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Revolutionary
War
Soldiers
Buried in
Delaware County
And
DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION Paul Revere Chapter
Cecil Beeson 122 S. Cherry St. P. O. Box 1 Hartford City, IN 47348
REVOLUTIONARY WAR SOLDIERS - BURIED IN DELAWARE COUNTY
JAMES ANDREWS
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Born: James Andrews may have been born in Bucks Coun- ty, Pennsylvania, since he was bound out for work there as a young boy. He was orphaned as a child.
Pension: James Andrews applied for a Pension R-213, in Pennsylvania, but was rejected.
Service Record: According to an affidavit filed in Delaware County, Indiana, by his son, Samuel D., in March 29, 1850, James Andrews enlisted in the army of the Revolutionary War. Not much is known of his service in the army. It may be correct to assume he served in Pennsyl- vania, since his pension was applied for in that state. It is also known he lived some years in Ohio, after the war, as sworn to by William Lee, a neighbor who knew the family several years. He died before the passage of the Pension Law by Congress. His service also was attested to by his eldest son, William P., then living in Jasper County, Illinois.
Marriage: We know he was married, as he had heirs, but no information concerning his wife. Child- ren living in 1850 were:
William P., living in Jasper County, Illinois Samuel D., living in Delaware County, Indiana Rachel, who married John Crum, and lived in Delaware County, Indiana
Mary, who married James Mansfield, also in Delaware County, Indiana
Died: November 1816, in Delaware County, Indiana
Reference: Revolutionary Soldiers Buried in Indiana" by Waters, 1954, p. 8
Research by: Dorothy Riggin Johnson
JOHN BARNES
Born:
1757
Pension Claim:
R-520
ware.
(General
Service in Maryland and Dela-
Services Administration,-
Archives and Records)
Service Record: John Barnes appeared in Delaware
County Circuit Court, with John Tomlinson, Probate Judge, on August 8, 1838, at age 81 years old, and filed an affidavit attesting to his service in the Revolutionary War.
He was drafted in 1776, six months before the battle of Brandywine in Cecil County, Maryland. He served under General Rumsie and Colonel
Hollingsworth, and was in active battle with
the British for seven months in New Castle
County, state of £ Delaware under Lt. David Thomas and Captain Isaac Lewis. He was wound- ed and discharged verbally.
Marriage: There is nothing known of his wife and family. Nothing was mentioned in the affida- vit concerning them.
Died: Delaware County, Indiana
Research by: Cecil Beeson
WILLIAM BLOUNT
Born: 1756-1757 in Tennessee
Pension Claim: S-42088 Applied May 1, 1818, in his 62nd year, in Muskigum County, Ohio.
Service Record: He served as a private in Colonel Parker's Regiment, on the Virginia line.
Married: Married Mary McCoy, who was born in Tennes- see. Seven years after the war they were liv- ing in Tennessee, Kentucky and Muskingum Coun- ty, Ohio. They came to Perry Township in Del- aware County, Indiana in 1820. William Blount entered land February 9, 1822, in Liberty Town- ship, Delaware County, Indiana.
The children of this union are: Rachel, An- drew, Margaret, John, Hannah, William, Mary, Elizabeth, Amos, Richard _ Thomas, Joseph and Aaron.
It was originally thought that "Blountsville" was named in his honor. However, more recent information has the village of "Blountsville" named for one of his sons who was a land owner there.
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Died: In Delaware County, approximately 1831, as his will was probated May 3, 1833.
Buried: Corner of Ohio Avenue and Washington Street, under a sidewalk. This information supplied by old settlers who remembered. Reportedly on the south side of East Washington Street.
Reference:
History of Delaware County, by
G. W. H. Kemper
Research by: Cecil Beeson
CAMPBELL DALE
Born: 1756 in Worcester County, Maryland
Pension Claim: R - 2630 Maryland Campbell Dale was rejected a pension at first, but was grant- ed December 29, 1837.
Service Record: Campbell Dale served in the Maryland Militia under Captain John Branard, Captain John Postly, Lieutenant Colonel William Permel and Brigidier General DeShield.
Married: He was married, but his wife's name is not known. The children of this union were: Rhoda, who married Henry Lethers, John and Elihu, for which there were no marriage records, and Wil- liam who married Sarah Tabler. Campbell Dale came to Delaware County, Indiana before 1823. The town of "Daleville" was founded by him. Entered five separate land tracts in Salem Township in 1823 to 1827.
Died: circa 1841
Buried: Little Dale's Cemetery in Salem Township, where his sons and other family members are buried. There is a government marker on his grave.
Research by:
Cecil Beeson, April 27, 1964
WILLIAM DAUGHERTY, SR.
Born: 1754 in Chester County, Pennsylvania
Pension Claim: W - 4182
Pennsylvania
In 1851 this
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pension was still being paid to his widow, Lydia, then living in Clinton County, Ohio.
Service Record: While a resident of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, James Daugherty volun- teered in August 1777, and served three weeks as a private in the Pennsylvania troops under Colonel Thomas Gaddis, stationed at Fort Swear- ingen. He served one month later in that year in Captain Samuel Swindler's company guarding against the invasions of the Indians. He en- listed September 1, 1778 and served in Captain James Dougherty's and John Evans' regiment; joined General McIntosh's expedition to Fort Pitt, where he assisted in building Fort McIn- tosh. He also helped in building Fort Laurens, and was discharged at Fort McIntosh, March 1, 1779. He was afterwards called out on frequent alarms against the Indians. His service in all, amounting to nine months and three weeks.
After the Revolution, he lived twelve years in Bourbon County, Kentucky, then moved to. Clinton County, Ohio, where he lived thirteen years. He then moved to Delaware County, Indiana.
The soldier, William Daugherty was allowed pen- sion on his application February 12, 1834, at which time he was a resident of Delaware County, Indiana, where he had lived for five years.
Married: William Daugherty married in Pennsylvania, September 19, 1776, to Lydia Cox. After the death of William, the widow Lydia moved to Clinton County, Ohio, where she applied for a pension at 84 years of age. The pension was allowed. She died May 9, 1851. Their child-
ren were: Bridget Bell of Highland County, Ohio; James Daugherty of Clinton County, Ohio; Hannah Reed of Clinton County, Ohio; William Daugherty of Delaware County, Indiana; and Lydia Somers of Henry County, Indiana.
Died: August 31, 1841 in Delaware County, Indiana
Buried:
On land owned by David Campbell in Yorktown,
Indiana, now the Yorktown Cemetery on the bank
of White River.
Reference:
Taken from the War Record, pro-
cured through the General Ser-
vices Administration in Washing-
ton D.C.
Research by:
Cecil Beeson
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SEWEL GILBERT
Born: December 29, 1765 in Cavendish, Vermont
Pension Claim: Number 3394, was applied for and re- ceived September 28, 1832, in Livingston County, New York. £ He was 67 years old on ap- plication for pension.
Service Record: Enlisted as a private in New Hamp- shire in 1780, and served nine months at that time under Captain White, Captain Comstock and Captain Green. He enlisted a second time in 1781 as a private from Cavendish, Vermont, and served nine more months.
Married: £ In 1838 he resided in Ohio. (Department of Interior, Bureau of Pensions) There was no mention of a marriage, either in his War Record or the application for his pension. We know he removed from Ohio to Delaware County, as his pension was paid here in 1842.
(Bureau of Pensions)
Died: November 7, 1843 in Delaware County, at the home of his half-brother, William Gilbert.
Buried:
He is buried in Beech Grove Cemetery on lot
173. He has the distinction of having a for-
mal military funeral at the Courthouse.
Reference:
Information taken from the War
Record, and his pension appli-
cation
Research by:
Cecil Beeson
JOSHUA HOWELL
Born: In 1745, in Botetourt County, Virginia
Pension Claim:
DAR records show Certificate #58, paid
for services as Patriot.
Service Record: He was an ordinance officer taking care of provisions for the soldiers. Issued a certificate for beef impressed by the Commis- sioner of Provsions on November 10, 1781, un- der the act for procuring a supply of provi- sions and other necessaries for use of the army, May 1780. The said Joshua Howell is the ancestor who assisted in establishing American
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Independence while acting triot.
in capacity of Pa-
Married: Mary, who was born in 1748. There were eight children born in this union. The child- ren were: Joshua Jr., born December 12, 1779;
John, born December 10, 1783; Thomas, born 1780-1782; James, born circa 1787. All of the above born in Virginia. The remaining children are: Daniel, born 1787-1789, Jeremiah, born 1793; Abigail, born circa 1770, and Nancy born November 7, 1777. Mary died September 11, 1835 in Delaware County and is buried beside her husband in Collins Cemetery.
Died: July 2, 1836 in Delaware County, Indiana
Buried: In Collins Cemetery (corner of Godman and Harvey, in the West side of Muncie)
Research by : Mrs. Willis K. Baker, Artois, Glenn County, California 95913
ALEXANDER MCCALLISTER
Born: April 22, 1761, in Chester County, Pennsylvan- ia (from Bible records in Warren County, Ohio)
Pension Claim: R - 6601 Made a pension application July 1, 1835, Delaware County, Indiana, in which he claimed seven months service, but could not prove he served more than six months.
Service Record: In 1781, Alexander McCallister en- rolled as a Private in 8th Class, with Captain Andrew Swearingen's 4th Company in Washington County Militia.
September 25, 1782, Alexander McCallister was a Private 8th Class, in Captain Bilderbeck 's 4th Company, in the Washington County Militia. Under the Militia Loan of April 1, 1784, a certificate of public debt, #2722, was issued to Alexander McCallister for active duty in Lieutenant Archibald Leech's Company for peri- od of July 13 - August 13, 1782.
(Authority: Militia Loans of 1784-1785 Public Debt Records, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)
Service Record Authority: Pennsylvania His- torical and Museum Commission
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Bureau of Records and Research
Married: Ruanna In 1790, census records in Washing-
ton County, Pennsylvania, show McCallister
married with one son under 16 years of age, three sons over 16 years of age, and eligible for military service, one daughter and a wife, Ruanna.
Since the Revolution, Alexander McCallister lived in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania; Fayette County, Kentucky; Warren County, Ohio; and then moved to Delaware County, Indiana.
Deed Records of Delaware County, Indiana: Deed Book 4 of Del. Co. show Ruanna lister sold land to William
McCal-
April 2, 1839.
McCallister,
May 12, 1848, show Ruanna appointed Adminis- trix of the estate of Alexander McCallister, deceased.
Died: 1848 in Delaware County, Indiana, at 80 years of age.
Buried: Grave unknown. A United States Government Marker was dedicated November 8, 1964, and can be found on the site of his grandson's grave, a Civil War soldier, buried in Saunders Ceme- tery, Salem Township (two miles east of Dale- ville.)
Research by: Cecil Beeson, September 6, 1964
JOHN MCCONNELL
Born: 1763-1764, and was of Scotch Irish ancestry Pension Claim: No record of a pension
Service Record: £ There is no record of the command and services in this case, but there is a well defined tradition that he was seven years a wagoner in the Continental Army. That at one time, when the train was taken by surprise, and was attacked by the British, by his heroic efforts only, he and his team escaped the ene- my and reached the Colonial Camp. In this es- cape he was shot and severely wounded. He served for seven years.
Married: Barbara Bowman, who was born in 1775 and was
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of German descent. They lived first in Virginia and Tennessee, before removing to
Scioto County, Ohio, and finally on to Dela-
ware County, Indiana.
In 1832, one son, William McConnell, came to Delaware County, Indiana, entered 80 acres of Sec. 20 Twp. 20 Ra. 10, and in 1833 moved here from Scioto County, Ohio. It is thought the parents of William, John McConnell, the Revo- lutionary War soldier, came at the same time. There were seven children born to Barbara and John McConnell. Our only record of them was the Deed Record Book 9, pages 378-381, of Dela- ware County, in the Recorder's office. They
were : John McConnell, Jr., William McConnell, Mary McConnell Willson, of Scioto County, Ohio; Elizabeth McConnell Rupe of Polk County, Iowa; Nancy McConnell Fitzpatrick and Moses E. McCon nell of Keokuk County, Iowa. The previous
names were listed as heirs of John McConnell. The wife, Barbara, preceded John McConnell in death. She died in December, 1838 at age 63
years, in Delaware County, Indiana, and was buried in ground known as Forest Park, but la- ter removed to Beech Grove Cemetery.
Died: John McConnell died January 6, 1847, in Dela- ware County, Indiana.
Buried: Lot 186, in Beech Grove Cemetery
References :
History of Delaware County, Ind-
iana, by G. W. H. Kemper, M.D.
Deed Book 9, Delaware County,
Indiana, pages 80, 378-381 and
page 347
Research by: Mary Wimmer Young
LEMUEL PETERSON®
Born : February 22, 1764,
in Cumberland County,
New
Jersey.
Pension Claim: R - 21900, filed in New Jersey
Service Record: The Washington Bureau of Archives and Records lists him as a "Privateer serving in New Jersey. " At age 71 years, Lemual Peterson appeared in Delaware Circuit Court, and filed an affidavit attesting to his service in the Revolutionary War. From the affidavit we learn, in March
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1777, he volunteered for part of his service, and served on a vessel commanded by Captain Samuel Seers. In one confrontation with the British, the British ship and its occupants were taken prisoners of the Colonial fleet.
He was drafted a second time, August 1, 1777, to serve on the same vessel until July 4, 1778, when he was discharged.
Married: The affidavit does not state, but his 18 years in the state of Delaware would indicate marital status, for he was living with his sons in Delaware County, Indiana in 1835.
We also learn from the affidavit, after his birth in 1764, in Cumberland County, New Jersey, he resided with his father and mother there until 1785, where he served in the Revolution- ary War. He then moved to Kent County, Dela- ware, where he lived for 18 years, until 1803. He removed to Ohio and lived there until 1809. After which, he came to Delaware County, Indi- ana to live with his sons.
Died: Delaware County, Indiana
Buried: Unknown
References:
General Services Administration
Bureau of Records Service
Washington, D. C.
Delaware County Circuit Court
Affidavit
Research by: Cecil Beeson, February 1973
WILLIAM POLEN (POLAND)
Born: October 14, 1762, in New Jersey
Pension Claim: S - 32453
To begin March 4, 1834,
at the rate of $25.33 per annum and arrears.
(Clerks Records, Book E, Vol. 7, p. 124)
Service Record: Enlisted from Virginia, September 1779, when he was one month under 16 years of age. He was a private under Captain Sisler; was present at the siege of Yorktown, and after the surrender of Cornwallis assisted in stak- ing arms of the British. He volunteered again in 1780; this time in a Militia Company, under Captain Michael Dedinger, and served one month.
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He proved seven months service in the Contin- ental Army.
Two years after he came to Delaware County, Indiana, on November 14, 1832, William Polen appeared in the Circuit Court and filed an af- fidavit attesting to his service in the Revo- lutionary War. From the affidavit, we learned he moved to Berkeley County, Virginia, with remained his parents as a small child, and
there until he went into the army. After the war, he moved to Allegheny County, Pennsylvan- ia, and from there to Ohio. He was 70 years old when he filed the affidavit in Delaware County Court. He received a written discharge from Captain Swearingen, but he testified it was lost when his purse was stolen.
Married: No mention of his marriage, but tradition has it, that he was married to Elizabeth.
Died: February 19, 1837, at age of 75 years, in Del- aware County, Indiana.
Buried : Rees Cemetery, East Burlington Drive, Dela- ware County, Indiana.
(Apparently, the name 'Polen' was changed in spelling, for in the 1850 Census Records of Delaware County, Indiana, it listed a James Poland, a Nancy Poland, and a Robert Poland. )
References : General Services Administration National Archives Records Service Affidavit filed in Delaware Cir- cuit Court 1850 Census Records of Delaware County, Indiana
Research by: Cecil Beeson
JOHN QUINN
Born: November 25, 1749 or 1748 (hard to read affi- davit) in Scotland.
Pension Claim: S - 38322 Pension granted from April 7, 1820 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
Service Record: On December 18, 1820, in the Court at Pittsylvania County, Virginia, John Quinn came to attest to his Revolutionary War Service. He stated that he enlisted as a private for the
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term of three years from Pittsylvania County, Virginia. He served in the company commanded by Captain James Foster, in the Regiment com- manded by Colonel Abraham Bluford. He contin- ued to serve in said corps until December 13, 1779. He enlisted on December 7, 1776. He was discharged from the service at Petersburg, Virginia. He was in the battles of Brandywine and Monmouth. He testified that Major James Soyars was the only person who could swear and attest to his service.
James Soyars came to the quarterly Court in Pittsylvania, Virginia, and swore to the ser- vice of John Quinn as a Revolutionary War sol- dier:
He came to Delaware County, Indiana, before 1832, as he entered land here in Sec. 2 in Delaware Township on the 24th of November, 1832. He lived at or near Yorktown, Indiana.
Married: £ Since he was born in Scotland, he was mar- ried to Sarah Tapper in that country, after which he emigrated to America. According to the Estate Records in the Courthouse on May 1841, he had eight heirs mentioned. The child- ren were: Margaret, married to John Strader, and lived in Morgan County, Indiana; John T., William H., Morrison, Jane Quinn Byers, Mary Quinn Cripe, Matilda, and Joseph C. Quinn.
In a census taken by the Government in 1840, the year in which John Quinn died, his name appeared.
Died: In Delaware County, May 1840, at age 81 years.
Buried: Yorktown Cemetery, Yorktown, Indiana
References: War Record - Information from the affidavit
Historical biography - History of Delaware County, Indiana, by G. W. H. Kemper, M.D. Courthouse Records 1840 Government Census
Research by: Cecil Beeson
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THOMAS THOMPSON
Born: June 24, 1757 in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
Pension Claim: R - 10557, applied for June 19, 1834 while residing in Hamilton County, Ohio. He was 77 years old at the time of application.
Service Record: June 18, 1834, in Hamilton County, Ohio, Thomas Thompson came before the Court of Common Pleas, to attest to his service in the Revolutionary War. He entered service from Salem County, New Jersey, as a private in the New Jersey troops in 1776-1777. According to his testimony on the affidavit, he claims 13 months service in the war. He served first under Captain John Noble Cummings and Colonel Shreve. He claimed he was in the battle of Springfield under Captain Williams and Colonel Cortner. He swore to several terms of service, and 13 months in all, only a verbal discharge. After his service, he moved to Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, and on to Hamilton County, Ohio for 22 years. He came to Delaware County, in 1839.
Married: There is no record of his marriage, but we do know he had an heir, Jesse Thompson, so we have to assume he was married.
Suit was filed by heir, Jesse Thompson, in Del- aware County Court in 1854, for any money com- ing from the estate of Thomas Thompson under the Pension Act, as shown by the courthouse records here.
Died:
No record, but know it was before 1854, in
Delaware County, Indiana.
Buried:
No record of where he was buried
BENJAMIN WALLIS
Born :
January 12, 1758 in Caswell County, North Car-
olina. (Information taken from the family
Bible, published 1820)
Pension Claim: S - 32571
Service Record: Benjamin Wallis appeared April 23,
1834, in a court in Lee County, Virginia, where
he was
living at age 76 past to swear to his
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service in the Revolutionary War. He testi- fied that he volunteered as a private, from Caswell County, North Carolina. He served under Captain Adam Sanders, and was in the 4th Regiment of the North Carolina Militia, under Major Taylor in the year 1780. He served 6 months and was verbally discharged.
In 1781, he volunteered again under Captain William Wilson, commanded by Colonel William Moore, and General Morgan. He served three months this time, and was verbally discharged by Colonel Moore. He served 14 months in all, and claimed a pension for that time served.
(From the Record's Book E, Vol. 1, page 135, Clerk's Office, he was paid $26.61 per annum. )
Married: Near the close of the Revolution, he mar- ried Sarah (Sally) Sargent, who was born May 17, 1772. The family lived in Tennessee most of their lives. Benjamin Wallis came to Dela- ware County, Indiana in 1836, and spent his latter days with his daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Newhouse, on what is known as the Conner Farm in Delaware County, Indiana, near the village of Bethel. (Information furnished by descen- dants)
The children born of the above union are: John, William, James, George, Elizabeth Newhouse, Ava Barker, Nancy Zion, Mary Burton, Milly R. Childs and Barthena Bailey.
Died: August 24, 1838, at the home of Mrs. Elizabeth Newhouse, a daughter, living in Delaware County, Indiana.
Buried: Miller Cemetery, in Harrison Township, Dela- ware County, Indiana.
References :
Bible
Descendants
Bureau of National Archives and
Records Service,
Washington D. C.
Pension Records
Delaware County Courthouse Re-
cords, Clerks Office
Research by: Cecil Beeson
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ROBERT WATKINS
Born: 1754, in Maryland
Pension Claim: Applied November 13, 1832, at age 78 years, as recorded in Probate Record Book 1,
1831-1843, in Delaware County Records.
Service Record: Enlisted in the Militia Company of Captain George Avery, Lieutenant Goven Gorden, Ensign Philip Anderson, in the Regiment of Colonel Thomas Branden. He served as a dis- patcher, carrying messages for the officers. At one time, he was taken prisoner of the
Tories and was held captive for 4 weeks. He served one year and 8 months, from December 10, 1780 to July 1, 1782. He was verbally dis- charged by Captain Avery.
Married: Mary He testified that he lived with his father in union County, South Carolina, until August 1780, when he entered the service. From this information we have to assume he married after the Revolutionary War, as he testified he lived 20 years in South Carolina, 4 years in Kentucky, 1 year in Ohio, and then came to Delaware County, Indiana in 1832.
Died: November 13, 1834, in Delaware County, Indiana
Buried: One-half mile south of the John Truitt home- stead on Muncie-Selma Pike, on the east side of the road. His wife is buried there also.
References:
Probate Record Book 1, 1831-1843
Delaware County Courthouse
Application for pension
Research by: Mary Wimmer Young
WILLIAM WHICKER (WHICKAR)
Born:
August 27, 1760,
in Hanover County, Virginia,
near Richmond.
Pension Claim: S - 3551 National DAR 3 503018
Service Record: In 1774, at age of 14 years, William Whicker volunteered with the Minute Men of Sumter and Marion. In 1777, he enlisted and served under General Taylor. In 1778, he
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served under General Richard Caswell. In 1779, he transferred to command of General Davidson. In 1781, he received citation for Meritorious Service, and appointed Ist Sargeant. He served in five battles, and received a pension for loss of a thumb. Five enlistments are re- corded at the War Department in Washington D. C.
Married: Sarah Bingaman, at the close of the war, in 1779. The children of this union are: Mathew Whicker, born 1789, married (2nd) Martha A. Smith; Asa Whicker, born 1790, married Charity; Luke Whicker, born 1792, who never married; Berry Whicker, married Lillian (Lillice) Camp- bell; Susan Whicker, born Oct. 20, 1782, mar-
ried .Jonathan Fisher; and Elizabeth Whicker, who married Stephen A. Covert. This family was listed in the 1840 Pension List of Delaware County, Indiana.
Died:
November 2, 1851, at 91 years of age, in Dela-
ware County, Indiana.
Buried:
Strong Cemetery, Albany, Indiana
References :
Mississinewa Chapter, DAR, Port-
land, Indiana
National Number #503018
Mrs. Lowell (Whicker) Whiteman
(Mrs. Kelro)
R.R. 2, Portland, Indiana
Research by:
Adah Miller Finch
(Given to Cecil Beeson)
WILLIAM WHITGAR (WITCHER) SR.
Born:
1724
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Pension Claim:
Service Record:
Major in Patriotic Service
Married: Anne
Died:
June 8, 1808, in Delaware County, Indiana
Buried:
In Strong Cemetery, Albany, Indiana, Grave l,
Row 7, Lot 7, old part.
Reference:
Think the
above information
was
taken from the tombstone, and from
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tradition he is considered a sol- dier of the Revolution. In June 1966, SAR dedicated and photo- graphed his grave.
Roster 15, page 87
"Revolutionary Soldiers Buried in
Indiana" by Waters, 1954, pg. 8
WILLIAM WILLIAMS, SR.
Born: March 1762 in South Carolina.
Pension Claim: S - 32595 Applied for a pension August 16, 1841, and was receiving a pension a short time before he died.
Service Record: Enlisted as a private from Virginia, and served 19 months in companies commanded by Captain Boyd and Captain Madison, under the leadership of Colonel Benjamin Kilgore.
Married: No record of his wife. We know he was mar- ried, however, as he had an heir, William Wil- liams, Jr., who resided in Liberty Township. He was a teacher, and Justice of the Peace there.
Mr. William Williams, Sr. came to Delaware County, Indiana, before 1836, as he entered land in Sec. 27, in Liberty Township, on March 3, 1836. His name was listed on the 1840 pen- sion list of Delaware County, Indiana.
Died: About 1842, in Delaware County, Indiana.
Buried: Liberty Township, 300 yards from the home- stead, on land owned then by Mr. Eckenberger. No marker
References :
Roster, Vol. 1, page 384
DAR Patriots Index of Soldiers
Buried in Indiana, page 138
Research by: Mary Wimmer Young
If errors are found in transcription, the hand written records available are, at best, hard to read.
Compiled by Mary Frances Abel
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