia, War of 1812. d. Edwardsville, Il1. Sept. 27, 1884. Buried in Friends Cemetery, Sec. 6, Dawson Township, McLean County, Ill. (Information from J. N. Rowley, Grandson, Bloomington, Ill. 1912.)
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